25-10.19 Regulations Controlling Business/Residential-2 District.

a. Permitted Uses.

1. Detached single family dwellings.

2. Dwelling apartment uses on floors above the street level floor; provided, however, that there shall not be more than two (2) such dwelling apartments on each floor, or more than a total of four (4) such dwelling apartments -in any building. Each dwelling apartment shall have a minimum of six hundred (600) square feet of habitable floor area, and shall have no more than two (2) bedrooms.

3. Multi-family dwellings, known as garden apartments or apartment houses at a density not to exceed fourteen (14) units per gross acre subject to Subsection 25-8.19 of this Chapter.

4. Multi-family dwellings, known as townhouses, at a density not to exceed ten (10) units per gross acre subject to Subsection 25-8.19 of this Chapter.

5. Professional offices.

6. Business offices.

7. Home professional office.

8. Retail commercial uses, except:

(a) Large food stores exceeding eight thousand (8,000) square feet commonly called supermarkets.

(b) Thrift stores, secondhand shops selling used clothing or merchandise, pawnshops and consignment shops.

(c) Shops which offer for sale firearm and/or ammunition.

9. Personal service establishments except:

(a) Massage parlor.

(b) Tattoo parlors/body piercing.

(c) Tarot, palm readings, psychics.

10. Primary food service establishments.

11. Mortuary and funeral homes.

12. Hotels and motels.

13. Banks, trust companies and deposit institutions.

14. Commercial recreation facilities in that portion of zone north of Chestnut and east of West Street and which has a first floor area in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

15. Essential services.

b. Required Accessory Uses.

1. Off-street parking subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.21.

2. Off-street loading subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.20.

3. Buffers and screening subject to the requirements of Subsection 25-8.4.

4. If off-street parking requirements are not met as provided above, except for properties fronting on Shrewsbury Avenue and located in this zone, the developer must:

(a) Obtain approval of a parking space variance subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.21p, 6. and in the event a variance is granted:

(1) Contribute to the fled Bank Borough Municipal Parking Utility Capital Improvement Fund an amount in accordance with the "Parking Deficiency Schedule."

PARKING DEFICIENCY SCHEDULE

Example: A 22 space deficiency requires $2,500.00 for space 1-5, plus $5,000.00 for space 6-10, plus $7,500.00 for space 11-15, plus $10,000.00 for space 16-20, plus $5,000.00 for space 21-22 for a total contribution of $30,000.00.

5. Buffers and screening subject to the requirement of Subsection 25-8.4.

c. Permitted Accessory Uses.

1. Fences and hedges subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.14.

2. Private garage space for the storage of motor vehicles, provided that the garage, whether attached or detached, shall be arranged to open to the side or rear of the lot unless detached and located entirely to the rear of the principal structure.

3. Signs subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.27, as follows:

(a) For multi-family dwellings - minor and type A signs and one (1) type G3 or G4 sign.

(b) For all other permitted uses:

(1) Minor and type A and B signs.



(2) Type G3 and G4.

(3) Type W2 or W3.

(4) One (1) type R2 or type R3 per public en trance.

4. Off-street loading within enclosed storage structures.

5. Other customary residential accessory uses and buildings subject to Subsection 25-5.8 of this Chapter, provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any such accessory building or use shall be located at the same lot as the principal structure.

6. Personal earth terminal subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.36.

d. Conditional Uses.

1. Churches and places of worship.

2. Public utilities.

3. Shopping centers.

4. Educational uses.

5. Nursery schools.

6. Reserved.

7. Signs which are Conditional Uses, subject to the provisions of Subsection 25-8.27, as follows:

(a) One (1) from types G-C3 or G-C2.

(b) Type W-C1.

(c) One (1) type R-C1 per property.

e. Area, Yard and Structure Requirements.

1. Minimum Lot Area:

(a) Detached single family and home professional offices - four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet.

(b) Garden apartments and apartment houses -forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet.

(c) Townhouse - twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet.

(d) Other uses - Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

2. Minimum Lot Frontage:

(a) Detached single family and home professional offices - fifty (50') feet.

(b) Garden apartments and apartment houses -one hundred fifty (150') feet.

(c) Townhouses - one hundred (100') feet.

(d) Other uses - one hundred (100') feet.

3. Minimum Front Yard Setbacks:

(a) Detached single family homes, townhouses, and home professional offices - twenty-five (25') feet.

(b) Garden apartments and apartment houses -forty (40') feet.

(c) Other uses - twenty-five (25') feet.

(d) In no case shall any structure be less than forty (40') feet from the center line of a street.

4. Minimum Rear Yard Setback:

(a) Principal structure - twenty-five (25') feet.

(b) Accessory structure - five (5') feet.

5. Minimum Side Yard Requirement:

(a) Detached single family and home professional office - ten (10') feet.

(b) Garden apartments and apartment house -fifteen (15') feet except that both side yards combined shall be not less than forty (40') feet.

(c) Townhouses - fifteen (15') feet.

(d) Other uses - ten (10') feet.



(e) Exception - minimum side yard for accessory buildings - four (4') feet.

6. Maximum Structure Height: forty (40') feet and not exceeding three (3) stories.

7. Minimum Gross Habitable Floor Area:

(a) One (1) story - nine hundred (900) square feet.

(b) Two (2) story - one thousand (1,000) square feet with at least seven hundred (700) square feet of ground floor area.

(c) Garden apartments and apartment houses - one thousand (1,000) square feet per unit with at least five hundred (500) square feet per unit of ground floor area.

(d) Townhouses - one thousand (1,000) square feet per unit with at least seven hundred (700) square feet per unit of ground floor area.

(e) Other uses - no requirements.

8. Maximum Lot Coverage of Principal and Accessory Structures:

(a) Detached single family - thirty-five (35%) percent.

(b) Garden apartments and apartment houses -forty-five (45%) percent.

(c) Townhouses - forty-five (45%) percent.

(d) Other uses - fifty (50%) percent.

9. Minimum Unoccupied Open Space:

(a) Detached single family - no requirements.

(b) Garden apartments and apartment houses -twenty-five (25%) percent.

(c) Townhouses - twenty (20%) percent.

(d) Other uses - fifteen (15%) percent.

10. Maximum Floor Area Ratio:

(a) Nonresidential uses - 2.0.



(b) Mixed uses - 1.75.

(Ord. #1998-4, S 6; Ord. #1998-33, S 6; Ord. #2004-21, S 6)