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Lancaster Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

Campus/Open Space District S Regulations

§ 280-1101 Intended purpose.

The intended purpose of this zoning district is to conserve open lands and to provide educational and recreational opportunities for the community. It is the intent of these regulations to provide for such areas where they would be most convenient to the Township populace and harmonious with the surrounding land uses.

§ 280-1102 Permitted uses.

A. 
Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in this Article XI.
B. 
Cemetery.
C. 
Commercial recreation facility, subject to § 280-1529 of this chapter.
D. 
Communications antenna, subject to § 280-1603 of this chapter.
E. 
Forestry.
F. 
Nonprofit pubic recreational facility, subject to § 280-1529 of this chapter.
G. 
Nonprofit public facility.
H. 
Place of assembly for worship/education.
I. 
[1]Short-term rental units single room rentals of existing bedrooms.
[Added 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection I, regarding public utility corporations and municipal uses, was repealed 10-8-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-05.
J. 
University, college, and other adult education institution.

§ 280-1103 Special exception uses.

A. 
Communications tower and related equipment on property owned or operated by the municipality or a municipal authority, subject to § 280-1604.
B. 
Principal alternative energy production facility, subject to § 280-1526 of this chapter.

§ 280-1104 Lot, yard and height regulations of principal uses/structures.

A. 
Unless specified elsewhere in this chapter, the lot requirements in Table 11-1 shall apply:
Table 11-1
Minimum Lot Width:
Campus/Open Space District (s)
Minimum Lot Area
At Street Right-of-Way Line
(feet)
At Building Setback Line
(feet)
Minimum Lot Depth
(feet)
Maximum Lot Coverage
(impervious surfaces)
All uses (unless otherwise specified), regardless of public sewer/public water availability
3 acres
130
200
175
40%
B. 
Minimum yard requirements.
(1) 
Unless specified elsewhere in this chapter, the yard requirements in Table 11-2 shall apply:
Table 11-2
Minimum Front Yard
Campus/Open Space District(s)
Principal Arterial Road
(feet)
Minor Arterial Road
(feet)
Collector Road
(feet)
Local Road
(feet)
Minimum Side Yard
(feet)
Minimum Rear Yard
(feet)
All uses (unless otherwise specified)
50
40
30
25
50
50
(2) 
A building may be permitted closer to the street than required above when there is an adjacent existing principal building on the same side of the street which is closer to the street than the minimum front yard requirement and is within 100 feet of the building to be erected. If the building to be erected is within 100 feet of only one such existing adjacent principal building, the minimum front yard shall not be less than the average of the setback of the existing principal building and the minimum front yard requirement; provided, however, that this formula shall not require the placing of a building more than 10 feet back from the front building line of the existing adjacent principal buildings. If the building to be erected is between two such existing principal buildings within 100 feet of the building to be erected, the minimum front yard shall not be less than the average setback of the two adjacent existing principal buildings.
C. 
Maximum building height: 40 feet.

§ 280-1105 Lot, yard and height regulations of accessory uses/structures.

A. 
Minimum front yard. With the exception of patios and decks, accessory structures shall not be permitted in the front yard, except for double-frontage lots, where accessory structures shall comply with the front yard requirements for principal structures. Patios and decks shall not encroach on the minimum front yard specified by § 280-1104 of this chapter.
B. 
Minimum setback from front yard. Accessory structures shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from all front yards.
C. 
Minimum side yard: 20 feet.
D. 
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
E. 
Maximum height: 25 feet.
F. 
Parking and loading regulations. Loading shall be provided as specified in Article XIII of this chapter relating to parking and loading regulations. In addition, no loading facility shall be permitted on any side of a building facing adjoining lands within a residential zoning district nor any side of a building facing an abutting street.
G. 
Sign regulations. Signs shall be permitted as specified in Article XII of this chapter relating to sign regulations.
H. 
Driveway and access drive regulations. All driveways and access drives shall be in accordance with § 280-1606 of this chapter.
I. 
Landscaping and screening regulations. Landscaping and screening shall be provided as specified in Article XIV of this chapter relating to landscaping and screening regulations.
J. 
Nonresidential operations regulations. All nonresidential operations shall be in compliance with any Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and/or federal government regulations, as required by the most-recent regulations made available from these governmental bodies.
K. 
Outdoor storage regulations. Within this zoning district, no outdoor storage or display of merchandise is permitted.
L. 
Waste product regulations. Dumpsters and waste receptacles may be permitted within the side or rear yard, in accordance with § 280-1403C of this chapter. All dumpsters shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from any adjoining property in a residential zoning district.
M. 
Lighting regulations. Lighting shall be shielded as to not impact adjoining properties. Light emanating from any source on the property shall not be greater than two footcandles measured at a height of three feet at the lot line.