Emmaus City Zoning Code
PART 9
AREA, YARD AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT
§ 27-901 Area, Yard and Building Restrictions.
[Ord. 776, 6/21/1993, § 901; as amended by Ord. 937, 11/5/2001, §§ 3, 7]
The following area, yard and building requirements shall apply for the specified zoning district, unless a more restrictive requirement for a specific use is required by Part 4 or another section of this chapter. All measurements shall be in linear feet unless otherwise stated.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Area, Yard and Building Requirements is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 27-902 Height.
[Ord. 776, 6/21/1993, § 902; as amended by Ord. 937, 11/5/2001, § 7]
1.
All districts shall have a maximum height for buildings of 2.5 stories and 35 feet, whichever is more restrictive, except as follows:
A.
Unless specifically stated otherwise in this chapter for a specific use, such as permitted mid-rise apartments in Part 3.
C.
Except a maximum height of 45 feet or 3.5 stories, whichever is more restrictive, shall apply in the R-P and R-HO districts.
D.
Newly constructed buildings in the B-C District shall be a minimum of two stories and a maximum of 50 feet high.
E.
Except residential accessory structures on lots of less than one acre, which shall have a maximum height of 1.5 stories (with the 1/2 story limited to nonhabitable storage areas) and 25 feet.
§ 27-903 Lots Without Public Sewage and Public Water Service.
[Ord. 776, 6/21/1993, § 903]
1.
Any lot that will not be served by both public water service and public sewage service at the time of occupancy of any principal buildings shall be required to have a minimum lot area of one acre per principal use/dwelling unit and a minimum lot width of 150 feet, unless a more restrictive requirement is established by another section of this chapter.
2.
See the Borough Ordinance requiring connections to the Borough sewage system.