2572 Us Hwy 1st 1 Lawrence Township, NJ 08648-4128

A. Purpose. The Highway Commercial (HC) district is intended to serve both the residents of the municipality and the general public with uses typically ori ented towards motorized travel. The HC district is the primary retail zone for localized sales and services that are not regionally based. It differs from the NC-1 and NC-2 districts by including automobile business uses and excluding residential uses, with the exceptio n of certain senior citizen housing. The Highway Commercial district is also intended to support the retail uses in the Regional Commercial district. B. Permitted Uses. In the HC district, no lot shall be used and n o structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following: 1. Automobile sales through franchised new car dealers. 2. Automobile accessories and car washes. 3. Banks, including drive-in facilities. 4. Bars and taverns. 5. Convenience stores. 6. Department and discount stores. 7. Governmental uses. 8. Indoor recreational facilities. 9. Membership club bulk retail outlets. 10. Offices. 11. Retail sales of goods and services. 12. Restaurants, including fast food restaurants. 13. Shopping centers. 14. Theaters and entertainment. C. Accessory Uses Permitted. Any of the following accessory uses may be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use: 1. Canopy for motor fuel equipment protection or passenger drop off. 2. Fences and walls. 3. Garages, storage buildings and tool sheds. 4. Off-street and structured parking. 5. Outdoor display of new and used motor vehicles only in associat ion with a franchised new car dealer. 6. Outdoor seating associated with a restaurant, complying with th e following standards: Land Use Ordinance Lawrence Township, Mercer County §420 136 a. Seating shall comply with the handicapped accessibility require ments of N.J.A.C. 5:23-7. b. No seating shall be located within 5 feet of any public or priv ate parking and shall be adequately protected from vehicular traffic. c. No glare from lighting for outdoor seating shall be created. d. No impediment to the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traff ic shall be created by the outdoor seating. e. Off-street parking for outdoor seating shall be provided in accordance with