In the HC Highway Commercial Districts, the following regulations shall apply:
A. Use Regulations.
(1) Uses by Right. Only the following uses shall be permitted by right within the HC District: (See Article 4, “Use Regulations.”)
(a) A-1 Agriculture.
(b) A-2 Accessory Agricultural Sales.
(c) A-3 Forestry.
(d) A-4 Greenhouse.
(e) A-7 Nursery.
(f) A-8 Riding Academy/Boarding Stable.
(g) A-9 Accessory Farm Business.
(h) B-2a Group Home.
(i) B11 Single Family Detached Dwelling.
(j) Reserved.
(k) C-2 Commercial School.
(l) C-3 Day-Care Center.
(m) C-4 Golf Course.
(n) C-5 Hospital.
(o) C-7 Municipal Facility.
(p) C-6 Library or Museum.
(q) C-10 Place of Worship.
(r) C-11 Private Organization.
(s) C-12 Recreational Facility/Community Center.
(t) C-13 Primary or Secondary School or College.
(u) C-14 Municipal Passive Recreation Park. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(v) D-1 Medical Office. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(w) D-2 Office. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(x) D-3 Veterinary Office or Clinic. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(y) D-4 Office Park/Corporate Center. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(z) E-2 Vehicle Sales. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(aa) E-3 Vehicle Repair, Body/Paint Services or Vehicle Accessory Sales. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(bb) E-4 Car Wash. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(cc) E-5 Convenience Store, provided that gasoline sales need conditional use approval. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(dd) E-6 Restaurant Without Drive-through Service. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(ee) E-8 Entertainment. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(ff) E-9 Financial Institution. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(gg) E-10 Funeral Home. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(hh) E-11 Bed and Breakfast. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(ii) E-13 Mini-warehouse. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(jj) E-14 Motel or Hotel. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(kk) E-17 Repair Shop. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(ll) E-18 Retail Trade and Retail Services of up to 10,000 square feet of retail indoor floor area. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(mm) E-21 Parking Lot or Garage. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(nn) E-16 Recreational Campsites. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(oo) F-2 Emergency Services. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(pp) F-4 Essential Services. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(qq) H-1 Accessory Apartment for Immediate Family Member. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(rr) H-2 One Dwelling Unit in Combination with a Principal Business on the Same Lot. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(ss) H-3 Family Day Care. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(tt) H-4 Home Based Business. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(uu) H-6 Outside Storage, as accessory to an allowed principal use. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(vv) H-5 Livestock and Horses as an accessory use. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(ww) H-7 Recreational Vehicles. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(xx) H-8 Residential Accessory Structure or Use. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(yy) H-9 Spa/Hot Tubs. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(zz) H-10 Swimming Pool. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(aaa) H-11 Temporary Structures and Vehicles. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(bbb) H-13 Customarily Accessory Use or Structure. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5- 2014)
(ccc) H-14 Accessory Solar-Powered Generating Facilities. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5- 2014)
(ddd) H-16 Accessory Geothermal Heat Pump. (Ord. 203, passed 2-28- 2023)
(2) Uses by Conditional Approval. Only the following uses shall be allowed as conditional uses within the HC District: (See Article 8, “Conditional Uses,” and Article 4, “Use Regulations.”)
(a) C-15 Detention Facility. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(b) E-7 Restaurant with Drive-Through Service. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(c) E-12 Retail Store over 10,000 square feet. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(d) E-19 Gas Station, which shall require the submittal of a traffic study. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(e) E-20 Shopping Center. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(f) E-23 Tavern. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(g) E-25 Betting Use. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(h) F-5 Commercial Communications Tower/Antenna. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(i) G-7 Quarry. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(j) B-5 Mobile (Manufactured) Home Park. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(k) H-15 Accessory Wind-Powered Generating Facility. (Ord. 203, passed 2-28-2023)
(3) Uses by Special Exception. Only the following uses shall be allowed as special exception uses: (See Article 10, “Zoning Hearing Board,” and Article 4, “Use Regulations.”)
(a) B-1 Boarding House.
(b) B-2b Halfway House.
(c) C-8 Nursing Home.
(d) C-9 Personal Care Facility.
(e) E-22 Mobile Home and Accessory Sales.
(f) E-24 Treatment Center.
(g) F-1 Utility Operating Facility.
(h) H-17 Emerging Alternative Energy Generation Systems. (Ord. 203, passed 2-28-2023)
(4) Signs. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Article 9.
B. Performance Regulations. The following provisions shall apply within the HC District, unless a more restrictive provision is established by another Section of this Ordinance:
Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio | Minimum Lot Area (per dwelling unit for residential uses) | |
(1) Mobile (Manufactured) Home Park.** The regulations of the DD District in § 605.C. shall apply instead of the regulations of the HC District. | ||
(2) Other allowed use | (2) .60 | (2) 40,000 sq. ft. |
** Township-approved central sewage and central water services shall both be provided. | ||
C. Area and Dimensional Regulations. The following regulations shall apply within the HC District, unless a more restrictive provision is established by another Section of this Ordinance:
Minimum Lot Width at Setback (feet) | Minimum Yards Front/Each Side/ Rear (feet) | |
(1) Mobile (Manufactured) Home Park - The regulations of the DD District in § 605.C. shall apply instead of the regulations of the HC District. | ||
(2) Other allowed use | (2) 175 | (2) 50/25*/25* |
Note: *Except a minimum rear and side yard setback of 50 feet shall apply along a lot line of a principal nonresidential use where it will abut an existing residential use or a residential district. | ||
(1) Height. The maximum building height is 45 feet or three stories, whichever is more restrictive.
(2) Vegetative Area. A minimum width of 30 feet adjacent to the curbline of an arterial street shall be planted and maintained in grass or other vegetative ground cover, except for necessary approximately perpendicular driveway crossings. Trees and shrubs shall also be planted in this vicinity, provided they do not obstruct safe sight distances. Where a sidewalk is provided, such 30 feet width may be provided in two segments, provided that the total width totals at least 30 feet. Where curb is not provided, such width shall be measured from the street right-of-way.
(Ord. passed 10-2-2007, § 607; Ord. 173, passed 1-5-2015, § 11; Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2015, §§ 14, 15; Ord. 191, passed 1-8-2019; Ord. 203, passed 2-28-2023)