B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Accessory building such as tool or garden sheds, private garage for
not more than three cars, provided that any detached accessory structure
shall not be less than 10 feet from the principal structure and must
be constructed of the same material as the main building.
(2)
Signs as hereafter provided are permitted.
(3)
Prohibited signs. Self-illuminated sign and moving signs are not
permitted. Political signs are not permitted.
D.
E.
Maximum building height: 28 feet, excepting that on a lot between
two existing dwellings a dwelling may be erected to the average height
of those existing.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Row dwellings.
(4)
Multiple-family dwellings.
(5)
Churches.
(6)
Schools and educational institutions (public and private).
(7)
Public recreation buildings and uses.
(8)
Boardinghouses and rooming houses for less than 15 roomers or boarders.
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(9)
Charitable institutions.
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Accessory buildings such as tool or garden
sheds and private garages equal to the number of dwelling units on
the zoning lot, provided that any detached accessory structure shall
be not less than 10 feet from the principal structure and must be
constructed of the same material as the main building.
(1)
Home occupations.
(2)
Signs as hereafter provided are permitted.
(a)
Real estate signs relating to the prospective sale, rent or
lease of the land, provided that the total sign area on one street
frontage does not exceed four square feet.
(b)
Identification signs for public, charitable, educational and
religious uses: one sign not over 20 square feet in area.
(c)
Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property,
but not bearing advertising matter.
(d)
House numbers.
(e)
Nameplates not exceeding two square feet in area bearing only
the resident's name.
(3)
Home occupation.
C.
D.
Lot and yard requirements.
(2)
Minimum lot width.
(a)
Single-family dwelling: 50 feet, except on a corner lot where
the minimum width shall not be less than 75 feet.
(b)
Two-family dwelling: 60 feet, except on a corner lot where the
minimum width shall not be less than 75 feet.
(d)
Multiple-family dwellings, churches, schools, recreational buildings,
boardinghouses, and charitable institutions: 75 feet.
(4)
Minimum yards.
(a)
Front yards: 25 feet.
(b)
Rear yards: 30 feet for principal building and 15 feet for accessory,
(c)
Side yards – single- and two-family dwellings: 25 feet
when abutting a street, eight feet when not abutting a street.
[1]
Row dwelling: none, except that end row units shall have a minimum
side yard of eight feet.
[2]
Multiple-family dwellings, churches, schools, recreational buildings
boardinghouses and charitable institutions: 10 feet.
[3]
Accessory buildings: seven feet when not abutting a street,
25 feet when abutting a street.
E.
Maximum building height: 35 feet or three stories, whichever is less.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Private garages equal to the number of dwelling units on the zoning
lot.
(2)
Signs.
(a)
Real estate signs relating to the prospective sale, rent or
lease of the land, provided that the total sign area on one street
frontage does not exceed four square feet.
(b)
Nonconforming uses: one sign not larger than eight square feet
in area per street frontage.
(d)
Self-illuminating signs or the use of flashing or intermittent
lighting in connection with signs shall not be permitted.
C.
Special permit uses.
(1)
Public utility substations or other facilities necessary to render
adequate service.
(2)
Government buildings and uses.
(3)
Retail business and service establishments when conducted entirely
within the first floor of apartment buildings, provided the entrance
to the establishment opens from the interior of the building rather
than the street.
D.
Lot and yard requirements.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 12,500 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 70 feet; a corner lot, 80 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(4)
Minimum lot area: 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit up to and including
three stories' building height, and 900 square feet per dwelling unit
located four stories and above. Minimum lot area for each commercial
use: 1,000 square feet.
(5)
Minimum yards.
E.
Maximum building height: 60 feet or six stories.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
A.
Principal uses permitted.
(1)
Office buildings, charitable institutions, professional offices and
clinics.
(2)
Bus stations and terminal buildings.
(3)
Public, private or commercial schools.
(4)
Retail businesses, service establishments, banks, bowling alleys
and other places of public amusement conducted entirely within buildings.
(5)
Bakery, candy, pastry, confectionery or ice cream retail sale with
minor manufacturing permitted for sales on the premises only, providing
that not more than five persons are employed during any one shift
in such manufacturing.
(6)
Automobile sales conducted entirely within the building.
(7)
Club or lodge hall.
(8)
No use as noted above shall be permitted in this district if such
use produces noise, vibration, dust, smoke, odor, steam or effluents
exceeding the general level of such potential nuisances at the property
line.
(9)
Parking lots and parking garages.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to
a permitted use.
(2)
Signs. All signs erected in the area shall conform to the following
regulations.
(a)
All signs shall be either:
[1]
Business signs which direct attention to business type of establishment,
profession or activity located on the premises where the sign is displayed;
types of products sold and/or services offered on said premises.
[2]
Identification signs used to identify the name of the individual
or organization occupying the premises, the profession of the occupant,
or the name of the building upon which the sign is displayed.
(b)
All signs shall be an integral part of the building design.
Major sign criteria are as follows:
[1]
Signs shall be perpendicular or parallel to the building facade.
[2]
Signs shall not project beyond the property lines.
[3]
Signs on all buildings shall be limited to the first floor and
shall not extend above the roofline and/or parapet of the building;
roof signs are prohibited.
[4]
Signs shall not be permitted to be painted on the walls of buildings
nor on screen walls. Company or professional names may be painted
or otherwise marked in permanent materials (provided that the letters
in such signs do not exceed four inches in height) on first-floor
windows; second- and higher-floor window signs and labels are prohibited.
[5]
Signs having animated or flashing illumination are prohibited.
Illuminated signs shall be shielded in such a way as to produce no
glare to the surrounding area, and illumination shall be properly
focused upon the sign itself.
(c)
Signs painted on awnings in the C-1 District shall be exempt
from the limitations imposed by this chapter on the projection of
signs across property lines into public right-of-way, provided that
any sign painted on an awning shall indicate only the name or address
of the establishment.
(d)
Real estate signs relating to the prospective sale, rent or
lease of land, provided that the total sign area on one street frontage
does not exceed six square feet.
(e)
Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property,
bearing no advertising matter, may be permitted, providing that the
total area of each sign does not exceed two square feet.
(f)
The owner of any sign erected or altered under the provisions
of this article shall execute a bond in the sum of $5,000 to $10,000,
indemnifying the Borough against all loss, cost, damage or expense
incurred or sustained by or recovered against the Borough by reason
of the construction and maintenance of such signs.
C.
Special permit uses.
(1)
Outdoor commercial uses.
(a)
Such uses shall not be less than 100 feet from a residence district,
church or school and so designed or related thereto as not to interfere
with the peaceful enjoyment of such properties by reason of lights,
noise or other physical factors.
(2)
Public utility substations or other utility facilities necessary
to render adequate service.
(3)
Government buildings and uses.
(4)
Residential apartment dwelling units above ground-floor uses.
D.
E.
Maximum building height: 100 feet, but not more than 10 stories.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
A.
Principal uses permitted.
(1)
Retail business, service establishments, banks, offices, when conducted
entirely within the buildings.
(2)
Restaurants, motion-picture theaters, bowling alleys and other places
of public amusement conducted within buildings.
(3)
Undertaking establishments.
(4)
Professional offices and clinics.
(5)
Bakery, candy, pastry, confectionery or ice cream retail sales with
minor manufacturing permitted for sales on the premises only, provided
that not more than five persons are employed in such manufacturing.
(6)
Parking lots and garages.
(7)
Club or lodge hall.
(8)
Laundry and dry cleaning establishments for pickup and delivery use
only.
(9)
No use as noted above shall be permitted in this district if such
produces noise, vibration, dust, smoke, odor, steam or effluents exceeding
the general level of such potential nuisances at the property line.
(10)
Property or commercial schools.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to
a permitted use.
(2)
Signs.
(a)
All signs shall be either:
[1]
Business signs which direct attention to business type of establishment,
profession or activity located on the premises where the sign is displayed;
types of products sold and/or services offered on said premises.
[2]
Identification signs used to identify the names of individuals
or organizations occupying the premises, the profession of the occupant,
or the name of the building upon which the sign is displayed.
(b)
All signs shall be an integral part of the building design.
Major criteria are as follows:
[1]
Signs shall be perpendicular or parallel to the building facade.
[2]
Signs shall not project beyond the property line.
[3]
Signs on all buildings shall be limited to the first floor and
shall not extend above the roofline and/or parapet of the building.
Roof signs are prohibited.
[4]
Signs shall not be permitted to be painted on the walls of buildings
nor on screen walls. Company or professional names may be painted
or otherwise marked in permanent materials (provided that the letters
in such signs do not exceed four inches in height) on first-floor
windows; second- and higher-floor window signs and labels are prohibited.
[5]
Signs having animated or flashing illumination are prohibited.
[6]
Illuminated signs shall be shielded in such a way as to produce
no glare to the surrounding area, and illumination shall be properly
focused upon the sign itself.
(c)
Signs painted on awnings in the C-2 District shall be exempt
from the limitations imposed by this article on the projection of
signs across property lines into a right-of-way, provided that any
sign painted on an awning shall indicate only the name or address
of the establishment.
(d)
Real estate signs relating to the prospective sale, rent or
lease, provided that the total sign area on one street frontage does
not exceed six square feet.
(e)
Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property,
bearing no advertising matter, may be permitted, providing that the
total area of each sign does not exceed two square feet.
(f)
The owner of any sign erected or altered under the provisions
of this article shall execute a bond in the sum of $5,000 to $10,000,
indemnifying the Borough against all loss, cost, damage or expense
incurred or sustained by or recovered against the Borough by reason
of the construction and maintenance.
C.
Special permit uses.
(1)
Gasoline service stations and other drive-in uses.
(a)
Such uses shall not be placed so as to unduly endanger pedestrian
traffic and shall comply with the following regulations and shall
have at least 100 feet frontage and 10,000 square feet of area.
[1]
A station for the storage and sale of fuel, lubricating oil
and accessories for motor vehicles and other drive-in uses shall meet
the following additional requirements:
[a]
No street entrance or exit for vehicles and no
portion or equipment of such service station or other drive-in uses
shall be located within 200 feet of a street entrance or exit of any
school, park or playground conducted for and attended by children;
within 100 feet of any hospital, church or public library; within
75 feet of a lot in a residential district as established in this
chapter.
[b]
No equipment above the surface of ground for the
service of motor vehicles shall be closer than 30 feet to any property
line.
[c]
The width of any entrance driveway leading from
the public street to such service station or other drive-in use shall
not exceed 30 feet at its intersection with the curbline or edge of
pavement.
[d]
No two driveways leading from a public street to
such service station or other drive-in use shall be within 24 feet
of each other at their intersection with the curb or street line.
[e]
Parking and vehicle access shall be so arranged
that there will be no need for the motorist to back over sidewalks
or into streets.
[f]
At the time of application for a special permit,
the applicant shall present to the Zoning Officer a petition of consent
signed by a majority of property owners in interest and number of
all property fronting upon the same block within 100 feet of the site
in question. Land already owned by major garages and gasoline service
stations and land owned or to be bought by the applicant shall not
be included.
(2)
Public utility substations or other utility facilities necessary
to render adequate services.
(3)
Government buildings and uses.
E.
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 6%.
Within the General Industrial District, no building, structure
or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected
or altered until and unless the following conditions have been complied
with and there shall have been filed with the Planning Commission
a written application for approval of a contemplated use within said
District, which application shall be accompanied with the following
information.
A.
A plot plan indicating the location of present and proposed buildings,
driveways, parking lots, and other desired uses.
B.
Preliminary architectural plans to include the site plan and landscaping
proposals for the proposed building or buildings.
C.
An estimate of the maximum number of employees contemplated for the
purpose of development and the number of shifts during which they
would work. Also, a description of the industrial operations proposed
in sufficient detail to indicate the effects of those operations in
producing excess auto traffic, congestion or problems of noise, glare,
odor, sewage, air pollution, water pollution, fire or safety hazards,
or other factors detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of
the area.
E.
Any other information the Planning Commission or Borough Council
may need to adequately consider the effect that the proposed uses
may have upon their environment and on the cost of providing municipal
services to the area.
(1)
Principal uses permitted. No new residence shall be permitted in
this district other than as quarters for a caretaker or watchman.
(a)
Wholesale business, including storage of materials in buildings
or in yards surrounded by a solid or chain-link fence or evergreen
hedge not less than six feet in height.
(b)
Mechanical or industrial operations performed entirely within
buildings which do not produce noise, vibration, dust, smoke, odor,
steam or effluents exceeding the general level of such potential nuisances
at the property line.
(c)
Laundry, dry-cleaning plant.
(d)
Research laboratories.
(2)
Accessory uses permitted.
(a)
Any use customarily incidental to the above.
(b)
Any sign other than self-illuminating sign or signs employing
intermittent lighting or moving devices, providing that such signs
are not higher than 18 feet above the ground. The above height limitations
shall not apply to signs identifying the use conducted in a building
and erected flat against the wall thereof.
(4)
Lot and yard requirements. The entire lot may be covered with the
exception of the mandatory open space as hereinafter provided in Subsection
E(4)(c).
(5)
Maximum building height: 75 feet, except that structures housing
processing equipment may be extended to a maximum height of 90 feet.
(6)
Maximum land coverage: 50%.
(7)
Screens, plantings, etc. General industrial use adjacent to a residence
district shall provide a screen or solid fence and/or evergreen planting
meeting the approval of the Planning Commission.
