Spring City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
DC - Downtown Commercial District
§ 525-36 Purpose.
The purpose of the DC Downtown Commercial District is to allow for and encourage a diversity of uses along the northern end of Main Street. The area encompassed by this district has been the traditional focus of Spring City businesses and it is the intent of the regulations in this article to continue this development pattern. Therefore, the uses, lot sizes, and setbacks permitted in the Downtown Commercial District reflect the wide variety of higher density businesses and residential uses currently located in this area of the Borough.
§ 525-37 Permitted uses.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no others:
A.
Uses permitted by right.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2)
Two-family dwelling.
(3)
Townhouse.
(4)
Multiple-family dwelling.
(5)
Minor home occupation [reference § 525-54A(1), Use A1].
(6)
Mixed use (commercial/office/residential) [reference § 525-54C(1), Use C1].
(7)
Motel, hotel, inn.
(8)
Rooming house or boarding house.
(9)
Retail store.
(10)
Service business.
(11)
Laundromat.
(12)
Restaurant (no drive-in service).
(13)
Catering establishment.
(14)
Tavern.
(15)
Retail confectionery or bakery shop.
(16)
Professional services or business office.
(17)
Movie theater.
(18)
Bank or financial establishment.
(19)
Funeral home, mortuary.
(20)
Commercial day-care center [reference § 525-54C(5), Use C5].
(21)
Repair shop.
(22)
Indoor gym/health club.
(23)
Private recreation facility.
(24)
Bed-and-breakfast [reference § 525-54C(8), Use C8].
(25)
Public transportation terminal.
(26)
Garage or yard sale [reference § 525-54F(2), Use F2].
(27)
Accessory buildings, fences, antennas, masts, and parking [reference § 525-54F(1) through (8), Uses F1 through F8].
(28)
Municipal building or use.
(29)
Public recreation facility.
(30)
Institutional uses including public and private library, museum, educational facility, or place of worship [reference § 525-54B(2), Use B2].
(31)
Veterinary clinic (without outdoor kennels).
(32)
Nursing home [reference § 525-54B(1), Use B1].
(33)
Private club/lodge.
(34)
Community center [reference § 525-54B(4), Use B4].
(35)
Accessory building [reference § 525-54F(1), Use F1].
(36)
Outside storage or display [reference § 525-54F(5), Use F5].
(37)
Antennas, masts, dish antenna [reference § 525-54F(6), Use F6].
(38)
Pay parking lot.
(39)
Signs, in accordance with Article XV.
(40)
Temporary structure [reference § 525-54F(3), Use F3].
(41)
Temporary community event [reference § 525-54F(4), Use F4].
(42)
Commercial school
(43)
Off-street parking.
B.
Uses permitted by special exception.
(1)
Utilities and substations [reference § 525-54E(1), Use E1].
(2)
Residential conversion [reference § 525-54A(2), Use A2].
(3)
Emergency services.
(4)
Major home occupations [reference § 525-54A(1), Use A1].
(5)
Medical clinic.
(6)
Swimming pool [reference § 525-54F(1), Use F1].
(7)
Amusement hall/arcade [reference § 525-54C(3), Use C3].
(8)
Contracting shops/offices.
§ 525-38 Area and bulk regulations.
Unless otherwise indicated for a specific use in Article XII, Use Regulations, the following minimum area and bulk requirements shall apply:
A.
Single-family dwellings. The standards of § 525-28A shall apply.
B.
Two-family dwellings and townhouses. The standards of § 525-28B shall apply.
C.
Multiple-family dwellings. The standards of § 525-28C shall apply.
D.
Any other principal structure or use.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 4,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width:
(a)
At building line: 25 feet.
(b)
At curbline: 25 feet.
(3)
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
(4)
Minimum front yard: 10 feet, except as provided for in § 525-56C(2).
(5)
Minimum side yard:
(a)
For detached buildings: five feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(7)
Nonresidential accessory building: five feet.
§ 525-39 Height regulations.
No building shall exceed 45 feet in height, unless authorized by special exception. Structures supporting utility facilities are excluded from the provisions of this section.
§ 525-40 Applicable provisions.
Additional standards are established throughout this chapter and shall be referenced to determine their applicability to uses and lots within the DC Downtown Commercial District:
A.
Floodway Hazard District, Article XI.
B.
Use Regulations, Article XII.
C.
Design Standards, Article XIII.
D.
Natural Resource Protection Standards, Article XIV.
E.
Signs, Article XV.
F.
Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots, Article XVI.
