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Ambridge City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

P Public/Civic Districts

§ 310-104 Applicability of regulations.

In P Public/Civic Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

§ 310-105 Statement of purpose.

A. 
The following describes the intent of the P Public/Civic Zoning District within Ambridge. Allowable and conditional uses for the district are further explained in § 310-107, Table of use regulations.
B. 
Public/Civic (P). The purpose of this district is the following:
(1) 
To centralize the functions of the Borough into one location.
(2) 
To centralize other governmental and educational uses into one location.
(3) 
To better integrate the Historic District into the rest of the Borough.
(4) 
To revitalize the central portions of the Borough.

§ 310-106 Applicability of regulations.

Except as provided by law or in this article, no building, structure or land shall be used or occupied in P Public/Civic Districts except for the purposes permitted in § 310-107.

§ 310-107 Table of use regulations.

Legend:
P
Permitted Use
C
Conditional Use
X
Prohibited Use
Use
In P District
Residential
Single-family detached
X
Duplexes
X
Townhomes
X
Low-rise apartments
X
High-rise apartments
X
Mobile homes
X
Conversions
X
Dwelling in combination
X
Boardinghouse
X
Institutional and Recreational
Place of worship
C
School
P
Commercial school/college
P
Library
P
Community center
P
Day care
C
Group home
X
Group home for sheltered care
X
Nursing home
C
Hospital
C
Cemetery
C
Recreational, public
P
Recreational, private
C
Private club
C
Emergency service and governmental facility
P
Public parking lot/garage
C
Public utility building/storage yard
C
Office Use
Medical office
X
Business/professional office
X
Retail and Consumer Services
Retail store
X
Service business
X
Financial establishment
X
Convenience store
X
Restaurant
C
Drive-through restaurant
X
Repair shop
X
Upholsterer
X
Funeral home
X
Motel/hotel
C
Entertainment
C
Tavern
X
Lumberyard
X
Gasoline/service station
X
Automobile sales
X
Boat sales
X
Vehicle repair and accessories
X
Truck sales
X
Shopping sales
X
Industrial
Light manufacturing
X
Industrial
X
Research and development
X
Wholesale
X
Printing
X
Contracting
X
Truck terminal
X
Crafts
X
Industrial park
X
Accessory Use
Home occupation
X
Residential accessory use and structures
X
Swimming pools
X
Commercial accessory building
X
Commercial outdoor storage and display
X
Temporary structures
X

§ 310-108 Key for permitted and conditional uses and uses not permitted.

A. 
The letter "P" denotes a permitted use by right, subject to such requirements specified in § 310-12 and after a zoning permit has been issued.
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1247]
B. 
The letter "C" denotes a use which is conditional use, subject to such requirements specified in § 310-12, and provided the governing body grants the conditional use pursuant to Article XIII, Conditional Uses.
C. 
The "X" denotes a use that is not permitted.

§ 310-109 Other regulations.

Uses permitted by right or conditional uses shall be subject, in addition to use regulations, to such regulations of yard, lot size, lot width, building area, easements, provisions for off-street parking and loading, and to such other provisions as are specified in other sections hereof.

§ 310-110 Temporary accessory uses.

A. 
No partial structure or temporary structure shall be erected or moved onto a lot and used for any dwelling purposes unless authorized by the issuance of a temporary zoning permit. Such permit shall clearly set forth that the structure proposed is intended for temporary dwelling purposes and that the authorized structure is to be vacated upon the expiration of a specified time limit, not to exceed one year. On receipt of the zoning permit, the applicant shall certify that such person has knowledge of the terms of the permit and the penalty that can be invoked for violation.
B. 
Nonconforming temporary buildings or uses incidental to a building development and reasonably required for such development may be granted temporary zoning permits according to § 310-112F(6).

§ 310-111 Uses similar to stated uses.

Uses similar to those set forth in § 310-112 shall be permitted when authorized by the Borough Council, following review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.

§ 310-112 Use and parking regulations.

A. 
Residential uses. No residential uses are permitted (see § 310-107).
B. 
Institutional and recreational uses. The following uses are permitted where indicated in § 310-107, subject to district requirements and other applicable requirements of any other Borough ordinance.
(1) 
Place of worship.
(a) 
The place of worship use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Provide adequate ingress and egress of pedestrian flow.
[3] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[4] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each two seats provided for member and visitor use, plus one additional space for each full-time and each part-time employee.
(2) 
School. Private school or public school which is not conducted as a private gainful business.
(a) 
The school use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[3] 
Provide buffer yards at outdoor play areas to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[4] 
Provide fencing to control pedestrian ingress and egress.
[5] 
In all districts, access to a collector road or major road is required.
(b) 
Parking.
[1] 
Elementary school. One off-street parking space for each faculty member and employee plus one space per two classrooms and offices.
[2] 
Junior high school. One off-street parking space for each faculty member and employee plus one space per two classrooms and offices.
[3] 
Senior high school. One off-street parking space per faculty member and employee plus one space for each 10 classroom seats, or one off-street parking space for each 10 auditorium seats, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces.
(3) 
Commercial school/trade or professional school/music or dancing school/college.
(a) 
The commercial school use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[3] 
Provide buffer yards at outdoor play areas to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[4] 
Provide fencing to control pedestrian ingress and egress.
[5] 
In all districts, access to a collector road or major road is required.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space per faculty member and employee, plus one space per three nonresident students, plus one space per five resident students, if residents are permitted to have cars.
(4) 
Library. Library or museum, open to the public or connected with a permitted educational use, and not conducted as a private gainful business.
(a) 
The library use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
(b) 
Parking: one space per five seats or one space per 250 square feet of gross area where no seats are provided.
(5) 
Community center. Community center, adult education center or other similar facility operated by an educational, philanthropic or religious institution.
(a) 
The community center use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
The use shall not be conducted as a private gainful business.
[2] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[3] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[4] 
Provide buffer yard at outdoor play areas to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[5] 
Provide fencing to control pedestrian ingress and egress.
[6] 
In all instances, access to a collector road, major road or arterial highway is required.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use or at least one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(6) 
Day-care facility. An establishment providing care to children or adults.
(a) 
Any such facility which requires state approval shall not be operated until such approval is shown.
(b) 
Such a facility shall be registered with the Borough.
(c) 
The day-care facility use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
In Residential Districts R1, MX, R2, R3 and P, the use shall be conducted in a building designed as a single-family detached residence or in a structure used for religious purposes.
[a] 
Day care in a single-family detached residence shall be limited to six or less persons, including persons under care related to the operator.
[b] 
Day care in a structure used for religious purposes shall be limited to no more than one person per 50 gross feet of area used or intended for use in the care of persons attending the care facility.
[2] 
Provide buffer yard at outdoor play areas to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117. Play yards shall be enclosed with sufficient fencing so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
[3] 
Provide sufficient facilities for passenger loading and unloading.
(d) 
Parking: at least one off-street space for each teacher, administrator and maintenance employee.
(7) 
Group home. Any dwelling occupied by six or fewer persons, including staff, whether operated for profit or not, which provides for a period exceeding 24 hours one or more personal services for persons not related to the owner or administrator by law, blood, marriage or adoption, and not in foster care, who require such services.
(a) 
The personal services, in addition to housing and food services, may include but not be limited to personal assistance with bathing, dressing, housekeeping, adult supervision, emotional security and other related services but not including medical services.
(b) 
Group homes shall not be deemed to include rooming homes or boardinghomes, fraternities, sororities, clubs, monasteries or convents, hotels or nursing homes.
(c) 
The group home use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Provide buffer yard at outdoor play areas to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[2] 
If children are members of the group home, play yards shall be enclosed with sufficient fencing so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
(d) 
Parking: 1/2 off-street parking space for each nonstaff resident; one off-street parking space for each staff resident. A minimum of two spaces shall be paved with site space allowance for additional spaces as required by resident use.
(8) 
Group home for shelter care. Any dwelling occupied by 12 or fewer persons, including staff, for profit or nonprofit which provides, for a period exceeding 24 hours, one or more personal services for persons not related to the owner or administrator by law, blood, marriage or adoption, and not in foster care, who require such services.
(a) 
The sheltered care facility serves as a substitute for the residents' own homes, furnishing facilities and comforts normally found in a home but providing in addition such services, equipment and safety features as are required for safe and adequate care of residents at all times.
(b) 
Such services may include:
[1] 
Supervision and assistance in dressing, bathing and in the maintenance of good personal hygiene.
[2] 
Care in emergencies or during temporary illness, usually for periods of one week or less.
[3] 
Supervision in the taking of medications.
[4] 
Other services conducive to the residents' welfare.
(c) 
The group home for sheltered care may include halfway houses, homes for battered spouses and children, and homes designed to provide a transition from long-term institutional care to normal activities.
(d) 
Group homes shall not be deemed to include rooming homes or boardinghomes, fraternities, sororities, clubs, monasteries or convents, hotels or nursing homes.
(e) 
The group home for sheltered care use must meet the following additional requirement:
[1] 
Provide buffer yards at outdoor recreation spaces to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
(f) 
Parking: 1/2 off-street parking space for each nonstaff resident; one off-street parking space for each staff resident. A minimum of two spaces shall be paved with site space allowance for additional spaces as required by resident use.
(9) 
Nursing home. Licensed nursing or convalescent home.
(a) 
The nursing home use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
A site area of not less than one acre plus 800 square feet per resident is required.
[2] 
No more than 80 resident patients shall be accommodated at any one time.
[3] 
Provide a safe and adequate traffic flow, particularly at the change of shifts.
[4] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[5] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
(b) 
Parking: 1/2 off-street parking space for each patient bed, plus at least one additional off-street parking space for each visiting doctor, nurse and staff on major shifts.
(10) 
Hospital. An establishment recognized by the American Hospital Association which provides health services primarily for inpatient or surgical care of the sick or injured, including such related facilities as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices as an integral part of the establishment.
(a) 
A hospital use is subject to the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Provide sufficient facilities for passenger loading and unloading.
[2] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[3] 
Provide adequate ingress and egress of pedestrian flow.
[4] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[5] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
(b) 
Parking: 1 1/2 off-street parking spaces per inpatient bed or one off-street parking space per 600 square feet of gross floor area (excluding mechanical and storage space), whichever is greater.
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1247]
(11) 
Cemetery. A burial place or graveyard, including mausoleum, crematory or columbarium.
(a) 
A cemetery use is subject to the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate ingress and egress of traffic flow.
[2] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[3] 
Provide adequate ingress and egress of pedestrian flow.
[4] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each employee and one off-street space for each four visitors in total capacity of mausoleum, crematory or columbarium.
(12) 
Recreational facility or park. An area set aside for public use with recreational facilities, playgrounds and/or structures or left in a natural state, owned by the Borough, municipal authority or otherwise dedicated to public use, or owned and operated by a nonprofit association for the benefit of the public or the residents of the Borough.
(a) 
The recreational facility or park use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
[3] 
Provide adequate ingress and egress of pedestrian flow.
[4] 
If adjacent to residential district use, provide buffer yards to protect the area from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
(b) 
Parking. The number of off-street parking spaces shall be dependent upon the specific uses of the facility, including but not limited to:
[1] 
One off-street space per every four seats in an assembly room.
[2] 
One off-street space per every 300 square feet of gross floor area of a social or community room.
[3] 
One and one-half spaces per playing court.
[4] 
One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area in eating areas of the facility.
[5] 
Five spaces per lane for bowling alleys.
[6] 
One space per every two employees on largest shift.
[7] 
Applicant shall be responsible for demonstrating to the Zoning Officer adequate spaces for other facility uses.
(13) 
Private recreational facility. An area set aside for private use, with recreational facilities, playgrounds and/or structures, or left in a natural state, owned and operated by a private person or entity or for-profit association.
(a) 
A private recreational facility use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Minimum lot area of one acre.
[2] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[3] 
If adjacent to a residential district or use, provide buffer yards to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[4] 
Provide fencing to control pedestrian ingress and egress.
[5] 
Lights used to illuminate a private recreational facility shall be so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from adjoining premises and public streets.
[6] 
The facility shall be closed for operation from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(b) 
Parking. The number of off-street parking spaces shall be required dependent upon the specific uses of the facility, including but not limited to:
[1] 
One off-street space per every four seats in an assembly room.
[2] 
One off-street space per every 300 square feet of gross floor area of a social or community room.
[3] 
One and one-half spaces per playing court.
[4] 
One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area in eating areas of the facility.
[5] 
Five spaces per lane for bowling alleys.
[6] 
One space per every two employees on largest shift.
[7] 
Applicant shall be responsible for demonstrating to the Zoning Officer adequate spaces for other facility uses.
(14) 
Private club. Private club or lodge other than use in Subsection B(13).
(a) 
A private club use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Shall be for members and their authorized guests only.
[2] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[3] 
If adjacent to residential district or use, provide buffer yards to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance, in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[4] 
Provide fencing to control pedestrian ingress and egress.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for every five members of total membership or at least one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(15) 
Emergency services and governmental facility. Fire, ambulance, rescue and other emergency services and government buildings of a municipal, county, state or federal nature or volunteer nature, on parcels with a minimum size of one acre.
(a) 
The emergency services and governmental facility use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for the maximum number of employees and/or volunteer staff who are working at any one time. In addition, one off-street space for every four seats in an assembly room.
(16) 
Public parking lot or garage.
(a) 
A lot of record upon which the parking or storing of automotive vehicles is the primary use.
(b) 
Public parking lot or garage use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
No sale, rental, service or repair operations of vehicles shall be performed.
[2] 
The parking or storage of trucks or trailers shall not be permitted.
[3] 
All parking areas shall meet the design standards of § 310-118 of this article.
[4] 
Safe and adequate traffic flow, if provided.
[5] 
Prohibit glare due to site lighting.
(17) 
Public utility building and storage yard. Transformer station, pumping station, relay station, towers (transmission or relay), substations, switching center, sewage treatment plant and any similar or related installations, not including public fills.
(a) 
In residential districts, such uses shall be permitted as conditional uses only when all of the following conditions are met:
[1] 
Installation is essential to service such residential areas, as deemed by the Public Utility Commission pursuant to § 619 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10619.
[2] 
No public business office or any storage yard or storage building is operated in connection with it.
[3] 
A twenty-five-foot buffer yard shall be provided along all lot lines, planted and maintained in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[4] 
Towers are prohibited in R1, R2, R3 and MX Districts.
(b) 
Parking: two off-street parking spaces plus one off-street parking space for each employee normally in attendance at the facility at any time.
C. 
Office uses. No office uses are permitted in § 310-107.
D. 
Retail and consumer service uses. The following retail and consumer service uses are permitted where indicated in § 310-107, subject to the district requirements and any applicable requirements of any other Borough ordinance.
(1) 
Repair shops and stores.
(a) 
Retail shops and stores selling apparel, books, confections, drugs, dry goods, flowers, foodstuffs, furniture, gifts, hardware, toys, household appliances, jewelry, notions, periodicals, shoes, stationery, tobacco, paint, records, cards, novelties, hobby and art supplies, music, luggage, sporting goods, pets, floor covering, garden supplies and fabrics, provided all products produced on the premises are sold on the premises at retail. Also included within this use shall be the sale of soft drinks, beer and alcoholic beverages in sealed containers not for consumption on premises.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross area used for servicing customers, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(2) 
Service business.
(a) 
Service business include barber, beautician, laundry and dry cleaning, shoe repair, tailor, photographer and travel agency.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used for servicing customers, plus one additional space for every one full-time employee. For barbershops and beauty shops, there shall be one off-street parking space per barber or beautician chair, plus one per waiting chair.
(3) 
Financial establishment.
(a) 
Financial establishment includes bank, savings and loan association, credit union and other financial establishment.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used for servicing customers, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(4) 
Convenience store. A retail store selling foodstuffs and household supplies for the convenience of the neighboring population.
(a) 
The convenience store use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
All products produced on the premises are sold on the premises at retail.
[2] 
Provide adequate and safe ingress and egress.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used for servicing customers, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(5) 
Restaurant. Eating place for the sale and consumption of food and beverages without drive-in and without take-out service. All food and beverages are to be consumed inside the building while patrons are seated at counters or tables.
(a) 
The restaurant use must meet the following requirements:
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1247]
[1] 
The sale of alcoholic beverages must be secondary to the sale and consumption of food.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to the dining area, plus one additional off-street parking space for each full-time employee.
(6) 
Drive-through restaurant. Eating place for the sale and consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages with drive-in service.
(a) 
The drive-through restaurant use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Lane length for customers awaiting service shall be sufficient to not encumber traffic flow off site.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for every two seats or one off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one additional space for each employee on the largest shift.
(7) 
Repair shop. Repair shop for appliances, small engines, outboard motors, go-carts, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, guns, locks, and small business machines. Motorcycle and moped inspection shall be allowed.
(a) 
The repair shop use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Other state-licensed motor vehicles shall not be permitted.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(8) 
Upholsterer or cabinetmaker.
(a) 
Retail store selling upholstery products and furniture and the business of making or repairing upholstery products or furniture.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(9) 
Funeral home or mortuary.
(a) 
The funeral home or mortuary use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Provide adequately for safe assembly of funeral cortege.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use or at least one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used in the operation of the establishment, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(10) 
Motel/hotel. Motel, hotel or a building or group of buildings for the accommodation of transient guests, chiefly motorists, containing guest rooms for rent.
(a) 
The motel/hotel use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Provide on-site capacity for loading and unloading.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each rental room or suite, plus one additional off-street parking space for each full-time employee.
(11) 
Entertainment facility. Entertainment and recreation facilities operated for the entertainment, enjoyment or health of the people, such as motion-picture theaters and similar activities, primarily operated as revenue-producing enterprises.
(a) 
The entertainment facility use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide safe and adequate traffic flow.
[2] 
Provide on-site capacity for loading and unloading.
[3] 
Not conduct business between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. at locations within 500 feet of residential district boundaries.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use or at least one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(12) 
Tavern.
(a) 
An establishment which serves alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and which is licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of total floor area, plus one additional off-street parking space for each full-time employee.
(13) 
Lumberyard, including planing mill.
(a) 
Parking.
[1] 
One off-street parking space for each employee on the two major shifts at maximum employment, but in no case less than one off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, including storage sheds.
[2] 
For lumberyards which include retail sales, one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used for servicing customers, plus one additional off-street parking space for each full-time employee.
(14) 
Veterinary facility. Office of a veterinarian with accessory animal kennels.
(a) 
The veterinary facility use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
In no event shall animal kennels be allowed as a primary use.
[2] 
No kennels which are not fully enclosed shall be located within 200 feet of any lot line.
(b) 
Parking: three off-street parking spaces for each doctor, plus one space for each full-time employee.
(15) 
Service station. Gasoline service station.
(a) 
The gasoline station use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
All activities except those to be performed at the fuel pumps shall be performed within a completely enclosed building.
[2] 
Fuel pumps shall be at least 25 feet from any street right-of-way.
[3] 
All automobile parts and similar articles shall be stored within a building.
[4] 
Lubrication, oil changes, tire changes and repairs are permitted if entirely within a building.
(b) 
Parking.
[1] 
One off-street parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area, or two off-street parking spaces for each service bay, whichever is larger, plus one space for each full-time employee.
[2] 
Off-street parking spaces are not to be a part of nor interfere with the accessways to the pumps.
(16) 
Automobile sales. Sales of automobiles by a new car dealership, used car sales and car, truck, trailer and cycle rentals.
(a) 
The automobile sales use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[2] 
All sales and rental merchandise which is not within an enclosed structure and additional equipment shall be located within building setback areas and buffer yard or landscape setback areas.
(b) 
Parking: five off-street parking spaces for each employee on the largest shift.
(17) 
Boat sales. Sales of boats and rental of boats.
(a) 
The boat sales use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[2] 
All sales and rental merchandise which is not within an enclosed structure and additional equipment shall be located within building setback areas and buffer yard or landscape setback areas.
(b) 
Parking: five off-street parking spaces for each employee on the largest shift.
(18) 
Vehicular repair inspection and accessories. Vehicular repair garage, including spraying and body and fender work or car-washing facility.
(a) 
The vehicular repair inspection and accessories use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[2] 
All repair and paint work must be performed within an enclosed building.
[3] 
All new and scrap parts shall be within an enclosed structure.
[4] 
All vehicles waiting repair shall be stored inside a building overnight.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
(19) 
Truck sales. Truck and heavy equipment repair and sales.
(a) 
The truck sales use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Provide buffer yards in conformance with the provisions of § 310-117.
[2] 
All sales and rental merchandise which is not within an enclosed structure and additional equipment shall be located within building setback areas and buffer yard or landscape setback areas.
(b) 
Parking: five off-street parking spaces for each employee on the largest shift.
(20) 
Shopping center. A neighborhood or community shopping center which is preplanned and designed as a complex of related structures and circulation patterns.
(a) 
The shopping center use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
Shopping centers shall have a minimum site area of five acres.
[2] 
Not more than 20% of the total lot area shall be occupied by buildings.
[3] 
Only the following uses shall be permitted, as identified more particularly under § 310-107 and Subsections C(1), (2), D(1) through (7) and (10), (11) and (20) of this section.
[4] 
Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses shall be permitted upon approval by the Borough Council.
[5] 
The proposed development shall be constructed in accordance with an overall plan and shall be designed as a single architectural unit with appropriate landscaping.
[6] 
Outdoor storage and displays shall conform to the provisions in Subsection F(5).
[7] 
The distance, at the closest point, between any two buildings or groups of units of attached buildings shall not be less than 20 feet.
[8] 
The proposed development shall be served by adequate water and public sewage disposal facilities, the adequacy of which shall be demonstrated and guaranteed.
[9] 
Lighting facilities shall be provided and arranged in a manner which will protect the highway and neighboring properties from any direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
[10] 
Vehicular access to a shopping center shall not be permitted through a residential area and must occur from a collector road, arterial street or arterial highway in areas where shopping centers are a permitted use.
(b) 
Parking: one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
E. 
Industrial uses. No industrial uses are permitted in § 310-107.
F. 
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted where indicated in § 310-107, subject to the district requirements and any other applicable requirements of any other Borough ordinance.
(1) 
Home occupation. An activity for gain customarily carried on in a dwelling or in a building or structure accessory to a dwelling clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling.
(a) 
Home occupation includes, but shall not be limited to, the following uses:
[1] 
Teaching for not more than four pupils simultaneously, or in the case of musical instruction, not more than two pupils at a time.
[2] 
Art studio.
[3] 
Seamstress, handicrafts or other like activity.
[4] 
Barbershop and beauty parlor, limited to serving four patrons at a time.
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1247]
[5] 
Greenhouse.
[6] 
Office of realtor, insurance salesman, physician, lawyer, clergyman, teacher or other like profession.
(b) 
A home occupation use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
The home occupation shall be carried on wholly indoors and within a dwelling or other structure accessory thereto. If carried on as an accessory structure, the minimum lot area shall be two acres.
[2] 
There shall be no use of show window or display or advertising visible outside the premises to attract customers or clients, other than a home occupation announcement sign.
[3] 
There shall be no exterior storage of materials.
[4] 
No articles shall be sold or offered on premises for sale except such as may be produced on the premises.
[5] 
Frequent and repetitive servicing by commercial vehicles for supplies and material shall not be permitted.
[6] 
The floor area devoted to a home occupation shall not be more than 25% of the ground floor area of the principal residential structure, excluding garage.
[7] 
In the case of an accessory office, not more than two employees, assistants or associates, in addition to the resident practitioner, shall be employed on the premises.
[8] 
No external alterations shall be made which involve construction features not customary to the dwelling.
(c) 
Parking: two off-street parking spaces in addition to spaces otherwise required, plus on space for each employee, assistant or associate.
(2) 
Residential accessory building uses and structures. Residential accessory structure or use, including but not limited to:
(a) 
Parking spaces for the parking of passenger automobiles and parking of commercial vehicles not exceeding three-fourths-ton loading capacity within a completely enclosed building.
(b) 
Structures such as fences and walls. Fences and walls shall not exceed four feet in height above grade, unless necessary for retaining earth, in any yard setback areas, buffer yards or landscape setback areas.
(c) 
Facilities for domestic servants or caretakers employed on the premises and for occasional gratuitous guests.
(d) 
Recreational facilities such as tennis courts and paddle tennis platforms, provided that lighting for such facilities shall be such that glare is prohibited off site.
(e) 
Satellite receiving dishes in rear yard only.
(f) 
Accessory structures are not permitted in required front yards, nor on or attached to roofs.
(g) 
All such facilities will be situated within the required setback areas.
(3) 
Swimming pools.
(a) 
Private swimming pools shall be any pool, pond, lake, open tank or other container designed, installed or capable of containing water to a depth of 1 1/2 feet or more.
(b) 
No such swimming pool shall be allowed in any district except as an accessory use.
(c) 
Swimming pool use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
The pool is intended and is to be used solely for the health and enjoyment of the occupants of the principal use of the property in which it is located and their friends and guests.
[2] 
The pool shall not be operated nor used for a revenue-producing enterprise.
[3] 
The pool, including walks, paved areas, fences, bathhouse, pumphouse and similar structure, shall not be located closer to any other lot line than those distances specified as minimum rear and side yard requirements listed for each respective district.
[4] 
No such swimming pool shall be constructed until a building and zoning permit for the same have been applied and issued, the application for which shall be accompanied by plans, in duplicate, setting forth the following information and complying with the following requirements:
[a] 
Plot plan.
[b] 
Pool dimension, depth and volume in gallons.
[c] 
Type and size of filter system, filtration and backwash capacities.
[d] 
Pool piping layout with all pipe sizes shown and type of material.
[e] 
The pool capacity.
[f] 
Waste disposal system.
[g] 
A substantial fence or wall completely surrounding the pool, not less than four feet in height, which shall be so constructed as not to have openings, holes or gaps large than two inches in any dimension except for doors and gates. If such fence is a picket fence, then the horizontal opening dimension shall not exceed two inches. All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device designed to keep and capable of keeping such door or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use. In addition, such door or gate shall be equipped with a key or combination lock capable of preventing such door or gate from opening when such lock is fastened. The entrance gate shall be securely locked when pool is unattended.
[h] 
Lights used to illuminate any such pool or the deck thereof shall be so arranged and shaded as to reflect light away from adjoining premises and public streets.
(4) 
Commercial accessory building.
(a) 
Includes accessory buildings or structures or uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in all districts in connection with such uses, except outside storage.
(b) 
Parking. Parking shall conform to the requirements of the most closely related use in § 310-112.
(5) 
Commercial outside storage or display. Includes outside storage or display, other than storage as a primary use of the land, necessary but incidental to the normal operation of a primary use.
(a) 
The commercial outside storage or display use must meet the following requirements:
[1] 
No part of the street right-of-way, no sidewalks or other areas intended or designed for pedestrian use, and no required parking areas shall be occupied by outside storage or display.
[2] 
Outside storage and display areas shall occupy an area of less than 1/2 of the existing building coverage.
[3] 
Outside storage and display areas shall be buffered from view from the public streets and adjacent lots.
(b) 
Uses requiring more substantial amounts of land area for storage or display may be exempt from the provisions of the subsections above when granted as conditional uses.
(c) 
Such conditional use must meet the following additional requirements.
[1] 
In particular, uses appropriate for consideration under this provision include, but are not limited to, nurseries, lumberyards, automotive sales, truck sales, and truck terminals.
[2] 
Among the uses that shall not be considered appropriate for inclusion under this provision are retail stores, repair shops, gasoline service stations, vehicle and inspection repairs, wholesale business and storage, contractor offices and shops and crafts.
(d) 
Parking: none.
(6) 
Temporary structures. A temporary structure or use.
(a) 
A temporary permit may be issued for nonconforming structures or uses necessary during construction or other special circumstances of a nonrecurring nature.
(b) 
The temporary structure use must meet the following additional requirements:
[1] 
The time period of the initial permit shall be six months.
[2] 
The permit may be renewed up to two times for up to two months each time.
[3] 
Temporary nonconforming structures or uses shall be subject to authorization by the Zoning Officer.
[4] 
Such structure or use shall be removed completely upon expiration of the permit without cost to the Borough.
(c) 
Parking: none.

§ 310-113 Minimum lot area.

A lot area of not less than 6,000 square feet shall be provided for every building hereafter erected.

§ 310-114 Maximum building area.

The building area shall not exceed 70% of the lot area.

§ 310-115 Maximum building height.

The building height shall not exceed 3 1/2 stories and 40 feet.

§ 310-116 Yards.

There shall be front, side and rear yards as follows.
A. 
Front yards.
(1) 
There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall be at least 35 feet. In the case of a corner lot, the front yard shall be at least 35 feet on each roadway. The minimum depth shall be provided between the existing or proposed street line(s) and the nearest point of any building or structure, except as may be permitted hereafter.
(2) 
The provisions of Subsection A(1) shall not apply to front fences, hedges or walls less than four feet above the natural grade in the required front yard, nor to terraces or steps.
(3) 
Accessory buildings and structures shall not be permitted within the required front yards.
B. 
Side yards.
(1) 
There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building; the depth of each shall be at least 15 feet.
(2) 
The provisions of Subsection B(1) shall not apply to side fences, hedges or walls less than four feet above the natural grade in the required side yard, nor to terraces or steps.
(3) 
Accessory buildings and structures shall not be permitted within the required side yards.
C. 
Rear yard.
(1) 
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 30 feet. The minimum depth shall be provided between the existing or proposed street line(s) and the nearest point of any building or structure, except as may be permitted hereafter.
(2) 
The provisions of Subsection C(1) shall not apply to rear fences, hedges or walls less than four feet above the natural grade in the required rear yard, nor to terraces or steps.
(3) 
Accessory buildings and structures shall not be permitted within the required rear yards.

§ 310-117 Buffer yards and landscape setback areas.

The following buffer yard performance standards shall apply to all development in a P Public/Civic District:
A. 
Buffer yard requirements. Buffer yards are required for development in a P Public/Civic District as conditions set forth in § 310-112.
B. 
Buffer yard definition. The buffer yard, measured from the district boundary line or from the near street right-of-way where the street serves as a district boundary line, shall be a minimum of 15 feet. No structures or uses, including, but not limited to, buildings, accessory structures, parking spaces, access drives and lighting devices, may be located in a buffer yard. The buffer yard may be within the required front, side or rear yards.
C. 
Buffer yard planting. The buffer yard shall contain a least one row of planting which shall be comprised of flowering trees (30%) and evergreen trees (70%). These trees shall be spaced 10 feet apart measured from the center of the tree. In addition to the above noted trees, a row of low evergreen shrubs or hedges shall be planted or earthen mounding shall be constructed in the buffer yard, which shall provide a year-round visual screen capable of acting as a barrier to light beams from headlights of passenger cars. These low shrubs, hedges or mounds shall be of such a height that a person facing a passenger car with the plantings or mound between such person and the car could observe the car's low beam lights only as a result of the diffused or reflected light from the headlights.
D. 
Existing trees in the buffer yard. Any existing trees, foliage, grass or other natural growth shall be permitted and encouraged to remain in the buffer yard areas and, depending on the density of the vegetation, may fulfill the need for buffer yard planting, at the discretion of the Zoning Officer. Any existing trees within the required buffer yard which are a minimum of four-inch caliper shall be preserved and shall count as three required trees within the buffer yard.
E. 
Buffer and conflicts. The buffer yard shall be within the required side or rear yard setbacks, and in case of conflict, the larger yard requirement shall apply. In instances where an existing structure, drive, parking or loading area is located within the required buffer yard, a buffer yard of the minimum distance from the existing structure to the lot line shall be required. This reduced buffer yard width shall apply only to the yard area upon which the existing structure encroaches. If the existing structure is located within the required buffer yard on one side of the structure, the required buffer yard determined in Subsection A shall apply on all other yard areas. All planting requirements shall remain in effect regardless of the buffer yard width.
F. 
Landscape setback area requirements. Landscape setback areas, 20 feet in width, shall be required in a P District when a parcel in that district fronts on Ohio River Boulevard. No structures or uses, including but not limited to buildings, accessory structures, parking spaces, access drives and lighting devices, may be located in a landscape setback area. If a parcel in that district doe not front on Ohio River Boulevard, but sides or backs onto it, then the buffer yard requirement in this section applies.
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1247]
G. 
Landscape setback area conflict. In case of conflict between landscape setback area requirements and front yard setback requirements, the larger yard requirement shall apply. In instances where an existing structure, drive, parking or loading area is located within the required landscape setback area, a setback area of not less than the minimum distance from the existing structure, drive, parking or loading area to the lot line shall be required. All planting requirements shall be adhered to regardless of the landscape setback area conflicts.
H. 
Plant material size. All ornamental trees required to be planted within the buffer yard and landscape setback areas shall be a minimum of two-inch caliper, or two inches in diameter, at a point one foot above the ground measured along the trunk of the planted tree. All trees, ornamental or evergreen, shall be a minimum of six feet in height at the time of planting, measured from the ground adjacent to the planted tree to the top of the tree. Plant material shall be planted in accordance with accepted landscaping standards.
I. 
Buffer yard and landscape setback area ground cover. All buffer yard and landscape setback areas not utilized for gardens, tree or shrub plantings, or similar uses shall be seeded, sodded or landscaped within two weeks after construction activities are completed, unless those activities are completed between November 1 and April 1. In such case, the required sodding, seeding or planting must occur by April 15.
J. 
Maintenance. All buffer yards and landscape setback area shall be maintained and kept clean of all debris, rubbish, weeds and tall grass by the landowner. Dead plant material shall be replaced within one year. The screen plantings shall be placed and maintained so that, at maturity, the plant material will not overhang any street, public walk, or property line.
K. 
Intersection sight triangles at buffer yards and landscape setback areas. A clear sight triangle shall be maintained at all street intersections.
L. 
Allowable use exceptions. No elements except plant material and vehicular and pedestrian access points shall be permitted in the buffer yard and landscape setback areas, except when decorative screen walls and fences have been approved by a Zoning Officer.
M. 
Buffer yard and landscape setback area approval. Prior to the issuance of any zoning permit, complete plans showing the arrangement of all buffer yard and landscape setback areas, the placement, species and size of all plant materials, and the placement, size and materials of all fences to be placed in such buffer yards shall be reviewed by the Zoning Officer to ascertain that the plans are in conformance with the terms of this chapter.

§ 310-118 Parking performance standards.

The following parking and performance standards shall apply to all development in a P Public/Civic District.
A. 
General requirements.
(1) 
Space requirements. The number of off-street parking spaces required by each use is described in § 310-112. In the case where the calculated number of required parking spaces includes a fraction of a space, an additional space should be added to the calculated number.
(2) 
Existing parking. Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this section so long as the kind or extent of use is not changed, provided that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below such requirements.
(3) 
Change in requirements. Whenever there is an alteration of a structure or a change or extension of a use which increases the parking requirements according to the standard of § 310-112, the total additional parking required for the alteration, change or extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(4) 
Conflict with other uses. No parking area shall be used for any use that interferes with its availability for parking, except that it may be used for a stormwater retention basin of a maximum depth of six inches.
(5) 
Continuing character of obligation. All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were designed to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced except upon the approval of the Zoning Hearing Board, and then only after proof that by reason of diminution in floor area, seating area, the number of employees, or change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of parking spaces, such reduction is in conformity with the requirement of this section.
(6) 
Joint use. Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot if the total space provided is not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually. However, the number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total by variance if it can be demonstrated that the hours or days of peak parking needed for the uses are so different that a lower total will provide adequately for all uses served by the parking facility.
(7) 
Location of parking spaces. Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises with the principal use served or, where this requirement cannot be met, within 300 feet of the said lot if the use is nonresidential.
(8) 
Maintenance of parking areas. Driveways and parking areas of three or more vehicles shall be graded, surfaced with all-weather paving, and drained to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property. All off-street parking spaces shall be marked so as to indicate their location. Failure to keep parking areas in satisfactory condition, i.e., free from holes, shall be considered a violation of this section.
(9) 
Nonautomotive vehicular parking. Commercially licensed vehicles and construction equipment greater than one ton shall not be permitted to be parked on residential lots of less than one acre unless parked in a garage, except if service is being provided.
B. 
Parking design and maintenance standards. The design standards specified below shall be required for all off-street parking facilities with a capacity of three or more vehicles built after the effective date of this chapter.
(1) 
The minimum dimensions of stalls and aisles shall be as follows:
(a) 
Stall widths shall be nine feet for all uses except parking deck spaces, which shall be eight feet six inches in width.
(b) 
Stall depth shall be at least 19 feet, with said dimension measured on the angle for all parking except parallel parking, which shall have a stall depth of 20 feet.
(c) 
Minimum width of aisles providing access to parking stalls for two-way travel shall be 24 feet. Minimum width of aisles providing access to parking stalls for one-way travel shall be as follows:
Angle of Parking
(degrees)
Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
Parallel
24
30°
14
45°
16
60°
20
90°
20
(2) 
Handicapped access considerations, including but not limited to parking spaces, access aisles and accessible routes, shall conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, U.S. Access Board.
(3) 
Parking areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicles.
(4) 
The width of entrance and exit drives shall be:
(a) 
A minimum of 12 feet for one-way use only.
(b) 
A minimum of 24 feet for two-way use.
(5) 
For purposes of servicing any property under single and separate ownership, entrance and exit drives crossing the street shall be limited to two along the frontage of any lot, and their center lines shall be spaced at least 80 feet apart.
(6) 
In no case shall parking areas be designed to require or encourage cars to back into a public street in order to leave the lot.
(7) 
Parking spaces and access drives shall be at least five feet from any lot line.
(8) 
All parking areas for any purpose other than single-family residences shall be physically separated from any public street by a planting strip which shall not be less than five feet in width. This five-foot planting strip shall be parallel to and measured from the street line. Tire bumpers or concrete curb shall be installed so as to prevent vehicle overhang of the sidewalk areas.
(9) 
Off-street parking areas shall include planted islands every 135 feet or 15 parking spaces; these islands shall be a minimum of nine feet in width. One shade tree (minimum three-inch caliper) for every nine cars shall be required and shall be planted either in these islands or in other locations inside the parking area boundaries. This requirement is in addition to any buffer yard or landscape setback area planting requirements in § 310-117.
[Amended 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 1247]
(10) 
Lighting of parking areas may be required, at the discretion of the Zoning Officer. All artificial lighting used to illuminate any parking space or spaces shall be so arranged that no direct rays from such lighting shall fall upon any neighboring property or street. Lighting level shall be a minimum maintained one-footcandle average unless modified by the Zoning Officer.
C. 
Off-street loading requirements. Off-street loading requirements as specified below shall be provided on any lot on which a building exceeding 6,000 square feet of gross floor area (GFA) for business or industry is hereafter erected.
(1) 
Every retail establishment, storage warehouse, light manufacturing, heavy manufacturing, research and development, or wholesale establishment exceeding 6,000 square feet of gross floor area shall conform to the following requirements:
GFA Devoted to Each Use
(square feet)
Required Number of Berths
6,000 to 19,999
1
20,000 to 79,999
2
Each additional 50,000 over 79,999
1 additional
(2) 
Every auditorium, funeral home, multifamily dwelling of 20 units or more, office building, restaurant or hotel exceeding 6,000 square feet of gross floor area (GFA) shall conform to the following requirements:
GFA Devoted to Each Use
(square feet)
Required Number of Berths
6,000 to 29,999
1
30,000 to 44,999
2
Each additional 75,000 over 44,999
1 additional
(3) 
Off-street loading design and maintenance standards.
(a) 
Each required berth shall be no less than 14 feet wide, 55 feet long and 17 feet high, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space, and located entirely on the lot being served.
(b) 
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street or alley as well as adequate maneuvering space.
(c) 
All accessory driveways and entranceways shall be graded, all-weather-surfaced and drained to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent nuisances of dust, erosion and excessive water flow across public ways.
(d) 
Such facilities shall be designed and used in such a manner as to at no time constitute a nuisance, a hazard or an unreasonable impediment to traffic.
(e) 
The lighting requirements of Subsection B shall be met when applicable.
(f) 
Loading facilities shall be provided and maintained as long as the use exists for which the facilities were designed to serve.
(g) 
Loading facilities shall not be reduced in total extent after their provision, except when the reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this section.
(h) 
Reasonable precautions shall be taken by the owner or sponsor of particular uses to assure the availability of required facilities to the delivery and pickup vehicles they are designed to serve.

§ 310-119 Signage.

The following signage performance standards shall apply to all development in a P Public/Civic District.
A. 
General. Signs may be erected and maintained only when in compliance with the provisions of this section and the signage regulations of the Borough relative to the erection, alteration or maintenance of signs and similar devices. Permanent signs shall only be erected on the premises they serve and shall not overhang any public street right-of-way.
B. 
District signs. The following regulations apply to signs erected and maintained in a P District:
(1) 
Sign advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are erected, when erected by the owner or broker or any other person interested in the sale or rental of such premises, may be erected and maintained, provided:
(a) 
The size of any such sign is not in excess of six square feet.
(b) 
Not more than two signs are placed upon any property in single and separate ownership unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two such signs may be erected on each frontage.
(2) 
Sign advertising the sale or development of the premises upon which they are erected, when erected in connection with the development of the premises by a builder, contractor, developer or other person interested in such sale or development, may be erected and maintained, provided:
(a) 
The size of any signs is not in excess of 20 square feet.
(b) 
Not more than two signs are placed upon any property in single and separate ownership unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two such signs may be erected on each frontage.
(3) 
Signs bearing the word "sold" or the word "rented," with the name of the person effecting the sale or rental, may be erected and maintained, provided the conditions in Subsection B(1) are complied with.
(4) 
Signs of mechanics, painters and other artisans may be erected and maintained during the period such persons are performing work on the premises on which such signs are erected, provided:
(a) 
The size thereof is not in excess of 12 square feet.
(b) 
Such signs are removed promptly upon completion of the work.
(5) 
Signs of schools, colleges, churches, hospitals, sanitariums or other institutions of a similar nature may be erected and maintained, provided:
(a) 
The size of any such sign is not in excess of 20 square feet.
(b) 
Not more than two signs are placed on a property in single and separate ownership unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two such signs may be erected on each frontage.
(6) 
In addition to the other requirements of this section, every sign referred to herein must be constructed of materials which are kept in good condition and repair and not allowed to become dilapidated. Each such sign shall be removed when the circumstances leading to its erection no longer apply. Unless specifically authorized by other ordinances or regulations of the Borough, the construction or erection of any such signs within the street lines of public highways is prohibited.