Township of Maidencreek, PA Article XI CR Commercial-Residential District

§ 220-36 Purpose.

This district has been established and the regulations of this article enacted in support of the following purposes:

A. To provide for the day-to-day retail needs of local residents;

B. To enhance the character of the village areas by continuing to accommodate a mixture of commercial and residential uses in close proximity to each other;

C. To restrict the range of permitted lot sizes such that new development will complement the character of the existing development; and

D. To provide a focus of activity for the surrounding residential areas.

§ 220-37 Permitted uses.

A. Uses by right.

(1) Retail sale of goods and services without drive-through lanes, excluding the sale of gasoline and other petroleum products, motor vehicle service stations, and auto body shops.

(2) Business, professional, and administrative offices, including government offices without drive-through lanes.

(3) Financial service establishments, including banks, savings and loan institutions, and brokerages without drive-through lanes.

(4) Eating and drinking establishments without drive-through lanes, excluding cabarets.

(5) Single-family detached dwellings, single-family semidetached dwellings, and two-family dwellings.

(6) Multifamily dwellings subject to the provisions of § 220-70.

(7) Public, parochial, and private schools which do not provide corrective, rehabilitative, or remedial care or instruction; penal institutions are specifically prohibited.

(8) Churches and similar places of worship.

(9) Municipal services as defined in § 220-11 of this chapter.

(10) No-impact home-based business as defined in § 220-11.

(11) General agricultural uses subject to the provisions of § 220-87 of this chapter.

(12) Bed-and-breakfast subject to the provisions of § 220-93 of this chapter.

(13) Commercial, trade or business school.

(14) Boarding and rooming houses as defined in § 220-11 of this chapter and subject to the provisions of § 220-95.

(15) Inn as defined in § 220-11 of this chapter.

(16) Miniature golf course.

(17) Uses and buildings customarily accessory to the above uses, including, but not necessarily limited to, private garages and parking areas, signs in conformance with § 220-62, storage within buildings, and other accessory structures and uses as further regulated by § 220-58.

(18) Forestry subject to the provisions of § 220-101 of this chapter.

(19) Certain wireless communication facilities (WCFs) subject to § 220-81B(1).

(20) Home occupation subject to § 220-66B.

B. Uses by special exception.

(1) Drive-through establishments subject to the provisions of § 220-69 of this chapter.

C. Uses by conditional use.

(1) Congregate care facility, subject to the provisions of § 220-80.

(2) Assisted-living facility, subject to the provisions of § 220-80.

(3) Personal-care home, subject to the provisions of § 220-80.

(4) Certain wireless communication facilities (WCFs) subject to § 220-81B(2).

§ 220-38 Area and bulk regulations.

A. Lot requirements.

[Amended 2-8-2018 by Ord. No. 244]

		Residential uses where both water supply and sewage disposal are on site, or where either water supply or sewage disposal is provided by an individual on-site system	Commercial uses where both water supply and sewage disposal are on site, or where either water supply or sewage disposal is provided by an individual on-site system	Residential and commercial uses (except single-family semidetached dwellings and multiunit dwellings), where both the water supply and the sewage disposal are provided by offsite community or public systems	Single-family semidetached dwelling where both the water supply and sewage disposal are provided by offsite community or public systems
	Minimum lot area per unit of use	1.5 acres	1.5 acres	10,000 square feet	10,000 square feet
	Minimum lot width at street line	150 feet	80 feet	80 feet	45 feet
	Minimum lot width at building line	150 feet	80 feet	80 feet	45 feet
	Minimum front yard	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet
	Minimum side yard	15 feet (each side)	15 feet (each side)	15 feet (each side)	15 feet (each side)
	Minimum rear yard	15 feet	40 feet	40 feet	40 feet
	Maximum extent of impervious surface	25%	35%	45%	50%
	Maximum building height	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet
	Accessory structures minimum side yard	15 feet	15 feet	7 feet 6 inches	7 feet 6 inches
	Accessory structures minimum rear yard	8 feet	15 feet	8 feet	8 feet
	Accessory structure maximum size	10% of lot square footage *Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface	10% of lot square footage *Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface	10% of lot square footage *Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface	10% of lot square footage *Total impervious surface shall not exceed the maximum extent of impervious surface

B. Multiunit dwellings shall be in conformance with § 220-70 of this chapter.

C. Facilities and structures owned or operated by the Township, or a duly appointed authority of the Township, shall be required to meet a one-acre minimum lot area (per unit of use), unless otherwise established per Subsection A of this chapter. All other appropriate area and bulk regulations shall be maintained.

§ 220-39 Additional regulations for commercial uses.

A. Where any commercial property abuts a property the principal use of which is residential, or a property zoned AP, R-1, R-2, R-2a, R-3, or R-4, regardless of whether the property is vacant or not, the owner of such commercial property shall provide a screen planting in conformance with § 220-64 along all property lines which abut the property used or zoned for residential purposes.

B. No structure used for commercial purposes shall have a gross floor area (including accessory structures) in excess of 2,000 square feet, unless authorized by special exception up to but not to exceed 3,000 square feet.