[Amended 11-8-2000 by Ord. No. 00-04; 7-25-2006 by Ord. No.
06-07]
In expansion of the declaration of legislative
intent and community development objectives contained in Article l
of this chapter, the primary purpose of this district is to allow
small-scale, low-intensity commercial uses that are compatible with
the dominant rural land use pattern and help preserve the rural character
of the region. This district is intended to be consistent with the
Rural Resource Conservation Area category as designated in the Central
Perkiomen Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan and is intended to implement
the applicable goals and objectives of the regional plan. In addition,
the Community Commercial District is intended to achieve the following
specific objectives:
A.
To provide reasonable standards for the development
and continued use of commercial and office uses to primarily serve
the needs of residents of the region's rural areas.
B.
To minimize the potential conflicts between the nonresidential
uses permitted in this district and abutting residential uses and
rural character.
In the CC Community Commercial District, a building
may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or occupied
for any one or more of the following uses:
A.
Retail establishment for the sale of dry goods, variety
and general merchandise, clothing, food, drugs, household supplies,
beverages, hardware, furnishings, antiques, baked goods, books, greeting
cards. plants and flowers; and the sale and repair of jewelry, watches,
clocks, optical goods, musical, professional or scientific instruments.
B.
Business office, such as real estate sales, travel
agency, insurance sales, advertising, or retail copying and printing
services.
C.
Professional office, such as those for the practice
of medicine or other health services, or for law, engineering, architecture,
or accounting.
D.
Personal service shop, such as tailor, barber, beauty
salon, shoe repair, dry cleaner, or dressmaker.
E.
Establishment serving food or beverages to the general
public, such as restaurant, cafe, taproom, tavern, retail baker, confectionery
or ice cream shop, which shall not include drive-through facilities.
F.
Studio for dance, music, fitness, art or photography.
G.
Government uses, post office, community center, public library in compliance with the standards and criteria of Article XIII, Institutional and Recreational Overlay District, when approved by the Board of Supervisors.
H.
Farm stand, garden supply.
I.
Inn and/or bed-and-breakfast facility.
J.
Offices, shops, and storage for building, plumbing,
electrical or other contractors.
K.
Single-family detached dwellings in compliance with
the requirements of the R-1 Rural Residential District.
In support of the legislative intent and statement of community development objectives of this article, uses determined by the Board of Supervisors to be of similar nature to the permitted uses listed in § 170-72 may be permitted by conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with the standards and criteria in § 170-76, Development regulations, § 170-77, General conditional use standards and criteria for all conditional uses, and § 170-31, Conditional use application, of this chapter.
In support of the legislative intent and statement
of community development objectives of this article, the following
uses are prohibited in the CC Community Commercial District:
A.
The following regulations apply to all permitted uses:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 87,120 square feet (two acres).
(2)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum front yard building setback: 75 feet.
(4)
Minimum side yard building setback: 40 feet each.
[Amended 6-2-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-04]
(5)
Minimum rear yard building setback: 75 feet.
(6)
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
(7)
Maximum building footprint: 5,000 square feet.
(8)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 50%.
(9)
Maximum height: 35 feet for the principal building,
15 feet for any accessory buildings.
(10)
Minimum parking and driveway setback from buildings
and property lines: 10 feet. This setback shall not be paved, and
shall be landscaped with lawn, trees, or shrubs. The setback shall
not be required from a property line between two lots that share a
common parking area along or crossing the property line.
(11)
(12)
Maximum length of a building: 100 feet, as measured
along any street or parking area.
(13)
Minimum distance between buildings: 25 feet.
A.
Parking, loading, and signs.
(2)
All service and loading areas, dumpsters, and similar
site elements shall be in the rear of the property and shall be adequately
screened from view.
(3)
All parking and loading areas shall not interfere
with driveways, accessways, sidewalks, or pedestrian walkways.
(4)
For all uses, all required parking spaces shall be
located in the side or rear yard areas.
B.
Pedestrian circulation. All uses shall be provided
with a safe and convenient pedestrian circulation system, which shall
connect buildings with sidewalks along streets, parking areas, common
areas, and other buildings. Pedestrian connections may not be required
if the applicant can show why such connections are impractical to
the satisfaction of the Board of Supervisors.
C.
Vehicular connections. Safe and convenient vehicular
connections between parking areas on adjacent lots used for nonresidential
purposes shall be required for all uses except where impracticable
because of environmental constraints (such as steep slopes or wetlands),
other site constraints (such as existing buildings or structures),
or incompatible land uses.
A.
The proposed use shall not cause undue noise, glare
or pollution of the surrounding areas, as determined by the Board
of Supervisors, upon recommendation by the Township Engineer and Township
Planning Commission.
B.
Anticipated levels of traffic congestion, noise, glare, and pollution created by the proposed use will be similar to the levels created by uses permitted under § 170-72 of this article.
C.
Any visual or functional conflicts between the proposed
use and surrounding existing uses shall be kept to a minimum. Increased
setbacks, planted buffers, wooden fences or other measures may be
required by the Board of Supervisors to minimize potential conflicts,
or to reduce anticipated levels of noise. Visual and functional conflicts
include, but are not limited to, loading docks, parking lots, service
driveways, or large nonresidential buildings adjacent to residential
neighborhoods or open space areas, without adequate buffering.
