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Cross Creek Township Washington County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

B-1 General Business District

§ 320-49 Purpose.

The purpose of this District is to provide opportunities for commercial development which meets the general needs of the population within the market area for shopping and services and that allows for an integrated shopping center on one or more larger sites that have access to the regional highway network.

§ 320-50 Authorized uses.

In the B-1 General Business District, only the following uses are authorized:
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Automobile service stations.
(b) 
Bar or tavern.
(c) 
Business services.
(d) 
Business/professional office.
(e) 
Commercial school.
(f) 
Contracting business.
(g) 
Convenience store.
(h) 
Craftsman.
(i) 
Day-care center.
(j) 
Dry cleaner.
(k) 
Essential services.
(l) 
Financial institutions.
(m) 
Food store.
(n) 
Forestry, subject to § 320-84.
(o) 
Garden nursery.
(p) 
Grocery store.
(q) 
Indoor amusement.
(r) 
Laundromat.
(s) 
Machine shop.
(t) 
Motel/hotel.
(u) 
Municipal facility.
(v) 
Personal services.
(w) 
Pharmacy.
(x) 
Repair shop.
(y) 
Restaurant.
(z) 
Retail business.
(aa) 
Tourism.
(bb) 
Vehicle accessory sales and installation.
(cc) 
Banquet facility.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Accessory structures, subject to § 320-73.
(b) 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this District.
(c) 
Drive-through facilities, subject to § 320-76.
(d) 
Fences.
(e) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XIII.
(f) 
Signs, subject to Article XIV.
(g) 
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 320-77.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Adult business, subject to § 320-69A.
(b) 
Animal hospital, subject to § 320-69C.
(c) 
Billboards, subject to § 320-69E.
(d) 
Car wash, subject to § 320-69G.
(e) 
Commercial recreation, subject to § 320-69L.
(f) 
Crematorium, subject to § 320-69O.
(g) 
Funeral home, subject to § 320-69R.
(h) 
Hospital, clinic or nursing home, subject to § 320-69W.
(i) 
Light manufacturing, subject to § 320-69AA.
(j) 
Mini warehouses or self-storage buildings, subject to § 320-69BB.
(k) 
Noncommercial recreation, subject to § 320-69HH.
(l) 
Private club, subject to § 320-69FF.
(m) 
Public parking lot or public parking garage subject to § 320-69GG.
(n) 
Public recreation, subject to § 320-69HH.
(o) 
Public utility installation, subject to § 320-69II.
(p) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 320-69NN.
(q) 
Truck and heavy equipment rental, sales and service, subject to § 320-69PP.
(r) 
Vehicle rental, sales and service, subject to § 320-69QQ.
(s) 
Vehicle repair garage, subject to § 320-69RR.
(t) 
Warehouse, wholesale business, subject to § 320-69SS.
(2) 
Accessory uses: none.
C. 
Uses by special exception.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 320-69M.
(2) 
Accessory uses: none.

§ 320-51 Area and bulk regulations.

In the B-1 General Business 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 Article XI.
A. 
Minimum lot area: 21,780 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
D. 
Minimum front yard: 35 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard.
(1) 
All principal structures.
(a) 
Adjoining any "R" District: 40 feet.
(b) 
All others: 20 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 15 feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard.
(1) 
All principal structures.
(a) 
Adjoining any "R" District: 40 feet.
(b) 
All others: 15 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 15 feet.
G. 
Special yard requirements: see § 320-73.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: see § 320-74.
I. 
Maximum height.
(1) 
All principal structures: three stories but no more than 50 feet.
(2) 
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 15 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: see § 320-75.

§ 320-52 Parking and loading.

See Article XIII.

§ 320-53 Signs.

See Article XIV.

§ 320-54 Performance standards.

See § 320-71.

§ 320-55 Screening and landscaping.

See § 320-72.

§ 320-56 Storage.

See § 320-79.