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Hempfield Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Rural Residential District

§ 87-23 Purpose.

The Rural Residential (RR) District is intended to allow for residential development that is compatible with rural character. Preservation of natural features such as steep slopes, floodplains, stream corridors, wetlands and mature woodlands is strongly encouraged. Single-family dwellings, family farms and other low-density uses are permitted. Because an expansion of public sewer service is planned in some parts of this district, significant growth pressures are likely to follow. In its adopted Comprehensive Plan, the Township provided that future development in this district should complement the natural landscape and existing low-density development. The use of conservation subdivisions as the preferred development choice within this district will mutually accommodate the development of property and the protection of sensitive environmental areas.

§ 87-24 Uses.

A. 
Principal uses permitted by right in the Rural Residential District are listed in the Table of Uses located in Article II, Table 1.
B. 
Special exceptions allowed within the Rural Residential District are listed in the Table of Uses located in Article II, Table 1, and shall meet the criteria set forth for such uses established in Article XXVI.
C. 
Accessory uses permitted by right or as a special exception in the Rural Residential District are listed in the Table of Accessory Uses located in Article II, Table 2. Requirements applicable to accessory uses in the district are located in Article II, § 87-17.

§ 87-25 Bulk and area standards.

The bulk and area standards for the Rural Residential District are set forth in Article II, Tables 3 and 4.

§ 87-26 Supplementary regulations.

A. 
When 40% or more of a proposed development parcel in the Rural Residential District contains slopes of 15% or more, the parcel shall be developed as a conservation subdivision as specified in Article XIX.
B. 
Performance standards and other special provisions are set forth in Article XX.
C. 
Parking requirements are set forth in Article XXI.
D. 
Signage requirements are set forth in Article XXII.
E. 
Landscaping and buffering standards are set forth in Article XXIII.
F. 
Timber harvesting and logging shall be conducted in accordance with Article XXIV.
G. 
Special standards for single-family attached and duplex dwelling units are set forth in Article XX.