The purpose of this district is to provide sufficient space
in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments
needed to serve the local population. The standards of this article
and the regulations that apply to the permitted uses are intended
to ensure adequate off-street parking, to create safe circulation
of pedestrian and motor traffic, to promote the most desirable use
of land and pattern of building development, to strengthen the economic
base of the Township, to protect the character of the commercial area
and nearby districts, and to encourage harmonious architectural relationship
of buildings to one another in keeping with the theme of existing
structures within the district all the foregoing in concert with the
Pennsbury Township Comprehensive Plan of 2006, as amended.
A building may be erected or used, and a lot or premises may
be used, for only one of the following principal uses and no other:
A. Uses by right.
(1)
Professional offices, in conformance with §
162-2027, when grouped together into an office park.
(2)
Bank or financial institution without drive-through service, in conformance with §
162-2009, as well as §
162-2027, when grouped into an office park.
(3)
Laboratory and research facilities.
(5)
Gift, art, craft, and antique shops with a floor area of less
than 3,000 square feet for any one store.
(6)
Retail stores with a floor area of less than 3,000 square feet
for any one store, excluding convenience stores.
(7)
Eating/drinking establishments for the sale and consumption of food and beverages without drive-in or drive-through service (service at table or sit-down facilities only), in conformance with §
162-2018.
(8)
Undertaking establishments.
(9)
Personal service establishments.
(10)
Fire or emergency service facility.
(13)
Municipal uses, including park and related accessory uses.
(14)
Forestry/timber harvesting in conformance with Article
XV.
B. Uses by special exception when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the standards of Article
XXIV of this chapter.
(1)
Indoor recreation use and/or club or lodge on a minimum lot size of one acre and in conformance with §§
162-2013 and
162-2034, as applicable.
(2)
Outdoor recreation use in conformance with §
162-2034, but not including an amusement park.
(3)
Retail stores, with floor area of 3,000 square feet or greater, excluding convenience store, in conformance with §
162-2038.
(4)
Newspaper publishing and job printing.
(5)
Factory outlet or showroom-type outlets, such as furniture,
appliance, or furniture sales and service.
(6)
Hospital, medical or dental center in conformance with §
162-2025.
(7)
Hotels, motels, or inns in conformance with §
162-2026.
(8)
Veterinary clinic with or without a kennel, in conformance with §
162-2044.
C. Conditional uses when granted as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, subject to the conditions of Article
XXIII of this chapter.
(1)
Child/adult day-care center, in conformance with §
162-2012.
(2)
Automotive sales and service with enclosed sales floor area of 5,000 square feet or less in conformance with §
162-2008.
(3)
Convenience store with a floor area of 3,000 square feet or less in conformance with §
162-2015.
(4)
Gasoline or service station, in conformance with §
162-2020.
(5)
Drive-through service and/or take out service as an accessory use to and in the same building as an eating and drinking establishment, bank, or pharmacy, in conformance with §
162-2017.
(7)
Retirement community, nursing home, and/or assisted-living facility in conformance with §
162-2033.
(9)
A mix of commercial and residential uses of exceptional merit
if it furthers the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and subject to
specific actions by the applicant as prescribed by the Board. The
Board of Supervisors may authorize a waiver or modification to the
requirements contained in this chapter. The decision of the Board
of Supervisors is final.
(10)
Water Processing and Distribution, in conformance with § 162-2049.
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D. Accessory uses. In addition to one principal use, accessory uses listed below shall be permitted by right unless otherwise indicated as a special exception or conditional use in this chapter and shall be in conformance with §
162-2002 unless otherwise noted:
(1)
Commercial and institutional accessory uses.
(2)
Outdoor cafe, in conformance with §
162-2018, as an accessory use to an eating or drinking establishment only.
(3)
Gasoline or service station by conditional use, in conformance with §§
162-2020 and
162-2015, as an accessory use to a convenience store.
(4)
Private helipad in conjunction with a hospital in conformance with §
162-2023.
For additional standards applicable to permitted uses in this
district, refer to:
A. Article
XV, Natural Resources Protection, including the Groundwater Protection Overlay.
B. Article
XVI, Flood Hazard Overlay District.
C. Article
XIX, General Regulations, including lighting, screening and buffering, access, and parking.
D. Article
XX, Supplemental Uses.
F. Article
XXII, Nonconforming Uses, Buildings and Structures, Lots, and Signs.
G. Article
XVII, Historic Resources Overlay District.
H. Article
XII-a, Route 1 Corridor and Brandywine Battlefield Overlay District.