[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.
[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.
[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:
(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]
(12)
Greenhouse/plant nursery, which may include retail sales.
(14)
Medical marijuana dispensary.
(16)
Nursery school day-care center.*
(19)
Public or private primary or secondary school.*
(20)
Publicly owned recreation.
(21)
Retail store/convenience store.
(23)
Swimming pool, public or semipublic.
(24)
Tailoring or custom dressmaking shop.
(25)
U.S. Postal Service facility.
(26)
Township-owned use.
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* See additional requirements in § 27-1402.
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** See additional requirements in § 27-1403.
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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.**
(4) Forestry
activities.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 8/9/2023]
(5)
Solar energy system, on-site usage..**
[Amended by Ord. No. 2022-02, 5/11/2022]
(7)
Wind turbines.**
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* See additional requirements in § 27-1403C.
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** See additional requirements in § 27-1403.
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[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.*
C. Building contractor's storage.*
E. Commercial indoor or outdoor recreation.*
F. Electric
vehicle charging station — Level 3.
N. Bus station or taxi terminal.*
P. Uses primarily involving delivery of products off of the site.
NOTE:
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* See additional requirements in § 27-1402.
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[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:
B. Emergency services station.*
C. Motor vehicle race track.*
F. Self-storage
development, highway adjacent.*
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-1, 6/14/2023]
NOTE:
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* See additional requirements in § 27-1402.
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[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.
[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.
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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.