The intent of the C-4 Neighborhood Commercial
District is to:
A. Provide for commercial uses primarily to serve surrounding
neighborhoods.
B. Only provide for those uses that will be compatible
with adjoining residences.
In any C-4 District, land or buildings may be
used by right only for the following:
A. Retail sales of goods or services.
B. Financial institutions, with or without drive-through
facilities.
D. Community service facilities, including libraries,
cultural centers, community recreation centers or post office.
E. Personal services, including haircutting and styling
or tailoring or shoe repair.
G. Greenhouse/plant nursery.
H. Custom printing shop, but not including printing on
an industrial scale.
I. Photography studio, crafts, dance or artisan's studio.
J. Standard restaurant, not including drive-through service.
K. Any residential use permitted within the R-4 District,
within all of the requirements of the R-4 District, and not the requirements
of the C-4 District.
M. Laundromat, limited to operation between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.
N. Adult day-care center, subject to compliance with §
255-199A(2).
P. Neighborhood convenience store, limited to operation
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.
R. Fire, emergency services and ambulance stations.
[Added 8-28-2008 by Ord. No. 2107, approved 9-1-2008]
S. Community gardens, subject to compliance with §
255-199A(53).
[Added 7-11-2013 by Ord. No. 2182, approved 7-11-2013]
T. Non-tower wireless communications facilities, subject to compliance with §
255-199A(50).
[Added 4-9-2015 by Ord.
No. 2220, approved 4-9-2015]
U. Medical marijuana dispensary, subject to compliance with all Pennsylvania
statutory laws and regulations and zoning and land use requirements
of the Borough of Carlisle.
[Added 5-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 2272, approved 5-11-2017]
The following uses may be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to §
255-197 of this chapter:
B. Parking lot or parking garage as a principal use.
C. Massage therapist business.
Only the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
A. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental
to and associated with commercial activities.
B. Community gardens, subject to compliance with §
255-199A(53).
[Added 7-11-2013 by Ord. No. 2182, approved 7-11-2013]
The following uses are specifically prohibited:
A. Auto, boat or mobile/manufactured home sales.
B. Adult bookstore, adult movie theater, cabaret or massage
parlor.
The following regulations shall be observed
for both principal and accessory structures and uses:
A. Lot size: 10,000 square feet minimum.
B. Building setback line: 15 feet minimum from the existing
right-of-way of any public street.
C. Building coverage: 50% maximum.
D. Impervious coverage: 80% maximum.
E. Minimum rear yard: 10 feet, except 30 feet if adjacent
to a dwelling or a vacant residentially zoned lot.
F. Minimum lot width: 60 feet.
G. Minimum side yard: 10 feet, except 30 feet if adjacent
to a dwelling or a vacant residentially zoned lot.
H. Minimum building height: 35 feet.
I. Minimum paved setback: 20 feet from an arterial street, and 10 feet from any other public street from the right-of-way line; except when a joint parking lot is proposed, subject to compliance with §
255-209, five feet from all other property lines, except 25 feet from the property line of an abutting residential use or district. In addition, paved areas abutting residential uses or districts shall be screened in accordance with §
255-191 of this chapter.
The following additional requirements shall
apply:
A. Design standards: (see Article
XXIII).
B. Regulations for specific uses: (see Article
XXIV).