Bridgeville City Zoning Code
PART 7B
DOWNTOWN DT ZONING DISTRICT
§ 7B00 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 1034, 11/10/2025]
The purpose of the Downtown (DT) Zoning District is to provide a district that will maintain the existing character and encourage development/redevelopment consistent with a walkable, functional, and efficient central business district containing a mix of residential and commercial uses that can serve the entire community and region.
§ 7B01 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. No. 1034, 11/10/2025]
1.
Principal Uses:
A.
Permitted By Right.
(1)
Bakery.
(2)
Bed-and-breakfast.
(3)
Brew pub/micro distillery/winery.
(4)
Business incubator.
(5)
Business or professional offices.
(6)
Business services.
(7)
Convenience store.
(8)
Day spa.
(9)
Eating and drinking establishment.
(10)
Educational studio.
(11)
Essential services.
(12)
Financial institution.
(13)
Forestry.
(14)
Grocery store.
(15)
Indoor entertainment.
(16)
Laundromat.
(17)
Medical office or medical clinic, low intensity.
(18)
Motel/hotel.
(19)
Personal services.
(20)
Pet services/pet grooming.
(21)
Place of assembly/worship.
(22)
Postsecondary schools.
(23)
Public buildings.
(24)
Public open space.
(25)
Public parking garage/lot.
(26)
Public recreation.
(27)
Public utility buildings or structures.
(28)
Retail stores.
(29)
Theater.
(30)
Veterinary clinic.
B.
Permitted by Conditional Use.
(1)
Catering service, including rental hall.
(2)
Commercial recreation.
(3)
Fire and emergency medical services, subject to § 903.13.
(4)
Independent living facility.
(5)
Medical marijuana dispensary.
(6)
Medical office or medical clinic, high intensity.
(7)
Mixed use (residential/commercial).
(8)
Multi-family dwelling, subject to § 903.26.
(9)
Pharmacy.
(10)
Planned business development, subject to § 903.31.
(11)
Temporary use or structure (other than a construction trailer), subject to § 903.38 (with the exception of § 903.38F).
2.
Accessory Uses.
A.
Permitted by Right.
(1)
Fences, subject to § 1003.
(2)
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 1010.
(3)
Home occupation subject to § 903.18.
(4)
Off-Street Parking and Loading, subject to § 1101 and § 1103.
(5)
Signs, subject to § 7B04.
(6)
Temporary construction trailer, subject to § 1006.
(7)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted or conditional use authorized in this district.
§ 7B02 Area and Bulk Regulations.
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1.
In the DT Zoning District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 9:
A.
Minimum lot area: 3,000 square feet. (NOTE: Nonconforming lots of record may be developed without a variance, subject to compliance with § 1503.1.)
B.
Minimum lot width: 30 feet. (NOTE: Nonconforming lots of record may be developed without a variance, subject to compliance with § 1503.1.)
C.
Maximum lot coverage: 100%.
D.
Minimum/maximum front yard (i.e., building line/front yard setback):
(1)
Minimum/Maximum front yard: zero feet (0'), except that:
(a)
Where the immediately adjacent lot(s) already have an existing building/structure with front yards/building setback(s) greater than zero feet, a new principal building/structure may have a maximum front yard/building setback no greater than the front yard/building setback(s) of the existing buildings/structures located on the immediately adjacent lot(s), if the same (or an average thereof, if different).
E.
Minimum rear yard:
(1)
All principal and accessory structures:
(a)
Adjoining any R District: 20 feet.
(b)
Adjoining all other districts: zero feet.
F.
Minimum side yard:
(1)
All principal and accessory structures:
(a)
Adjoining any R District: 20 feet.
(b)
Adjoining all other districts: zero feet.
G.
Maximum dwelling unit density: 55 units per acre.
H.
Minimum distance between buildings: zero feet (0'), where two or more buildings are on the same lot.
I.
Special yard requirements: See § 1003.
J.
Permitted projections into required yards: See § 1004.
K.
Maximum height.
(1)
Permitted by right: 45 feet maximum.
(2)
Permitted by conditional use: 100 feet maximum; the application shall be subject to Borough review regarding proposed building location and overall height in the context of, but not limited to, topography, facade reflectivity, and overall impact of the structure's massing within the Zoning District. Applicable building elevation drawings and other supportive material and other industry-recognized sound planning impacts as identified by the Borough shall be subject to review. The Borough may require any design mitigating measures in its sound judgment to assure that the building design shall fulfill the foregoing requirements.
L.
Height exceptions: See § 1005.
§ 7B03 Parking and Loading.
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Off-street parking is not required in the DT District; however, any newly proposed accessory off-street parking facilities shall be designed and installed in compliance with § 1101. Any off-street loading shall comply with the requirements of § 1103.
§ 7B04 Signs.
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1.
Subject to Part 12 with the following exceptions:
A.
§ 1202.1.I(1) shall exclude the DT District (i.e., a building may have a wall sign and an overhanging sign in the DT District).
B.
§ 1205.5.C(4) shall be amended to add that "the maximum height of the top of a pole sign in the DT Zoning District shall be 20 feet."
§ 7B05 Design Standards.
[Ord. No. 1034, 11/10/2025]
1.
The following requirements shall be met for the DT District.
A.
Any building adjacent to a street shall be built to the sidewalk or have a setback equal to the average setback of the two nearest principal buildings on the same side of the street. A greater setback may be permitted only for provision of a public space such as a plaza, courtyard, outdoor dining, or passive recreation space between the sidewalk and the principal building.
B.
The front facade of buildings shall be oriented towards the main street, with an everyday public entrance in this front facade. The entrance doorway shall be recessed, covered or otherwise clearly identifiable.
C.
Blank walls shall not be permitted along any exterior wall facing a street, parking area, or sidewalk, and all walls visible from a street, parking area, or sidewalk shall be designed to create the appearance of an occupied building, including a minimum of 30% window/door area, except that:
(1)
Ground floor front facades of buildings facing a street shall be transparent (i.e., consisting of clear glass windows and doors) between the height of three feet and eight feet above the walkway grade for at least 50% of the horizontal length of the structure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, medical offices and medical clinics may use windows with frosted glazing or other transparency alternatives for no more than 25% of the horizontal length of said building, if necessary to protect patient privacy.
D.
Sidewalks are required along all street frontages. Sidewalks are also required to connect the street frontage to all front building entrances and any other space or destination on the property that generates pedestrian traffic. The sidewalk pattern shall continue across driveways.
E.
Outdoor dining shall be permitted provided that it complies with § 903.38.C.
F.
Existing buildings that front on Washington Avenue between Station Street and Hickman Street shall not be demolished to provide off-street parking between existing buildings or as a private parking lot.
