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Loyalsock Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE X

A-O Apartment Office District

§ 215-62 District purpose.

To provide reasonable standards for the development of an apartment structure, business or professional offices, convenience goods and personal service shops and facilities or any multiple combination use thereof; to provide design standards that will minimize traffic congestion on the streets, provide for the public convenience and to harmonize with adjoining residential uses.

§ 215-63 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. 
One-family detached.
B. 
One-family semidetached (twin).
C. 
Two-family (duplex).
D. 
Townhouse.
E. 
Garden apartment.
F. 
High-rise apartment.
G. 
Dwelling in combination.
H. 
Place of worship.
I. 
Public school.
J. 
Commercial school.
K. 
Recreation facility.
L. 
Library or museum.
M. 
Municipal building.
N. 
Hospital.
O. 
Community center.
P. 
Animal hospital.
Q. 
Medical office.
R. 
Business and other.
S. 
Emergency services.
T. 
Home occupation.
U. 
Residential accessory.
V. 
Nonresidential accessory.
W. 
Sign.
X. 
Satellite antenna dish.
Y. 
Garage sale.
Z. 
No-impact home-based business.
[Added 3-27-2012 by Ord. No. 347]

§ 215-64 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Conversion apartment.
B. 
Group dwelling.
C. 
Boardinghouse.
D. 
Lodging (rooming) house.
E. 
Private recreation facility.
F. 
Nursing or convalescent home.
G. 
Financial establishment.
H. 
Public utility facility.
I. 
Ponds.
J. 
Retail delivery business.
[Added 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 309]

§ 215-65 Area and dimensional requirements.

Area and dimensional requirements shall be as follows:
A. 
See use regulations for standards pertaining to uses outlined in § 215-12B(1) through (3).
B. 
Required lot area:
(1) 
One-family detached and dwelling in combination: 6,000 square feet.
(2) 
One-family semidetached (twin): 4,000 square feet.
(3) 
Two-family (duplex): 3,000 square feet.
(4) 
Place of worship, public school, commercial school, recreation facility, library or museum, hospital and cemetery: 1 acre.
(5) 
All other uses: 5,000 square feet.
C. 
Maximum building coverage:
(1) 
One-family detached, one-family semidetached, two-family (duplex) and dwelling in combination: 30%.
(2) 
All other uses, except townhouse, garden apartment and high-rise apartment: 40%.
D. 
Minimum yard requirements:
(1) 
Front yard depth: 30 feet.
(2) 
Side yard depth (combined): 15 feet (minimum five feet).
(3) 
Rear yard depth: 30 feet.
E. 
Building height limit: See Schedule A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included at the end of this chapter.
F. 
Minimum lot width: 60 feet.

§ 215-66 Off-street parking.

A. 
Off-street parking shall be provided as required in Article VI, Off-Street Parking, and Article III, General Regulations, of this chapter.
B. 
The required parking spaces shall be situated on the same lot within not more than 200 feet of the dwelling or provided for business units to be served, except as provided in § 215-40A(1).
C. 
Outdoor parking spaces and approaches shall be deemed to be a part of the open space of the lot on which they are located.

§ 215-67 Buffer yards and screen planting.

[Amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 290]
Where an office, commercial and/or apartment use abuts a residential district (R-1 and R-U), the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to require the installation of a buffer yard of at least 30 feet in width and extending the full length of that yard of the lot which abuts the district. This area may be a part of the setback area in a building of four or more stories in height. No structure, parking or loading shall be permitted in the buffer yard. Buffer yards shall be planted and maintained in accordance with Article III, § 215-16 of the codification of ordinances and screen planting shall be provided in accordance with Article III, § 215-17 of the codification of ordinances.