[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
The Central Business District is comprised of an area in the
Borough generally consisting of a higher degree of commercial uses.
This District is intended to serve the commercial retail market of
the Borough and surrounding trade area and promote the establishment
of a wide variety of shopping and service enterprises.
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 95-1, 1/19/1995,
§§ 1, 2; by Ord. 95-10, 10/19/1995, § 3;
by Ord. 2001-3, 10/18/2001, § 2; and by Ord. 2003-1, 5/15/2003,
§ 8]
1.
Mixed-use structure.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2022-2, 6/16/2022]
2.
Ranks, business and professional offices.
3.
Restaurants, tea rooms, cafes and other places serving food and beverages;
provided that such establishments do not provide drive-in services.
4.
Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale of merchandise
in an enclosed building, such as hardware, variety, clothing, personal
service shops, appliance stores and similar retail activities.
5.
Retail sales in which both a workshop and repair shop and retail
showroom are required, such as plumbing, electrical, interior decorating,
radio and home appliances, tailoring and similar establishments of
no more objectionable character; provided that not more than 25% of
the total usable floor area of the establishments shall be used for
repair activities.
6.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast establishments, boarding/rooming
and lodging, houses.
7.
Studios.
8.
Candy, confectionary sales with minor related manufacturing permitted.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
9.
Parking lots.
10.
Signs, when erected and maintained in accordance with Part 18 herein.
11.
Municipal uses, public libraries, firehouses and museums.
12.
Public utility and communication uses where operation requirements
necessitate locating within the District.
13.
Uses and buildings customarily accessory and incidental to any permitted
use.
14.
The above specified uses shall be permitted only under the following
conditions:
A.
Such stores, shops and businesses, except those permitted in paragraphs
3, 9, 10, 11 and 12 above shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
B.
Such uses, operations or productions are not obnoxious or offensive
by reason of the emission of gas, odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration,
refuse matter or other causes in accordance with Part 14 herein.
C.
There shall be no manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment
of products other than that which is clearly incidental and essential
to a retail store, and when all such products are sold on the premises.
15.
Personal service shops.
18.
Retail bakery.
[Added by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
19.
Banquet hall.
[Added by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
20.
Cigar
shops and lounges.
[Added by Ord. No. 2022-2, 6/16/2022]
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 98-1, 7/16/1998,
§ 5; and by Ord. 2001-3, 10/18/2001, § 4]
1.
Special Exceptions. The following special exceptions may be permitted
by the Zoning Hearing Board, following review and comment by the Planning
Commission, pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in Part
21 herein.
2.
Conditional Uses. The following uses may be permitted by the Borough Council following review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in § 27-1401, "Use Regulations":
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1923]
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than
the depth or width indicated below:
1.
Front yard. There shall be a front setback line determined as follows:
Where buildings exist in the same block on either side of the street,
the setback line of the building to be constructed shall be at least
the average of buildings constructed within the same block. In measuring
to determine said building line, open porches shall not be construed
as part of the building. In blocks where no buildings exist on either
side of the street, the setback line of the building shall be 10 feet.
In the a corner lot, there shall be two front yards. However, in no
case shall the maximum front yard setback exceed 20 feet.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
2.
Side yards. On an interior lot, the minimum side yard setback shall
be five feet. No side yard shall be required where structures abut
one another, provided that a written agreement is entered into by
such property owners and submitted to the Zoning Officer. However,
in no case shall common party walls be permitted between properties
of separate ownership.
3.
Rear yard. The rear yard depth shall be no less than 15 feet.
4.
Buffer yards/screen plantings shall be provided in accordance with
Part 14 herein.
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
Off-street parking/access and loading/unloading shall be provided
in accordance with Parts 17 and 19 herein.
