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Bellefonte City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

Village Commercial District VC

§ 575-44 Intent.

The intent of the Village Commercial District is to promote the following:
A. 
To concentrate a mix of residential uses, neighborhood-scale retail uses, personal services, community facilities, specialty shops, and home occupations.
B. 
To encourage adaptive reuse of buildings.
C. 
To provide for the public convenience and to avoid congestion.

§ 575-45 District regulations.

[Amended 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 05032010-01 ]
Only uses listed below shall be permitted in the Village Commercial District. All uses must conform to the lot, yard setback, and maximum height requirements stipulated herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.
Village Commercial District Regulations
Lot Requirements
Yard Setback and Height Requirements
(feet)
Permitted Uses
Minimum Lot Size
Minimum Width
(feet)
Maximum Impervious Coverage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Maximum Height
Primary Uses
All permitted uses in the R-2 Infill Development Residential District
7,500 square feet
50
25% building;
65% total impervious
*see below
5
20
25
Duplex
Neighborhood retail
Eating and drinking establishments
Bakeries
Banks
Medical and dental offices; opticians and optical goods dealers
Business, professional, and financial offices
Clubs, lodges, and fraternal organizations
Personal services
Photography studios; art and dance studios
Tailors and seamstresses; laundromats; dry cleaner service retailers
Florists; jewelry stores
Government offices; community centers; public or private schools
Repair establishments (except for automotive, marine, and trucking repair)
Communications antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing communication tower and structures
Places of worship
Accessory Uses
Home occupations: see Supplemental Regulations
Bed-and-breakfast establishments: see Supplemental Regulations
See primary use above to which it is accessory
Essential services
Customary incidental and secondary uses and structures necessary to the above primary uses
Communications equipment building
NOTE:
*
The front yard setback shall be generally consistent with the existing streetscape on a per-block basis, as determined by the Zoning Officer; but in no case shall the front yard setback be less than 10 feet.

§ 575-46 Building requirements.

All uses must conform to the requirements stipulated herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.
A. 
No structure shall exceed 2,500 square feet in ground-floor area.
B. 
All drive-in primary and accessory commercial uses and all mobile homes (even if placed on permanent foundations) are prohibited from the Village District.
C. 
This district shall be limited to two total uses per property, either residential and/or commercial.