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Charlestown Township
City Zoning Code

PART 9

NC-1 - NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL-1 DISTRICT

§ 27-901 Purpose.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
The purpose of the NC-1 — Neighborhood Commercial District is to provide commercial facilities to serve primarily the general convenience needs of local residents.

§ 27-902 Use Regulations.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 73-1996, 10/21/1996, § 1; and by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
1. 
A building or other structure may be erected or used, and a lot may be used and/or occupied subject to Parts 11 and 12, for the following:
A. 
Permitted Principal Uses.
(1) 
Any use permitted in the R-1 — Residential District.
(2) 
Retail establishments such as those which sell dry goods, drugs, food, jewelry, variety and general merchandise, hardware, household furnishings and supplies, instruments and electronic appliances.
(3) 
Establishments serving food or beverages such as restaurant, cafe, and confectionery.
(4) 
Personal service shops such as barber, beauty salon, shoe repair, tailor, dressmaking and pick-up station for laundry and dry cleaning.
(5) 
Business or professional office, including bank.
B. 
Permitted Accessory Uses.
(1) 
Customary accessory uses provided in the R-1 — Residential District.
(2) 
Customary accessory commercial uses and buildings.
(3) 
Parking, in accordance with Part 13.
(4) 
Signs, in accordance with Part 14.
C. 
Conditional Uses. (Refer to § 27-1809.)
(1) 
Public utility structures or facilities, provided that no exterior storage of equipment, no housing of construction or repair crews, no aboveground storage of gaseous or liquid fuel, and no aboveground structures related to pipelines shall be permitted.
[Amended by Ord. No. 210-2019, 11/4/2019]
(2) 
Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Part 16.
(3) 
Educational, day care, cultural, or religious use.
[Amended by Ord. No. 210-2019, 11/4/2019]
(4) 
Commercial greenhouses.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(5), Motor vehicle service station, was repealed by Ord. No. 210-2019, 11/4/2019.

§ 27-903 Height Regulations.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
The maximum height of buildings or other structures erected or enlarged shall be 35 feet above grade, except as provided in Part 16.

§ 27-904 Area and Bulk Regulations.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
1. 
For any residential use, the area and bulk regulations of § 27-504 shall apply. For all other permitted uses the following shall apply:
A. 
Minimum Lot Area. A lot area not less than 43,560 square feet shall be provided for a commercial establishment or structure erected and used for any permitted commercial use in accordance with § 27-902, herein.
B. 
Minimum Lot Width at Building Line. A lot width of 150 feet at the building line shall be provided.
C. 
Minimum Lot Width at Street Line. A lot width of 100 feet at the street line shall be provided.
D. 
Maximum Impervious Surface and Building Coverage. Not more than 50% of the lot area shall be covered by impervious surfaces and not more than 30% of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings.
E. 
Minimum Depth of Front and Rear Yards. There shall be a front yard and a rear yard on each lot, neither having a depth of less than 60 feet.
F. 
Minimum Depth of Side Yards. On each lot there shall be two side yards having an aggregate width of 65 feet; and, neither side yard shall have a width of less than 25 feet. On each corner lot there shall be two side yards: the side yard abutting a street shall have a width of not less than 50 feet and the side yard not abutting the street shall have a width of not less than 25 feet.

§ 27-905 Vehicular Controls.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
All off-street parking and loading provisions contained in Part 13 shall apply.

§ 27-906 Outdoor Display of Merchandise.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
No merchandise, equipment or other products shall be stored or displayed for sale or otherwise on a lot within a front yard or a side yard abutting a street.

§ 27-907 Screening and Landscaping Requirements.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
1. 
In addition to the screening and landscaping provisions of Part 13, whenever a commercial lot abuts a residential lot, screen planting or fencing shall be required along the interior side of the rear and side yard lot lines as follows:
A. 
Any area for planting shall be a minimum of five feet in width measured from the rear and side yard lot lines.
B. 
A screen must be created of sufficient height and sufficient density to constitute a continuous visual buffer at the time of occupancy.
(1) 
When planting screens are employed, the effective height of the continuous visual buffer shall be no less than six feet in height.
(2) 
When fencing is employed, the effective height of the continuous visual buffer shall be no less than six feet subject to the provisions of § 27-1606.
C. 
The type of plant materials to be used shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Supervisors upon the recommendations of the Planning Commission.

§ 27-908 Environmental Controls.

[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
All land use and development in the NC-1 District shall be governed by the environmental controls of § 27-1617.