The purpose of this district is to provide opportunities for neighborhood and/or community shopping centers in areas directly accessible by a major roadway. The district is intended to meet the shopping and service needs of the residents of the township, adjacent and nearby communities, and transients. It is intended that establishments be constructed in an attached fashion to comprise the shopping center, although individual detached buildings are permitted by special exception.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Land, buildings or premises shall be by right only for one or more of the following uses:

   (a)   Retail store, including general merchandise store, hardware, pharmacy, variety or similar retail store, but not including sale of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment;

   (b)   Food store, including grocery, delicatessen, convenience store or supermarket, liquor store, bakery sales or ice cream shop;

   (c)   Eating and drinking place, including sit down or fast food restaurant, pizza or sandwich shop or tavern;

   (d)   Personal service shop, including barber or beautician, shoe repair, laundromat or laundry where actual cleaning and pressing are done off premises, tailor or similar personal service;

   (e)   Office, office building, studio, bank or other financial institution;

   (f)   Medical or dental office or clinic; and

   (g)   Group day care facility, subject to § 1290.15.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 946, passed 4-20-2016)

   The following uses shall be permitted by special exceptions, subject to the provisions of Chapters 1254 and 1290 and the conditions and standards noted immediately below:

   (a)   Place of amusement or recreation;

   (b)   General service or repair facility;

   (c)   Catering establishment;

   (d)   Health club or spa;

   (e)   Hotel or motel, with related facilities such as restaurants or banquet rooms;

   (f)   Large collection facility for recycling, subject to § 1290.08;

   (g)   Freestanding buildings housing a use permitted in § 1274.02, but not attached to the row of establishments comprising the shopping center;

   (h)   Adult day care center, subject to § 1290.09; and

   (i)   Child day care center, subject to § 1290.05.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Accessory uses shall comply with § 1292.06 and the requirements below:

   (a)   Off-street parking, subject to Chapter 1284;

   (b)   Small collecting facility for recycling, subject to § 1290.08;

   (c)   Signs, subject to Chapter 1282;

   (d)   Satellite antenna, subject to § 1292.15; and

   (e)   Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the principal uses permitted above and not detrimental to the neighborhood.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:

 

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   (a)   Buffer area.

      (1)   Where properties in this district abut a residential district, a buffer area, consisting only of ground cover or other plantings, shall be provided on the property zoned SC Shopping Center District where it abuts the residential property. Such buffer area shall be provided in accordance with § 1276.08, relating to buffer area widths in the C Commercial District.

      (2)   Where the side yard of a property in this district abuts a residentially zoned property, a planted visual screen, as defined in § 1250.07(b), shall be provided on the property in the Shopping Center District.

   (b)   Screening. There shall be a planted visual screen, as defined in § 1250.07(b) within the buffer zone required in subsection (a) above. This planted screen shall not be less than six feet high in time of planting.

   (c)   Landscaping.

      (1)   Any part or portion of a site which is not used for buildings, other structures, parking or loading spaces and aisles, sidewalk and designated storage areas shall be planted with an all-season cover and shall be landscaped according to an overall plan. Maximum advantage shall be taken of existing natural plantings in landscaping.

      (2)   All landscaping and screening requirements in § 1284.08 relating to the screening and landscaping of parking areas shall be complied with.

      (3)   Where buildings in a shopping center are proposed to be constructed in attached fashion, the minimum floor area of such buildings shall be not less than 15,000 square feet, in order to avoid small-scale, fragmented development. However, such smaller scale development shall be permitted, provided it constitutes the first stage of a larger development which is shown to take place within one year after completion of the first stage. The total floor area after completion of the second stage shall be not less than 20,000 square feet.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   (a)   In addition to construction in an attached fashion, freestanding buildings shall be permitted by special exception. Also see § 1274.03.

   (b)   Such buildings shall have a setback from the street of not less than 50 feet.

   (c)   A landscaped area of not less than three feet in width shall be provided on all sides of the building.

   (d)   The applicant must provide the Planning Commission and Township Engineer with data regarding all existing uses in the shopping center and their parking requirements. The inventory must show that the required parking for the proposed individual building will be provided and that such required parking will not use spaces designated for existing uses in the shopping center.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Parking and loading requirements shall be as required in Chapter 1284.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Signs shall be as required in Chapter 1282.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   All uses shall comply with the performance standards in Chapter 1280.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   For site plan review requirements, see the township subdivision regulations.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)