Smith Township Washington County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 8
B-1 Business District
§ 800 Purpose.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
The purpose of this district is to provide opportunities along major highways for commercial development that meets the general needs of the population for shopping and services.
§ 801 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007; as amended by Ord. 2009-6, 8/20/2009; and by Ord. 2010-3, 9/1/2010]
In the B-1 Business District, only the following uses are authorized:
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Automobile service station.
(b)
Banks and financial institutions.
(c)
Bar or tavern.
(d)
Business or professional offices.
(e)
Business services.
(f)
Commercial recreation.
(g)
Commercial school.
(h)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 1211.
(i)
Contracting business.
(j)
Convenience store.
(k)
Day-care center.
(l)
Essential services.
(m)
Forestry.
(n)
Garden apartments existing on the date of adoption of this chapter.
(o)
Garden nursery.
(p)
Indoor amusement.
(q)
Laundromat.
(r)
Motel/hotel.
(s)
Oil and gas drilling subsurface facilities.
(t)
Personal services.
(u)
Pet grooming.
(v)
Public buildings.
(w)
Public recreation.
(x)
Repair shop.
(y)
Restaurant, including fast-food restaurant.
(z)
Retail businesses.
(aa)
Single-family dwellings existing on the date of adoption of this chapter.
(bb)
Truck and heavy equipment rental, sales and service.
(cc)
Vehicle accessory sales and installation.
(dd)
Vehicle rental, sales and service.
(2)
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted when accessory to any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district:
(a)
Drive-through facilities, subject to § 1206.
(b)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 13.
(c)
Signs, subject to Part 14.
(d)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 1207.
(e)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
(f)
Accessory solar energy systems.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023]
B.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Apartment in combination with business, subject to § 1103, Subsection 4.
(b)
Contractor's yard, subject to § 1103, Subsection 11.
(c)
Light manufacturing, subject to § 1103, Subsection 22.
(d)
Medical clinic, subject to § 1103, Subsection 19.
(e)
Nursing home, subject to § 1103, Subsection 19.
(f)
Public parking garage, subject to § 1103, Subsection 32.
(g)
Public parking lot, subject to § 1103, Subsection 32.
(h)
Shopping center, subject to § 1103, Subsection 36.
(i)
Wholesale business, subject to § 1103, Subsection 41.
(j)
Public utility substation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 33.
[Added by Ord. 2015-9, 9/28/2015]
(k)
Academic clinical research center, subject to § 1103, Subsection 51.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-1,[1] 7/16/2018]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 6 of this ordinance requires that any medical marijuana and related activities that are not specifically provided for or defined in this chapter or in the Township Code apply for conditional use approval subject to the procedures for approval contained in this chapter as well as any additional conditions set by the Township Board of Supervisors.
(l)
Medical marijuana grower/processor, subject to § 1103, Subsection 52.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-1, 7/16/2018]
(m)
Medical marijuana transport vehicle service, subject to § 1103, Subsection 54.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-1, 7/16/2018]
(n)
Medical marijuana dispensary, subject to § 1103, Subsection 55.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-1, 7/16/2018]
(o)
Medical marijuana laboratory, subject to § 1103, Subsection 53.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-1, 7/16/2018]
(p)
Principal solar energy systems or battery energy storage systems.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023]
(2)
Accessory uses: none.
C.
Uses by special exception.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Animal hospital, subject to § 1103, Subsection 3.
(b)
Car wash, subject to § 1103, Subsection 7.
(c)
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 1103, Subsection 10.
(d)
Funeral home, subject to § 1103, Subsection 15.
(e)
Mini-warehouse/self-storage facility, subject to § 1103, Subsection 24.
(f)
Mobile home sales, service and storage, subject to § 1103, Subsection 25.
(g)
Private club, subject to § 1103, Subsection 30.
(h)
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(1)(h), concerning a public utility installation, was repealed by Ord. 2015-9, 9/28/2015. See now Subsection B(1)(j).
(i)
Temporary use or structure, other than a temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 1103, Subsection 38.
(j)
Vehicle repair garage, subject to § 1103, Subsection 40.
(2)
Accessory uses: none.
§ 802 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
In the B-1 Business District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 11:
Type | Requirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | |||
Without public sewers | 43,560 square feet | ||
With public sewers | 10,890 square feet | ||
Minimum lot width | 100 feet | ||
Maximum lot coverage | 50% | ||
Minimum front yard | 35 feet | ||
Minimum rear yard | |||
All principal structures | |||
Adjoining any C-D, A-1, R-1 or R-V District | 40 feet | ||
All others | 20 feet | ||
Accessory structures | 10 feet | ||
Minimum side yard | |||
All principal structures | |||
Adjoining any C-D, A-1, R-1 or R-V District | 40 feet | ||
All others | 15 feet | ||
Accessory structures | 15 feet | ||
Special yard requirements | See § 1203 | ||
Permitted projections into required yards | See § 1204 | ||
Maximum height | |||
All principal structures | 3 stories, but no more than 45 feet | ||
All accessory structures | 1 story, but no more than 20 feet | ||
Height exceptions | See § 1205 | ||
§ 803 Off-Street Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 13.
§ 804 Signs.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 14.
§ 805 Screening and Landscaping.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See § 1202.
