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Oxford City Zoning Code

PART 7

C-1 PLANNED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-701 Intent.

[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986]
It is the purpose of this district to provide for a broad range of retail and service commercial establishments which are based on automobile access from the surrounding region as well as pedestrian access within the Borough. Major emphasis is placed on circulation, parking, and landscaping to create a quality center for shopping and employment.

§ 27-702 Uses Permitted by Right.

[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as amended by Ord. 622, 12/29/1987; by Ord. 798, 1/8/2007, § 6; and by Ord. 842, 6/20/2011, § 2]
1. 
Land and buildings in C-1 Commercial 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. 
Planned shopping center, including two or more permitted uses under this section.
B. 
Retail business establishment for the sale of goods, including appliances, clothing, drugs, flowers, food, furniture, hardware, household supplies, liquor, newspapers, stationery, and tobacco.
C. 
Shop for the repair and cleaning of goods sold in establishments permitted in Subsection 1B above.
D. 
Personal or household service establishment, such as, but not limited to, barbershop, beauty shop, laundry and dry-cleaning shop, shop renting household goods and appliances, tailor shop, and tattoo parlor.
E. 
Bank and fiduciary institution.
F. 
Municipal use.
G. 
Public parking lot or public parking garage.
[Amended by Ord. 906, 6/19/2017]
H. 
Passenger shelter or station for bus or railroad transportation.
I. 
Restaurant, fast-food restaurant, and fast-food restaurant with drive-in service.
J. 
Day-care center.
K. 
Trade school.
L. 
Professional or business office.
[Added by Ord. 906, 6/19/2017]

§ 27-703 Accessory Uses Permitted by Right.

[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986]
1. 
The following uses shall be the only permitted accessory uses under the C-1 District. The uses shall remain incidental to the principal use:
A. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses when on the same lot, in accordance with § 27-1302.

§ 27-704 Uses Permitted as Conditional Uses.

[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as added by Ord. 780, 12/19/2005, § 5; as amended by Ord. 782, 12/19/2005, § 2]
1. 
The following uses are permitted when approved as a conditional use by Borough Council. In addition to compliance with any specific standards cited herein, any proposed conditional use shall comply with the procedures and standards contained in § 27-2009.
A. 
Bed-and-breakfast operation, in accordance with § 27-1322.
B. 
Arcade, in accordance with § 27-1323.
C. 
Indoor entertainment, in accordance with § 27-1324.
D. 
Indoor recreational use, in accordance with § 27-1324.
E. 
More than three mechanical video games or devices, when proposed as a use accessory to a use permitted in this district and in accordance with the requirements of § 27-1323, Subsection 1D.
F. 
Private parking lot or private parking garage.
[Added by Ord. 906, 6/19/2017]
G. 
Medical marijuana dispensary, in accordance with the terms of §27-1331 of this chapter.
[Added by Ord. No. 938-2020, 3/2/2020]

§ 27-705 Area and Bulk Regulations.

[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986; as amended by Ord. 787, 3/20/2006, § 1; and by Ord. 906, 6/19/2017]
The area and bulk regulations applicable to uses permitted in the C-1 District are listed on the table of C-1 Zoning District Area and Bulk Regulations.[1] Where area and bulk regulations applicable to a specific use are contained elsewhere in this chapter, those regulations shall govern.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said table is included as an attachment to this chapter.

§ 27-706 Additional Regulations.

[Ord. 593, 4/8/1986]
1. 
The following additional regulations shall apply to uses within the C-1 District.
A. 
General regulations, Part 12.
B. 
Sign standards, Part 16.
C. 
Floodplain District, Part 17.
D. 
Nonconformance standards, Part 18.