It is the purpose of this district to provide
an area for unified commercial shopping centers which provide goods
and services to a community trading area.
In an SC District, the following regulations
shall apply.
A building may be erected, altered or used and
a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and
no other:
A.
Retail sales of goods, such as but not limited to
antiques, appliances, auto parts, beverages, bicycles, books (except
adult bookstores), carpeting, clothing, confections, drugs, dry goods,
flowers, food, furniture, gifts, hardware, jewelry, liquor, machinery,
newspapers, notions, office equipment, paint, personal and household
supplies, phonograph records, photographic supplies, sporting goods,
stationery and tobacco.
B.
Business, professional or governmental office or studio.
C.
Banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies
and similar types of businesses.
D.
Restaurants (excluding drive-through restaurants),
taverns and similar types of establishments.
E.
Personal and household service establishments, such
as but not limited to barbershops, beauty shops, laundromats, laundry
and dry cleaning shops, tailor and seamstress shops and shoe and appliance
repair shops.
F.
Indoor theater, bowling alleys, skating or hockey
rink, tennis or racquetball courts, amusement room for the use of
electronic and/or mechanical coin-operated devices, and similar indoor
places of amusement or recreation, by special exception.
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G.
Accessory uses and structure to the above-permitted
uses when on the same lot as the permitted use.
H.
Uses restricted by law to adults only are prohibited.
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
I.
Municipal use.
[Added 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
The minimum lot size for a site is 10 acres.
The minimum area per unit of use without public water and sewer facilities
shall be one acre. Where both public water and sewer facilities are
provided, the minimum area per unit of use shall be 10,000 square
feet.
The minimum front yard shall be 100 feet in
depth measured from the street line. The minimum side yard and rear
yard shall be 50 feet.
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
The minimum lot width shall be 400 feet at the
street line and the building setback line.
At least 25% of the lot shall be maintained
as open area.
A.
When the side and/or rear yard of a lot or tract adjoins land zoned other than commercial or industrial or used for residential purposes, 20 feet of yard area along the lot line shall be screened (according to Article II, Definitions, and § 184-148, Landscaping). No paved areas or structures are permitted in this area.
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
B.
No paving other than connecting driveways and pedestrian
walkways and no structures shall be constructed within 20 feet (50
feet in the case of Route 183) of the street right-of-way line. Along
the frontage of every tract, except for area devoted to accessways,
landscaping shall be provided. The landscaped area shall extend toward
the interior of the lot for a minimum distance of 20 feet (50 feet
in the case of Route 183) from the street right-of-way line. In addition
to shrubbery and other landscaping, deciduous street trees shall be
required, planted at a minimum equivalent of 50 feet on center, with
a minimum diameter of two inches DBH at time of planting.
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C.
Drive-through service is permissible, provided that
it can be conducted with a safe and orderly traffic pattern with sufficient
waiting areas for vehicles waiting to place or pick up orders as demonstrated
by traffic plans and studies submitted by the developer.
D.
An open area of at least 20 feet free of structures
shall be provided along the front, side and rear of all lot lines.
F.
There shall be a minimum distance between highway
access points of 300 feet.
I.
Any development along the Route 183 corridor will
require increased rights-of-way as determined after consultation with
the Township, County and Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation.
J.
Where greater setbacks are established in § 184-147, or elsewhere in this chapter, regarding accessory buildings, structures and uses, such greater setbacks shall apply.
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K.
Any building facade which faces a patron parking area,
street or other space used or viewed by the public shall be provided
with decorative facade treatment, architecturally integrated with
all other building faces.
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L.
Site models and/or graphic portrayals, providing a
clear perspective of the relationship of the proposed development
to the site and its visual impact on adjacent properties, shall be
submitted to the Township.
[Added 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
