The purpose of this article is to provide for
offices and office buildings compatible with existing office development
and with neighboring residential development; to allow limited residential
uses, including conversions of residential structures to office or
multifamily dwellings, and to protect adjacent residential areas by
establishing parking and screening standards for proposed office uses.
In the O-Office District, land, buildings or
premises shall be used by right only for one or more of the following
uses:
A. Professional, administrative, business, governmental
or nonprofit office building or office.
B. Single-family detached dwelling, single-family semidetached
dwelling (twin), single-family attached dwelling (townhouse) or multifamily
dwelling (apartments), maximum of four units per building.
[Amended 8-15-1996 by Ord. No. 903; 1-15-2004 by Ord. No. 984]
C. Mixed use, where residential use is located above
offices.
[Amended 8-15-1996 by Ord. No. 903]
E. Church or other place of worship.
F. Conversion as per §
311-76.
[Amended 8-15-1996 by Ord. No. 903]
G. Bed-and-breakfasts containing not more than four bedroom units, with at least one off-street parking space per bedroom unit plus one additional off-street parking space for the owner/manager of such bed-and-breakfast establishment on the same parcel. Such bed-and-breakfast establishment shall have no more than one sign, which shall be a wall or monument sign with an area not to exceed the respective limitations set forth in §
311-92B of this chapter; such sign shall be composed of stone, brick. wood or metal and not vinyl. Such sign shall not be internally lit.
[Added 7-20-2017 by Ord.
No. 1126-2017]
The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. All special exceptions are subject to the provisions of Article
XVII as well as any specific conditions listed below in this section.
A. Club or lodge, as defined in Article
II of this chapter.
C. Community
day-care centers, if the Zoning Hearing Board finds that the applicant
complies with all of the following criteria and standards for community
day-care centers:
[Added 3-5-2020 by Ord. No. 1139]
(1) The
applicant has all applicable licenses and approvals from the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and any other agencies
having jurisdiction over day-care centers.
(2) A
fence of not less than four feet in height shall be placed around
all outdoor play areas.
(3) Each
facility shall provide for the discharge and pickup of children on
a driveway, approved parking area or directly in front of the entrance
to the facility, and such area shall be free from traffic hazards
to children. The dropoff area should be designed in such a way that
pedestrians do not cross vehicular traffic lanes in any parking area
or driveway.
(4) Signage
shall comply with all regulations otherwise applicable in the O Office
District.
(5) All
pedestrian pathways shall be adequately lit for safety and security.
The following accessory uses shall be permitted:
A. Cafeteria and recreational facilities for employers.
B. Storage within a completely enclosed structure in
conjunction with a permitted use.
C. Parking, as required by Article
XIII of this chapter.
D. Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any of the uses permitted above and consistent with
the immediate surrounding area.