A. 
For the purposes of Articles III and IV, the following abbreviations shall have the following meanings:
P
=
Permitted by right use (zoning decision by Zoning Officer)
SE
=
Special exception use (zoning decision by the Zoning Hearing Board)
N
=
Not permitted
(See 230-26)
=
See additional requirements in § 230-26
(See 230-27)
=
See additional requirements in § 230-27
B. 
Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law or specifically stated in this Ordinance (including § 230-11), any land or structure shall only be used or occupied for a use specifically listed in these Articles III or IV as being allowed in the zoning district where the land or structure is located. Such uses shall only be allowed if the use complies with all other requirements of this Ordinance.
P
=
Permitted by right
N
=
Not permitted
SE
=
Permitted by special exception (Zoning Hearing Board approval)
(See 230-26 or 230-27)
=
See additional requirements in §§ 230-26 or 230-27
Uses
(See definitions in Article XV)
Zoning Districts
R-1 and R-1/O
R-2
R-3
RE
(1) Residential Uses
Single-family detached dwelling (Note-manufactured/mobile homes shall meet the additional requirements of § 230-26)
P
P
P
P
Single-family semi-detached dwelling (side-by-side twin)
N
P
P
N
Two-family dwelling (typically one unit above another unit)
N
P
P
N
Townhouses (single-family attached dwellings or rowhouses) (See 230-26)
N
P
P
N
Conversion of an existing one-family dwelling into additional dwelling units (See 230-26)
N
N
SE*
N
Group home within a lawful existing dwelling unit (See 230-26), not including a treatment center
P
P
P
N
Multifamily (apartment) dwellings, other than conversion of an existing one family dwelling into additional dwellings (See 230-26)
N
N
P
N
Boarding house (includes rooming house)
N
N
N
N
Age-qualified housing involving housing types allowed in the district - See Article V for density bonuses and § 230-19
P
P
P
P
(2) Commercial Uses
See accessory uses on the next page
See certain uses allowed as a special exception use under § 230-35 in a designated historic building, such as a bed-and-breakfast inn (See 230-27)
Conversion of an existing principal place of worship, school or similar institutional building or principal industrial building into a Commercial Use and/or multifamily dwellings (See 230-26)
N
SE
SE
N
Office, which may be developed as a live/work unit (See 230-26), or which may be combined with a dwelling unit
N in R-1
P in R-1/O
N
N
N
Temporary Commercial Uses - See § 230-26
(3) Institutional/Semi-Public Uses
Cemetery (not including crematorium)(See 230-26)
N
N
SE
N
College, university or seminary - educational, recreational, office, and support uses (see residential uses above)
N
N
N
N
Community Recreation Center or Cultural Center (Note - a community center for residents of a development is permitted by right in all districts)
N
SE
SE
P
Day care center, adult (See 230-26) (See also as accessory use)
N
N
N
N
Day care center, child (See 230-26) (See also as accessory use)
N
N
N
N
Membership club (See 230-26)
N
N
N
N
Museum or library
N in R-1
SE in R-1/O
N
N
SE
Nursing home, personal care home/assisted living facility or hospice (See 230-26)
N
SE
SE
N
Outdoor recreation, other than publicly owned or publicly operated recreation park (See 230-26)
N
N
N
SE
Place of worship (See 230-26) (includes Church)
SE
SE
SE
SE
School, public or private, primary or secondary (See 230-26)
SE
SE
SE
SE
(4) Public/Semi-Public
Borough government uses
P
P
P
P
Government facility, other than uses listed separately in Articles III and IV
SE
SE
SE
SE
Publicly owned or operated recreation park
P
P
P
P
Public utility facility (See also § 230-83) other than uses listed separately in Articles III and IV
SE
SE
SE
SE
Swimming pool, nonhousehold (indoor or outdoor) (See 230-26)
P
P
P
P
(5) Accessory Uses
Bus passenger shelter without any advertising signs (See 230-27)
P
P
P
P
Communications antennas meeting § 230-26 pertaining to accessory antenna placed on certain existing structures (See 230-26)
P
P
P
P
Day-care center accessory to and on the same lot as an existing lawful place of worship
P
P
P
P
Day care (See 230-27) as accessory to a dwelling of the following number of persons, in addition to children or grandchildren of the on-site caregiver:
- Day care of a maximum of 3 persons
P
P
P
P
- Family day-care home (4 to 6 children)
N in R-1
SE** in R-1/O
SE**
P**
N
- Accessory adult day-care in a home (4 to 6 adults)
N
N
SE
N
- Group day-care home (7 to 12 children)
N
N
N
N
Donation bins, outdoor (See 230-27)
P
P
P
P
Furnace, outdoor (See 230-27)
N
N
N
N
Home occupation, general (See 230-27)
SE
SE
SE
SE
Home occupation, low impact (See 230-27)
P
P
P
P
Short-term rental of a dwelling (See 230-27)
P
P
P
P
Unit for care of relative (See 230-27)
P
P
P
P
Wind turbine, maximum of one on a lot that is an accessory use (See 230-27)
N
N
N
N
(6) Miscellaneous Uses
Crop farming, noncommercial greenhouse or community garden
P
P
P
P
Forestry (See 230-26)
P
P
P
P
Nature preserve or environmental education center
P
P
P
P
Livestock and poultry, raising of (See also Pets in accessory uses)
N
N
N
N
Parking lot as the principal use of a lot, not including a lot that primarily serves commercial trucks
N
SE
SE
N
Solar energy collection systems which may cover areas on top of building roofs and over vehicle parking areas, plus areas equal to a maximum of 20% of the lot area
P
P
P
P
Stable, nonhousehold (See 230-26)
N
N
N
SE
*
Limited to a pre-existing building that includes more than 3,000 square feet of heated habitable indoor floor area. Basement or attic space shall only count towards this square footage if the space would be considered habitable under the Construction Code, including meeting the minimum ceiling height. A maximum total of three dwelling units may be allowed on the lot under this provision, provided there is compliance with other requirements.
**
Limited to a single-family detached or single-family semi-detached (twin) dwelling.
An accessory use of a dwelling is only permitted if such use is customarily incidental to the residential use and is specifically permitted by this Ordinance. The following are permitted by right as accessory uses to a lawful principal use in all districts, within the requirements of Article VI, the setbacks stated in Article VII, and all other requirements of this Ordinance:
A. 
Antennas, standard for television, radio and similar reception (See § 230-27).
B. 
Fence or wall (See § 230-27).
C. 
Garage, household.
D. 
Garage sale (See § 230-27).
E. 
Pets, keeping of, in compliance with Borough Health regulations (See § 230-27).
F. 
Parking or loading, off-street, only to serve a lawful use on the same lot or a use that is permitted in that district.
G. 
Recreational facilities, limited to use by: residents of a development or students at a primary or secondary school or center for the care and treatment of youth, and their occasional invited guests.
H. 
Residential accessory structure (See § 230-27).
I. 
Signs, as permitted by Article XII.
J. 
Swimming pool, household (See § 230-27).
K. 
Such other accessory use or structure that the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer is clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional principal use.