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Loyalsock Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

C Commercial District

§ 215-68 District purpose.

[Amended 8-12-2003 by Ord. No. 299]
This district is intended to provide for establishing business such as retail, wholesale, professional and personal service establishments, and apartments.

§ 215-69 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Commercial school.
B. 
Library or museum.
C. 
Municipal building.
D. 
Community center.
E. 
Medical.
F. 
Business and other.
G. 
Retail store.
H. 
Service business.
I. 
Financial establishment.
J. 
Eating place.
K. 
Eating place, drive-in.
L. 
Repair shop.
M. 
Tavern.
N. 
Hotel/motel.
O. 
Entertainment, indoor.
P. 
Entertainment, outdoor.
Q. 
Motor vehicle sales.
R. 
Shopping center.
S. 
Funeral home/mortuary.
T. 
Guest house.
U. 
Warehouse, wholesale, storage.
V. 
Printing/publishing.
W. 
Truck terminal.
X. 
Research.
Y. 
Contracting.
Z. 
Crafts.
AA. 
Lumberyards.
BB. 
Nonresidential accessory.
CC. 
Sign.
DD. 
Satellite antenna dish.
EE. 
Self-service gasoline sales.
FF. 
Day-care center.
[Added 10-23-2001 by Ord. No. 287]
GG. 
Retail delivery business.
[Added 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 309]

§ 215-70 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Mobile home park.
B. 
Place of worship.
C. 
Public recreation facility.
D. 
Private recreation facility.
E. 
Service station/car wash facility.
F. 
Motor vehicle repair.
G. 
Public utility facility.
H. 
Emergency services.
I. 
Extractive operation.
J. 
Ponds.
K. 
Apartments.
[Added 8-12-2003 by Ord. No. 299]
L. 
Oil and gas staging facilities.
[Added 9-27-2011 by Ord. No. 343]
M. 
Water storage facilities.
[Added 9-27-2011 by Ord. No. 343]
N. 
Prison.
[Added 8-27-2013 by Ord. No. 356]

§ 215-71 Area and dimensional requirements.

Area and dimensional requirements shall be as follows:
A. 
Required lot area: no minimum.
B. 
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
C. 
Minimum yard requirements:
(1) 
Front yard depth: 30 feet.
(2) 
Side yard depth, each: 10 feet. The side yard may be reduced to any lesser amount if approved by the governing body after review by the Township Planning Commission.
(3) 
Rear yard depth: 10 feet.
D. 
Building height limit: 35 feet.
E. 
Minimum lot width: no minimum.

§ 215-72 Off-street parking, loading areas and access drives.

Off-street parking and loading space and motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Off-Street Parking, and Article III, General Regulations, of this chapter.

§ 215-73 Buffer yards and screen planting.

[Amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 290]
Where a commercial use adjoins a residential district (R-1, R-U and A-R), the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to require the installation of a buffer yard of at least eight feet in depth, which may be part of the required setback, and/or screen planting. Buffer yards shall be planted and maintained in accordance with Article III, § 215-16, of the codification of ordinances, and screen planting shall be provided in accordance with Article III, § 215-17, of the codification of ordinances.

§ 215-74 Vegetative cover and tree planting.

No less than 10% of the lot area shall be covered with vegetative material.