[Amended 5-17-1994 by Ord. No. 1013, approved 5-17-1994; 9-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1129, approved 9-3-2002; 2-1-2011 by Ord. No. 1240, approved 2-1-2011; 4-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1362, approved 4-9-2020]
In order to implement the purpose of this chapter, the Borough is hereby divided into various districts, with the designations and general purposes listed below and the specifically permitted and prohibited uses tabulated in Article IV.
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R-1 Single-Family Residential District: primarily a one-family detached dwelling district with adequate lot areas required and the customary accessory uses.
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R-2 Two-Family Residential District: an area comprised of one-family detached and attached dwellings, with medium size lot areas and customary accessory uses.
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R-3 One- and Two-Family Residential District: primarily a one- and two-family dwelling district with smaller lot areas per family, but including one-family detached and one-family attached dwellings, certain residential related uses and the customary accessory uses.
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C-1 Regional Commercial District: primarily for commercial development which provides services to customers regionally as well as in the Borough.
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C-1A Central Business District: It is the purpose of the C-1A District to accommodate commercial activities commonly found in the core of a borough which require a concentration of businesses or a high pedestrian volume to be successful and where on-street public parking facilities are available.
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C-1B Community Commercial District: primarily for commercial development which serves the adjacent residential neighborhoods.
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C-2 Heavy Commercial District: primarily for limited heavy commercial and industrial development because of location, existing facilities and relationship to other land uses. These areas would also include uses of a product storage or product limited production and service nature.
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I-E Institutional Education District: area best suited for primary and secondary education.
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I-M Institutional Medical District (hospital): area best suited for medical activities.
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I-U Institutional University District (University): area best suited for university activities.
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I-UA Institutional University A District (University): area best suited for the administrative purposes, cultural facilities and educational purposes of the university, such as offices, an alumni center and an arts or music center, but specifically excluding student housing, food services and active recreational facilities such as a gymnasium or outdoor swimming pool.
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OM-1 Office Manufacturing District: primarily for office and industrial development, including large-scale or specialized industrial operations requiring good access by road and/or railroad and perhaps requiring special sites or services.
M. 
S-1 Special Purpose District: essentially for areas offering a variety of development potential by virtue of topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplain or other natural conditions. "Variety" also connotes uses including commercial and residential uses as outlined in Article IV.
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Airport Overlay District: The Airport Overlay District is a strategy which promotes compatible land uses in turn allowing the coexistence of airport operations.
O. 
Aquifer Protection Area: It is the purpose of this overlay district to protect the groundwater that serves as the supply of water for the Borough of East Stroudsburg.
[Amended 9-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1129, approved 9-3-2002]
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The location and boundaries of these districts are established as shown on the attached Zoning Map of the Borough of East Stroudsburg, dated May 2001, and as subsequently amended.[1] The Zoning Map is hereby made a part of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
If uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any district shown on the Zoning Map,[1] the Zoning Hearing Board shall determine the location of such boundary.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.