In order to encourage and promote those purposes outlined in Article II of this chapter as well as the Planning Area's community development objectives, North Versailles Township hereby establishes the following zoning districts, the purposes of which are hereinafter defined:
A.
N, Neighborhood Use. The Neighborhood Use District aims to maintain
and enhance the vitality and sustainability of the traditional cores
of the boroughs. The establishment of this district aims maintain
the stability of residential neighborhoods while permitting businesses
which are either ancillary to or present a low impact on these neighborhoods.
Additional forms of office or small-scale retail are permitted such
that they contribute to the economic vitality of the neighborhood
and the entire planning area without negative impact upon the basic
residential and small business environment of the district. Additionally,
the residential mix of this district aims to provide for alternative
housing needs, such as those of the elderly, within a pedestrian environment
offering nearby basic services.
B.
MU, Mixed-Use. The Mixed-Use District is established to provide for
single-family based residential uses, residential uses of compatible
scale, and retail and office designed to serve local and regional
market demands. The district therefore primarily aims to maintain
a neighborhood scale of development in portions of Route 30 currently
bearing a traditional mixed-use scale of development and to provide
a market-based, yet compatible, transition of residences fronting
key north-south collectors of North Versailles.
C.
M, Office and Manufacturing. The Office and Manufacturing District
provides for the development of office and production-oriented industries,
along with ancillary retail uses in a park-like setting with convenient
access to arterial corridors. The Office and Manufacturing District
also provides opportunities for the development and redevelopment
of smaller tracts of land speculatively intended to be used as or
initially used as industrial sites. The Office and Manufacturing District
aims to promote the development and redevelopment of said properties
while protecting and sustaining the character of adjoining residential
uses.
D.
GR, General Retail. The General Commercial District encompasses regional,
large-scale retail centers with convenient access to Route 30 and
major arterial interchanges. The district may include office and health
care services of a similar nature.
E.
R-3, Multifamily Residential. The Multifamily District aims to provide
an affordable alternative form of housing to seniors, younger families,
and smaller households in an environment near commercial and retail
conveniences.
F.
R-2, Neighborhood Residential. The district protects the stability
and integrity of the Planning Area's oldest residential neighborhoods,
which are primarily situated on relatively small lots near the traditional
main corridors of the Boroughs and specific areas of the Township.
G.
R-1, Low-Density Single-Family Residential. The R-1 District encompasses
lands currently established as suburban residential plans or comparatively
larger scale residential lots in areas of limited environmental constraints.
The district encourages infill development and the sustenance of the
low-density residential development existing.
H.
P- Neighborhood Park. The Neighborhood Park District is established
to provide for the recreational needs of the Planning Area's
residents. This district is intended to enhance the quality of life
and sense of community by providing passive and active recreational
amenities in parks and general open space.
The above districts are depicted on the Zoning Map of North
Versailles Township, which is incorporated as part of this chapter
and is filed at the Township Office.
A.
All uses and districts standards authorized and instituted in the
following tables shall adhere to the general district standards defined
herein. Where any standards conflict due to special provisions defined
or referenced herein, the former shall prevail.
D.
All lighting specifications and intensities shall comply with § 300-906, Lighting standards, of this chapter.
E.
All parking specifications and standards shall comply with § 300-902, Parking requirements, of this chapter.
F.
Nonconforming lots, uses and structures shall be subject to Article X, Nonconforming Structures, Lots of Record, and Uses, of this chapter.
G.
The placement and screening of buildings and parking shall be subject to § 300-907, Yard and buffering standards, of this chapter.
H.
All residential districts (R-R, R-1, R-2, and R-3) shall bear up
to one principal structure per lot.
I.
Mixed-Use and Neighborhood Use Districts shall bear up to one principal
structure per lot.
J.
Single-family and duplex structures in the R-3, Multifamily District,
may adhere to the setbacks established for the R-2 District.
K.
Nonresidential principal or accessory residential structures shall
be set back at least 15 feet from any access drive.
L.
Residential principal or accessory residential structures shall be
set back at least 20 feet from any access drive.
M.
Nonresidential principal buildings in the Mixed-Use and Neighborhood Use Districts shall adhere to the standards of § 300-905, Large-scale building standards.
O.
Both active and passive recreation, if authorized in the local subdivision
ordinance through land dedication standards, shall be authorized as
a use accessory to the particular residential subdivision or land
development for which they were required, subject to the express standards
applied thereto.
The Use Authorization Table is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The District Standard Tables are included as an attachment to this chapter.
