The MRC Mixed Residential Community Overlay District provides for residential uses in densities consistent with a small Borough setting. It is intended to encourage development of a variety of residential uses in a coordinated manner that is consistent with established development patterns in the Borough while setting aside open space areas for community enjoyment. The MRC Mixed Residential Community Overlay District shall overlay all existing and hereinafter created underlying zoning districts for those parcels and/or lots designated MRC Mixed Residential Community Overlay District on the Zoning Map.
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no others:
A. 
Conditional use.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) 
Two-family dwelling.
(3) 
Townhouse.
(4) 
Minor home occupations [reference § 525-54A(1), Use A1].
(5) 
Accessory residential buildings, fences, swimming pools, antennas, masts, and parking [reference § 525-54F(1) through (8), Uses F1 through F8].
(6) 
Garage or yard sale [reference § 525-54F(2), Use F2].
(7) 
Temporary structure [reference § 525-54F(3), Use F3].
(8) 
Temporary community event [reference § 525-54F(4), Use F4].
(9) 
Signs, in accordance with the provisions of Article XV applicable to the R-3 Residential District.
A. 
Single-family detached dwellings. In accordance with the R-1 District standards of § 525-18.
B. 
Two-family dwellings and townhouses.
(1) 
Minimum lot area per dwelling:
(a) 
Two family: 3,000 square feet.
(b) 
Townhouse: 2,200 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width per dwelling at building and curbline:
(a) 
Two family: 30 feet.
(b) 
Townhouse: 20 feet.
(3) 
Minimum area per structure:
(a) 
Two family: 6,000 square feet.
(b) 
Townhouse: 7,500 square feet.
(4) 
Maximum lot coverage:
(a) 
Two family: 55%.
(b) 
Townhouse: 75%.
(5) 
Minimum front yard: 20 feet, except as provided in § 525-56C(2).
(6) 
Minimum side yard: 10 feet.
(7) 
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(8) 
Accessory building setback: five feet.
(9) 
Minimum building separation: 25 feet.
(10) 
Maximum number of units: six units per structure.
The following design standards shall apply in the MRC Mixed Residential Community Overlay District:
A. 
To assure a mix of residential dwelling types consistent with the varied housing types traditionally found in the Borough:
(1) 
Twenty percent or more of the dwellings in an MRC Overlay development shall be single-family detached dwellings.
(2) 
Twenty percent or more of the dwellings in an MRC Overlay development shall be two-family dwellings.
(3) 
Twenty percent or more of the dwellings in an MRC Overlay development shall be townhouses.
B. 
Single-family detached dwellings shall be located on that portion of an MRC Overlay District development tract where the base zoning district at the time of adoption of this amendment to this chapter is R-1 District.
C. 
All other dwelling types shall be located on that portion of an MRC Overlay District development tract where the base zoning district at the time of adoption of this amendment to this chapter is R-2 District or PN District.
D. 
Sidewalks shall be subject to regulation pursuant to § 450-48 of Chapter 450, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Borough of Spring City, as amended.
E. 
Landscaping shall be subject to regulation pursuant to § 450-58 of Chapter 450, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Borough of Spring City, as amended.
F. 
Open space and recreational areas shall be subject to regulation pursuant to § 450-60 of Chapter 450, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Borough of Spring City, as amended.
G. 
Where feasible, existing streets shall be extended and such proposed extensions shall be provided in concept during the conditional use process.
H. 
Off-Street Parking shall be in accordance with § 525-57 except that § 525-57C(2)(e) and (f) shall not apply and the following parking criteria shall apply to townhouse dwellings:
(1) 
The minimum parking requirement for a townhouse dwelling shall be two spaces per unit, plus 0.5 of a space for each dwelling unit to accommodate visitor parking. Two spaces for each townhouse dwelling shall be located off-street on the same parcel as the proposed use. On-street parking can be credited towards the off-street parking requirements for the additional 0.5 space required to accommodate visitor parking per townhouse dwelling.
I. 
Natural resource protection standards shall be in accordance with Article XIV, except that § 525-63B(2), C(1) and (2) shall not apply and instead the following shall apply:
(1) 
Twenty-five percent slope or steeper. No more than 15% of such areas shall be altered, regraded, or cleared for the purpose of locating residential units thereon.
(2) 
Woodlands in environmentally sensitive areas. No more than 20% of woodlands which overlap other environmentally sensitive areas shall be altered, regraded, or cleared for the purpose of locating residential units thereon. Environmentally sensitive areas include, but are limited to, floodplains, floodplain soils, steep slopes, wetlands, wetland margins, and lake or pond shorelines.
(3) 
Other woodlands. No more than 50% of woodlands which do not overlap other environmentally sensitive areas [as defined in Subsection I(2) above] shall be altered, regraded, or cleared for the purpose of locating residential units thereon.