Harborcreek Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
R-3 High Density Residential District
§ 490-27 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide areas within the Township where residential development can occur or be encouraged at higher densities than are permitted in other residential districts. Multifamily units are permitted and the development of such units, at higher residential densities, can be an incentive for encouraging "fill-in" development in those portions of the Township which have been bypassed by past and present growth trends. In many cases, these "skipped-over" areas can be readily served by sanitary sewers and water, and they have good access to the present road network. Allowing higher development densities can make these areas profitable development sites.
§ 490-28 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, multifamily dwelling | C |
Dwelling, single-family dwelling | P |
Dwelling, two-family dwelling | 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 |
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 |
§ 490-29 Lot, yard and height requirements.
See Appendices for illustrations.[1]
Use Type/Dimension | Single-Family Dwellings | Duplex Dwellings | Multifamily 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. | No multifamily dwelling shall be developed on a lot of less than 1 acre. Density shall not exceed eight dwelling units per acre | 40,000 sq. ft. excluding street right-of-way |
Minimum lot width | With public sewer and water: 75 feet With public sewer and private water: 80 feet With private sewer and/or water: 100 feet | With public sewer and water: 100 feet With public sewer and private water: 110 feet With private sewer and public or private water: 200 feet | 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 | 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 sq. ft. 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 Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. 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: 35 feet Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. 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 | Principal structures and accessory structures with more than 224 sq. ft. of floor area: 35 feet Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. 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: 30 feet Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. 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 |
Maximum height of structure | 35 feet | 35 feet | 40 feet | 45 feet |
Maximum coverage | 35% | 35% | 40% | 40% |
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Editor's Note: The illustrations appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.