The map entitled "Official Zoning Map of Borough of Waterford"
is hereby adopted as part of this chapter. The Official Zoning Map
shall be maintained and be available for inspection at the Borough
Office. The Official Zoning Map shall be updated in the future should
there be any property rezoning amendments made pursuant to the procedure
required by this chapter and the Planning Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
The Borough is divided into six districts which are shown by
the district boundaries on the Zoning Map, and shall be known as:
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R-1
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Residential
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R-2
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Residential
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T
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Transitional
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B-1
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Business
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B-2
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Business
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F-P
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Floodplain
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The boundaries between districts are center lines of streets,
or such lines extended or lines parallel or concentric therewith,
or property lines when proximate thereto, or may be numerical figures
otherwise indicated on the Zoning Map. When the Zoning Officer cannot
definitely determine the location of a district boundary, he shall
consult the Zoning Hearing Board which shall decide the location of
the district boundary.
Any land annexed to or made a part of the Borough subsequent
to the adoption of this chapter shall immediately be classified in
the same Zoning District as the area to which it is contiguous, as
of the effective date of any annexation proceedings. The Planning
Commission shall prepare and submit to the Borough Council a report
and study of its recommendations for rezoning of the annexed territory.
The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon
before submitting its final report to the Council.
The minimum lot and yard requirements and other development standards for each zoning district are set forth within the chart located in § 280-19. These standards must be met at the minimum, as well as any other requirement(s) listed within this chapter that apply to the respective use. The permitted uses are set forth within the table located in § 280-18. Any use not expressly listed for a district, or uses which the Zoning Officer cannot interpret as being of the same classification as a listed use, are prohibited within the district. Permitted uses require normal application procedures through the Zoning Officer. The established zoning districts within this chapter are designed to achieve the intent of the Borough Comprehensive Plan Supplement, more specifically the Borough Land Use Plan Map of that plan.
The purpose of this district is to preserve the primary areas
of single-family residential dwellings. Additional land uses that
are compatible with lower-density single-family detached dwellings
are also provided for within this district.
The purpose of this district is to provide for a diverse residential
composition through allowing a wide variety of housing types to serve
the future housing needs of the Borough. Secondary uses that are comprised
of public services or housing that are compatible with higher-density
residential uses are also provided for within this district.
The purpose of this district is to provide sufficient land area
for the commercial and apartment potential of the Borough primarily
through its redevelopment of existing structures and land. While the
district is primarily designed for shopping and housing convenience
of persons residing within the Borough, the uses provided for also
serve regional interests and needs, and is designed and intended to
permit a wide range of commercial uses, institutional uses, and non-single-family
housing. Standards are developed to provide a functional and efficient
shopping and higher-density residential atmosphere; to protect existing
investments; and encourage redevelopment and revitalization with adequate
off-street parking facilities.
The purpose of this district is to accommodate, to the extent
possible, the existing central business district and its unique features
of side-by-side, no-frontage and on-street parking layout.
The purpose of this district is to provide sufficient land area
for the business needs and potential of the Borough, primarily through
the development of open land. This district will contain only those
industrial establishments, nonresidential commercial activities, and
facilities for manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage and warehousing
which can conform to the performance standards of this chapter.
The purpose of this district is to provide for the protection of life and property in the recognized one-hundred-year floodplain of the Borough, which includes Lake LeBoeuf, Trout Run and LeBoeuf Creek, as is identified in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) and related study prepared by the Federal Insurance Administration. The Floodplain District, as mapped specifically (officially) within the aforementioned FIRM Study, shall be considered an area whereby all uses and structures are subject to special development standards. All uses and structures shall be regulated by Chapter 137, Floodplain Management, of the Code of the Borough of Waterford to protect the health, safety and welfare of the Borough's residents and businesses.
The permitted uses for each district, as shown in the following
table,[1] shall be according to the common meaning of the term or according to the definitions given in Article VIII. The districts are shown by the symbols as designated in § 280-8.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Permitted Use Table is included at the end of this chapter.
The following chart delineates the basic development standards for each district. Specific applications and further description of these requirements are included within § 280-20. The letters in parentheses in the chart refer to the respective subsections of § 280-20.
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Basic Development Standards
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Minimum
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Maximum
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District
(I)
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Lot Area
(A)
(square feet)
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Lot
Width
(H)
(feet)
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Front
Yard
(B, C, D, E)
(feet)
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Side
Yard
(B, D)
(feet)
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Rear
Yard
(B, D)
(feet)
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Unit Size
(K)
(square feet)
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Height
(F)
(feet)
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Lot Coverage
(G)
(percent)
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R-1 structures
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Accessory
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—
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—
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30
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5
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5
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—
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25
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Include in overall %
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Single-family detached
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12,500
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82.5
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30
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10
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30
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1,000
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35
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35%
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All other
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12,500
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82.5
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30
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10
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30
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1,000
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35
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40%
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R-2 structures
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Accessory
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—
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—
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25
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5
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5
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—
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25
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Include in overall %
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Single-family detached
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7,500
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60
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25
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10
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25
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800
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35
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40%
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Other residential uses
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7,500 + 800 (A)
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60
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25
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10
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25
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800
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40
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40%
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All other
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7,500
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60
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25
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10
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25
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800
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40
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45 %
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T structures
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Accessory
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—
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—
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25
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5
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5
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—
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25
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Include in overall %
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Residential
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5,500 + 600 (A)
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75
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25
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10
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25
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600
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45
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45%
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All other
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5,500
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75
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25
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10
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25
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600
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45
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50%
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B-1 structures
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Residential
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3,500 + 400 (A)
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20
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10 (J)
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5 (J)
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10
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400
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45
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50%
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All other
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3,500
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20
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10 (J)
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5 (J)
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10
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400
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50
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60%
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B-2 structures
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All uses
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20,000
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100
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50
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20
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50
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400
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50
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70%
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The following requirements apply to the previous § 280-19. The letters in parentheses in § 280-19 refer to the following subsections.
A.
Minimum lot area shall be exclusive of street rights-of-way or access
easements. In the R-2, T, B-1 and B-2 Districts, minimum lot area
shall increase the square feet indicated for each dwelling unit or
business unit over one.
B.
Front, side and rear yard requirements are established from the edge
of the right-of-way and/or adjacent property line.
C.
Front yard setbacks in existing developed areas may be reduced by
the Zoning Officer in those situations where a continuity of existing
setback situations have been established. In such situations, the
minimum front yard setback shall be determined by an averaging of
the existing buildings within 150 feet of both sides of the proposed
structure on the same side of the street.
D.
Exceptions to yard requirements are granted for the following principal
use projections: steps or stoops, eaves, cornices and belt courses,
chimneys, and open fire escapes.
E.
Corner lots shall have one front yard requirement for that portion
of the lot, facing a street right-of-way, which is the primary building
orientation.
F.
Measuring of building height shall be established from the average
elevation of the finished grade at the front of the structure to the
highest point of the structure. When the following conditions are
met, height limits may be increased up to a 50% increase over those
specified. Building height in excess of the height above ground level
allowed in any district may be permitted, provided all minimum front,
side and rear yard depths are increased one foot for each additional
foot of height. The following structures are exempt from height requirements
provided they do not constitute a hazard to an established airport:
television and radio towers; church spires; belfries; monuments; tanks;
water and fire towers; ornamental towers; elevator bulkheads; chimneys;
smokestacks; flagpoles; wind generators; and other necessary mechanical
apparatus normally carried above roof level.
G.
Building coverage is that total coverage by all structures, both
principal and accessory uses.
H.
A portion of all lots must abut a street right-of-way for at least
30 feet. No lot can be landlocked.
I.
Accessory uses are not permitted within the front yard.
J.
Permitted uses in the B-1 District may be allowed to reduce or eliminate
the setback requirement for one or both front or side yards provided
that approval is granted by the Zoning Hearing Board under variance
procedure. No side yard, however, shall be permitted closer than 10
feet to any residential district.
K.
All principal buildings and structures shall have the minimum unit
size with the habitable floor area indicated for each dwelling unit
or business unit as applicable. In no case shall the habitable floor
area be less than 100 square feet per resident and/or employee on
maximum shift as applicable. The entire habitable floor area of a
principal building or structure shall be placed on a full perimeter
permanent foundation consisting of at least an eight-inch-by-eighteen-inch
continuous concrete footer, at a depth of 40 inches below finished
grade; and a continuous concrete (block or poured) supporting wall
up to finished grade, which may include doors, windows and/or utility
connections.
