Chalfont City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
VOC Village Office Commercial District
§ 440-103 District purpose.
The purpose of the Village Office Commercial District is to provide a setting for a mix of residential commercial office and accessory residential uses that reflect the character of the historic Borough and which contribute to the soundness of the Borough's economic base while ensuring that such development constitutes a harmonious and appropriate part of the Borough as a whole and to create conditions conducive to carrying out the broad purposes of this chapter as set forth in § 440-2, Purposes.
§ 440-104 Applicability.
In the VOC Village Office Commercial District, the regulations contained in this article shall apply.
§ 440-105 Permitted uses.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other in accordance with Article IV, Use Regulations:
A.
D3 Office Park.
B.
H7 Temporary Structure or Use.
C.
H8 Temporary Community Event.
D.
H1H No-Impact Home-Based Business.
[Added 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 446]
§ 440-106 Conditional uses.
[Amended 6-23-2009 by Ord. No. 383]
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other in accordance with Article IV, Use Regulations, and the procedures set forth in § 440-148, Conditional uses:[1]
A.
B12 Planned Village Development.
B.
C4 Library or Museum.
C.
C8 Nursing Home.
D.
C9 Borough Services.
E.
D1 Office.
F.
D2 Medical Office.
G.
E1 Retail Shop.
H.
E2 Service Business.
I.
E3 Financial Establishment.
J.
E4 Sit-Down Restaurant.
K.
E18 Parking Lot.
L.
E22 Dwelling in Combination With a Business.
M.
F1 Utilities.
N.
H4 Accessory Building Dwelling Unit.
O.
H7 Temporary Structure or Use.
P.
H8 Temporary Community Event.
Q.
H14 Satellite Dish Antenna.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection A, B6 – Townhouse, which immediately followed this introductory paragraph, was repealed 6-23-2009 by Ord. No. 383.
§ 440-107 Area and dimensional requirements.
The following establishes the area and dimensional requirements for the VOC Village Office Commercial District, except where greater or lesser requirements are established in § 440-15; in which case the requirements of § 440-15 shall apply:
A.
Lot area and width.
(1)
Tract area less than 20 acres. Development of tracts less than 20 acres shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
General site and performance requirements:
[1]
Minimum site area: five acres.
[2]
Maximum gross density: three dwelling units per acre.
[3]
Minimum open space ratio: 30%.
[4]
Impervious surface ratio: 35%.
(b)
Nonresidential uses:
[1]
Lot area: two acres minimum.
[2]
Lot width: 100 feet minimum.
[3]
Front yard: 30 feet minimum.
[4]
Side yard: 25 feet minimum. If there is only one side yard as per a lot shown on Figure 9, it shall be at least 25 feet.
[5]
Rear yard: 35 feet maximum.
[6]
Height: 35 feet maximum. Structures not designed for human occupancy are governed by Article V, § 440-43.
[7]
Impervious surface: 60% maximum.
(2)
Tract area greater than 20 acres. Development of tracts greater than 20 acres shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
Use B12 Planned Village Development.
(b)
Use D3 Office Park. Floor area ratio (FAR) incentives are available for the development of the D3 Office Park Use in the VOC District. An office park in the VOC District may be developed to a higher FAR by meeting two or more performance incentives. Meeting these incentives allows a developer to build more space and adds value to the development and Borough.
[1]
The following performance incentives are available for use in the VOC District:
[a]
Provision of centrally located open space within the site which contains a focal point such as public art or water feature.
[b]
Provision of architectural design which reflects the character of the previous agricultural use of the property, subject to review and approval by the Borough Council.
[c]
Provision of finished facades on all sides of buildings.
[d]
Provision of two or more of the following uses:
[i]
E1 Retail Shop.
[ii]
E2 Service Business.
[iii]
E4 Sit-Down Restaurant.
[iv]
E22 Dwelling in Combination With a Business.
[v]
D1 Office.
[e]
Dedication of land to the Borough for open space, meeting the standards of §§ 440-45, 440-47 and 440-48.
[2]
For development of the site which achieves two of the above performance incentives in the VOC District, the permitted FAR shall be 0.027.
[3]
For development which achieves three or more of the above performance incentives in the VOC District, the permitted FAR shall be 0.030.
§ 440-108 Design standards.
A.
Building size. No nonresidential building shall exceed 10,000 square feet in floor area.
B.
Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be provided along all interior driveways, parking areas and frontage streets.
C.
Driveways. Driveways shall provide access to a minor arterial or a collector and be aligned with existing intersections. No driveway shall access an existing local street.
D.
Access. All uses shall take access to an interior street or driveway.
E.
Parking areas. All parking shall be located to the interior side of the buildings and take access to an interior driveway. Parking lots shall not access existing streets.
F.
Rear yards. Rear yards shall not abut a minor arterial or collector street.
G.
Development design. The development shall be unified and integrated with the existing street network and shall enhance existing adjacent land uses.
H.
Pedestrian access. Pedestrian access shall be required through the district and shall connect existing Borough streets.
I.
Public utilities. All utilities, including electric, telephone, cable television and similar type installations, shall be placed underground.
