Consistent with the general purposes of this chapter and the goals and objectives of the Lower Allen Township Comprehensive Plan, the specific intent of this article is:
A. 
To provide standards for the development of commercial uses to serve surrounding residential districts and uses.
B. 
To provide for smaller-scale, neighborhood-oriented businesses so as to reduce traffic flow to major commercial areas throughout the Township.
The permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Nonresidential uses shall be permitted in accordance with the NAICS as follows:
NAICS No.
Category
22112
Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution
2212
Natural Gas Distribution
2213
Water, Sewage and Other Systems
334
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
44-45
Retail Trade, excluding Industry 4543, Direct Selling Establishments, and excluding sexually oriented business as defined by Chapter 59 of the Code of the Township of Lower Allen. Refer to said chapter for sexually oriented business regulations.
482
Rail Transportation
483
Water Transportation
51412
Libraries and Archives
52
Finance and Insurance
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, excluding Industries 53113 (Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units); 5321 (Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing); and 5324 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing)
54
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
56
Administration and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, except: Industry 5617 (Services to Buildings and Dwellings); and Subsector 562, Waste Management and Remediation Services
61
Educational Services
62
Health Care and Social Assistance, except Subsectors 622 (Hospitals) and 623 (Nursing and Residential Care Facilities); and Industries 6242 (Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services) and 6243 (Vocational Rehabilitation Services)
7113
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events
7114
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers and Other Public Figures
7115
Independent Artists, Writers and Performers
722
Food Services and Drinking Places
8111
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
8112
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
8114
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
812
Personal and Laundry Service
813
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations
92
Public Administration, except Industry 92214 (Correctional Institutions).
B. 
Neighborhood level shopping centers, in accordance with § 220-176.
C. 
Signs, when erected and maintained in accordance with Article XXV herein.
D. 
Accessory uses and structures on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, in accordance with § 220-150.
A. 
All uses shall be provided for in accordance with performance standards as contained within Article XIX herein.
B. 
No single use shall exceed 4,000 square feet in combined gross floor area and outdoor display/sales area, unless as part of a neighborhood shopping center, in which case the aggregate total of building and/or outdoor display/sales area on any lot shall not exceed 40,000 square feet of gross area.
C. 
The retail sale of fuel shall be limited to a capacity to serve no more than eight vehicles at one time.
D. 
Outdoor storage and display, when accessory to a permitted use, shall be regulated as follows:
(1) 
Outdoor storage or display shall not occupy any part of the street right-of-way and no other area intended or designed for pedestrian use, required parking areas nor required front yard.
(2) 
Outdoor storage areas, excluding display areas, shall be shielded from view from the public streets and adjacent residential uses in accordance with § 220-201.
(3) 
Roadside produce and nursery stands shall be exempted from outdoor storage limitations.
A. 
There shall be no minimum lot area. Lot area shall be based upon required setbacks, impervious coverage, parking and loading/unloading, floodplains/wetlands, steep slope requirements, woodland preservation and other applicable criteria as set forth in this chapter.
B. 
The minimum lot width shall be not less than 50 feet at the dedicated right-of-way line.
A. 
Yards of the following minimum depths and widths shall be provided:
(1) 
The minimum front yard depth shall be 20 feet, measured from the dedicated right-of-way.
(2) 
The minimum side yard depth shall be 10 feet.
(3) 
The minimum rear yard depth shall be 35 feet.
B. 
The establishment of unlimited area buildings, as defined within Chapter 70, Building Construction and Safety Standards, as amended, may require yard depths and widths exceeding the minimum depths and widths required by this article.
In addition to performance standards contained within Article XIX, the following additional site design standards are applicable for any new construction within the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District:
A. 
Off-street parking. Off-street parking/loading and unloading areas shall be provided in accordance with provisions set forth in Article XXIV herein.
B. 
Lighting.
(1) 
Lighting must be controlled in both height and intensity to maintain neighborhood character.
(2) 
Light standards are restricted to a maximum of 20 feet in height.
(3) 
The light level from any use measured at a residential lot line may not exceed 0.2 footcandle. To achieve this standard, luminaires shall be shielded to prevent light shining beyond the lot lines onto neighboring properties.
C. 
Screening and buffering. Where nonresidential uses abut residential uses, screening and buffering shall be provided in accordance with §§ 220-201 and 220-202 herein.