The height regulations do not apply to the following
projections and structures, provided that the height of any such projection
or structure above its base, or the average grade level if self-supporting,
shall not be greater than the shortest distance measured along a horizontal
plane from such base to any lot line:
A. Structures such as chimneys, water towers, standpipes,
flagpoles, television antennas or radio towers.
B. Structures on buildings, such as clock towers, cupolas,
water tanks, and other technical appurtenances, if such structures,
at any level, do not cover more than 25% of the roof on which they
are located.
C. Parapet walls or cornices solely for ornamental purposes
if not in excess of five feet in height.
E. Solar collectors shall be exempt from height requirements
so long as the collectors and related parts of the solar energy system
do not extend more than three feet above the roof of the building
upon which the solar system is mounted.
All dwelling units must conform to the minimum
habitable floor area as follows:
A. Single-family dwellings: 700 square feet per dwelling
unit.
B. Multifamily dwellings, two-family dwellings, and conversions:
500 square feet per dwelling unit.
No building may be erected, structurally altered
or relocated on land which is not adequately drained at all times.
A. Lot drainage. Lots shall be laid out and graded to
provide positive drainage away from proposed and existing buildings
and on-site sewage disposal facilities and to prevent the collection
of stormwater in pools. Topsoil shall be preserved and redistributed
as cover and shall be suitably planted with perennial grasses or ground
cover.
B. Nearby existing facilities. Where adequate existing
storm sewers are readily accessible, the developer must connect his
stormwater facilities to these existing storm sewers.
C. Open drainageways. When open drainageways are used
for the disposal of stormwater, the Borough Engineer shall review
the design of such open drainageways in relation to the following:
(1) Safety. Steep banks and deep pools shall be avoided.
(2) Erosion. Adequate measures shall be taken, such as
seeding, sodding, paving, or other measures, as necessary to prevent
the erosion of banks and the scouring of the channel.
(3) Stagnation. Design of open drainageways shall not
create stagnant pools. Whenever the evidence available to the Borough
indicates that natural surface drainage is inadequate, the developer
shall install storm sewers, culverts and related facilities, as necessary,
to:
(a)
Permit the unimpeded flow of natural watercourses.
(b)
Ensure the drainage of all low points along
the line of streets.
(c)
Intercept stormwater runoff along streets at
intervals reasonably related to the extent and grade of the area drained.
(d)
Provide adequate drainage away from on-site
sewage disposal facilities.
D. Drainage upon adjacent properties. In the design of
storm drainage facilities, consideration must be given to preventing
excess runoff onto adjacent developed or undeveloped properties. In
no case may a change be made in the existing topography which would:
(1) Result in increasing any portion of the slope steeper
than one foot of vertical measurement for three feet of horizontal
measurement for fills, or one foot of vertical measurement for two
feet of horizontal measurement for cuts, within a distance of 20 feet
from the property line, unless an adequate retaining wall or other
structure is provided; or
(2) Result in a slope which exceeds the normal angle of
slippage of the material involved. All slopes must be protected against
erosion.
E. Drainage onto streets. In order to minimize improper
surface water drainage upon streets, each building erected, structurally
altered, or relocated, and its driveway or access drive, must be at
a grade in satisfactory relationship:
(1) With the established street grade; or
(2) With the existing street grade where none is established.
F. Obstruction to drainage prohibited. The damming, filling,
or otherwise interfering with the natural flow of a surface watercourse
is not permitted without approval of the Borough Council and the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection.
G. Drainage facilities. Storm drainage facilities shall
be designed to convey the flow of stormwater runoff in a safe and
efficient manner. Plans shall be subject to the approval of the Borough
Council upon recommendation of the Borough Engineer. Drainage plans
shall be consistent with local and regional drainage plans.
Where a use involves exterior lighting, the
lighting must be so located and shielded that no objectionable illumination
or glare is cast upon adjoining properties or obstructs the vision
of motorists.
Demolition of any structure must be completed
within 12 months of the issuance of a permit. Completion consists
of tearing the structure down to grade, filling any resulting cavity
to grade and removing all resulting debris from the lot. A structure
may be partly demolished only if a structure remains and the demolition
of the part is completed as required in the previous sentence. All
evidence of the structure which was demolished must be removed from
the exterior surfaces of the remaining structure.
A building, the foundation of which was completed
before the effective date of this chapter, may be constructed without
being bound by the requirements of this chapter, provided that the
construction is completed within one year after the effective date
of this chapter. In like manner, a building, the foundation of which
was completed before an amendment, may be constructed if the construction
is completed within one year after the amendment.
No lot may be formed from part of a lot occupied by a building unless each newly created lot will meet all the applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter
205, Subdivision and Land Development.
On a lot held in single and separate ownership
on the effective date of this chapter or any amendment thereto, which
does not fulfill the regulations for the minimum lot area and/or lot
width for the zone in which it is located, a building may be erected,
altered and used and the lot may be used for a conforming (permitted)
use, provided that the setback requirements are not less than the
minimum specified herein for the zone in which the lot is located.
The sale at retail of agricultural products is permitted in any zone on the property where they were produced so long as the sale of such products is clearly accessory to the principal use on that property. (See §
240-13.)
A lot must abut by its full required frontage (minimum lot width, as defined in §
240-6 of this chapter, measured at the street right-of-way line) on a dedicated public street, except as otherwise provided in §
240-74 of this chapter and in Chapter
205, Subdivision and Land Development.
No newspaper sales machines, vending machines,
or any type of display unit may be placed on a public sidewalk or
between the sidewalk and curb.