A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide suitable areas for various nonretail service-oriented uses that are easily accessible to the public. Such uses are also intended, where applicable, to act as a compatible transitional area between residential, commercial and industrial areas because of the generally low volumes of traffic associated with such uses, their limited hours of operation and low noise characteristics. The Town Board may on its own motion, or in response to an application, amend the Zoning Map to establish a Restricted Business (RB) District. In reaching its decision, the Town Board shall consider this statement of purpose, the general criteria set forth in this chapter and the current Comprehensive Plan for the Town.
B. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Offices of planners, architects, engineers, accountants, real estate brokers, insurance agents, financial planners, lawyers, travel agents, or manufacturer's representatives.
(2) 
Offices and clinics of New York State licensed health-care professions including but not limited to dentists, chiropractic, optical, physicians, veterinarians or other health-care professions, excluding overnight occupancy, provided that there are not more than four professionals per office or clinic.
(3) 
Data processing or computer service centers which do not include retail sales.
(4) 
Offices for public service utility companies, excluding any warehouse or storage areas.
(5) 
Barbershops, beauty shops or cosmetic treatment clinic.
(6) 
Studios for individual art, music or dance instruction.
(7) 
Nursery or day-care centers.
(8) 
Funeral homes.
(9) 
Historical museums, or art studios for exhibition or sale.
(10) 
Other types of executive or professional offices which are consistent with the purpose of this district.
(11) 
Customary agricultural operations, structures and uses as specified in § 165-31B of this chapter.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Boarding of animals, provided that said use is located entirely inside the principal building which serves as a veterinarian's office.
(2) 
Storage facilities incidental to the principal use, provided that all storage of materials and equipment is enclosed and secured from adverse weather.
(3) 
Any building in the RB District containing a permitted restricted business use may include a residence as an accessory use, provided that the living unit shall have a minimum area of 800 square feet. Said living unit shall not be on the same floor of the building as the restricted business use.
(4) 
Pharmacies when included within a medical services building.
(5) 
Dish antennas/towers according to the requirements of Article X of this chapter.
D. 
Special permitted uses. The following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals according to the requirements of Article IX this chapter:
[Amended 12-1-1998]
(1) 
Townhouse dwelling units, according to the requirements of § 165-36.
(2) 
Nonprofit social centers for charitable, religious, cultural or community purposes.
(3) 
Membership clubs, lodges or social centers, except those whose activity is a service customarily carried on as a business and primarily for gain.
(4) 
Essential services, excluding structures, maintenance facilities or storage yards for area utility services.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 6.1.D, Subdivision 5, regarding communication towers, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 4-18-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000.
(5) 
Adult day-care, child care and nursery schools.
[Added 4-15-2003]
E. 
Dimensional requirements for the Restricted Business (RB) District.
(1) 
The dimensional requirements for this district are specified in Schedule I which is a part of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.
(2) 
No principal building in a Restricted Business (RB) District shall contain an area of less than 1,000 square feet.
[Added 12-1-1998]
(3) 
The minimum area to be considered for zoning as a Restricted Business District shall be five acres.
(4) 
Off-street parking may be permitted in the front yard, provided that such parking is set back not less than 25 feet from the front lot line.
F. 
Additional requirements for the Restricted (RB) District.
(1) 
Site plan approval shall be secured from the Planning Board as required in Article XIII of this chapter.
(2) 
Parking, loading, access, fencing and site requirements shall be as provided in Article XVI of this chapter.
(3) 
Signs shall be permitted as listed and further regulated in Article XIV of this chapter.
(4) 
Joint access with contiguous parcels through cross-access easements shall be encouraged. Access points to public highways shall be spaced no closer than 150 feet, edge to edge.
(5) 
Wherever possible, entrances and exits shall be aligned with the center lines of existing intersecting public rights-of-way. If such alignment is not possible, accessways shall be offset not less than 100 feet from the closest edge of a street intersection.
(6) 
No outside storage of any junked or dismantled vehicles or equipment, waste materials, or materials accumulated for reclamation or recycle shall be permitted.
(7) 
Restricted Business (RB) District development shall also be subject to:
(a) 
Securing final subdivision plan approval; and
(b) 
Compliance with all additional conditions and requirements for special permitted uses as may be set forth by the Zoning Board of Appeals in its resolution authorizing such uses.
[Amended 12-1-1998; 8-20-2024 by L.L. No. 3-2024]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District is to provide low intensity commercial and mixed-use development to meet the personal service needs of adjacent residential neighborhoods. Associated land uses are intended to be compatible with the residential neighborhood due to their small size, low volume of traffic, and limited hours of operation.
B. 
Specially permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Small-scale retail uses.
(2) 
Laundromats.
(3) 
Professional offices.
(4) 
Farmer's market.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Storage facilities incidental to the principal use, provided that all storage of materials and equipment is enclosed, or otherwise secured from adverse weather.
(2) 
Any building in the NC District containing a permitted neighborhood commercial use may also include a residence as an accessory use, provided that the living area shall have a minimum area of 800 square feet. Said living unit shall not be on the same floor of the building as the neighborhood commercial use. The building shall meet the minimum requirements specified in the Uniform Code for such mixed occupancies.
D. 
Dimensional requirements for the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District.
(1) 
The dimensional requirements for this district are specified in Schedule I[1] which is a part of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2) 
No principal building in a Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District shall contain an area of less than 1,000 square feet.
E. 
Building placement and orientation.
(1) 
To the maximum extent practicable, all buildings shall be arranged to orient toward public streets and frame the corner at the intersection of any two streets.
(2) 
All buildings shall have front entrances which face public streets and shall include a sidewalk connecting the entrance to the public sidewalks.
(3) 
If a public sidewalk is not present, a sidewalk shall be installed parallel to the street or roadway in addition to the sidewalk connecting to the building entrance.
F. 
Building composition.
(1) 
Buildings shall exhibit a clearly defined base, mid-section and crown. This can be accomplished using a combination of architectural details, materials, and colors.
(2) 
Facades of buildings shall be broken down into a series of appropriately proportioned structural bays or components typically segmented by a series of columns, masonry piers, or pilasters that frame window, door and bulkhead components.
(3) 
A facade bay shall have a maximum width of 20 feet.
(4) 
Long, blank, unarticulated wall facades that face a major street are prohibited.
(5) 
Elevation features should have depth, avoiding a flush or flat appearance.
(6) 
Where a portion of a building facade without windows is necessary to front on a street, it shall be broken by vertical and horizontal articulation (e.g., sculpted, carved or penetrated) characterized by breaks (reveals, recesses) in the surface of the wall.
(7) 
The proportion of glazing to overall ground floor facade area shall be a minimum of 50% on facades facing a street.
(8) 
The proportion of glazing to overall upper floor facade area shall be a minimum of 25% on facades a major street.
G. 
Off-street parking location and requirements. In addition to requirements provided in Article XVI of this chapter, the following parking requirements shall apply to the Neighborhood Commercial District:
(1) 
Front yard parking shall be prohibited.
(2) 
Parking shall be in either the side or the rear yard of a property. Side yard parking shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet behind the front building facade.
(3) 
All nonresidential land uses in this district shall require a maximum of one parking space for every 500 square feet of building area.
(4) 
Access shall consist of at least one drive aisle 15 feet in width for parking areas with fewer than 20 spaces and at least two drive aisles 10 feet in width for parking areas with more than 20 spaces.
(5) 
Whenever a parking area faces a street or a property line, a planting area of a minimum width of eight feet with plantings at least three feet high planted at least three feet on center shall be provided between the parking area and the street line or property line. The planting plan for this strip shall be approved by the Planning Board as part of the site plan review.
H. 
Landscaping.
(1) 
All plants (including grass) shall be living plants. Artificial plants shall be prohibited.
(2) 
Plants native to Upstate and Central New York are required.
(3) 
A minimum of 80% of surface area shall be covered by living materials for all areas where landscaping is required. Living materials shall not include mulch, bark, gravel or other nonliving material.
(4) 
Deciduous trees shall be a minimum of 1.5 inch caliper at the time of planting, and eight feet in height at the time of planting.
(5) 
Evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of five feet at the time of planting.
(6) 
Due to heat and drought stress and vision clearances, ornamental and evergreen trees are not recommended, unless advised by the Town based on site conditions or circumstances.
(7) 
Upright shrubs shall be a minimum of 24 inches in height and spreading shrubs, deciduous or evergreen, shall be a minimum of 15 inches in diameter.
(8) 
Front yard and foundation landscaping must be provided. Foundation landscaping shall be provided in the form of a continuous five-foot (minimum) landscape area around the full perimeter of the building, excluding pedestrian and vehicle access points.
(9) 
Front yard landscaping and building foundation landscaping shall include a combination of trees, flowering shrubs, perennials, and ground covers.
(10) 
Foundation landscape areas shall be 100% planted along the front, 50% planted along each side and 25% planted in the rear.
I. 
Buffers.
(1) 
A buffer strip 10 feet in width shall be provided upon all nonresidential land uses which abut a residential land use at the side or rear lot line. This buffer strip may be included within the required side or rear yard setback.
(2) 
No parking area, building or other structure or paved area except walks, walls or fences shall be permitted in any buffer strip.
(3) 
No storage or display of goods shall be permitted in any buffer strip.
(4) 
Buffer strips shall include solid fencing and/or live, healthy vegetation of at least five feet in height.
(5) 
Each buffer strip shall be planted with at least two trees and/or shrubs every 10 linear feet. The remainder of each buffer strip shall be landscaped in grass, ground cover, other vegetation or a walk, wall or fence.
(6) 
Fences or walls shall be subject to the provisions in § 165-128A(1) to (9).
J. 
Signs.
(1) 
All regulations within § 165-112 shall apply to the Neighborhood Commercial District.
(2) 
The sign regulations below in § 165-38J(3) to (9) shall only apply to the Neighborhood Commercial District.
(3) 
The following signs shall be prohibited in the Neighborhood Commercial District:
(a) 
Billboards.
(b) 
Illuminated signs.
(c) 
Inflatable signs.
(d) 
Pennants/streamers.
(e) 
Pole signs.
(f) 
Roof signs.
(g) 
Vehicular signs.
(h) 
Television display signs.
(i) 
Signs attached to a tree, utility pole or otherwise affixed to anything other than an approved sign support structure.
(j) 
Signs containing reflective materials.
(k) 
Signs that obstruct the public right-of-way or obstruct the view of traffic.
(l) 
Signs that obstruct the view of another sign on an adjacent property.
(4) 
Permitted sign types in the Neighborhood Commercial District shall include monument signs, projecting signs, wall signs and window signs as defined by this chapter.
(5) 
Each commercial business shall be permitted a maximum of two different signs from the list of permitted signs.
(6) 
Monument signs.
(a) 
Monument signs shall not exceed four feet in height.
(b) 
The maximum sign area shall be 24 square feet. This excludes the area of the monument's base.
(c) 
Monument signs shall be setback five feet from the public sidewalk or the front lot line, whichever is further from the street. No monument sign shall be setback farther than 10 feet from any public sidewalk or street.
(7) 
Projecting signs.
(a) 
Projecting signs shall not exceed 10 square feet in area per face.
(b) 
Projecting signs shall not exceed 12 inches from sign face to sign face.
(c) 
No portion of any projecting sign shall extend more than four feet from the building.
(8) 
Wall signs.
(a) 
Wall signs shall be a minimum of 12 feet above the ground or a maximum of 25 feet above the ground.
(b) 
Wall signs shall not exceed a height of three feet and shall not exceed an area in square feet equal to one times the length of the building's frontage, up to a maximum of 60 square feet.
(9) 
Window signs.
(a) 
Window signs shall only be permitted on the first floor of street-facing building facades and shall be located in such a way that does not unnecessarily detract pedestrian visibility into buildings.
(b) 
A window sign shall not exceed a maximum of 25% of total glass area.
K. 
Additional requirements for the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District.
(1) 
Site plan approval shall be secured from the Planning Board as required in Article XIII of this chapter.
(2) 
No business use operating in a Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District shall be open to the public during the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
(3) 
No drive-in or drive-through services shall be permitted.
(4) 
There shall be no outside display of merchandise or storage of waste materials.
(5) 
Site lighting shall be shielded in such a way that the source light is not visible at the lot line. All site lighting shall be subject to the provisions in Article XVI of this chapter.
L. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FACADE
An exterior wall of a building that is adjacent to or fronts on a public street, park, or plaza.
FARMER'S MARKET
Any building, structure or place, the property of a municipal corporation or under lease to or in possession of a public or private agency, used or intended to be used by two or more producers for the direct sale of farm and food products from producers to consumers and food buyers. Such market may also include facilities for the packing, shipping, first-instance processing or storage of farm and food products, and shall include all equipment used or intended to be used in connection with such facilities. Such market may also include other businesses which reasonably serve the public or make the market more convenient, efficient, profitable or successful, including, but not limited to, food service, baking, and non-food retailing.
LAUNDROMAT
A business that provides washing, drying, and/or ironing machines for hire to be used by customers in a single building.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
Professional or government offices including those for a person or persons generally classified as professionals, such as architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, doctors, dentists, chiropractors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and the like.
SIGN, MONUMENT
A sign that is supported by a foundation of one or more columns, uprights or braces not attached to or forming part of a building or structure. The sign shall be no higher than five feet above grade, otherwise such sign shall be classified as a pole sign.
SIGN, POLE
A sign that is affixed to, attached to, or erected on a freestanding pole or other support that the bottom edge of the sign face is greater than five feet above grade. Pole signs are prohibited in the Town of Parma.
SIGN, PROJECTING
A sign attached to or supported by a building or structure in such a manner that it extends more than one foot from the building's facade.
SIGN, WALL
A sign fastened or applied to the wall of a building or structure in such a manner that the wall becomes the supporting structure for or forms the background surface of the sign and which does not project more than 12 inches from such building or structure.
SIGN, WINDOW
A sign which is applied or attached to the exterior or interior of a window or is installed inside of a window within 12 inches of the window through which it can be seen.
SMALL-SCALE RETAIL USE
An establishment of 10,000 square feet or fewer of gross floor area engaged in the sale or rental of goods for consumer or household use; excluding, however, animal sales or service, building materials and/or supplies. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, the sale of consumer goods, food and sundry items, beauty salons and barber shops, coffee shops, ice cream shops, and boutiques.
STREET, MAJOR
A roadway used to move traffic into, through and out of major portions of the Town, designed for heavy traffic.
STREET, MINOR
A roadway whose major purpose it to provide direct access to properties.
A. 
Intent. The purpose of this district is to provide for and regulate in an orderly fashion the development of general service and retail business uses whose operations are largely carried out within enclosed structures with no outside sales, display or service activity.
[Amended 4-15-2003]
B. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Stores and shops for retail sales including confectionery products, bakeries, florists, grocery stores, craft and hobby centers, clothing and jewelry sales, newsstands, pharmacies, and sundry goods markets.
(2) 
Personal service shops including dry-cleaning pickup shops, laundromats, barber and beauty shops, and tailoring shops.
(3) 
Hardware stores, garden supply stores, painting and wallpaper, plumbing and electrical supply stores and similar uses.
(4) 
Auto accessories and parts (excluding repairs), home appliances, flooring, furniture and department stores.
(5) 
Banks, including remote teller stations.
(6) 
Equipment rentals, including video films.
(7) 
Packaged liquor or bulk refreshment-drink sales only stores.
(8) 
Commercial schools such as for art, barber, beauty, dancing, exercise, music and similar uses.
(9) 
Motels or hotels.
(10) 
Sit-down service restaurants and taverns, excluding those which include activities identified as adult entertainment.
(11) 
Fast-food restaurants, including drive-through facilities.
(12) 
Enclosed commercial recreation facilities, including bowling alleys, theaters, vending or video games, skating rinks or ball courts.
(13) 
Building supply centers, provided that materials storage is under a roofed structure.
(14) 
All sales and service uses permitted in Restricted Business District, § 165-37B, excepting residential uses.
(15) 
Customary agricultural operations, structures and uses as specified in § 165-31B of this chapter.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
(16) 
Multiple-garage rental units.
[Added 4-15-2003; amended 10-18-2005]
(17) 
Bottle redemption centers that provide for the redemption of plastic and glass bottles and aluminum cans by the general public, the redemption of which takes place totally within the building premises and which does not include any exterior storage or processing undertaken to reshape or recycle the collected material.
[Added 11-3-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(18) 
Self-service storage facility.
[Added 1-15-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
(19) 
Animal hospital and veterinarian office. Boarding of animals subject to the requirements of § 165-39B(20).
[Added 10-18-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
(20) 
Animal boarding and training facilities, subject to:
[Added 10-18-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
(a) 
The property shall be a minimum of two acres.
(b) 
The facility shall be limited to the boarding, raising, training, and grooming of dogs and cats.
(c) 
The adequacy of the site and buildings to accommodate the animals in question shall meet minimum standards of New York State's Department of Agriculture and Markets for kenneling, boarding and keeping of animals.
(d) 
All animals shall be boarded indoors.
(e) 
A fenced outdoor play area shall be allowed behind the rear wall of the building operated between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(f) 
No building or outdoor play area shall be located within 150 feet of a residential district.
(g) 
Animal waste must be disposed of off-site and in compliance with all state, county and local regulations.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
[1]Storage facilities incidental to the principal use, provided that all storage of materials and equipment is enclosed and secured from adverse weather.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(1), regarding animal boarding, was repealed 10-18-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022. This local law also renumbered former Subsections C(2) through C(6) as Subsections C(1) through C(5), respectively.
(2) 
Any building containing a permitted commercial or business use may include a residence as an accessory use, provided that the living unit shall have a minimum area of 800 square feet and shall not be on the same floor of the building with the commercial use.
(3) 
Shops for the manufacture or processing of articles incidental to the conduct of a retail business lawfully conducted on the premises, provided that:
(a) 
Such manufacturing activities shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building;
(b) 
All such articles manufactured or processed are sold at retail on the premises;
(c) 
Not more than four persons are engaged in such manufacturing or processing at any one time in any one establishment; and
(d) 
Such activity shall not produce offensive odors, noise, vibration, heat, glare or dust.
(4) 
Dish antennas/towers according to the requirements of Article X of this chapter.
(5) 
Portable on-demand storage structure. Up to two individual storage units may be used on the property for a period of up to one year as a means for temporary storage. Storage units are required to be located in the side or rear yard and are subject to the setback requirements for the zoning district that they are located in. After the storage units have been removed for a period of at least one year, the owner/tenant may make a new application. A permit is required for each storage unit.
[Added 1-15-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
D. 
Special permitted uses. The following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals according to the requirements of Article IX of this chapter:
[Amended 12-1-1998]
(1) 
Hospitals, convalescent homes, homes for the aged nursing homes or proprietary care facilities.
(2) 
Essential services, including structures, maintenance facilities or storage yards for area utility services.
(3) 
Communication towers.
(4) 
Adult day-care, child care and nursery schools.
[Added 4-15-2003]
E. 
Dimensional requirements for the General Commercial (GC) District.
(1) 
The dimensional requirements for this district are specified in Schedule I which is a part of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.
(2) 
Principal buildings in a General Commercial (GC) District shall contain an area of not less than 1,000 square feet.
[Added 12-1-1998]
(3) 
Off-street parking may be permitted in the front yard, provided that such parking is set back not less than 25 feet from the front lot line.
F. 
Additional requirements for the General Commercial (GC) District.
(1) 
All general regulations as provided in Article X of this chapter.
(2) 
Site plan approval shall be secured from the Planning Board as required in Article XIII of this chapter.
(3) 
Parking, loading, access, buffer and site requirements shall be as provided in Article XVI of this chapter.
(4) 
Signs shall be permitted as listed and further regulated in Article XIV of this chapter.
(5) 
General Commercial (GC) District development shall be subject to:
(a) 
Securing final site plan and/or subdivision plan approval; and
(b) 
Compliance with all additional conditions and requirements for special permitted uses as may be set forth by the Zoning Board of Appeals in its resolution authorizing such uses.
(6) 
Joint access with contiguous parcels shall be encouraged. Access points to public highways shall be spaced no closer than 100 feet, edge to edge.
(7) 
Wherever possible, entrances and exits shall be aligned with the center lines of existing intersecting public rights-of-way. If such alignment is not possible, accessways shall be offset not less than 100 feet from the closest edge of a street intersection.
(8) 
No outside storage of any junked or dismantled vehicles or equipment, waste materials, or materials accumulated for reclamation or recycle shall be permitted.
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide for and regulate in an orderly fashion the development of a full range of service and retail commercial uses, including more intensive uses which deal in bulk retail merchandise or businesses or trades which are dependent upon a high volume of traffic. Such uses shall not, however, be permitted to develop in such concentrations or in such a manner as to impede traffic or become a nuisance or hazard to the public welfare and safety.
B. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
All permitted principal uses in the General Commercial (GC) District, § 165-39B.
(2) 
Motor vehicle service and repair, provided that any lubrication or repair facilities shall be located within wholly enclosed structures.
(3) 
Gasoline dispensing stations, provided that all gasoline, fuel oil and similar substances shall be stored underground and at least 30 feet from any lot line, and that all pumps and service islands shall be located at least 30 feet from any lot line.
(4) 
Building materials supply centers including the display and sale of prefabricated building units.
(5) 
Garden and nursery sales.
(6) 
Enclosed storage facilities, including self-service storage facilities.
[Amended 1-15-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
(7) 
Public utility substations.
(8) 
Commercial recreation facilities, including bowling alleys, theaters, miniature golf course, golf driving range, vending or video games, skating rinks or ball courts.
(9) 
Customary agricultural operations, structures and uses as specified in § 165-31B of this chapter.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
(1) 
Shops for the manufacture or processing of articles incidental to the conduct of a retail business lawfully conducted on the premises, provided that:
(a) 
Such manufacturing use shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building;
(b) 
All such articles manufactured or processed are sold at retail on the premises;
(c) 
Not more than four persons are engaged in such manufacturing or processing at any one time in any one establishment; and
(d) 
Such activity shall not produce offensive odors, noise, vibration, heat, glare or dust.
(2) 
Outside storage for display purposes, provided that all materials, stock and equipment shall not be located within the required setback distances from the lot lines.
(3) 
Dish antennas/towers according to the requirements of Article X of this chapter.
(4) 
Storage facilities incidental to the principal use, provided that all storage of materials and equipment is enclosed and secured from adverse weather.
(5) 
Portable on-demand storage structure. Up to two individual storage units may be used on the property for a period of up to one year as a means for temporary storage. Storage units are required to be located in the side or rear yard and are subject to the setback requirements for the zoning district that they are located in. After the storage units have been removed for a period of at least one year, the owner/tenant may make a new application. A permit is required for each storage unit.
[Added 1-15-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
D. 
Special permitted uses. The following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with the requirements of Article IX of this chapter:
[Amended 12-1-1998]
(1) 
Hospitals, convalescent homes, homes for the aged, nursing homes or proprietary care facilities.
(2) 
Essential services, including structures, maintenance facilities or storage yards for area utility services.
(3) 
New or used cars, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn or farm equipment sales, including related display, repair or services facilities.
(4) 
Communication towers.
(5) 
Car wash establishments.
E. 
Dimensional requirements for the Highway Commercial (HC) District.
(1) 
The dimensional requirements for this district are specified in Schedule I which is a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.
(2) 
Principal buildings in a Highway Commercial (HC) District shall contain an area of not less than 1,000 square feet.
[Added 12-1-1998]
(3) 
Off-street parking may be permitted in the front yard, provided that such parking is set back not less than 25 feet from the front lot line.
F. 
Additional requirements for the Highway Commercial (HC) District.
(1) 
Site plan approval shall be secured from the Planning Board as required in Article XIII of this chapter.
(2) 
Highway Commercial (HC) District development shall be subject to:
(a) 
Securing final site plan and/or subdivision plan approval; and
(b) 
Compliance with all additional conditions and requirements for special permitted uses as may be set forth by the Zoning Board of Appeals in its resolution authorizing such uses.
(3) 
Parking, loading, access, buffer and site requirements shall be as provided in Article XVI of this chapter.
(4) 
Signs are permitted as listed and further regulated in Article XIV of this chapter.
(5) 
The outside display or storage of vehicles, materials or equipment on a lot abutting a residential district shall be visually screened from the residential district.
(6) 
No outside storage of any junked or dismantled vehicles or equipment, waste materials, or materials accumulated for reclamation or recycle shall be permitted.
(7) 
Joint access with contiguous parcels shall be encouraged. Access points to public highways shall be spaced no closer than 100 feet, edge to edge.
(8) 
Wherever possible, entrances and exits shall be aligned with the center lines of existing intersecting public rights-of-way. If such alignment is not possible, accessways shall be offset not less than 100 feet from the closest edge of a street intersection.