[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-4]
The purpose of the C-1 District shall be to
provide for a pedestrian-oriented business district that will serve
as a town center for the balance of the Borough. Retail, office and
service uses shall be encouraged that will compliment adjoining residential,
governmental and institutional uses. To preserve and enhance the pedestrian
environment along the streets within the district, parking and loading
activities will be directed to rear yard areas. Parking will also
be provided by community lots and on-street, curbside parking.
The following shall be permitted principal uses
in the C-1 District:
A.
Retail stores and shops.
B.
Service uses including, but not limited to the repair
and servicing of appliances, shoe repair, cleaners, laundries, tailors,
barbershops and beauty salons.
C.
Offices and banks.
D.
Funeral homes.
E.
Medical service uses including but not limited to
doctors, chiropractors, dentists, and medical clinics.
F.
Restaurants, coffees shops, taverns and similar uses,
provided that no restaurant shall be permitted to have a drive-in
or drive-through windows or services.
G.
Health clubs and exercise centers including dance
studios and related uses.
H.
Residential apartments on the second and third floors
of buildings with ground-floor business uses.
I.
Municipal facilities deemed necessary and appropriate
by the governing body of the Borough of Newfield.
J.
Utility services as defined herein.
K.
Child-care centers and day-care centers.
L.
Warehouse and distribution.
[Added 2-9-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-1]
The following shall be permitted accessory uses
in the C-1 District:
A.
Off-street parking and loading areas subject to the
following guidelines:
(1)
All parking and loading areas shall be located in
rear yard areas.
(2)
Off-street parking and loading areas shall be permitted,
but not required, as an accessory use to a primary use otherwise permitted
by the C-1 District except that the Planning Board may impose reasonable
requirements for off-street parking and loading areas upon finding
that existing or proposed community, on-site or on-street facilities
will not be sufficient to service a building or use.
B.
All uses which are normal, incidental, accessory and
consistent with the principal use.
C.
Signs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
D.
Outdoor seating for food service and restaurant uses.
(Reserved)
The following shall be expressly prohibited
in the C-1 District:
A stable and attractive commercial center serves
as an important component of any community. The guidelines that follow
have been created as means of supporting and enhancing the overall
character and quality of this district. New construction and the renovation
of existing structures within the C-1 District is encouraged to adhere
to the following guidelines:
A.
The primary surface materials used for exterior walls,
especially walls facing or visible from a street, should be brick,
stone, stucco, or concrete masonry block designed to replicate these
materials through a textured or split face surface. Wood siding or
vinyl siding that simulates wood will also be acceptable where these
materials are appropriate to the architectural style and character
of the structure.
B.
Where a building faces the street, it should be designed
to compliment and encourage pedestrian traffic through appropriate
entrance and window treatments.
C.
Building facades fronting the street should be furnished
with windows at each level of the building. Blank, windowless walls
or walls with limited or small windows shall be discouraged.
