Doylestown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
C-1 Commercial District
§ 175-66 Intent.
The intent of the C-1 Commercial District is to provide for general highway commercial services in areas where commercial activities predominate and to accommodate existing residential development. The district requirements are designed to encourage development which will protect traffic safety and enhance community appearance.
§ 175-67 Permitted uses.
[Amended 10-19-1993 by Ord. No. 228]
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, building or structure shall comply with such regulations as yard, lot sizes, lot width, building area and heights, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off-street parking and other provisions as specified herein.
A.
Uses by right. Any of the following uses shall be permitted, provided that the regulations of this chapter have been met:
[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 294]
A-1 | Agriculture and horticulture |
B-1 | Single-family detached dwelling |
C-4 | Library or museum |
C-5 | Recreational facility |
C-6 | Athletic facility |
C-8 | Private organization or community center |
C-15 | Municipal/government building |
C-20 | Medical marijuana dispensary [Added 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 383] |
D-1 | Office |
D-2 | Medical office |
E-1 | Retail shop |
E-3 | Service business |
E-4 | Financial establishment[1] |
E-5 | Eating place [Added 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401] |
E-7 | Repair shop |
E-10 | Service station |
E-11 | Automobile sales |
E-15 | Funeral home |
E-16 | Veterinary office and clinic |
F-1 | Utility operating facility |
F-3 | Terminal |
F-4 | Non-tower wireless communications facilities, only when meeting the requirements of § 175-16F(4)(e) [Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 373] |
G-5 | Contracting services |
G-6 | Trades |
H-1 | Home-based business [Added 11-18-2008 by Ord. No. 345] |
H-2 | No-impact home-based business [Added 11-18-2008 by Ord. No. 345] |
H-3 | Residential accessory structure [Added 11-18-2008 by Ord. No. 345] |
H-14 | Wind energy facility and/or system [Added 1-19-2010 by Ord. No. 352] |
[1]
Editor's Note: Former use E-5, Eating place, which immediately followed this use, was repealed 10-6-1998 by Ord. No. 270.
B.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted by special exception upon a finding by the Zoning Hearing Board that all criteria stated in this chapter have been met:
B-12 | Guesthouse/bed-and-breakfast |
E-6 | Eating place, drive-through [Added 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401] |
E-13 | Car wash |
E-19 | Adult-oriented use [Added 5-5-2009 by Ord. No. 347] |
E-21 | Motor vehicle fueling center and retail shop [Added 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401] |
F-4 | Tower-based wireless communications facilities [Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 373] |
G-8 | Building materials sales |
G-15 | Warehouse |
§ 175-68 Lot area and dimensional requirements.
[Amended 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 268; 12-7-1999 by Ord. No. 280]
A.
The following minimum dimensional requirements shall apply, unless otherwise specified in Article IV, in which case the requirements of Article IV shall apply:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building setback line and at street line: 100 feet.
(3)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 40% of net buildable site area.
(4)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(5)
Minimum yards:
(a)
Front: 50 feet [65 feet if § 175-17D(3) applies].
(b)
Side: 20 feet.
(c)
Rear: 25 feet.
NOTE: Where a property abuts a residentially zoned district, the side and rear yards which abut the residential district shall be increased to 50 feet, which 50 feet shall not be used for parking areas, buildings, structures, accessways or driveways, but which shall be used for buffer plantings and landscaped space only. |
B.
Modifications permitted when transferable development rights are used. The following modifications are permitted to be made to the lot area and dimensional requirements:
(1)
Maximum impervious surface may be increased from 40% to not more than 50% where TDRs are transferred to the site in accordance with this chapter. For every 3,000 square feet (or portion thereof) of impervious surface added beyond 40%, one transferable development right (TDR) must be acquired and transferred to the site.
(2)
Front yard setback may be reduced from 50 feet (or 65 feet, where applicable) to 40 feet. For every 10 feet (or portion thereof) of reduction in front yard setback, one transferable development right (TDR) must be acquired and transferred to the site.
(3)
The use of a portion of the front yard for parking, which is otherwise prohibited by § 175-69D, shall be permitted if transferable development rights are used. For every 10 parking spaces (or portion thereof) located within the front yard, one transferable development right (TDR) must be acquired and transferred to the site. Parking must be located only in accordance with the requirements of § 175-23C(13).
§ 175-69 Additional regulations.
C.
All utilities shall be placed underground.
D.
Parking shall be located at the side or at the rear of the principal buildings, and the provisions of § 175-23C(13) which would otherwise allow parking in a portion of the front yard shall not apply in the C-1 District. The sole exception to this is through the use of TDRs, as provided in § 375-68B(3).
[Amended 12-7-1999 by Ord. No. 280]
E.
Required side yards may be used for parking where a jointly used and coordinated parking area is planned for the abutting property along the side yard line.