The purpose of the MU Mixed Use District is to provide areas
in the Borough for a continued mix of residential and commercial activity
as well as new residential, office and commercial development. The
MU District has been located in areas where convenient access and
services are available. In the MU District, the following regulations
shall apply.
A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be
used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. Single-family detached dwelling, single-family semidetached dwelling
and two-family dwellings.
B. Apartments above or in the rear of a permitted commercial use.
C. Hotel, including restaurant and bar, confectionery and newsstand.
D. Retail store for the sale of dry goods, variety merchandise, clothing,
food, beverages, drugs, furnishings and other household supplies,
jewelry, time pieces, musical instruments, scientific instruments
and antiques.
E. Business or professional office, studio, bank or other financial
institution, library.
F. Restaurant; provided, however, that outdoor counter, drive-in or
curb service shall not be permitted.
G. Personal service shop such as barber, beauty salon, tailor and shoe
repair.
H. Contractor, craftsman including plumbing, heating, carpenter, welding.
I. Self-service laundry and dry-cleaning establishment; provided, however,
that the establishment will be connected to the Stockertown Borough
Sewage Treatment Plant.
J. Church or other religious organization, club or fraternal organization.
K. No-impact home-based business as defined in § 250-8, subject
to the requirements of § 250-64, shall be a permitted accessory
use.
L. The following uses when authorized as a special exception and subject
to the provisions of § 250-110J herein:
(1) Multifamily dwellings according to § 250-53.
(3) Mixed-use development according to § 250-50.
(5) Automotive sales and service according to § 250-58.
(6) Drive-through restaurant facilities according to § 250-59.
(7) Service stations and vehicle repair shops according to § 250-60.
(9) Warehousing and distribution.
M. The following when authorized as a conditional use by the Borough
Council subject to Article XIV of this chapter:
N. Accessory uses according to § 250-44.
For additional regulations applicable to this district, see
Article IX, Supplemental Land Use Regulations, Article X, General
Provisions, and Article XI Signs.
