The East Railroad Street Streetscape Overlay is intended to
achieve the following:
1. Regulate uses and structures at, along and near the Borough's main
thoroughfare (East Railroad Street) and its intersections, in accordance
with Section 605 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
2. Implement the Borough's Comprehensive Plan.
3. Implement the Tri-Community Revitalization Project.
4. Provide an overall cohesive character for the streetscapes in this
central core of the Borough.
5. Promote pedestrian circulation, pedestrian-oriented streetscapes,
and bicycling.
6. Enhance the character of the streetscapes with effective and unified
sidewalks, street trees and other landscaping, lighting, and street
furniture.
7. Enhance the integrity, stability and character of the Borough's main
thoroughfare and the value of adjacent land.
The East Railroad Street Streetscape 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 East Railroad Street Streetscape Overlay is intended to supplement any existing regulations that relate to zoning or building construction within the Borough. The applicability of the East Railroad Street Streetscape Overlay shall be determined by the location and size of the proposed development. If the proposed development meets the minimum size (see §
112-1504) and is situated in those areas of the Borough located within the East Railroad Street Streetscape Overlay (see §
112-1503), 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 §
112-1504.
The East Railroad Street Streetscape 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 East Railroad
Street Streetscape Overlay is 10,000 square feet.
The Tri-Community Revitalization Project, which is referenced
and incorporated into the Borough's Comprehensive Plan, contains a
master plan for the area included in the East Railroad Street Streetscape
Overlay. Public spaces and amenities shall be consistent with those
depicted and described in the Tri-Community Revitalization Project.