The C-2 General Business Districts are designed to provide opportunities for neighborhood commercial uses of the type, which primarily serve the needs surrounding residential areas. These districts are intended to have access to a major road and to be comparable with adjoining noncommercial uses and districts.
§ 480-80 Use regulations.
A building may be erected, altered or used and land may be used, for any of the following purposes and no other:
Specifically permitted accessory uses include storage, within a completely enclosed building or in an area not visible from an adjoining street of residential use, which storage is customarily incidental to the principal use of the lot.
Laundry, dry-cleaning, dyeing or clothes-pressing establishment, provided that nonflammable solvents are used in the cleaning process and that the process shall be free from obnoxious odors, fire and explosion.
Automobile agency franchised by a recognized automobile manufacturer, provided that used automobile sales and service is limited to accessory use to new automobile sales.
Uses permitted as conditional uses. In addition to the uses permitted by right, the following uses shall be permitted as a conditional use when approved by the Board of Supervisors:
Retail store designed primarily to provide daily service to residents of the immediately surrounding area and with a gross floor area not in excess of 10,000 square feet.
Personal service shop, such as barbershop, beautician, or clothes cleaning and pressing pick-up point, but not including laundry, dry cleaning or clothes pressing establishment.
Retail service shop, such as a bakery, ice cream or similar shop, custom tailoring or millinery shop, clock, watch, or jewelry shop, or household appliance repair shop provided that:
Any processing activity shall be not less than 15 feet from the front of the building and shall be screened by a wall or partition from the front portion of the building used by customers; and
Minimum depth of rear yard: 30 feet. In the event such rear yard abuts a property designated to be in any residential zoning district the minimum rear yard depth shall be 75 feet.
Access. Any lot area used for off-street parking or for the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall, except for the necessary accessway, be separated from the street or highway by a raised curb, planting strip, wall or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle entrance or exit. The layout of any such parking lot or area shall be designed in such a manner as to prohibit vehicles from backing out onto the street, and the capacity and arrangement of the lot shall be adequate for all related uses and sufficient to prevent the backup of vehicles on a street while awaiting entry on the lot.
Outdoor lighting. All driveways, parking areas and vehicle maneuvering areas shall be adequately illuminated, and all exterior or outdoor lighting shall be arranged in such a manner so as to protect adjoining property and traffic from any glare of hazardous interference of any kind. All such lighting shall be equipped with glare-shielding devices and not be more than 20 feet high.
Buffering. Along each property line which directly abuts any residential district, a buffer yard not less than 75 feet in width shall be provided. The buffer yard shall contain landscape plantings in according with § 480-150. In the event the property abuts any zoning district designation other than Commercial, a buffer yard of not less than 30 feet in width, of which not less than 15 feet shall be landscaped, shall be provided, installed and maintained.
Rubbish. All trash and rubbish storage areas shall be screened from public view and from view of any surrounding uses. The screening of such storage areas shall be shown on the landscaping plan. The proposed methods for storing and removing trash and rubbish shall be noted on plans submitted for approval.
Public water and public sewer. All development in the C-2 District shall be served by public water and public sewer.
Bethel Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
C-2 General Business Districts
§ 480-79 Purpose.
The C-2 General Business Districts are designed to provide opportunities for neighborhood commercial uses of the type, which primarily serve the needs surrounding residential areas. These districts are intended to have access to a major road and to be comparable with adjoining noncommercial uses and districts.
§ 480-80 Use regulations.
A building may be erected, altered or used and land may be used, for any of the following purposes and no other:
Specifically permitted accessory uses include storage, within a completely enclosed building or in an area not visible from an adjoining street of residential use, which storage is customarily incidental to the principal use of the lot.
Laundry, dry-cleaning, dyeing or clothes-pressing establishment, provided that nonflammable solvents are used in the cleaning process and that the process shall be free from obnoxious odors, fire and explosion.
Automobile agency franchised by a recognized automobile manufacturer, provided that used automobile sales and service is limited to accessory use to new automobile sales.
Uses permitted as conditional uses. In addition to the uses permitted by right, the following uses shall be permitted as a conditional use when approved by the Board of Supervisors:
Retail store designed primarily to provide daily service to residents of the immediately surrounding area and with a gross floor area not in excess of 10,000 square feet.
Personal service shop, such as barbershop, beautician, or clothes cleaning and pressing pick-up point, but not including laundry, dry cleaning or clothes pressing establishment.
Retail service shop, such as a bakery, ice cream or similar shop, custom tailoring or millinery shop, clock, watch, or jewelry shop, or household appliance repair shop provided that:
Any processing activity shall be not less than 15 feet from the front of the building and shall be screened by a wall or partition from the front portion of the building used by customers; and
Minimum depth of rear yard: 30 feet. In the event such rear yard abuts a property designated to be in any residential zoning district the minimum rear yard depth shall be 75 feet.
Access. Any lot area used for off-street parking or for the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall, except for the necessary accessway, be separated from the street or highway by a raised curb, planting strip, wall or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle entrance or exit. The layout of any such parking lot or area shall be designed in such a manner as to prohibit vehicles from backing out onto the street, and the capacity and arrangement of the lot shall be adequate for all related uses and sufficient to prevent the backup of vehicles on a street while awaiting entry on the lot.
Outdoor lighting. All driveways, parking areas and vehicle maneuvering areas shall be adequately illuminated, and all exterior or outdoor lighting shall be arranged in such a manner so as to protect adjoining property and traffic from any glare of hazardous interference of any kind. All such lighting shall be equipped with glare-shielding devices and not be more than 20 feet high.
Buffering. Along each property line which directly abuts any residential district, a buffer yard not less than 75 feet in width shall be provided. The buffer yard shall contain landscape plantings in according with § 480-150. In the event the property abuts any zoning district designation other than Commercial, a buffer yard of not less than 30 feet in width, of which not less than 15 feet shall be landscaped, shall be provided, installed and maintained.
Rubbish. All trash and rubbish storage areas shall be screened from public view and from view of any surrounding uses. The screening of such storage areas shall be shown on the landscaping plan. The proposed methods for storing and removing trash and rubbish shall be noted on plans submitted for approval.