Except as provided for by law, no building, structure, land,
lot or premises shall be used for any purposes other than as permitted
in this Chapter.
It is the intent of this Article to provide clear and specific
standards for uses permitted within the various Schwenksville Borough
zoning districts, including design standards for uses permitted in
more than one district.
When a use is proposed, the Zoning Officer shall make the final determination
on which use classification described herein best or most closely
defines or matches the use being proposed. If a proposed use meets
the definition of more than one use classification, as defined herein,
the most specific use classification which matches most precisely
the proposed use shall be used.
When a proposed use does not precisely match a use classification
defined herein, the Zoning Officer shall determine which described
use it most closely matches. If the principal use proposed is similar
in most respects to a given described use, as determined by the Zoning
Officer, then the proposed use shall be classified according to the
use defined herein.
All uses permitted by right, by conditional use or by special exception,
shall be subject to the use regulations herein, as well as any applicable
district regulations, and any other applicable provisions as are specified
in this Chapter. If there is a conflict between the use regulations
herein and any other applicable regulations, the more restrictive
regulation shall apply, unless otherwise noted.
A building, structure, lot, premises, or use shall not be altered,
partitioned or subdivided in any manner for the purpose of creating
an additional principal use, or additional accessory use, except as
may be provided for in this Chapter.
Use by Right. In any given district, a use is permitted by right,
provided it is listed as such in the district regulations, provided
it can comply with the applicable use regulations stated herein, and
provided a use and occupancy permit has been duly issued by Schwenksville
Borough, as specified in this Chapter.
Use by Conditional Use Approval. In any district, a use is permitted
by Conditional Use Approval, provided it is listed and meets the conditions
in the district regulations, and provided it can comply with the applicable
use regulations stated herein. In addition, the use is subject to
approval or denial by the Borough Council. If approved, the Borough
Council may impose further conditions to insure the protection of
adjacent uses and the health, safety and general welfare of the residents.
Following approval and conditions of the Borough Council, the use
is subject to all other applicable codes, permits, regulations, and
standards expressed in this Ordinance.
Use by Special Exception. In any district, a use is permitted by
Special Exception, provided it is listed as such in the district regulations,
and provided it can comply with the applicable use regulations stated
herein. In addition, the use is subject to approval or denial by the
Borough Zoning Hearing board. If approved, the Zoning Hearing Board
may impose further conditions to insure the protection of adjacent
uses and the health, safety and general welfare of the residents.
Following approval and conditions of the Zoning Hearing Board, the
use is subject to all other applicable codes, permits, regulations,
and standards expressed in this Ordinance.
An accessory use is permitted if it is listed as a permitted accessory
use in the district use provisions. Accessory uses not listed as such
are not permitted, except when the Zoning Officer determines a use
qualifies as "subordinate and customarily incidental to" the principal
use of the subject tract.
Accessory uses, when permitted, are subject to the district regulations,
the provisions of the uses regulations established herein, and all
other applicable sections of this Ordinance.
Use by Variance. Any use not permitted in the district regulations
or conforming to the use regulations or applicable provisions of this
Chapter may be permitted if a variance for relief of those requirements
is granted by the Borough Zoning Hearing Board. If approved, the Board
may impose further conditions top ensure the protection of adjacent
uses, and the health, safety and general welfare of the residents.
Following approval and conditions of the Board, the use is subject
to all other applicable codes, permits, regulations, and standards
expressed in this Chapter.
The following terminology is assigned to uses, based upon their method
of institution. Refer to the Administration and the Borough Zoning
Hearing Board sections of this Chapter for treatment of these various
circumstances.
Legally Nonconforming Use: The use does not meet all applicable standards
and regulations as established in the Zoning Ordinance, but the use
or property received the required Borough approval through the variance
process; or was legally instituted prior to the adoption of this Ordinance
or the applicable Zoning Ordinance standard.
Federal and State property is subject to the provisions of this Ordinance
only insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United
States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A use created by conditional use approval, special exception approval,
or variance approval, may only undergo alteration, addition, expansion,
or intensification of the use by reapplication and re-approval of
the Body granting original approval.
Any use not described, defined or permitted in this Chapter shall
only be permitted in the C Commercial District by Special Exception,
pursuant to § 176-1001.B.5 of this Chapter, provided that
it can be demonstrated that such use is not already permitted in one
of the other municipalities with which the Borough has adopted and
implemented a multi-municipal comprehensive plan.
Use A-1: Accessory Dwelling Unit. A suite, either detached from or
attached to the primary dwelling unit on the lot, which shall meet
the following requirements:
An ADU is permitted by special exception, and only as an accessory
use to a single family detached dwelling unit, provided that such
use only serves as living quarters for household or domestic employees,
caretakers or watchmen.
An ADU is permitted by special exception, and only as an accessory
use to a single family detached dwelling unit, when one separate living
area including cooking facilities may be provided for no more than
two persons related to the principal occupant of the single family
detached dwelling by blood, marriage or adoption, and further provided
that the use shall be registered with the Zoning Officer, subject
to a written agreement, to be recorded, to remove said cooking facilities
at the time said facilities are no longer utilized by said persons
related to the principal occupant, and
For sewage disposal, water supply, and all other utilities,
ADUs shall be physically connected to those systems serving the principal
dwelling. No separate utility systems or connections shall be constructed
or used, and all connections must meet the applicable utility system
standards.
When an ADU is proposed as a conversion of an existing structure,
no changes shall be permitted to the area covered by the structure
being converted to such use.
Use A-2: Residential Accessory Structures. A building or structure
erected for the private use of the owner or occupant of a single-family
dwelling unit, not included in the definition of Use A-1: Accessory
Dwelling Unit above, which is situated on the same lot as the residence,
and used for common household purposes, storage or vehicular parking,
including but not limited to a detached garage, storage shed, gazebo,
deck, barn, private stables, private greenhouse, carport, or shelter
for pets. Residential swing sets shall not be considered structures.
The following requirements shall apply:
All residential accessory structures shall require a zoning
permit. Construction or alteration of residential accessory structures
greater than 250 square feet or greater than 15 feet in height shall
require a building permit and use and occupancy permit with inspections.
The total ground floor area of all accessory structures on any
one lot shall not exceed 450 square feet, unless a greater floor area
is authorized by approval of a conditional use by the Schwenksville
Borough Council.
The maximum height of all accessory buildings shall be 15 feet
and not exceeding one story unless a greater height is authorized
by approval of a conditional use by the Schwenksville Borough Council.
Structures accessory to a permitted use shall not be permitted
within the required front yard of a lot, and, with the exception of
a detached garage, shall not be permitted on that portion of the lot
between the principal building and the lot line that abuts a street
right-of-way.
A structure with a footprint smaller than 250 square feet shall
not be constructed closer than five (5) feet from any side or rear
property line, notwithstanding the principal building setback of the
district. Structures shall not be constructed in the front yard.
A residential accessory structure with a footprint larger than
250 square feet and/or greater than 16 feet in height shall be required
to meet the principal building setbacks for the district in which
it is located.
Notwithstanding the above, the structure shall not be constructed
closer than ten (10) feet from any other structures, whether on the
same lot or on an adjacent lot.
A horse stable shall not be erected on any property less than
three (3) acres in size, and shall not be located closer than twenty-five
feet to any property line.
If all provisions of the Zoning Chapter are satisfied, the zoning
permit fee for structures less than 250 square feet may be waived;
the applicant may be charged only on the basis of the building permit
fee schedule.
Use A-3: Non-Residential Accessory Structure: Such use shall include
a detached accessory building or structure for uses customarily incidental
to a non-residential use permitted in non-residential zoning districts
and legally established as a principal use of the premises:
For other than storage, a use accessory to a use permitted by
special exception or variance shall only be established by special
exception or variance hearing.
The location of the accessory building shall not violate any
district zoning provision or use in which it is located, or any aspect
of an approved land development plan. An area already impervious,
but not required for parking or other zoning use purposes will not
be considered in conflict with an approved development plan.
Trash enclosures in non-residential districts must be screened
according to the landscape provisions of this Ordinance. Trash enclosures
in non-residential districts are not permitted in the front yard restricted
area. When visible from the public street, the structure must be constructed
of durable materials including but not limited to brick, stone, wood,
or concrete, and heavy wood or metal for the doors.
An accessory building or structure shall not be located closer
than fifteen (15) feet from any other building or property line and
shall not be located within the front yard area.
Use A-4: Bed and Breakfast Inn. A building used for the purpose of
furnishing temporary lodging to guests together with food service,
limited to breakfast, prepared and served on-site only to such guests,
and having the owner or manager in residence on the property. Included
in this definition is any such use of a dwelling or dwelling unit
for short-term lodging, in which a dwelling unit is used for temporary,
transient rental for occupancy for dwelling, sleeping or lodging in
a household living environment for thirty (30) consecutive days or
less at a time, which shall fully conform to the regulations herein.
All such uses are subject to the following regulations:
There shall be no more than 8 guest bedrooms, accommodating
no more than 16 guests at any one time; no paying guest shall stay
on any one visit for more than 14 days.
Meal service is limited to breakfast and shall not include the
sale of alcoholic beverages. Owners shall comply with all federal,
state, and local requirements for the preparation, handling, and serving
of food. Meal service is not intended for the general public and shall
be limited to paying overnight guests only. The rented rooms shall
not contain kitchen facilities and shall not constitute separate dwelling
units.
At least one full bathroom (toilet, wash basin, bath and/or
shower) shall be provided for each three guest bedrooms. The bathroom
used by the owner-occupant may be shared with one guest bedroom, provided
access is through a common area.
Each bed and breakfast facility shall be equipped with smoke
detectors and fire extinguishers in accordance with the requirements
of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and with the
stipulations of the Borough Fire Code. Guest shall be provided with
information regarding the floor plan of the building and the location
of emergency exits.
If the facility is served by an on-site sewage system, the owner
must obtain written approval from the Schwenksville Borough Authority
confirming the adequacy of the system to serve the increased demand
resulting from the facility.
Use A-5: Commercial Vehicles. The parking of pickup trucks, panel
trucks, vans and similar vehicles over 3/4 ton's capacity on lots
or parcels, whether containing advertising or not, which associated
with or instrumental to the operation of a business. Flatbed, truck,
semi- and tractor trailers designed, intended, arranged or used for
hauling or transporting goods, property or equipment shall be included
in this definition:
Only one commercial vehicle may be parked off-street in a residential
district property, provided it is kept in a garage or otherwise screened
from view from a street, alley, or abutting residential property.
Commercial vehicles cannot be parked on a public street except
during the duration of servicing a residential property. Such a vehicle
cannot be parked overnight on a public street.
Use A-6: Drive-Through Facilities. A building, design, facility,
or structure, or portion thereof, from which a business, product or
service is transacted, or is capable of being transacted, directly
with customers located in a motor vehicle during the transaction:
Lots fronting an arterial highway shall provide ingress to the
drive-in facility from an aisleway that is no less than 12 feet in
width within the interior circulation of the lot.
A clearly marked crosswalk located from the entryway(s) to the
parking lot situated perpendicular to the drive-through stacking lane
that, in addition to paint, is in a physical form sufficient to alert
drivers of potential pedestrian/vehicle conflicts.
Use A-7: Fences and Walls. Any artificially constructed barrier or
structure of any material or combination of materials, erected to
enclose or screen areas of land which may be located within the yard
requirement of the zoning district:
No fence or wall over four feet in the front yard area, or six
feet in height in either the side yard or rear yard area, except a
retaining wall or a wall of a building permitted under the terms of
this Chapter, shall be erected within any yard area.
Fences within the front yard area are required to have a minimum
open area to solid area ratio of 1:1, making the fence have a maximum
opaqueness of 50%.
The Zoning Hearing Board may authorize the erection of walls
or fences of greater height in such cases as may be necessary to provide
adequate protection, shielding or screening of open storage or equipment
areas as allowed in the C-Commercial District.
A fence or wall may not be erected in, or interfere with the
sight triangle for vehicular traffic at any intersection of streets
or any street and crosswalk measured along the street center lines
a distance of 75 feet from the intersection of streets.
A fence may not be erected within a floodplain area, swale,
or other watercourse system that impedes the flow of stormwater from
the site or that of an adjoining property.
Use A-8: Greenhouse, Agricultural. The raising of shrubs and trees
for sale and transplantation, either outdoors or in temporary or seasonal
greenhouse covering.
Greenhouses accessory to dwellings shall conform to the regulations
of Use A-2, the use of which shall not be for profit or to the scale
or manner of a business venture.
Use A-9: Home Child Day-Care Facilities. A facility located in a
single-family detached dwelling or in a dwelling unit other than the
child's own home where the child care areas are being used as a family
residence, operated for profit or not for profit, in which child day
care is provided to children who are not relatives of the caregiver.
Includes both family day-care (6 or fewer children) and group day-care
(more than 6 children but fewer than 12):
Categories Included. The provisions of this section pertain
to day care service for children by caregivers in family and group
day care homes, subject to regulations of the Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare (DPW). Day care service for children shall include
out-of-home child day care service for part of a 24-hour day for children
under 16 years of age by caregivers, excluding care provided by relatives.
Day care service for children shall not include babysitting or day
care furnished in places of worship during religious services.
Registration and Licensing. Family day care homes, as defined
in this ordinance, must hold an approved and currently valid DPW registration
certificate. Group day care homes, as defined in this ordinance, must
hold an approved and currently valid DPW license. In addition, all
child day care facilities shall comply with all current DPW regulations
including those standards governing adequate indoor space, accessible
outdoor play space, and any applicable state or Borough building and
fire safety codes.
General Safety. No portion of a child day care facility shall
be located within a 300 foot distance from any potentially hazardous
land use or activity which could pose a threat to the safety and welfare
of the children, staff, and other occupants at the facility. Hazardous
land uses or activities include, but shall not be limited to gas stations,
heavy industrial operations, storage of flammable or high pressure
underground pipelines, truck or rail loading areas, etc.
On-Site Outdoor Play Area. An on-site outdoor structured play
area or areas of high outdoor activity shall be located within yard
setback areas which provide adequate separation, safety, and protection
from adjoining uses, properties, and roadways. Whenever possible,
the on-site outdoor play area shall not be located in the front yard.
The outdoor play area should be located immediately adjacent to the
child care facility.
Off-Site Outdoor Play Area. In accordance with DPW standards,
a child day care facility may utilize off-site play areas in lieu
of or as a supplement to an on-site play area. These standards permit
the use of off-site play areas which are located within a one-half
mile distance of the facility, measured from the property line of
the facility. The route to the play area shall not involve the crossing
of primary arterial or collector streets. Pedestrian access on sidewalks
or improved walkways shall be required.
Altering Exterior of Residential Structures. Any addition or
improvement to an existing residential structure or property for purposes
of child day care shall preserve its residential character. The scale,
bulk, height, and roof pitch of any addition and the building materials
used shall be compatible with the existing structure.
Drop-Off Area. One on-site drop-off space for children shall
be provided. An existing driveway or common parking lot space may
be used as the drop-off area if it can be demonstrated that there
is sufficient space available in the driveway, which is not otherwise
occupied or committed, to safely accommodate a parked vehicle. If
a driveway is used for the drop-off area and the proposed use fronts
a primary arterial, an on-site turnaround area shall be provided so
that vehicles can exit the site driving forward. In cases where the
existing driveway cannot function as a drop-off area, an on-site drop
off space or on-street parking space within 250 feet of the site shall
be provided. The drop-off area shall conform to the Borough dimensional
standards for residential parking spaces.
Fencing. In order to physically contain the activity of children
in the outdoor play area, a minimum four foot high fence shall be
erected along the perimeter of the outdoor play area. When applicable,
the fence shall be located along property lines. Natural or physical
barriers, such as hedgerows, walls, or dense vegetation may be used
in place of fencing so long as such barriers functionally restrict
children from unsafe areas.
Minimum Lot Size. 10,000 square feet. The lot shall be subject
to the standards of the zoning district in which the facility is located
and the additional conditional use standards in this section, whichever
are more restrictive.
Residential Zoning Districts. In order to avoid
a concentration of individual group day care homes in residential
neighborhoods, group day care homes shall be located a minimum of
300 feet from each other as measured from the respective property
lines.
On-Site Parking. There shall be one additional on-site parking
space provided per non-resident employee above the number of spaces
required for the residential use.
Drop-Off Area: A drop-off area shall be provided with sufficient
area to allow the temporary parking of two vehicles. An existing driveway
may be used for the drop-off area if it can be demonstrated that there
is sufficient space available in the driveway, which is not otherwise
occupied or committed, to safely accommodate two parked vehicles.
If a driveway is used for the drop-off area and the proposed use fronts
a primary arterial, collector, or feeder street, an on-site turnaround
area shall be provided so that vehicles can exit the site driving
forward. In cases where the existing driveway cannot function as a
drop-off area, two new on-site drop-off spaces shall be provided.
Fencing of Outdoor Play Area. In order to physically contain
the activity of children in the outdoor play area, a minimum four
foot high fence shall be erected along the perimeter of the outdoor
play area. When applicable, the fence shall be located along property
lines. Natural or physical barriers, such as hedgerows, walls, or
dense vegetation may be used in place of fencing so long as such barriers
functionally restrict children from unsafe areas.
Use A-10: Home Occupation. An activity, occupation, or use that
is professional and office-based in nature, and clearly customary,
incidental, and accessory to the use of the premises as a single family
dwelling unit, and which does not alter the exterior of the property
or affect the residential character of the neighborhood. Such use
shall not include or consist of any use classified and defined under § 176-305.B
- C, and § 176-305.E - G below, nor shall it consist of
a mobile business where the primary activity of the business takes
place within a motor vehicle or in temporary accommodations not within
a building:
No other persons except a resident of the dwelling shall practice
the occupation herein; however, no more than one person residing off-site
shall be employed by the practitioner to provide secretarial or clerical
assistance on site.
There shall be no use of show windows, displays, or advertising visible on the premises, including marking on vehicles parked by occupants of the premises, except as may be provided for in Article XVIII (Signs).
One paved off-street parking space shall be required in addition
to those required for residential dwelling use and shall not be located
within the minimum front yard area prescribed for the district in
which it is located. Where a home occupation necessitates creation
of expanded parking area, the parking area shall be screened consistent
with the requirements for parking screens in § 176-1702.I
and to all applicable Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.
Servicing by commercial vehicles for supplies and materials,
other than parcel drop-off, shall not be permitted. No home occupation
shall require trash storage, trash pick-up, or sewage or water capacity
in excess of that required normally in single-family residential areas.
Clients are permitted by appointment between the hours of 8:00
am and 9:00 pm only, and regulated in such a fashion so that parking
on-lot is available for their use.
Use A-11: Livestock: The keeping of horses and livestock, excepting
pigs and poultry/fowl, provided that the premises shall have a minimum
lot size of three acres and provided that all buildings, pastures,
yards and portions of the premises used for said animals shall be
situated not less than 100 feet from any road line or property line
of an adjoining lot.
Use A-12: No Impact Home-Based Business. A business or commercial
activity administered or conducted as an accessory use; which is clearly
secondary to the use as a residential dwelling; and which involves
no customer, client or patient traffic-whether vehicular or pedestrian,
pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises- in
excess of those normally associated with residential use. The business
or commercial activity must satisfy the following requirements:
The business activity may not use any equipment or process which
generates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic
interference, including interference with radio, television or broadband
reception which is detectable in the neighborhood.
The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage
discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with
residential use in the neighborhood.
Use A-13: Outdoor Storage and Waste Disposal. The outdoor keeping
of junk, material, merchandise, abandoned or junked vehicles, or any
goods in an unroofed or open area, or unenclosed building for more
than 24 hours:
No part of a public right-of-way, buffer area, required front
yards, stormwater management systems, or required parking spaces shall
be used for outdoor storage.
Where permitted, outside accessory storage areas shall occupy
an area less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the ground floor area
of the principal building or structure.
Outdoor storage area shall be shielded from public view and
adjoining properties on ground level by fencing, walls, or high intensity
landscaping sufficient to screen the storage area.
The parking of tractor trailers, vans, and company vehicles
which supply or service establishments shall only be permitted in
commercial and industrial districts in the Borough.
The practice of storing or depositing any abandoned or junked
automobiles, vehicles, machinery or discarded equipment of any kind,
or parts thereof, in or on any public or private property, vacant
or occupied within the Borough of Schwenksville shall be deemed to
be and constitute a nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, flammable or explosive
materials and raw materials shall be enclosed by walls which measure
a minimum of 6 feet in height in order to shield the facilities from
the direct view of any adjacent property and to prevent the access
of children and other members of the general public.
No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such
form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural
causes or forces. All material or wastes which might cause fumes or
dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise
be attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only
in closed, sealed containers.
All outdoor storage and/or waste disposal areas must be located
within the building envelope, as created by the yard setback requirements.
In addition, no outdoor storage and/or waste disposal area shall be
located between the primary building(s) on a site and public streets,
nor shall it be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any side
or rear property line, nor fifteen (15) feet from any structure or
lot.
Use A-14: Recreational Vehicles. A vehicle built on a single
chassis; 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal
projection; designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by
a light duty truck; designed primarily not for use a permanent dwelling
but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel,
or seasonal use.
Use A-15: Roadside Stand: Either temporary or permanent, for
the sale of agricultural and/or home products produced on the same
lot on which the stand is located shall be permitted under the following
conditions:
A roadside stand erected upon a permanent foundation shall be
erected in strict conformity with the regulations of the district
wherein it is located, including all yard setbacks.
A roadside stand without a permanent foundation is considered
temporary, and shall be located not less than 20 feet from any street
line, and shall be dismantled for a minimum of four consecutive months
for every eight consecutive months erected.
Parking for stopping vehicles shall be provided off the paved
portion of the street and shall be of sufficient width so as not to
interfere with the safety of traffic stopping or using the street.
Parking nearer than 50 feet to an intersection shall not be permitted.
No produce, goods, signs, or other impediments shall be placed or
located upon the lot in such a manner as to interfere with parking.
Use A-16: Swimming Pool. A body of water or receptacle for water
having a depth at any point greater than twelve (12) inches which
is primarily used or intended to be used for swimming or bathing.
Wading pools are exempt from these provisions and are considered temporary
pools if made of plastic, light metal, or other light duty materials
which do not exceed a full volume depth of twelve (12) inches at the
lowest point, and which are completely emptied of water when not in
use:
A swimming pool, filters, pumps and other mechanical equipment
shall not be permitted in the front yard and shall conform to the
rear and side yard setbacks of the applicable zoning district.
Swimming pools, whether above or below ground, not removed prior
to the first day of November each year shall be considered permanent
and are required to meet the zoning district requirements with respect
to impervious surface.
At the time of application for a zoning permit it shall be demonstrated
that the drainage, including stormwater runoff, for a pool is adequate
and will not interfere with the water supply system, existing sewage
facilities, public streets, and shall not drain onto a neighboring
property.
Water contained in swimming pools must be kept healthy and sanitary
at all times and shall not emit offensive odor that creates a nuisance
or unhealthy condition.
The pool shall meet current UCC regulations or shall be completely
enclosed by a fence or wall not less than 4 feet in height, with a
self-locking gate as access. In addition, swimming pools equipped
with elevated platforms or walkways that are at least 4 feet above
the ground need not be fenced if the design prevents access by ladders
or steps which can be made inaccessible and locked when not attended
or in use.
Use A-17: Tennis/Sports Court. A recreational playing court
accessory to residential properties for the sport or game intended.
The court consists of the playing surfaces and any structures designed
to contain the playing area surrounding the court:
The outer edge of the playing area, including any fence designed
to contain the playing area, may not be located closer than 10 feet
from any property line, and may not be located in the front yard restricted
area.
Birds shall be provided with a shelter having a roof and at
least three enclosed sides and shall be contained within a fenced
area. A building permit shall be required for the shelter.
Shelters and fenced areas surrounding shelters shall only be
located in the rear yard or side yard; all shelters and fenced areas
must be located at least ten (10) feet from any residence and property
line.
No birds shall be allowed to range or shelter, nor shall a shelter
or fenced areas use for the purpose of keeping birds shall be located,
in whole or in part, within a riparian corridor conservation area.
Use A-19: Recreational Sporting Vehicle. A vehicle or equipment
designed for outdoor recreational use that is not otherwise defined
as a recreational vehicle, which is not licensed or equipped for use
on public roads, and includes but is not limited to all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), dirt bikes, go-karts, golf carts, boats, jet-skis, snowmobiles,
and any other similar vehicles.
Use A-20: Outdoor Donation Bins. A closed container that has
an opening through which new or used clothing and other donated items
can be deposited and stored temporarily.
A donation bin shall be permitted only on property in the IN
Institutional Zoning District, provided that the bin is not placed
within five hundred (500) feet of any residential use or property.
No donation bin shall be placed within twenty (20) feet of any
driveway, intersection, or in a location which would interfere with
sight lines for circulation of vehicles or passage of pedestrians.
A bin may be placed or caused to be placed provided that the
property owner or the property owner's authorized agent has provided
written permission to the owner or operator of the donation bin for
the placement of the donation bin on the property.
A bin shall be in good working order and shall be kept free
of graffiti. Each donation bin shall be regularly emptied and maintained
so that the area surrounding the donation bin remains free and clear
of any clothing, other donated items and debris.
Use B-1: Art Studio. A facility used for providing to the public
instruction in the performing and visual arts, including dance, music,
theater, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and the processing
of photographs produced only by the users of the studio facilities.
Use B-2: Automotive Sales. Automotive sales use includes facilities
for the sale or lease of new or used automobiles, motorcycles, trailers,
trucks, and the like. Facilities may include showroom, office, display
parking, and service/repair:
All repairs of motor vehicles shall be performed within a completely
enclosed and roofed building, except that body repairs and/or painting
shall not be permitted. Outdoor storage of tools, equipment and supplies
is not permitted.
Parking, storage, and/or display of vehicles or supplies shall
not be permitted within the front yard and shall otherwise be done
within the building setback envelope.
Collective accessory uses to the principal use of selling or
leasing shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the premises
and must be conducted in direct relationship to the principal use.
Use B-3: Bank. A financial establishment where the primary use is
the processing of credit or monetary transactions, including a savings
and loan association, credit union, and other financial establishment.
Use B-4: Club: A group of individuals, together with buildings and
facilities owned or operated by an association, corporation, or other
legal entity, convening for educational, social, or recreational purposes,
not incidental to other business, and not operated primarily for profit,
or to render a service that is customarily carried on as a business
enterprise:
The use shall be for dues-paying members and their authorized
guests only, and such use shall not be open to the general public,
except for special fund raising events.
Use B-5: Convenience Store/Mini-Market. An individual store where
retail trade intended for quick sale and carry-out is the principal
use which offers for sale household items, newspapers, magazines,
prepackaged food items and other freshly prepared foods for off-premise
consumption.
Use B-7: Dry Cleaners (On-Site). Facilities or shops specializing
in or providing on-site processing for laundry, dry-cleaning, and/or
clothes pressing. Automated coin operated facilities are included
in this category if they contain cleaning machinery other than commercial
washers utilizing common detergents. Dry cleaning shops which do not
contain on-site processing equipment are treated as drop-off centers
and are not required to meet the conditions below:
A truck-parking zone must be designated near the most convenient
access to the building, for purposes of servicing the on-site processing
equipment. This zone must be large enough to accommodate the vehicle(s)
used for servicing, and cannot interfere with required parking spaces
or vehicle aisles.
Use B-8. Medical Marijuana Dispensary. A dispensary, issued a permit
by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to dispense medical marijuana
and which sells medical marijuana to the ultimate consumer.
The establishment and operation of the dispensary shall fully
comply with the Medical Marijuana Act and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
Use B-9. Pharmacy. The art, practice, or profession of preparing,
preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs or cosmetic
material. A pharmacy which displays more than 40% of the gross floor
area of the pharmacy in food products normally sold in grocery stores
shall be considered a retail store use.
Use B-10: Funeral Home. A building or portions thereof used
for human funeral services. Such facilities may contain provisions
for chapel, embalming, viewing, and other services used in preparation
of the dead, including the storage of caskets, supplies, and funeral
vehicles.
Use B-11: Hotel/Motel/Inn. A facility, not meeting the definition
of a dwelling or dwelling unit, offering transient lodging accommodations
on a daily or weekly basis to the general public, having access to
the accommodations only through a central lobby, and providing additional
services such as restaurants, meeting rooms and recreational facilities.
Accessory uses other than a restaurant located on the ground
floor, shall be limited in use to paying guests of the hotel. The
use must have access to a collector or arterial highway.
Use B-12: Laundry (Self-Service): A business or use that provides
washing, cleaning, and drying machines to be used by retail customers
on the premises.
Use B-13: Mixed-Use Building: A building, use, or structure
comprised of at least two uses from the following categories: (1)
retail, (2) office or institutional, or (3) residential.
The first floor use(s) must include a retail use(s); retail
use(s) must occupy the majority of ground-floor uses, and must have
windows on the front facade. An office use is permitted on the first
floor provided the Applicant provides evidence that a retail use is
not feasible.
Only those uses listed in § 176-305.B.13.e.I through
III below and no other may be permitted within B-13: Mixed-Use Building,
provided that the use is also specifically permitted in the respective
zoning district in question. By way of example only, and not limitation,
if B-18: Retail Shop is not permitted in the zoning district in question,
such uses are not permitted within B-13: Mixed Use Buildings in said
zoning district, notwithstanding B-18: Retail Shop being included
as a permitted use in the following list.
At least eight hundred (800) square feet or twenty-five (25)
percent of the lot area (whichever is greater) on lots with street
frontage of less than fifty (50) feet; or
Use B-14: Personal Care Business. A personal care business requires
direct, physical contact with the customer in the performance of a
personal service; such uses generally but do not always require a
license from one of the Boards and Commissions under the auspices
of the Commonwealth Department of State's Bureau of Professional and
Occupational Affairs, and shall include such uses as barber, beautician,
nail manicure, and tattooing.
Use B-15: Professional Service Business: Such use shall include
businesses which typically offer service in conjunction with the sale
of goods. Such uses differ from retail or office businesses in that
the customer area is usually separated from the service area, and
some form of laboratory, fabrication area or processing area is necessary.
Such use includes but is not limited to shoe repair, tailor, photography
studio, copying service, eyeglass labs, dry cleaning establishments
which do not have any on-site cleaning equipment or processes other
than clothes pressing and/or alterations, and other similar uses,
unless otherwise provided for in this Ordinance.
Use B-16: Repair Shop. A repair shop shall include any business
where the primary function is the repair of items such as appliances,
bicycles, computers, lawn mowers, locks, stereos, televisions or other
entertainment equipment, watches, small business or electronic machines,
and similar products:
Use B-17: Restaurant: A building or an area within a building
where food and beverages are sold for direct consumption on the premises
to persons seated within the building, excluding facilities with prepared
food service within a grocery store or delicatessen.
Restaurants specializing in take-out service, or with less than
twenty (20) percent of their gross leasable floor area devoted to
seating, shall be classified as B-19: Retail Take-Out Foods.
The outdoor area must be physically separated from the public
or parking areas by a railing, fence, deck, planting boxes, by similar
means having the same effect, or a combination thereof.
Use B-18: Retail Shop. A building, property, or activity the
principal use of which is the sale of goods, products, materials,
or services directly to the consumer for personal or household use
and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.
Use B-19: Retail Take-Out Foods: Such use shall include shops
dedicated to the retail sale of foods which are assembled or dispensed
on the premises, primarily for take-out; and which may customarily
also provide a sit-down area, provided the sit-down area is incidental
to the take-out function and does not occupy more than twenty (20)
percent of the gross leasable floor area of the use. Such a requirement
is necessary to distinguish this use from restaurant service.
A transportation impact study shall be required, if greater than 5,000 square feet of commercial space, pursuant to § 176-2015, unless waived by Borough Council.
If proposed in the VC-2 District, when any part of the building
in use is within 100 feet of a Town Access point to the Perkiomen
Trail, pedestrian service windows or customer entrances shall be included
on both the front facade (Main Street) and closer to the trail where
physically feasible.
If a pedestrian service window is proposed, such a service window,
with all designated waiting or checkout line areas, shall be at least
10 feet from all driveways or internal vehicle circulation lanes,
and physically separated by a railing, fence, deck, planting boxes,
or other means having the same effect, or a combination thereof.
Any proposed outdoor seating areas proposed shall meet the requirements
of B.17.b. above, and shall be located at least 10 feet from all driveways
or internal vehicle circulation lanes.
Use B-20: Service or Gas Station. Any area of land, including
structures thereon or any building or part thereof, that is used for
the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel or accessories and
which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing or
otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but which shall not include painting
or body and fender repairs, nor the display or offering of motor vehicles
for sale.
Such use may include facilities for the limited sale of convenience
items as an accessory use, provided parking requirements for the retail
area are satisfied and that the area dedicated to convenience retail
items does not exceed 1,500 square feet of gross floor area.
All activities except those to be performed at the fuel or air
pumps shall be performed within a completely enclosed and roofed building.
Outdoor storage is not permitted.
Use B-21: Tavern/Bar: Any premises
wherein alcoholic beverages are served or sold at retail for consumption
on the premises, of which the principal business is the sale of such
beverages, and where the sale of such beverages comprises at least
75% or more of gross receipts. It shall not include establishments
where alcoholic beverages are sold in conjunction with the sale of
food consumed on the premises, and where the sale of the alcohol comprises
less than 25% of the gross receipts.
Uses must preserve, utilize and/or maintain an existing building in a manner that is consistent with the character of this section of Main Street, the purpose of the VC-2 Zoning District (§ 176-1200), and the Main Street Schwenksville Streetscape Plan and Design Guidelines.
Transportation impact study. The Borough may require a transportation impact study as a part of its evaluation of application for Use B-25. In the case that a transportation impact study is required, the requirements of § 176-2015 shall apply.
All proposed uses shall provide shared access, access easements,
consistent grading and driveway interconnections with adjoining lots
when required by the Borough. Should the Borough require shared access
between multiple users or multiple lots, or should an applicant voluntarily
provide shared access between multiple users or multiple lots, the
following requirements and conditions shall apply:
When two or more abutting lots share an access driveway, that
driveway shall be designed as the main access to those lots, and one
or more existing access driveways shall then be closed.
Where development of three or more adjoining parcels consolidates
vehicular access into one shared driveway, that driveway may be upgraded
into a medium volume (between 1,500 and 3,000 vehicle trips per day)
driveway according to PennDOT standards.
Access easements and maintenance agreements or other suitable
legal mechanisms shall be provided, acceptable to the Borough in consultation
with the Borough Solicitor.
Liability safeguards for all property owners and lessees served
by the shared access shall be guaranteed to the satisfaction of the
Borough in consultation with the Borough Solicitor.
Use B-22: Pet Grooming: A commercial use dedicated to the grooming
of dogs and cats. Such use shall also include the administrative offices
of any mobile business where the primary activity of pet grooming
takes place within a motor vehicle or in temporary accommodations
not within a building.
Use B-23: Veterinary Clinic: Such use shall include the office
of a veterinarian with accessory animal pens, which shall not be allowed
as a primary use.
Use B-24 Brewery/Brewpub: An establishment that includes the
on-premises production of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine,
cider and distilled liquors, and primarily sells its beverages on
site, either for on- or off-premises consumption. The area used for
brewing, distilling, bottling, and kegging shall not exceed 50% of
the total gross leasable floor area. The brewery/brewpub must be licensed
by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board or any successor agency of
the commonwealth. Must comply with the following regulations.
Uses must preserve, utilize and/or maintain an existing building in a manner that is consistent with the character of this section of Main Street, the purpose of the Village Commercial Zoning Districts, District (§ 176-1100, § 176-1200), and the Main Street Schwenksville Streetscape Plan and Design Guidelines.
Transportation impact study. The Borough may require a transportation impact study as a part of its evaluation of application for Use B-24. In the case that a transportation impact study is required, the requirements of § 176-2015 shall apply.
All proposed uses shall provide shared access, access easements,
consistent grading and driveway interconnections with adjoining lots
when required by the Borough. Should the Borough require shared access
between multiple users or multiple lots, or should an applicant voluntarily
provide shared access between multiple users or multiple lots, the
following requirements and conditions shall apply:
When two or more abutting lots share an access driveway, that
driveway shall be designed as the main access to those lots, and one
or more existing access driveways shall then be closed.
Where development of three or more adjoining parcels consolidates
vehicular access into one shared driveway, that driveway may be upgraded
into a medium-volume (between 1,500 and 3,000 vehicle trips per day)
driveway according to PennDOT standards.
Access easements and maintenance agreements or other suitable
legal mechanisms shall be provided, acceptable to the Borough in consultation
with the Borough Solicitor.
Liability safeguards for all property owners and lessees served
by the shared access shall be guaranteed to the satisfaction of the
Borough in consultation with the Borough Solicitor.
Use B-25 Artisanal Production/Retail Manufacturing: The on-site
production of hand-fabricated or hand-manufactured parts and custom
or craft consumer goods based on the skill and knowledge of the artisan
and the use of hand tools or small-scale, light mechanical equipment.
This involves such activities of small bakeries, candy making or the
custom production of artisan products including but not limited to
apparel manufacturing, cabinetry, furniture making, glass working,
jewelry making, metal working, pottery, sculpture, woodworking, leatherworking,
and their substantial equivalents. Showrooms and the ancillary sales
of goods produced on site are permitted. Must comply with the following
regulations.
Uses must preserve, utilize and/or maintain an existing building in a manner that is consistent with the character of this section of Main Street, the purpose of the Village Commercial Zoning Districts, District (§ 176-1100, § 176-1200), and the Main Street Schwenksville Streetscape Plan and Design Guidelines.
Transportation impact study. The Borough may require a transportation impact study as a part of its evaluation of application for Use B-25. In the case that a transportation impact study is required, the requirements of § 176-2015 shall apply.
All proposed uses shall provide shared access, access easements,
consistent grading and driveway interconnections with adjoining lots
when required by the Borough. Should the Borough require shared access
between multiple users or multiple lots, or should an applicant voluntarily
provide shared access between multiple users or multiple lots, the
following requirements and conditions shall apply:
When two or more abutting lots share an access driveway, that
driveway shall be designed as the main access to those lots, and one
or more existing access driveways shall then be closed.
Where development of three or more adjoining parcels consolidates
vehicular access into one shared driveway, that driveway may be upgraded
into a medium-volume (between 1,500 and 3,000 vehicle trips per day)
driveway according to PennDOT standards.
Access easements and maintenance agreements or other suitable
legal mechanisms shall be provided, acceptable to the Borough in consultation
with the Borough Solicitor.
Liability safeguards for all property owners and lessees served
by the shared access shall be guaranteed to the satisfaction of the
Borough in consultation with the Borough Solicitor.
Use C-1: Adult/Child Day Care: Such use shall include a day nursery,
nursery school, kindergarten, or other agency giving day care to children
or senior citizens, and shall be the primary use on the lot, parcel,
or premises:
Where no more than 10 individuals are to be provided day care,
the minimum lot size shall be one-half acre. An additional one-half
acre shall be provided for each additional group of 10 individuals,
or fraction thereof, of design capacity.
Outdoor play areas shall be screened according to the provisions
of this Ordinance so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate
noise and nuisance.
In all residential districts the use shall be permitted only
as an accessory use to a place of worship; as an accessory use to
a dwelling, it shall conform to Use A-10: Home Child Day-Care Facilities.
Use C-2: Cemetery: Land used or intended to be used for the burial
of the dead, dedicated for such purposes and licensed by the state
authority having jurisdiction. It includes crematoria, mausoleums,
and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries
of the cemetery:
No more than 10 percent of the area, to a maximum of 1 acre,
may be devoted to above-ground buildings not serving as burial markers,
memorials, such as business and administrative offices, maintenance
facilities bath-houses, greenhouses, work houses, repair shops, and
the like. This restriction includes parking facilities.
A 40 foot screening or opaque buffer strip, unoccupied except
for landscaping and walkways, shall be provided between any building
or burial site and the cemetery property line.
Use C-3: Conservation/Recreation: A lot parcel, or area of land which
is dedicated or deed-restricted for open space, forest, stream, or
wildlife preservation, or for some other general conservation purpose.
Areas so dedicated in conjunction with subdivision or land development
plans shall follow the district guidelines, and deed-restricted open
space areas shall follow the open space provisions of this Ordinance.
Such use shall also include a recreational facility or park, owned
or operated by the Borough or other governmental agency.
Use C-5: Client-Based Social Service Provider. A type of general
office or organization consisting of a facility that provides on-site
assistance to persons with limited ability for self-care who reside
off-premises. This term includes a facility that provides assistance
for psychological, psychiatric, and/or medical problems, employment,
welfare, well-being, hunger relief, and other similar forms of assistance.
Use C-6: Group Supervision Facility: An establishment that provides
a home, including room and board, to persons released from or under
the jurisdiction of a governmental bureau of corrections or similar
institution. The total number of permanent residents and full-time
staff upon the premises shall not exceed five, and the supervision
shall be provided by licensed and certified adults (professionals)
whose number shall be determined as certified by the supporting agency.
One licensed and certified adult shall be available for the residents
on a twenty-four-hour-a-day basis. The following conditions shall
also be met to be eligible for special exception.
The lot on which the group supervision facility is located shall
be at least 1,000 feet from any lot on which another group supervision
facility is located (such distance shall be measured to the nearest
point on the other lot).
For a group supervision facility, one on-site, off-street parking
space shall be provided for each employee on duty and one on-site,
off-street parking space shall be provided for every two residents.
All other applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Building
Code, Fire Code, and all other applicable Borough and state ordinances
shall be met. The lot must conform to the minimum frontage, width,
area and yard requirements of the district in which it is situated,
and shall not be reduced.
Exclusions. Individuals convicted of, pleading guilty to, charged
with, arrested for, etc., any of the following offenses shall not
be qualified for a group supervision facility:
Use C-7: Art Gallery: A public or private facility that is operated
as an exhibition space for individual art pieces not mass produced,
consisting of one or more of the following: paintings, drawings, etchings,
sculptures, or photographic prints; may include the sale or loan of
the individual art pieces or the sale of related objects and services.
Use C-8: Library/Museum: Such use shall include a library or museum
open to the public or connected with a permitted educational use,
conducted as a non-profit operation, and not conducted as a private,
gainful business.
Use C-10: Place of Worship: A church, synagogue, temple, mosque,
or other place of religious worship, including any accessory use or
structure, such as administrative facilities, education or day-care
facilities or dwelling located on the same lot. If the place of worship
is located on a parcel of property in conjunction with a school as
defined in this article, the minimum lot size shall be 10 acres, and
use conditions associated with schools shall also apply.
Use C-11: Retirement Community: A multifamily dwelling for older
persons with accessory facilities for residents only, including meal
services, passive recreation areas, general store, dry-cleaning service,
pharmacy, laundromat, dining areas, craft room, library, music room,
medical examination area, and a barber/beauty salon. The principal
occupant of said retirement community shall not be less than 62 years
of age.
Use C-12: School - Public/Private: A facility, building, lot,
parcel, use, or group of facilities, buildings, and uses that provides
a broad educational curriculum to individuals enrolled therein, and
is licensed by the State Department of Education, including private
and public kindergartens, elementary, junior and senior high schools,
colleges, universities, and theological schools.
Use D-1: Office Building: Such use shall include a building, structure,
or use containing single or multiple tenant spaces in which the uses
are primarily office functions in nature. While client and non-client
office use is permitted, retail as an accessory use is not permitted.
With the exception of first floor uses facing public streets, all
uses have access through main building entrances.
Use D-2: Professional Office: Such use shall include an office for
an architect, accountant, engineer, insurance agent, lawyer, real
estate broker, travel agency, advertising, manufacturer's representative,
including such assistants as are necessary to perform the service,
and similar offices which do not include the exchange or delivery
of merchandise on the premises or storage of goods which are more
than accessory to a standard office environment. Such use shall exclude
dental, health, medical or personal care uses.
Use D-3: Medical Clinic or Office: Such use shall include an office
for the practice of one or more dentists, doctors, chiropractors,
or other allied medical personnel or practices, used for the diagnosis,
examination, surgery, or other treatment of persons as outpatients.
Such use may include uses such as reception areas, waiting area, consultation
rooms, X-ray and minor operating rooms and a dispensary, providing
that all such uses have access only from the interior of the building
or structure.
Use E-1: Athletic Club: A building, facility or structure, which
through membership and/or compensation, offers facilities and programs
operated by a non-governmental agency for athletic, health or recreational
workout and training, including but not limited to gymnasiums, exercise
and weight rooms, game courts, locker rooms, jacuzzi and sauna, reduction
and tanning salons, weight control programs, classes, group instruction,
and accessory pro and health food snack shops.
Outdoor play courts, if provided, shall meet approved playing
size standards exclusive of any required buffer areas or setback requirements,
and shall meet those applicable district requirements for buffers
and setbacks.
If outdoor play courts are provided, a 25-foot wide screening
buffer is required to surround the playing area, which shall be landscaped
according to the applicable standards of this Chapter and of the SALDO.
Use E-2: Indoor Recreation: An indoor facility designed to accommodate
sports such as bowling, ice skating, roller skating, roller blading,
skateboarding, roller ball and similar activities.
Such enterprises as bowling alleys, target shooting or other
activities generating excessive noises or vibrations shall be permitted
only in buildings so constructed and equipped that noise and vibration
are not transmitted to nearby properties, businesses, offices and
homes.
Use E-3: Movie Theater: A building, structure, or use, primarily
designed for the showing of on-screen films, movies, or videos, with
1 or more theaters for viewing:
Theaters containing more than 2 screens shall provide pedestrian
stacking room on sidewalk areas located directly adjacent to the building
or show box entrance, sufficient to contain 50 persons per screen,
in single-file lanes. Pedestrian stacking lanes shall be separated
from vehicular traffic flow areas.
Use E-4: Outdoor Recreation: Outdoor recreation, including public
or private miniature golf courses, ball courts, tennis courts, ball
fields, trails, and similar uses which are not enclosed in buildings
and are operated on a commercial or membership basis, primarily for
the use of patrons who do not reside on the same lot or premises.
Outdoor recreation shall not include an amusement park, public campground,
or other uses specifically provided for in this Ordinance.
Use E-5: Theater (Performing): An indoor facility, theater or auditorium,
or other building or structure designed, intended, or used primarily
for dance, dramatic, oratorical, musical, or other performance purposes.
Vehicles awaiting repair may not be stored outdoors more than
20 days. Junk vehicles must be stored or disposed of in accordance
with Use A-13: Outdoor Storage and Waste Disposal, and with the Borough's
Property Maintenance Code.
Use F-2: Building Supply: The retail sale or wholesale of building
supplies such as bricks, concrete, lumber, plumbing, roofing materials,
doors, windows, and similar products typically purchased for construction
and repair of buildings, whether as a primary or accessory use:
All products shall be either stored or displayed behind areas
which are clearly defined for such purpose, such as completely enclosed
fences, walls or other structures.
Use F-3: Car Wash. A building, structure or area of land with machine
or hand operated facilities used principally for the cleaning, detailing,
polishing, washing or waxing of motor vehicles:
Automatic car washes shall provide sufficient on-site stacking
lanes to accommodate a minimum of fifteen vehicles. Self-service car
washes shall provide sufficient on-site stacking lanes to accommodate
four vehicles per washing bay.
Use F-5: Contracting Shop: Such use includes offices and supply/fabrication
shops for services rendered in the building trades, including cabinet-making,
carpentry, cement, electric, furniture-making, heating, painting,
plumbing, roofing, and the like, provided that all tools and vehicles
are located indoors wherever possible.
Use F-6: Kennel: An establishment licensed by the state to operate
and house cats, dogs, or other permitted household pets, and where
grooming, breeding, boarding, training or selling of animals is conducted
for profit:
Any outdoor animal enclosures or runways shall be kept a minimum
of two hundred (200') feet from any property line, and are not to
be used for the overnight boarding of animals.
Multifamily Uses: The provision of more than two dwelling units per
building, or the provision of at least one dwelling unit in a B-13:
Mixed Use Building, shall be defined and governed by this subsection.
Use G-1a: Multifamily Unit: One or more dwelling units, within
each of which resides a single family, contained in a building classified
as Use B-13: Mixed Use Building, and no other.
Use G-1b: Multifamily Building: A multifamily dwelling is a
single, detached, residential building containing at least three (3)
permanent dwelling units in a variety of combinations, including side-by-side,
over and under, or back-to-back with another dwelling unit.
Inner Court. The least dimension of an inner court shall not
be less than the full height of the walls enclosing such court, and
in no case shall be less than 50 feet. An open, unobstructed passageway
shall be provided at the grade level of each inner court, with a maximum
height of fourteen feet (14'), and maximum width of twelve feet (12').
Such passage way shall have a cross-section area, sufficient headroom
to permit the passage of fire-fighting equipment, and shall be continuous
from the inner court to a yard or an unobstructed open area between
buildings.
Parking spaces shall be located as conveniently as possible
to the dwelling units and may be common or shared areas. All parking
must be designed so that cars may enter and leave without the need
to move other parked vehicles.
Use of a dwelling unit and of accessory uses that relate to
business activity are not permitted, except as permitted by Use A-12:
No-Impact Home-Based Business.
Each G-1b: Multifamily Building use with at least
twelve (12) dwelling units shall have no more than 80% of one bedroom
type (an efficiency unit shall be considered separately from a one-bedroom
unit).
Use G-2: Single-Family Attached (Townhouse): A townhouse or rowhouse
is a single-family attached or semi-detached dwelling within a multi-dwelling
building, consisting of at least three (3) such dwelling units, with
each unit occupying the total space from ground to roof, and joined
to each other by not more than two (2) vertical, common party walls,
which also serve as the lot line dividing the properties. Townhouses
may be one- (1), two- (2), or three- (3) level dwelling units, provided
they do not exceed the district height limitation:
Use G-3: Single-Family Detached Dwelling: A dwelling unit designed
and used exclusively as the residence for only one family unit, that
is the only dwelling unit located on the parcel it is situated on,
and that is not attached to any other structures or dwelling units,
except accessory structures permitted in this Ordinance:
A single-family dwelling unit may only contain one kitchen facility,
unless one of the kitchen facilities is located in a Use A-1: Accessory
Dwelling Unit.
Use G-4: Single-Family Semi-Detached (Twin): A dwelling unit in which
one side wall is a party wall in common with a neighboring dwelling
unit designed so that the vertical party wall separates two families,
and acts as the lot line dividing the properties, but it is otherwise
surrounded by required yard areas.
Side-Entry: Garage doors are perpendicular or radial to the
street which the front facade faces, but are permitted to remain attached
to the house. Any garage wall facing the street from which the lot
takes access shall not be bare or windowless, but shall be designed
and articulated the same as the rest of the house.
Use G-5: Two-Family Detached Dwelling (Duplex): A building having
two separate dwelling units, one over the other or side-by-side, so
that each unit shares one and only one common partition, which in
the case of a duplex is a horizontal partition:
The duplex must be located entirely on one (1) lot, with front,
rear, and two (2) side yards of the required depth for the district
in which it is located.