Chambersburg City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Distributed Commercial - Highway
§ 300-35 Uses permitted.
[Amended 10-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-12; 12-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-15]
A.
Any use permitted in the Neighborhood Business District.
B.
Amusement enterprises providing amusement or entertainment for a fee or admission charge, including theaters, dance halls, studios, bowling alleys, billiard and pool establishments, skating rinks, golf courses, miniature golf, tennis facilities (courts), health clubs, and commercial swimming pools, but no motorized recreational vehicles utilizing an internal combustion engine. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in this amendment is intended to prohibit existing amusement enterprises employing motorized recreational vehicles utilizing internal combustion engines from expanding their current activities involving such vehicles on property presently utilized for such recreational activities up to the existing property boundaries of the tract of land on which such activities are presently conducted and onto any adjacent tracts which, on the date of the first publication of this amendment, are owned by the same parties who own the land on which the above-referenced existing amusement enterprises are being conducted.
(1)
No expansion of such activity shall be permitted onto any land not owned on the date of the first advertisement of this amendment by the owners of the land on which the existing amusement enterprise activities are being conducted.
(2)
The foregoing notwithstanding, in the event the present owners of adjacent tracts of ground referenced above sell any of said tracts and, at the time of sale, the same are not used for amusement activities employing motorized recreational vehicles utilizing internal combustion engines, said subsequent owners shall not have the right to initiate such amusement enterprise activities on said tracts of ground. In all events, any such expansion of said amusement enterprise activities shall be subject to the restrictions relating to building setback requirements otherwise applicable in an area zoned Distributed Commercial - Highway.
C.
Hotels, motels, lodging houses and boardinghouses.
[Added 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-18]
D.
Clubs and lodges.
E.
Any retail, wholesale, service, repair or storage activity, provided that no manufacturing shall be permitted except that which is incidental to the main business conducted on the lot, automotive service stations and public garages for the repair of motor vehicles but no automobile body shops. The foregoing notwithstanding, wholesale bakeries, wholesale food distribution activities, truck stops and truck terminals shall not be permitted uses. This notwithstanding, a truck dealership shall not be considered a truck stop or truck terminal. A garage that is accessory to a residential use cannot be used for automotive service stations or public garages for the repair of motor vehicles.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-10]
F.
Car washes.
G.
Florists and nurseries, provided that all incidental equipment and supplies, including fertilizers and empty cans, are kept within the building.
H.
Railway or bus passenger stations and express offices.
I.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses.
J.
Mobile home parks.
K.
SIC Number 20, Food and Kindred Products.
[Added 2-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-02]
(1)
SIC Number 20, Food and Kindred Products, as a use accessory to a permitted restaurant or retail principal use, except:
(a)
SIC 2011, Meat Packing Plants.
(b)
SIC 2013, Sausages and Other Prepared Meat Products.
(c)
SIC 2015, Poultry Slaughtering and Processing.
(d)
SIC 2041, Flour and Other Grain Mill Products.
(e)
SIC 2044, Rice Milling.
(f)
SIC 2045, Prepared Flour Mixes and Doughs.
(g)
SIC 2046, Wet Corn Milling.
(h)
SIC 2047, Dog and Cat Food.
(i)
SIC 2048, Prepared Feed and Feed Ingredients for Animals and Fowls, Except Dogs and Cats.
(2)
SIC Number 20, Food and Kindred Products, shall be permitted contingent upon the appropriate permits or licensing from state or federal regulators.
§ 300-35.1 Uses by special exception.
§ 300-36 Lot area and width regulations.
[Amended 2-24-1993 by Ord. No. 93-3]
A.
For every building used in whole or in part as a dwelling, a lot area of not less than 625 square feet per family shall be provided.
B.
Except as provided in Subsection C following, when buildings are used exclusively for nondwelling purposes, there shall be no minimum lot area or width requirements.
C.
For every building used in whole or in part for nondwelling purposes in which there are individual units either attached or semiattached, the lot width and lot area requirements set forth in § 300-73D(2) shall be applicable.
§ 300-37 Lot coverage regulations.
The combined area occupied by all buildings or structures shall not exceed 65% of the area of the lot.
§ 300-38 Yard regulations.
Side yards are not required. A front yard of 20 feet is required and a rear yard of not less than 25 feet shall be provided. Sufficient yard area shall be provided for the purpose of meeting off-street parking and loading requirements. A side yard of 10 feet will be required if the highway business commercial district adjoins a residential district.
§ 300-39 Height regulations.
No building shall exceed six stories or 72 feet in height.