Londonderry Township Chester County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
C Local Commercial District
§ 170-50 Purpose.
The principal purpose of the C Local Commercial District is to provide opportunities for commercial and business uses to serve primarily the needs of the local and immediately surrounding residents.
§ 170-51 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 terms of this chapter:
A.
Retail use;
B.
Restaurant, excluding fast-food restaurant;
C.
Business or professional office;
D.
Bank or similar financial institution;
E.
Growers' market, farmers' market;
F.
Craftsman or artisan shop, including furniture restoration and refinishing, photography studio, artist's workshop or studio, quilting shop, and other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Officer;
G.
Personal service establishment, including: barber, beauty salon, shoe repair, tailor, dressmaker, drop-off/pick-up facility associated with off-site laundry or dry-cleaning operation, self-service laundry, and other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Officer;
H.
Rental and repair of household appliances, equipment, and similar items;
I.
Medical, dental, or veterinary clinic;
J.
Licensed massage therapist or physical therapist;
L.
Home improvement or building supply showroom and/or sales;
M.
Hotel or inn;
O.
Library, post office, or community center for cultural or recreational activities;
Q.
Accessory uses and structures incidental and secondary to the above permitted uses, subject to all applicable provisions of this chapter;
R.
Small-scale keeping of livestock, as a use accessory to a residential use, in accordance with § 170-128 of this chapter.
§ 170-52 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 standards of this article and § 170-157:
A.
Any use proposing a drive-through facility, including but not limited to financial institution, pharmacy, or dry-cleaning or laundry establishment, in accordance with the terms of § 170-54A.
E.
Major home occupation, in accordance with the terms of § 170-119.
[Added 10-9-2007 by Ord. No. 6-2007]
§ 170-53 Area and bulk regulations.
The following regulations shall apply to all uses permitted by right or conditional use in the C District except where an alternative standard is established for a specific use under the terms of this article and/or other applicable sections of this chapter:
A.
Lot and yard regulations.
[Amended 1-3-2011 by Ord. No. 01-2011]
(1)
Minimum gross lot area: two acres.
(2)
Minimum net lot area: 45,000 square feet.
(3)
Maximum impervious coverage: 50% of the net lot area, provided that neither the total building coverage nor the total paved surface shall separately exceed 30% of the net lot area.
(4)
Minimum landscaped open space: 25%.
(5)
Minimum lot width: 175 feet.
(6)
Minimum front and rear yards: 50 feet.
(7)
Minimum side yards: 25 feet.
C.
Uses provided in the C District are under and subject to the supplemental regulations contained in this chapter and all other applicable ordinances, laws, and regulations.
§ 170-54 Standards and criteria for conditional uses.
The following standards and criteria shall be addressed by the applicant and applied by the Board of Supervisors in evaluating an application for conditional use, where such conditional use is authorized in § 170-52:
A.
Drive-through facilities.
(1)
Where a drive-through facility is proposed, the applicant shall demonstrate that outside loud speakers shall be audible only to customers in the immediate vicinity of the drive-through facility.
(2)
Interior drives, including drive-through lanes, shall be designed to prevent blocking or interfering with accessways and the use of parking facilities or pedestrian ways.
(3)
The applicant shall demonstrate that all feasible measures have been taken to minimize visibility of the drive-through facility from public roads and to maximize its architectural compatibility with:
B.
Planned commercial village.
(2)
Floor area. First floor/ground floor building footprint shall not be less than 10,000 square feet in gross floor area and shall not be greater than 40,000 square feet in gross floor area.
(4)
The site shall comply with the requirements for screening and buffering in § 170-100 of this chapter.
(5)
Except as otherwise required by PennDOT or approved by the Board of Supervisors, the tract shall be served by a single, shared point of access. Access shall take the form of an internal road or driveway that directs traffic to a single entrance point with divided lanes.
(6)
Landscaped walkways within parking lots shall be provided. Landscaping and variations in pavement shall be used to better define walkways and ensure safety.
(7)
Loading and unloading spaces for delivery trucks shall not block major pedestrian ways or create blind spots.
(8)
The tract proposed for development shall be in one ownership, or shall be the subject of an application filed jointly by the owners of the entire tract, and shall be under unified control. If ownership of the tract is held by more than one person or entity, the application shall identify and be filed on behalf of all the said owners. Approval of the conditional use application shall be contingent upon agreement by the applicant or applicants that the tract shall be developed under single direction in accordance with the terms of Board approval.
(9)
The language, terms, and conditions of any proposed covenant or restriction shall be subject to review and recommendation by the Township Solicitor.