In addition to the general goals listed in the statement of purpose, § 129-102, and community development objectives, § 129-105, it is the overall purpose of this district to provide for small-scale residential and commercial uses that preserve the historic character of the Village of Sadsburyville specifically as follows:
A. 
Preserve the unique character of the Village of Sadsburyville by recognizing its historic attributes, context, and role in the development of the Township and the county.
B. 
Provide for mixed residential and commercial uses at a scale that respects historic use of the properties.
C. 
Provide opportunities for in-fill development and adaptive reuse of existing buildings that retain the size, scale and general character of the village.
D. 
Encourage and reinforce architectural styles that complement the type, form and massing of existing structures, and streetscape.
A. 
By-right uses. A building or other structure may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following purposes and no other.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) 
Two-family detached (duplex) and single-family semidetached (twin) dwellings.
(3) 
Agricultural uses pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1305.
(4) 
Individual retail stores for the sale of antiques, gifts, food, meat and poultry, drugs, flowers, dry goods, household goods, hardware, newspapers, stationery, jewelry, office supplies or similar items, not to exceed 1,800 square feet of gross usable floor area.
(5) 
Eating establishments limited to indoor seating and service and specifically excluding drive-in windows or service.
(6) 
Personal service shops, including, but not limited to, barbershops, beauty shops, real estate and insurance, tailor shops, photographic studios, shoe repair, dry cleaners, and funeral services excluding crematoriums.
(7) 
Individual professional or administrative offices not to exceed 1,800 square feet of gross usable floor area.
(8) 
Sadsbury Township municipal uses and governmental offices and facilities, including post office and similar service facilities that specifically promote Sadsburyville as a community focal center.
(9) 
Banks and financial institutions pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1309.
(10) 
Forestry, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 129-1205C(5) and § 129-1347 herein.
B. 
Special exception uses. A building may be erected, altered, or used and a lot may be used or occupied when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to Article XVIII herein:
(1) 
Day care facilities pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1313.
(2) 
Churches, synagogues, and similar religious institutions.
(3) 
Rooming houses and boardinghouses.
(4) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1310.
(5) 
Home occupation pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1318.
(6) 
Side yard adjustments as described in § 129-703.
(7) 
Residential conversion pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1333.
C. 
Conditional uses. A building or other structure may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot may be used for any one of the following uses when authorized as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, subject to § 129-1708, herein:
(1) 
Any residential dwelling unit, of not less than seven 750 square feet in floor area, as part of a commercial use within the same building.
(2) 
Special retail store, such as gift shop, antique shop or tack shop, or custom shop for making articles or products sold at retail on the premises, such as custom clothing, art, needlework, baked goods or confectionery, in a separate building not to exceed 500 square feet of gross usable floor area on the same lot as a single-family detached dwelling.
(3) 
Two-family.
(4) 
Multifamily units, including apartments.
(5) 
Single-family attached.
(6) 
Multiple uses permitted by right.
(7) 
Outdoor dining when ancillary to a restaurant use.
D. 
Accessory uses. Uses on the same lot with, and customarily incidental to, any of the foregoing uses pursuant to § 129-1302.
(1) 
Private garage or private parking areas pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1302.
(2) 
Signs pursuant to the provisions Article XV.
(3) 
No-impact home-based business, as defined in Article II.
(4) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided such are clearly incidental to the principal use, pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1302.
(5) 
Greenhouses as accessory to residential uses pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1302.
A. 
The following regulations shall be observed. Uses in the SV District shall be served by public water service and public sewer.
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width at building line: 50 feet.
(c) 
Width at street line: 50 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard dimension.
(a) 
Front yard.
[1] 
The minimum front yard setback may be determined by averaging the setbacks of adjacent existing dwellings provided adjacent buildings are a minimum of 20 feet from the right-of-way line.
[2] 
In no case shall the front setback be less than 20 feet from the right-of-way line.
(b) 
Side yard: 10 feet, but side yard may be reduced or exempted when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board where all of the following requirements are met:
[1] 
The adjacent lot owner agrees in writing, in recordable form.
[2] 
The topography and adjacent uses are compatible with such reduction.
[3] 
Adequate access is available to the rear of any building for use by emergency vehicles or service vehicles and access to the rear is consistent with the use of the premises.
(c) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(3) 
Maximum coverage (impervious):
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage for residential uses: 60%.
(b) 
Maximum lot coverage for nonresidential uses: 80%.
(c) 
Maximum building coverage: 30%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(5) 
Residential density: Where a conditional use is granted for a mixed use that includes residential units, each unit shall have a minimum of 750 square feet of living space and be restricted to the second and third floor of the building. Any nonresidential use shall be limited to the first floor.
(6) 
Maximum residential density limitation (computed separately from other uses on the tract) shall be no greater than four units per acre for single-family units and six units per acre for duplex and twin units and townhouses and eight units per acre for multifamily units, including apartments.
All new development proposed for Sadsburyville Village, as well as the rehabilitation, alteration, or modification of existing development within the Village District, shall comply with the following design standards in addition to the general design standards delineated in Article XIV.
A. 
New development proposed for Sadsburyville Village should be designed to complement the historic character of the Village as well as the overall rural character of the Township in terms of building placement, building style, construction materials, and site design.
B. 
The removal of mature trees and site vegetation shall be minimized.
C. 
Every effort shall be made to locate new structures in such a manner as to minimize changes to the existing contours and original topography of the site.
D. 
New land uses shall be constructed in accordance with a traditional grid system extending the existing pattern where possible. Curvilinear streets shall be discouraged.
E. 
A pedestrian orientation shall be maintained and sidewalks encouraged where appropriate.
F. 
Parking for all uses shall be located in the side or rear yard of buildings. Parking for commercial uses shall not be permitted in front yards.
G. 
The use of alleys is encouraged as a means of accessing off-street parking; however, driveways may be used to encourage the adaptive reuse of existing structures.
H. 
All activities shall be conducted within enclosed buildings and outdoor storage of merchandise, equipment, or similar items or materials is prohibited.
I. 
Mechanical systems, trash receptacles and dumpsters shall be located in rear or side yard and shall be screened from view.
J. 
The rehabilitation, alteration, or modification of buildings and structures located in Sadsburyville Village that contribute to the historic character of the village should be encouraged to comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as described below:
(1) 
Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property that requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose.
(2) 
The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible.
(3) 
All buildings, structures and site shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations which have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged.
(4) 
Changes which have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment; these changes may have acquired significance in their own right and this significance shall be recognized and respected.
(5) 
Distinctive architectural features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
(6) 
Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced wherever possible.
(7) 
The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible.
(8) 
Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and preserve archeological resources affected by, or adjacent to, any acquisition, stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or reconstruction project.
(9) 
Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historic architectural or cultural materials, and such design is compatible with the size, scale, color, materials, and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment.
(10) 
Whenever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired.
Unless modified by the provisions contained in Section 504, the Sadsburyville Village District Design Standards,[1] the following design standards shall apply.
A. 
Sign regulations shall comply with provisions contained in Article XV.
B. 
The supplemental regulations contained in Article XIII shall apply to uses in this district.
C. 
The general regulations contained in Article XIV shall apply to uses in this district.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.