Gettysburg City Zoning Code
PART 5A
ELM STREET OVERLAY DISTRICT
§ 27-5A01 Purpose.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The purpose of this Part is to promote the development and redevelopment of context-sensitive mixed-use neighborhoods in accordance with the Official Elm Street Plan of the Borough of Gettysburg.
§ 27-5A02 Uses Permitted by Right.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The following uses are permitted by right:
A.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the below when located on the same lot.
B.
Apartments or condominiums.
C.
Bed-and-breakfast.
D.
Cultural center.
E.
Day-care center, child.
F.
Emergency services station.
G.
Essential services.
H.
Financial institutions, excluding establishments with drive-thru facilities.
I.
General service and repair of household items.
K.
Live-work units.
L.
Museum, historical/interpretive facility.
M.
No-impact home-based business.
N.
Personal services.
O.
Professional offices.
P.
Public or private nonprofit park, playground or recreation area.
Q.
Restaurants, excluding drive-thru establishments.
R.
Retail store or businesses.
S.
Single-family attached dwellings.
T.
Single-family detached dwellings.
U.
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
V.
Two-family dwellings.
W.
Restaurant, small.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
X.
Event venue.
[Added by Ord. No. 1488-23, 5/8/2023]
§ 27-5A02.1 Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
A.
Boardinghouse.
§ 27-5A03 Lot Requirements.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008; as amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
Lot requirements in the Elm Street Overlay District shall meet the corresponding lot requirements of the underlying zoning district.
§ 27-5A04 Building Height.
§ 27-5A05 Additional Standards.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
1.
Nonresidential uses shall be limited to a maximum floor area of 2,000 square feet when overlaying the R-2 District.
2.
No nonresidential uses shall be located above a residential use in the same building.
3.
No drive-thru uses shall be permitted.
4.
Nonresidential and live-work units shall have a retail or service component occupying the entire width of the first floor of the primary facade for a depth of at least 15 feet.
§ 27-5A06 Existing Single-Family Detached or Single-Family Semidetached Dwellings.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
When a lot which is improved with existing single-family detached and 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 § 27-5A04 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.
§ 27-5A07 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 § 27-5A04 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.
§ 27-5A08 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 R-2 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.
§ 27-5A09 Vacation Rental Use Prohibited.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
Vacation rental use of real property zoned and located within the Elm Street Overlay District is expressly prohibited. Accordingly, none of the specific uses permitted by right within the Elm Street Overlay District shall be construed as including or permitting a vacation rental use within this District.