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Bellefonte City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Multifamily Residential District R-4

§ 575-23 Intent.

The intent of the Multifamily Residential District is to promote the following:
A. 
To provide for high-density multifamily residential development opportunities;
B. 
To provide for low- and moderate-income housing;
C. 
To promote a diversity of housing types and character; and
D. 
To meet minimum standards of health and safety by protecting against hazards and nuisances.

§ 575-24 District regulations.

Only uses listed below shall be permitted in the Multifamily Residential District. All uses must conform to the lot, yard setback, and maximum height requirements stipulated herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.
R-4 Multifamily Residential District
Lot Requirements
Yard Setback and Height Requirements
(feet)
Permitted Uses
Open Space Required/ Maximum Density Permitted
Minimum Width
(feet)
Maximum Impervious Coverage
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
Maximum Height
Primary Uses
Townhouse: see Use Regulations, § 575-74
20% open space
20/unit
50%
20
15 feet at ends
30
35
Apartment
150
30
30
20
Duplex
6 units/acre
70
20
10; 0 at common wall
30
Patio homes
6 units/acre
70
20
15; see definition
30
Churches
1 acre minimum lot size
75
30
30
50
Public and private schools
1 acre minimum lot size
75
30
30
50
Public park and recreation areas
No minimum
40%
30
Accessory Uses
Home occupations: see Supplemental Regulations
See primary use above to which it is accessory.
Bed-and-breakfast establishments: see Supplemental Regulations
Customary uses accessory to above
Essential services

§ 575-25 Conditional uses in R-4 District.

A. 
Group homes. Intent: The following conditions are intended to provide for the siting and operating of group homes within the Nittany Valley Region while providing reasonable protection to the municipality and to the neighborhood in which the facility will be located against possible detrimental effects.
(1) 
The applicant shall be required to secure all necessary federal, state and/or local permits. All materials, including but not limited to those associated with permits, submitted to any federal, state or local governing body or regulatory agency shall also be submitted to the municipality for review, comment and, if applicable, approval.
(2) 
The municipal governing body may impose other site-specific conditions as it deems necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare.