Chambersburg City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Central Core Area
§ 300-40 Uses permitted.
A.
All uses permitted in the Distributed Commercial Highway (DCH) Zoning District, as well as all residential uses otherwise permitted in an area zoned Low Density Residential (LDR) and an area designated Moderate-Density Residential (MDR).
[Amended 8-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-12]
B.
Electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution facilities, including substations, and water pumping stations.
C.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses.
D.
Other uses similar to those enumerated above.
E.
There shall be no manufacture, compounding, processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly incidental and essential to the retail store or business and when all such products are sold at retail on the premises.
F.
The foregoing notwithstanding, stores, shops and businesses shall be retail establishments exclusively.
G.
A garage that is accessory to a residential use cannot be used for automotive service stations or public garages for the repair of motor vehicles.
[Added 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-10]
§ 300-40.1 Uses by special exception.
[Added 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]
A.
Tower-based wireless communications facilities outside the rights-of-way on any land owned by the Borough, county, school district, state or federal government.
§ 300-41 Height regulations.
A building or structure or any enlargement thereof may be erected and maintained to a height at the street line of no more than six stories or 72 feet.
§ 300-42 Yard regulations.
[Amended 4-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-6]
Front and side yards are not required. A rear yard of not less than 25 feet shall be provided (except that a rear yard shall not be required if the lot has two public streets abutting the lot). Lots shall have an area provided for off-street loading or unloading unless the lot has public or private off-street parking on the lot.
§ 300-43 Lot coverage regulations.
There shall be no coverage limitation, except to reserve the required yards and that portion of the lot area required for loading facilities.
§ 300-44 Lot area and width regulations.
There shall be no minimum lot area or width requirements for buildings used exclusively for nondwelling purposes. For every building used in whole or part as a dwelling, a lot area of not less than 625 square feet per family shall be provided.
§ 300-45 Parking space requirements.
None.
§ 300-46 Signs.
[Added 5-22-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5]
A.
Signs permitted in the central core. Signs conforming to Article XV of this chapter are permitted, provided that any sign erected on property is only for the commercial activity/activities located on that property. Also permitted are signs authorized in Chapter 286 of this Code, Article X, § 286-80.
[Amended 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-06]
B.
Signs not permitted in the central core. Signs advertising commercial or industrial activity which does not take place on that property are not permitted. Specific exceptions may be made by Council for events involving charitable, nonprofit or community activities.