The Township is divided into the zoning districts listed below and shown by the zoning district boundary lines on the Millcreek Township Zoning Map.

In addition to the zoning districts above, the Township includes the following overlay districts.

A map entitled the "Millcreek Township Zoning Map" is hereby adopted as part of this Chapter that identifies the boundaries of the zoning districts. The Township Zoning Map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon are a part of this Chapter and have the same force and effect as if they were all fully set forth or described herein. The original, properly attested zoning district map shall be available for examination at the Township office and may be amended as deemed necessary by the Board of Supervisors.

District boundaries.

Purpose. The CR District provides incentives to protect natural amenities and contribute to a community-wide network of open space, enhancing the community's overall quality of life by arranging development in a less land-consumptive manner that permanently preserves property with sensitive environmental features, potential recreation utility or other public value. The purpose is also to encourage the continuity, development and viability of agricultural operations within this district.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the CR District include:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Accessory Uses and their associated Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all applicable criteria for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter:

Dimensional Standards.

Purpose. The R1 District is intended to preserve the character of existing single-family neighborhoods. This district is primarily for Single-Family Dwellings, Detached and activities that are compatible with residential areas.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the R1 District include:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Accessory Uses and their associated Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all applicable criteria for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter:

Dimensional Standards.

Purpose. The R2 District provides alternatives to single-family housing to diversify the housing opportunities available within the Township.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the R2 District include:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Accessory Uses and their associated Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all applicable criteria for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. The R3 District permits Multi-Family Dwellings and other relatively intense residential development to support population concentration near major thoroughfares, transit and related facilities.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the R3 District include:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter:

Dimensional Standards.

Purpose. The C1 District is intended primarily for local retail, office and service Uses necessary to satisfy the needs of nearby residential neighborhoods.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the C1 District include:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter:

Dimensional Standards.

Purpose. The C2 District is intended to foster orderly growth in areas where primarily commercial establishments serve a consumer population well beyond Township borders.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the C2 District include:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including but not limited to, the following:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. The C3 District is intended primarily to accommodate Uses oriented to and serving commercial transportation.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the C3 District include:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied.

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. The MU-1 District adds Use flexibility to encourage compact, pedestrian-oriented development.

Permitted Uses. Uses and Accessory Structures permitted in the MU-1 District shall include:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. The MU-2 District is intended to incorporate compatible housing options with retail, office, service and related Uses, activating this corridor with a built-in worker and customer base and density of users.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the MU-2 District shall include:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. The PI District is intended as a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use area where strong design and beautification create a suitably iconic entrance that connects and strengthens major community attributes.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted by right in the PI District shall include:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Accessory Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve an Accessory Use by Conditional Use for the following Accessory Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Accessory Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. The I1 District provides a suitable environment to encourage the development of light industrial enterprise by designating space for such Uses and others which may be mutually complementary, subject to standards which protect nearby residential, agricultural, commercial and public Uses from hazards, noise and other disturbances.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the I1 District shall include:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Dimensional Requirements.

Purpose. I2 District accommodates industrial activities which may produce moderate nuisance hazards in areas that are relatively remote from residential development. The I2 District is intended to allow industrial operations such as manufacturing, fabricating, processing, warehousing. Regulations governing this district are intended to protect the Township and its residents from harmful impacts often associated with heavy industrial operations and to confine external physical effects of industrial development within the boundaries of the I2 District, so as to minimize the impact from such Uses upon natural resources and residential Uses.

Permitted Uses. Uses and their Accessory Structures permitted in the I2 District shall include:

Uses permitted by Conditional Use. The Board of Supervisors may approve a Use by Conditional Use for the following Uses where it finds that all general criteria in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable for the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Uses permitted by Special Exception. The Zoning Hearing Board may approve a Use by Special Exception for the following Uses and their Accessory Structures where it finds that all general criteria as set forth in Article IV of this Chapter and all criteria applicable to the Use as set forth in Article V of this Chapter are satisfied:

Accessory Uses permitted by right. Any Use and their accompanying Structures that are customarily subordinate and incidental to an approved Permitted Use, Special Exception, or Conditional Use are permitted by right, including, but not limited to, the following:

Dimensional Requirements.