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Neville Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Commercial C District Regulations

§ 340-23 Purpose.

This district provides for a broad range of retail and service commercial uses and offices typical of a community's business district. Uses in this district are primarily separately owned businesses on separate lots, rather than unified shopping centers. Further, this district provides for those commercial uses in such a manner so as to preserve the characteristics of the adjoining residential land uses.

§ 340-24 Permitted uses.

Uses given in the following categories shall be according to the common meaning of the term or according to definitions given. Uses not specifically listed or defined to be included in the categories under this article shall not be permitted except as provided for in Article XI.
Permitted uses:
Banks and financial institutions.
Bed-and-breakfast.
Billboards.
Community centers.
Day-care centers.
Duplexes.
Educational institutions/schools.
Essential services (see § 340-81K).
Forestry.
Garden apartments.
General retail businesses.
Hospitals, medical facilities, and clinics.
Museums and art galleries.
Personal care homes.
Personal services.
Pharmacies.
Professional and business offices.
Public grounds.
Restaurants (excluding drive-through).
Riverfront Planned Developments (see Article X).
Single-family dwellings.
Short-term rentals (see § 340-81CC).
Retail businesses, specialty.
Townhouses.
Unified shopping centers (see § 340-71).
Wholesale businesses.
Light industry, subject to the performance standards at § 340-72, including research and development, office, storage, security and related uses and/or facilities.
Research and development, subject to meeting the performance standards at § 340-72, including office, storage, security and related uses and/or facilities.
Corporate, administrative and business offices.
Accessory uses.
Garages.
Home-based businesses.
Parking areas (see § 340-57).
Personal recreation equipment.
Sheds.
Signs (see § 340-63).
Swimming pools.
Tennis/pickleball courts.

§ 340-25 Conditional uses.

Land may be used and structures with approved foundations may be erected, altered, or used only for the following uses. The granting of a conditional use by the Board of Commissioners, as listed below, shall be issued only after the submission of the required application and site plan and review and recommendation by the Planning Commission. Specific criteria for each conditional use can be found in Article XIII.
Automotive service stations (with or without convenience sales) (see § 340-81G).
Car and truck rental, repair and parking terminals (see § 340-81R).
Clubs (see § 340-81F).
Drive-through commercial operations (see § 340-81M).
Group care residences (see § 340-81U).
Mixed residential/commercial structures (see § 340-81O).
Motels/hotels (see § 340-81I).
Vehicle fueling operations (see § 340-81H).
Flex space (subject to the standards of § 340-81CC).
Recreation, commercial (subject to the standards at § 340-81L, Recreational facilities).
Dispensaries.

§ 340-26 Lot, yard and height requirements.

Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
Single-family residence: 5,000 square feet.
Duplexes: 3,000 square feet per family.
Townhouses: 2,750 square feet per family.
Garden apartments: 2,600 square feet per family.
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
Minimum yard dimensions (setbacks).
Front yard: 10 feet.
Side yard: five feet.
Rear yard: 10 feet.
Accessory structures.
Side yard: five feet.
Rear yard: 10 feet.
Height.
No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height above street level.
Accessory structures: maximum height shall be 15 feet, except that the height of the accessory structure shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
Bulk.
Maximum building coverage: 60%.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
Recreational vehicle parking.
Recreational vehicle parking shall be limited to two vehicles per property.
Recreational vehicle parking is prohibited on undeveloped lots.
Recreational vehicles shall be required to be maintained in an operational condition and to maintain required plates, inspections and/or registrations, as required per PennDOT Department of Motor Vehicles and/or the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Recreational vehicles that are not fully enclosed shall be covered with a well-fitting and well-secured cover.
All driveways must lead only to a required parking area. A secondary driveway shall not be created for the purposes of parking a recreational vehicle.
Commercial lighting.
Commercial lighting shall not exceed 0.9 footcandles.

§ 340-27 Land development plan approval.

When the establishment of any authorized use in this district constitutes a land development, as defined herein, land development plan approval, as required by Chapter 290, Subdivision and Land Development, of this Code shall be a prerequisite to obtaining a building permit, as required by § 340-87, and/or a certificate of occupancy required by § 340-89 of this chapter.