§ 255-246. Use regulations.

In the FWVD, the following uses and no others shall be permitted as indicated, either as a single use within a building or as one of several mixed uses within a building . Multiple buildings are permitted on a single parcel.

   A.   Permitted uses .

      (1)   Multiple-dwellings , provided no one structure has more than 12 units.

      (2)   Live/work units for artisans, professionals and service providers, etc., provided the office area does not exceed 50% of the floor area of the dwelling unit .

      (3)   Retail sale/loan of dry goods, books, variety and general merchandise, clothing, food, flowers, beverages, drugs, household supplies or furnishings, antiques, art galleries and picture framing, sale or repair of jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, musical, professional or scientific products, small scale hardware, and any other use of the same general character.

      (4)   Retail copy facility.

      (5)   Restaurant , tearoom, café, taproom, confectionary, bakery, or similar establishment producing and serving food or beverages to be sold at retail on the premises.

      (6)   The following personal service shops, dealing directly with retail customers: barber shop, beauty parlor, cleaner, (provided that no flammable fluids are used), cobbler, millinery, seamstress, tailor or upholstery shop.

      (7)   Travel agent, real estate agency, cultural studio , or professional medical office.

      (8)   Bank or financial institution, with out drive thru facilities.

      (9)   Exercise gym, fitness center, yoga studio, spa, provided it does not exceed 30% of the building coverage .

      (10)   Bed and breakfast inn ; hotel with no more than 10 rooms.

      (11)   Postal services or municipal use .

      (12)   Business or professional office and insurance agencies.

      (13)   Music, dance, art or martial arts studio or school of similar uses .

      (14)   Educational, religious or philanthropic use .

   B.   Preservation. When existing structures , including accessory structures such as barns , identified by the Township as historic resources , are retained on site or are relocated and adaptively reused on a site within the district, the building coverage of that structure will not be included in the maximum building coverage permitted on the lot , provided:

      (1)   The historic structure shall be rehabilitated/renovated as needed and/or adaptively reused for a use permitted in the district.

      (2)   The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, as amended, as they apply to the exterior facade of the structure , shall be met.

      (3)   The property owner executes and records a covenant in a form approved by the Township Solicitor committing to maintain the historic structure pursuant to these standards in perpetuity.