Gettysburg City Zoning Code
PART 8
RO RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
§ 27-801 Purpose.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The purpose of this Part is to provide for offices, select businesses, residential uses and other compatible uses within the Baltimore Street/Carlisle Street Corridor and at other select locations in a manner that respects and preserves the special character of these areas. Adaptive reuses are encouraged that preserve the viability of the larger structures within these areas.
§ 27-802 Uses Permitted by Right.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
Land and buildings in a Residential Office District shall be used for the following purposes only:
A.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the below when located on the same lot.
B.
Bed-and-breakfast.
C.
Emergency services station.
D.
Essential services.
E.
Financial institutions (banks, savings and loan associations, etc.), excluding establishments with drive-thru facilities.
F.
Funeral homes.
G.
Live-work units.
H.
Movie house/theater.
I.
Municipal or governmental buildings and uses.
J.
Museum, historical/interpretive facility and other tourist attractions.
K.
No-impact home-based business.
L.
Office.
M.
Personal services.
N.
Restaurants, excluding drive-in establishments.
O.
Single-family attached dwellings.
P.
Single-family detached dwellings.
Q.
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
R.
Two-family dwellings.
S.
Hotels.
T.
Gift shops.
U.
Restaurant, small.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
V.
Homestay, as an accessory use to a permanent residential use or occupancy.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
W.
Inn.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
X.
Vacation rental.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
§ 27-803 Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The following uses may be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board:
A.
Apartments or condominiums, student housing.
B.
Conversion apartments.
C.
Student housing, institutional.
E.
Uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as the above uses in § 27-803 and which will not be detrimental to the intended purpose of this chapter.
F.
Restaurant, drive-thru.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
G.
Boardinghouse.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
(See Parts 13 and 15 of this chapter.) |
H.
Event venue.
[Added by Ord. No. 1488-23, 5/8/2023]
§ 27-804 Lot Requirements.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
1.
Minimum area: zero. No minimum lot area is required.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
2.
Minimum area, nonresidential uses: 5,000 square feet, unless larger area is required in another section.
3.
Minimum width: 16 feet.
4.
Build-to line: 10 feet.
6.
Rear yard: five feet minimum depth.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
7.
Maximum lot coverage: 90%.
8.
Minimum green area: 10%.
§ 27-805 Building Height.
§ 27-806 Existing Single-Family Semidetached Dwellings.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
When a lot which is improved with existing single-family semidetached dwellings is the subject of a subdivision application for the purpose of enabling single-family residential development and usage on the subdivided lot or lots, the applicant shall not be required to meet the requirements of § 27-804 herein relative to lot requirements. All other requirements of this Part shall apply to the development of the subdivided lot or lots and shall be enforced.
§ 27-807 Existing Single-Family Attached Dwellings.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
When a lot which is improved with existing single-family attached dwellings is the subject of a subdivision application for the purpose of enabling single-family residential development and usage on the subdivided lot or lots, the applicant shall not be required to meet the requirements of § 27-804 herein relative to lot requirements. All other requirements of this Part shall apply to the development of the subdivided lot or lots and shall be enforced.
§ 27-808 Streetscape Enhancement Overlay District.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
In addition to the requirements contained in this Part, development within that portion of the Residential Office District shown on Exhibit A[1] shall meet the requirements contained in Part 19, Streetscape Enhancement Overlay District.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is the Zoning Map, which is on file in the Borough offices.