The purpose of the C commercial district shall be to create a zoning district for business, office, service and professional uses serving the community in which they are located. Within this zone no lot or building shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered to be used, in whole or in part unless it complies with the schedule of chapter 17.48 and the following regulations.

(Prior code § 105-34)

The following uses shall be permitted in the C commercial district:

A.

Retail and business uses of and similar to the following:

1.

Groceries, food stores and bakeries.

2.

Drugstores and pharmacies.

3.

Newspaper, periodical, stationery and tobacco stores.

4.

Banks.

5.

Funeral homes.

6.

Restaurants.

7.

Automobile repair and service stations.

8.

Clothing and shoe stores.

9.

Animal hospitals.

10.

Amusements.

11.

Commercial greenhouses and nurseries.

12.

Shopping centers.

13.

Carpet, appliance and furniture sales and related uses.

B.

Service uses of and similar to the following:

1.

Barber and beauty shops.

2.

Tailor shops, dressmakers and shoe repair.

3.

Dry cleaners and laundries.

4.

Radio and television service.

C.

Office and professional uses.

D.

Public and institutional uses of and similar to the following:

1.

Schools, day care centers and related uses.

2.

Public parks and government buildings.

3.

Private clubs, lodges or social buildings operated for the benefit of members only, provided that said clubs do not constitute a nuisance to adjacent properties with respect to noise or hazardous traffic conditions.

(Prior code § 105-35)

Although it should be understood that any use not complying with the above specifications is prohibited, the following uses and activities are specifically prohibited:

A.

Commercial parking lots.

B.

Wholesale, storage and warehouse facilities.

C.

Lumberyard and storage.

D.

Junkyards.

E.

Automobile body repair and painting.

(Prior code § 105-36)

For area and yard requirements, see the schedule in chapter 17.48.

(Prior code § 105-37)

See chapter 17.60 for sign requirements.

(Prior code § 105-38)

See chapter 17.68 for off-street parking requirements.

(Prior code § 105-39)

See chapter 17.64 for buffer strip requirements.

(Prior code § 105-40)

Any construction, alteration, modification or change in the use of a building, structure or lot shall conform to the regulations in the borough's construction code and shall be subject to the review procedures in the borough's development review and land use procedures ordinances.

(Prior code § 105-41)