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Greensburg City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

R-T Recreation - Tourist District

§ 265-37 Composition and purpose.

The R-T Recreation - Tourist District is established to provide a location for city-wide recreation and to promote tourist activity to such a location. This district includes residential development and other selected uses which are compatible with the character of this district.

§ 265-38 Permitted uses.

The following uses shall be permitted:
A. 
Agricultural uses: none.
B. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
Dwelling, single-family attached (townhouses).
(2) 
Student home.
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 1913; amended 7-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1971]
(a) 
No more than one building on a lot may be used as a student home. No more than one dwelling in a two-family dwelling may be used as a student home. Up to 50% of dwelling units or a maximum of four dwelling units per building may be student homes based on availability of off-street parking.
(b) 
All existing and new student homes must be registered annually with Planning and Development. Issuance of registration for student homes shall not exceed one year and shall be based on the period of August 1 to July 31. All student home registrations shall expire on July 31. Student homes must pass a code compliance inspection by the Code Enforcement Department prior to being registered and occupied.
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057; 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113]
(c) 
No student home shall be closer than 500 feet to another student home. The distance requirement is measured from the closest property corner of a potential student home utilizing air measurements (GIS) equal to or more than 500 feet. Student homes located in the Downtown District, as shown on the City of Greensburg Downtown District Map (Attachment 3 of this chapter),[1] are exempt from the five-hundred-foot distance requirement.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Downtown District Map is included at the end of the chapter.
(d) 
Parking requirements. (See § 265-65, Number of off-street parking spaces required.)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(2)(d), as amended, which required an occupancy permit, was repealed 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2113. This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection B(2)(e) as Subsection B(2)(d).
C. 
Institutional and community service uses.
(1) 
Park, public.
(2) 
Fire and/or rescue facility.
(3) 
Recreation facility, e.g.:
(a) 
Club house or golf course/w liquor license.
(b) 
Driving range.
(c) 
Tennis courts.
(d) 
Ball fields.
(e) 
Walking tracks.
(f) 
Nature trails.
(4) 
Museum.
D. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Hotels/motels with restaurants and lounge and fitness centers.
(2) 
Recreational vehicle parks.
(3) 
Banquet rooms.
E. 
Industrial trade and warehouse uses: none.
F. 
Utility uses.
(1) 
Public utility, minor.

§ 265-39 Special exception uses.

The following uses may be permitted or expanded in the R-T District, subject to the special exception procedures and criteria established in this chapter:
A. 
Agricultural uses: none.
B. 
Residential uses: none.
C. 
Institutional and community service uses.
(1) 
Place of worship
D. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Chamber of Commerce offices.
(2) 
Recreation facility.
E. 
Industrial, etc.: none.
F. 
Utility uses: none.

§ 265-40 Minimum lot size.

Minimum lot size shall be as follows:
A. 
Residential single-family attached: 2,000 square feet (per unit).