Cressona City Zoning Code
BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
C
§ 155.120 INTENT.
This district is designed to provide coherent, retail shopping areas. Only those kinds of uses which will offer the consumer goods and services appropriate in a small borough atmosphere and will enhance the total attractiveness of the center of the borough are encouraged.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-901) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 9.1)
§ 155.121 PERMITTED USES.
(A) Department stores;
(B) Stores for the retailing of food, clothing, drugs, confectionery, hardware, sporting goods, household appliances, flowers and the like;
(C) Personal service shops including barber shops, beauty parlors, tailors, shoe repair and dry cleaning;
(D) Banks, savings and loan companies, finance companies and travel agencies;
(E) Business and professional offices;
(F) Restaurants, tea rooms, cafés and other places serving food or drink;
(G) Amusement enterprises, movie theaters, playhouses, arenas, bowling alleys, dance halls and similar recreation establishments;
(H) Commercial parking facilities;
(I) Taxi and bus service, passenger stations and terminals;
(J) Public nursery, kindergarten, elementary and high schools, municipal buildings, civic centers, libraries, museums and like uses;
(K) Hotel, residential and similar lodging uses are permitted above the first story provided that the first story is utilized for one or more of the other permitted uses in this district;
(L) All other uses which in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board are in harmony with the intent of the regulations for this district; and
(M) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-902) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 9.2)
§ 155.122 USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
(A) Drive-in restaurants;
(B) Drive-in movie theaters; and
(C) Billboards subject to provisions of § 155.234.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-903) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 9.3; Ord. 3-2006, passed 7-17-2006, § 1)
§ 155.123 LOT AREA, BUILDING AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(A) A building or structure or any enlargement thereof may be erected and maintained to a height at the street line of no more than two and one-half stories or 35 feet. This height may be exceeded by four feet for each one foot by which the building is setback from the street line. All accessory structures shall be limited to a maximum height of 20 feet.
(B) Yards are not required for permitted buildings but if a yard is established, it shall be no less than three feet in depth.
(C) One hundred percent coverage is permitted.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-904) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 9.4; Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 3-2009, passed 8-17-2009, § 1)
§ 155.124 MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
(B) Each business use established or expanded after the date of adoption of this chapter shall provide an off-street loading and unloading space at the side or rear of the building for each 4,000 square feet of floor area in each building. Such space or spaces shall be not less than 560 square feet in area with a dimension of ten by 56 feet per space with a clearance of not less than 15.5 feet in height. Required spaces shall be located exclusive of any public right-of-way.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-905) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 9.5; Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998)
§ 155.125 LIMITATIONS OF SIGNS.
Only those signs relating to principal uses conducted on the premises or the principal materials or products made, sold or displayed on the premises shall be permitted; and, provided further, that all signs and advertising structures shall be erected and maintained in accordance with §§ 155.225 through 155.234.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-906) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 9.6)
§ 155.126 REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING NONCONFORMING RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE C-BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
This chapter acknowledges the existence of residential dwelling units in the C-Business/Commercial District. These residential uses are considered nonconforming land uses. Expansion of nonconforming land uses shall be limited to 25% of the size of the existing structure and this shall only be permitted by grant of a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board per § 155.282.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-907) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992; Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998)
§ 155.127 SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
Setback requirements for accessory structures shall be in accord with accessory structure setbacks established for the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts.
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, § 27-908) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992; Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998)