Middletown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District
§ 275-80 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this district to provide opportunities for neighborhood commercial uses of the type which primarily serve the needs of surrounding residential areas and in keeping with the scale of surrounding neighborhoods. These districts are intended to have access to a major road and to be compatible with adjoining noncommercial uses and districts.
§ 275-81 Use regulations.
A.
Permitted principal uses. A building may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used or occupied, subject to the General Provisions in Article XXI and Special Provisions of Article XXII, for any of the following uses and for no other:
(1)
Neighborhood shopping center.
(2)
Retail store.
(3)
Convenience store, not including fuel pumps.
(4)
Pharmacy.
(5)
Professional office or office building, including medical office and medical clinics.
(6)
Post office.
(7)
Bank or financial institution.
(8)
Restaurant, excluding drive-through facilities.
(9)
Personal service establishment.
(10)
Educational studios for dance, art, or music.
(11)
Funeral home/mortuary.
(12)
Day care center, subject to § 275-148.
(13)
Retail service and repair.
(14)
Newspaper or job printing shop employing not more than five persons.
B.
Permitted accessory uses on the same lot as the principal use, subject to the General Provisions in Article XXI and Special Provisions of Article XXII.
(1)
Outdoor storage, subject to § 275-134.
(2)
Outdoor dining, subject to § 275-158.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Home occupation or home-based business when accessory to an existing dwelling unit, subject to § 275-127.
(2)
Laundromat, dry-cleaning, dyeing or clothes-pressing establishment, provided that no cleaning or operations are performed on the premises.
(3)
Business, trade or private school.
(4)
Communications antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-145 of Article XXII.
§ 275-82 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
Permitted principal uses and conditional uses.
(1)
Minimum lot area: one acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building line: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at street line: 100 feet.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface area: 60%.
(5)
Maximum building coverage: 25%.
(6)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(7)
Minimum depth of front and rear yard: 60 feet.
(8)
Minimum aggregate width of side yards: 60 feet.
(9)
Minimum width of each individual side yard: 25 feet.
(10)
Minimum yard abutting the street on a corner lot: 60 feet.
§ 275-83 Design standards for C-1 Neighborhood Commercial uses.
A.
Buffering. Along each property line which directly abuts any residential district or any use permitted in those districts, a buffer area of not less than 100 feet in width, of which not less than 25 feet shall be landscaped, shall be provided. Along any property line which abuts any other use along any street line, a buffer area of not less than 25 feet in width, of which not less than 15 feet shall be landscaped, shall be provided. All landscaping shall be designed, installed and maintained in accordance with Article XXI.
B.
Public water and public sewer. All development in this district shall be served by public water and public sewer.
§ 275-84 General design standards.
A.
General Provisions standards, subject to Article XXI.
B.
Special Provisions standards, subject to Article XXII.
C.
Off-street parking and loading standards, subject to Article XXIV.
D.
Signage, subject to Article XXV.
E.
Landscaping, subject to Article XXI.
F.
Lighting, subject to Article XXI.
G.
Stormwater management, subject to Chapter 198.
