Oxford City Zoning Code
PART 11
PC/LI PLANNED COMMERCIAL/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1101 Intent.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 744, 10/23/2000, Art. X-A]
It is the purpose of this district to provide an area in the Borough that permits a broad mix of commercial and light industrial uses. The PC/LI District serves as a logical transition between the Borough's neighborhood commercial areas and the existing commercial and industrial uses in the adjacent municipality.
§ 27-1102 Uses Permitted by Right.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 744, 10/23/2000, Art. X-A; as amended by Ord. 798, 1/8/2007, § 8; and by Ord. 842, 6/20/2011, § 3]
1.
Land and buildings in PC/LI Districts shall be used for only one of the following purposes and no others unless permitted as an accessory use or by special exception:
A.
Mixed commercial industrial center, including three or more permitted uses under this section.
B.
Retail stores and service establishments, excluding retail gasoline/diesel fuel facilities, and personal service shops (e.g., barber shop, beauty salon, shoe repair, tailor, dressmaking, laundry, dry cleaning, and tattoo parlor).
C.
Professional or business office.
[Amended by Ord. 906, 6/19/2017]
D.
Restaurants, including fast food restaurants with or without drive-in service, and bakeries.
E.
Banks and related financial institutions.
F.
Medical uses and/or clinics including veterinary.
G.
Health and fitness center.
H.
Research and development, scientific, engineering or testing laboratory.
I.
Manufacture, assembly, repair, and/or sale of computers, electronic equipment, and/or similar small appliances.
J.
Manufacture, repair, and sale of jewelry, precision instruments, musical instruments, optical goods, and similar products.
K.
Manufacture, repair, and sale of household goods, lighting, and/or other home furnishings.
L.
Printing or publishing establishment.
M.
Administrative activities and offices related to permitted industrial uses.
N.
Trade school.
§ 27-1103 Accessory Uses Permitted by Right.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 744, 10/23/2000, Art. X-A]
1.
The following uses shall be the only permitted accessory uses under the PC/LI District. The uses shall remain incidental to the principal use:
A.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses in accordance with § 27-1302.
B.
Day care center.
C.
Warehouse or storage of goods, materials, or equipment related to or used in conjunction with any use permitted by right in this district provided that no materials are stored outside.
§ 27-1104 Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 744, 10/23/2000, Art. X-A; and by Ord. 840, 6/20/2011, § 3]
1.
The following uses are permitted when a special exception is granted by the Zoning Hearing Board. Standards to be used in applying for and determining whether a special exception should be granted are found in §§ 27-1904 and 27-1905:
§ 27-1105 Uses Permitted by Conditional Use.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 790, 8/21/2006, § 4; and as amended by Ord. 798, 1/8/2007, § 8]
§ 27-1106 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 744, 10/23/2000, Art. X-A; and as amended by Ord. 798, 1/8/2007, § 8]
The area and bulk regulations applicable to uses permitted in the PC/LI District are listed on the table of PC/LI Zoning District Area and Bulk Regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said table is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 27-1107 Additional Regulations.
[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 744, 10/23/2000, Art. X-A; and as amended by Ord. 798, 1/8/2007, § 8]
1.
The following additional regulations shall apply to uses within the PC/LI District.
B.
Sign standards, Part 16. In addition to the general sign standards, the following sign regulations shall apply to all uses in the PC/LI District. The following signs shall be permitted in the PC/LI District.
(2)
Business signs, provided that:
(a)
No sign shall be visible from the rear of any property when the rear of that property abuts a residential district, nor shall any sign be visible from the side of any property when the side of that property abuts a residential district.
(b)
The total area on one side of all signs placed on or acing any one street frontage of any one premises shall not exceed 32 square feet, except in the case of a tract or building housing more than one commercial use.
(c)
In the case of a building or tract of land housing more than one use, one permanent directory and one identifying sign for the building tract may be erected. The area of one side of the permanent directory shall not exceed 10 square feet for each use housed in said building or tract. The identifying sign shall not exceed 68 square feet. In addition, for each use located in that building or on the same lot, one wall-mounted sign shall be permitted. The area of such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet for a building at or within 50 feet of street frontage or 27 square feet for a building between 50 feet and 150 feet set back from street frontage or 42 square feet for a building over 150 feet set back from street frontage, and the sign may be attached to that portion or the building housing the use.
(d)
No more than two separate signs shall face any one street frontage for any one use, except in the case of a tract containing a directory sign.
(3)
Directional signs, provided that the area on one side of a directional sign shall not exceed two square feet.
(4)
Freestanding signs, provided that:
(a)
No more than two freestanding signs, exclusive of all directional signs, shall be permitted in a Mixed Commercial Industrial Center, and no more than one freestanding sign, exclusive of all directional signs, shall be allowed on any other property in the PC/LI District.
(b)
The area on one side of a freestanding sign shall not exceed 32 square feet, exclusive of all directional signs, except for directory and identifying signs permitted in accordance with this Part.
(c)
The maximum height of any identifying sign for a mixed commercial industrial center shall be 25 feet and the maximum height for any other freestanding sign shall be 15 feet.