Collier Township City Zoning Code
PART 14
B-3 SPECIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1401 Purpose.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
The purpose of this district is to provide for commercial use, including a specialty retail shopping complex related to historic facilities nearby, and to complement the existing large-scale commercial center in the Route 50 corridor.
§ 27-1402 Authorized uses.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015; as amended by Ord. 693, 9/28/2016; by Ord. No. 728, 9/25/2023; Ord. No. 738, 3/9/2026]
In the B-3 Special Commercial District, only the following uses are authorized:
1402.1.
Permitted Uses.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Assembly hall, subject to § 27-1906.2.1.
(2)
Bar or tavern.
(3)
Brewpub.
(4)
Business or professional office, minor.
(5)
Clinic.
(6)
Day-care center, subject to § 27-1906.15.
(7)
Educational studio.
(8)
Essential services.
(9)
Forestry.
(10)
Major business or professional office, subject to § 27-1906.32.
(11)
Major financial institution, subject to § 27-1906.32.
(12)
Personal services.
(13)
Specialty retail, subject to § 27-1906.55.
(14)
Medical marijuana dispensary, subject to § 1403.12.
(15)
Medical marijuana grower/processor.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Fences, subject to § 27-2104.
(2)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 22.
(3)
Outdoor hydronic heater, subject to § 27-1906.51.
(4)
Signs, subject to Part 23.
(5)
Solar energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(6)
Temporary construction trailer or sales office, subject to § 27-2108.
(7)
Wind energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(8)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use authorized in this district.
1402.2.
Conditional Uses.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Hotel or motel, subject to § 27-1906.26.
(2)
Sit-down restaurant, subject to § 27-1906.54.
(3)
Mini-warehouse or self storage facility, subject to § 27-1906.35.
(4)
Oil and gas wells, subject to § 27-1906.34.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 27-1906.10.
(2)
Solar energy system (large), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(3)
Uses accessory to an approved conditional use, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
1402.3.
Uses by Special Exception.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Truck and heavy equipment rental, sales and service, subject to § 27-1906.57.
(2)
Specialty veterinary clinic, subject to § 27-1906.54.1.
(3)
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 27-1905.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Uses accessory to an approved use by special exception, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
§ 27-1403 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the B-3 Special Commercial District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 19.
1403.1.
Minimum Lot Area: 20,000 square feet.
1403.2.
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet.
1403.3.
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.
1403.4.
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: 65%.
1403.5.
Minimum Front Yard: 50 feet.
1403.6.
Minimum Rear Yard:
A.
All principal structures:
(1)
Adjoining any S-C or R District: 75 feet.
(2)
Adjoining a registered historic structure or public park: 100 feet.
(3)
Adjoining I-79 or any unenclosed electrical utility substation (in the case of mini-warehouse or self-storage facilities only): five feet.
(4)
Adjoining all other districts: 30 feet.
B.
Accessory structures: 10 feet.
1403.7.
Minimum Side Yard:
A.
All principal structures:
(1)
Adjoining any S-C or R District: 75 feet.
(2)
Adjoining a registered historic structure or public park: 100 feet.
(3)
Adjoining all other districts: 20 feet.
B.
Accessory structures: 20 feet.
1403.8.
Special Yard Requirements: See § 27-2104.
1403.9.
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards: See § 27-2105.
1403.10.
Maximum Height:
A.
All principal structures: four stories but no more than 45 feet.
B.
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
1403.11.
Height Exceptions: See § 27-2106.
1403.12.
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Buffer Distance. A medical marijuana dispensary may not be located within 1,000 feet of the property line of a public, private or parochial school or a day-care center.
[Added by Ord. 693, 9/28/2016]
§ 27-1404 Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 22.
§ 27-1405 Signs.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 23.
§ 27-1406 Buffer Areas and Landscaping.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2103.
§ 27-1407 Storage.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2110.
