The purposes of this district are to provide for a wide range
of pedestrian- and highway-oriented retail and service uses which
are intended to serve both transient and neighborhood customers and
to allow, regulate and provide sufficient space for automobile-related
merchandising, including the provision of sufficient off-street parking
facilities.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be
used for only one or more of the following uses:
A.
Retail store, including general merchandise, hardware, or variety
store, gift shop, pharmacy or similar establishment.
B.
Food store, including grocery store, supermarket, and bakery, confectionery,
or convenience store (e.g., Wawa, etc.) where goods are sold at retail.
C.
Personal service shop, including barbershop, beautician, shoe repair,
tailor, fitness salon or spa or laundromat.
D.
Eating or drinking establishment, including standard restaurant,
pizza shop, delicatessen or similar use, and take-out establishment,
but excluding drive-through establishment.
E.
Caterer.
F.
Bank or other financial institution.
G.
Medical or dental office or clinic.
H.
Veterinarian.
I.
Office or office building.
J.
General service and repair, such as furniture, watch, radio, appliance
and similar establishments but excluding service and/or repair of
automobiles and heavy equipment such as trucks, tractors, construction
equipment, etc.
K.
Tradesman's shop, such as electrician, carpenter.
L.
Commercial education, such as beauty school, business school, computer
training center, etc.
N.
Tinicum Township municipal building or other low-impact municipal
use.
O.
Multifamily building.
P.
Multifamily unit (apartment), above a commercial use permitted in
this district.
Q.
Any use of the same general character as any of the uses permitted
above, provided that it is consistent with the purposes of the district
and not detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood. The Code Enforcement
Officer (CEO) shall make such determination after recommendation by
the Township Engineer.
A.
Outdoor storage in the side or rear yard only, provided that such
storage area is completely screened from the street or sidewalk by
an opaque fence or similar effective visual barrier (such as a wall
or berm) which shall be not less than six feet high.
F.
Any accessory use on the same lot or tract with and customarily incidental
to any of the above permitted uses, and not detrimental to the neighborhood.
A.
Each permitted use shall be conducted within a completely enclosed
building.
D.
No goods, items or equipment shall be offered for sale beyond the
front lines of a building, except for temporary sales or promotions
lasting not more than five days. Any such temporary event or sale
including display or sale beyond the front line of the building, which
exceeds five days in duration, shall require a permit from the Township.
F.
All refuse shall be placed in closed, vermin-proof containers.
Unless specifically noted otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements:
A.
Detached buildings.
(1)
Lot area: 5,000 square feet.
(2)
Lot width: 50 feet.
(3)
Front yard: depth shall be equal to the predominant front yards of
existing buildings on the same block. Where there are no existing
buildings within 100 feet of the proposed building, such proposed
building shall have a front yard of not less than five feet or more
than 15 feet.
(4)
Side yards: 20 feet aggregate and eight feet, minimum.
(5)
Rear yard: 15 feet.
(6)
Building coverage: 50%, maximum.
(7)
Impervious surface: 70%, maximum.
(8)
Height: 40 feet or three stories, maximum.
B.
Attached buildings.
(1)
Unit width: 20 feet.
(2)
Distance between buildings: 25 feet.
(3)
Front yard: subject to § 395-39A(3) above.
(4)
Side yard: 15 feet each side, at end of row.
(5)
Rear yard: 15 feet.
(6)
Building coverage: 50%, maximum.
(7)
Impervious surface: 70%, maximum.
(8)
Height: 40 feet or three stories, maximum.
