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Sayre City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

Highway Commercial HC District

§ 173-17 Intended purpose.

The purpose of the Highway Commercial HC District is to designate areas in the Borough generally within walking distance of the major residential areas for convenience goods and services which will serve the everyday needs of the residents of the areas and/or generally along highway traffic routes for auto and highway users related services; and to designate those areas in the Borough for goods and services which will serve the needs of the residents of the Borough.

§ 173-18 Permitted uses.

A. 
Permitted uses in the Highway Commercial HC District are as follows:
(1) 
Convenience food stores.
(2) 
Offices.
(3) 
Barbershops and beauty parlors.
(4) 
Eating and drinking places.
(5) 
Florists.
(6) 
Food stores.
(7) 
Motels.
(8) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(8), indoor amusement enterprises, was repealed 7-29-2003 by Ord. No. 820.
(9) 
Banks and financial institutions.
(10) 
Liquor stores.
(11) 
Laundries.
(12) 
Drug stores.
(13) 
Restaurants.
(14) 
Variety stores.
(15) 
Dry-cleaning establishments.
(16) 
Radio and television sales and service.
(17) 
Utility offices.
(18) 
Beer distributors.
(19) 
Ambulance, fire and rescue.
(20) 
Shopping center, mall.
[Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
(21) 
Storage facility.
[Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
(22) 
Broadcast studio.
[Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
(23) 
Personal services.[2]
[Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(24), regarding well and pipeline assessment locations, (25), regarding oil and gas operations, (26), regarding oil and gas wells, and (27), regarding impoundment areas, added 6-20-2013 by Ord. No. 900, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 7-23-2015 by Ord. No. 915.

§ 173-19 Permitted accessory uses.

Permitted accessory uses in the Highway Commercial HC District are as follows:
A. 
Accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a principal permitted use, such as incidental storage.
B. 
Off-street parking and loading facilities.
C. 
Signs.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections D, regarding oil and gas wells, and E, regarding impoundment areas, added 6-20-2013 by Ord. No. 900, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 7-23-2015 by Ord. No. 915.

§ 173-20 Special exceptions.

The following special exceptions may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board, following review and comment by the Planning Commission, pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in Articles XIV and XX herein:
A. 
Any CD District special use.
B. 
Car-washing establishments.
C. 
Gasoline stations.
D. 
Automobile repair garages.
E. 
Automobile service stations.
F. 
New-car dealers and showrooms.
G. 
Used-car dealers and showrooms.
H. 
Lumber sales and hardware.
I. 
Marine and recreational vehicles.
J. 
Drive-in, commercial.
[Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
K. 
Private utility facilities; aboveground structures for gas, electric and water, not including substations, which shall be allowed in all zoning districts as a special exception.
[Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
L. 
Indoor amusement enterprises, including theaters, including dance halls, billiard or pool parlors, bowling alleys or other similar places of assembly.
[Added 7-29-2003 by Ord. No. 820]

§ 173-20.1 Conditional uses.

[Added 6-20-2013 by Ord. No. 900]
Conditional uses in the Highway Commercial HD District are as follows:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, Natural gas compressor station, was repealed 7-23-2015 by Ord. No. 915.

§ 173-21 Height regulations.

The height of a principal building shall not exceed 60 feet.

§ 173-22 Lot area, lot width and impervious coverage regulations.

Unless otherwise specified herein, lot area, lot width and impervious coverage requirements of the following dimensions shall be provided for each structure or use hereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted within this District:
A. 
Lot area: 10,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; depth: 100 feet.
(1) 
Building setback line: 30 feet from abutting neighbor property line.
C. 
Coverage regulations:
(1) 
Lot coverage shall not exceed 50%.
(2) 
At least 10% of the lot area shall be maintained in a vegetative cover.

§ 173-23 Setback regulations.

The following setback regulations apply to all uses permitted within this district unless otherwise specified herein:
A. 
Front yard: None, except when abutting a residential use, then it will be 30 feet.
[Amended 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
B. 
Side yard:
(1) 
Each: 10 feet.
(2) 
Both: 20 feet.
C. 
Rear yard: none, except when abutting a residential use, then it will be 25 feet, and it will be subject to the screening provisions as set forth in the landscape provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 755]
D. 
Buffer yards shall be provided for in accordance with § 173-93 herein.
E. 
For permitted yard reductions refer to § 173-92 herein.
F. 
The property owner shall install a concrete sidewalk. Said sidewalk area shall not be paved with amecite or blacktop.
G. 
Curbs and sidewalks shall be required for all new construction and shall be installed in accordance with the Bradford County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended, and in accordance with the Sayre Sidewalk Ordinance[1] and, more specifically, built according to their specifications.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 141, Streets and Sidewalks, Part 3, Sidewalks and Curbs.

§ 173-24 Off-street parking and access.

Off-street parking and access shall be provided in accordance with Article XVI herein and the Bradford County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.