167 Main St Manheim, PA 17545-1601

Conversion Office and Apartment Zone (COA). A. Purpose. The purpose of this zone is to permit the conversion and/or adaptive reuse of residences that are largely impacted by adjoining Main Street. Because of the traffic impacts associated with Main Street, these areas have not been demanded for single-family detached dwellings; however, the presence of such structures offers an opportunity for conversions. Based upon local goals to preserve the Borough's character, incentives are provided to encourage the conversion of existing buildings instead of demolition and their replacement with newer ones. B. Permitted uses. (1) Single-family detached dwellings. (2) Duplexes. (3) Townhouses. (4) Public and nonprofit parks and playgrounds. (5) Public uses and/or public utilities structures. (6) Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses, provided that no detached accessory building shall contain more than 680 square feet, unless a special exception is granted as provided by Subsection C(1) ; further provided that no more than one accessory building, by use type (i.e., shed, garage, pool, etc.), per principal building shall be permitted. (7) No-impact home-based business. (8) Bed-and-breakfasts. (See § 220-52 .) C. Special exception uses. Any of the following uses that are principal uses, as defined herein, shall only be permitted within a building that existed on the effective date of this chapter. (Subject to the requirements of § 220-107C of this chapter.) (1) Accessory detached structures exceeding 680 square feet of floor area. (See § 220-44 .) (2) Barber and beauty salons. (See § 220-51 .) (3) Churches and related uses. (See § 220-55 .) (4) Conversion and efficiency apartments. (See § 220-58 .) (5) Family day-care facilities. (See § 220-60 .) (6) Funeral homes. (See § 220-61 .) (7) Home occupations. (See § 220-65 .) (8) Office conversions. (See § 220-70 .) (9) Private clubhouses. (See § 220-72 .) (10) Public and private schools. (See § 220-73 .) (11) Boardinghouses. (See § 220-53 .) (12) Accessory dwelling suite. (See § 220-58 .) D. Number of uses permitted. Any number of the uses allowed in this zone are permitted within each existing building, provided the building size and floor area remain the same as it was on the effective date of this chapter. For new buildings, only one principal use is permitted. For existing buildings that are enlarged, the number of uses permitted per building shall be the same number (at least one) that occupied the building on the effective date of this chapter. E. Design standards.