Marcus Hook City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Downtown Mixed Use District
§ 196-52 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to combine several compatible uses and activities into an integrated development by allowing for the mixing of residential, commercial, service, cultural, institutional, amusement, and recreational uses.
§ 196-53 Uses permitted by right.
Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for only one or more of the following uses:
A.
Apartment.
B.
Municipal or community center.
C.
Financial services.
D.
General office and medical office.
E.
Retail sales.
F.
Restaurant, cafeteria, or snack bar.
G.
Personal service establishment.
H.
Business support service.
I.
Business school.
J.
Amusement, theater, cultural, or arts facility.
K.
Recreational area designed to serve employees and residents of the uses on the site.
§ 196-54 Conditional uses.
§ 196-55 Accessory uses and structures.
§ 196-56 Dimensional regulations.
Unless specifically indicated, the following shall be minimum requirements:
A.
Lot area: 21,780 square feet (1/2 acre).
B.
Lot width: 100 feet.
C.
Building coverage: 50%, maximum.
D.
Impervious surface: 70%, maximum.
E.
Distance between buildings: 50 feet.
F.
Distance from property line: 40 feet.
G.
Distance from interior road: 25 feet.
H.
Distance from exterior road: 50 feet.
I.
Height: 50 feet, maximum.
§ 196-57 General project design objectives.
The developer shall demonstrate the achievement of the following objectives on the land development plan and throughout the period of development:
A.
An orderly and creative arrangement of all land uses with respect to each other and the community.
B.
The location of structures to take maximum advantage of the natural and man-made environment and opportunities for energy efficiency.
C.
The provision of meaningful employment opportunities within the Borough for its residents.
D.
The provision of adequate and well-designed open space/recreational areas for use by residents and employees.
§ 196-58 Special development regulations.
A.
Apartment entrances shall be screened from nonresidential loading and service areas.
B.
Outdoor storage shall be effectively screened on all sides.
C.
There shall be no outdoor display of goods or merchandise.
D.
All lighting shall be sufficient for the safe use of the facilities and shall not create a traffic hazard or glare for any surrounding residential areas.
E.
Water towers, storage tanks, processing equipment, skylights, fans, cooling towers, communication equipment, and other structures that rise above the roofline shall be architecturally compatible with surrounding structures or effectively shielded from view from public streets or sidewalks, interior walkways, or residential areas.
F.
Pedestrian access and circulation shall be provided by sidewalks and walkways between all buildings and between parking areas and buildings. Sidewalks shall be provided along the 10th Street district frontage. Streetscape improvements such as sidewalks, benches, trash receptacles, lighting fixtures, trees, signs, and plazas shall be provided as shown on the development plan.
G.
The tract of land on which each permitted use is conducted shall be owned and operated as a single or common management and maintenance unit, with common open space, parking, utility, and maintenance facilities.
H.
Uses proposed to be located on any given floor shall be of the same class of uses and have similar impacts. For example, residential uses shall not be on the same floor as retail, business, personal service, or educational uses.
I.
Residential uses shall be located above nonresidential uses, unless the applicant for a nonresidential use demonstrates to the Zoning Officer and Borough Engineer that sufficient soundproofing and other protective measures will allow the nonresidential uses to be located above the residential use without impacts of noise, vibration, glare, or other similar impacts on the residential use.
J.
In cases where there is a dispute about whether a proposed use is of the same class or same general character as existing uses on the same floor, the Zoning Hearing Board shall make this determination after considering the compatibility standards in Article XVII, General Regulations.
K.
The various residential and nonresidential uses shown on the overall development plan shall be located so as to ensure mutual ease of access, as well as separation and privacy for residential locations.
L.
Peripheral areas between the residential and nonresidential uses shall be designed to ensure attractive transitions with buffering and screening provided where necessary to protect the distinctive character of each area.
M.
The proposed development shall be constructed in accordance with a development plan and shall be designed as, or as part of, a single architectural and landscaping scheme. All buildings on the tract for which the plan is submitted shall be arranged in a group of buildings, and where applicable, the group of buildings as a unit shall comply with the area and yard regulations of the district.