Collier Township City Zoning Code
PART 15
B-4 COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1501 Purpose.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
The purpose of this district is to provide for a mixture of commercial and light industrial uses to encourage revitalization near the Carnegie I-79 interchange.
§ 27-1502 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015; as amended by Ord. No. 728, 9/25/2023]
In the B-4 Commercial and Light Industrial District, only the following uses are authorized:
1502.1.
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)
Car wash, subject to § 27-1906.7.
(6)
Conversion of dwelling to office use, subject to § 27-1906.13.
(7)
Essential services.
(8)
Financial institution, minor.
(9)
Forestry.
(10)
Garden nursery.
(11)
Gasoline station, subject to § 27-1906.20.
(12)
Indoor entertainment.
(13)
Major business or professional office, subject to § 27-1906.32.
(14)
Major financial institution, subject to § 27-1906.32.
(15)
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 27-1906.49.
(16)
Repair shop.
(17)
Restaurant.
(18)
Retail business, minor.
(19)
Sit-down restaurant, subject to § 27-1906.54.
(20)
Vehicle accessories sales and installation, subject to § 27-1906.59.
(21)
Vehicle repair garage.
(22)
Vehicle service station, subject to § 27-1906.60.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Drive-through facilities, subject to § 27-2107.
(2)
Fences, subject to § 27-2104.
(3)
Home office or home occupation in a dwelling which is a nonconforming use.
(4)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 22.
(5)
Outdoor hydronic heater, subject to § 27-1906.51.
(6)
Retail sales of products produced on site.
(7)
Signs, subject to Part 23.
(8)
Solar energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(9)
Temporary construction trailer or sales office, subject to § 27-2108.
(10)
Wind energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(11)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use authorized in this district.
1502.2.
Conditional Uses.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Hotel/motel, subject to § 27-1906.26.
(2)
Light manufacturing, subject to § 27-1906.31.
(3)
Mini-warehouse or self-storage facility, subject to § 27-1906.35.
(4)
Oil and gas well, subject to § 27-1906.34.
(5)
Planned shopping center, subject to § 27-1906.44.
(6)
Printing establishment, subject to § 27-1906.45.
(7)
Research and development, subject to § 27-1906.52.
(8)
Warehousing and distribution, subject to § 27-1906.61.
(9)
Wholesale business, subject to § 27-1906.62.
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.
1502.3.
Uses by Special Exception.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer or sales office, subject to § 27-1906.56.
(2)
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.
§ 27-1503 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the B-4 Commercial and Light Industrial 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.
1503.1.
Minimum Lot Area:
A.
All permitted uses: 20,000 square feet.
B.
All conditional uses: 40,000 square feet.
1503.2.
Minimum Lot Width: 100 feet.
1503.3.
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.
1503.4.
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: 75%.
1503.5.
Minimum Front Yard:
A.
All permitted uses:
(1)
Facing any S-C or R District: 100 feet.
(2)
Facing any other districts: 50 feet.
B.
All conditional uses: 50 feet.
1503.6.
Minimum Rear Yard:
A.
All permitted uses:
(1)
Principal structures:
(a)
Adjoining any S-C or R District: 100 feet.
(b)
Adjoining all other districts: 50 feet.
(2)
Accessory structures: 50 feet.
B.
All conditional uses:
(1)
All principal and accessory structures:
(a)
Adjoining and S-C or R District: 50 feet.
(b)
Adjoining all other districts: 25 feet.
1503.7.
Minimum Side Yard:
A.
All permitted uses:
(1)
Principal structures:
(a)
Adjoining any S-C or R District: 100 feet.
(b)
Adjoining all other districts: 30 feet.
(2)
Accessory structures: 30 feet.
B.
All conditional uses:
(1)
All principal and accessory structures:
(a)
Adjoining any S-C or R District: 50 feet.
(b)
Adjoining all other districts: 20 feet.
1503.8.
Special Yard Requirements: See § 27-2104.
1503.9.
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards: See § 27-2105.
1503.10.
Maximum Height:
A.
All principal structures: four stories but no more than 50 feet.
B.
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
1503.11.
Height Exceptions: See § 27-2106.
§ 27-1504 Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 22.
§ 27-1505 Signs.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 23.
§ 27-1506 Buffer Areas and Landscaping.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2103.
§ 27-1507 Storage.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2110.
