West Manchester Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
Highway Commercial Zone HC
§ 150-100 Purpose.
This zone provides suitable locations for larger-scale retail, service and entertainment businesses. In addition, automobile, boat and trailer sales and service establishments are accommodated. The uses provided in this zone are meant to serve local and regional residents, as well as those motorists passing through the Township. Access to these areas is provided by adjoining major thoroughfares.
§ 150-101 Permitted uses.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A.
Offices (business and professional).
B.
Banks and similar financial institutions.
C.
Restaurants and taverns (but not including drive-through or fast-food restaurants, caterers and nightclubs).
D.
Retail sale of goods and services, including auto part stores, without installation.
E.
Hotels, motels and similar lodging facilities.
F.
Automobile, boat and trailer sales, including service or repair facilities as an accessory use.
G.
Theaters and auditoriums.
H.
Commercial and/or nonprofit schools, excluding vocational/mechanical trade schools.
I.
Personal service business.
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
J.
Alternate therapy office.
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
K.
Medical clinic.
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
L.
Automobile filling stations, including minor incidental repair. (See § 150-311.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
N.
Drive-through/fast-food restaurants or caterers. (See § 150-324.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
Q.
Automobile service and repair facilities, including but not limited to auto mechanics, drive-through lubrication services and tire, brakes, muffler, transmission, windshield, auto body, car radio and upholstery shops. (See § 150-312.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
W.
Forestry.
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
X.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
[Amended 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
§ 150-102 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 150-102, Conditional uses, as amended 4-9-1998 by Ord. No. 98-06, was repealed 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03.
§ 150-103 Special exception uses.
[Amended 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
Subject to the general criteria listed in § 150-302D, special exception uses shall be as follows:
§ 150-104 Minimum lot area.
Unless otherwise specified, each use within this zone shall have a minimum lot size of 30,000 square feet.
§ 150-105 Minimum lot width.
Minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.
§ 150-106 Minimum lot depth.
Minimum lot depth shall be 150 feet.
§ 150-107 Minimum setback requirements.
Minimum setback requirements for principal and accessory uses shall be as follows:
A.
Front yard setback. All buildings, structures (except permitted signs) and outdoor loading areas shall be set back at least 35 feet from the street right-of-way; off-street parking lots and outdoor storage areas shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the street right-of-way.
B.
Side yard setbacks. All buildings and structures shall be set back at least 25 feet from the side lot lines. Off-street parking lots, loading areas and outdoor storage areas shall be set back at least 15 feet from the side lot lines, unless joint parking facilities are shared by adjoining uses. In such instances, one of the side yard setbacks can be waived solely for parking facilities.
C.
Rear yard setback. All buildings, structures, off-street parking lots, loading areas and outdoor storage areas shall be set back at least 20 feet from the rear lot line.
D.
Residential buffer strip. Any lot adjoining land within a residential zone shall maintain a fifty-foot setback for buildings, structures, off-street parking lots, loading areas and outdoor storage areas from the residentially zoned parcels. Such areas shall be used for a landscape strip.
§ 150-108 Maximum permitted height.
Maximum permitted height shall be 35 feet.
§ 150-109 Off-street loading.
Off-street loading shall be provided as specified in Article XXV of this chapter. In addition, no off-street loading area shall be permitted on any side of a building facing adjoining lands within a residential zone, nor any side of a building facing an adjoining street.
§ 150-110 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking shall be provided as specified in Article XXIV of this chapter.
§ 150-111 Signs.
Signs shall be permitted as specified in Article XXVII of this chapter.
§ 150-112 Maximum lot coverage.
Maximum lot coverage shall be 70%.
§ 150-113 Multiple permitted uses. [1]
§ 150-114 Screening.
A visual screen must be provided along any adjoining lands within a residential zone, regardless of whether or not the residentially zoned parcel is developed. (See Article XXVI.)
§ 150-115 Landscaping.
A.
Any portion of the site not used for buildings, structures, parking compounds, loading areas, outdoor storage areas and sidewalks shall be maintained with a vegetative ground cover and other ornamental planting.
§ 150-116 Dumpsters.
Dumpsters used for domestic garbage may be permitted within the side or rear yard, provided that such dumpsters are screened from any adjoining roads or properties. All dumpsters shall be set back a minimum of 35 feet from any adjoining residentially zoned properties and 10 feet from all other lot lines.