[As amended by Ord. 697, 10/10/1990, § 3; by Ord. 860, 4/19/2006; by Ord. 968, 4/17/2013; by Ord. 969, 4/17/2013; and
by Ord. 991, 6/3/2014]
The area provided for each permitted use and structure and the
bulk of each structure shall be in accordance with the tables, requirements
and standards of this Part and all other provisions of this chapter,
as applied in the zone in which the use or structure is located, such
zone being designated by the zoning map.[1]
1.
All regulations for uses permitted by special exception are set forth in Part 10 of this chapter.
2.
All general regulations pertaining to various uses are set forth
in Parts 6 and 6A of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1075, 4/16/2019]
3.
Entrance
Grade Level Requirements.
[Added by Ord. No. 1098, 11/17/2020[2]]
A.
Surface and/or garage parking shall not be permitted at grade within
30 feet from the building's principal street frontage, as measured
from the front face of the building.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection
3 as Subsection 4.
4.
Additional and Optional Provisions Within the C-O Overlay District.
[Amended by Ord. 997, 12/16/2014; by Ord. 1014, 12/15/2015;
and by Ord. No. 1098, 11/17/2020]
A.
This subsection is established under the authority of Article VII-A
of the Municipalities Planning Code, which promotes traditional neighborhood
development within older infill areas, as well as other sections of
such Code.
(1)
The C-O Commercial Overlay District is hereby established, as
shown on the map labeled Exhibit A. The C-O Overlay District establishes
additional regulations that must be met for properties within the
C-O Overlay District, in addition to the requirements of the underlying
zoning district. In some cases, these overlay regulations relax requirements
of the underlying zoning district. All of the regulations of the underlying
C-2 and C-1A Districts and other provisions of this chapter shall
continue to apply within the C-O District, except for regulations
that are specifically added, made more restrictive or made more permissive
by this subsection. If an applicant utilizes the taller height option
that is allowed in the C-O District, then those additional standards
shall continue to regulate the project over time.
B.
As a conditional use, the Borough Council shall have the authority
to approve a building in the C-O District to have a maximum height
of 85 feet with no limit to the number of stories, provided the following
additional requirements are met:
(1)
Floor-to-floor height at ground-floor retail level shall be
15 feet minimum. Floor-to-ceiling height shall be nine feet minimum
average for all stories above ground-floor retail level. Total building
height, including parapets, elevator shafts, stairway access, or other
rooftop structures, but not including mechanical equipment, shall
not exceed 85 feet.
(2)
The maximum height shall be 50 feet where an existing principal
single family detached or two-family detached dwelling is within 125
feet of such building.
(3)
Within the C-O District for a building using this height option, the maximum building height shall be measured based upon the average sidewalk elevation at the front lot line along a public street (excluding alleys), instead of using the height definition in § 27-202 of this chapter. In the event the lot line fronts two public streets (i.e., on a corner), the average sidewalk elevation for both streets shall be used to determine maximum height.
(4)
Additional Height Standards.
(a)
Rooftop structures such as parapet walls, chimneys, elevator
shafts, and roof access structures are not exempt from the maximum
building height requirement.
(b)
Rooftop equipment necessary for the building functions and maintenance
shall be exempt from the maximum building height requirement, provided
the equipment is screened or integrated into architectural roof lines
so as not to be visible from a height of six feet measured at the
curbline (or edge of pave in the absence of curb) of the opposite
side of any street, with the exception of public alleyways, at all
points perpendicular to the applicant's property lines which abut
a public right-of-way. Alleys, as defined in this Part, are exempt
from this requirement.
(5)
A story that is located completely below the level of the street along the front lot line shall be exempt from the minimum story height requirements in Subsection 4B(1) above.
(6)
Parking Requirements. For each residential unit in the building,
one parking space shall be provided within 1,000 feet of the nearest
building entrance. Municipal lot permits do not count toward meeting
this requirement.
(7)
An applicant shall only be allowed to use this C-O taller height option if the applicant agrees to have the exterior design of a new principal building as viewed from a public street reviewed and approved under standards and procedures of the Borough Historic Preservation District Ordinance [Chapter 4, Part 2], even if the lot is not within the Historic Preservation District.
C.
As part of the zoning application for any new principal building,
the applicant shall submit architectural elevations showing the proposed
design of the facade facing the street frontage and sides of the building
visible from a public street. Such elevation shall describe the range
of materials that are intended to be used. Where conditional use approval
was required, if the Zoning Officer determines that substantial revisions
have been made to the architectural elevation after conditional use
approval has been granted, then the changes shall require another
conditional use approval.
D.
Where the majority of existing buildings on the same side of the
same block of Main Street have a front yard setback along such street
of 10 feet or less, then a minimum front yard setback shall not be
required, and the maximum front yard setback shall be 15 feet.
E.
A new building abutting Main Street shall meet the following additional
requirements:
(1)
The building shall include pedestrian doors and windows along
Main Street and other public streets (excluding alleys), and shall
include architectural details, articulation, trim, and a substantial
decorative cornice.
(2)
Windows shall be separated from each other so that the predominant
siding material continues uninterrupted between them. In such case,
the distance between windows should be no less than 2/3 of the width
of adjacent windows.
(3)
Individual window openings of sizes and proportions typically
found in buildings constructed before 1950 along Main Street in the
Borough shall be used, as opposed to more modern connected strips
of windows.
(4)
Mirrored glass shall not be used as an exterior building material.
F.
An undeveloped lot with a property line abutting Main Street shall
not be developed with a new building that has less than three habitable
stories and that has a height as viewed from Main Street of less than
36 feet.
G.
A new building located in both the C-2 and C-O Zoning Districts and
fronting upon Main Street may include a zero foot rear setback along
a rear alley and a 95% maximum building coverage.
H.
No residential
use shall be permitted for stories at or below grade at the primary
street frontage.
5.
Zero-Lot-Line
Subdivisions.
[Added by Ord. No. 1131, 7/19/2022]
A.
Zero-lot-line dwellings shall have no windows on the side of the
dwelling which would directly face the adjacent attached dwelling.
D.
Maximum Lot Coverage. The total maximum lot coverage allowed (including
accessory buildings) is 50%.
E.
Where a lot abuts a public or private alley, all vehicular access
shall be taken from the alley.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Regulations Governing the Size of Lots, Yards and Buildings and the Table of Regulations for Multifamily Dwellings are included as attachments to this chapter.
[As added by Ord. 677, 8/9/1989, § 3]
1.
Existing Dwelling Units. Properly permitted dwelling units in existence
at the date of the adoption of this section shall not be subject to
the requirements of this Part as long as the number or area of the
dwelling units is not altered.
3.
All one bedroom dwelling units for one or two individuals, including
efficiency apartments, shall contain an area of not less than 500
square feet of dwelling unit area.
