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The purpose of this article is to protect, maintain
and preserve the existing retail, office and residential uses in the
district; to accommodate the shopping needs of local residents, employees
and visitors; to provide for apartments (and offices) above retail
uses; to preserve unique architectural features of existing structures
and encourage new structures to be consistent with those in the adjacent
area.
In the Retail-Office-Apartment District, land,
buildings or premises shall be used by right only for one or more
of the following uses:
A. Retail store, including general merchandise store,
hardware store, variety store, pharmacy or similar establishment.
B. Gift shop or similar establishment.
C. Apparel or accessory store.
D. Business machine, television, radio, computer or household
appliance store, including sales and service, where service facilities
must be related to the sales activity.
E. Personal service shop, including barber, beautician,
shoe repair, tailor and laundry, where actual cleaning and pressing
are done off the premises, and related personal services.
F. Food store, including grocery store or supermarket,
liquor store or beverage distributor, confectionery, bakery, pastry,
candy and ice cream shop, where goods are sold only at retail on the
premises.
G. Eating and drinking place, including restaurant, delicatessen,
sandwich or pizza shop or tavern.
H. Bank.
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I. Professional or business office or studio, or financial
institutions (other than banks) are not permitted on ground and/or
first floor at front of store grade level and are permitted by right
only on higher floors.
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J. Municipal building or use.
K. Mixed use, where offices and/or residential use are
located above retail establishments or residential use above offices,
subject to § 311-22D(6).
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L. Place of amusement, provided they are consistent with
all other ordinances of the Borough of Media.
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M. No drive-in or drive-through establishments will be
permitted such that ingress and/or egress is from/to state street.
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N. Church or other place of worship.
O. Conversion, as per §
311-76.
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The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. All special exceptions are subject to the provisions of Article
XVII.
A. School, day-care center or similar use as determined
by the Zoning Hearing Board.
B. Club, lodge; nonprofit organization, as defined in Article
II of this chapter.
C. Public parking lot or garage.
The following accessory uses shall be permitted:
A. All accessory uses permitted in the R-1 Residential
District, except private swimming pools.
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B. Storage within a completely enclosed structure, in
conjunction with a permitted use.
C. An accessory use on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any of the uses permitted above and not detrimental
to the neighborhood.
No building may be erected, altered or used,
and no lot or premises may be used for any trade, industry or business
that is noxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas or
noise, or that is dangerous to public health or safety. No gas or
diesel internal combustion engine shall be used.