It is the purpose of this district to provide for various office and commercial uses for servicing the local area.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
Uses by right shall be as follows:
A. 
Agricultural, horticulture, hydroponic uses and necessary buildings, including farm dwellings and structures related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle, alpacas, llamas, emus and other livestock, the raising of poultry and poultry products, and the sale of farm products produced on site and sold on a retail basis in accordance with § 500-210.
B. 
Offices, professional and medical/dental.
C. 
Hotels, full-service.
D. 
Hotels, limited-service.
E. 
Banks and financial institutions.
F. 
Banks and financial institutions in combination with professional offices.
G. 
Retail sales of goods and services, excluding restaurants, motor vehicle service stations and garages, motor vehicle sales buildings, body art establishments and adult establishments, where the total square footage of retail sales on a lot is a maximum of 20,000 square feet.
H. 
Personal service businesses.
I. 
Convenience stores.
J. 
Retail sales of lawn and garden care products and the outdoor sale of nursery stock.
K. 
Public parks and public recreation areas.
L. 
Community facilities.
M. 
Public utility installations.
N. 
Temporary retail sales.
O. 
Holiday tree sales.
P. 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
Q. 
Cafe/restaurants with or without outdoor dining.
R. 
Dwelling units in combination with professional offices or connected uses in the same principal structure.
S. 
Forestry.
T. 
Restaurants in combination with professional offices.
U. 
Veterinary office.
V. 
Telecommunications tower.
W. 
Municipal uses.
X. 
Regional stormwater facility.
Y. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. In granting any special exception, the Board may attach certain conditions to its approval which, in addition to the requirements listed within this chapter, it feels are necessary requirements in order to preserve and protect the character of the district in which the proposed use would be located.
A. 
Motor vehicle washing facilities.
B. 
Day-care centers.
C. 
Educational institutions.
D. 
Retail sales of alcoholic beverages.
E. 
Motor vehicle service stations or garages.
F. 
Motor vehicle sales.
G. 
Veterinary hospital.
H. 
Commercial recreation facilities.
I. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above special exception uses.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
A. 
Maximum building height: 35 feet, unless specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or §§ 500-179 and 500-185 of this chapter.
B. 
Minimum lot requirements.
(1) 
Agricultural uses or forestry. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-210.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 10 acres.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: none.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: none.
(d) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard:
[a] 
Farm dwelling: 35 feet. (See § 500-184.)
[b] 
Agribusiness structures, feedlots and manure storage: 100 feet from the property line and 200 feet from existing dwellings on adjacent property.
[c] 
Other permanent structures: 75 feet.
[2] 
Side yard:
[a] 
Farm dwelling, each side: 12 feet.
[b] 
Agribusiness structures, feedlots and manure storage: 100 feet from the property line and 200 feet from existing dwellings on adjacent property.
[c] 
Other permanent structures: 75 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard:
[a] 
Farm dwelling: 35 feet.
[b] 
Agribusiness structures, feedlots and manure storage: 100 feet from the property line and 200 feet from existing dwellings on adjacent property.
[c] 
Other permanent structures: 75 feet.
(e) 
Minimum open area: 75%.
(f) 
Sale of farm and/or garden products on a retail basis. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-210A.
(2) 
Full-service hotels:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 200,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 300 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 300 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 300 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 100 feet, unless specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 50 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 10 feet.
(f) 
Length of building: in accordance with the applicable T-Zone Overlay.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 40%.
(3) 
Limited-service hotels:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Public sewer and/or public water are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 80,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 200 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 200 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 10 feet.
(f) 
Length of building: in accordance with the applicable T-Zone Overlay.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(4) 
Public parks and public recreation areas:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: none.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: none.
(d) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 25 feet. (See § 500-184.)
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 20 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 35 feet.
(e) 
Minimum open area: none.
(5) 
Public utility installations:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: none.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: none.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: none.
(d) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 25 feet. (See § 500-184.)
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 12 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 12 feet.
(e) 
Minimum open area: none.
(f) 
Landscaping and screening. (See §§ 500-220 and 500-221.)
(6) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-212.
(a) 
Sewer and water. Public sewer and/or public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: in accordance with the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: six feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(7) 
Dwelling units in combination with professional offices or commercial uses in the same principal structure. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-233.
(8) 
Temporary retail sales. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-225.
(9) 
Holiday tree sales. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-226.
(10) 
Telecommunication towers. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-224.
(11) 
Other permitted uses by right:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Public sewer and/or public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 150 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Adjoining buildings or structures.
[a] 
No minimum side or rear yard shall be required on either side of the common boundary of two or more separate, adjoining lots on which two or more buildings are adjoined side by side if:
[i] 
The buildings are connected by passageways, corridors or common areas; and
[ii] 
Corridors or common areas are provided by cross easements for the benefit of the owners of all such buildings or structures and their respective employees, clients and/or visitors.
[b] 
In order to reduce the continuous appearance of the adjoining buildings or structures, each of the adjoining and connected buildings on the lots, not subject to the specified minimum side yard dimensions, shall have a visual break in the building facade at minimum distances of every 60 feet. Such visual breaks may consist of projections from the building, angles of deflection of the building's center line, or variations in the color or texture of the facade.
[5] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Length of building. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay, no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
A. 
Maximum building height: in accordance with the applicable T-Zone Overlay; however, all structures are subject to §§ 500-179 and 500-185 of this chapter.
B. 
Minimum lot requirements:
(1) 
Motor vehicle washing facilities:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 150 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Length of building. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay, no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(h) 
All water for washing of automobiles shall be collected and discharged into an approved public sewerage facility. No water utilized for washing shall be permitted to sheet flow from the site or drain into a stormwater conveyance facility.
(2) 
Day-care centers. Such uses shall comply with the requirements of § 500-215.
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(3) 
Educational institutions:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
Lots fronting on arterial and major collector roads:
[a] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[b] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
[2] 
Lots fronting on other road classifications:
[a] 
At street line: 60 feet.
[b] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Adjoining buildings or structures.
[a] 
No minimum side or rear yard shall be required on either side of the common boundary of two or more separate, adjoining lots on which two or more buildings are adjoined side by side if:
[i] 
The buildings are connected by passageways, corridors or common areas; and
[ii] 
Corridors or common areas are provided by cross easements for the benefit of the owners of all such buildings or structures and their respective employees, clients and/or visitors.
[b] 
In order to reduce the continuous appearance of the adjoining buildings or structures, each of the adjoining and connected buildings on the lots, not subject to the specified minimum side yard dimensions, shall have a visual break in the building facade at minimum distances of every 60 feet. Such visual breaks may consist of projections from the building, angles of deflection of the building's center line, or variations in the color or texture of the facade.
[5] 
Interior yards: open space between buildings on the same lot.
[a] 
When front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel buildings shall have 50 feet between faces of the building. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distance may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distance at the other end.
[b] 
A yard space of 50 feet is required between end walls of buildings. If the buildings are at right angles to each other, the distance between the corners of the end walls of the building may be reduced to a minimum of 25 feet.
[c] 
A yard space of 50 feet is required between end walls and front or rear faces of buildings.
[6] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Length of building. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay, no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 40%.
(h) 
No exterior on-site training shall be permitted within the site.
(4) 
Retail sales of alcoholic beverages:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 50 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(5) 
Motor vehicle service stations or garages and motor vehicle sales:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 150 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Length of building. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay, no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(6) 
Commercial recreation facilities:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 150 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Length of building. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay, no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
(g) 
Minimum open area: 20%.
(h) 
All pedestrian and vehicular traffic patterns shall be located in a manner that reduces or eliminates potential hazards to the people utilizing the facility.
(7) 
Veterinary hospital:
(a) 
Sewer and water. Both public sewer and public water service are required.
(b) 
Minimum lot area: three acres.
(c) 
Minimum lot width:
[1] 
At street line: 100 feet.
[2] 
At front yard setback line: 100 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet, unless otherwise specified in the applicable T-Zone Overlay or § 500-184.
[2] 
Side yard, each side: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the side yard shall be 75 feet on the side contiguous with the residential district.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet; provided, however, that if the lot is adjacent to a residential district, the rear yard shall be 75 feet along the side contiguous with the residential district.
[4] 
Perimeter buffer: 20 feet.
(f) 
Minimum open area: 50%.
(g) 
Any outdoor runs or exercise areas shall be located to the side or rear of the principal building, outside of all required yards. Such areas shall be fully enclosed by an opaque fence a minimum of six feet high.
(h) 
Landscaping and screening. (See §§ 500-220 and 500-221.)
The uses in this district are also subject to applicable regulations contained in the following articles:
A. 
Article XVIII, Signs.
B. 
Article XX, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
C. 
Article XXI, Accessory Uses.
D. 
Article XXII, General Regulations.
E. 
Article XXIV, T-Zone Overlay Area.
F. 
Article XXV, Performance Standards.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The "Uses Within Business Districts" table, which immediately followed this subsection, of the 2013 Code, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). See now § 500-269, Uses In Business Districts.