[Ord. 766, 5/16/1996, § 3.0; as amended by Ord.
876, 8/17/2006; and by Ord. 975, 6/16/2016]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough is hereby divided
into districts which shall be designated as follows:
A. OS&C — Open Space and Conservation District.
B. INS — Institutional District.
C. R-1 — R-1 Low-Density Residential District.
D. R-2 — R-2 Medium-Density Residential District.
E. R-3 — R-3 High-Density Residential District.
F. C-CBD — Commercial District; Central Business District.
G. G-C — Commercial District; General Commercial.
H. LI— Light Industrial District.
I. G-I — General Industrial District.
[Ord. 766, 5/16/1996, § 3.1; as amended by Ord.
876, 8/17/2006; and by Ord. 975, 6/16/2016]
1. The boundaries of the OS&C, INS, R-1, R-2, R-3, C-CBD, G-C, LI,
G-I and MU Districts shall be as shown upon the map attached to and
made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated "Zoning Map."
Said map and all the notations, references and other data shown thereon
are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter as if all were
fully described herein.
[Amended by Ord. 975, 6/16/2016]
2. The boundaries of the Floodplain — Floodway and Flood Fringe
Districts are overlays to the underlying zoning districts as shown
on the official Zoning Map, and as specifically described in the Floodway
Data Table and five-hundred-year flood delineation in the Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) prepared for the Borough by the Flood Insurance Administration
(FIA). The said study and accompanying maps, all notations, references
and other data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference
into this chapter as if all were fully described herein.
[Ord. 766, 5/16/1996, § 3.2; as amended by Ord.
876, 8/17/2006; and by Ord. 975, 6/16/2016]
1. The boundaries between these districts are, unless otherwise indicated,
either the center lines of streets, alleys, rights-of-way, lot lines
or such lines extended, or lines parallel thereto.
2. Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street, alley,
right-of-way or lot line, and a district boundary line, they indicate
that the district boundary line runs parallel to that line at a distance
therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated.
3. Where district boundaries are not clearly fixed by the above methods,
they shall be determined by the use of the scale of the Zoning Map.
[Ord. 766, 5/16/1996, § 3.3; as amended by Ord.
876, 8/17/2006; and by Ord. 975, 6/16/2016]
When an OS&C, INS, R-1, R-2, R-3, C-CBD, G-C, LI, G-I and
MU District boundary line divides a lot held in single and separate
ownership at the effective date of this chapter, the regulations of
either abutting district may be construed by the owner to be applicable
to the portion of such lot in the other abutting district for a distance
of not more than 50 feet beyond the district boundary line.
[Ord. 766, 5/16/1996, § 3.4]
Under this chapter, Parts 13 through 20, inclusive, shall be
considered as general provisions that apply to all zoning districts,
wherever applicable. The Zoning Officer, Zoning Hearing Board, Planning
Commission and/or Borough Council shall administer this chapter in
compliance with these general provisions as detailed in the above
mentioned Parts.
[Ord. 766, 5/16/1996, § 13.21; as amended by Ord.
882, 2/15/2006; and by Ord. 983, 11/16/2017]
If a use is neither specifically permitted nor prohibited under
this chapter and an application is made by a landowner to the Zoning
Officer for such use, the Zoning Officer shall refer the application
to the Zoning Hearing Board to hear and decide such request as a special
exception. The Zoning Hearing Board shall permit the use or deny the
use in accordance with the standards for consideration of special
exceptions contained herein. The use may be permitted if it is of
the same general character as the enumerated permitted uses in the
zoning district, in accordance with the intended purpose of the zoning
district, compatible with the permitted uses in the zoning district,
and shall comply with all performance standards applicable to such
permitted uses. The duty to present evidence and the burden of proof
shall be on the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed use is
of the same general character in accordance with the intended purpose
of the zoning district, compatible with the permitted uses in the
zoning district, and shall comply with all performance standards applicable
to such permitted uses in the zoning district.