2691 Emmitsburg, Gettysburg, PA 17325

Mixed Use District

The intent of the MX Mixed-Use District is to provide for the combining of offices, stores and shops, hotels and inns, higher-intensity residential uses, and civic, public, and semi-public uses in the township center in the vicinity of the intersection of US Route 30 and Herr's Ridge Road as defined in the Comprehensive Plan and secondary Township centers as delineated in the Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan on Business Route 15 Emmitsburg Road, Route 34 Biglerville Road, and Business Route 15 Old Harrisburg Road. It is the purpose of these regulations to encourage a diversification of uses in each MX Mixed-Use District and to promote close interrelationships among different uses; high-quality, visually-attractive, and environmentally-responsible site design and buildings; efficient circulation systems; conservation of land and energy resources; reduced rates of auto-trip generation; and increased opportunities for pedestrian circulation. In addition, the specific intent of the district is to: Encourage the development of land and buildings along designated roadways for a variety of uses, either individually or together within the same building, for compatible mixed-use developments; Permit the development of functionally-related land uses in a manner that is more efficient, environmentally-sensitive, and mutually-supporting than conventional sprawling, strip-type, low-intensity suburban development; Minimize potential traffic hazards by encouraging planned, physically-integrated, multiple-use facilities that utilize a reduced number of access driveways when compared to conventional strip-type development; Minimize auto-trip generation through maximizing opportunities for pedestrian movement and patronage of multiple facilities in a development district that emphasizes the interrelationship of uses and structures; Establish a framework for development that anticipates and encourages the necessary conditions for a high level of pedestrian circulation.; Provide for natural and landscaped areas convenient to office and commercial concentrations, so as to function for the general benefit of the community as places for relaxation, recreation, and social activity.; Preserve and enhance the functional values of natural and landscaped areas for developed areas, including groundwater recharge, runoff control, and microclimate moderation.