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Harborcreek Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

PU Public University District

§ 490-33 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to create a zoning district to preserve and protect the unique and substantial investment of public wealth in the Penn State Behrend campus, which creates an atmosphere where learning, scholarship and research may flourish.

§ 490-34 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
Colleges and universities and supported buildings
P
Dormitory
P
Dwelling, multifamily
P
Dwelling, single-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
Energy facility system
P
Essential service
P
Essential service structure
C
Fraternity/sorority
C
Group residence facility
C
Hotel/motel/motor inn
P
Laundromat
P
Library
P
Place of worship (greater than 20,000 sq. ft.)
P
Planned research and business park
P
Recreation facility (outdoor commercial)
C
Research laboratories
P
Retail (less than 5,000 sq. ft.)
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

§ 490-35 Yard and height requirements.

See Appendices for illustrations.[1]
Use Type/Dimension
Single-Family Dwellings
Multifamily Dwellings
Colleges and Universities
Other Nonresidential Uses
Minimum lot area
40,000 sq. ft.
1 acre, max density shall be 16 units per acre
20,000 sq. ft.
40,000 sq. ft.
Minimum lot width
150 feet
200 feet
100 feet
200 feet
Minimum front yard depth
50 feet
50 feet
50 feet from a state or Township road, no setback from a college- or university-owned and maintained road or street
50 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
100 feet from residential use; 35 feet from nonresidential use
20 feet between buildings within a college or university campus; 100 feet from single-family residential use or an R2A or R-4 District
50 feet from other nonresidential, 100 feet from residential use
Minimum rear yard depth
35 feet
100 feet from residential use; 30 feet from nonresidential use
20 feet between buildings within a college or university campus; 100 feet from single-family residential use or an R-4 District
50 feet from other nonresidential, 100 feet from residential use
Maximum height of structure
45 feet
45 feet
45 feet
45 feet
Maximum coverage
30%
30%
30%
30%
[1]
Editor's Note: The illustrations appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.