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Maidencreek Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

CR Commercial-Residential District

§ 220-36 Purpose.

This district has been established and the regulations of this article enacted in support of the following purposes:
A. 
To provide for the day-to-day retail needs of local residents;
B. 
To enhance the character of the village areas by continuing to accommodate a mixture of commercial and residential uses in close proximity to each other;
C. 
To restrict the range of permitted lot sizes such that new development will complement the character of the existing development; and
D. 
To provide a focus of activity for the surrounding residential areas.

§ 220-37 Permitted uses.

A. 
Uses by right.
(1) 
Retail sale of goods and services without drive-through lanes, excluding the sale of gasoline and other petroleum products, motor vehicle service stations, and auto body shops.
(2) 
Business, professional, and administrative offices, including government offices without drive-through lanes.
(3) 
Financial service establishments, including banks, savings and loan institutions, and brokerages without drive-through lanes.
(4) 
Eating and drinking establishments without drive-through lanes, excluding cabarets.
(5) 
Single-family detached dwellings, single-family semidetached dwellings, and two-family dwellings.
(6) 
Multifamily dwellings subject to the provisions of § 220-70.
(7) 
Public, parochial, and private schools which do not provide corrective, rehabilitative, or remedial care or instruction; penal institutions are specifically prohibited.
(8) 
Churches and similar places of worship.
(9) 
Municipal services as defined in § 220-11 of this chapter.
(10) 
No-impact home-based business as defined in § 220-11.
(11) 
General agricultural uses subject to the provisions of § 220-87 of this chapter.
(12) 
Bed-and-breakfast subject to the provisions of § 220-93 of this chapter.
(13) 
Commercial, trade or business school.
(14) 
Boarding and rooming houses as defined in § 220-11 of this chapter and subject to the provisions of § 220-95.
(15) 
Inn as defined in § 220-11 of this chapter.
(16) 
Miniature golf course.
(17) 
Uses and buildings customarily accessory to the above uses, including, but not necessarily limited to, private garages and parking areas, signs in conformance with § 220-62, storage within buildings, and other accessory structures and uses as further regulated by § 220-58.
(18) 
Forestry subject to the provisions of § 220-101 of this chapter.
(19) 
Certain wireless communication facilities (WCFs) subject to § 220-81B(1).
(20) 
Home occupation subject to § 220-66B.
B. 
Uses by special exception.
(1) 
Drive-through establishments subject to the provisions of § 220-69 of this chapter.
C. 
Uses by conditional use.
(1) 
Congregate care facility, subject to the provisions of § 220-80.
(2) 
Assisted-living facility, subject to the provisions of § 220-80.
(3) 
Personal-care home, subject to the provisions of § 220-80.
(4) 
Certain wireless communication facilities (WCFs) subject to § 220-81B(2).

§ 220-38 Area and bulk regulations.

A. 
Lot requirements.
[Amended 2-8-2018 by Ord. No. 244]
Residential uses where both water supply and sewage disposal are on site, or where either water supply or sewage disposal is provided by an individual on-site system
Commercial uses where both water supply and sewage disposal are on site, or where either water supply or sewage disposal is provided by an individual on-site system
Residential and commercial uses (except single-family semidetached dwellings and multiunit dwellings), where both the water supply and the sewage disposal are provided by offsite community or public systems
Single-family semidetached dwelling where both the water supply and sewage disposal are provided by offsite community or public systems
Minimum lot area per unit of use
1.5 acres
1.5 acres
10,000 square feet
10,000 square feet
Minimum lot width at street line
150 feet
80 feet
80 feet
45 feet
Minimum lot width at building line
150 feet
80 feet
80 feet
45 feet
Minimum front yard
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Minimum side yard
15 feet (each side)
15 feet (each side)
15 feet (each side)
15 feet (each side)
Minimum rear yard
15 feet
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
Maximum extent of impervious surface
25%
35%
45%
50%
Maximum building height
35 feet
35 feet
35 feet
35 feet
Accessory structures minimum side yard
15 feet
15 feet
7 feet 6 inches
7 feet 6 inches
Accessory structures minimum rear yard
8 feet
15 feet
8 feet
8 feet
Accessory structure maximum size
10% of lot square footage
*Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface
10% of lot square footage
*Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface
10% of lot square footage
*Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface
10% of lot square footage
*Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface
B. 
Multiunit dwellings shall be in conformance with § 220-70 of this chapter.
C. 
Facilities and structures owned or operated by the Township, or a duly appointed authority of the Township, shall be required to meet a one-acre minimum lot area (per unit of use), unless otherwise established per Subsection A of this chapter. All other appropriate area and bulk regulations shall be maintained.

§ 220-39 Additional regulations for commercial uses.

A. 
Where any commercial property abuts a property the principal use of which is residential, or a property zoned AP, R-1, R-2, R-2a, R-3, or R-4, regardless of whether the property is vacant or not, the owner of such commercial property shall provide a screen planting in conformance with § 220-64 along all property lines which abut the property used or zoned for residential purposes.
B. 
No structure used for commercial purposes shall have a gross floor area (including accessory structures) in excess of 2,000 square feet, unless authorized by special exception up to but not to exceed 3,000 square feet.