The purposes of this district are to provide for a wide range
of highway-oriented retail, service and automobile-related business
activities which ordinarily require main highway locations and serve
regional as well as local customers and to provide sufficient space
for automobile-related merchandising, including the provision of off-street
parking facilities. Provisions are also included to allow and regulate
office uses and special uses such as day-care centers.
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for only
one or more of the following uses:
A. All uses permitted by right or by special exception in the CBD Central
Business District.
C. Grocery store or supermarket.
G. Laundry and dry-cleaning establishment or laundromat.
H. Medical or dental clinic or office.
I. Dance studio, martial arts school or other private instructional
studio or school.
J. Movie theater or other indoor amusement or recreational use such
as a bowling alley, children and family fun center, or other similar
use; provided, however, that said facility is supervised by at least
one employee during all hours that the facility is open for business.
K. Veterinarian, animal hospital, animal grooming establishment, or
animal boarding house.
L. Tradesman's shops such as those for electricians, carpenters, plumbers,
cabinetry makers or similar establishments including a retail outlet
or showroom.
M. Automobile sales, leasing, and repair and service establishments,
excluding auto body repair and painting businesses.
N. Private, commercial educational institution or establishment such
as a business or trade school.
O. Religious use, including accessory dwelling, subject to the provisions of §
153-131.
P. Lodge halls, clubhouses and associated facilities, including auditoriums for private or public use, subject to the provisions of §
153-134.
Q. Drive-through restaurant or bank or similar drive-through use.
R. Municipally owned public surface parking lot.
T. Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses, as determined by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the compatibility standards in §
153-123.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles
XVII and
XXI:
A. Wholesale establishments including retail showroom and display space.
B. Gasoline service station, including self-service station, subject to §
153-137.
D. Funeral home or mortuary, subject to §
153-140.
F. Public parking lot or deck as principal use on a lot.
G. Standard collection facility for recycling.
H. Multiple drive-through facilities for restaurants and banks, provided
that there is room for four automobiles for each stacking lane and
that access for vehicular storage and stacking is maintained in such
a manner so as not to interfere with the safe movement of on- and
off-site vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Daycare center or group daycare home, subject to §
153-146B.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements:
A. Individual establishments.
(1) Lot area: 5,000 square feet.
(3) Front yard.
(a)
In built-up block: not less than prevailing front yard setback
on block.
(4) Side yard: 10 feet on each side.
(6) Impervious surface: 80% maximum.
(7) Height: three stories or 40 feet maximum.
B. Shopping centers. Developments in shopping centers may consist of
attached establishments or detached, individual establishments. The
following shall be minimum requirements unless specifically stated
otherwise:
(4) Distance from property line: 75 feet.
(5) Distance between buildings: 40 feet.
(6) Impervious surface: 80% maximum.