[Amended 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 23-12]
A. The purpose of the B-1 Commercial District shall be to create a zoning
district for business, office, service and professional uses that
serve the Borough and its environs. These uses shall include business
uses which benefit from locations along major roads and highways and
which provide goods and services needed by the community in which
they are located.
B. Within this zone, no lot or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered to be used, in whole or in part, unless it complies with the schedule of Article
III and the following regulations.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 15-06; 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 23-12]
The following uses shall be permitted in the B-1 Commercial
District:
A. Retail and business uses similar to the following:
(1) Groceries, food stores and bakeries;
(2) Drugstores and pharmacies;
(3) Newspaper, periodical, stationery and tobacco stores;
(7) Clothing and shoe stores.
(8) In Block 60, Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
of the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone, the following use shall be
a permitted use: a convenience store with motor fuel dispensing is
a retail establishment operating 24 hours per day, seven days per
week, offering for sale prepackaged food products and grocery items,
hot and cold made-to order drinks, freshly prepared foods, including
sandwiches, soups and salads, household items, tobacco products, newspapers
and magazines, in-store ATM and lottery, and which includes outside
facilities for dispensing motor fuels, gasoline and diesel fuel for
light trucks and passenger vehicles under a lit canopy. No servicing
of motor vehicles is permitted, although up to two external air pumps
may be provided.
[Added 12-8-2020 by Ord.
No. 10-20]
B. Service uses of and similar to the following:
(1) Barbershops and beauty shops;
(2) Tailor shops, dressmakers and shoe repair;
(3) Electronic service and sales including computers, cellular phones,
security systems, radio and television service;
C. Office and professional uses.
D. Commercial greenhouses and nurseries.
F. Carpet, appliance and furniture sales and related uses.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 15-06; 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 23-12]
The following conditional uses shall be permitted:
A. Drive-in eating establishments, subject to the following standard:
that the applicant be able to demonstrate that no adverse traffic
impact will occur as a result of the construction of the proposed
drive-in eating establishment.
[Amended 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 11-96; 12-11-2012 by Ord.
No. 22-12; 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 23-12]
Although it should be understood that any use not in compliance
with the above specifications is prohibited, the following uses and
activities are specifically prohibited:
A. Storage and warehouse facilities;
D. Vehicular ingress and/or egress to a building when said ingress and/or
egress is through the facade in the front of the building, and requires
access over the sidewalk adjacent to the building;
E. Sidewalk displays and/or the sale of merchandise on the sidewalk
immediately adjacent to the principal business;
F. Automotive service, towing services, salvage or impound yards; and
G. Conversion of the first floor or storefront buildings into any type
of residential use.
Any construction, alteration, modification or
change in the use of a building, structure or lot shall conform to
the regulations in the Borough's Construction Code and shall be subject to the review procedures in the Borough's
Development Review and Land Use Procedures Ordinance.