Raccoon Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
C-1 Light Commercial District
§ 185-24 Statement of purpose and use summary.
The C-1 Light Commercial District is established to provide locations for general business and related activities for the use and convenience of area and district consumers. Regulations for this district are intended to generate commercial activities and associated supporting amenities, to encourage and sustain such functions, to strengthen the local economic base, to effectuate safe and efficient traffic circulation and to provide necessary parking facilities.
Use Permitted by Right |
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Bank and related financial services |
Municipal buildings and facilities, including recreation |
Offices: business, professional, sales personal and professional services |
Recreation, commercial Indoor/including private clubs |
Restaurants, (not drive-in) |
Retail sales and service |
Veterinary clinics |
Conditional Use |
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Cellular communication tower/antenna |
Special Exception |
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Ancillary residential |
Car wash and auto service |
Drive-in - restaurant |
Accessory Use |
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Uses customary to principal use |
§ 185-25 Conditional use provisions.
§ 185-26 Special exception provisions.
The following special exceptions may be authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to the standards and criteria specified herewith:
A.
Ancillary residential.
(1)
Residential use ancillary to commercial establishments shall be limited to one dwelling unit per commercial unit.
(2)
Occupancy of the dwelling unit shall be limited to a person or persons directly associated and involved with the business through ownership or employment on an on-going basis.
(3)
All such dwelling units shall be situated within the primary related commercial structure.
(4)
The dwelling unit shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a)
Minimum area: 400 square feet.
(b)
Each unit shall contain not less than one private bedroom and one additional habitable room in addition to private bath, sanitation and cooking facilities, all of which shall be segregated and independent of the primary commercial use.
(c)
Fire and safety provisions shall be adequate to meet all applicable local and state requirements.
(d)
In the absence of public sewerage facilities, certification shall be obtained from the appropriate local authority that on-site sewage disposal facilities are adequate to serve the anticipated demands of the projected use.
B.
Car wash and auto service.
(1)
Off-street parking, holding and circulation areas shall be arranged so as not to cause blockage of any means of ingress and egress and to assure that the traffic flow on adjacent public thoroughfares is not endangered or impeded in any way.
(2)
Means of ingress and egress shall be established and clearly marked. Where both an automobile laundry and an auto service facility are in joint operation, separate means of ingress and egress shall be required for each facility.
(3)
If additional acceleration or deceleration lanes are deemed necessary by the Township or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the developer shall be responsible for providing the necessary right-of-way and the cost of constructing such facilities.
C.
Drive-in restaurant.
(1)
Points of vehicular ingress and egress shall be clearly delineated. The angle and siting of driveway intersections with adjacent thoroughfares shall be based upon safe traffic movements and shall be approved only following a positive report from the Township Engineer.
(2)
A fence or wall of at least 36 inches in height shall be erected along all abutting properties. Said fence or wall shall be protected from potential damage from vehicles by means of properly installed freeway type metal bumper guards or equal protective measures approved by the Township Supervisors.
(3)
Provisions shall be established and maintained on a continuing basis to control and eliminate litter on, and adjacent to the site.