[Amended 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1602; 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 1612]
A building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or
used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following
purposes and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in a C-1 Commercial District, except that no residential uses shall be permitted in the C-2 Commercial District except a midrise apartment use as permitted by conditional use in accordance with Subsection D below and no restaurant, tearoom, cafe, confectionery or similar establishment shall be permitted, except in accordance with Subsection C below.
B.
Animal hospital, provided that all animals shall be kept in completely
enclosed buildings and the use shall be designed and conducted in
such a manner that it will not constitute a nuisance in surrounding
areas by reason of noise or odor.
C.
The following uses, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with §§ 350-241 to 350-247 of this chapter:
(1)
Restaurant, tearoom, cafe, confectionery or similar establishment
serving food or beverages.
(2)
Gasoline filling station, provided that the minimum frontage shall
be not less than 150 feet on each street which the property abuts,
and the total lot area shall be not less than 30,000 square feet.
(3)
Outdoor theater, miniature golf course and similar outdoor amusement.
(4)
Electric substation.
(5)
Motel or motor court.
(6)
New or used automotive sales and service agency; automotive repair
or body shop.
(7)
Minor or public garage.
(8)
Any use of a commercial nature not otherwise provided for.
D.
A midrise apartment residential use shall be permitted in the C-2
Commercial District if the following criteria are established by the
developer:
(1)
A conditional use is obtained from the Board of Commissioners in accordance to the procedures set forth in § 350-187.
(2)
The project shall be developed as a transit-oriented development
with at least one property line within 2,500 feet of a property on
which there is located a railroad station serving the general public,
and the property must share a property line with railroad tracks serving
a commuter rail station.
(3)
The minimum lot size for this use is 1.5 acres.
(4)
The midrise apartment residential development shall be no more than
four stories in height and shall not exceed a height of 60 feet. If
approved by conditional use, below-grade structured parking built
under the building shall not be counted toward the height restriction.
(5)
Not more than 40% of the area of the lot or lots to be developed
shall be occupied by buildings.
(6)
Parking shall be provided in accordance with § 350-178; provided, however, that the required parking may be reduced by up to 25% for developments of one and two-bedroom units only by conditional use if the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners that the proposed parking will be adequate for the site. Any reduction is in lieu of a reduction in parking by special exception under § 350-178E.
(7)
The minimum lot size or the size of the lots making up the property
to be developed shall be 1.5 acres.
(8)
The yard regulations set forth in § 350-80 shall be complied with except that the rear yard setback may be reduced to zero if the property's rear yard is adjacent to property on which no buildings are erected, such as train tracks or a public park.
(9)
Sidewalks shall be installed and have a width of a minimum of eight
feet and a maximum of 12 feet.
(12)
The developer must comply with all other applicable requirements
of this Zoning Code and the subdivision and land development ordinances
that are not in conflict with this section.
For every use or group of uses permitted in this district, the
minimum lot size shall be 20,000 square feet. Furthermore, no individual
nonresidential use shall contain less than 2,000 square feet of floor
area.
[Amended 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 1612]
Except as noted above, no building shall exceed 35 feet in height
or three stories, whichever is less.
[Amended 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1602; 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 1612]
Except as noted above, maximum building area coverage shall
not exceed 30% of the lot area. Maximum impervious surface coverage
shall not exceed 60% of the lot area.
A.
There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts,
which shall be no less than 15 feet in depth, provided that, in any
case where parking is permitted in the front yard, the depth of such
yard shall be not less than 40 feet.
B.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least
30 feet, provided that, in the case of a building no part of which
is used as a dwelling and which does not abut a residential district,
the depth of the rear yard may be decreased with authorization as
a special exception.
C.
There shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than
20 feet in width, except that, where a lot abuts a residence district,
each side yard shall be not less than 30 feet in width.
The provisions of Article XXIV, including the requirements relating to parking and signs contained therein adjoining a residential or multiple dwelling district or use, a minimum ten-foot buffer strip shall be required, landscaped in accordance with Chapter 300, Article V, § 300-43C, of the Upper Moreland Township Code to safeguard the character of the neighboring area.
