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Harborcreek Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

V Village District

§ 490-36 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to recognize the historic pattern of growth in the Village of Harborcreek. The Village embodies a healthy mix of small-scale business development and single-family dwellings at a density that promotes walkability and maintains historic character.

§ 490-37 Table of uses.

KEY:
P = Permitted by right
SE = Permitted by special exception with a hearing before the Zoning Hearing Board
C = Permitted by conditional use with a hearing before the Township Board of Supervisors
Use
Type
Principal Use
Bed-and-breakfast establishment
C
Dwelling, single-family dwelling
P
Eating and drinking establishment (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
P
Emergency response facility
P
Essential service
P
Funeral home
P
Group residence facility
C
Laundromat
C
Multifamily dwelling
SE
Park, public
P
Personal service establishment
P
Place of worship (less than 20,000 sq. ft.)
P
Professional office/service
P
Recreation facility (indoor commercial)
P
Retail (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
C
Accessory Use
Accessory solar energy system
P
Home occupation
C
No-impact home-based business
P
Small wind turbine
P
Wireless communication, co-location
P

§ 490-38 Yard and height requirements.

See Appendices for illustrations.[1]
Use Type/Dimension
Single-Family Dwellings
Multiple Family Dwellings
Nonresidential Uses
Minimum lot area
10,000 sq. ft. (new lots created shall be at least 40,000 sq. ft. unless served by public sewer)
40,000 sq. ft. minimum plus 5,000 sq. ft. for each additional unit
40,000 sq. ft.
Minimum lot width
75 feet
100 feet
100 feet
Minimum front yard depth
Average of adjacent structures
Average of adjacent structures
Average of adjacent structures
Minimum side yard width
5 feet
20 feet, minimum; 100 feet from single-family residential use
10 feet from other nonresidential; 100 feet from residential use
Minimum rear yard depth
15 feet
15 feet, minimum; 100 feet from single-family residential use
10 feet from other nonresidential; 100 feet from residential use
Maximum height of structure
45 feet
45 feet
45 feet
Maximum coverage
50%
50%
50%
Additional lot standards
Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. of floor area:
Interior lot line: 5 feet
Street side on corner lot: 20 feet
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Editor's Note: The illustrations appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.