Lower Macungie Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 7
S - SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-701 Purpose.
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The purpose of this district is to encourage a variety of housing types for suburban development. The use of performance zoning should also be encouraged as a way to preserve environmentally sensitive areas and open space.
§ 27-702 Uses Permitted by Right.
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The following uses available in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix[1] are permitted by right in this zoning district conditioned on the requirements of Part 24 and provided the use type, dimensional and all other applicable requirements of this chapter are met.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 27-703 Uses Permitted by Condition.
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1.
The following conditional uses available in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix and their accessory uses may be permitted following a review and recommendation by the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Part 24 and other applicable provisions listed herein, and approval of the Board of Commissioners.
§ 27-704 Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
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1.
The following uses available in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix, and their accessory uses may be permitted when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the provisions of Part 24:
A.
Any use of the same general character as those uses permitted by right or condition in the S District. Evidence shall be submitted documenting the similarity and difference between the proposed uses and the uses permitted by right or condition to which the proposed use is most similar.
§ 27-705 Accessory Use.
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Accessory uses or structures on the same lot which are customarily incidental to the permitted use and primary structure are permitted by right. Only the following accessory uses are permitted in this part. These uses shall comply with all yard regulations, except as modified by the provisions contained within § 27-1708 Residential Accessory Uses:
§ 27-706 Lot Area, Width, Building Coverage, Height Regulations.
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The following dimensional requirements in this section and § 27-707 apply to each use permitted in the district by right, by condition and by special exception, subject to further applicable provisions of this chapter. The most-restrictive dimensional requirement for each use shall apply. All principal uses allowed in the district that utilize an on-lot sewage disposal system and/or on-lot water/well shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
Lot Area, Width, Building Coverage, Height Regulations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Principal Use | Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Maximum Building Coverage | Maximum Impervious Coverage | Maximum Building and Structure Height Unless Otherwise Specified (feet) |
Single-family detached dwelling | 12,000 square feet | 80 | 20% | 30% | 35 |
Cluster development, open space neighborhood | 10 acres | * | * | * | * |
Golf course | 50 acres | 300 square feet | 15% | 25% | 35 |
Agriculture | 10 acres | 300 square feet | 20% | 30% | 35 |
Educational institutions | 4 acres | 250 | 20% | 30% | 35 |
Places of worship | 2 acres | 200 | 20% | 30% | 35 |
Recreation uses: nonprofit and commercial | 2 acres | 200 | 15% | 25% | 35 |
Group care facility | 3 acres | 300 | 20% | 30% | 35 |
Public utility structures necessary for transmission such as well house, switching station, etc. | No minimum | None | None | n/a | 35 |
Life care center | 3 acres | 300 | 20% | 30% | 35 |
All other uses unless otherwise specified | 1 acre | 100 | 20% | 30% | 35 |
§ 27-707 Minimum Yard Requirements.
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Principal Use | Front Yard2 | Side Yard1 | Rear Yard |
|---|---|---|---|
Residential use | 25 feet | 10 feet | 25 feet |
All other uses unless otherwise specified | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet |
NOTES: | |
1 | Side and rear yards are in addition to buffer yards except as provided in § 27-1803. |
2 | Unenclosed front porches may encroach up to five feet into the required front yard |
See Figure 1E in Exhibit 2: Typical Residential Lot Layouts for example. | |
§ 27-708 Special Regulations in the S-Suburban Residential District.
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Any new land development or subdivisions shall utilize architectural grade-cladding and enhanced architectural features on all newly constructed or renovated buildings.
2.
All roof mounted or nonresidential HVAC systems or building machinery shall be shielded from view utilizing appropriate screening as displayed in the Lower Macungie Township Design Guidelines.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Design Guidelines are included as an attachment to this chapter.
3.
All new land development or subdivisions shall include illuminated monument entrance signs per this chapter and the Lower Macungie Township Design Guidelines with associated seasonal landscaping beds and plantings.
4.
All new land development or subdivisions shall naturalize all stormwater management features per this chapter and to the satisfaction of the Township.