The purpose of this article is to provide for the retail sales
of goods, services and food to meet the needs of the surrounding neighborhood
in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for the Borough of Middletown.
A related objective is to permit a wide range of business types that
normally require highway frontage while also protecting the safe usage
of streets and roads as thoroughfares.
A.
In the C-1 District, the following uses shall be permitted by right:
(1)
All residential uses permitted in any residential district with the
exception of conversion apartments, provided that the residential
use shall be permitted only when accessory and is located above one
or more of the following permitted uses:
(2)
Amusement enterprises, including theaters, billiard or pool parlors,
bowling alleys or similar uses or places of assembly.
(3)
Animal hospital, veterinary office or kennel, dog day care or similar in accordance with § 260-185.
(5)
Automobile sales, provided they are located on Main Street.
(7)
Banks and business, fiduciary and professional offices.
(8)
Barbershops and beauty parlors.
(9)
Business identification signs, when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII appearing herein entitled "Signs."
(10)
Church, places of worship and related uses.
(11)
Clubs and lodges.
(13)
Commercial recreation facility, including health and recreation
clubs.
(14)
Conference center.
(15)
Crafts or artisan's studio.
(16)
Department stores.
(18)
Hotels, motels, and commercial tourist homes.
(20)
Launderettes and dry cleaning establishments.
(21)
Medical and dental clinics and laboratories, including hospitals,
emergency medical treatment centers or similar.
(22)
Mini warehouse.
(24)
Parking structures.
(25)
Personal service shops.
(26)
Private schools conducted for gain or profit, including instructional
studios, trade schools.
(27)
Public utility transmission and distribution facilities, including
substations, water pumping stations and reservoirs.
(28)
Railway or bus passenger stations, telegraph offices and express
offices.
(29)
Restaurants, tearooms, cafes, taverns and other places serving
food or beverages.
(30)
Stores for the retailing of food, drugs, confectionery, hardware,
bakery products, clothing, household appliances, flowers or houseplants,
including convenience stores, garden centers, shopping centers.
(31)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
uses.
(32)
Academic clinical research centers.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
(33)
Medical marijuana growers/processors.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
(34)
Medical marijuana transport vehicle offices.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
(35)
Medical marijuana dispensaries.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
The height of a principal building shall be not greater than
35 feet, except that the height of a hotel shall not exceed 50 feet.
The following minimum lot areas shall apply to uses in the C-1
District:
A.
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the
depth or width indicated below:
(1)
Front yard: 10 feet.
(2)
Two side yards, 10 feet in width, each side of a principal building,
provided that any lot adjoining a residential district shall have
a side yard of a width not less than the minimum width required in
the adjoining residential district. In the case of a series of abutting
structures abutting and paralleling a public right-of-way, an open
and unobstructed passage for vehicles and pedestrians of at least
20 feet in width shall be provided at grade level at intervals of
not more than 400 feet.
(3)
Rear yard depth: 30 feet.
B.
As a special exception, front, side and rear yards may be modified.
A.
The building coverage ratio shall not exceed 60%, unless otherwise regulated under Article XVIII.
C.
All areas of the lot not covered by buildings or other impervious
surfaces shall be prepared and maintained as green space, containing
grass or other ground cover and appropriate shrubbery or similar plantings.
This requirement shall be met for all new development and at the time
of any substantial improvement or redevelopment.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XVI.
