East Nottingham Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 10
C-2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1001 Statement of Intent.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 1001]
It is the purpose of this district is to provide for a range of retail and service commercial establishments intended to serve both the adjacent neighborhoods within the Township and a broader regional market. The district is located so as to accomplish efficient highway access and internal circulation. Standards for parking and landscaping are intended to help create a quality environment for shopping and employment. The standards also are designed to protect adjacent residential land uses and residential zoning districts from adverse impacts of nonresidential land use activity.
§ 27-1002 Use Regulations.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 1002]
1.
Land and buildings in the C-2 Highway Commercial District shall be used for only one of the following purposes:
A.
Uses Permitted by Right. A building or other structure may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any one of the following principal uses, together with the permitted accessory uses, by right in accordance with the applicable standards contained in § 27-1602 and any other applicable provisions of this chapter:
(1)
Retail sale of dry goods, variety and general merchandise, clothing, food, flowers, pharmaceuticals, and household supplies and furnishings.
(2)
Sale and/or repair of jewelry, watches and clocks, optical goods, computers and related technology, and musical, professional, and scientific instruments.
(3)
Business or professional office.
(4)
Restaurant, including fast-food restaurant and drive-through service.
(5)
Automotive and farm equipment/supply sales and service.
(6)
Barber shop, hairdresser, cleaning and pressing, shoe repair, self-service laundry, and similar personal service establishments.
(7)
Trade school.
(8)
Bank or similar financial institution.
(9)
Medical, dental, or veterinary clinic.
(10)
Hotel, motel, or inn.
(11)
Bakery, confectioner, or custom shop for production of articles to be sold at retail on the premises.
(12)
Growers' market; farmers' market.
(13)
Craftsman or artisan shop, including furniture restoration and refinishing, photography studio, artist's workshop or studio, and other similar uses.
(14)
Day care facility for children or adults.
(15)
Public utility operating facility.
(16)
Municipal, county, state, or federal use, excluding sanitary landfill and correctional or penal institution.
(17)
Club, fraternal organization, or nonprofit swimming pool, provided that all services shall be for members and their guests.
(18)
Funeral home or undertaker's establishment.
(19)
Plumbing, pipe-fitting, welding, carpentry, cabinet-making, furniture or upholstery shop; electrician or electronics repair shop.
(20)
Noncommercial recreational use.
(21)
Self-service storage warehouse.
(22)
One dwelling unit incorporated in any single building housing a commercial use.
(23)
Forestry, as defined by this chapter, including logging activities when in accordance with the standards in § 27-406.
(24)
The following accessory uses, when in accordance with the applicable terms of § 27-1602:
(a)
Swimming pool.
(b)
No-impact home occupation.
(c)
Other uses customarily accessory to commercial or residential uses.
B.
Uses Permitted by Special Exception. The following uses shall be permitted when approved as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in conformance with Part 22, the applicable standards contained in § 27-1603, and any other applicable provisions of this chapter:
(1)
Major home occupation.
(2)
Residential conversion to create two or more dwelling units.
C.
Uses Permitted as Conditional Uses. The following uses shall be permitted when approved as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the terms of § 27-2111 and all applicable standards in § 27-1604:
(1)
Convenience store.
(2)
Gasoline service station.
(3)
Planned village commercial center, comprising one or more buildings containing three or more of the uses permitted under the terms of Subsection 1A, above.
(4)
Residential conversion to commercial use.
(5)
Place of religious worship.
(6)
Kennel.
(7)
Car wash.
(8)
Communications tower or antenna.
(9)
Private school.
§ 27-1003 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 1003; as amended by Ord. 2011-26, 10/17/2011, §§ 11 — 13]
1.
Except where otherwise noted, the following requirements shall apply to uses permitted in the C-2 District:
A.
The following area and bulk regulations shall apply to any permitted use:
(1)
Net lot area:
[Amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 7/14/2020]
(a)
On-site water and sewer: one acre minimum.
(b)
Public water and sewer: one-half acre minimum.
(2)
Lot width at street line: 100 feet minimum.
(3)
Lot width at building line: 150 feet minimum.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface shall not exceed 65% of the lot area, provided that neither the maximum building coverage nor the maximum paved surface shall exceed 35% of the lot area.
(5)
Front yard: 40 feet minimum.
(6)
Side yards: 15 feet minimum.
(7)
Rear yard: 50 feet minimum.
(8)
Maximum building height shall not exceed 35 feet.
B.
Buildings accessory to nonconforming residential uses may be erected in side and rear yards, provided that any such accessory building is located not less than 10 feet from any side or rear lot line. No accessory building may be located in any front yard.
§ 27-1004 Design Standards.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 1004]
1.
All uses permitted in the C-2 District shall be governed by the terms of the following provisions of this chapter, as applicable:
A.
Part 17, "General Regulations."
B.
Part 18, "Signs."
C.
Part 19, "Off-Street Parking and Loading."
