It is the intent of the C-3 District, as outlined
by the Upper Uwchlan Township Comprehensive Plan, to provide for retail
and service uses in an area of the Township accessible to a regional
highway system. The C-3 District establishes standards for a unified
and organized arrangement of buildings, service and parking areas,
to facilitate access management and provide for safe, convenient and
attractive commercial activity in the Township.
On any lot or tract in the C-3 Highway Commercial District with direct frontage on old Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) and located north of Ticonderoga Boulevard and south of Byers Road, the use regulations set forth in §
200-33 for the C-1 Village District shall apply. On all other lots or tracts in the C-3 Highway Commercial District, the following regulations shall apply:
A. Uses by right. In the C-3 Highway Commercial District,
a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used
or occupied by right, for any one, but only one, of the following
principal purposes, and no other:
(1) Business or professional office, bank or other financial
institution, passenger station for public transportation.
(2) Individual retail store or shop for sale of food,
groceries, drugs, dry goods, clothing, furnishings and other household
supplies, variety, electronic goods and supplies, automotive supplies,
general merchandise, hardware and garden supplies, provided that no
sale or dispensing of gasoline or other fuels and no adult-oriented
use shall be permitted.
(3) Restaurant, drive-through restaurant, confectionery
shop, bakery, or other place serving food or beverages.
[Amended 10-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]
(4) Personal service establishment, including but not
limited to barbershop, beauty salon, shoe repair, tailor, dressmaker,
repair of small appliances or electronic goods, or dry-cleaning service.
(5) Retail or wholesale establishment for the sale of
plumbing and heating equipment and supplies, lumber yard, including
the customary storage and work yards incidental thereto.
(6) Educational or religious use.
(7) Cultural studio or facility.
(8) Medical marijuana dispensary.
[Added 6-19-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-02]
B. Conditional uses. In the C-3 Highway Commercial District, a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any one of the following principal purposes when authorized as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, subject to §
200-116 of this chapter. At the reasonable discretion of the Board of Supervisors, conditional uses in the C-3 Highway Commercial District may be approved subject to compliance with any applicable design standard(s) set forth in §
200-36.
(1) Any two or more principal uses otherwise permitted by right, conditional use, or special exception as provided herein. As a condition of conditional use approval, the Board of Supervisors may require that any application for a combination of two or more principal uses comply with the provisions of §
200-70 of this chapter, as deemed applicable by the Board.
(5) Bowling lanes, indoor theater, and other place of
indoor amusement or recreation.
(6) Sale or dispensing of gasoline as a principal or accessory
use.
(7) Vehicular sales establishment and sale of farming
equipment in operable condition, provided that any used motor vehicle
and any used trailer over 1,000 pounds shall bear a current state
inspection sticker.
(8) Sale or bulk storage of coal, petroleum or other fuels;
excluding, however, combustible trash or waste.
(9) Vehicular service establishment; service and minor
repairs to motor-driven vehicles and farming equipment, but not including
body or fender repair, painting or major overhauling.
(11)
Adaptive reuse for historic preservation where indicated as a use subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors as a conditional use in accordance with Section
200-72.1.
[Added 9-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-07]
(12)
Mixed-use dwelling.
[Added 6-15-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-01]
C. Special exceptions. In the C-3 Highway Commercial District, a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following principal uses when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to Article
XX of this chapter:
(1) Municipal or public uses; governmental or public utility
building or uses.
(2) Conversion of dwellings as set forth in §
200-63.
D. Accessory uses. In the C-3 Highway Commercial District,
a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used
or occupied for any customary accessory use(s) provided that they
are incidental to any permitted principal use.
E. Adaptive reuse for historic preservation where indicated as a use by right in accordance with §
200-72.1.
[Added 9-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-07]
For additional regulations applicable to this district, see Article
XIV, Supplemental Land Use Regulations, Article
XV, Common Regulations, and Article
XVI, Signs.