Williams Township City Zoning Code
PART 8
"HC" HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-801 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
To provide for commercial uses and businesses that typically seek out highway locations and to provide for orderly and controlled development in the Township.
§ 27-802 Township and Municipal Authority Exemption.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to uses or structures owned by Williams Township or for municipal authorities created solely by Williams Township.
§ 27-803 Permitted-by-Right Uses.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
Only the following uses are permitted by right in the "HC" District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Part 14 are met:
A.
The following uses within the requirements of this district:
(1)
Adult day-care center.*
(2)
Auto service station.
(3)
Bakery.
(4)
Barber or beautician.
(5)
Cemetery.*
(6)
Crop farming.
(7)
Cultural/community center.*
(8)
Dry cleaning or shoe repair.
(9)
Exercise club/fitness center.
(10)
Financial institution with or without drive-through service.
(11)
Forestry activities.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 8/9/2023[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection A(11) through (25) as Subsection A(12) through (26), respectively.
(12)
Greenhouse/plant nursery, which may include retail sales.
(13)
Laundromat.
(14)
Medical marijuana dispensary.
(15)
Membership club.
(16)
Nursery school day-care center.*
(17)
Offices.
(18)
Place of worship.*
(19)
Public or private primary or secondary school.*
(20)
Publicly owned recreation.
(21)
Retail store/convenience store.
(22)
Standard restaurant.
(23)
Swimming pool, public or semipublic.
(24)
Tailoring or custom dressmaking shop.
(25)
U.S. Postal Service facility.
(26)
Township-owned use.
NOTES: |
* See additional requirements in § 27-1402. |
** See additional requirements in § 27-1403. |
B.
The following accessory uses, within the requirements of § 27-1403:
(1)
Accessory use or structure clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, approved special exception or conditional use.**
(2)
Accessory uses or structures permitted by § 27-1402C.**
(3)
Essential services.**
(4)
Forestry activities.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 8/9/2023[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection B(4) through (6) as Subsection B(5) through (7), respectively.
(5)
Solar energy system, on-site usage..**
[Amended by Ord. No. 2022-02, 5/11/2022]
(6)
Geothermal system.**
(7)
Wind turbines.**
NOTES: |
* See additional requirements in § 27-1403C. |
** See additional requirements in § 27-1403. |
§ 27-804 Special Exception Uses.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020; as amended by Ord. No. 2022-01A, 5/11/2022; and by Ord. No. 2022-03, 8/10/2022]
The following uses are permitted by special exception in the "HC" District, provided that the requirements for the use in Part 14 are met:
A.
Auto, boat or mobile/manufactured home sales.*
B.
Auto repair garage.*
C.
Building contractor's storage.*
D.
Car wash.*
E.
Commercial indoor or outdoor recreation.*
F.
Electric vehicle charging station — Level 3.
G.
Fast-food restaurant.*
H.
Funeral home.*
I.
Hotel or motel.*
J.
Life care center.*
K.
Nursing home.*
L.
Parking lot.
M.
Personal care center.*
N.
Bus station or taxi terminal.*
O.
Truck terminal.
P.
Uses primarily involving delivery of products off of the site.
NOTE: |
* See additional requirements in § 27-1402. |
§ 27-805 Conditional Uses.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
Only the following are permitted conditional uses in the "HC" District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Part 14 are met:
A.
Consumer fireworks.
B.
Emergency services station.*
C.
Motor vehicle race track.*
D.
Recycling collection.
E.
Small animal hospital.
F.
Self-storage development, highway adjacent.*
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-1, 6/14/2023]
NOTE: |
* See additional requirements in § 27-1402. |
§ 27-806 Prohibited Uses.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
All uses not specifically permitted are prohibited, unless their allowance is clearly implied in the determination of the Zoning Hearing Board by a very close similar use. The following uses are specifically prohibited in the "HC" District as principal or accessory uses.
A.
Junkyard.
B.
Manufacturing.
§ 27-807 Lot and Setback Regulations.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
The following lot and setback regulations shall apply to uses in the "HC" District, unless a more restrictive requirement is stated in Part 14 (for a particular use) or elsewhere in this chapter.
A.
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet per principal use.
B.
Number of uses: Multiple principal uses are allowed.
C.
Minimum lot width: 80 feet, except 200 feet for any lot created after the adoption of this chapter that has its own driveway entering onto an arterial street.
D.
Minimum lot depth: 60 feet.
E.
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
F.
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
G.
Minimum front yard setback: 25 feet from the future street right-of-way for both principal and accessory structures.
H.
Minimum side yard setback (per side): eight feet for both principal and accessory structures, except 20 feet for a side abutting an existing dwelling residential district.
I.
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet for both principal and accessory structures, except for 30 feet along areas abutting an existing dwelling or residential district.
J.
Maximum height: 60 feet or five stories.
K.
Shared parking and driveways: Sharing of off-street parking and driveways by adjoining uses is strongly encouraged. See § 27-1601B for possible reduction of off-street parking requirements.
§ 27-808 Additional Requirements.
[Ord. No. 2020-01, 1/6/2020]
A.
Parking. See Part 16.
B.
Signs. See Part 17.
C.
Site Plan Review. See § 27-1311, which requires a site plan review by the Planning Commission for nonresidential building expansions and parking lots.
D.
Buffer Yard and Evergreen Screening. See § 27-1304.
