search icon

Lower Swatara Township
City Zoning Code

PART 15

COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY DISTRICT: C-H

§ 27-1501 Purpose.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1501]
The Commercial Highway District is designed to accommodate the needs of transient highway travelers as well as to serve as retail marketing centers for the entire Township. This district is intended for a wide range of shopping and service functions which can provide adequate comparison shopping activities.

§ 27-1502 Permitted Uses.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1502; Ord. No. 626, 4/1/2026]
In the Commercial Highway District, no building or land shall be used, and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses. No processing or storage activity shall be permitted outside of a building unless such activity is effectively screened by a wall or partition.
A. 
Bar and tavern.
B. 
Restaurant, sit down.
C. 
Restaurant, fast food.
D. 
Convenience store.
E. 
Retail establishment.
F. 
Banks and financial institutions.
G. 
Vehicle sales, rental, service and repair.
H. 
Building material sales.
I. 
Recreational facilities, private.
J. 
Recreational facilities, public.
K. 
Funeral home/mortuary.
L. 
Reserved.
M. 
Reserved.
N. 
Reserved.
O. 
Reserved.
P. 
Insurance service.
Q. 
Reserved.
R. 
Real estate.
S. 
Combined real estate, insurance, etc.
T. 
Hotels, motels and other transient lodging places.
U. 
Personal services stores.
V. 
Business services establishment.
W. 
Reserved.
X. 
Reserved.
Y. 
Reserved.
Z. 
Reserved.
AA. 
Reserved.
BB. 
Reserved.
CC. 
Veterinarians.
DD. 
Legal services.
EE. 
Reserved.
FF. 
Reserved.
GG. 
Bus and train passenger stations and other commuter support related facilities and services (e.g., remote baggage check areas, ticket sales, luggage reclamation, auto rentals and commuter parking areas).
HH. 
Reserved.
II. 
Reserved.
JJ. 
Recreational vehicle parks.
KK. 
Assembly and fabrication of products to be sold on the premises. Assembly and fabrication activities are permitted, provided the area devoted to such activities do not exceed 2,000 square feet in area.
LL. 
Accessory uses customarily incident to permitted uses.

§ 27-1503 Lot Area and Width.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1503]
There is no minimum lot area. The size of the lot area shall be determined by size of the building/buildings, yard, parking and coverage requirements. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet measured at the building setback line.

§ 27-1504 Yards.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1504]
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth or width indicated below:
A. 
Front yard depth: 35 feet from the street right-of-way line.
B. 
Side yards, two, width: 10 feet each side of a principal building, provided that when a written agreement is provided by adjoining property owners, no side yard shall be required where two or more commercial uses abut side to side; however, in no case shall common walls be permitted between properties of separate ownership. In the case of a series of abutting structures adjacent to and paralleling a public right-of-way, and open and unobstructed passage for vehicles and pedestrians, of at least 20 feet in width, shall be provided at grade level at intervals of not more than 400 feet.
C. 
Rear yard depth: 20 feet.

§ 27-1505 Buffer Yards.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1505]
Where required, buffer yards shall be provided in compliance with the standards set forth in § 27-2008F of this chapter.

§ 27-1506 Building Height.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1506]
The height of a building shall not exceed 40 feet, except as allowed by a special exception.

§ 27-1507 Off-Street Parking.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1507]
Parking shall be provided for in accordance with Part 24 of this chapter.

§ 27-1508 Signs.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1508]
Signs shall be in accordance with Part 23 of this chapter.

§ 27-1509 Lot Coverage.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1509]
Total coverage shall not exceed 70% of the lot area. Not less than 30% shall be landscaped with a vegetative material, maintained as open space.

§ 27-1510 Motor Vehicle Access.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1510]
Motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with Part 25 of this chapter.