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Wellsboro City Zoning Code

PART 6

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

§ 27-601 Purpose of the Central Business District.

[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
The purpose of the Central Business District is to identify and protect the historic core commercial center of the Borough. The area is predominately utilized for retail, restaurant, office and other commercial enterprises. This district is intensely developed with a strong pedestrian orientation. Residential and office uses shall be favored on the upper floors of multiple story buildings.

§ 27-602 Use Regulations for the Central Business District.

[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
1. 
Permitted Uses.
Accessory use or structure (see supplemental regulation in Part 14)
Bed-and-breakfast inn (see supplemental regulation in Part 15)
Communications antennas and equipment buildings (see supplemental regulations in Part 15)
Communication tower height less than 100 feet (see supplemental regulations in Part 15)
Essential service (no zoning permit required)
Financial offices
Forestry activities (no zoning permit required)
Home occupation (see supplemental regulations in Part 15)
Indoor recreation/entertainment facility
Medical office buildings
No impact home-based business
Professional offices
Restaurant
Retail - neighborhood, convenience and specialty
Services, business and personal
Wholesale
2. 
Special Exception Uses (Reserved)
3. 
Conditional Uses (criteria found in Part 15).
Animal hospital
Body piercing shop/parlor
Day-care center
Dwelling, multiple-family
Hospital, hospital administration and support uses
Motel/hotel
Parking lot or parking garage (see supplemental regulations in Part 14 for off-street parking and loading)
Public or semi-public use, public service facility
Restaurant, drive-through
Retail, requiring off-street parking
Short-term rentals
Tattoo shop/parlor
Vape/vapor shop

§ 27-603 Height and Coverage Regulations.

[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
1. 
Maximum building coverage: 80% of lot area.
2. 
Maximum impervious surface: 100% of lot area.
3. 
Maximum building height: 55 feet.

§ 27-604 Density, Area and Dimension Standards.

[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
1. 
All Uses.
A. 
Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 60 feet.
C. 
Minimum building lines.
(1) 
Front: zero feet.
(2) 
Side: zero feet.
(3) 
Rear: zero feet.