The purpose of the Community Commercial Zone
is to provide areas in the Town for a broader range of economic activities
which include activities that may draw clientele from all areas in
the Town and from outside the Town. It is the intention to locate
such areas where there is minimal impact on established residential
neighborhoods, where the necessary infrastructure is available, and
where transportation facilities can be provided. The uses in this
zone will typically involve more traffic and related noises than in
the Neighborhood and Office Park Commercial Zones.
Only the following buildings or uses are permitted
of right in a Community Commercial Zone:
A.
Any of the uses permitted in a Neighborhood Commercial
Zone or the Office Park Commercial Zone that do not require a special
permit or approval other than for the size of the facility. Such uses
are permitted as of right if the interior floor area is not more than
10,000 square feet.
B.
Any of the following uses provided that the interior
floor area is 10,000 square feet or less:
(1)
Bank or other financial institution with drive-through
with a maximum of two drive-through lanes served by tellers or automatic
teller machines.
(2)
Building supply which may include outside displays.
(3)
Drugstore with a drive-through with no more than one
driving lane passing through the drive-through window area.
(4)
Electrical shop.
(5)
Furniture and appliance sales and service.
(6)
Glass shop.
(7)
Greenhouse which may include outside displays.
(8)
Heating shop.
(9)
Monument works which may include outside displays.
(10)
Optician.
(11)
Package liquor store.
(12)
Pet shop, provided such shop does not have any
outside pens or runs.
(13)
Plumbing shop.
(14)
Printer.
(15)
Video store.
(16)
Packaging/mailing service.
C.
Hotel or motel of 30 sleeping rooms or less.
The following uses are permitted in a Community
Commercial Zone, but only upon receipt of a special permit for same
from the Planning Board in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this chapter and provided the interior floor area for each store
(or if the use is other than as a store, the space occupied by each
entity) is no greater than 25,000 square feet unless limited below
to a lesser amount:
A.
Any of the uses permitted in Neighborhood Commercial
Zone or Office Park Commercial Zone upon receipt of a special permit.
C.
Public library.
D.
Theater, skating rink, bowling alley, dance hall,
where the activity involved is conducted exclusively inside a building
provided that such place of business shall be located at least 200
feet from any residence district.
E.
Restaurant or other place for the serving of food,
with or without a drive-through facility. If alcoholic beverages are
served, the place of business shall be located at least 200 feet from
a school or church and at least 150 feet from any residence zone.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no such facility
with a drive-through shall exceed 10,000 square feet of interior space.
In addition to the requirements imposed by this section, a restaurant
with a drive-through facility must meet the following criteria:
[Amended 5-8-2017 by L.L.
No. 9-2017]
(1)
Drive-through lanes shall be a minimum of 165 feet in length
to provide on-site storage for a minimum of eight vehicles, as measured
from the forwardmost drive-through window.
(2)
The ends of drive-through lanes must be a minimum of 60 feet
from the midpoint of where any entrance driveway intersects with the
public right-of-way.
(3)
Drive-through lanes shall be clearly delineated with striping,
curbing, or some other means, and be adequately separated from traffic
aisles that are necessary for on-site circulation, egress/ingress,
and access to parking spaces.
(4)
Drive-through lanes and drive-through service windows shall
not be located along the street frontage of a building.
(5)
Pedestrian access to building entrances shall be configured
so that direct pedestrian links to main parking areas do not pass
through a drive-through lane.
(6)
The minimum required distance from any portion of a drive-through
lane to any residential zone is 60 feet.
F.
Bar or tavern, provided the place of business is located
at least 200 feet from a school or church and at least 150 feet from
any residence zone.
G.
Bank or other financial institution with drive-through
with not more than three drive-through lanes served by tellers or
automatic teller machines.
H.
Drugstore or pharmacy with a drive-through with not
more than three driving lanes passing through the drive-through window(s)
area.
I.
Clubhouse or lodge, provided that no building so used
shall be within 100 feet of any street or within 150 feet of the lot
line of an adjoining owner.
J.
Undertaker.
K.
Hotel or motel with more than 30 sleeping rooms.
L.
Public parking garage or lot such as a park-n-ride
parking lot.
M.
Mixed use commercial and residential provided the
commercial use is a use that would be permitted in a Community Commercial
Zone if it were not in a mixed use facility.
N.
Veterinary office or clinic. No veterinary office
or clinic shall exceed 10,000 square feet of interior space.
O.
Medical and dental clinics not involving any overnight
occupancy.
P.
Upholsterer.
Q.
Car wash, including a car wash drive-through facility,
provided the footprint of the car wash building does not exceed 10,000
square feet.
R.
Any other lawful use, not otherwise specifically referred
to in this chapter, that both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board
of Appeals find is substantially similar to a use permitted as of
right in the Community Commercial Zone and does not have greater adverse
effects upon traffic, noise, air quality, parking, or any other attribute
reasonably relevant, than a use permitted as of right.
