The purpose of the (TC) Town Center District is to provide for
a mix of residential and commercial activity, as has historically
characterized village development along Main Street. The TC District
is largely coincident with the Elverson Historic District, listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. The TC District is intended
to promote the long-term economic viability of the historic district
and to provide for new residential, office and commercial development
which is compatible with the historic village context.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be
used or occupied for any one of the following principal purposes and
no other.
A. Uses by right. The following uses are permitted by right in the Town
Center District:
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(3)
The following uses are permitted by right, provided such uses
occupy no more than 5,000 square feet of gross sales/service area:
(e)
Bank or financial institution.
(h)
Athletic equipment sales and repair shop.
(i)
Office of a contractor or craftsman.
(k)
Mixed use, in accordance with §
290-1218. More than one principal use on a single lot or tract or within a single building, including any use otherwise permitted by right or conditional use in the TC District.
(6)
Group care facility, in accordance with §
290-1211.
(7)
Forestry/timber harvesting, in accordance with §
290-1210.
(8)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, in accordance with §
290-1231.
(10)
Public utility service structures and facilities, in accordance with §
290-1224.
(11)
Accessory use in addition to a permitted principal use, in accordance with §
290-1202.
B. Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted when approved by the Borough Council as a conditional use, subject to the provisions of Article
XVII herein. In addition to the standards and criteria of Article
XVII, Borough Council shall consider the standards of §
290-1212 of this chapter and the recommendation(s) of the Elverson Historical Commission prior to approving, denying or establishing specific conditions of approval for any conditional use for a contributing structure within the Elverson Historic District:
(1)
Any use permitted by right under Subsection
A(3) of this section when occupying more than 5,000 square feet of gross sales/service area.
(3)
Vehicle repair garage in accordance with §
290-1230.
(4)
Multifamily dwellings. Multifamily development shall meet the area and bulk regulations stipulated for this district and the standards set forth in §
290-1219. Where the standards of this article differ from those stipulated in §
290-1219, this article shall apply.
(5)
Medical office or clinic, in accordance with §
290-1216.
(6)
Private club or fraternal organization in accordance with §
290-1222.
(9)
Day-care center (commercial day care), in accordance with §
290-1207.
(12)
Historic resources. The use of existing structures classified as contributing in the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Elverson Historic District may involve any one or more of the uses permitted herein. Alterations to such historic resources shall result in maintenance of general historical integrity, and enlargement of such structures by greater than 25% of gross floor area shall be permitted only when authorized by conditional use in accordance with §
290-1212.
(14)
Age-restricted retirement community congregate facility, in accordance with the provisions of §§
290-1204 and
290-1226.
(15)
Site Responsive Residential Community Option, in accordance with §
290-1226.
(16)
Supplemental dwelling unit, in accordance with §
290-1228.
(17)
Accessory use in addition to a permitted principal use, in accordance with §
290-1202.
The following shall apply to all uses except those included in a Site Responsive Residential Community, in which case the provisions of §
290-1226 shall apply.
A. Minimum lot area.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling: 12,000 square feet.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 7,500 square feet per dwelling.
(3)
Multiple-family dwelling (tract): 20,000 square feet.
(4)
Other permitted principal uses: 10,000 square feet.
B. Minimum lot width at building line.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling: 50 feet.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 45 feet per dwelling.
(3)
Multiple-family dwelling (tract): 80 feet.
(4)
Other permitted principal uses: 50 feet.
C. Maximum building coverage.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling: 45%.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 45% per lot.
(3)
Multiple-family dwelling (tract): 55%.
(4)
Other permitted principal uses: The maximum building coverage shall be in 55% or a maximum building footprint of 10,000 square feet, whichever is smaller. When authorized by conditional use in accordance with Article
XVII, the maximum building footprint may be increased to 30,000 square feet.
D. Maximum lot coverage.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling: 60%.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 60% per lot.
(3)
Multiple-family dwelling (tract): 70%.
(4)
Other permitted principal uses: 85%.
E. Front and rear yard, minimum:
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling: front yard, 20 feet; rear yard,
20 feet
(2)
Two-family dwelling: front yard, 20 feet; rear yard, 20 feet.
(3)
Multiple-family dwelling (tract): front yard, 20 feet; rear
yard, 20 feet.
(4)
Other permitted principal uses: front yard, 20 feet, except as permitted by §
290-605.
(5)
Reduction of minimum front-yard requirement. The front yard
of a proposed structure in the TC District may be decreased in depth
to the average alignment of existing structures within 100 feet on
each side of the proposed structure. Such reduction may occur when
alignment of adjacent existing structures is less than the minimum
front-yard requirement.
F. Side yards, minimum.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling: 10 feet.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 10 feet, except where dwellings directly
abut.
(3)
Multiple-family dwelling (tract): 10 feet.
(4)
Other permitted uses: 10 feet.
G. Maximum building height: 3 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less, except a maximum of 65 feet may be permitted when authorized by conditional use in accordance with §
290-605.
The following standards shall apply in the TC District, where
applicable:
A. Natural resources protection, Article
X.
B. General regulations, Article
XI.
C. Supplemental use regulations, Article
XII.
E. Off-street parking and loading, Article
XIV.
F. Building design standards for all buildings, in accordance with §
290-605.
G. Off-street parking shall not be allowed in the front yard of any property within the TC District. Otherwise, the off-street parking requirements shall be in accordance with Article
XIV.