Green Lane City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
BR Borough Residential Districts
§ 415-25 Declaration of legislative intent.
In the expansion of the declaration of legislative intent contained in § 415-2, the intent of the Borough Residential District is to:
A.
Encourage the retention and preservation of Victorian and early 20th Century residences.
B.
Permitting residential uses and conditionally allowing limited office and commercial conversions.
C.
Maintain the existing residential streetscape of Main Street through regulations that allow these conversions; provided, that facades and porches are preserved or improved.
D.
Provide a pedestrian-friendly environment to foster a less vehicular-intensive linkage throughout the commercial area.
§ 415-26 Permitted use.
In the Borough Residential District, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other:
§ 415-27 Conditional uses.
On any lot in the BR District, any one of the following uses, and no other, may be permitted as a conditional use by the Borough Council according to the requirements of § 415-29.
A.
Business or professional office.
B.
Retail establishment for the sale of clothing, drugs, flowers, antiques; sale and repair of jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, electronic equipment (including calculators and computers) or musical, professional or scientific instruments or related items.
C.
Personal service shop, including tailor, barber, beauty salon, shoe repair, dressmaking or similar shop.
D.
Restaurant (excluding drive-in, drive-through and fast-food).
[Amended 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]
E.
Studio for dance, music, art or photography.
F.
Undertaking or funeral establishment.
G.
Antique sales, repair and restoration.
I.
Religious, educational and municipal uses.
[Added 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]
§ 415-28 Development regulations.
The following standards shall apply to all uses in the BR District:
A.
Minimum lot area standards for lots dedicated exclusively to residential usage as well as standards for lot width, front, side and rear yard setbacks, building area and impervious surface limitations shall be such as apply in R-3 Residential Districts, § 415-16 hereof.
B.
Minimum lot area standards for lots dedicated exclusively to such nonresidential uses as are permitted within the district by conditional use in accordance with § 415-27 as well as standards for lot width, front, side and rear yard setbacks, impervious surface and building height limitations shall be such as apply in BC Borough Commercial Districts in § 415-34 hereof.
C.
Minimum lot area standards for lot dedicated to mixed residential and nonresidential usage as well as standards for lot width, front, side and rear yard setbacks, building area and impervious surface limitations shall be such as apply in R-3 Residential Districts, excepting that no lot, regardless of the type of building located or planned for such lot shall be so developed unless there exists a minimum 7,000 square feet of lot area.
§ 415-29 Conditional use standards.
A.
All conditional uses must have their primary facade oriented toward Main Street.
B.
The conditional use must preserve, utilize and maintain the existing principal building on a lot in a manner that is consistent with the character of this section of Main Street. If an existing principal building is demolished, then no conditional use will be permitted. Accessory buildings may be removed from a lot without jeopardy to conditional use allowance.
C.
The conditional use must preserve and maintain the front facade and, if existing, the front porch. Porches may be enclosed; provided, that they are not located within the required setback area and the notable architectural features and detailing are preserved. All building additions shall be located to the rear and shall be compatible with the existing building in size, scale and materials. Stairways, fire escapes and other structural alterations shall be located to the rear or side of the building.
D.
The conditional use must preserve any existing front yard as landscaped open space. The only impervious coverage in the front yard shall be sidewalks or pedestrian access paths. The landscaping shall be of the type traditionally found in the Main Street area (shade trees, foundation plantings, grass, etc.).
E.
The conditional use shall not allow parking between the front wall of a principal structure and the curb of Main Street.
F.
All refuse areas shall be screened from the view of adjacent streets or residential districts by a landscape screen buffer and/or an opaque fence or wall at least six feet high and not more than eight feet high, in conjunction with landscape material.
G.
Lighting facilities shall be arranged in a manner that will protect the street and neighboring properties from direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
§ 415-30 Parking lot requirements.
In addition to the requirements found in Article XIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading, the following requirements shall apply to all uses in the BR District:
A.
There shall be no parking permitted between the front wall of a principal structure and the curb of Main Street.
C.
The Borough Council can waive the ten-foot by twenty-foot dimensional requirements for parking spaces in this district and allow nine-foot by eighteen-foot spaces; provided, that:
(1)
The proposed lot will only serve commercial, multifamily, institutional or mixed commercial-residential uses.
(2)
A site plan is submitted and its design is acceptable to the Council. In making its decision, the Council may consult with the Borough Planning Commission, Engineer or other appropriate agencies.
(3)
When granting the waiver, the Council may place whatever reasonable restrictions on the plan that it deems appropriate.
§ 415-31 Height regulations.
[Added 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05; amended 6-29-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06]
No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. Height of uses accessory to dwellings shall be subject to § 415-114B.