Leetsdale City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Zoning Districts
§ 300-4 Zoning Map.
The “Leetsdale Borough Zoning Map” shall be kept on file and available for examination at the Municipal Building.
§ 300-5 Zoning districts.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 445; 8-22-2024 by Ord. No. 690]
The area of the Borough is divided into the following districts as shown by the district boundaries on the Zoning Map. The zoning districts are:
R-1 Single-Family Residential |
R-2 Single-Family Residential |
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential |
R-M Multiple-Family Residential and Neighborhood Commercial |
R-SC Senior Citizen Multiple-Family Dwelling |
C Commercial |
MI Mixed Use Industrial |
I Industrial |
S Special |
§ 300-6 District boundaries.
District boundaries shown within the lines of roads, streams, property lines, and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow the center lines. The vacation of roads shall not affect the location of such district boundaries. When the Zoning Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary by such center-lines, by the scale or dimensions stated on the Zoning Map, or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line, he shall refuse action, and the Zoning Hearing Board, upon appeal, shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purposes set forth in all relevant provisions of this chapter.
§ 300-7 Permitted uses.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 445; 10-14-1992 by Ord. No. 507; 9-8-2022 by Ord. No. 679]
The permitted uses and special exceptions for each district are shown on the following table. Uses given in the following categories shall be according to the common meaning of the term or according to definitions given in Article VII. In the event that an application is submitted for a use that is not listed in this section, the Zoning Officer shall be authorized to:
A.
Determine the classification of the new or unlisted use type into an existing land use category that most closely fits the new or unlisted use based upon the definitions of this article and upon the similarity of the new/unlisted use with an existing, defined land use category; or
B.
In the event that the Zoning Officer determines that the new or unlisted use type cannot be classified under this article, the use shall be treated as a special exception in the Industrial Zone and require review and approval by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the special exception review procedures of § 300-32.
C.
The permitted use tables are as follows:
[Amended 8-22-2024 by Ord. No. 690]
R-1 Single-Family Residential District | |
|---|---|
Permitted Uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Single-family dwelling | Planned unit (single-family dwelling) residential projects (see § 300-14) |
Public parks and playgrounds | |
Essential services | |
Accessory uses | |
R-2 Single-Family Residential District | |
|---|---|
Permitted Uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Single-family dwellings | Noncommercial recreational uses |
Public and parochial schools | Water recreation |
Public parks and playgrounds | Planned unit (single-family dwelling) residential projects (See § 300-14) |
Churches | |
Essential services | |
Accessory uses | |
Home occupations | |
Private schools | |
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District | |
|---|---|
Permitted Uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Single-family dwellings | Noncommercial recreational uses |
Two-family dwellings | Planned unit residential projects (See § 300-14) |
Home occupations | |
Essential services | |
Accessory uses | |
Multiple-family dwellings | |
R-M Multiple-Family Residential District and Neighborhood Commercial | |
|---|---|
Permitted Uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Single-family dwellings | Noncommercial recreational uses |
Two-family dwellings | Hospitals and clinics |
Public and parochial schools | Water recreation and water storage |
Public parks and playgrounds | Planned unit residential projects (See § 300-14) |
Churches | Multiple-family dwellings |
Home occupations | Signs (See § 300-16) |
Neighborhood commercial | Nursery schools |
Personal and professional services | Manufactured home parks (See § 300-19) |
Fire stations and municipal building | Gas stations |
Public parking lots and parking garages | |
Essential services | |
Accessory uses | |
Private schools | |
R-SC Senior Citizen Residential District C Commercial Districts | |
|---|---|
Permitted Use | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Multifamily dwelling | Nursery schools |
Public parks and playgrounds | Hospitals and clinics |
Retail businesses | Water recreation and water offices and storage |
Eating and drinking establishments | Planned unit commercial projects (See § 300-14H) |
Banks | Signs (See § 300-16) |
Personal and professional services | Research laboratories |
Fire stations and municipal buildings | Wholesale businesses |
Auto sales, service and repair | Theaters |
Motels | Multifamily dwelling |
Commercial schools | |
Commercial recreation | |
Public utility buildings | |
Public parking lots and parking garages | |
Essential services | |
Accessory uses | |
MI Mixed Use Industrial | |
|---|---|
Permitted uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Offices | Public parks |
Light industry | Research and testing laboratories |
Essential services | Theaters |
Accessory uses | Industrial uses |
Fire stations | |
Municipal buildings | |
Warehouse | |
Public utility buildings | |
Commercial recreation | |
Stand alone retail businesses | |
Restaurants | |
I Industrial District | |
|---|---|
Permitted Uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Research and testing laboratories | Planned unit industrial projects (See § 300-14H) |
Offices | Water recreation and water storage |
Warehousing | Public parks |
Railroad facilities | Signs (See § 300-16) |
Light industry (§ 300-39) | |
Industrial uses (§ 300-39) | Conditional Uses |
Essential services | Oil and gas development |
Accessory uses | Natural gas compressor station |
Supply yards | Natural gas processing plant |
Wholesale distributors | Oil and/or gas processing plant |
Public utility buildings | Oil and/or gas impoundments |
Fire stations and municipal buildings | Oil and/or gas injection wells |
Building and heavy contractors | |
Metal fabricating | |
S Special District | |
|---|---|
Permitted Uses | Special Exceptions (§ 300-32) |
Public parks and playgrounds | Sexually oriented business operations |
Essential services | |
§ 300-8 Lot and yard requirements.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 445; 6-9-2005 by Ord. No. 587; 8-22-2024 by Ord. No. 690]
The minimum lot area, minimum width of lot, minimum depth of front yard, minimum width of each side yard and maximum building coverage for each district shall be as shown on the following table:
District | Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | Minimum Area/ Family (square feet) | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Depth Front Yard (feet) | Minimum Width Side Yard (feet) | Building Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R-1 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 70 | 25 | 15 | 20% |
R-2 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 25 | 20 | 01 | 30% |
R-3 | 8,000 | 7,000* | 60 | 25 | 101 | 20% |
R-M | 5,000 | 2,400* | 50 | 20 | 102 | 35% |
R-SC | 24,000 | 640 | 100 | 15 | 15 | 35% |
C | 5,000 | - | 50 | 20 | 0 | 40% |
I | 10,000 | - | 100 | 30 | 20 | 40%3 |
S | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MI | 5,000 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 40% |
NOTES: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Corner lots: | ||
When less than 75 feet, the side street setback shall be a minimum of 12 feet. | |||
When 75 feet wide or over, the side street setback shall be a minimum of 20 feet. | |||
2 | Only for residential structures or where commercial structures or uses directly abut residential. | ||
3 | Original coverage for expansion may be permitted up to 65% after favorable approval by Planning Commission and appraisal by the Zoning Hearing Board. | ||
* | See § 300-14F(2) for dwelling density for multifamily units in planned unit development in R-3 and R-M Districts. | ||
A.
Lots which abut on more than one street/alley shall provide the required setback on the other streets/alleys.
B.
All structures, except those in the R-SC District, whether attached to the principal structure or not, and whether open or enclosed, including porches, carports, balconies, or platforms above normal grade level, shall not project into any minimum front, side, or rear yard.
C.
Any lot of record existing at the effective date of this chapter and then held in separate ownership different from the ownership of adjoining lots may be used for the erection of a structure conforming to the use regulations of the district in which it is located, even though its area and width are less than the minimum requirements of this chapter.
D.
Nonresidential structures or uses shall not be located or conducted closer to any lot line of any other lot in any R District than the distance specified in the following schedule:
Minimum Side or Rear Yard Abutting any Lot in any R District | Use |
|---|---|
20 feet | Off-street parking spaces and access drives for nonresidential uses |
40 feet | Churches, schools and public or semipublic structures |
70 feet | Recreation facilities, entertainment facilities, motels, trailer parks and all business uses |
§ 300-9 Height regulations.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 445]
A.
No structure shall exceed 45 feet in height above average ground level except in the R-SC District, unless approved by the Zoning Hearing Board. The Board may authorize a variance to the height regulations in any district if:
(1)
All front, side and rear yard depths are increased one foot for each additional foot of height; or
B.
The height regulations prescribed herein shall not apply to church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers, and spires, chimneys, silos, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, conveyors and flagpoles, except where the height of such structures will constitute a hazard to safe landing and takeoff of aircraft at an established airport.
[Amended 3-12-1998 by Ord. No. 550]
C.
No structure in the R-SC District shall exceed 90 feet in height above average ground level, and no variance shall be required for approval of said height.