East Earl Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Residential Medium-Density RM District
§ 450-45 Intended purpose.
The regulations for this district are intended to provide for various types of higher-density residential development, in order to encourage a mix of housing types in older residential areas of the Township. Emphasis is placed upon the accessibility to transportation, community facilities, and public facilities.
§ 450-46 Permitted uses.
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
C.
Two-family detached dwelling.
D.
Single-family attached dwelling.
E.
Multifamily dwellings.
F.
Noncommercial agricultural and horticultural uses and structures, such as greenhouses, when accessory to a residential use.
G.
Signs, subject to all applicable provisions, procedures, and requirements of Article XVIII herein.
H.
Uses and buildings customarily accessory and incidental to any permitted uses.
I.
No-impact home-based businesses.
§ 450-47 Special exceptions.
The establishment and/or expansion of the following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in Articles XXII and XXV herein.
A.
Conversion apartments.
B.
Accessory apartments.
C.
Family day-care home.
D.
Home occupations.
E.
Manufactured home parks.
F.
Public and private parks, playgrounds and municipal recreation areas.
G.
Municipal facilities, public libraries and emergency services facilities.
H.
Churches and related uses.
I.
Public and private schools.
J.
Group care homes, including halfway homes.
K.
Group day-care homes.
L.
Adult day-care facilities.
M.
Personal care boarding homes.
N.
Boarding homes.
O.
Nursing homes.
P.
Clubs and lodges.
Q.
Public utility and communication uses where operation requirements necessitate locating within the district.
R.
Commercial antennas, towers, and equipment for commercial operation.
S.
Family care facility.
T.
ECHO housing.
U.
Vacation rental houses.
§ 450-48 Conditional uses.
§ 450-49 Residential density requirements.
For an age-restricted residential community or CCRC, a net density of between four and eight dwelling units per acre shall be established for all residential development, regardless of the mix of unit types.
§ 450-50 Height regulations.
Unless otherwise specified in Article XXII herein, height regulations shall apply as follows:
A.
The height of a principal residential building, except for those in an age-restricted residential community or continuing care retirement community, shall not exceed 35 feet.
B.
The height of a principal nonresidential building, or any building within an age-restricted residential community, shall not exceed 35 feet.
C.
The height of an accessory structure shall not exceed 24 feet.
§ 450-51 Lot area, lot width and maximum impervious coverage regulations.
A.
Lot area, lot width and maximum impervious coverage for residential uses. For those residential uses provided on individual lots (not including age-restricted residential communities or continuing care retirement communities), the following requirements shall apply:
(1)
Required service by public water and public sewer. All lots for which a building permit has not been issued as of April 10, 2007, shall connect to public water and public sewer as a condition of development or building permit approval for any use or structure requiring septic service.
(2)
All residential lots.
Dwelling Type | Lot Area/Dwelling Unit (square foot) | Lot Width at Setback (feet) | Maximum Impervious Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
Single-family detached | 10,000 | 80 | 40% |
Single-family semidetached | 5,000 | 50 | 50% |
Single-family attached | 3,000 | 20 | 50% |
Two-family detached | 5,000 | 1001 | 50% |
Apartment | 2,000 | — | 50% |
Accessory apartment | 2,500 | 1001 | 50% |
Conversion apartment | 5,000 | 1001 | 50% |
NOTES: | |
1 | Per building. |
B.
Lot area, lot width, and maximum impervious coverage for age-restricted residential communities and continuing care retirement communities:
C.
Lot area, lot width and maximum impervious coverage for nonresidential uses. Unless otherwise specified in Article XXII, the following requirements shall apply:
(1)
All such uses shall require service by public water and public sewer, except for permitted accessory uses not requiring septic service. The lot area shall be based upon required setbacks, impervious coverage, parking and loading/unloading standards, but in no case shall be less than 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building setback line: 100 feet.
(3)
Maximum impervious coverage: 50%.
§ 450-52 Setback regulations.
The following setback regulations apply to all uses permitted within this district unless otherwise specified herein:
B.
Public sewer.
(1)
Front yard. The minimum front yard required shall be that distance established between the right-of-way line of a public or private road and the building line as stated in Article XX of this chapter.
(2)
Side yards (excluding apartments and/or attached dwellings): eight feet.
(3)
Rear yard (excluding apartments and/or attached dwellings): 25 feet.
(4)
Interior yards (open space between principal structures). Interior yards shall be provided in accordance the below requirements:
(a)
When front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel structures shall have 50 feet between faces for one story in height, plus five feet for each additional story. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distances at the other end. Where service drives or bank grade changes or collector walks are introduced in this space, the distance between structures shall be at least 50 feet.
(b)
End to end, a distance of 25 feet between structures for a one story structure plus five feet additional for each story in excess of one.
(c)
End to front, or end to rear, a distance of 30 feet between structures for each one story structure plus five feet additional for each story in excess of one.
(d)
When adjacent structures differ in the number of stories, the required distance between structures shall be calculated on the taller of the structures.
(5)
For apartments and/or attached dwellings of one or two stories, there shall be two side yards of 15 feet each and a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
D.
Residential accessory buildings and structures shall provide front, side, and rear yards in accordance with Article XVI herein. Nonresidential accessory buildings shall conform to the setbacks set forth for principal structures herein.
F.
When located adjacent to agricultural uses, shade trees shall not be planted closer than 10 feet to the affected property line.