In addition to the general goals listed in the statement of purpose, § 129-102, and community development objectives, § 129-105, it is the purpose of this district to incorporate the following principles:
A. 
Promotion of a district with a pedestrian-oriented central area allowing flexibility in development types;
B. 
Provision for a variety of uses which can be located and combined in a manner more flexible than conventional zoning standards;
C. 
Inclusion of commercial and office uses according to prescribed standards;
D. 
Encouragement of the consolidation of lots for planning and design purposes and creation of developable tracts of a larger size whilst recognizing the necessities of real property financing and providing for connections between otherwise discrete and stand-alone tracts;
E. 
Integration of on-site historic resources, if any, into the overall development plan; and
F. 
Providing for better forms of development which offer landscaping and architectural features to enhance the visual character of Sadsbury Township.
A. 
By-right uses. A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for one or more of the following uses provided that the total floor area of all buildings is equal to or less than 10,000 square feet:
(1) 
All C-1 by-right uses, provided that, in meat and poultry shops, no slaughtering is to be done on the premises.
(2) 
Wholesale sales, storage or distribution.
(3) 
Movie theatre and similar places of indoor entertainment.
(4) 
Administrative, professional or medical office building.
(5) 
Commercial day-care center pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1313.
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(6) 
Township municipal uses.
(7) 
Agricultural uses pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1305.
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(8) 
Automobile service station pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1308.
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(9) 
Convenience store pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1315.
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(10) 
Plant nursery pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1329.
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(11) 
Timber harvesting pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1347.
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B. 
Conditional uses. A building or other structure may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used for any use or aggregate of uses permitted by § 129-902A being of a size greater than 10,000 square feet in building area or any one or more of the following uses, when authorized as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Article XVII:
(1) 
Shopping center pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1338.
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(2) 
Hotel or motel pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1320.
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(3) 
Fast-food restaurant, including drive-through services, pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1334.
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(4) 
Automobile, truck or recreational vehicle sales, new or used.
(5) 
Veterinary clinic, animal hospital or kennel, subject to the provisions of §§ 129-1306 and 129-1323.
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(6) 
Hotel (subject to the provisions of § 129-1320) and banquet facility.
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(7) 
Office use on the second and third floors of buildings when the first floor of the building is used for retail shops or services, provided that medical offices may occupy all floors of a medical office building.
(8) 
Town Center commercial development subject to the provisions of § 129-1348.
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C. 
Accessory uses. Uses on the same lot (or within Town Center commercial development), customarily incidental to any of the foregoing uses, and pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1302, shall be permitted; including, without limitation, the following:
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(1) 
Private garage or private parking areas pursuant to the provisions of § 129-1302.
(2) 
Off-street parking areas pursuant to the provisions of Article XIV.
(3) 
Signs pursuant to the provisions of Article XV.
A. 
When improvement(s) other than a Town Center commercial development is or are proposed for a lot, the following standards shall apply:
(1) 
Minimum lot size:
(a) 
Area: 40,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width at the building line: 150 feet.
(c) 
Width at the street line: 150 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
(a) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(b) 
Each side yard: 20 feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(d) 
All yards abutting a lot used or zoned for residential use shall have a minimum depth of 50 feet.
(3) 
Maximum coverage (impervious):
(a) 
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(b) 
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
(4) 
Minimum open space requirement: as required by § 129-1404, herein.
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(5) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
B. 
The following regulations shall be observed for a shopping center:
(1) 
Minimum tract area:
(a) 
Area: five contiguous acres.
(b) 
Width and the building line: 500 feet.
(c) 
Width at the street line: 500 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
(a) 
Front yard: 100 feet.
(b) 
Each side yard: 50 feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(d) 
All yards abutting a lot used or zoned for residential use shall have a minimum depth of 75 feet.
(3) 
Maximum coverage:
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
(b) 
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(4) 
Minimum open space requirement: as required by § 129-1404, herein.
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(5) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
C. 
Where a Town Center commercial development is proposed for a Town Center commercial development parcel, the following standards shall apply, subject, where applicable, to § 129-1348 of this chapter.
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(1) 
Minimum Town Center commercial development parcel size:
(a) 
Area: 40 acres.
(b) 
Width at the building line: 500 feet.
(c) 
Width at the street line: 500 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
(a) 
As measured to loading spaces: 60 feet.
(b) 
As measured to building lines: 100 feet, provided that in the event that a Town Center commercial development parcel is, pursuant to the land development plans for the Town Center commercial development, to be divided by a public right-of-way or private road not existing at the time a conditional use application for a Town Center commercial development is filed, the minimum yards vis-a-vis such right-of-way or private road and shall be 25 feet.
(3) 
Minimum distance between buildings and off-street parking spaces: 10 feet.
(4) 
Minimum distance between buildings: 20 feet.
(5) 
Maximum coverage:
(a) 
Maximum lot coverage: 70%.
(b) 
Maximum building coverage: 30%.
(c) 
Minimum landscaped area: 20%.
(6) 
Maximum building height: 40 feet or two stories, whichever is less.
A. 
No more than 5% of the open or paved area of a use permitted by this article may be used for the display of goods. Regardless of the percentage space used for the display of goods the display of goods shall not interfere with the safe and efficient flow of on-site vehicular traffic and/or off-street parking required pursuant to §§ 129-1404C and 129-1405C of this chapter.
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B. 
Except as set forth at § 129-1348, parking regulations contained in § 129-1405 herein shall apply to uses in this district.
C. 
Sign regulations contained in Article XV shall apply to uses in this district.
D. 
Except as set forth at § 129-1348 of this chapter, the supplemental regulations and general regulations contained in Article XIII and Article XIV, respectively, shall apply to uses in this district.
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E. 
The tract and proposed development shall be served by public water service and public sewer.