The HO Historic Overlay District is established to preserve and protect historic areas and structures within the Borough that have a distinctive appearance and which are an integral part of the rich architectural and historic heritage of the Borough. The Historic Overlay District shall be administered in conjunction with the variety of permitted, conditional and uses by special exception in the underlying zoning districts, as well as dimensional standards.

Recorded parcels located within the Historic Overlay District are identified on the Zoning and Overlay Districts Map attached hereto and referenced as a part of this chapter.

Any construction, alteration, addition, expansion or demolition of any structure situated within the Historic Overlay District shall be subject to the procedures and requirements enumerated in Borough Ord. 773 of 2011 [Chapter 11, Part 1], as amended, as well as the standards and criteria of this Part. In addition, properties situated within the HO Historic Overlay District shall be subject to the provisions of Borough Ord. 737 [Chapter 4, Part 1] and Ord. 661 [Chapter 1, Part 6] in reference to the Historic Review Commission, and to regulations in effect at the time of the proposed construction, alteration, addition, expansion or demolition.

Parking and signage design and construction shall comply with standards specified in Part 16 of this chapter, as well as related standards in effect at the time of the proposed construction.