Pennsbury Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
Highway Commercial District HC
§ 162-1201 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments needed to serve the local population. The standards of this article and the regulations that apply to the permitted uses are intended to ensure adequate off-street parking, to create safe circulation of pedestrian and motor traffic, to promote the most desirable use of land and pattern of building development, to strengthen the economic base of the Township, to protect the character of the commercial area and nearby districts, and to encourage harmonious architectural relationship of buildings to one another in keeping with the theme of existing structures within the district all the foregoing in concert with the Pennsbury Township Comprehensive Plan of 2006, as amended.
§ 162-1202 Use regulations.
A building may be erected or used, and a lot or premises may be used, for only one of the following principal uses and no other:
A.
Uses by right.
(1)
Professional offices, in conformance with § 162-2027, when grouped together into an office park.
(3)
Laboratory and research facilities.
(4)
Wholesale sales.
(5)
Gift, art, craft, and antique shops with a floor area of less than 3,000 square feet for any one store.
(6)
Retail stores with a floor area of less than 3,000 square feet for any one store, excluding convenience stores.
(7)
Eating/drinking establishments for the sale and consumption of food and beverages without drive-in or drive-through service (service at table or sit-down facilities only), in conformance with § 162-2018.
(8)
Undertaking establishments.
(9)
Personal service establishments.
(10)
Fire or emergency service facility.
(11)
Retail nursery.
(12)
Catering establishment.
(13)
Municipal uses, including park and related accessory uses.
B.
Uses by special exception when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the standards of Article XXIV of this chapter.
(3)
Retail stores, with floor area of 3,000 square feet or greater, excluding convenience store, in conformance with § 162-2038.
(4)
Newspaper publishing and job printing.
(5)
Factory outlet or showroom-type outlets, such as furniture, appliance, or furniture sales and service.
(10)
Car wash.
(11)
Public utility facility.
C.
Conditional uses when granted as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, subject to the conditions of Article XXIII of this chapter.
(2)
Automotive sales and service with enclosed sales floor area of 5,000 square feet or less in conformance with § 162-2008.
(3)
Convenience store with a floor area of 3,000 square feet or less in conformance with § 162-2015.
(5)
Drive-through service and/or take out service as an accessory use to and in the same building as an eating and drinking establishment, bank, or pharmacy, in conformance with § 162-2017.
(7)
Retirement community, nursing home, and/or assisted-living facility in conformance with § 162-2033.
(9)
A mix of commercial and residential uses of exceptional merit if it furthers the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and subject to specific actions by the applicant as prescribed by the Board. The Board of Supervisors may authorize a waiver or modification to the requirements contained in this chapter. The decision of the Board of Supervisors is final.
(10)
Water Processing and Distribution, in conformance with § 162-2049.
[Added 6-20-2018 by Ord. No. 6-20-2018-1]
D.
Accessory uses. In addition to one principal use, accessory uses listed below shall be permitted by right unless otherwise indicated as a special exception or conditional use in this chapter and shall be in conformance with § 162-2002 unless otherwise noted:
§ 162-1203 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, uses permitted in this district shall meet the following:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet with public sewer and water; one acre with on-site sewer and/or on-site water. Club or lodge uses shall have a minimum lot area of one acre regardless of sewer and water supply type.
(2)
Minimum lot width at the building line and at the street line: 100 feet.
(3)
Maximum floor area ratio: 40%.
(4)
Minimum front yard. For lots of less than one acre, 60 feet; for lots of one acre or greater, 75 feet. In the case of a flag lot or corner lot, § 162-1902 shall apply.
(5)
Minimum side yard: 25 feet, unless the use abuts a residential use in which case the minimum side yard shall be 40 feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet, unless the use abuts a residential use in which case the minimum rear yard shall be 40 feet or unless the lot is a reverse-frontage lot, in which event the requirements of § 162-1902 shall apply.
(7)
Maximum building height. No building or structure shall exceed three stories or 35 feet whichever is less, except those buildings or structures exempted in § 162-1902.
(8)
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
(9)
Minimum open green area: 40% of the lot area shall be open green area.