[Added 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 163]
In expansion of the legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article
I, §§
150-2 and
150-3, of this chapter and in support of the goals and recommendations of the Worcester Township Comprehensive Plan, it is the intent of this article to:
A. Allow retail commercial uses that will meet the local
neighborhood shopping needs of the Township's residents.
B. Limit the potential adverse effect of commercial development
on abutting properties, the Township's character and the Township's
roads by controlling the location and nature of commercial development.
C. Encourage well-designed, planned shopping areas for
the Township.
A building or combination of buildings may be
erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following
purposes, or combination of purposes, and no other:
A. Retail store selling or leasing for local neighborhood
use one or more of the following items at retail: food, groceries,
meats, vegetables, fruit, drugs, cosmetics, hardware, clothing, jewelry,
watches, optical goods, nursery stock, musical, professional or scientific
instruments.
B. Office, bank, financial institution or studio.
C. Personal service shop of a dressmaker, shoe repairer,
tailor, hairdresser, laundry or dry-cleaning agency.
D. Medical offices of a private practitioner, other than
a clinic.
E. Undertaker, not including crematorium.
F. Baker, confectioner or custom shop for the production
of articles to be sold only on the premises.
G. Restaurant, catering operation, retail baker, confectioner,
ice cream shop or other food service operation.
H. Theater, assembly hall, community building, library
or child day-care center.
I. Any similar use to those specified in this section
above, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing
Board.
J. Special exceptions. The following uses are permitted
when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board:
(1)
General servicing or repair.
(4)
Electrical, radio or television repair.
(5)
Millinery repair or processing.
(8)
Any similar use involving repair, processing
or storage activity.
K. Municipal use, as defined in Article
III.
[Added 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 133]