Harborcreek Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
R-2 Medium Density Residential District
§ 490-24 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to establish a medium density residential district and to encourage or promote "fill-in" development in areas already served by sewers and/or water.
§ 490-25 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 | |
Airports and private airstrips | C |
Dwelling, single-family | P |
Dwelling, two-family (provided no such dwelling abuts another) | P |
Emergency response facility | P |
Essential service | P |
Essential service structure | C |
Group residence facility | C |
Nursing, convalescent, assisted living, and retirement home | C |
Park, public | P |
Place of worship (less than 20,000 sq. ft.) | P |
Planned residential development | C |
Professional office/service | SE |
School (primary/secondary) | P |
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 |
§ 490-26 Lot, yard and height requirements.
See Appendices for illustrations.[1]
Use Type/Dimension | Single-Family Dwellings | Duplex Dwellings | Nonresidential Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | With public sewer and water: 10,000 sq. ft. With public sewer and private water: 15,000 sq. ft. With private sewer and public or private water: 20,000 sq. ft. | With public sewer and water: 15,000 sq. ft. With public sewer and private water: 20,000 sq. ft. With private sewer and public or private water: 30,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. excluding street right-of-way |
Minimum lot width | With public sewer and water: 75 feet With public sewer and on-site water: 80 feet With private sewer and/or water: 100 feet | With public sewer and water: 100 feet With public sewer and private water: 120 feet With private sewer and public or private water: 200 feet | 200 feet |
Minimum front yard depth | 35 feet; however, depth shall be 50 feet for properties fronting on Routes 5 and 20 and Iroquois Avenue | 35 feet; however, depth shall be 50 feet for properties fronting on Routes 5 and 20 and Iroquois Avenue | 50 feet |
Minimum side yard width | Principal structures and accessory structures with more than 224 sq. ft. of floor area: 10 feet each side Accessory structures with less than 224 square feet of floor area: Interior lot line: 5 feet Street side on corner lot: 20 feet | Principal structures and accessory structures with more than 224 sq. ft. of floor area: 15 feet each side Accessory structures with less than 224 square feet of floor area: Interior lot line: 5 feet Street side on corner lot: 20 feet | 100 feet from a residential use; 50 feet from another nonresidential use |
Minimum rear yard depth | Principal structures and accessory structures with more than 224 sq. ft. of floor area: 35 feet Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft.: 5 feet | 35 feet | 100 feet from a residential use; 50 feet from another nonresidential use |
Maximum height of structure | 35 feet | 35 feet | 45 feet |
Maximum coverage | 35% | 35% | 35% |
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Editor's Note: The illustrations appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.