1369 Walnut Rd, Honey Brook, PA 19344

Mixed Use Commercial District

In accordance with the planning goals of the Honey Brook Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan, and the purpose statements and community development objectives set forth in Article I of this Chapter, the MUC— Mixed Use Commercial District is established to provide for a broad mix of retail, service commercial, and community institutional development. The MUC District has been established in the Township and Honey Brook Borough where convenient access and public water and sewer are available. The MUC District is intended to provide for larger-scale and automobile-oriented uses which may not be compatible within the Borough's Town Center, but still located within walkable distances to residential neighborhoods in and around the Township. The regulations set forth herein are intended to achieve the following specific purposes: To provide for a variety of uses which will be an asset to the Honey Brook community, both from the standpoint of local service and in terms of diversification of the local tax base; To accommodate larger scale uses in locations which can feasibly be served by public water and sewer systems, and with convenient access to the principal roads of the Borough and Township; To allow existing businesses to grow and new businesses to establish, consistent with Chapter standards; To assure that nonresidential activities will be conducted in a manner which respects the surrounding residents and land owners; To provide incentives to individuals who are willing to develop in a manner which respects the architectural heritage of the Township; and To provide opportunity and incentives for the receipt of transferable development rights TDR in both the Township and Borough, both to enhance mixed-use development opportunities and to support conservation of lands in designated TDR sending areas within the Township.