Washington Township Franklin County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
C-N Commercial Neighborhood District
§ 360-87 Purpose.
The purpose of the C-N Commercial Neighborhood District is to provide reasonable standards for the development of commercial uses in areas where such uses will be compatible with existing and future surrounding residential uses.
§ 360-88 Permitted uses.
B.
Retail businesses, such as variety stores, apparel stores, drugstores, grocery stores, eating establishments, antique shops, music shops, sporting good stores, and book, stationery, magazine, candy and tobacco shops, but excluding establishments primarily designed to provide drive-in facilities.
C.
Business services, such as bank, credit unions, loan companies and other financial institutions, real estate and insurance agencies, utility offices, government, business and professional office, medical or dental clinical facilities but excluding establishments primarily designed to provide drive-in facilities and veterinary clinics.
D.
Personal services such as barber shops, beauty salons, photographic studios, coin-operated laundromats, tailor, dressmaking, millinery and dry cleaning and laundry operations, but excluding establishments primarily designed to provide drive-in facilities.
E.
Repair services, such as radio, television, and appliance shops, plumbing shops, carpenter shops, upholstery shops, and shoe-repair shops, excluding automotive or vehicle repair shops, vehicle sales lots and similar vehicle related businesses.
F.
Single-family dwellings, duplex units and conversion apartments.
G.
Conversion of apartments, conversion of existing single-family detached or multifamily dwellings to two-family or more dwellings. Each unit shall be provided with two points of entrance/exit from the building and a minimum of two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. The area required per unit shall be as per Subsection H as listed below.
H.
Multiple-use buildings, provided there is a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet for the first use and 5,000 square feet for each additional use in accordance with the yard and setback requirements of this district.
[Amended 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 254]
J.
Accessory uses and buildings customarily incidental to the above permitted uses, provided that no outside storage of materials or processing activity shall be permitted unless the activity is effectively screened from the adjacent properties by a wall or fence.
§ 360-90 Use standards.
Commercial uses permitted in the Commercial Neighborhood Districts shall be subject to the following conditions:
§ 360-91 Off-street parking, loading areas and access drives.
§ 360-92 Minimum area and density requirements.
A.
All buildings including accessory buildings shall not cover more than 25% of the area of the lot. No less than 10% of the lot area shall be covered with lawns and landscaping.
B.
Minimum required for all uses not otherwise listed:
[Amended 11-6-2006 by Ord. No. 204; 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 254]
Minimum Standards | Community Commercial | |
|---|---|---|
Lot size* | 10,000 square feet | |
Lot width | 80 feet | |
Lot depth | 150 feet | |
Front yard | 30 feet | |
Side yard** | 10 feet | |
Rear yard | 30 feet | |
Building height (maximum) | 35 feet | |
Buffer yard (as required by § 360-93 of this chapter) | ||
* | When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation. | |
** | When mutual agreement is provided in writing by the adjoining property owners, no side yard shall be required where two or more commercial uses adjoin side to side. In the case of a series of adjoining structures abutting and paralleling a public right-of-way, an open and unobstructed passage of at least 20 feet in width shall be provided at grade level at intervals of not more than 400 feet apart. |
§ 360-93 Buffer yards.
[Added 11-6-2006 by Ord. No. 204]
Buffer yard requirements for the commercial zoning district shall be as follows:
A.
Where commercial use abuts any district other than Commercial, Industrial or Agricultural, a buffer yard of not less than 30 feet shall be required and off-street parking and loading areas shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet.
B.
Buffer yards shall be in addition to normal yard setbacks for this district.
C.
All buffer yards shall be planted with grass, sod or ground cover, and where specified, screen planting. Buffer yards shall be maintained and kept free of all debris and rubbish.
D.
No structure (except permitted signs), fences or walls, manufacturing or processing activity, or storage of materials shall be permitted in buffer yards. However, access driveways may cross the buffer yard.