Maidencreek Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
C-1 Local Commercial District
§ 220-40 Purpose.
This district has been established and the regulations of this article enacted in support of the following purposes:
A.
To provide for commercial uses which by their scale and nature are likely to attract the greater proportion of their customers from the Township and nearby areas;
B.
To accommodate appropriately uses which cater to the needs of motorists; and
C.
To protect the health, safety, welfare, and morals of the community.
§ 220-41 Permitted uses.
A.
Uses by right.
(3)
Business, professional, and government offices.
(4)
Office buildings.
(5)
Financial institutions, including banks, savings and loan offices, credit unions, insurance sales, and brokerages without drive-through lanes.
(6)
Bowling alleys.
(7)
Eating and drinking establishments without drive-through lanes, including restaurants, tap rooms and taverns.
(10)
Public, parochial and private schools, which do not provide corrective, rehabilitative or remedial care or instruction subject to the provisions of § 220-98 of this chapter; penal institutions are specifically prohibited.
(14)
Commercial, trade or business school.
(16)
Miniature golf course.
(19)
Certain wireless communication facilities (WCFs) subject to § 220-81B(1).
B.
Uses by special exception. In the granting of any special exception, the Zoning Hearing Board shall, insofar as possible, determine compliance with the regulations of the supplementary regulations contained in Article XIV of this chapter. Furthermore, the Board shall attach such additional conditions that are reasonable and necessary to secure the public health, safety, and welfare and to advance the purposes of this district as stated above in § 220-40.
(5)
Auto body shops, subject to demonstration of adequate provisions to comply with the performance standards of § 220-63 of this chapter and of proper provisions for the disposal of volatile and hazardous materials.
(6)
Commercial parking facilities, subject to the provision of landscaping and such aesthetic elements as the Zoning Hearing Board may deem suitable for the proposed location.
(7)
Auctions, flea markets and wholesale sales, subject to:
(a)
The provision of landscaping and such aesthetic elements as the Zoning Hearing Board may deem suitable for the proposed location; and
(b)
Suitable access controls to assure the safety of motorists on adjoining public streets. As a minimum, such controls shall include the provision of defined driveway access point(s) with acceleration and deceleration lanes.
(8)
Adult bookstores, adult theaters, cabarets, or any other similar retail sales or service establishment, commercial service, or entertainment establishment characterized by emphasis upon or specialization in erotic activities or matter, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
No structure containing or supporting such a use shall be located within 1,000 feet of any property line of a tract containing a place of worship, a school, a playground, a public library, or a day-care facility or residential district.
(b)
No structure containing or supporting such a use shall be located within 1,000 feet of another structure containing or supporting such a use.
(c)
There shall be no display of materials visible from the exterior of the building which are characterized by an emphasis on matter or activities relating to, depicting, describing, or displaying erotic activity, exposed male or female genitals, or covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
(d)
The Zoning Hearing Board shall review and approve all exterior signs. Signs shall be in compliance with the standards of § 220-62; furthermore, such signs shall not be characterized by an emphasis on matter or activities relating to, depicting, describing, or displaying erotic activity, and shall not depict exposed male or female genitals, or covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
(9)
Boarding and rooming houses as defined in § 200-11 of this chapter and subject to the provisions of § 220-95.
(10)
Animal hospitals or veterinary facilities that do not have any outdoor animal housing or fenced pens subject to the provisions of § 220-89 of this chapter. Commercial kennels are prohibited in this zoning district.
(11)
Accessory uses and structures not located on the same lot as the permitted principal use.
(12)
Any other use that the Zoning Hearing Board shall determine to be of the same general character as the uses permitted by right or by special exception.
§ 220-42 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
Lot requirements.
All uses where sewage disposal is provided on-site | All uses where sewage disposal is provided by an off-site public system | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area per unit of use | 1.5 acres | 20,000 square feet | |
Minimum lot width at street line | 100 feet | 100 feet | |
Minimum lot width at building line | 100 feet | 100 feet | |
Minimum front yard | 50 feet | 50 feet | |
Minimum side yard (each side) | 25 feet | 25 feet | |
Minimum rear yard | 25 feet | 25 feet | |
Maximum extent of impervious surface | 65% | 65% | |
Maximum building height | 35 feet | 35 feet | |
Maximum building size (sum total of all building "footprints") | 25,000 feet | 25,000 feet | |
Accessory structures minimum side yard | 25 feet | 25 feet | |
Accessory structures minimum rear yard | 8 feet | 8 feet |