Doylestown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
C-2 Commercial District
§ 175-70 Intent.
The intent of the C-2 Commercial District is to provide for shopping centers or planned commercial services in certain areas which have direct access to Route 611.
§ 175-71 Permitted uses; dimensional requirements for personal-care homes.
[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, buildings or structures 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 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 343]
A-1 | Agriculture and horticulture | |
C-3 | Commercial school | |
C-4 | Library or museum | |
C-5 | Recreational facility | |
C-6 | Athletic facility | |
C-15 | Municipal/government building | |
C-17 | Personal-care home for senior adults | |
D-1 | Office | |
D-2 | Medical office | |
E-1 | Retail shop | |
E-2 | Large retail store | |
E-3 | Service business | |
E-4 | Financial establishment | |
E-5 | Eating place | |
E-6 | Eating place, drive-through | |
E-8 | Motel, hotel or inn | |
E-9 | Entertainment | |
E-14 | Shopping center | |
E-15 | Funeral home | |
E-16 | Veterinary office or clinic | |
E-20 | Medical marijuana dispensary [Added 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 383] | |
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-15 | Warehouse | |
H-4 | Outside storage [Added 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394] | |
H-14 | Wind energy facility and/or system [Added 1-19-2010 by Ord. No. 352] |
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 § 175-138 of this chapter have been met:
B-12 | Guesthouse/bed-and-breakfast |
E-11 | Automotive sales |
E-17 | Flea market |
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] |
D.
The following minimum dimensional requirements shall apply for all personal-care homes for senior adults (use C-17):
[Added 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 343]
(1)
Minimum lot area: five acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building setback line: 200 feet.
(3)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 50%.
(4)
Maximum building height: 40 feet, provided that no building shall contain more than three stories.
(6)
Minimum open space ratio: 0.40.
NOTE: Where a property abuts a residentially zoned district, no parking areas, buildings, structures, accessways or driveways shall be located within 50 feet of the residential district; which 50 feet shall be used for buffer plantings and landscaped space only. |
§ 175-72 Area, height 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 for all shopping centers (use E-14) and hotels, motels or inns (use E-8):
(1)
Minimum lot area: 10 acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building setback line: 500 feet.
(3)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 50% of net buildable site area.
(4)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(5)
Minimum yards:
(a)
Front: 100 feet.
(b)
Side: 75 feet each.
(c)
Rear: 75 feet.
NOTE: Where a property abuts a residentially zoned district, no parking areas, buildings, structures, accessways or driveways shall be located within 50 feet of the residential district, which 50 feet shall be used for buffer plantings and landscaped space only. |
B.
The following area and dimensional requirements shall apply to all other permitted uses, unless otherwise specified in Article IV for the specific use, in which case the provisions of Article IV shall apply:
(1)
Minimum lot area: two acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building setback line: 200 feet.
(3)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 50% of net buildable site area.
(4)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(5)
Minimum yards:
(a)
Front: 75 feet.
(b)
Side: 50 feet each.
(c)
Rear: 50 feet.
NOTE: Where a property abuts a residentially zoned district, no parking areas, buildings, structures, accessways or driveways shall be located within 50 feet of the residential district, which 50 feet shall be used for buffer plantings and landscaped space only. |
C.
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 50% to not more than 60% 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 50%, one transferable development right (TDR) must be acquired and transferred to the site.
(2)
Front yard setback may be reduced by not more than 30 feet. For every five 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 restricted by § 175-73C, 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).
§ 175-73 Additional uses.
B.
All utilities shall be placed underground.
C.
The provisions of § 175-23C(13), which would otherwise allow parking in a portion of the front yard, shall not apply in the C-2 District. The sole exception to this is through the use of TDRs, as provided in § 175-68B(3).
[Added 12-7-1999 by Ord. No. 280]