Within the R-40 and R-20 Residential Zones, no premises, building
or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected
or altered to be used in whole or in part for any other than the following
purposes:
A. Single-family dwelling used as a residence by not more than one family.
B. Extended family dwelling. An extended family dwelling unit within
an extended family dwelling shall have separate cooking, sleeping,
and sanitary facilities from the principal dwelling unit. However,
an extended family dwelling unit shall be subject to the following
restrictions:
(1) An extended family dwelling unit shall not exceed 550 square feet
and shall not exceed one bedroom.
(2) An extended family dwelling unit shall share a common unseparated
entranceway and exit way with the principal dwelling unit.
(3) An extended family dwelling unit shall share common utility meters
with the principal dwelling unit.
(4) An extended family dwelling unit shall not be permitted in an two-family
house.
(5) Home occupations and professional offices shall not be permitted
in an extended family dwelling.
(6) A building permit for an extended family dwelling shall require evidence
of a recordation of a restrictive covenant, running with the land,
prohibiting occupancy by two families unrelated by blood or marriage
in any extended family dwelling.
C. Home occupations.
(1) All activities shall be conducted entirely within the home.
(2) There shall be no exterior storage or display of goods or materials
associated with the home occupation.
D. Professional offices. The use of a portion of a dwelling as a professional
office shall be permitted, provided that such use shall be restricted
to the first floor of the building and shall not exceed 25% of the
total floor area of the building.
Within the R-10 Zone no premises, building or structure shall
be used and no building or structure shall be erected or altered to
be used in whole or in part for any other than the following purposes:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) All uses permitted in the R-20 and R-40 Zones.
Within the R-15 Residential Zone, no premises, lot, building
or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected
or altered to be used in whole or in part for any other than the following
purposes:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) All uses permitted in the R-10 Zone.
(2) Two-family dwelling use as defined by §
28-1.2 of this chapter.
B. Special requirements for two-family dwellings.
(1) Minimum lot size shall be 22,500 square feet.
(2) Minimum floor area shall be a total of 1,750 square feet.
(3) Each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum floor area of 650 square
feet.
(4) Professional offices shall not be permitted.
(5) Each unit shall be supplied with two separate enclosed entrances
and the front entrance shall not open upon a common hall or stairway.
The following rooms shall be provided in each of the dwelling units:
living room, kitchen-dining room, and one or more bedrooms and a bathroom.
Each unit shall be supplied with a separate accessory storage area
with individual access.
(6) Two-family dwellings in new subdivisions of three acres or more shall
be limited to 1/2 the total number of dwellings to be built.
[Added 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 9-21, effective 9-6-2021]
A. General requirements. The following shall apply to a temporary storage
structure or temporary storage structure unit to be located upon residential
private property:
(1) The internal area shall be limited to a size of not less than 392
cubic feet (seven feet by seven feet by eight feet) and not greater
than 1,024 cubic feet (16 feet by eight feet by eight feet).
(2) The temporary storage structure or unit shall not contain advertising
or other writing, except to identify the manufacturer or owner of
the temporary storage structure or unit.
(3) No more than two temporary storage structures or units shall be located
on a single parcel of private property.
(4) At the time of application to the Zoning Officer for a zoning permit
for a temporary storage structure or unit, the applicant shall provide
a survey of the property. The Zoning Officer shall mark the survey
with the location the temporary storage structure unit is to be placed.
(5) A temporary storage structure unit may be placed on private residential
property only after a ten-day zoning permit is issued by the Zoning
Officer to the owner of such property. No fee shall be required for
issuance of an initial ten-day zoning permit.
(6) Should a period longer than 10 days be requested by the property
owner, a temporary storage structure or unit shall be permitted to
be placed and remain on the said private property, provided that:
(a)
A zoning permit extension application is submitted to the Zoning
Officer prior to the expiration of the initial ten-day period.
(b)
The fee for a zoning permit extension, pursuant to §
28-5.7C, shall be paid.
(c)
The permitted temporary storage structure or unit shall not
remain on such private property after the expiration of 90 consecutive
days unless a further extension zoning permit shall be applied for
and issued prior to the said expiration.
(7) In no event shall a temporary storage structure or unit remain on
private residential property for any period beyond 180 consecutive
days from the date of issuance of the initial permit.
(8) Permit requests for temporary storage structures or units on properties
not owned by the applicant shall be accompanied by an original written
consent of the owner, landlord or governing body of a tenant/condominium
association. This consent shall specify a requested location on the
property and the requested duration.
B. Where located.
(1) A temporary storage structure or unit is prohibited from being located
within a public right-of-way or in the front yard of a private property
except as may be approved otherwise by the Zoning Officer. No temporary
storage structure shall obstruct the visibility or free flow of pedestrian
or vehicular traffic.
(2) A temporary storage structure or unit shall be located in a driveway
or other property location at the furthest point from the street.
It shall be placed on the paved, off-street surfaces of the property
where such exist.
(3) The Zoning Officer shall determine the location on the private property
where the temporary storage structure unit shall be located. The Zoning
Officer's determination shall be guided by due consideration for accessibility
and safety.
C. Required permit fees. The zoning permit extension application for
any period following the expiration of the initial ten-day period
shall be accompanied by a permit fee as follows:
(1) For the first ninety-day period or less: a fee of $25.
(2) For the second period of 90 days thereafter: a fee of $50.
D. Enforcement; violations and penalties.
(1) The owner of private property within the Borough of Lincoln Park
upon which any temporary storage structure or unit is located without
the prior approval of the Zoning Officer required pursuant to this
section shall be subject to the penalties set forth below.
(2) The Zoning Officer, Fire Prevention Officer and the Police Department
shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this section.
(3) Any temporary storage structure or unit not in compliance with this
section is and shall be declared to be a public nuisance and may be
abated by the Borough at the expense of the owner of the private property,
the owner of the temporary storage structure or unit or other person
or legal entity deemed responsible.
(4) The owner of the private property, the owner of the temporary storage
structure or unit or other person or legal entity deemed responsible
for a temporary storage unit not removed within five days after the
date of a written notice of violation issued under this section shall
be subject to a summons to the Municipal Court of the Borough and
a fine.
(5) The fine to be determined under this section is as follows: Failure
to obtain the necessary permit or maintaining a temporary storage
structure or unit on the property beyond the maximum limit of 180
days will result in a fine up to $100 per day, per violation, beginning
on the sixth day after issuance of a notice of violation.