LD-R Low-Density Residential District: to provide the least-dense residential living environment where careful site planning will preserve natural features; to provide areas for single-family detached dwellings on larger lots; to protect these areas from incompatible uses; and to encourage owner-occupancy and neighborhood stability.

MD-R Medium-Density Residential District: to provide for medium-density residential areas for single-family detached and twin dwelling units; to protect these areas from incompatible uses; and to encourage owner-occupancy and neighborhood stability.

MHD-R Medium-High-Density Residential District: to provide for a variety of housing types from single-family homes to apartments at medium-high densities; and to protect these areas from incompatible uses.

HD-R High-Density Residential District: to provide opportunities for high-density residential uses, including mid-rise and high-rise apartments.

RO Residential/Office District: to provide for a variety of residential uses at medium-high densities, and to provide for professional, medical and similar offices, south of St. Luke's Hospital; and to allow compatible types and patterns of land use.

RC Residential/Commercial District: to provide for a variety of residential uses at medium-high densities, and compatible commercial uses.

TC Town Center District: to provide for mixed uses, including residential and public uses, and select commercial uses and businesses; to promote pedestrian-friendly commercial activities; and to avoid heavy auto-related commercial uses that are most likely to conflict with nearby homes and the pedestrian orientation.

GC General Commercial District: to provide for a wider range of commercial uses, including heavier commercial uses than are allowed in the Town Center and Residential/Commercial Districts.

I Industrial District: to provide for industrial uses and select commercial uses/businesses; and to carefully control the types of industrial operations to avoid nuisances (such as excessive noise) and hazards.

INST Institutional District: to provide for hospital, other medically related and quasipublic uses.

Standard antennas, including antennas used by contractors to communicate with their own vehicles.*

Fence* or wall.*

Garage, household.

Garage sale.*

Pets, keeping of.*

Parking or loading, off-street, only to serve a use that is permitted in that district.

Recreational facilities, limited to use by residents of a development and their occasional invited guests.

Residential accessory structure (see definition in Part 2).*

Signs, as permitted by Part 7.

Swimming pool, household.*

Wind turbine.*

Such other accessory use or structure that the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer is clearly customary and incidental to a permitted-by-right, special exception or conditional principal use.

Storage of fuels for on-site use or to fuel company vehicles.

The following accessory uses, provided that the use is clearly limited to employees and patients;

Bus shelters meeting § 403.

Automatic transaction machine.

Storage sheds meeting the requirements of § 307A.

The maximum height for structures shall be three stories or 35 feet, whichever is more restrictive, except as follows:

A three-foot-wide minimum side and rear yard setback shall apply for a permitted detached structure that is accessory to a dwelling, except:

A residential porch or deck that is open along sides not attached to the principal building may extend into a required side or rear building setback. See Note E in § 307A above concerning front yard setbacks. However, if a deck or porch is covered by a roof or is raised an average of more than five feet above the ground level, then the deck or porch shall meet the minimum side yard and shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from a rear lot line. A setback is not required where two buildings are attached to each other along a lot line. Space under an unenclosed porch may be used for household storage.

See § 403 for swimming pools. See § 403 for fences and walls.

Promote the retention of community character through preservation of the local heritage by recognition and protection of historic and architectural resources;

Establish a clear process to review and approve demolition of historic buildings;

Encourage continued use, appropriate rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings;

Implement Sections 603(b), 603(g), 604(1) and 605(2) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, which address protecting and facilitating the preservation of historic values through zoning and using zoning to regulate uses and structures at or near places having unique historic, architectural or patriotic interest or value;

Strengthen the local economy by promoting heritage tourism, improving property values and increasing investment in older buildings;

Utilize the traditional neighborhood development provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code; and

Carry out recommendations of the Borough Comprehensive Plan, including recommendations to preserve historic buildings and community character.

This § 308 shall apply to any principal building and structure within the H Historic Overlay Districts A, B and C, as shown on the Zoning Map, as revised. This § 308 shall not apply to a building or a building addition within the H Historic Overlay Districts built after 1936, as determined by the Zoning Officer. The applicant may provide documentation to the Zoning Officer that a building was built after 1936. All other structures and buildings in the H Historic Overlay Districts built before 1936 shall comply with the provisions of this § 308.

For a building regulated by this § 308, all of the provisions of the applicable underlying zoning districts shall also continue to apply, in addition to the provisions of § 308. In the event there is a direct conflict between the provisions of this § 308 and the underlying zoning districts, the provision that is most restrictive upon development, demolition, and uses shall apply.

Any demolition of a building regulated by this § 308 shall only occur in compliance with this § 308.

The H Historic Overlay Districts A, B and C may be revised by the Borough Council as a Zoning Ordinance amendment.

Definitions. In addition to the definitions provided in other sections of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this § 308:

The Zoning Hearing Board shall approve by special exception use all demolitions of buildings regulated by this § 308. A building regulated by this § 308 shall not be demolished unless the applicant is able to show by credible evidence to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that one or more of the following conditions exist:

For approval of a demolition, the standards of this § 308 shall apply in place of the special exception use standards of Part 6. In reviewing the application, the Zoning Hearing Board shall consider the following:

An application for demolition of a building regulated by this § 308 shall not be approved unless all of the requirements of this § 308 have been met.

A complete application for the demolition shall be submitted by the applicant, in writing, to the Zoning Officer. The application shall include the following:

Procedures. The Zoning Officer shall forward the application for the demolition to the Zoning Hearing Board for consideration as a special exception use. The Zoning Hearing Board shall schedule a hearing in accordance with § 112. The applicant shall be informed of meeting dates of when and where the application is intended to be discussed and encouraged to be present to discuss the proposed demolition.

Evidence. The applicant shall provide sufficient credible evidence to justify any claims that a building cannot feasibly be repaired or reused. The following types of expert testimony and documentation are encouraged to be provided: a property appraisal, income and expense statements for the property, a written estimate of the costs of rehabilitation by a qualified contractor, a written report from a professional engineer regarding the structural soundness of the building, testimony concerning efforts to market the property over time, information regarding the applicant's purchase price of the building, and similar relevant information.

Self-Created Conditions. The conditions that justify the proposed demolition of a building regulated by this § 308 shall not have been self-created by the applicant. These conditions include but are not limited to:

The Zoning Officer may require that any unoccupied building shall be properly sealed and secured to prevent decay from the elements and vandalism.

Emergency. The Zoning Officer may issue a permit for the demolition of a building without compliance with this § 308 if the Building Inspector certifies, in writing, that the building represents a clear and immediate hazard to public safety and that no other reasonable alternatives exist to demolition.

Exceptions. Special exception use approval shall not be required for the following: