It is the purpose of this district to provide an area for commercial uses which service the day-to-day needs of the surrounding residential areas and which will not have adverse effects on those residential areas.
In an NC 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 sale of goods appropriate to surrounding residential areas, such as but not limited to beverages, bicycles, books (except adult bookstores), clothing, confections, drugs, dry goods, flowers, food, gifts, hardware, liquor, newspapers, notions, paint, personal and household supplies, phonograph records, photographic supplies, sporting goods, stationery and tobacco.
B. 
Business or professional office.
C. 
Financial institutions.
D. 
Restaurants (excluding drive-thru restaurants), taverns and similar types of establishments.
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
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. 
Municipal use.
G. 
Accessory uses and structures to the above-permitted uses when on the same lot as the permitted uses.
H. 
Uses restricted by law to adults only are prohibited.
[Amended 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 one acre, except that when both public water and sewer service is provided the minimum lot size is 10,000 square feet. The minimum lot size per unit of use is one acre unless both public water and sewer service is provided, in which case the minimum area per unit of use is 5,000 square feet.
The minimum front yard shall be 50 feet in depth measured from the street line. The minimum side and rear yard shall be 25 feet.
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
The minimum lot width per site shall be 200 feet at the street line and the building setback line. The minimum lot width where both public sewer and water is provided shall be 100 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 rear yard of the lot 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. 
An open area of at least 20 feet free of structures shall be provided along the front, side and rear lot lines.
C. 
Drive-thru service is not permitted.
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
D. 
Each use shall comply with the applicable parking standards found in § 184-156.
E. 
No paving other than connecting driveways shall be constructed within 20 feet of the street right-of-way line.
F. 
There shall be a minimum distance between highway access points of 150 feet.
G. 
Every effort should be made to combine driveway access points where possible to minimize conflicts.
H. 
Each use shall comply with Chapter 149, Stormwater Management, the storm drainage design standards found in Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development, as well as Chapter 89, Floodplain Management.
I. 
Each use shall comply with the design standards found in § 184-152.
J. 
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.
K. 
Where greater setbacks are established in § 184-147, or elsewhere in this chapter, regarding accessory buildings, structures and uses, such greater setbacks shall apply.
[Added 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
L. 
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.
[Added 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 186-2000]
M. 
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]
Each use shall comply with the performance standards found in § 184-153.