East Earl Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Commercial General CG District
§ 450-64 Intended purpose.
The purpose of the Commercial General District is to provide for the orderly development of a variety of highway-oriented commercial uses within certain areas of the Township along major roads and to minimize traffic congestion along such major roads through controlled ingress and egress.
§ 450-65 Permitted uses.
Dwelling units when accessory and incidental to a permitted nonresidential use |
Financial institutions; business and professional offices |
Eating establishments |
Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale of merchandise in an enclosed building |
Funeral homes |
Retail sales in which both a workshop and repair shop and retail showroom are required |
Motels, hotels, and bed-and-breakfast establishments |
Studio or galleries for the display and/or instruction of dance, art, music or similar cultural pursuits |
Movie and performing arts theaters |
Indoor recreational facilities, excluding amusement arcades |
Bakery, candy, pastry, confectionery or ice cream retail sales, with minor related processing permitted |
Bus passenger stations |
Vehicular service stations |
Vehicular garages for the storage and repair of motor vehicles, including vehicular body shops |
Vehicular wash |
Vehicular sales and equipment, as a permitted outdoor use |
Florists, greenhouses, roadside produce markets, or nurseries, provided that all incidental equipment and supplies, including fertilizers and empty cans, are kept within a building |
Self-service storage facilities |
Fitness centers |
Medical facilities |
Municipal facilities |
Public utility and communication uses where operation requirements necessitate locating within the district |
Signs, subject to all applicable provisions, procedures, and requirements of Article XVIII herein |
Uses and buildings customarily accessory and incidental to any permitted use |
No-impact home-based business, when proposed within existing nonconforming dwelling units |
Veterinary facilities |
Vacation rental houses |
§ 450-66 Special exceptions.
The establishment and/or expansion of the following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in Articles XXII and XXV herein.
A.
Outside storage and display when accessory to a permitted use.
B.
Amusement arcades.
C.
Outdoor recreation facilities.
E.
Commercial communication towers and antennas for the purpose of facilitating communications services and attendant support structures.
F.
Day-care centers as accessory to a principal use.
G.
Large solar energy production facilities.
H.
Large wind energy production facilities.
I.
Event facilities.
J.
Any other use and its accessory uses or buildings which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as any of the above.
§ 450-67 Conditional uses.
The establishment and/or expansion of the following uses may be permitted by the Board of Supervisors, following the opportunity for review by the Planning Commission, pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in Articles XXII and XXIII herein.
A.
Shopping centers and retail stores in excess of 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
§ 450-68 Use restrictions.
The above specified permitted, special exception and conditional uses shall be permitted only under the following conditions:
A.
Such stores, shops and businesses shall be conducted within an enclosed building, except as otherwise permitted in accordance with Article XXI herein.
B.
Such uses shall be subject to the performance standards established in § 450-111 of this Zoning Ordinance.
C.
There shall be no manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of products other than that which is clearly incidental and essential to a retail store, and when all such products are sold on the premises.
D.
Provisions for public sewer or a community system must be in place prior to the obtaining of a zoning permit.
§ 450-69 Height regulations.
§ 450-70 Lot area, lot width, and maximum impervious coverage regulations.
A.
Unless otherwise specified herein, minimum lot area and width shall be based upon required setbacks, maximum impervious coverage, parking, loading/unloading, buffer yard/screening, on-lot well and septic system requirements, and other applicable standards.
B.
Lot area, lot width and maximum impervious coverage for nonresidential uses: Unless otherwise specified in Article XXII, no more than 65% of the area of the lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces including all buildings, parking facilities, and pedestrianways.
C.
All remaining pervious areas of the lot shall be maintained with a vegetative cover.
D.
Lot area, lot width and impervious coverage requirements for any residential use permitted in this district shall be in accordance with adjacent residential district standards. Should more than one residential district be adjacent to said use, the more restrictive district provisions shall apply.
§ 450-71 Setback regulations.
Unless otherwise specified, each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth or width indicated below:
A.
Front yard: 35 feet measured from the center line of the right-of-way. Exception: Where buildings exist in the same block on either side of the street, the setback line of the building to be constructed shall be provided in accordance with § 450-148A herein.
B.
Side yards: eight feet. No side yard shall be required where structures abut one another, provided that a written agreement is entered into by such property owners and submitted to the Zoning Officer. However, in no case shall common party walls be permitted between properties of separate ownership.
C.
Rear yard: 25 feet.
D.
Interior yards (open space between principal structures). Interior yards shall be provided in accordance the below requirements:
(1)
When front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel structures shall have 50 feet between faces for one story in height, plus five feet for each additional story. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distances at the other end. Where service drives or bank-grade changes or collector walks are introduced in this space, the distance between structures shall be at least 50 feet.
(2)
End to end, a distance of 25 feet between structures for a one-story structure plus five feet additional for each story in excess of one.
(3)
End to front, or end to rear, a distance of 30 feet between structures for each one-story structure plus five feet additional for each story in excess of one.
(4)
When adjacent structures differ in the number of stories, the required distance between structures shall be calculated on the taller of the structures.
E.
Accessory buildings and structures shall provide front, side, and rear yards in conformance with the setbacks set forth for principal structures herein.
G.
When located adjacent to agricultural uses, shade trees shall not be planted closer than 10 feet to the affected property line.