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Harborcreek Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

LF Lakefront Zoning District

§ 490-39 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to plan and encourage infill and expansion of existing development on Lake Erie Bluff with sound practices to help protect the stability of the bluff, yet realize the full economic potential of the unique features of the lake. This district provides for a mixed use of small-scale commercial and residential uses.

§ 490-40 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
Dwelling, single-family
P
Dwelling, multifamily (55+)
C
Dwelling, townhome
C
Eating and drinking establishment (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
P
Emergency response facility
P
Essential service (public utility)
P
Essential service structures
C
Event venue
C
Group residence facility
C
Marina
C
Nursing, convalescent, assisted living, and retirement home
C
Park, public
P
Personal service establishment
P
Place of worship (less than 20,000 sq. ft.)
P
Planned residential development
C
Professional office/service
P
Recreation facility (indoor commercial)
P
Research laboratories
C
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

§ 490-41 Yard and height requirements.

See Appendices for illustrations.[1]
Use Type/Dimension
Single-Family Dwellings and Seasonal Dwellings
Townhomes*
Nonresidential Uses
Minimum lot area
10,000 sq. ft. (new lots created shall be at least 30,000 sq. ft. unless served by public sewer)
5 acres
30,000 sq. ft.
Minimum lot width
75 feet
200 feet
100 feet
Minimum front yard depth
35 feet, or an average of nearest two adjacent structures, provided such structures are within 100 feet
50 feet
35 feet, or an average of nearest two adjacent structures, provided such structures are within 100 feet
Minimum side yard width
10 feet
Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. of floor area:
Interior lot line: 5 feet
Street side on corner lot: 20 feet
50 feet
10 feet from other nonresidential; 75 feet from residential use
Minimum rear yard depth
35 feet
Lake Bluff: 50 feet
Lake Bluff: 75 feet
10 feet from other nonresidential; 75 feet from residential use
Lake Bluff: 75 feet
Maximum height of structure
45 feet
35 feet
45 feet
Maximum coverage
50%
40%
50%
Note:
* Townhomes shall have a maximum of four units per acre with a maximum of four units per building. They shall also comply with the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: The illustrations appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 405, Subdivision and Land Development.