The Mixed Use Overlay is intended to achieve the following:
1. Provide the flexibility necessary to allow developers to create a
traditional mixed-use "Main Street" type development on a larger scale
than developing individual lots.
2. Capitalize on the available transportation alternatives and ease
of accessibility.
3. Leverage the natural assets in proximity to the area by preserving
areas adjacent to Chartiers Creek for both active and passive recreation
and natural open spaces.
4. Encourage housing opportunities within the "Main Street" area by
designating and regulating areas that are suitable for this purpose.
5. Provide a diversity of dwelling unit types in order to expand housing
opportunities to all residents of the community.
6. Encourage office, restaurant, and retail opportunities within the
"Main Street" area by designating and regulating areas that are suitable
for this purpose.
7. Provide a mixture of residential and nonresidential uses by designating
and regulating areas that are suitable for this purpose.
8. Enhance the integrity, stability and character of the "Main Street"
area and the value of its land.
The Mixed Use Overlay shall be deemed to be an overlay on any existing or future zoning districts enacted to regulate the use of land in the Borough. The Mixed Use Overlay is intended to supplement any existing regulations that relate to zoning or building construction within the Borough. The applicability of the Mixed Use Overlay shall be determined by the location and size of the proposed development. If the proposed development meets the minimum size (see §
112-504) and is situated in those areas of the Borough located within the Mixed Use Overlay (see §
112-503), the requirements of this section shall supersede the requirements of the underlying zoning districts. The proposed development shall adhere to the standards of the underlying zoning districts if the development does not meet or exceed the minimum size defined in §
112-504.
The Mixed Use Overlay is located and bounded as shown on the
Heidelberg Borough Zoning Map and is on file in the office of the
Borough Manager.
The minimum development size for development in the Mixed Use
Overlay is four acres.
The Borough's Comprehensive Plan contains a conceptual master
plan for the area included in the Mixed Use Overlay. Proposed developments
shall be consistent with the concept depicted and described in the
Comprehensive Plan.
Specific principal uses permitted in the Mixed Use Overlay are included in §
112-401. All developments in the Mixed Use Overlay shall follow the conditional use approval process.
A density bonus for design that is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan.
1. The maximum impervious surface coverage of the development may be
increased to 70% if the Borough Council determines that the following
design criteria are satisfied:
a. Nonresidential or mixed residential and nonresidential buildings
in each block of the proposed development shall feature a consistent,
but not uniform, front setback. The front yard depth shall vary by
one to five feet across the entire facade. A variation in setback
shall occur at least once per every 25 feet of building facade.
b. Residential buildings in each block of the proposed development shall
feature a consistent, but not uniform, front setback. The front yard
depth shall vary by one to five feet across the entire facade. A variation
in setback shall occur between buildings or at least once per every
25 feet of building facade. The variation in front setback may allow
residential buildings to extend beyond the maximum front yard in § 112-507.4.