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Londonderry Township
City Zoning Code

PART 10

PLANNING RESEARCH DISTRICT

§ 1001 Intent.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(a)]
To provide an area of development with the potential of planning and research on a limited basis.

§ 1002 Permitted Uses.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(b); as amended by Ord. 91-2, 11/4/1991; by Ord. 2005-2, 2/7/2005; by Ord. 2009-3, 9/15/2009, § VII; by Ord. No. 2020-03, 7/21/2020; by Ord. No. 2024-06, 10/7/2024]
1. 
Professional, nonprofessional, medical arts, financial, architectural, engineering, planning, law, real estate or similar uses.
2. 
Medical clinics, medical buildings and pharmacies limited to the dispensing of medicine, drugs, and prescriptions when located in a part of a medical clinic or medical building.
3. 
Convalescent homes and public or private hospitals, and group homes.
4. 
Art and gift shops, florist, beauty and barber shops, when an integral part of uses permitted, § 1002(1 and 2) above.
5. 
Post Offices, central telephone exchange lines from substations.
6. 
Libraries, firehouses, restaurants.
7. 
Laboratories for scientific, agricultural and industrial research and development.
8. 
Executive and administrative offices.
9. 
Offices for industrial and trade unions, credit unions.
10. 
Offices for local, State and Federal agencies.
11. 
(Reserved)
12. 
See Part 18, § 1807, "Signs Authorized in Commercial Zoning Districts and the Planning Research District," and § 1810, ”Billboard Signs."
13. 
Public pumping stations.

§ 1003 Limitations.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(c)]
The above uses shall be permitted only when the basic conditions are mot and are approved.

§ 1004 Height Regulations.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(d)]
1. 
The height of any building shall be limited to 35 feet.
2. 
No building shall be less than one story.

§ 1005 Yard Regulations.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(e); as amended by Ord. No. 2020-03, 7/21/2020]
The following yard regulations shall apply, except that the requirements of this section shall not apply to public pumping stations:
1. 
Front yard depth: 50 feet.
2. 
Side yards (two required): 40 feet each side of a building.
3. 
Rear yard depth: 40 feet.
4. 
Buffer yards shall be provided under § 1609, "Yard Regulations."

§ 1006 Coverage Regulations.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(f); as amended by Ord. No. 2020-03, 7/21/2020]
The following coverage regulations shall apply, except that the requirements of this section shall not apply to public pumping stations:
1. 
The coverage shall be no more than 40%.
2. 
At least 20% of the lot area shall be covered with plant material.
3. 
Parking area shall be no more than 40% of the lot area.

§ 1007 Off-Street Parking.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(g); as amended by Ord. 2001-2, 4/17/2001, § 8]
1. 
Off-street parking shall be in accordance with provisions of Part 19.
2. 
Screening and landscaping shall be in accordance with Part 16, § 1609.5.

§ 1008 Area Regulations.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.10(h); as amended by Ord. No. 2020-03, 7/21/2020]
Except that the requirements of this section shall not apply to public pumping stations, the lot area shall be determined on the basis of yard requirements, coverage, parking, and buffer yard requirements contained in this chapter, however, in no case less than 43,560 square feet (one acre).

§ 1009 Width Regulations.

[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983; as added by Ord. 1992-3, 10/5/1992, § 7; as amended by Ord. No. 2020-03, 7/21/2020]
Except that the requirements of this section shall not apply to public pumping stations, the lot width at the front street line, which shall be measured at the right-of-way line, and at the building setback line, shall be not less than 100 feet.

§ 1010 General Regulations.

[Ord. 2001-2, 4/17/2001, § 8; as amended by Ord. No. 2020-03, 7/21/2020]
All uses within this zone, with the exception of public pumping stations, shall also comply with the general regulations in Part 16 of this chapter if applicable.