1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide for singlefamily residential structures on lots of at least 7,700 square feet in areas of the Borough subdivided in the recent past and to preserve this character on new lots in the same district.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Single-family houses

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Home gardening, but not the keeping of livestock or poultry

      B.   Home nurseries and greenhouses, but not for profit and not including outdoor storage of equipment

      C.   Home occupations

      D.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      E.   Private garages and carports

      F.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      G.   Storage and garden sheds

      H.   Swimming pools (private)

      I.   Travel trailers (unoccupied), recreation vehicles, and boats

      J.   Essential services for public utilities, but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses (See Part 6.)

      A.   Non-profit social halls, clubs and lodges

      B.   Nurseries and day-care centers for children

      C.   Places of worship

      D.   Public and parochial schools

      E.   Public and semi-public buildings including municipal buildings, police stations, fire halls, and related structures

      F.   Public, semi-public and private (but non-commercial) outdoor recreation facilities

      G.   Public utility buildings, except telephone offices and booths

      H.   Radio and television transmission or receiving towers

      I.   Residential medical centers

      J.   Temporary structures and buildings

      K.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception

   5.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Seven thousand seven hundred (7,700) Sq ft

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: Sixty (60) feet at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Twenty-five (25) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Fifteen (15) feet [Ord. 2011-3]

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Ten (10) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Thirty-five percent (35%) [Ord. 09-3]

   6.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   7.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Article 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987; as amended by Ord. 09-3, 4/6/2009, §2; and by Ord. 2011-3, 11/7/2011, §2)

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide for single and two-family residential structures on lots of at least 5,000 square feet in older residential areas of the Borough.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Single-family houses

      B.   Two-family houses (duplex or flat)

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Home gardening, but not the keeping of livestock or poultry

      B.   Home nurseries and greenhouses, but not for profit and not including outdoor storage of equipment

      C.   Home occupations

      D.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      E.   Private garages and carports

      F.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      G.   Storage and garden sheds

      H.   Swimming pools (private)

      I.   Travel trailers (unoccupied), recreation vehicles, and boats

      J.   Essential services for public utilities, but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses (See Part 6.)

      A.   Non-profit social halls, clubs and lodges

      B.   Nurseries and day-care centers for children

      C.   Nursing and convalescent homes

      D.   Places of worship

      E.   Public and parochial schools

      F.   Public and semi-public buildings including municipal buildings, police stations, fire halls, and related structures

      G.   Public, semi-public, and private (but non-commercial) outdoor recreation facilities

      H.   Public utility buildings, except telephone offices and booths

      I.   Radio and television transmission or receiving towers

      J.   Residential conversion units

      K.   Residential medical centers

      L.   Rooming or boarding houses

      M.   Temporary structures and buildings

      N.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception

   5.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Five thousand (5,000) square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: Fifty (50) feet at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Twenty-five (25) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Fifteen (15) feet [Ord. 2011-3]

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Five (5) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Thirty percent (30%)

   6.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   7.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987; as amended by Ord. 2011-3, 11/7/2011, §3)

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide for multifamily structures for young married, single, and elderly residents in various parts of the Borough supplying a greater variety of housing types.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Multi-family low-rise houses

      B.   Multi-family mid-rise houses

      C.   Residential conversion units

      D.   Townhouses

      E.   Apartment houses

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Home gardening, but not the keeping of livestock or poultry

      B.   Home nurseries and greenhouses, but not for profit and not including outdoor storage of equipment

      C.   Home occupations

      D.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      E.   Private garages and carports

      F.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      G.   Storage and garden sheds

      H.   Swimming pools (private)

      I.   Essential services for public utilities, but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses: (See Part 6.)

      A.   Non-profit social halls, clubs and lodges

      B.   Nurseries and day-care centers for children

      C.   Nursing and convalescent homes

      D.   Places of worship

      E.   Public and parochial schools

      F.   Public and semi-public buildings including municipal buildings, police stations, fire halls, and related structures

      G.   Public, semi-public and private (but non-commercial) outdoor recreation facilities

      H.   Public utility buildings, except telephone offices and booths

      I.   Radio and television transmission or receiving towers

      J.   Residential medical centers

      K.   Rooming or boarding houses

      L.   Temporary structures and buildings

      M.   Tourist homes

      N.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception

   5.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area

         Multi-family low-rise houses: 7,500 square feet

         Multi-family mid-rise houses: 20,000 square feet

         Residential conversion units: 5,000 square feet

         Townhouses: 16,000 square feet

         Garden apartments: 40,000 square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width

         Multi-family low-rise houses: 75 ft at front setback line

         Multi-family mid-rise houses: 100 ft at front setback line

         Residential conversion units: 40 ft at front setback line

         Townhouses: 196 ft at front setback line

         Garden apartment: 200 ft at front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Twenty-five (25) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Thirty (30) feet

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Ten (10) feet each side

      F.    Minimum Distance between Buildings: Thirty (30) feet

      G.   Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR): Twenty-five percent (25%)

      H.   Maximum Building Height: Four (4) stories or fifty (50) feet, whichever is less

   6.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   7.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

   8.   Landscaping and Fences: The required yards set forth above shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs, trees, and other comparable ground cover, except for driveway areas. Such landscaped areas shall be maintained in good condition. Off-street parking areas for more than five (5) vehicles shall comply with screening and landscaping requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading as found in Part 8.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987)

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide for one or a variety of dwelling types in Planned Residential Developments, where performance standards are established to encourage clustering of development and the preservation of open space and natural resources in the Borough.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following:

      A.   Single-family houses

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Home gardening, but not the keeping of livestock or poultry

      B.   Home nurseries and greenhouses, but not for profit and not including outdoor storage of equipment

      C.   Home occupations

      D.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      E.   Private garages and carports

      F.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      G.   Storage and garden sheds

      H.   Swimming pools (private)

      I.   Essential services for public utilities, but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses (See Part 6.)

      A.   Non-profit social halls, clubs and lodges

      B.   Nurseries and day-care centers for children

      C.   Public and semi-public buildings including municipal buildings, police stations, fire halls, and related structures

      D.   Public utility buildings, except telephone offices and booths

      E.   Radio and television transmission or receiving towers

      F.   Temporary structures and buildings

      G.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception 5.

   5.   Conditional Uses (See Part 7.)

      A.   Mobile home parks

      B.   Planned residential developments

   6.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Eight thousand (8,000) square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: Seventy (70) ft at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Thirty-five (35) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Forty (40) feet

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Ten (10) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (21) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Twenty percent (20%)

   7.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   8.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987)

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to protect and preserve its open, rural character for special public utility uses until such time that these uses have ceased and the land is available for development.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Fly-ash and silt depository for utility company operations

      B.   Golf courses

      C.   Mobile homes

      D.   Nursery and forestry production

      E.   Park and outdoor recreation areas

      F.   Single-family houses

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Home gardening, but not the keeping of livestock or poultry

      B.   Home occupations

      C.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      D.   Private garages and carports

      E.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      F.   Storage and garden sheds

      G.   Swimming pools (private)

      H.   Travel trailers (unoccupied), recreation vehicles, and boats

      I.   Essential services for public utilities; but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses: (See Part 6.)

      A.   Public utility buildings and structures, except telephone offices and booths

      B.   Radio and television transmission or receiving towers

      C.   Temporary structures and buildings

      D.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception

   5.   Dimensional Re ulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: Four hundred (400) feet at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Forty (40) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Thirty (30) feet

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Twenty (20) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Ten percent (10%)

   6.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   7.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide the type of commercial facilities which supply goods and services to the whole Borough as well as to its environs and to highway travelers.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Retail business establishments similar to the following: automotive (and other vehicular) sales, rentals and supplies clothing, drugs, and notions greenhouses, flowers, and garden supplies groceries, bakeries, and liquor sales hardware and paint household goods, appliances and furniture office supplies sporting goods

      B.   Customer service establishments similar to the following: appliance repair with inside storage automotive service garages, gasoline stations, and car washes barber and beauty shops business offices, such as real estate, insurance, banking, and finance dry cleaning pick-up stations and self-service dry cleaning and laundromats eating and drinking establishments funeral homes and crematories motels and hotels photographic studios professional offices, including medical clinics, doctors' offices, law offices, architects' offices, and engineers' offices radio and television studios shoe repair shops tailoring and dress making shops

      C.   Commercial recreation and entertainment establishments similar to the following: art galleries and cultural establishments bowling alleys, skating rinks, and billiard parlors nightclubs social halls, clubs and lodges swimming pools theatres

      D.   Commercial education establishments similar to the following: art; music, and dancing schools business schools photography schools technical trade schools

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      B.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      C.   Storage buildings

      D.   Essential services for public utilities, but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses (See Part 6.)

      A.   Animal hospitals and kennels

      B.   Dwellings directly related to certain businesses

      C.   Nurseries and day-care centers for children

      D.   Places of worship

      E.   Public and parochial schools

      F.   Public utility buildings, except telephone offices and booths

      G.   Radio and television transmission or receiving towers

      H.   Temporary structures and buildings

      I.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception

   5.   Conditional Uses (See Part 7.)

      A.   Adult entertainment establishments

   6.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Ten thousand (10,000) square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: One hundred (100) feet at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Forty (40) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Ten (10) feet

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Ten (10) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Forty (40) feet or three (3) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Twenty percent (20%)

   7.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   8.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

   9.   Buffer Area: Buffer areas shall be required between zoning districts. No commercial activities, including areas for parking of vehicles and storage of equipment and supplies, shall be allowed in an area measured twenty-five (25) feet at right angles to the district boundary within the commercial district. All buffer areas shall be landscaped, except for roadways crossing these buffer areas, with trees, shrubbery, or hedges at least six (6) feet high and maintained in good condition.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987)

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide the type of commercial facilities which supply convenience goods and services to neighborhood residents in the Borough.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses. A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Retail business establishments similar to the following: drugs and specialty and gift items grocery, bakery, and confectionary stores

      B.   Customer service establishments similar to the following: barber and beauty shops business and professional offices similar to: doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers, architects, surveyors, insurance salesmen, and realtors eating and drinking establishments shoe repair shops

   3.   Accessory Uses. Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      B.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      C.   Storage buildings

      D.   Essential services for public utilities, but not including buildings

   4.   Special Exception Uses (See Part 6.)

      A.   Dwellings directly related to certain businesses

      B.   Dwellings over or attached to business establishments

      C.   Nurseries and day-care centers for children

      D.   Places of worship

      E.   Public utility buildings, except telephone offices and booths

      F.   Temporary structures and buildings

      G.   Accessory uses to uses permitted by special exception

   5.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Eight thousand (8,000) square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: Eighty (80) feet at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Twenty-five (25) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Thirty (30) feet

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Ten (10) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Thirty percent (30%)

   6.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   7.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987)

   1.   Purpose: The purpose of this district is to provide for industrial and related uses of such nature that such areas shall be restricted by type of industry or related use.

   2.   Principal Permitted Uses: A lot or parcel may be used and a building or structure may be erected and used for any of the following purposes:

      A.   Contractor yards, offices and shops such as: building, cement, electrical, heating, lumber, masonry, painting, roofing, and plumbing

      B.   Laboratories for researching, testing, and experimenting

      C.   Laundry, cleaning, and dyeing plants

      D.   Manufacturing, including production, processing, assembling, cleaning, testing, and distribution of materials

      E.   Printing, publishing, and binding plants

      F.   Public and public utility maintenance garages and storage yards

      G.   Public utility plants, structures, except utility lines, and buildings

      H.   Service and general repair of automobiles, trucks, and construction equipment

      I.   Power generation facility [Ord. 2015-6]

   3.   Accessory Uses: Any uses accessory to the above, including but not limited to:

      A.   Accessory garages

      B.   Off-street parking and loading areas

      C.   Signs, except outdoor advertising

      D.   Storage buildings E. Essential services for public utilities

   4.   Dimensional Regulations (See Table 1.)

      A.   Minimum Lot Area: Eighty thousand (80,000) square feet

      B.   Minimum Lot Width: Two hundred (200) feet at the front setback line

      C.   Minimum Front Yard: Sixty (60) feet

      D.   Minimum Rear Yard: Forty (40) feet

      E.   Minimum Side Yard: Twenty (20) feet each side

      F.   Maximum Building Height: Sixty (60) feet or four (4) stories

      G.   Maximum Building Coverage: Twenty percent (20%)

   5.   Supplementary Regulations (See Part 8.)

   6.   Performance Standards: All activities and uses allowed in the M-1

   District shall comply with all regulations governing odors, fumes, dust, smoke, vibration, noise, sewage, industrial wastes, fire hazards, and any other side effects of industrial operations deemed injurious to the public health, safety, and welfare by such agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER), and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DL&I).

   7.   Buffer Area: Buffer areas shall be required between zoning dis tricts. No industrial activities, including areas for parking of vehicles and storage of equipment and supplies, shall be allowed in an area measured twenty-five (25) feet at right angles to the district boundary within the industrial district. All buffer areas shall be landscaped, except for roadways crossing these buffer areas, with trees, shrubbery, or hedges at least six (6) feet high and maintained in good condition.

   8.   Landscaping and Fences: The required yards set forth above shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs, trees, and other comparable ground cover, except for paved driveway areas. Such landscaped areas shall be maintained in good condition. Fences not to exceed eight (8) feet in height shall be permitted provided they do not interfere with sight distances at road intersections, as provided for in the Supplementary Regulations.

   9.   Subdividing: Any area divided into parcels or developed with two or more principal buildings according to the definitions of subdivision and land development as found in Part 3 shall also be subject to the regulations found in the Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.

(Ord. 87-8, 12/10/1987; as amended by Ord. 09-3, 4/6/2009, §3; by Ord. 2011-3, 11/7/2011, §4; and by Ord. 2015-6, 6/1/2015, § 3)