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Allen Township City Zoning Code

PART 12

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-1201 Uses Permitted By Right.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. XII, § 1201; as amended by Ord. 2003-05, 6/12/2003, § 12; by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017; by Ord. No. 2023-02, 8/8/2023]
1. 
Farming including pasturing, truck gardening, agriculture, and similar enterprises (subject to requirements of Part 4).
2. 
The following commercial uses subject to the requirements in Part 14, Subpart D:
A. 
Retail stores.
B. 
Large retail store.
C. 
Service business.
D. 
Financial establishment.
E. 
Office.
F. 
Medical office.
G. 
Eating place.
H. 
Drive-in, other eating place.
I. 
Repair shop.
J. 
Motel, hotel.
K. 
Indoor entertainment.
L. 
Tavern.
M. 
Lumber yard.
N. 
Service station.
O. 
Automobile sales.
P. 
Automobile repair.
Q. 
Truck sales.
R. 
Self-storage facility.
S. 
Car wash.
3. 
Public conservation areas and associated structures for the conservation of open space, water, soil, forest and wildlife resources.
4. 
Public municipal buildings and facilities, including libraries.
5. 
Day care.
6. 
Customary accessory uses incidental to any of the permitted uses.
7. 
Commercial forestry.
8. 
No-impact home-based business.
9. 
Clinic.
10. 
Convenience store.
11. 
Farmer's market.
12. 
Fitness center or exercise center.
13. 
Flex space or building.
14. 
Mini-mall.
15. 
Mini-market.
16. 
Nightclub.
17. 
Retail store.
18. 
Retail business/large-scale development.
19. 
Tavern.
20. 
Restaurant, drive in, fast-food, standard.
21. 
Restaurant, standard.
22. 
Banquet facility.

§ 27-1202 Uses Permitted by Conditional Use.

[Added by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017[1]; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-02, 8/8/2023]
1. 
B.Y.O.B. club.
2. 
Crematorium.
3. 
Funeral home.
4. 
Health facility.
5. 
Large-scale retail/commercial development.
6. 
Medical center.
7. 
Microbrewery.
8. 
Microdistillery.
9. 
Nanobrewery.
10. 
Retail home heating fuel distributor.
11. 
Service business.
12. 
Solar energy collectors.
13. 
Wind turbine.
14. 
Flea market, indoor.
15. 
Flea market, outdoor.
16. 
Shopping center.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former §§ 27-1202, 27-1203, and 27-1204 as §§ 27-1203, 27-1204, and 27-1205, respectively.

§ 27-1203 Land Development Plan Approval.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. XII, § 1202]
Land development plan review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board of Supervisors shall be required for all uses as required by the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22] and the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC).

§ 27-1204 Area, Yard and Height Regulations.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. XII, § 1203]
Lot area, yard, and height requirements (except as otherwise noted).
Maximum Permitted
All Uses
Building Height
35 feet
Lot Coverage
70%
Minimum Regulations
Lot Area
1 acre
Lot Width
At Street Line
75 feet
At Building Setback Line
100 feet
Building Setback
50 feet
Rear Yard
20 feet
Side Yard
Total
40 feet
One Side
20 feet

§ 27-1205 General and Specific Regulations.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. XII, § 1204]
All uses are subject to the applicable regulations of Parts 14 and 15.