(A) (1) On 4-13-2009, City Council established the Downtown Gateway Overlay District, with the base zoning of B-1 Central Business District. The Manual for Development for Downtown Mount Holly, an adopted appendix to the Zoning Ordinance, shall serve as the governing document for the Downtown Gateway Overlay District.
(2) Additionally, on 8-12-2013, City Council approved the following text amendment to the Manual for Development in Downtown Mount Holly: medical facilities greater than 25,000 square feet in size are exempt from the design regulations for new commercial buildings found in § 5 of the Manual for Development in Downtown Mount Holly. However, no use shall be exempt from the parking, landscaping, building material and connectivity requirements found in the manual and the corresponding sections of the Zoning Ordinance.
(B) All permitted principal and accessory uses in the underlying general zoning district are allowed; except that, the following uses are prohibited, irrespective of the underlying zoning district.
(1) Recreational uses (§ 6.2).
(a) Amusement or water parks;
(b) Batting cages;
(c) Fortune tellers, astrologers;
(d) Go-cart raceways; and
(e) Shooting ranges, indoor.
(2) Education and institutional uses (§ 6.3).
(a) Ambulance services;
(b) Churches, synagogues and other associated activities;
(c) Day care centers (six or more);
(d) Nursing and convalescent homes, congregate or group care;
(e) Orphanages; and
(f) Psychiatric hospitals.
(3) Business, professional and personal services (§ 6.4).
(a) Automobile body shop;
(b) Automobile parking (commercial);
(c) Automobile rental or leasing;
(d) Automobile repair and service (excluding storage of wrecked or junked vehicles);
(e) Automobile storage;
(f) Automobile towing and storage services;
(g) Automobile washing facilities;
(h) Building maintenance services;
(I) Contractors’ facilities with open storage;
(j) Equipment rental and leasing;
(k) Equipment repairs, light;
(l) Freezer lockers;
(m) Funeral homes;
(n) Private clubs;
(o) Refrigerator or large appliance repair;
(p) Repair shops not classified elsewhere;
(q) Septic tank service;
(r) Service stations (not including truck stops);
(s) Taxi terminals;
(t) Taxidermists;
(u) Tire recapping;
(v) Truck and utility trailer rental, sale and leasing, light; and
(w) Truck driving schools.
(4) Retail trade uses (§ 6.5).
(a) Automobile and truck dealers; new and used;
(b) Automobile parts and supply store;
(c) Boat dealer, sale or repair;
(d) Building supply dealers;
(e) Farm machinery sales and service;
(f) Flea market;
(g) Fuel oil sales;
(h) Hardware store (w/ outside storage);
(I) HVAC and the like sales and service;
(j) Mobile home sales and service;
(k) Motorcycle assembly and retail parts sales;
(l) Pawn shop;
(m) Recreation vehicles sales and service;
(n) Service stations (gasoline);
(o) Tire dealers and service; and
(p) Truck stops.
(5) Wholesale trade uses (§ 6.6).
(a) Chemical and allied products;
(b) Farm supplies, other;
(c) Forest products;
(d) Grain and field beans;
(e) Hardware;
(f) Lumber and other construction materials;
(g) Machinery, equipment and supplies;
(h) Metals and minerals;
(I) Motor vehicles, parts and services;
(j) Moving and storage firms;
(k) Paints and varnishes;
(l) Paper and paper products;
(m) Plastic materials;
(n) Plumbing and heating equipment;
(o) Professional and commercial equipment and supplies;
(p) Resins;
(q) Trucking or freight terminals;
(r) Utility equipment and storage yards; and
(s) Warehousing and storage, not including storage of any hazardous materials or waste.
(6) Other uses (§ 6.8).
(a) Agricultural production (crops);
(b) Forestry; and
(c) Horticultural specialties.
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996)