The purpose of this district is to:
A.
Provide
for a carefully controlled selection of light commercial uses in locations
that have a mixed commercial-residential character.
B.
Provide
for commercial uses that are primarily designed to serve nearby neighborhoods.
C.
Make sure
that these uses are compatible with nearby residences.
D.
Encourage
the redevelopment of existing commercial uses that are not appropriate
near residences.
Only the following uses are permitted by right in the NC District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Article XX are met:
A.
Any use permitted by right in the MDR District shall
be permitted if it complies with the requirements of the MDR District,
as opposed to the requirements of the NC District and provided such
a lot is deed restricted to residential principal uses.
B.
The following uses are permitted within the requirements
of this district:
(1)
Greenhouse/plant nursery, which may include retail
sales.
(2)
Standard restaurant, without drive-through service
and not including fast-food restaurants.
(7)
Business, professional, medical, dental or government
offices.
(8)
Financial institution with or without drive-through
service.
(9)
Bakery.
(10)
Tailoring or custom dressmaking shop.
(11)
Barber or beautician.
(12)
Laundromat.
(13)
Dry-cleaning or shoe repair.
(14)
Membership club.
(18)
U.S. Postal Service facility.
(20)
Crop farming.
(22)
Swimming pool, public.
(23)
Publicly owned recreation.
(24)
Wildlife sanctuary.
(27)
Township-owned use.
(31)
Group home within any lawful dwelling unit.
(32)
Animal hospital/veterinary offices, provided
that no animals shall be kept outdoors and that no outdoor runs are
provided, and provided the use is located within 2,000 feet of the
right-of-way of an expressway.
(33)
Co-located commercial communications antenna, subject to the requirements of § 275-189A(18), Co-located commercial communications antenna.
[Added 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 03-01]
Only the following use is permitted by special exception in the NC District, provided that the requirements for the use in Article XX are met:
Only the following are permitted conditional uses in the NC District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Article XX are met:
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 very specifically prohibited in the NC District as principal
or accessory uses:
A.
Auto service station.
B.
Auto repair garage.
C.
Auto, boat or mobile/manufactured home sales.
D.
Commercial uses involving drive-through service, other
than a financial institution.
E.
Car wash.
F.
Taxi terminal or bus station.
G.
Hotel or motel.
H.
Fast-food restaurant.
I.
Tavern or nightclub.
J.
Adult bookstore, cabaret, adult movie theater or massage
parlor.
K.
Motor vehicle race track.
L.
Uses primarily involving delivery of products off
of the site.
M.
Trucking company terminal.
N.
Supermarket, with greater than 8,000 square feet of
total floor area.
O.
Junkyard.
P.
Funeral home.
Q.
Commercial indoor or outdoor recreation.
R.
Animal hospital, large or small.
S.
Building contractor's storage.
T.
Commercial or industrial outdoor storage or display.
U.
Manufacturing.
The following lot and setback regulations shall apply to uses in the NC District, unless a more restrictive requirement is stated in Article XX (for a particular use) or elsewhere in this chapter.
A.
Lot area: 15,000 square feet minimum for each business
establishment or each principal use, whichever is more restrictive.
B.
Number of uses. No lot may include more than two individual
principal uses or establishments, whichever is more restrictive, unless
such lot was previously approved to include more than two such uses
or establishments.
C.
Minimum lot width: 75 feet, except 150 feet for any
lot with its own driveway entering onto an arterial street for any
lot created after the adoption of this chapter.
D.
Minimum lot depth: 60 feet.
E.
Maximum lot coverage: 50% for buildings, 80% for total
impervious surfaces. The remaining 20% shall be covered by landscaping
and an all-season ground cover.
G.
Minimum side yard setback: 15 feet per side, except
30 feet for a side abutting an existing dwelling or residential district.
H.
Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet, except 30 feet
along areas abutting an existing dwelling or residential district.
I.
Maximum height: 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever
is less.