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Harborcreek Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

R-4 College Related Residential/Commercial District

§ 490-30 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to provide an area within the Township where residential and commercial development can be mixed to accommodate the needs of Penn State Erie Behrend College students. This area is to encourage housing of students around the immediate area of the campus and not in the established residential district.

§ 490-31 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
Colleges and universities and supported buildings
P
Day care facility
P
Dwelling, multifamily
P
Dwelling, single-family
P
Dwelling, two-family
P
Eating and drinking establishment (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
P
Eating and drinking establishment (greater than 5,000 sq. ft.)
P
Emergency response facility
P
Essential service
P
Essential service structure
C
Fraternity/sorority
C
Golf course (private or public)
P
Group residence facility
C
Hotel/motel/motor inn
P
Laundromat
P
Library
P
Mixed residential/commercial buildings
P
Park, public
P
Place of worship (greater than 20,000 sq. ft.)
P
Planned research and business park
P
Planned residential development
C
Professional office/service
P
Research laboratories
P
Retail (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
P
Rooming house
P
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

§ 490-32 Lot, yard, and height requirements.

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 located on a lot of less than 1 acre. Maximum density shall be 16 dwelling units per acre
20,000 square feet
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
Minimum lot width at the building setback line: 200 feet
200 feet
Minimum front yard depth
35 feet
35 feet
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 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
As related to perimeter and/or interior property lines:
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: 5 feet
50 feet from a residential use; 10 feet or 1/2 of structure height, whichever is greater, 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.: 5 feet
As related to perimeter and/or interior property lines:
Principal structures and accessory with more than 224 sq. ft. of floor area: 30 feet
Accessory structures with less than 224 sq. ft. of floor area: 5 feet
When abutting another commercial or nonresidential use: 10 feet or 1/2 the height of the structure, whichever is greater
When abutting a residential use: 50 feet
Maximum height of structure
35 feet
35 feet
45 feet
Principal: 45 feet
Accessory: 30 feet
Maximum coverage
40%
40%
40%
35%