[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1100]
In expansion of the Declaration of Legislative Intent contained in Part 1, § 27-105 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this Part with respect to RC-1 — Retail Commercial District to establish reasonable standards of performance and promote the desirable benefits which retail commercial uses, professional and business offices will have upon the development and potential development of the Central Business District of the Borough of Hatboro.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1101; as amended by Ord.
798, 6/27/1988; and by Ord. 859, 9/30/1991]
1.
In the RC-1 Commercial District a building or structure may be erected,
altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be used or occupied for
any of the following uses and no other:
A.
Retail sale of dry goods, general merchandise clothing, food, flowers,
beverages, pharmaceuticals, household supplies or furnishings; sale
or repair of jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, or musical,
professional or scientific instruments.
B.
Shops for personal services such as: barbershop, beauty parlor, dry-cleaning
and pressing pickup station, tailor shop, gyms and health clubs and
shoe repair shop. A dry-cleaning plant shall be permitted only by
special exception granted by the Zoning Hearing Board.
[Amended by Ord. 1015, 1/28/2013]
C.
Restaurant, tearoom, cafe, taproom, or similar establishment serving
food and/or beverage, and having facilities for the indoor seating
of their patrons, but without drive-in or drive-through service; nor
shall drive-in or drive-through facilities be permitted as an accessory
use under Subsection 1I.
D.
Business or professional office, studio, bank, and financial institution,
telephone exchange or other public utility office, passenger station
for public transportation.
E.
Club, fraternal organization, lodge.
F.
Greenhouse, nursery sales yard.
G.
Indoor theater.
H.
Newspaper publishing and job printing.
I.
Accessory uses as authorized by the general regulations of this chapter,
including dwelling units; provided, that all dwelling units shall
be located at or above the second story level, and shall not be more
than 50% of the total lot area. No on-ground or in-ground private
swimming pools are permitted as an accessory structure to any of the
permitted uses in this zoning district.
J.
The following uses when authorized as a special exception, subject
to the provisions of applicable sections of this chapter:
(1)
Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted
uses.
(2)
Funeral home.
(3)
Animal hospital, pet shop, kennel; provided there is adequate
provision made for disposal of animal waste, suppression of noise
and control of odor.
(4)
Hand or automatic self-service laundry, provided there is adequate
provision made for water disposal.
(5)
Hospital, health care facility, subject to regulations as set forth in § 27-420 of this chapter.
(6)
Pay parking lot.
(7)
Child day care center.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1102; as amended by Ord.
798, 6/27/1988]
1.
Lot Area. A lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet shall be
provided for every use or group of uses permitted in the RC-1 Commercial
District, except as provided in § 27-1106 of this Part.
2.
Lot Width. A width of not less than 50 feet measured at the building
line.
3.
Coverage. Total building coverage of not more than 60% of the total
lot area. Coverage includes accessory use buildings.
4.
Front Yard. A front yard of less than five feet measured from the
right-of-way line to the building foundation wall nearest to the right-of-way
line. A front yard shall be that yard that extends from the right-of-way
line to the nearest wall of the principal building. Parking shall
not be permitted in any front yard closer than 20 feet to any right-of-way
line.
5.
Rear Yard. A rear yard of not less than 25 feet measured from the
building foundation wall at the nearest point to the rear property
line. A rear yard is that yard directly opposite the front yard.
6.
Side Yards. No side yards shall be required.
7.
Accessory Building/Structure Restrictions. Accessory buildings and
structures may be erected at least 10 feet to the rear of the building
line, and no less than 10 feet from the rear property line. Accessory
buildings and structures may be erected no less than four feet from
any side property line. No accessory building may be erected nearer
than eight feet from any other existing building on the same or adjoining
lot. Provision must be made for the disposal of roof water onto the
same lot or directly to the nearest storm sewer.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1103; as amended by Ord. 1039, 10/10/2016]
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1104]
1.
The following additional regulations shall apply in the RC-1 Commercial
District:
A.
Building Floor Area. No building may be erected, altered, or used for any uses permitted in § 27-1102 herein that has a usable floor area of less than 1,500 square feet, all on the same level. The first floor level shall be at or within five feet above the mean level of the lot upon which the building is situated.
B.
Building Width. No building may be erected, altered, or used for any of the uses permitted in § 27-1102 herein, having a usable width of less than 19 feet. Width shall be the distance measured parallel to the building line on which a building fronts.
C.
Residential Use Restrictions. No building containing residential
uses shall be erected, altered, or occupied with less than 15 feet
of clear space between any window of a habitable room and a property
line or building wall.
D.
Off-Street Parking. No parking lot or area for off-street, parking,
or storage of motor vehicles, shall abut directly upon a public street
or highway. Each such area shall be separated from a public street
or highway by a raised curb, planting strip, wall, or other suitable
barrier against unchanneled vehicular entrance or exit, except for
necessary accessways or driveways.
E.
Access to Public Streets or Highways. Each separate use, group of
uses or buildings, constructed as part of an integrated plan shall
have not more than two accessways to any one public street or highway,
and, where practicable, access to parking areas shall be provided
by a common service driveway or a minor public or private street,
in order to avoid direct access on a major public street or highway.
F.
Buffer Area. Any commercial development within an RC-1 Retail Commercial
District shall have a permanent landscaped planting area of at least
15 feet in depth designed for screening from view any residential,
office, or industrial uses which adjoin the retail commercial development.
