Heidelberg Township Lehigh County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 8
Rural Village District
27-801 Permitted Uses
A building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used, or a lot may be used for occupied for one principal use for any of the following purposes in the Rural Village District. Upon demonstration to the Zoning Officer that the dimensional and other applicable requirements of this Chapter are met, the Zoning Officer shall issue permits in accordance with §§27-1203 and 27-1204 as applicable. [Ord. 2010-1]
27-802 Accessory Uses
These uses occur on the same lot as the permitted uses and are customarily incidental and subordinate to the permitted use. Accessory uses shall meet all yard and other applicable regulations of this Chapter.
27-803 Special Exception Uses
Applications for these uses are subject to review by the Zoning Hearing Board according to the provisions of Part 11. These uses shall be permitted after the Zoning Hearing Board has determined that the relevant standards and criteria contained in §27-1108 are met. The Zoning Hearing Board may attach any reasonable conditions and safeguards, in addition to those expressed in the ordinance, as it may deem necessary to implement the purpose of this Chapter and to protect the public health, safety, morals, and the general welfare.
27-804 Lot Area, Width, Lot Coverage, And Height Requirements
| Use | Minimum
Lot Area | Minimum
Lot Width | Maximum Lot
Coverage | Maximum
Building Height |
| Agriculture | none | none | 5% | none |
| Business establishments, industry, places of assembly/worship, schools, and public buildings | 20,000 sq. ft. | 80 feet | 25% | 35 feet |
| Single-family attached dwellings | 8,000 sq. ft.
[Ord. 2010-1] | 30 feet [Ord. 2010-1] | 35% | 35 feet |
| All other permitted uses | 1 acre | 125 feet | 10% | 35 feet |
The maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 20 percent if the property owner incorporates a ground water recharge system for impervious coverage areas of a type which will have the net effect equal to a 10 percent lot coverage or less. The approval of the ground water recharge system shall be by the Zoning Officer in consultation with the Township Engineer. [Ord. 2004-1]
(Ord. 4-81, 12/28/1981, §840; as amended by Ord. 2004-1, 6/10/2004, §1; and by Ord. 2010-1, 4/8/2010)
27-805 Minimum Yard Requirements
| Use | Front Yard | Each Side
Yard | Side Yard with
Abutting Street | Rear Yard |
| Agriculture, except structures | none | none | none | none |
| Structures customarily associated with animal husbandry | 50 ft. | 100 ft. | 50 ft. | 100 ft. |
| Compost heaps and similar uses and/or vector promoting uses | 50 ft. | 100 ft. | 50 ft. | 100 ft. |
| Residential uses [Ord. 2010-1] | 40 ft. | 20 ft. | 40 ft. | 40 ft. |
| Business establishments, industry, places of assembly/places of worship, schools, and public buildings | 30 ft. | 10 ft. | 30 ft. | 30 ft. |
| Accessory uses and structures | 50 ft. | 15 ft. | 50 ft. | 15 ft. |
| All other permitted uses, including structures associated with agriculture | 50 ft. | 30 ft. | 50 ft. | 50 ft. |
27-806 Other Applicable Requirements
- Single-Family Attached Dwellings. A maximum density of 1.5 dwelling units per gross acre is applicable. The side yard requirements are applicable only to the unattached sides. A legally binding mechanism for assuring the maintenance of the sewage disposal system shall be required.
- Convivence Store with Energy Recharge. The use shall be arranged to permit all services to be rendered entirely within the lot lines. No gasoline or oil pumps shall be placed within the minimum yards required by §27-805.
(Ord. 4-81, 12/28/1981, §860)