Shrewsbury Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 10
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT C
§ 27-1001 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
The Commercial District is established to accommodate individual businesses and services that supply the needs of local residents and provide opportunities for shoppers from surrounding areas.
§ 27-1002 Use Regulations.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1.
A structure may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes and no other; providing, however, that all new uses shall utilize municipal or public sewer and water services provided such service or capacity exists within 1,000 feet of the proposed use. On-site sewage disposal systems and on-site wells may be utilized until such public systems become available or are located within 1,000 feet from the proposed use.
2.
In addition to the provisions set forth in this Part, the following uses shall meet all applicable supplementary and general regulations found in Parts 14 and 15 of this chapter.
3.
Principal Permitted Uses.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2023-05, 11/1/2023]
Agriculture (see § 27-1404) |
Auction house (see § 27-1404) |
Automotive dealership, service and repair (see § 27-1404) |
Beverage distribution/sale (see § 27-1404) |
Brewery (see § 27-1404) |
Business and professional office |
Business service establishment |
Club (see § 27-1404) |
Communications facility or tower (see § 27-1404) |
Community center (see § 27-1404) |
Convenience store (see § 27-1404) |
Cultural facility (see § 27-1404) |
Emergency services |
Equipment service and sale (see § 27-1404) |
Farm equipment sales and service (see § 27-1404) |
Farm market and farm co-op (see § 27-1404) |
Feed and grain mill (see § 27-1404) |
Financial institution (see § 27-1404) |
Forestry (see § 27-1404) |
Garden center (see § 27-1404) |
Hotel or motel (see § 27-1404) |
House of worship (see § 27-1404) |
Lodge, recreational or vacation |
Medical laboratory or clinic (see § 27-1404) |
Mixed-use building (see § 27-1404) |
Mortuary (see § 27-1404) |
Municipal building, park, playground, recreational facility (see § 27-1404) |
Parking facilities (see § 27-1404) |
Personal services facility |
Produce stand (see § 27-1404) |
Public service office |
Repair shop |
Restaurants (see § 27-1404) |
Retail store |
Public utility building (see § 27-1404) |
Self-storage (see § 27-1404) [Amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 8/5/2020] |
Veterinary office, including animal hospital (see § 27-1404) |
Winery (see § 27-1404) |
4.
Permitted Accessory Uses.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-07, 12/6/2017; and by Ord. No. 2022-01, 3/2/2022]
Alternative energy system (private use) (see § 27-1404) |
Bed-and-breakfast (see § 27-1404) |
Buildings and uses customarily incidental to a permitted principal use |
Caretaker or watchman dwelling (see § 27-1404) |
Detention or retention pond |
Domiciliary care facility (see § 27-1404) |
Drive-through facility (see § 27-1404) |
Family day-care home (see § 27-1404) |
Home occupation (see § 27-1404) |
No-impact home-based business (see § 27-1404) |
Portable storage unit (see § 27-1404) |
Swimming pool, private (see § 27-1404) |
5.
Principal Uses Permitted as Special Exceptions by the Zoning Hearing Board.
Child day-care center (see § 27-1404) |
Community treatment facility (see § 27-1404) |
Composting facility (see § 27-1404) |
Conversion apartments (see § 27-1404) |
Electric generating facility (wind or solar only) (see § 27-1404) |
Entertainment facility (see § 27-1404) |
Gaming establishment (see § 27-1404) |
Golf course (see § 27-1404) |
Group home (see § 27-1404) |
Group quarters (see § 27-1404) |
Helipad (see § 27-1404) |
Hospital (see § 27-1404) |
Kennel (see § 27-1404) |
Nursery school (see § 27-1404) |
Nursing home/personal care home (see § 27-1404) |
Public event (see § 27-1404) |
Recreational facility (indoor or outdoor) (see § 27-1404) |
Rooming house (see § 27-1404) |
School, commercial (see § 27-1404) |
School, public and private (see § 27-1404) |
Shopping center or mall (see § 27-1404) |
Tavern (see § 27-1404) |
§ 27-1003 Dimensional Requirements.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015; amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 8/5/2020]
In this district, any structure hereafter erected or any lot hereafter used or occupied for any lawful purpose shall provide the minimum dimensions specified below. Should these requirements conflict with the requirements of Part 14 or 15, as applicable, for any specified use, the requirements of Part 14 or 15, as applicable, shall take precedence.
1.
Principal and Accessory Use Dimensions:
All Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area (nonagriculture, forestry) | ||
With public water and sewage | 20,000 square feet | |
With on-lot water and sewage | 40,000 square feet | |
Minimum lot width (public water and sewer) | 100 feet | |
Minimum lot width (on-lot water and sewer) | 200 feet | |
Minimum front setback, all uses | 10 feet | |
Minimum side setback | 10 feet | |
Minimum rear setback | 10 feet | |
Maximum lot coverage | 75% | |
Maximum building height* | 45 feet | |
Accessory buildings and structures: side/rear setback | 5 feet | |
NOTES: | |
* | Building height may be increased to a maximum of 90 feet provided that for every 10 feet the building height increases above 45 feet, all setbacks shall be increased an additional five feet. |
§ 27-1004 Standards for Uses.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
In addition to the standards set forth in this Part, all uses permitted within the Commercial District shall also comply with:
2.
Off-Street Parking and Loading. All uses in the Commercial District shall provide off-street parking spaces and off-street loading space according to the provisions set forth in Part 16 of this chapter. Such areas shall be designed to include adequate snow storage per Shrewsbury Township.