A. 
In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent and the statement of community development objectives found in Article I of this chapter, the intent of the MU1 Mixed Use District is to:
(1) 
Encourage economic development through the establishment of flexible standards that maintain the traditional main street environment and the community's unique identity.
(2) 
Encourage lively activity areas and gathering places for the community through encouraging a mix of uses.
(3) 
Promote the reuse of existing structures in a manner that maintains the visual scale and architecture.
(4) 
Ensure that new buildings, additions, and renovations are in keeping with and enhance the surrounding streetscape.
(5) 
Encourage commercial development design that will reflect community identity and protect and enhance the character and property values of adjacent and nearby neighborhoods.
(6) 
Establish a walkable community by promoting a pedestrian orientation of streets and buildings and providing a safe and convenient interconnected sidewalk network.
(7) 
Accommodate parking in a convenient matter that does not take away from the rhythm of the street.
(8) 
Encourage development of new buildings located adjacent to transit.
[Amended 8-14-2019 by Ord. No. 2388-19; 7-16-2025 by Ord. No. 2492-25]
A. 
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other, subject to the guidelines herein:
(1) 
Use B-3: Bank or Financial Institution.
(2) 
Use B-4: Bed-and-Breakfast.
(3) 
Use B-13: Farmers' Market.
(4) 
Use B-15: Hotel.
(5) 
Use B-17: Mixed Use Building.
(6) 
Use B-20: Personal Care Business.
(7) 
Use B-21: Professional Service Business.
(8) 
Use B-25: Restaurant, to include outdoor dining facilities.
(9) 
Use B-26: Retail Take-Out Foods.
(10) 
Use B-27: Retail Shop.
(11) 
Use B-34: Studios for Dance, Art, Music, Photography, Yoga, or Similar Arts.
(12) 
Use B-35: Tavern/Bar.
(13) 
Use B-38: Pet Grooming.
(14) 
Use D-3: Community Center.
(15) 
Use D-8: Library or Museum.
(16) 
Use D-13: Art Gallery.
(17) 
Use E-1: Office Building.
(18) 
Use E-5: Professional Services.
(19) 
Use F-4: Movie Theater.
(20) 
Use F-5: Outdoor Recreation.
(21) 
Use F-7: Public Grounds.
(22) 
Use F-8: Theater (Performing).
(23) 
Use G-1: Multifamily Building/Unit, permitted only as a part of Use B-17: Mixed Use Building.
(24) 
The following accessory uses on the same lot which are with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and as provided for in Article IV herein:
(a) 
Use A-1: Residential Accessory Structure.
(b) 
Use A-2: Nonresidential Accessory Structure.
(c) 
Use A-3: Recreational Vehicles.
(d) 
Use A-5: Antenna Systems.
(e) 
Use A-6: Fences and Walls.
(f) 
Use A-8: Storage (Outdoor), but shall not be permitted as accessory to residential uses.
(g) 
Use A-9: Swimming Pool.
(h) 
Use A-10: Tennis/Sport Courts.
(i) 
Use A-13: No-Impact Home-Based Business.
(j) 
Use A-16: Fowl/Poultry.
(k) 
Use A-18: Accessory Roof-Mounted Solar System.
(l) 
Use B-19: Parking Lot.
(m) 
Use C-21: Microbrewery/Microdistillery/Microwinery.
(25) 
Uses permitted by special exception.
(a) 
Use A-19: Accessory Ground-Mounted Solar System.
(26) 
Use B-9: Convenience Store.
A. 
Minimum lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 2,500 square feet and a lot width of not less than 25 feet at the street line and extending from the street line to the depth of the rear yard shall be provided for every building or group of buildings hereafter erected, altered, or used in this district.
B. 
Maximum building coverage. No more than 60% of the total lot area shall be covered with buildings.
C. 
Maximum impervious coverage. No more than 85% of the total lot area shall be covered with impervious surfaces.
D. 
Minimum green area. Not less than 15% of the total lot area shall be grass or landscaped.
E. 
Building setbacks:
(1) 
Front yard. Buildings shall be built to the sidewalk. A landscaped plaza may be provided in front of a building, provided that it does not exceed 20 feet in depth, and provided that it includes either outdoor dining facilities or a public seating area which includes benches and planters. If both of the adjacent structures are set back from the sidewalk, then a proposed building may match the setback of one or both of the adjacent structures.
(2) 
Side yard(s). There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the principal building, each at least five feet wide, provided that, in the case of a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter of a width of less than 50 feet, a building may be built thereon with side yards of less width when authorized as a special exception.
(3) 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet, provided that, in the case of a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter of a depth less than 100 feet, the depth of the rear yard may be decreased to not less than 15 feet.
F. 
Minimum building height. All proposed buildings shall have a minimum height of two stories.
G. 
Maximum building height. The maximum height of buildings shall be the lesser of three stories or 45 feet. Building height may be increased to a maximum of the lesser of four stories or 60 feet, provided the building is within a one-thousand-foot radius of a regional rail station. The one-thousand-foot distance shall be measured from and centered on the midpoint of the "inbound to Philadelphia" station platform.
H. 
Maximum building length. Front facades of buildings which face a street shall have a maximum length of 100 feet.
I. 
Minimum parking setback. Parking areas shall be located to the rear or side of all principal buildings. In all cases, parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the ultimate street right-of-way or property line for the entire perimeter of the property. Parking and loading areas shall comply with all applicable requirements of the parking and loading section of this chapter.
J. 
Minimum landscaped buffer to residential districts. There shall be maintained a buffer area, except where a public right-of-way intervenes, the depth of which shall be at least 10 feet measured from the district boundary line on a lot area of not more than 5,000 square feet. For each additional 1,000 square feet of lot area, there shall be an additional foot of depth of buffer area up to 15,000 square feet; thereafter, for each additional 1,000 square feet of lot area, there shall be 1/2 foot of depth of buffer area required. Buffers adjacent to a residential use shall be continuously screened by a combination of a six-foot-high solid wall/fence and screen plantings. Use of native species is encouraged; invasive species identified by the Township shall be prohibited. Screen plantings shall include a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, and may include noninvasive vines, ornamental plantings, and grasses.