East Greenville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIIA
Civic-Institutional Overlay
§ 95-115 Purpose.
The civic and institutional buildings of the Borough of East Greenville form recognizable icons in the Borough and are part of the essential fabric of the Borough's built environment. These highly valued buildings are landmarks in the community and the preservation of their physical character is important to the history and culture of the Borough of East Greenville and to civic pride in the Borough. This Article XIIA is intended to further the following goals:
A.
Recognize and preserve the distinctive architecture of civic and institutional buildings in the Borough of East Greenville.
B.
To maintain and preserve civic and institutional buildings in the Borough of East Greenville.
C.
To preserve and enhance the essential fabric of existing neighborhoods.
D.
To safeguard the Borough of East Greenville's heritage by preserving landmark buildings.
E.
To provide for appropriate adaptive reuse of civic and institutional buildings to ensure economic viability of preservation.
F.
To preserve the scale, streetscape, and overall "feel" of the community.
G.
To discourage unnecessary demolition of landmark buildings.
H.
To acknowledge and recognize important stories, groups, and places in the community.
§ 95-116 Creation of overlay; identification of civic or institutional buildings.
There is hereby created a zoning overlay on the buildings identified in this section. The overlay is intended to apply to civic or institutional buildings that have been in existence in their location in the Borough for at least 50 years and have architecture that is distinctive or recognizable to most residents of the Borough. Although this list may be amended from time to time by Borough Council upon identification of additional civic or institutional buildings that meet the criteria in the foregoing sentence, the overlay shall only apply to civic or institutional buildings identified below, as the same may be amended:
Location | Tax Parcel Number(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
104 Main Street (aka 106 Main Street) | 06-00-02780-00-4 | Former church |
206 Main Street | 06-00-02712-00-9 | East Greenville Borough Hall |
433 Main Street | 06-00-02248-00-5 | Old firehouse |
401 Washington Street | 06-00-03984-00-6 | East Greenville Fire Co. #1 House |
510 Jefferson Street | 06-00-01168-00-5 | Upper Perkiomen Middle School (aka 4th and 5th Grade Center) |
517 Jefferson Street | 06-00-01632-00-9 06-00-01636-00-5 | Open Link Center |
565 Main Street and 26 East Sixth Street | 06-00-02164-00-8 06-00-04072-00-8 | St. Philip Neri Church facilities |
600 Block of Third Street | 06-00-03800-00-1 | New Goshenhoppen Park |
§ 95-117 Uses permitted under Civic-Institutional Overlay District.
The following use shall be permitted by conditional use, in accordance with the general requirements for conditional use set forth in § 95-163, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., with the appropriate zoning permit, and subject to the additional requirements set forth in this section.
A.
Use B-6: multifamily development.
B.
For properties located on Main Street (SR 29) the following uses:
(1)
Use C-2: club/lodges.
(2)
Use C-3: day-care facility.
(3)
Use D-2: bank.
(4)
Use D-6: microbrewery/microdistillery/microwinery.
(5)
Use D-7: mixed use, when containing one or more residential units and one of the other uses listed in this section.
(6)
Use D-8: overnight lodging.
(7)
Use D-9: indoor recreation.
(8)
Use D-11: restaurant, dine-in.
(9)
Use D-12: restaurant, take-out.
(10)
Use D-13: retail establishment.
(11)
Use D-14: service/personal care.
(12)
Use D-15: studio.
(13)
Use E-1: coworking space.
(14)
Use E-2: office, business/professional.
C.
If this overlay permits a use that is also permitted by the underlying zoning, the conditions of the underlying zoning shall suffice to allow the use.
D.
Accessory uses that are determined by the Zoning Officer to be subordinate and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses shall be permitted.
§ 95-118 Conditional use requirements.
Any applicant for a conditional use permitted in § 95-117 shall demonstrate compliance with the following conditions:
B.
The building shall be a civic or institutional building as defined by this chapter, and shall be identified in § 95-116.
C.
The proposed use(s) shall maintain, protect, and preserve the civic or institutional building, including, but not limited to, retaining and preserving the appearance and character of the civic or institutional building.
D.
All new buildings proposed on the same lot shall:
(1)
Comply with all requirements of the underlying zoning district and shall not be eligible for the uses permitted only by this overlay;
(2)
Be compatible with the civic or institutional building in appearance, size, scale, and materials; and
(3)
Shall not block views of the civic or institutional building from the public way.
E.
Additions to civic or institutional buildings.
(1)
Building additions shall be located on the rear or side facade of the building.
(2)
Building additions shall be compatible with the existing building in appearance, size, scale, and materials.
F.
By conditional use, in compliance with all other requirements of this overlay, the following dimensional requirements may be adjusted on any parcel or lot with a civic or institutional building that is part of this overlay. These adjustments shall apply only to the civic or institutional building and any additions to that building.
(1)
Maximum building footprint: increased by 35%.
(2)
Maximum building coverage: increased by 35%.
(3)
Maximum impervious coverage: increased by 25% impervious coverage. The additional increase in impervious coverage shall comply with all other Borough ordinances and should incorporate stormwater best management practices.
(4)
Minimum required setback. The minimum required setback shall remain the same as the underlying zoning district but may be relieved by the amount necessary so that a property can achieve reliefs in Subsections A through D above as long as the relief does not exceed a 50% reduction of the setback required by the underlying zoning district.
G.
The applicant shall guarantee the permanent protection of the architectural features and design integrity of all civic or institutional buildings on the lot. This guarantee shall be made by means of a deed restriction, conservation easement, facade easement, or other means acceptable to the Borough Solicitor and Borough Council. At minimum, this shall include:
(1)
Surface materials shall be maintained or replaced with like/in-kind materials.
(2)
Window or door openings shall not be altered, other than for maintenance or replacement with like/in-kind materials.
(3)
There shall be no further additions or structural alterations to any part of the building visible from any public sidewalk or right-of-way, except for replacement of existing features, such as porches, patios, etc., with like/in-kind materials and assemblies.
(4)
Utilities located on the exterior of existing buildings, such as heat pumps, central air conditioning units, etc., shall not be relocated except to areas that are equally or less visible from any public sidewalk or right-of-way.