New Britain Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 12
C-1 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1200 Purpose.
[Ord. 8-14-1995, § 1200]
a.
The purpose of the C-1 Commercial District is to provide for a variety of commercial uses and associated levels of traffic in areas of the community suited for business development.
b.
Within the C-1 Commercial District, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used only when in conformance with the conditions of this chapter and the specific use, area and design regulations of this district.
§ 27-1201 Use Regulations.
[Ord. 8-14-1995, § 1201; as amended by Ord. 01-05-03, 5/21/2001, Art. II; by Ord. 2005-08-01, 8/8/2005; by Ord. 2007-04-01, 4/26/2007; and by Ord. 2008-09-02, 9/22/2008]
a.
Uses Permitted by Right.
A1 | General Farming | ||
A2 | Crop Farming | ||
A5 | Commercial Forestry | ||
A6 | Nursery | ||
A7 | Garden Center | ||
A8 | Farm Support Facility | ||
A11 | Animal Hospital | ||
D2 | College, Primary or Secondary School | ||
E1 | Public Recreational Facility | ||
E8 | Library or Museum | ||
I1 | Medical Office | ||
I2 | Veterinary Office | ||
I3 | Professional Office | ||
I4 | Medical and Pharmaceutical Sales Office | ||
J1 | Retail Store | ||
J3 | Service Business | ||
J4 | Financial Establishments | ||
J5 | Funeral Home or Mortuary | ||
J6 | Eating Place | ||
J7 | Drive-In and Other Eating Place | ||
J8 | Tavern | ||
J9 | Indoor Entertainment | ||
J10 | Theater | ||
J11 | Indoor Athletic Club | ||
J12 | Amusement Hall or Arcade | ||
J15 | Hotel/Motel | ||
J16 | Guest House | ||
J17 | Repair Shop | ||
J18 | Laundry | ||
J19 | Service Station or Car Wash | ||
J22 | Automotive Accessories | ||
J26 | Dwelling in Combination | ||
J27 | Nonresidential Conversion | ||
J28 | Office Supplies and Equipment Sales and Services | ||
J29 | Package Delivery Services | ||
J30 | Photocopying Services | ||
L | General Accessory Uses and Structures: | ||
L1 | Nonresidential Accessory Building | ||
L3 | Temporary Structure | ||
L4 | Temporary Community Event | ||
L9 | Off-Street Parking | ||
L10 | Sings | ||
b.
Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
A9 | Commercial Kennel | |
D3 | Commercial Trade School | |
J20 | Automobile Sales | |
J21 | Automobile Repair | |
J23 | Truck and Farm Equipment Sales | |
K3 | Wholesale Business, Wholesale Storage, Warehousing | |
K4 | Printing | |
L8 | Nonresidential Radio and TV Towers, Masts, Aerials, Etc. |
c.
Uses Permitted by Conditional Use.
[Amended by Ord. 2015-09-06, 9/21/2015; and by Ord. 2016-05-01, 5/16/2016]
C2 | Nursing Home | |
C3 | Personal Care Center | |
J13 | Outdoor Entertainment | |
J25 | Self-Storage | |
J31 | Planned Community Center Mixed Use | |
J32 | Neighborhood Commercial Center | |
L2 | Outside Storage or Display | |
L14 | Nonresidential Solar Energy System |
§ 27-1202 Area and Dimensional Requirements.
[Ord. 8-14-1995, § 1202]
a.
Unless a maximum height regulation is stated in § 27-305, Use Definitions and Regulations, for a specific use, no use in the C-1 Commercial District shall exceed 35 feet in height.
b.
Unless a more restrictive area or dimensional regulation is stated in § 27-305, Use Definitions and Regulations, or performance standards are provided for a specific use, all uses in the C-1 Commercial District shall meet the following requirements:
[Amended by Ord. 2017-06-07, 6/5/2017; and by Ord. No. 2018-10-04, 10/1/2018]
Minimum Lot Area (acres) | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Lot Depth (feet) | Maximum Building Coverage Ratio (%) | Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio (%) | Minimum Yards (feet) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lot | Site | Lot | Front | Side | Rear | |||
1 | 150(1) | 120 | 40 | 70 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 30 |
NOTES: | |
(1) | 250 feet for a lot with a driveway entering onto an arterial street. |