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CHAPTER VI
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
A. BACKGROUND:
A central business district (CBD) is defined as the city center or downtown hub containing
retail, financial, legal and office functions and is typically the busiest location in the City. It is
the hub of a community.
For the City of Johnstown, the CBD is generally described as the area encompassed by the
following boundary:
Pont-of-Beginning – At the intersection of West Main Street and North Melcher Street
commencing in a northerly direction along the centerline of said North Melcher Street
approximately 903 feet to the intersection of West State Street. Thence in a southeasterly
direction along the centerline of West State Street 500 feet to the intersections of West
State, William and West Green Streets. Thence in an easterly direction along the
centerline of West Green Street 1,110 feet to a point, said point being 20 feet north of the
northwestern most corner of parcel 174.8-3-4. Thence in a southerly direction 20 feet to
the northwestern most corner of parcel 174.8-3-4 and following said parcel in a
southeasterly direction to the northwesterly most corner of lands owned by the City of
Johnstown; thence following said lands 50 feet to the northwesterly most corner of parcel
174.8-3-6 and continuing along said parcel a distance of 80 feet to land owned by the City
of Johnstown. Thence southerly along the southernmost boundary of said lands owned by
the City of Johnstown to the northwestern most corner of parcel 174.8-3-35, thence
easterly to the northeasterly corner of said parcel a distance of 68 feet, thence southerly
350 feet to the centerline of Main Street, thence following the centerline of Main Street a
distance of 380 feet to a point; said point being 20 feet from the northeastern most corner
of parcel 174.8-8-2, thence southerly along said parcel a distance of 108 feet to the
southeastern most corner thence westerly a distance of 120 feet to the centerline of Union
Place, thence continuing along Union Street to the intersection of East State Street
following the centerline of East State Street a distance of 400 feet to the intersection of
Hoosac Street, thence westerly along the centerline of Hoosac Street a distance of 1,400
feet to the intersection of South Perry Street, thence southerly along the centerline of South
Perry Street 377 feet to the intersection of West Clinton Street, thence westerly along the
centerline of West Clinton Street and crossing South Market Street a distance of 800 feet
to the intersection of South William Street, thence northerly along the centerline of South
William Street 308 feet to a point; said point being 40 feet from the northeastern corner of
the easternmost boundary of parcel 174.7-15-11, thence following said parcel boundary to
the northwestern most corner the following distances; westerly 133 feet, southerly 135
feet, westerly 63 feet, northerly 73 feet, westerly 30 feet, northerly 65 feet, easterly 25 feet
and northerly 32 feet to the southwestern most corner of parcel 174.7-15-10 and following
said parcel in a northerly direction 101 feet to the southwestern most corner of parcel
174.7-15-9 and following said parcel in a northerly direction 56 feet to parcel 174.7-15-
31.2, thence following said parcel 44 feet to the southeastern most corner of parcel 174.7-