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Gettysburg City Zoning Code

PART 9

TC TOURIST COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-901 Purpose.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The purpose of this Part is to provide for and encourage the location of retail business establishments serving the tourist and visitor trade.

§ 27-902 Uses Permitted by Right.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
Land and buildings in a Tourist Commercial 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. 
Auto service station, provided that all repair, lubrication and other facilities, except fuel pumps, shall be completely enclosed within a building.
C. 
Bed-and-breakfast.
D. 
Convenience store.
E. 
Emergency services station.
F. 
Essential services.
G. 
Financial institution, excluding establishments with drive-thru facilities.
H. 
Gift shop.
I. 
Hotel, motel.
J. 
Indoor museum, auditorium or other indoor tourist or entertainment attraction.
K. 
Live-work units.
L. 
Municipal or government buildings and uses.
M. 
Personal service.
N. 
Public or private nonprofit park, playground or recreation area.
O. 
Professional and business office.
P. 
Restaurants (excluding drive-thru restaurants).
Q. 
Retail stores.
R. 
Single-family detached dwellings.
S. 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
T. 
Social club or lodge.
U. 
Two-family dwellings.
V. 
Restaurant, small.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
W. 
Homestay, as an accessory use to a permanent residential use or occupancy.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
X. 
Inn.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
Y. 
Vacation rental.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
Z. 
Event venue.
[Added by Ord. No. 1488-23, 5/8/2023]

§ 27-903 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. 
Conversion apartments.
B. 
Outdoor commercial recreation or entertainment activity.
C. 
Uses permitted in § 27-902 which have drive-thru facilities.
D. 
Uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as the above uses in § 27-903 and which will not be detrimental to the intended purposes of this chapter.
E. 
Restaurant, drive-thru.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
(See Parts 13 and 15 of this chapter.)
F. 
Parking lots/parking decks.
[Added by Ord. No. 1447-18, 1/22/2018]

§ 27-904 Lot Requirements.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
1. 
Minimum area: zero.
2. 
Minimum width at build-to line: 20 feet.
3. 
Build-to line: 15 feet.
4. 
Side yards: 10 feet.
5. 
Maximum lot coverage: 85%.
6. 
Minimum green area: 15%.

§ 27-905 Building Height.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
1. 
Minimum Building Height. No building shall be less than 24 feet in height.
2. 
Maximum Building Height. No building shall have a building height in excess of 48 feet.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1454-18, 12/10/2018]

§ 27-906 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 Tourist Commercial District as 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.