New Bloomfield City Zoning Code
PART 9
C-1 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
§ 26-91 Intended purpose.
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These districts are intended to serve the neighborhood retail marketing function of the entire Borough and surrounding trade area and the needs of transient highway travelers who may require automobile service, food and lodging. This district is intended for a wide range of shopping and service functions which can provide adequate comparison shopping activities.
§ 26-92 Permitted uses. [subject to the issuance of a permit by the Zoning Officer and subject to Planning permission (see Chapter 21), as applicable]
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(NOTE: See § 26-166B of this chapter.)
A.
Any retail business whose principal activity is the sale of new merchandise in an enclosed building.
B.
Retail sales in which both a workshop and a retail outlet or showroom are required (such as plumbing, electrician, interior decorating, dressmaking, tailoring, upholstering, photographic reproducing, radio and home appliance and similar establishments of no more objectionable character).
C.
Restaurants, tea rooms, cafes and other establishments serving food and beverages, including drive-in or drive-through types (subject to approval of traffic studies).
D.
Professional offices and banking facilities.
E.
Personal services such as barber shops, salon/spas, laundromats and dry-cleaning pickup stations.
F.
Hospitals, clinics, care homes, and nursing homes, (providing that care of persons requiring isolation, restraint, or curtailed freedom of movement are not included where the care facility is located within 200 feet of any school or residence outside of the C-1 District).
G.
Enclosed theaters, assembly halls, concert halls, and similar places of assembly or entertainment, including membership clubs.
H.
Motels and hotels.
I.
Fuel stations, vehicle maintenance and service facilities, providing that the following standards and conditions are complied with:
(1)
A set of plans, specifications and plot plans are submitted to the Zoning Officer, Planning Commission, Borough Engineer and governing body showing all structures, pumps, storage tanks, parking areas and driveways for ingress and egress.
(2)
All pumps shall be located outside of buildings and on private property and in no case within 20 feet of any street line, and subject to such conditions and safeguards as the governing body and Borough Engineer may impose with respect to, among other matters, the location and adequacy of entrances and exits.
(3)
All automobile parts, dismantled vehicles and similar articles are stored within a building; all fuel, oil or similar substances are stored at least 35 feet from any street or lot line.
(4)
In no event shall a permit be granted for such a new use located within 200 feet of a school, hospital, infirmary, church, museum, club or place of public assembly having a capacity of over 100 persons. Note: A preexisting garage/maintenance facility or filling station shall not be deemed nonconforming through the subsequent erection of the above uses or by periods of vacancy then continuance or restoration of the service facility uses.
J.
Sales offices and sales lots for the retail sales of new and/or used automobiles, trucks, boats, farm equipment and manufactured homes or sheds.
K.
Customary accessory uses and buildings, excluding outdoor storage, incidental to any of the above uses, including signs as specified in § 26-128 of this chapter.
L.
Commercial amusement centers, including drive-in theaters, bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, golf driving ranges, amusement parks and similar uses.
M.
Animal hospitals and animal grooming services, but not including kennels.
N.
Wholesaling and warehousing establishments.
O.
Public utility buildings and structures.
P.
Monument sales, mortuaries and funeral homes.
Q.
Home occupations, in approved or existing dwellings, subject to the definition in Part 2, and as prescribed in Home Occupation Regulations (see § 26-134 of this chapter).
R.
Uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses in the C-1 and H-1 Districts and which will not be detrimental to the intended purpose of these districts.
S.
The following use, after approval by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception, as provided in § 26-167B of this chapter, or a conditional use (NOTE: see §§ 26-24D and 26-170E of this chapter), and with Planning permission (for land development), in accordance with Chapter 21:
(1)
Residential dwellings (greater than one single-family dwelling), subject to the limitations of maximum dwelling units, minimum lot (dedicated to the residential use) and habitable floor requirements of §§ 26-83 and 26-85 of this chapter, and any reasonable requirement for setbacks and buffers/screening between residential and nonresidential districts or other structures. (See § 26-113D of this chapter for guidance.)
§ 26-93 Lot area, building height and yard requirements.
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A.
Lot requirements. A lot width, lot area and setbacks of not less than the dimensions shown on the following table shall be provided for every principal building erected or altered for any use permitted in this district, per Table 93.A:
Table 93.A | ||||||
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Lot Requirements | Building Setback Requirements1 | |||||
Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width | Maximum Lot Coverage | Front (feet) | One Side2 (feet) | Total Sides (feet) | Rear (feet) |
None | None | 50% | 30 | 20 50* | 40 | 30 |
NOTES: | |
|---|---|
* | Side yard requirement when abutting residential district. |
1 | See § 26-24E of this chapter. |
2 | See § 26-146B of this chapter. |
B.
Building height. No principal building shall exceed 2-1/2 stories or 35 feet in height; and no accessory building shall exceed one story or 18 feet in height.
C.
In those instances where several principal buildings are located on the same lot, the separation distances shall be in accordance with § 26-136H of this chapter.
§ 26-94 Off-street parking, loading and unloading requirements.
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A.
Minimum off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 26-127 of this chapter and shall adhere to § 26-136, Design Standards, of this chapter, and may require buffers/screening in accordance with § 26-131 of this chapter.
B.
Sufficient space shall be provided excluding street rights-of-way and public parking areas for the loading and unloading of delivery vehicles.
§ 26-95 Habitable floor area.
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A.
For residential dwellings located in a C-1 District, the minimum habitable floor area of any dwelling unit hereafter constructed, expanded, altered, or utilized shall be 700 square feet and also be in accordance with § 26-85 of this chapter for all dwellings and as specified in § 26-92R of this Part.
B.
If approved residential dwellings in a C-1 District are configured as attached dwellings, they shall also conform to standards specified in § 26-137 of this chapter.
§ 26-96 Limitations of signs.
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Only those signs referring or relating to uses conducted on the premises or to the materials or products made, sold or displayed on the premises or in accordance with limitations and maintenance specified in § 26-128 of this chapter shall be permitted.
§ 26-97 General requirements.
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Where C-1 Districts abut any residential use district, a buffer in accordance with § 26-131 of this chapter may be required to be planted and maintained with appropriate vegetative landscaping materials.
