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Lower Saucon Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

Urban Residential District UR

§ 180-54 Purpose.

The Urban Residential District has the highest density and widest array of any residential district within the Township. The areas are generally proximate to the Borough of Hellertown. Public water and sewer are or may be available and transportation facilities well developed.

§ 180-55 Permitted uses.

The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted by right by the Zoning Officer, provided that the use type, dimensional and all other applicable requirements of this chapter are satisfied:
A. 
All the following uses require site plan approval in accordance with § 180-102:
(1) 
Cultural uses:
(a) 
Library.
(b) 
Community center.
(c) 
Cultural facility.
(2) 
Educational uses:
(a) 
Institution, private; public water and sewer required.
(b) 
Institution, public; public water and sewer required.
(3) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(3), Lodging, was repealed 7-16-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-09.
(4) 
Public service uses:
(a) 
Government facility, Township.
(b) 
Fire and emergency station.
(c) 
Hospital; public water and sewer required (see § 180-121).
(5) 
Residential uses.
(a) 
Single-family cluster developments (see § 180-116):
[1] 
Single-family detached cluster.
[2] 
Single-family duplex.
[3] 
Single-family attached.
[4] 
Mixed residential cluster.
(b) 
Rental and/or condominium (see § 180-117):
[1] 
Garden apartment.
[2] 
Rooming house.
(6) 
Service uses:
(a) 
Nursery school or day-care center (see § 180-127).
(7) 
Recreational uses:
(a) 
Recreation and park, public.[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(8), regarding forestry, which immediately followed, was repealed 7-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04.
B. 
The following uses do not require site plan approval unless required by an overlay zone:
(1) 
Residential uses:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(b) 
Residential group homes (see § 180-118).
[Added 11-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-05]
(2) 
Service uses:
[Added 11-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-06]
(a) 
Nontower commercial communication facilities (see § 180-127.1).
(3) 
Forestry (see § 180-127.2).
[Added 7-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04]

§ 180-56 Conditional uses.

[Amended 7-16-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-09]
The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted when authorized as a conditional use by the Township Council, subject to the provisions of this chapter. All the following uses require site plan approval in accordance with § 180-102:
A. 
Lodging:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast home.
B. 
Residential uses:
(1) 
Conversion (see § 180-115).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(2), regarding group homes/community living arrangement as a residential use, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-05.
C. 
Recreational uses:
(1) 
Club, lodge or social building, private (see § 180-111).
D. 
Service uses:
(1) 
Nursing home or extended-care facility (see § 180-121).
(2) 
Public utility facility (see § 180-123).
(3) 
Mental health facility (see § 180-122).
(4) 
Drug center; public water and sewer required (see § 180-122).[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D(5), regarding antennae mounted on existing or otherwise permitted buildings or structures as service uses, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-06.

§ 180-57 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses are permitted by right and/or by conditional use if accessory to a conditional use. The following accessory uses are permitted in this district, subject to all yard regulations and the applicable provisions of other zoning regulations:
A. 
Satellite dishes (see § 180-129).
[Amended 11-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-06]
B. 
Fences and walls (see § 180-97).
C. 
Home professional office/occupation; site plan required (see § 180-136).
D. 
Noncommercial pools and tennis courts (see §§ 180-130 and 180-135).
E. 
Parking spaces (see § 180-98).
F. 
Residential accessory buildings (see § 180-131).
G. 
Signs (See Article XVIA).
[Amended 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
H. 
Solar energy collection equipment (see § 180-129).

§ 180-58 Lot requirements.

The following dimensional requirements apply to each principal use permitted in the UR District by right and by conditional use and subject to applicable provisions of this chapter:
A. 
Area: minimum 8,000 square feet.
B. 
Width: minimum 60 feet.
C. 
Maximum impervious surface: See charts provided in § 180-127.3 for single-family detached dwelling uses; 35% maximum for all other uses.
[Amended 4-6-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-02]
D. 
Height: maximum 37 feet (no more than three floors).

§ 180-59 Yard requirements.

The following yard requirements apply to each principal use permitted in this district by right and by conditional use, subject to further applicable provisions of this chapter:
A. 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
B. 
Side yard: minimum 10 feet.
C. 
Rear yard: minimum 25 feet.