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Tatamy City Zoning Code

DISTRICTS AND

PERMITTED USES

§ 155.065 DISTRICTS DESIGNATED.

   (A)   For the purpose of this chapter, the borough is hereby divided into the following types of zoning districts:
C
Commercial District
CR
Conservation and Recreation District
LDR
Low Density Residential District
LI
Light Industrial District
MDR
Medium Density Residential District
MLDR
Medium Low Density Residential District
R-1
Residential District
R-2
Residential District
R-3
Residential District
-
Overlay District
 
   (B)   For the purposes of this chapter, the zoning districts named in division (A) above shall be of the number, size, shape and location shown on the “Official Zoning Map”.
   (C)   Any use of the abbreviations listed in division (A) above shall mean the district name that is listed beside the abbreviation.
   (D)   The floodplain area, as defined by Chapter 152 of this code of ordinances, shall serve as an overlay area to all of the underlying districts. The documents and mapping referenced by Chapter 152 of this code of ordinances, as amended, are hereby included in this chapter by reference.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 301)

§ 155.066 APPLICATION OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Unless otherwise provided by law or specifically in this chapter (including § 155.005(B) of this chapter), no land or building or structure shall be used or occupied, except for a use specifically listed in this chapter as permitted in the zoning district within which the land or building or structure is located.
   (B)   The regulations set by this chapter shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as provided for in this chapter.
   (C)   No building, structure or land shall hereafter be erected, used, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be used or occupied unless it is in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the use and district in which it is located.
   (D)   No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
   (E)   Any territory which may hereafter be annexed to the borough shall be classified as the zoning district of the borough most similar to the zoning of such territory before annexation (as determined by the Zoning Hearing Board) until otherwise classified.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 302)

§ 155.067 ZONING MAP; STREET CLASSIFICATION MAPS.

   (A)   Zoning map.
      (1)   A map entitled “Tatamy Borough Zoning Map” accompanies this chapter and is declared a part of this chapter.
      (2)   The official zoning map shall bear the adoption date of this chapter and the words “Official Zoning Map”.
      (3)   Changes of any nature to the Official Zoning Map shall only be made in conformity with the amendment procedures set forth in this chapter. All changes should be noted by date with a brief description of the nature of the change.
      (4)   Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map, which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map shall be located in the borough office and shall be the final authority on boundaries and districts.
      (5)   (a)   If the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of changes and additions, the Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map.
         (b)   The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such correction shall include an amendment thereof, unless the amendment has been duly advertised and adopted.
         (c)   Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any part or parts thereof remaining shall be preserved together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.
   (b)   Street classification map.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 303; Ord. 268-2015, passed 6-1-2015)

§ 155.068 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

   Where uncertainty exists as to boundaries of any district as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply.
   (A)   District boundary lines are intended to follow or be parallel to the centerline of street rights-of-way, streams and railroads, and lot lines as they existed on a recorded deed or plan of record in the County Recorder of Deeds’ office at the time of the adoption of this chapter, unless such district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions as shown on the zoning map.
   (B)   Where a district boundary is not fixed by dimensions and where it approximately follows lot lines, such boundary shall be construed to follow such lot lines unless specifically shown otherwise.
   (C)   In unsubdivided land or where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the maps.
   (D)   Interpretation of boundaries, see § 155.005(D) of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 304)

§ 155.069 SETBACKS ACROSS MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES.

   (A)   The intent is to continue the objective of compatible land uses across municipal boundaries.
   (B)   This chapter requires additional setbacks and the provision of buffer yards when certain uses would abut an existing dwelling or a residential zoning district.
   (C)   These same setback and buffer yard provisions shall be provided for uses proposed within the borough if an abutting existing residence or abutting principally residential zoning district is located in an abutting municipality.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 305)

§ 155.070 TABLE OF PERMITTED USES BY DISTRICT.

   (A)   Permitted uses. Only the following uses shall be permitted as follows in each respective zoning district and within all other requirements of this chapter:
Types of Uses (see definitions in § 155.008)
Business Zoning Districts
Residential Zoning Districts
C
LI
CR
R-1
R-2
R-3
Types of Uses (see definitions in § 155.008)
Business Zoning Districts
Residential Zoning Districts
C
LI
CR
R-1
R-2
R-3
ACCESSORY USES
Accessory apartment, one, within an existing single-family detached dwelling or single-family semi-detached dwelling (twin dwelling) (see § 155.137)
P
P
N
N
P
P
Accessory to a permitted commercial use (other than what is customary for a permitted plant nursery)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Day care center accessory to a place of worship; provided, there is a minimum lot area of 2 acres
P
P
P
P
P
P
Heliport (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Home occupation (see § 155.137)
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
Home office (see § 155.137)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Outdoor storage accessory to a permitted industrial use outdoor storage or display
N
P
N
N
N
N
Retail sales and/or personal services limited to 5% of the floor area of an industrial or office use
P
P
N
N
N
N
See list of additional accessory uses in the following divisions
AGRICULTURAL USES
Animal husbandry (see § 155.136)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Commercial forestry (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
P
P
P
Crop farming
P
P
P
P
P
P
Crop storage, commercial as principal use
P
P
N
N
N
N
Leaf composting
P
P
P
P
P
P
Retail sales of agricultural products grown primarily on the premises
P
P
N
C
C
C
Sale or mixing of agricultural fertilizers, seeds or animal feed (not involving manufacturing)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Septage or sludge application (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
COMMERCIAL USES
Adult bookstore, adult movie theater, cabaret or massage parlor (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Airport (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Amusement park
N
P
N
N
N
N
Auditorium, commercial (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Auto repair garage (see § 155.136)
C
N
N
N
N
N
Auto service station - not primarily intended to service tractor-trailer trucks (see § 155.136)
C
N
N
N
N
N
Auto service station - primarily intended to service tractor-trailer trucks (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Auto, boat or mobile/manufactured home sales (see § 155.136)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Bakery
P
P
N
N
N
N
Bed and breakfast use (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Betting use
N
C
N
N
N
N
Beverage distributor
P
N
N
N
N
N
Business services
P
P
N
N
N
N
Bus terminal (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Campground (see § 155.136)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Car wash (SW) (see § 155.136)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Commercial outdoor recreation (includes miniature golf course)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Commercial indoor recreation (includes bowling alley, roller or ice skating, driving range and closely similar uses)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Conference center
P
P
N
N
N
N
Construction company headquarters or storage
P
N
N
N
N
N
Convenience store
P
N
N
N
N
N
Communications tower, commercial (see § 155.136)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Crafts or artisan’s studio
P
N
N
N
N
N
Exercise club
P
P
N
N
N
N
Financial institution (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Flea market
P
N
N
N
N
N
Funeral home (1.5-acre minimum lot area required)
P
N
N
N
N
H
Heliport (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Kennel (see § 155.136)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Laundry/laundromat (other than for use only by tenants) (SW)
P
N
P
P
P
P
Lumber yard
P
P
N
N
N
N
Medical office or clinic - limited to 1 physician or dentist on a lot abutting an arterial street
P
P
N
N
SE
N
Other medical office or clinic
P
P
N
N
N
N
Motel or hotel (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Office
P
P
N
N
N
N
Personal services (includes tailoring, custom dressmaking, haircutting/styling, dry-cleaning, shoe repair and closely similar uses)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Plant nursery not including retail sale of items not primarily grown on the premises (see § 155.136)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Plant nursery including retail sale of items not primarily grown on the premises (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Race track, commercial (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Restaurant, fast-food (SW) (including a use primarily involving delivery of ready-to-eat food) (see § 155.136)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Restaurant, standard (SW)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Retail store (not including uses listed individually in this table)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Stable, non-household (see § 155.136)
N
P
P
N
N
N
Target range, completely indoor and enclosed
N
P
N
N
N
N
Target range, not completely indoor and enclosed (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Taxi terminal
P
N
N
N
N
N
Tavern
C
N
N
N
N
N
Theater, indoor
P
N
N
N
N
N
Theater, outdoor movie (see § 155.136)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Trade school
P
N
N
N
N
N
Veterinarian office
P
N
N
N
N
N
INDUSTRIAL USES
Assembly and packaging of materials produced elsewhere or that are permitted to be manufactured on-site
N
P
N
N
N
N
Asphalt plant
N
N
N
N
N
N
Beverage bottling (SW)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Building supply sales
P
P
N
N
N
N
Cement plant
N
N
N
N
N
N
Distribution (other than truck terminal)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Finishing of previously prepared resin, vinyl, polymer or rubber products
N
P
N
N
N
N
Industrial equipment sales and rental, other than vehicles primarily intended to be operated on public streets
P
P
N
N
N
N
Junk, outdoor storage, display or processing of, other than within an approved junkyard or solid waste disposal area
N
N
N
N
N
N
Junk yard (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Liquid fuel storage, bulk
N
N
N
N
N
N
Manufacture and/or bulk processing of:
   Agricultural chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Animal feed, bulk manufacture for off-site use
N
C
N
N
N
N
   Apparel, textiles, shoes and apparel accessories
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Cement, gypsum, concrete or plaster products
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Ceramics products
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Chemicals, bulk manufacture or bulk storage of hazardous or toxic chemicals, including not limited to the following acids: hydrochloric, nitric, picric, sulfuric, sulphanous or carbolic
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Chemical products that are not hazardous or toxic, other than fertilizers or pesticides
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Coke or potash work, including coke oven
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Creosote, including treatment with
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Electrical and electronic machines supplies and equipment
P
P
N
N
N
N
   Explosives, fireworks, ammunition or gunpowder, including bulk storage (except government-owned facility)
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Fabricated metal products (except ammunition or explosives)
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Food products (not including uses listed individually in this table) (SW)
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Furniture and wood products (not including raw paper pulp)
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Glass and glass products
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Incineration, reduction, distillation, storage or dumping of slaughterhouse refuse, rancid fats, garbage, bones, dead animals or offal (other than within an approved solid waste facility)
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Jewelry and optical goods
P
P
N
N
N
N
   Leather, clay and pottery products
P
P
N
N
N
N
   Manufactured or modular housing
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Metal products, primary
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Microelectronic components
P
P
N
N
N
N
   Oilcloth
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Paper and cardboard products (not including manufacture of paper pulp)
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Paper, raw or paper pulp
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Paving or roofing materials, including asphalt
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Petroleum or kerosene refining or distillation
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Pharmaceuticals
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Plastics, polymers, resins or vinyl
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Products from previously produced materials, such as glass, leather, cellophane, textiles, rubber or synthetic rubber
N
P
N
N
N
N
   Rubber, natural or synthetic
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Scientific, electronic and other precision instruments
P
P
N
N
N
N
   Stockyard, slaughterhouse or bulk meat-packing plant
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Soaps, detergents, paints, varnishes or enamels
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Tar, including tar distillation
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Tire retreading
N
N
N
N
N
N
   Transportation equipment
N
P
N
N
N
N
Mineral extraction (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Packaging
P
P
N
N
N
N
Package delivery services distribution center
N
P
N
N
N
N
Photo processing, bulk
P
P
N
N
N
N
Printing or bookbinding
N
P
N
N
N
N
Recycling collection center (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
C
C
C
Recycling center, built
P
P
N
N
N
N
Research, engineering or testing facility or laboratory
N
P
N
N
N
N
Sanitary landfill (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Sawmill/planing mill
N
P
N
N
N
N
Self-storage development (see § 155.136)
P
N
N
N
N
N
Slaughterhouse or stockyard (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Solid waste to energy plant (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Solid waste transfer facility (see § 155.136)
N
C
N
N
N
N
Truck terminal (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Warehousing (other than truck terminal) (see § 155.136)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Wastewater treatment plant, central serving uses off the tract
N
C
N
N
N
N
Welding
N
P
N
N
N
N
Wholesale sales
P
P
N
N
N
N
Other industrial uses not listed above (except as provided for in § 155.005 of this chapter)
N
N
N
N
N
N
All uses that would have a serious threat of being unable to comply with the performance standards of this chapter, especially including the environmental protection requirements
N
N
N
N
N
N
INSTITUTIONAL
Animal cemetery (see § 155.136)
N
P
N
N
N
N
Cemetery without crematorium
P
P
P
P
P
P
Crematorium
N
C
N
N
N
N
College or university - educational and support buildings
P
P
N
N
N
N
College, university or primary or secondary school - dormitory
C
C
N
N
N
N
Community center
P
P
P
N
N
N
Criminal treatment center
N
C
N
N
N
N
Cultural center or museum
P
p
P
N
N
N
Day care center, adult (see § 155.136)
P
p
N
N
N
P
Day care center/child nursery (see § 155.136)
(see also as accessory use)
** provided that, the lot is adjacent to an arterial street
P
P
N
P**
P**
P
Golf course (see § 155.136)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Hospital (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Membership club
P
P
P
N
N
N
Nursing home or personal care center (SW) (see § 155.136)
P
P
N
N
N
N
Place of worship (see § 155.136)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Picnic grove, private (see § 155.136)
P
P
P
N
N
N
School, public or private, primary or secondary (SW) (see § 155.136)
P
N
P
P
P
P
RESIDENTIAL USES
Boarding house (SW) (see § 155.136)
C
N
N
N
N
N
Conversion of an existing building into 2 or more dwelling units (SW) (other than one accessory apartment within an existing single-family detached dwelling) (see § 155.136)
P
N
N
N
N
P
Garden apartment (SW) (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
P
Group home within a permitted dwelling unit, not including a criminal treatment center (see § 155.136)
P
N
P
P
P
P
Manufactured/mobile home park (SW) (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
P
Single-family detached dwelling (including manufactured/mobile home (see § 155.136)
N
N
P
P
P
P
Single-family semi-detached dwelling (twin) (SW)
N
N
N
N
P
P
Townhouse (SW) (see § 155.136)
N
N
N
N
N
P
PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC
Borough-owned uses
P
P
P
P
P
P
Emergency services station
P
P
P
P
P
P
Nature preserve
P
P
P
P
P
P
Publicly-owned recreation
P
P
P
P
P
P
Public utility facility (facilities not exempted by § 155.003 or as “essential services”
P
P
N
N
N
N
Swimming pool, non-household (see § 155.136)
P
P
P
P
P
P
U.S. postal service facility
P
P
P
P
P
P
Notes to Table:
P = Permitted by right (decision by Zoning Officer)
C = Conditional use (decision by Borough Council with review by Planning Commission)
SE = Special exception use (decision by Zoning Hearing Board with review by Planning Commission)
N = Not permitted
(SW) = Public sewer and central water service both required (except as may be permitted with capped sewers by other sections of this chapter)
 
   (B)   Permitted accessory uses in all districts. The following accessory uses are permitted by right as accessory uses to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional principal use in all districts, within the requirements of § 155.137 of this chapter and all other requirements of this chapter:
      (1)   Air conditioning equipment, other than central equipment for a commercial or industrial use;
      (2)   Amateur radio antennas;
      (3)   Basketball backboard, which may be within a required setback area; provided, it is a minimum of two feet from any lot line;
      (4)   Crop storage as an accessory use to crop farming;
      (5)   Day care center as an accessory use, within the limits on number of children in § 155.137 of this chapter;
      (6)   Fence or wall*;
      (7)   Flag pole;
      (8)   Garage, household;
      (9)   Garage sale*;
      (10)   Home gardening;
      (11)   Indoor storage that is customarily accessory to a permitted use;
      (12)   Keeping of pets*;
      (13)   Loading, off-street, only to serve a use that is permitted in that district;
      (14)   Parking, off-street, only to serve a use that is permitted in that district;
      (15)   Recreational facilities limited to use by employees of a lot or a development and their occasional guests;
      (16)   Recreational facilities limited to use by residents of a development and their occasional invited guests;
      (17)   Recycling collection center as an accessory use;
      (18)   Recreational vehicle, storage of one or two*;
      (19)   Residential accessory structure (see definition in § 155.008 of this chapter)*;
      (20)   Satellite antennas*;
      (21)   Signs, as permitted by §§ 155.210 through 155.222 of this chapter;
      (22)   Solar energy system;
      (23)   Stable, household*;
      (24)   Swimming pool, household;
      (25)   Tennis/raquetball court;
      (26)   Volleyball court;
      (27)   Windmill; and
      (28)   Such other accessory use or structure that the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer is clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional principal use.
      * See standard for each in § 155.137(D) of this chapter.
   (C)   Permitted accessory uses to business and institutional uses. The following are permitted by right accessory uses only to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional commercial, industrial or institutional use; provided that, all requirements of this chapter are met:
      (1)   Amusement machines, coin or token operated;
      (2)   Food, beverage and toy machines, coin operated;
      (3)   Newspaper sales machines, coin operated;
      (4)   Telephones, coin operated; and
      (5)   The following accessory uses; provided that, the use is clearly limited to employees, patients, residents and families of employees of the use:
         (a)   Standard or fast-food restaurant without drive-thru service;
         (b)   Day care center; or
         (c)   Non-commercial recreational facilities.
   (D)   Essential services. The following are “essential services” that are permitted by right as a principal or as an accessory use in all districts:
      (1)   The following essential services are not required to meet the accessory or principal setback, lot area or other lot requirements of this chapter; except that, any newly created lot shall meet the applicable lot requirements if future building or subdivision of the lot would reasonably be possible for a different use:
         (a)   Oil pipelines and natural gas transmission and distribution lines and accessory compressing stations;
         (b)   Electrical transformers as an accessory use to dwellings;
         (c)   Electrical, telephone and street light poles;
         (d)   Electrical transmission and distribution lines and meters;
         (e)   Wells, standpipes, water transmission lines, cisterns and meters;
         (f)   Sewage pumping stations, but not including a central sewage treatment plant; provided that, such use be setback a minimum of 75 feet from any dwelling or any residential lot line;
         (g)   Cable television and telephone lines;
         (h)   Storm water pipes, outfalls, detention basins, swales and catchbasins;
         (i)   Shelters and benches for buses that transport school children or that are owned, operated or financed by a public transit authority, and that do not include off-premises signs;
         (j)   U.S. mailboxes;
         (k)   Boxes for receiving individual newspapers;
         (l)   Railroad lines;
         (m)   Fire hydrants and emergency callboxes;
         (n)   Engineered retaining walls that are clearly necessary to hold back slopes;
         (o)   Sidewalks and curbs;
         (p)   Residential driveways;
         (q)   Ramps primarily intended for handicapped access;
         (r)   Ground level porches that are not covered by a permanent roof;
         (s)   Steps leading into the entrance of a building;
         (t)   On-lot septic disposal systems; and
         (u)   Construction. Temporary storage of vehicles and materials and/or construction office trailers that are clearly needed and being actively used for current construction on the same or an adjacent lot or within the same subdivision; provided, such items are removed from the site within 30 days of completion of the portion of the construction that they relate to.
      (2)   The following are permitted essential services and are required (except within § 155.006 of this chapter) to meet all of the applicable requirements of this chapter:
         (a)   Electrical substations and bulk industrial or commercial transformers that are not an accessory use to dwellings. Electric substations involving outdoor structures at least ten feet in height shall be required to provide evergreen screening within the requirements of § 155.152 of this chapter on sides that are within 150 feet of a dwelling, undeveloped residentially zoned land or an expressway or an arterial street;
         (b)   Water towers (see height exemption in § 155.151 of this chapter), water filtration plants and pressure stations;
         (c)   Emergency and other electrical generators and compressors;
         (d)   Solid waste bulk dumpsters and bulk compactors;
         (e)   Telephone switching stations;
         (f)   Industrial or commercial central air conditioning equipment; and
         (g)   Central sewage treatment facility meeting all State DER and borough regulations.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 306)

§ 155.071 TABLE OF LOT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT.

   (A)   The following lot and setback requirements shall apply for each respective district, unless a more restrictive requirement is listed for a particular use in §§ 155.170 through 155. 181 of this chapter or elsewhere in this chapter.
Lot and Setback Requirements
(see definitions of terms in § 155.008)
Residential Zoning Districts
CR
R-1
Lot and Setback Requirements
(see definitions of terms in § 155.008)
Residential Zoning Districts
CR
R-1
Minimum habitable floor area per dwelling (sq. ft.)
1,110
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)
(per dwelling unit for residential uses)
   Single-family detached dwelling with public sewer and central water service
130,000
12,000
   Single-family detached dwelling without both public sewer and central water service
130,000
38,000
   Single-family detached dwelling with central water service and capped sewers acceptable to the Borough Sewer Authority and with certification by such authority that the dwelling can reasonably be expected to be connected to a public sewage system within 3 years of final subdivision approval
130,000
12,000
   Other permitted uses
130,000
38,000
Minimum lot width at the minimum front yard building setback line (ft.)
200
80, except 150 for lots required to have a minimum lot area of 38,000 sq. ft. or more
Minimum lot width at the street right-of-way line (after development) (ft.)
   For a lot granted final approval after the adoption of this chapter that will have direct traffic access onto an arterial street
120
120
   For any other lot
25
25
Minimum width and length of a dwelling (ft.)
16
16
Minimum building setback for principal structure (ft.)
   Front yard
30
30
   Side yard - each side
8
8
   Side yard - two combined
20
20
   Rear yard
35
35
   For yards adjacent to a public street (other than an alley)
30
30
   For residential buildings abutting an industrially zoned area
60
60
Minimum building setback for accessory structures (ft.)
   Front yard
Not permitted in required front yard, unless specifically permitted by this chapter
   Side yard - adjacent to a public street (other than an alley)
30
30
   Other side yard
5
5
   Rear yard
5
5
Maximum height (ft.)
35
35
Maximum number of stories
2.5
2.5
Maximum building coverage
10%
25%
Maximum impervious coverage
20%
50%
Minimum habitable floor area per dwelling unit (sq. ft.)
950
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.) for use other than places of worship, townhouses, garden apartments and manufactured home parks (per dwelling unit for residential uses)
   Permitted dwelling with public sewer and central water service
      Single-family detached dwelling
7,800
7,800
      Single-family semi-detached dwelling (half of a twin)
7,000
6,000
   Single-family detached dwelling without both public sewer and central water service
38,000
38,000
   Permitted dwelling with central water service and capped sewers acceptable to the Borough Sewer Authority and with certification by such Authority that the dwelling can reasonably be expected to be connected to a public sewage system within 3 years of final subdivision approval
      Single-family detached dwelling
12,000
12,000
      Single-family semi-detached dwelling (half of a twin)
12,000
12,000
      Other permitted uses
38,000
38,000
Minimum lot width at the minimum front yard building setback line (ft.) for uses other than townhouses, garden apartments and manufactured home parks (per dwelling unit for residential uses)
   Single-family detached dwelling with public sewer or approved capped sewer and public water
65
65
   Single-family semi-detached dwelling (half of a twin)
45
45
   Other permitted principal uses
150
150
* For townhouses, garden apartments and mobile/manufactured home parks, see also the specific standards in § 155.136 of this chapter.
Minimum lot width at the street right-of-way line (after development) for uses other than townhouses and individual spaces within a manufactured home park (ft.)
   For a lot granted final approval after the adoption of this chapter that will have direct traffic access onto an arterial street
120
120
   For any other lot
25
25
Minimum building setback for principal structures for uses other than a manufactured home park (ft.)
   Front yard
30
30
   Side yard - each side **
8
8
   Side yard - two combined **
18
18
   Rear yard
25
25
   For yards adjacent to a public street (other than an alley)
30
30
   For residential buildings abutting an industrially zoned area
60
60
Minimum building setback for accessory structures (ft.) for uses other than a manufactured home park
   Front yard
Not permitted in required front yard, unless specifically permitted by this chapter
   Side yard
      Adjacent to a public street (other than an alley)
30
30
      Other side yard**
5
5
   Rear yard
5
5
Minimum width and length of a dwelling (ft.)
19
-
Maximum height (ft.)
35
35
Maximum number of stories
2.5
2.5
Maximum building coverage
35%
40%
Maximum impervious coverage
50%
65%
Notes to Table:
* For townhouses, garden apartments and mobile/manufactured home parks, see also the specific standards in § 155.136 of this chapter.
** Except 0 ft. along lot lines where dwellings are attached.
 
Lot and Setback Requirements
(see definitions of terms in § 155.008)
Business Zoning Districts
C
LI
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)
43,560
87,000, except for 43,560 for a lot permanently deed restricted to non-industrial uses
Minimum lot width at the minimum front yard building setback line (ft.)
150
200
Minimum lot width at the street right-of-way line (after development) (ft.)
   For a lot granted final approval after the adoption of this chapter that will have direct traffic access onto an arterial street
250
250
   For any other lot
25
25
Minimum building setback for both principal and accessory structures (ft.)
   Front yard
60 feet, except 35 feet if there will be not vehicular parking in the area between the building and the front lot line
35
   Side yard each side
10
10
   Rear yard
20
20
   For yards adjacent to a public street (other than an alley)
50
50
      From an abutting residential district boundary or from an existing principally residential building
         For a non-industrial use (including office portions of an industrial building)
60
60
         For an industrial use or an area routinely used for the movement, parking, storage or loading/unloading of tractor-trailer trucks or refrigerated trucks
175**
175**
Maximum height (feet)
40
40
Maximum number of stories
2.5
2.5
Maximum building coverage
40%
40%
Maximum impervious coverage
   With public sewage service
75%
75%
   Without public sewage service
60%
60%
Notes to Table:
** This setback may be reduced to 120 feet if an earthen berm meeting the following standards is provided by the business use abutting the residential use or district.
-The berm shall have a minimum average height of 5 feet above the average finished ground level (disregarding drainage channels) on the outside of the berm. The berm may vary in height as long as the minimum average height is met.
-Any evergreen screening required by § 155.152 of this chapter shall be provided on the top or on the residential side of the berm.
-Any chain link fencing shall be provided on the inside of the berm.
-The berm shall have a maximum side slope of 3 horizontal to 1 vertical.
-The berm shall be maintained with an all-season natural ground cover.
 
   (B)   See additional requirements in the following sections:
      (1)   Regulations of each zoning district;
      (2)   Regulations for specific types of uses in §§ 155.135 through 155.137 of this chapter;
      (3)   Off-street parking requirements in §§ 155.195 through 155.199 of this chapter (including paved area setbacks in § 155.197 of this chapter);
      (4)   Sign requirements in §§ 155.210 through 155.222 of this chapter; and
      (5)   Buffer yard requirements of § 155.152 of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 307; Ord. 157-1993, passed 4-5-1993)

§ 155.072 PURPOSE OF EACH ZONING DISTRICT.

   (A)   LDR District: to provide for the orderly expansion of areas that offer neighborhoods of single- family detached houses at a low density. To carefully protect these areas from uses that may not be fully compatible.
   (B)   MLDR District: to provide for the orderly expansion of areas that offer residential neighborhoods at a medium low density. To carefully control the types of housing to ensure compatibility with existing houses. To carefully protect these areas from uses that may not be fully compatible. To strongly encourage these lands to be developed only after such time as both public sewer and public water service is available.
   (C)   MDR District: to provide for a variety of carefully-designed housing types at medium densities. To make sure that varied housing types are compatible with any existing single-family detached houses. To make sure that the street system of the borough and other community facilities and services are fully able to handle moderately dense growth in an area. To work to encourage affordable housing, especially for young families and senior citizens. To encourage these areas to be developed for townhouses and apartments only after both public water and public sewer service is available.
   (D)   C District: to provide for a wide range of needed commercial uses in locations that are less likely to Involve conflicts with existing residences. To use special care and control on access onto arterial and collector streets to avoid traffic hazards.
   (E)   LI District: to provide sufficient space, in appropriate locations, to meet current and anticipated future regional needs for large-site industrial related and limited types of commercial development appropriate to the community. To help generate agglomeration economies that will aid in attracting new industries. To control the types of uses to protect the public health and safety. To maintain an attractive physical environment that will aid in attracting new industry. To encourage development within
industrial parks, with deed restriction controls and interior access systems. To encourage development that follows an overall plan with common design and landscaping themes. To encourage buildings that relate in scale and materials to adjacent buildings. To avoid the eventual placement of a large number of driveways that would enter onto arterial streets, and to provide for unified and coordinated development.
   (F)   CR District: to limit the intensity of development on areas that are very environmentally sensitive. To seek to preserve the water quality of important creeks. To recognize areas that include significant amounts of wetlands, high water table soils and flood-prone areas. To direct development towards areas of the borough that are more environmentally suitable.
(Ord. passed 2-4-1991, § 308)