East Mckeesport City Zoning Code

   In order to encourage and promote those purposes outlined in Article II of this Chapter as well as the Borough’s community development objectives, the Borough hereby establish the following zoning districts, the purposes of which are hereinafter defined:

   1.   N, Neighborhood Use. The Neighborhood Use District aims to maintain and enhance the vitality and sustainability of the traditional cores of the boroughs. The establishment of this district aims to maintain the stability of residential neighborhoods while permitting businesses which are either ancillary to or present a low impact on these neighborhoods. Additional forms of office or small-scale retail are permitted such that they contribute to the economic vitality of the neighborhood and the entire Borough without negative impact upon the basic residential and small business environment of the district. Additionally, the residential mix of this district aims to provide for alternative housing needs, such as those of the elderly, within a pedestrian environment offering nearby basic services.

   2.   MU, Mixed Use. The Mixed Use District is established to provide for single-family based residential uses, residential uses of compatible scale, and retail and office designed to serve local and regional market demands. The district therefore primarily aims to maintain a neighborhood scale of development in portions of Route 30 currently bearing a traditional mixed-use scale of development and to provide a market based, yet compatible, transition of residences fronting key north-south collectors of North Versailles.

   3.   R-3, Multi-Family Residential. The Multi-Family District aims to provide an affordable alternative form of housing to seniors, younger families, and smaller households in an environment near commercial and retail conveniences.

   4.   R-2, Neighborhood Residential. The District protects the stability and integrity of the Borough’s oldest residential neighborhoods, which are primarily situated on relatively small lots near the traditional main corridors of the Boroughs and specific areas of the Township.

   5.   P, Neighborhood Park. The Neighborhood Park District is established to provide for the recreational needs of the Borough’s residents. This district is intended to enhance the quality of life and sense of community by providing passive and active recreational amenities in parks and general open space.

   The above districts are depicted on the Zoning Map of East McKeesport Borough, which are incorporated as part of this Chapter and are filed with the Borough Office.

(Ord. 935, 5/10/2018, §27-500)

   1.   All uses and districts standards authorized and instituted in the following tables shall adhere to the general district standards defined herein. Where any standards conflict due to special provisions defined or referenced herein, the former shall prevail.

   2.   All accessory structures and uses shall comply with § 27-900 of this Chapter.

   3.   All signage shall comply with § 27-901 of this Chapter, “Signs.”

   4.   All lighting specifications and intensities shall comply with § 27-906 of this Chapter, “Lighting Standards.”

   5.   All parking specifications and standards shall comply with § 27-902 of this Chapter, “Parking [Requirements].”

   6.   Nonconforming lots, uses and structures shall be subject to Article X of this Chapter, “Nonconforming Uses and Structures.”

   7.   The placement and screening of buildings and parking shall be subject to § 27-907 of this Chapter, “Yard and Buffering Standards.”

   8.   All residential districts (R-2, and R-3) shall bear up to one principal structure per lot.

   9.   Mixed use and neighborhood use districts shall bear up to one principal structure per lot.

   10.   Single-family and duplex structures in the R-3, Multi-Family District, may adhere to the setbacks established for the R-2 District.

   11.   Nonresidential principal or accessory residential structures shall be set back at least 15 feet from any access drive.

   12.   Residential principal or accessory residential structures shall be set back at least 20 feet from any access drive.

   13.   Nonresidential principal buildings in the mixed use and neighborhood use districts shall adhere to the standards of § 27-905, “Large Scale Building Standards.”

   14.   All structures shall adhere to § 27-908, “Exterior Facade Building Standards.”

   15.   Both active and passive recreation, if authorized in the local subdivision ordinance through land dedication standards, shall be authorized as a use accessory to the particular residential subdivision or land development for which they were required, subject to the express standards applied thereto.

(Ord. 935, 5/10/2018, §27-501)

   The following table shall establish uses permitted in each zoning district as established in § 27-500. Uses not expressly permitted are hereby restricted. “P” shall represent permitted uses; “C” shall represent conditional uses; and “A” shall represent accessory uses. The table shall also reference those sections establishing standards to which respective uses are subjected, wherein those sections referenced in Article VIII shall only apply to those uses authorized as conditional uses.

 

(Ord. 935, 5/10/2018, §27-502)

   1.   Commercial Zoning District Standards Table.

 

 

(Ord. 935, 5/10/2018, §27-503)