The provisions of this Part
3 shall be held to be minimum requirements. When this chapter imposes a greater restriction than other provisions of law, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
[Amended 1-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2004-17; 5-18-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-11]
A. All uses not expressly permitted in this chapter shall
be prohibited.
B. Truck stops, parking lots and trailer lots prohibited.
The Township Council finds that truck stops, parking lots and trailer
lots are not compatible with the permitted land uses in the Township
of Florence; these uses present unique and difficult safety issues
relating to ingress to sites and egress from sites onto highways;
issues related to traffic circulation on developed sites; interaction
between trucks or oversized vehicles and automobiles, both on the
site and at nearby intersections; and that truck stops, parking lots,
and trailer lots are, therefore, prohibited primary uses in all zoning
districts of the Township of Florence.
[Amended 10-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-13]
[Added 11-28-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-28]
Any business which is licensed to sell alcoholic
beverages and which is located in a residential zoning district, either
as a preexisting, nonconforming use or by any valid use variance,
shall provide full menu service at restaurant table seating in not
less than 70% of the public usable floor space, and that no more than
the remaining 30% shall be used for the bar area. The public usable
floor space shall not include areas set aside for kitchen or restroom
facilities.
[Amended 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-1]
Multiple uses of commercial and industrial sites,
shopping centers and industrial complexes receiving site plan approval
may have more than one building on a lot and more than one use within
a building.
[Amended 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-1]
No lot shall have situated upon it more than
one principal permitted use. No more than one principal building shall
be permitted on one lot, except that shopping centers, industrial
complexes, apartment complexes and townhouse developments receiving
site plan approval may be permitted to have more than one building
on a lot in accordance with the zoning district in which it is located.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the HC Highway Commercial
and the SMO Special Manufacturing Overlay Districts.
[Added 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-2]
An accessory building attached to a principal
building is part of the principal building and shall adhere to the
yard requirements for the principal building. No building permits
shall be issued for an accessory building prior to the issuance of
a building permit for the principal building. Construction of the
principal building shall precede or coincide with the construction
of the accessory building, otherwise the building permit for the accessory
building may be revoked. The accessory building shall be compatible
in appearance with the area in which it is located. No accessory building
in any zone or district shall exceed 600 square feet unless the lot
exceeds three acres in size. No accessory building shall be located
closer to the front property line than the rear building line of the
principal building and no closer to any other side or rear property
line than the height of said accessory building, except that an accessory
storage building of a residential structure, which accessory building
is less than 100 square feet in area and less than 10 feet in height
from its uppermost projection to its base at ground level, shall be
located no nearer than six feet to any rear or side property line
or no nearer to a street than a principal building to which it is
accessory. Garages may be brought to the front property line of the
principal building provided the garage is not less than 240 square
feet in area.