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West Goshen Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District

§ 84-18 Use regulations.

[Amended 5-25-1993 by Ord. No. 2-1993; 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 7-1995; 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001; 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 7-2005; 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007; 11-14-2012 by Ord. No. 08-2012; 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 03-2013; 5-13-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2015(A); 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017; 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 6-2019]
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and for no other:
A. 
Retail sales.
B. 
Personal service establishment.
C. 
Office building, medical clinics, municipal, county, state and federal use.
D. 
Banks.
E. 
Forestry, subject to the standards in § 84-57.8.
F. 
Miniwarehouse or self-storage facility.
G. 
Accessory uses to the aforementioned permitted uses, including a home-related business as an accessory use to an existing nonconforming single-family detached dwelling.
H. 
Learning center.
I. 
The following uses shall be permitted as a conditional use when authorized by the Board of Supervisors subject to Article XVIII of this chapter. The area and bulk regulations, § 84-19 of this article, and design standards, § 84-20 of this article, shall apply to all uses permitted by conditional use in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.
(1) 
Church.
(2) 
Funeral parlor.
(3) 
Single-family detached dwelling which conforms to R-3 regulations.
(4) 
Convenience store without retail sale of automotive fuel.
[Amended 6-4-2024 by Ord. No. 6-2024]
(5) 
Pharmacy/drug store and medical marijuana dispensary.

§ 84-19 Area and bulk regulations.

The following area and bulk regulations shall apply:
A. 
Lot size with both on-site sewer and water services: 30,000 square feet minimum.
B. 
Lot size with either public sewer or public water services: 22,000 square feet minimum.
C. 
Lot size with both public sewer and public water services: 18,000 square feet minimum.
D. 
Lot width at building line: 100 feet minimum.
E. 
Lot width at street right-of-way line: 50 feet minimum.
F. 
Lot coverage: 30% maximum.
G. 
Building setback line: 40 feet minimum.
H. 
Side yards: 15 feet minimum for each.
[Amended 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994]
I. 
Rear yards: 50 feet minimum.
J. 
Maximum building height: two stories, not to exceed 30 feet.
K. 
Paved surface area: may not exceed 55% of total lot.
L. 
Maximum floor area, individual stores: 5,000 square feet maximum.
[Amended 9-12-2001 by Ord. No. 10-2001]
M. 
Green area, landscaped: 40% minimum.
[Amended 9-12-2001 by Ord. No. 10-2001]

§ 84-20 Design standards.

The following design standards shall apply:
A. 
Screening: as required by § 84-55A of this chapter, or as directed by the Zoning Hearing Board.
B. 
Storage: as required by § 84-55B of this chapter.
C. 
Landscaping: as required by § 84-55C of this chapter.
D. 
Loading: as required by § 84-55H of this chapter.
E. 
Parking: as required by § 84-55I of this chapter.