Gettysburg City Zoning Code
PART 6
OT OLD TOWN DISTRICT
§ 27-601 Purpose.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The purpose of this Part is to continue and strengthen the role of downtown Gettysburg as a diversified, multipurpose, people-oriented center. Retail stores, services, offices and public activities in this district will serve residents, visitors and area businesses. Upper-floor apartments and other forms of housing will complement Old Town commerce and ensure a twenty-four-hour presence in the downtown.
§ 27-602 Uses Permitted by Right. [1]
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
Land and buildings in an Old Town District shall be used for the following purposes only:
A.
Apartments or condominiums.
B.
Bed-and-breakfast.
C.
Business school.
D.
Commercial auditorium.
E.
Convenience store.
F.
Cultural center.
G.
Day-care center, child.
H.
Emergency services station.
I.
Essential services.
J.
Exercise club.
K.
Financial institutions, excluding establishments with drive-thru facilities.
L.
Funeral home.
M.
General service and repair shops of household items.
N.
Hotel.
O.
Indoor recreation center.
P.
Library.
Q.
Live-work units.
R.
Movie house/theater.
S.
Museum, historical/interpretive facility.
T.
Municipal or government buildings and uses.
U.
No-impact home-based business.
V.
Office.
W.
Parking lot/deck.
X.
Personal services.
Y.
Photocopying centers and other business services.
Z.
Places of worship.
AA.
Professional and business offices.
BB.
Public or private nonprofit park, playground or recreation area.
CC.
Public or private primary and secondary schools.
DD.
Restaurants, excluding drive-thru establishments.
EE.
Retail store.
FF.
Single-family attached dwellings.
GG.
Single-family detached dwellings.
HH.
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
II.
Tavern.
JJ.
Two-family dwellings.
KK.
Uses permitted by right in the R-1, R-2 and RO Districts.
LL.
Visitors' center.
MM.
Restaurant, small.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
NN.
Homestay, as an accessory use to a permanent residential use or occupancy.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
OO.
Inn.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
PP.
Vacation rental.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
QQ.
Event venue.
[Added by Ord. No. 1488-23, 5/8/2023]
[1]
Editor's Note: Automobile service stations, including but not limited to activities involving the repair, lubrication, maintenance or servicing of motor vehicles (including the sale of gasoline), are specifically prohibited within the Old Town District, whether by right or special exception.
§ 27-603 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.
Boardinghouse or rooming house.
B.
Club or lodge.
C.
Conversion apartments.
D.
Student housing, group-care housing.
F.
Uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as the above uses in § 27-603 and which will not be detrimental to the purpose of this chapter.
G.
Restaurant, drive-thru.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
(See Parts 13 and 15 of this chapter.) |
§ 27-604 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 width: 20 feet.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
3.
Build-to line: five feet to 10 feet.
4.
Side yards: zero.
5.
Rear yard: five feet minimum.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
6.
Maximum lot coverage: 100%, assuming effective stormwater management practices can be accommodated.
§ 27-605 Building Height.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
§ 27-606 Historic Preservation District Ordinance.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
In addition to the requirements contained in this Part, no building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, altered, restored, relocated or demolished in an Old Town District except in conformance with the procedures and requirements contained in the Gettysburg Historic Preservation District Ordinance [Chapter 11].
§ 27-607 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 § 27-604 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.
§ 27-608 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 § 27-604 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.
§ 27-609 Streetscape Enhancement Overlay District.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
In addition to the requirements contained in this Part, development within the Old Town 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.