Downingtown, PA Zoning Ordinance

It is the purpose of the I-3 Multipurpose District to establish standards for and permit the location of varied uses in areas of the Borough where the impact on adjacent uses will be minimal. It also is the purpose of this district to recognize and afford maximum protection to industrial and office uses already in existence. All uses shall be in strict compliance with the performance standards of this chapter, and no uses of a heavy industrial nature or with the impacts or characteristics of a heavy industrial use are to be considered appropriate for this district.

The I-3 District was established for the redevelopment of the Boot Road Corridor which spans from Brandywine Avenue east to the Borough line.

In addition, the I-3 District may be appropriate for adaptive reuse of existing buildings, redevelopment, and brownfield development as a new mixed-use development, as set forth in Article XIIIA.

[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

Uses by right. In the I-3 District, land, buildings and premises may be used by right for any one or more of the following principal purposes and no other:

(1)

Business, administrative, professional and governmental offices.

(2)

Flex-space and trucking incidental to such uses.

[Amended 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

(3)

Public utility installation and public service structures.

(4)

Printing, publishing, binding and similar operations.

(5)

Research laboratory for scientific, industrial or engineering purposes, excluding projects with the potential for creating environmental or genetic hazards.

(6)

[1]Entertainment and recreation, restaurants, sports and sports-related centers open to all age groups.

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(6) through (10), which listed various uses by right, was repealed 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection A(11) through (15) as Subsection A(6) through (10), respectively.

(7)

Transportation center to include all modes of transportation and accessory uses, including a helistop.

(8)

Retirement facility and health-care, physical fitness and rehabilitation uses.

(9)

Universities and other adult educational institutions.

(10)

Uses customarily accessory to the above permitted uses.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of a conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137:

(1)

Retail sales.

(2)

Gaming.

(3)

Mini-storage facilities.

(4)

Liquor license.

(5)

[2]All other uses as determined by the Borough Council to be of the same general character as the uses by right.

[2]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5), which listed certain food production activities as conditional uses, was repealed 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection A(6) as Subsection A(5).

(6)

Adaptive reuse of existing buildings, redevelopment, and brownfield redevelopment as a new mixed-use development, in accordance with Article XIIIA.

[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

Except as otherwise noted in § 287-69.2 above and Article XIIIA, the following regulations shall apply to all uses in the I-3 District:

[Amended 7-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-9; 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

(1)

Minimum lot area: 3/4 acre.

(2)

Maximum building coverage: 60%.

(3)

Maximum other impervious surface coverage: 30%.

(4)

Minimum front yard: 40 feet with front yard parking; 20 feet without front yard parking.

(5)

Minimum side and rear yards: 18 feet.

(6)

Maximum building height: 10 stories, exclusive of roof-mounted equipment (as stipulated in § 287-71 of this chapter).

(7)

Minimum vegetative cover: Not less than 10% of any lot shall be planted and maintained with existing and/or installed vegetative materials, as further prescribed in § 287-77 of this chapter.

(8)

Buffer area: A minimum ten-foot buffer shall be provided along all side property lines. Additional standards for the design of the buffer area shall be as prescribed in § 287-78 of this chapter.

(9)

Landscaping: See Chapter A293, Boot Road Landscape Criteria, in the Appendix.

Conditional uses. The following regulations shall be permitted only upon the grant of a conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137:

[Amended 8-4-1999 by Ord. No. 99-12]

(1)

Building coverage greater than 60%.

(2)

Impervious surface coverage greater than 30%.

(3)

Building height greater than 10 stories.

(4)

Interior parking lot plantings as stipulated in Chapter A293 of the Appendix.

The following standards of this chapter shall, as applicable, govern all uses within the I-3 District:

Signs: as required by Article XIX.

Parking: as required by Article XVIII.

Loading: as required by § 287-111.

Access and traffic control: as required by § 287-80.

Storage: as required by § 287-79.

Interior circulation: as required by § 287-81.

Lighting: as required by § 287-82.

Erosion/sedimentation control and stormwater management: as required by the Downingtown Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: See Chapter 256, Subdivision of Land.

Any use within the I-3 District shall be conducted in full compliance with the standards contained in § 287-84 of this chapter.

The I-3 District was established for the redevelopment of the Boot Road Corridor which spans from Brandywine Avenue east to the Borough line.

In addition, the I-3 District may be appropriate for adaptive reuse of existing buildings, redevelopment, and brownfield development as a new mixed-use development, as set forth in Article XIIIA.

[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

Uses by right. In the I-3 District, land, buildings and premises may be used by right for any one or more of the following principal purposes and no other:

(1)

Business, administrative, professional and governmental offices.

(2)

Flex-space and trucking incidental to such uses.

[Amended 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

(3)

Public utility installation and public service structures.

(4)

Printing, publishing, binding and similar operations.

(5)

Research laboratory for scientific, industrial or engineering purposes, excluding projects with the potential for creating environmental or genetic hazards.

(6)

[1]Entertainment and recreation, restaurants, sports and sports-related centers open to all age groups.

[1]

(7)

Transportation center to include all modes of transportation and accessory uses, including a helistop.

(8)

Retirement facility and health-care, physical fitness and rehabilitation uses.

(9)

Universities and other adult educational institutions.

(10)

Uses customarily accessory to the above permitted uses.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of a conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137:

(1)

Retail sales.

(2)

Gaming.

(3)

Mini-storage facilities.

(4)

Liquor license.

(5)

[2]All other uses as determined by the Borough Council to be of the same general character as the uses by right.

[2]

(6)

Adaptive reuse of existing buildings, redevelopment, and brownfield redevelopment as a new mixed-use development, in accordance with Article XIIIA.

[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

Except as otherwise noted in § 287-69.2 above and Article XIIIA, the following regulations shall apply to all uses in the I-3 District:

[Amended 7-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-9; 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

(1)

Minimum lot area: 3/4 acre.

(2)

Maximum building coverage: 60%.

(3)

Maximum other impervious surface coverage: 30%.

(4)

Minimum front yard: 40 feet with front yard parking; 20 feet without front yard parking.

(5)

Minimum side and rear yards: 18 feet.

(6)

Maximum building height: 10 stories, exclusive of roof-mounted equipment (as stipulated in § 287-71 of this chapter).

(7)

Minimum vegetative cover: Not less than 10% of any lot shall be planted and maintained with existing and/or installed vegetative materials, as further prescribed in § 287-77 of this chapter.

(8)

Buffer area: A minimum ten-foot buffer shall be provided along all side property lines. Additional standards for the design of the buffer area shall be as prescribed in § 287-78 of this chapter.

(9)

Landscaping: See Chapter A293, Boot Road Landscape Criteria, in the Appendix.

Conditional uses. The following regulations shall be permitted only upon the grant of a conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137:

[Amended 8-4-1999 by Ord. No. 99-12]

(1)

Building coverage greater than 60%.

(2)

Impervious surface coverage greater than 30%.

(3)

Building height greater than 10 stories.

(4)

Interior parking lot plantings as stipulated in Chapter A293 of the Appendix.

The following standards of this chapter shall, as applicable, govern all uses within the I-3 District:

Signs: as required by Article XIX.

Parking: as required by Article XVIII.

Loading: as required by § 287-111.

Access and traffic control: as required by § 287-80.

Storage: as required by § 287-79.

Interior circulation: as required by § 287-81.

Lighting: as required by § 287-82.

Erosion/sedimentation control and stormwater management: as required by the Downingtown Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: See Chapter 256, Subdivision of Land.

Any use within the I-3 District shall be conducted in full compliance with the standards contained in § 287-84 of this chapter.

The I-3 District was established for the redevelopment of the Boot Road Corridor which spans from Brandywine Avenue east to the Borough line.

In addition, the I-3 District may be appropriate for adaptive reuse of existing buildings, redevelopment, and brownfield development as a new mixed-use development, as set forth in Article XIIIA.

[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

Uses by right. In the I-3 District, land, buildings and premises may be used by right for any one or more of the following principal purposes and no other:

(1)

Business, administrative, professional and governmental offices.

(2)

Flex-space and trucking incidental to such uses.

[Amended 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

(3)

Public utility installation and public service structures.

(4)

Printing, publishing, binding and similar operations.

(5)

Research laboratory for scientific, industrial or engineering purposes, excluding projects with the potential for creating environmental or genetic hazards.

(6)

[1]Entertainment and recreation, restaurants, sports and sports-related centers open to all age groups.

[1]

(7)

Transportation center to include all modes of transportation and accessory uses, including a helistop.

(8)

Retirement facility and health-care, physical fitness and rehabilitation uses.

(9)

Universities and other adult educational institutions.

(10)

Uses customarily accessory to the above permitted uses.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of a conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137:

(1)

Retail sales.

(2)

Gaming.

(3)

Mini-storage facilities.

(4)

Liquor license.

(5)

[2]All other uses as determined by the Borough Council to be of the same general character as the uses by right.

[2]

(6)

Adaptive reuse of existing buildings, redevelopment, and brownfield redevelopment as a new mixed-use development, in accordance with Article XIIIA.

[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

Except as otherwise noted in § 287-69.2 above and Article XIIIA, the following regulations shall apply to all uses in the I-3 District:

[Amended 7-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-9; 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-05]

(1)

Minimum lot area: 3/4 acre.

(2)

Maximum building coverage: 60%.

(3)

Maximum other impervious surface coverage: 30%.

(4)

Minimum front yard: 40 feet with front yard parking; 20 feet without front yard parking.

(5)

Minimum side and rear yards: 18 feet.

(6)

Maximum building height: 10 stories, exclusive of roof-mounted equipment (as stipulated in § 287-71 of this chapter).

(7)

Minimum vegetative cover: Not less than 10% of any lot shall be planted and maintained with existing and/or installed vegetative materials, as further prescribed in § 287-77 of this chapter.

(8)

Buffer area: A minimum ten-foot buffer shall be provided along all side property lines. Additional standards for the design of the buffer area shall be as prescribed in § 287-78 of this chapter.

(9)

Landscaping: See Chapter A293, Boot Road Landscape Criteria, in the Appendix.

Conditional uses. The following regulations shall be permitted only upon the grant of a conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137:

[Amended 8-4-1999 by Ord. No. 99-12]

(1)

Building coverage greater than 60%.

(2)

Impervious surface coverage greater than 30%.

(3)

Building height greater than 10 stories.

(4)

Interior parking lot plantings as stipulated in Chapter A293 of the Appendix.

The following standards of this chapter shall, as applicable, govern all uses within the I-3 District:

Signs: as required by Article XIX.

Parking: as required by Article XVIII.

Loading: as required by § 287-111.

Access and traffic control: as required by § 287-80.

Storage: as required by § 287-79.

Interior circulation: as required by § 287-81.

Lighting: as required by § 287-82.

Erosion/sedimentation control and stormwater management: as required by the Downingtown Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: See Chapter 256, Subdivision of Land.

Any use within the I-3 District shall be conducted in full compliance with the standards contained in § 287-84 of this chapter.

Downingtown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

§ 287-69.1 Intent.

§ 287-69.2 Use regulations.

§ 287-69.3 Area and bulk regulations.

§ 287-69.4 Design standards.

§ 287-69.5 Performance standards.

Downingtown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

§ 287-69.1 Intent.

§ 287-69.2 Use regulations.

§ 287-69.3 Area and bulk regulations.

§ 287-69.4 Design standards.

§ 287-69.5 Performance standards.

Downingtown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

§ 287-69.1 Intent.

§ 287-69.2 Use regulations.

§ 287-69.3 Area and bulk regulations.

§ 287-69.4 Design standards.

§ 287-69.5 Performance standards.