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City of Lock Haven, PA
Clinton County
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The purpose of this district is primarily intended to accommodate for a wide range of pedestrian-oriented and pedestrian-dependent business, public, and residential uses, in close proximity to one another, within the core of the City. The district preserves the mixture of compatible and pedestrian-friendly retail, service, office, public, residential, and other appropriate uses within buildings that are appropriately scaled and designed to create distinct storefront character and pleasant gathering, shopping, business, and living environment for residents, business owners, and visitors alike. Building forms and types in this district preserve and enhance the traditional "downtown" character, including buildings that are generally two to three stories, oriented to and abutting the sidewalk, and include a mixture of pedestrian-oriented retail and other appropriate businesses on the lower floors with upper floors used for office, service, and residential purposes.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by Ord. No. 941; 4-2-2018 by Ord. No. 986]
Only the following uses are permitted within this district, provided that in addition to the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article XX, all applicable general use provisions in Article XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met. Uses permitted by special exception are subject to the approval by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXIII of this chapter. Uses permitted by conditional use are subject to the approval by the City Council pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXII of this chapter.
Permitted
Use
Supplemental Regulations
By Right
Special Exception
Conditional Use
Residential
Upper floor apartment dwelling units above permitted nonresidential use
X
Residential uses may be developed on the first floor, rear, but not to exceed 49% of the total floor area. No residential development will be permitted along commercially zoned street frontage
Nonresidential
Animal hospital/veterinary clinic
§ 410-124A(3)
X
Automated banking facility
§ 410-124A(4)
X
Bank
X
Beauty/barber shop
X
Boarding house
§ 410-124A(9)
X
Business service
X
Club room, club ground or meeting hall, private
§ 410-124A(12)
X
Coffee house
X
Communications antenna
§ 410-124A(13)
X
Crafts or artisans' studio
X
Convenience store, general
§ 410-124A(15)
X
Day care, commercial
§ 410-124A(17)
X
Emergency services facility
X
Essential service installations
X
Farmer/flea market
§ 410-124A(18)
X
Food service
X
Forestry
§ 410-124A(19)
X
Funeral homes
§ 410-124A(20)
X
Health and fitness clubs
§ 410-124A(22)
X
Hotels
§ 410-124A(25)
X
Indoor commercial recreation
§ 410-124A(26)
X
Laundromat
X
Libraries
X
Licensed group residence
§ 410-124A(32)
X
Massage therapy
X
Office, business
X
Office, medical
X
Parking compound
§ 410-124A(40)
X
Personal service
X
Place of assembly
§ 410-124A(43)
X
Place of worship
§ 410-124A(44)
X
Post office
X
Public building
§ 410-124A(45)
X
Public/private works facility
§ 410-124A(46)
X
Restaurants
§ 410-124A(50)
X
Retail business
X
School, public and private
§ 410-124A(52)
X
Tavern/bar
§ 410-124A(55)
X
Theater
X
Accessory
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted principal use (excluding drive-in, drive-through facilities)
X
Bed-and-breakfast
§ 410-125A
X
Cafe/outdoor dining
§ 410-125B
X
Day care, accessory
§ 410-125C
X
Home occupation
§ 410-125G
X
No-impact home occupation
§ 410-125I
X
A. 
Unless further specified in the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article XX and all applicable general use provisions in Article XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met, all new permitted uses and structures (and additions/expansions to existing structures as specified in Subsection B) within this district shall comply with the table of lot and building dimensional requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The table of dimensional requirements for this district is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
Applications for zoning permits construction of new principal buildings or additions/expansions to existing principal buildings. In addition to the information required in § 410-145 of this chapter, applications for the construction of new principal buildings or additions/expansions to existing principal buildings in this zoning district shall be submitted with the following information:
(1) 
A complete set of calculations (i.e., averages of heights, setbacks, etc.) used to determine and demonstrate compliance with all applicable standards set forth in the dimensional requirements for this district.
(2) 
A schematic architectural drawing of the principal building's front facade.
In addition to other applicable sections of Article XIX, General Regulations, all development or uses permitted within this district shall also comply with the following design standards, as applicable:
A. 
Building requirements.
(1) 
Building orientation and entrances.
(a) 
The front facade of buildings shall be orientated towards a public street, with an everyday public entrance provided in this front facade.
(b) 
When buildings are located on corner lots, entrances shall be provided via one of the following:
[1] 
One entrance located at and oriented toward the corner with an appropriate building articulation such as a chamfered corner, turret, canopy, or other similar building feature; or
[2] 
One entrance in each front facade oriented toward each public street.
(c) 
All primary building entrances shall be accentuated and provided with some weather protection. Permitted entrances types include: recessed, protruding, canopy, awning, portico, or overhang.
(2) 
Walls and windows.
(a) 
Blank walls on building facades facing public streets shall not be permitted.
(b) 
A minimum of 45% of a building's first floor facades facing a public street shall either include windows, doors, or combination of both.
(c) 
Smoked, reflective, or black glass is prohibited.
(3) 
Drive-in/drive-through facilities shall not be permitted.
B. 
Signs as required by Article XVII.
C. 
Parking and loading as required by Article XVIII.
D. 
Access and traffic control as required by Article XVIII.
E. 
Landscaping, screening and buffering as required by Article XIX.
F. 
Storage as required by Article XIX.
If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of the applicable overlay provisions in accordance with:
A. 
Article XIV, Airport Overlay;
B. 
Article XV, Flood Damage and Control Standards; and
C. 
Article XVI, Historic District Overlay.