[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 300]
The regulations set forth in this Part for each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as may be hereinafter provided.
A. 
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
B. 
No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to:
(1) 
Exceed the height or bulk.
(2) 
Accommodate or house a greater number of persons or families.
(3) 
Have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards or other open space than is required in this Part, or in any other manner be contrary to this chapter.
C. 
The commencement of any of the uses or activities listed in this Part (the District Regulations) shall require the issuance of a building/zoning permit from the Borough Zoning Officer, except as may be exempted by § 1203, Subsection 1, of this chapter.
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 301; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007]
1. 
The specific use regulations and dimensional requirements pertaining to each district are contained on the charts that follow, namely §§ 303 — 310.
2. 
Permissible uses and structures are presented in the first four columns of the chart for each district. Applications for activities listed in the columns titled "Permitted Principal uses and Structures" and "Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures" may be approved by the Borough Zoning Officer upon finding that the proposed use meets the chapter requirements. Activities listed in the Special Exception Uses column must be reviewed and approved by the Borough Zoning Hearing Board, and uses listed in the Conditional Uses column must be reviewed and approved by the Borough Council. (See Appendix B and Appendix D for an illustration of the special exception and conditional use procedures[1] and §§ 1002D and 1102, respectively, for specific details of the process.)
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendixes B and D are included as attachments to this chapter.
3. 
Specific lot, yard, and open space requirements are presented in the final three columns of each district chart. Applications for uses which do not meet the dimensional requirements for the district in which they are to be located may be submitted to the Borough Zoning Hearing Board for variance consideration. (See Appendix A of this chapter for an illustration of the variance procedure[2] and § 1002C for specific details of the process.)
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
4. 
The use regulations are also presented by category of use in the Table of Uses, which can be found in Appendix F of this chapter; and general dimension requirements are presented in the Table of General Dimensional Requirements, which can be found in Appendix G.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendixes F and G are included as attachments to this chapter.
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 302; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007]
Uses and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002(D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
1.
Single family detached dwelling. (See § 403)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use.
1.
Conversion apartments. (See § 405)
1.
Home occupations. (See § 424B.)
2.
Churches or places of worship, including parish houses.
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 422)
3.
Private swimming pools (See § 423)
4.
No-impact home-based business (See § 424A.)
5.
Family day care homes.
6.
Signs. (See § 703)
7.
Off-street parking areas. (See Part 8)
8.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
Lot, Yard and Open Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 503)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area Per Principal
1.
Front Yard: 50 feet from road center line
1.
Principal Structure: 30 feet
Structure or Use:
A.
Single Family Detached Dwellings and Other Principal uses - 10,500 square feet per dwelling unit or use
2.
Side Yards:
2.
Accessory Structure: 20 feet
A.
Principal Structure - 10 feet each side
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet
B.
Conversion Apartments - 5,250 square feet per dwelling unit
3.
Rear Yard:
C.
All Lots - shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other applicable state or municipal sewer and water regulations
A.
Principal Structure - 20 feet
B.
Accessory Structure - 10 feet
2.
Minimum Lot Width: 60 feet
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 303; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007; and by Ord. No. 1-2014, 10/13/2014]
Uses and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002(D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
1.
Single family detached dwellings. (See § 403)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Mobile homes on individual lots. (See § 404)
1.
Multifamily dwellings, i.e. apartments. (See § 407)
2.
Two-family dwellings, i.e. duplexes. (See § 403)
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 422)
2.
Single family detached dwellings, i.e. townhouses. (See § 406)
2.
Public or private schools.
3.
Churches or places of worship, including parish houses
3.
Private swimming pools. (See § 423)
3.
Bed-and-breakfast establishments. (See § 414)
3.
Group centers. (See § 411)
4.
Libraries, museums or other cultural facilities
4.
No-impact home-based businesses. (See § 424A.)
4.
Recycling drop-off centers
4.
Home occupations. (See § 424B.)
5.
Government or municipal buildings
5.
Family day care homes
5.
Conversion apartments. (See § 405.)
6.
Police or fire stations
6.
Signs. (See § 703)
7.
Public or semi-public parks, playgrounds or recreation facilities. (See § 419)
7.
Off-street parking and loading areas. (See Part 8)
8.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
9.
Indoor archery ranges (See § 433) that are incidental to an approved public or private school.
Lot, Yard and Open Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 503)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area per Principal
1.
Front Yard - 50 feet from road center line
1.
Principal Structure: 35 feet
Structure or Use:
A.
Single Family Detached Dwellings and Other Principal Uses - 8,750 square feet per dwelling unit or use
2.
Side Yards:
2.
Accessory Structure: 20 feet
A.
Principal Structure - 8 feet each side
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet
B.
Conversion Apartments - 4,375 square feet per dwelling unit
3.
Rear Yard:
A.
Principal Structure - 15 feet
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet
C.
Two-Family Dwellings - 4,375 square feet per dwelling unit
D.
Single Family Attached Dwellings - 8,750 square feet + 1,500 square feet per dwelling unit
E.
Multifamily Dwellings - 8,750 square feet + 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit
F.
Schools - 10,500 square feet
G.
All Lots - shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other applicable state or municipal sewer and water regulations
2.
Minimum Lot Width:
A.
Single Family Detached Dwellings and All Other Principal Uses - 50 feet
B.
Single Family Attached Dwellings - 24 feet each unit
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 304; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007]
Uses and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002(D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1103)
1.
Single family detached dwellings. (See § 403)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Multifamily housing developments
1.
Home occupations. (See § 424B.)
2.
Two-family dwellings, i.e. duplexes. (See § 403)
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 422)
2.
Recycling drop-off centers
3.
Conversion apartments. (See § 405)
3.
Semipublic or private swimming pools. (See § 423)
4.
Single family dwelling, i.e. townhouses. (See § 406)
4.
No-impact home-based businesses. (See § 424A.)
5.
Family day care homes
6.
Signs. (See § 703)
7.
Off-street parking and loading areas. (See Part 8)
8.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
Lot, Yard and Open Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 503)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area Per Principal Structure or Use:
1.
Front Yard - 50 feet from road center line
1.
Principal Structure: 35 feet
A.
Single Family Detached Dwellings and Other Principal Uses - 8,000 square feet per dwelling unit or use
2.
Side Yards:
2.
Accessory Structure: 20 feet
A.
Principal Structure - 10 feet each side
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet
B.
Conversion Apartments - 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit
3.
Rear Yard:
A.
Principal Structure - 15 feet
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet
C.
Two-Family Dwelling Units - 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit
D.
Single Family Attached Dwellings - 8,000 square feet + 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit
E.
Multifamily Dwellings - 8,000 square feet + 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit
F.
Multifamily Housing Developments - 1 acre
G.
All Lots - shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other applicable state or municipal sewer and water regulations
2.
Minimum Lot Width:
A.
Single Family Detached Dwelling and Other Principal Uses - 80 feet
B.
Single Family Attached Dwellings - 16 feet each unit
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 305; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007; and by Ord. No. 1-2014, 10/13/2014]
Uses and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002(D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
1.
Personal service business and specialty shops, including barber or beauty salons, custom tailoring and dressmaking, small appliance or equipment repair shops, and similar types of facilities. (See § 413)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Police or fire stations
1.
Retail business establishments occupying no more than 750 square feet in area. (See § 413)
2.
Business, professional and financial offices
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 422)
2.
Churches or places of worship
2.
Supermarkets. (See § 413)
3.
Arts and crafts and antique shops. (See § 413)
3.
Home occupations. (See § 424)
3.
Day-care centers or group day-care homes. (See § 411.)
3.
Professional office complexes
4.
Art, music and dance studios
4.
Accessory warehousing or storage facilities associated with an approved, principal use
4.
Rooming or boarding houses
4.
Multifamily dwellings, i.e. apartments. (See § 407)
5.
Libraries, museums and other cultural facilities
5.
Accessory residential uses. (See § 425)
5.
Nursing or personal care homes. (See § 412.)
5.
Small scale manufacturing or repair shops
6.
Single family detached dwellings. (See § 403)
6.
Signs. (See § 705)
6.
Funeral homes
7.
Two-family dwellings. (See § 403)
7.
Off-street parking and loading areas. (See Part 8)
7.
Clubs, lodges or social halls
8.
Conversion apartments. (See § 405)
8.
Semipublic or private swimming pools (See § 423.)
8.
Government or municipal buildings
9.
Indoor firing ranges. (See § 432)
9.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
9.
Medical or dental clinics.
10.
Indoor archery ranges. (See § 433)
10.
Temporary roadside stands
10.
Bed-and-breakfast establishments
11.
Enclosed warehouse facilities
Lot, Yard and Open Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 503)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area Per Principal
1.
Front Yard:
1.
Principal Structure - 35 feet.
Structure or Use:
A.
Commercial Uses - 8,750 square feet per use
A.
Structures - 40 feet from road center line.
2.
Accessory Structure - 20 feet
B.
Single Family Detached Dwellings - 8,750 square feet per dwelling unit
B.
Parking Areas - 30 feet from road center line
C.
Conversion Apartments and Two-family Dwellings - 4,375 square feet per dwelling unit
2.
Side Yards:
D.
Multifamily Dwellings - 8,750 square feet + 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit
A.
All Structures - 5 feet each side when abutting another lot in the C-1 District; 10 feet when abutting any R District
E.
All Lots - shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other state and municipal sewer and water regulations. In addition, each lot shall be of sufficient size to provide for all proposed structures, as well as all required service, access, parking, loading and open space areas. (See also Part 8)
B.
Parking and/or Loading Areas- 5 feet.*
3.
Rear Yard:
A.
Principal Structure - 15 feet
B.
Accessory Structures - 5 feet.*
C.
Parking and/or Loading Areas - 5 feet.*
2.
Minimum Width:
*Note: Where adjacent to a residential district, a buffer yard of at least 10 feet shall be provided
A.
Commercial Uses - 50 feet
B.
Residential Uses - 50 feet
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 306; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007; and by Ord. No. 1-2014, 10/13/2014]
Uses and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002 (D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
1.
General retail and personal service business establishments. (See § 413)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Government or municipal buildings
1.
Shopping centers. (See § 413)
2.
Business, professional and financial offices
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 413)
2.
Police or fire stations
2.
Hotels or transient lodging facilities. (See § 413)
3.
Medical and dental clinics
3.
Home occupations. (See § 424
3.
Clubs, lodges or social halls
3.
Bars or taverns. (See § 413)
4.
Public entertainment facilities, excluding adult entertainment establishments. (See § 416)
4.
Accessory warehousing or storage facilities associated with an approved, principal use
4.
Funeral homes
4.
Supermarkets or convenience markets. (See § 413)
5.
Libraries, museums or other cultural facilities
5.
Accessory residential uses. (See § 425)
5.
Churches or places of worship.
5.
Automotive and/or motorized vehicle service stations and repair shops. (See § 415)
6.
New and/or used automotive sales and service facilities. (See § 413)
6.
Outside, unenclosed storage. (See § 508)
6.
Enclosed warehousing or storage facilities
6.
Professional office complexes
7.
Car wash facilities. (See § 413)
7.
Signs. (See § 706)
7.
Single-family detached dwellings. (See § 403.)
7.
Adult entertainment establishments. (See § 417)
8.
Laundromats and/or dry cleaning establishments. (See § 413)
8.
Off-street parking and loading areas. (See Part 8)
8.
Small scale manufacturing or repair shops
9.
Restaurants. (See § 413)
9.
Public, semipublic or private swimming pools. (See § 423.)
10.
Essential utility buildings, offices, and/or service centers
10.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
11.
Veterinary clinics and/or animal hospitals
11.
Accessory storage trailers. (See § 431.)
12.
Indoor firing ranges. (See § 432)
12.
Temporary roadside stands
13.
Indoor archery ranges. (See § 433)
Lot, Yard and Open Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 504)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area Per Principal Structure or Use:
1.
Front Yard: 35 feet from road center line
1.
Principal Structures: 35 feet
A.
No Minimum; however, each lot shall be sufficient for all proposed structures, as well as all required service, access, parking, loading and open space areas. (See also Part 8)
B.
All Lots shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other state or municipal sewer and water regulations
2.
Minimum Lot Width: No minimum; however, space between nonabutting structures shall be no less than 5 feet. Common walls shall only be permitted where fireproof party walls are approved by the PA Department of Labor and Industry. (See also Minimum Yard Requirements.)
2.
Side Yards:
2.
Accessory Structures: 25 feet
A.
Structures - 5 feet each side when abutting another lot in the C-2 District; 10 feet when abutting any R District*
B.
Parking and Loading Areas - 5 feet each side.**
3.
Rear Yard:
A.
Principal Structure - 15 feet.
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet.**
C.
Parking and Loading Areas - 5 feet.**
*
Note: No minimum where fireproof walls, approved by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, are used
**
Note: Where adjacent to a residential district, a buffer yard of at least 10 feet shall be provided
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 307; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007; and by Ord. No. 1-2014, 10/13/2014]
Uses and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002(D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
1.
Enclosed manufacturing, assembly or light industrial operations. (See § 418)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Automotive and/or vehicle service stations and repair shops. (See § 415)
1.
Industrial parks. (see § 418)
2.
Research and development facilities. (see § 418)
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 422)
2.
Feed and grain mills. (See § 413)
2.
Unenclosed manufacturing or industrial operations. (See § 418)
3.
Laboratory facilities. (See § 418)
3.
Accessory warehousing and storage facilities associated with an approved, principal use
3.
Contractor's shops and yards
4.
Enclosed warehousing or storage facilities
4.
Administrative offices associated with an approved, principal use
4.
Retail business establishments. (See § 413)
5.
Machine repair and service shops or facilities
5.
Retail outlets associated with an approved, principal use
5.
Distribution centers. (See § 418.)
6.
Lumber yards and/or lumber distribution centers
6.
Outside, unenclosed storage. (See § 508)
6.
Indoor firing ranges. (See § 432)
7.
Recycling drop-off centers
7.
Signs. (See § 706)
7.
Indoor archery ranges. (See § 433)
8.
Essential utility buildings, substations and/or storage yards
8.
Off-street parking and loading areas. (See Part 8)
9.
Whole sale uses. (See § 418.)
9.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
10.
Accessory storage trailers. (See § 431.)
Lot, yard and Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 503)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area Per Principal Structure or Use:
1.
Front Yard:
1.
Principal Structures: 35 feet
A.
No Minimum; however, each lot shall be of sufficient size to provide for all proposed structures, as well as all required service, access, parking, loading and open space areas. (See also Part 8)
A.
Structures - 40 feet from road center line.
B.
Parking Areas - 30 feet from road center line
B.
All Lots shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other applicable state and municipal sewer and water regulations.
2.
Minimum Lot Width: no minimum; however, space between nonabutting structures shall be no less than 5 feet. Common walls shall only be permitted where fireproof party walls are approved by the PA Department of Labor and Industry. (See also "Minimum Yard Requirements.")
2.
Side Yards:
A.
Structures - 5 feet each side when abutting another lot in the I industrial District; 20 feet when abutting a lot in any R District
B.
Parking Areas - 5 feet each side.*
C.
Loading Areas - 10 feet each side.
3.
Rear Yard:
A.
Principal Structure - 15 feet.
B.
Accessory Structures - 5 feet.*
C.
Parking and/or Loading Areas - 5 feet.*
*
Note: Where adjacent to a residential district, a buffer yard of at least 10 feet shall be provided.
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 308; as amended by Ord. 6-2007, 10/8/2007]
Use and Structures
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002(D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
1.
Public, semipublic or private parks, playgrounds or recreation areas and/or facilities. (See § 419)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Mobile home parks. (See § 409)
2.
Recreational or institutional developments, including fair grounds
2.
Essential utility distribution services. (See § 422)
2.
Sobriety houses. (See § 430)
3.
Temporary uses and structures, i.e. carnivals, circuses or open-air cultural, religious or sporting events. (See § 426)
3.
Public, semipublic or private swimming pools. (See § 423)
4.
Home occupations. (See § 424)
5.
Signs. (See § 707)
6.
Off-street parking and loading areas
7.
Exterior antennas. (See § 429.)
Lot, Yard and Open Space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirement (See § 503)
Maximum Height Requirements (See § 504)
1.
Minimum Lot Area Per Principal Structure or Use:
1.
Front Yard: 50 feet from road center line or 25 feet from edge of road right-of way, whichever is greater
1.
Principal Structure: 30 feet
A.
Principal Uses - 10,500 square feet per use
2.
Accessory Structure: 20 feet
B.
Campgrounds - 30,000 square feet.
2.
Side Yards:
A.
Principal structure - 10 feet.
C.
Mobile Home Parks - 2 acres
B.
Accessory Structure - 5 feet
D.
Sobriety Houses - 10,5000 square feet + 1,500 square feet per resident bed
3.
Rear Yard:
E.
All Lots shall meet the requirements of the PA Sewage Facilities Act and all other applicable state or municipal sewer and water regulations
A.
Principal Structure - 20 feet
B.
Accessory Structure - 10 feet.
2.
Minimum Lot Width: 60 feet
[Ord. 8-1994, 12/12/1994, § 309]
Uses and Structures*
Principal Permitted Uses and Structures
Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures
Special Exception Uses (See § 1002 (D))
Conditional Uses (See § 1102)
Same as the underlying district, and in addition:
Same as the underlying district, and in addition:
Same as the underlying district, and in addition:
Same as the underlying district, and in addition:
1.
Agricultural uses, i.e. land cultivation. (See § 421)
1.
Uses and structures customarily incidental to an approved, principal use
1.
Docks. (See § 428)
2.
Undeveloped recreation uses, such as hiking trails
3.
Temporary uses, such as carnivals and circuses. (See § 427)
            — SAME AS THE UNDERLYING DISTRICT —
Note: All uses activities and/or development in this district shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the floodproofing requirements contained in Part 6 of this chapter.
Lot, Yard and Open space Requirements
Minimum Lot Requirements (See § 502)
Minimum Yard Requirements (See § 503)
Maximum height Requirements (See § 504)
— SAME AS UNDERLYING DISTRICT —