119 Main St Nazareth, PA 18064-2016

§407. GC District; General Commercial. The purpose of this zoning district is to continue the use and reuse of the existing building stock, to recognize the pattern of mixed commercial and residential uses in the center of Nazareth's business activity and to promote the preservation of the historical setting in the portion of the district which overlaps the historic district. 1. Permitted Principal Uses. A. Automobile or machinery sales with accessory service facilities, exclusive of unroofed storage of motor vehicles or machinery. B. Standard restaurant. C. Carry out restaurant. D. Tavern. E. Hotel, motel. F. Retail store or shop. 27-27 08/07/2017 G. Buildings and facilities for municipal use. H. Personal service store or shop. I. Commercial recreation area or use. J. Business office or office building, studio or agency, such as insurance or real estate office, bank or other financial institution. K. Professional office. L. Membership club. M. Church, Sunday school or other place of worship, parish house, convent, rectory. N. Printing or publishing establishment. O. Parks and recreation areas, non-profit. P. Funeral home. Q. Community center. R. Single-family detached dwellings. S. Single-family semi-detached dwelling (duplex). T. Single-family attached dwelling (townhouses). U. Two-family detached dwelling. [Ord. 594] V. Multiple family dwellings. W. Bed and breakfast inn. [Ord. 606] X. Laundromat Y. Self-Storage Z. Emergency Services Station 2. Permitted Accessory Uses. A. Private garage or private parking area, pursuant to §§502(1) or 502(2) and 503. B. Customary accessory structure and use. C. Signs, pursuant to §505. D. Private non-commercial swimming pool, pursuant to §502(6). E. Home occupations, pursuant to §502(7). F. Parking and loading facilities, pursuant to §503. 27-28 08/07/2017 3. Special Exception Uses. A.. Nursing home, personal care home, assisted living residence or life care retirement center, but not including a hospital. B. Service station. C. Motorized vehicle repair shops. D. Art gallery, museum. E. Bus passenger station, taxi station. F. Conversions of existing dwelling into apartments. G. Conversions of existing permitted uses into mixed uses, including commercial and residential combinations or conversions of any non-residential use into a residential use, provided the following are applied: i. The entire first floor street frontage(s) of the building shall be reserved and developed as a permitted non-residential use as allowed within this zoning district. ii.