Cinnaminson Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
§ 525-62
C Commercial District use restrictions and regulations.
[Amended 5-11-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-6; 11-10-1986 by Ord. No. 1986-22; 5-20-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6; 8-19-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-14; 9-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
In all C Commercial Districts, the following uses (and no others) of lands and buildings are permitted:
A.
All uses permitted by ordinance in the R-2 Residential District, except those conditional uses set forth in § 525-20B.
[Amended 8-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-9; 6-1-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-4]
B.
Retail store, business or professional office, studio, personal service shop, bakery or confectionery shop.
C.
Dwelling apartment in connection with business use.
D.
Restaurants.
(1) DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS and TAKE-OUT RESTAURANTS RESTAURANT
As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Establishments where patrons are served or can obtain refreshments or meals for principal consumption outside the confines of the principal building or in automobiles parked upon the premises, regardless of whether or not, in addition thereto, seats or other accommodations are provided for the patrons.
An establishment where refreshments or meals may be obtained by the public for consumption on the premises, within the building housing the restaurant and at tables provided for the public by the owners or management of the establishment. No service of meals or refreshments is permitted to be made to any person or persons in a vehicle on the premises.
E.
Indoor motion pictures or legitimate theater; bowling alley; or indoor year-round swimming club.
F.
Mortuary.
G.
Banking, savings and loan, or other full-service financial institutions, except, however, that business as conducted primarily for check-cashing purposes shall not be permitted in the Commercial District.
H.
Tailor shop, dressmaking establishment or shoe repair shop.
I.
Newspaper or job-printing establishment.
J.
Open-air parking lot, excluding automobile junkyard and display of used motor vehicles for sale.
K.
Public garage, automobile repair shop, motor vehicle service station, car wash or other establishment where motor fuel, lubricating oils or motor accessories are stored or motor services are rendered, except that no public garage, automobile repair shop, motor vehicle service station, car wash or other similar establishment where motor fuel lubricating oils or motor accessories are stored or motor services are rendered shall be located within 300 feet of any property upon which a church, school, hospital, theater or place of public assembly seating over 50 persons is located. Said distances shall be measured on a straight line or air line from the outer boundary or property line of the lot containing the proposed use to the outer boundary or property line of the lot containing a church, school, hospital, theater or place of public assembly seating over 50 persons, public garage repair shop, motor vehicle service station, car wash or other establishment where motor fuel, lubricating oils or motor accessories are stored or motor services are rendered. No outdoor storage in connection with any of the uses mentioned in this subsection shall be permitted, except that the outdoor storage of small utility trailers which can be attached to motor vehicles and which have a load limit not in excess of 2,000 pounds, commonly known as "U-Haul-it trailers," shall be permitted at service stations.
L.
Accessory use or structure on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the main permitted use or structure on the lot, including the accessory uses or structures enumerated in § 525-20C of this chapter.
[Amended 9-17-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-13]
M.
Amusement centers, as herein defined, are prohibited. An "amusement center" is defined as the operation of a business wherein the proprietor, owner or tenant provides three or more game or amusement machines for play by the public, whether or not said machines are coin-operated.