The purposes of the GB General Business District are to provide
for a wide range of highway-oriented retail, service, and other commercial
activities that require or normally benefit from main highway locations;
serve transient as well as regional and local customers; and provide
sufficient space for automobile-related merchandising. Drive-through
uses are permitted. Secondary purposes are to allow and regulate office
uses, mixed uses, and special uses such as day-care centers and apartment
buildings.
Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for only
one or more of the following uses:
A.
All uses permitted in the RS Retail Service District, except as noted
otherwise below.
B.
Establishments that contain both a workshop and a retail outlet or
showroom, provided that the workshop is located at the rear of the
establishment.
C.
Trade shops such as those of an electrician, carpenter, plumber,
or similar practitioner.
D.
Convenience store or pharmacy, such as Wawa, Rite-Aid, or CVS.
E.
Supermarket.
G.
Sale, lease, repair, and service of automobiles.
H.
Beverage distributor.
I.
Caterer or bakery.
K.
Professional office.
The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use only, subject to the applicable requirements of Article XVI:
A.
Sale, lease, and repair of trucks, subject to provision of a planted visual screen where the existing adjacent use is pedestrian-oriented, as defined in Article II.
B.
Gasoline service station, automobile or truck body repair and painting, and gasoline service station with a related convenience store, subject to § 600-132.
E.
Place of amusement, including bowling alley, arcade, or similar indoor recreation or amusement, subject to § 600-137.
G.
Any use of the same general character as those permitted in § 600-47 and 600-48. Such use shall be permitted by Borough Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, shall be consistent with the purposes of the district, comply with the performance standards in Article XIX, and not be detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood. To determine if a proposed use is of the same general character as any of the listed permitted uses, Borough Council and the Planning Commission shall evaluate its impacts against the compatibility standards in § 600-119.
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses, subject to all applicable requirements of Article XV, General Regulations, and other articles as noted below.
D.
Outdoor storage shall be in the rear yard only, provided that such storage area is completely screened from the street and sidewalk by an opaque fence or planted visual screen and shall comply with the screening requirements in § 600-114. Only those materials, items, or products generated by or directly related to the business conducted on the property shall be stored. There shall be no storage of items from sources other than the subject property.
E.
Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental
to any of the uses permitted above and not detrimental to the area.
Unless specified otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:
A.
Lot area: 10,000 square feet.
B.
Lot width: 75 feet.
C.
Front yard: Not less than the average setback on the block, but in
no case less than 20 feet.
D.
Side yard: 12 feet on each side.
E.
Rear yard: 15 feet.
F.
Distance between buildings: 40 feet.
G.
Impervious surface: 70% maximum.
H.
Height: three stories or 40 feet.
A.
All parking areas, driveways, and loading areas shall be lighted
adequately for safety and convenience of customers, delivery vehicles,
and other users. All lighting fixtures shall be shielded from street
traffic and from abutting residential properties.
B.
Where feasible, deliveries shall be made at the rear of each building
or row of buildings.
D.
Where a building contains storage and/or assembly areas, these areas
shall be placed in the portion of the building farthest from the street.
E.
Assembly and/or storage areas shall not occupy more than 75% of the
building area, exclusive of the basement.
