The following dimensional requirements shall apply for the specified zoning district, unless a more restrictive requirement for a specific use is required by Article
VI or another provision of this chapter. All measurements shall be in feet unless otherwise stated. See definitions of terms (such as "lot width") in Article
XV. Each dwelling unit and each principal building shall be served by both public water and public sewer service.
A. Dimensional requirements for primarily residential districts.
B. Dimensional requirements for primarily nonresidential districts.
C. Additional requirements for the NCD2 District.
(1) Sidewalks shall be provided along all street frontages.
(2) Service lanes or alleys shall be provided along all rear yards to
accommodate vehicular access and service functions.
(3) New buildings shall be proportioned vertically with a vertical bay
structure to the maximum extent possible to emulate the traditional
building form of the Borough. Each bay may be in the range of 16 feet
to 24 feet in width, and bays may have projections or recesses of
up to four feet.
(4) If there are more than two buildings on a lot that are separated
by a street, they shall be placed in the range of 60 feet to 80 feet
apart from one another. Otherwise, the separation distance between
buildings shall be 30 feet.
(5) Architectural detailing in the form of porches, arbors, pergolas,
gazebos, pavilions and the like shall be provided to enhance the character
of the district.
(6) Shade trees shall be installed and maintained at a rate of 15 two-and-one-half-to-three-inch-caliper
trees per acre. Existing shade trees may be counted toward this requirement.
This standard shall replace shade tree requirements of other Borough
regulations.
(7) All exterior lighting shall be consistent with the type and style
of lighting standard used in the downtown section of the Borough.
(8) Each principal building shall be a minimum of least two stories in
height.
(9) As part of a special exception requirement regarding an increase
of height above 45 feet, the portion of the building that exceeds
a forty-five-foot height shall have a setback equal to its height
from all lot lines.
(10)
Borough Council may allow a 50% reduction in the parking requirements
based on a satisfactory parking study to indicate the proposed parking
demand can be accommodated effectively off street.
(11)
Off-street parking shall be accommodated to the rear and side
of any principal building, so that the building can assume a prominent
location close to the sidewalk as is customary in the Borough. No
parking shall be permitted between a principal permitted building
and the primary street(s) closest to the principal building.
Section
319-20 establishes maximum building heights for each district. The following provisions shall also apply:
A. Any accessory structure or building shall have a maximum height of
one habitable story or 20 feet, unless it meets the minimum setbacks
for a principal building, in which case the maximum height for a principal
building shall apply.
B. The maximum height requirements shall not apply to cranes or similar
mechanical devices.
C. A minimum building height of 20 feet and two stories shall apply
for any new principal building in the CBD District.
D. The maximum structure height specified for each district shall not apply to: antenna and communications towers that meet the requirements of this chapter, water towers, clock or bell towers, steeples and religious symbols attached to places of worship, utility lines and poles and towers, elevator shafts, rooftop stairways, wind turbines that comply with this chapter, skylights, chimneys, heating/ventilation/air-conditioning equipment, industrial mechanical equipment areas that are not occupied by humans, or other appurtenances usually required to be and customarily placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy. See also definition of "height" in Article
XV.
E. Solar energy collection devices may exceed the maximum building height
by six feet, provided the devices do not extend above the top of the
peak of a pitched residential roof.