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Schuylkill Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

APO II Apartment/Professional Office District

§ 370-37 Purpose.

[Amended 6-7-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
In addition to the general purposes expressed in § 370-2 and the community development objectives of § 370-5 of this chapter, it is the purpose of this district to allow development of multifamily buildings, townhouses, office establishments, and professional buildings. This district is located between higher-density uses and lower-density land uses. Due to the proximity of this district to residential districts, structures are to be designed to blend in with the surrounding area, but the development of additional lower-density residential uses is not promoted.

§ 370-38 Permitted use regulations.

A. 
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any one of the following purposes and no other, except as otherwise provided in § 370-58 of this chapter:
[Amended 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-11]
(1) 
Multifamily housing, townhouses, pursuant to the provisions of § 370-143.
[Amended 6-7-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
(2) 
Offices for the following uses: administrative, professional, executive, service, sales, commercial, banking, or saving and loan associations, and other similar uses.
(3) 
Signs, in accordance with Article XXI herein.
(4) 
Off-street parking and loading, in accordance with § 370-183 herein.
(5) 
Day-care center, when approved as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of § 370-165.
(6) 
Conversion of single-family dwelling into multifamily dwelling as a special exception pursuant to the provisions of § 370-149.
(7) 
Any use permitted as a use by right in the R-2 Residential District and any use permitted as a special exception in the R-2 Residential District, when such use is approved as a special exception, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article XX.
(8) 
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses pursuant to the provisions of § 370-132.
B. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no exterior storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted and no use shall be permitted which may be noxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration or noise, or which may constitute a public hazard by reason of fire, explosion, or otherwise.

§ 370-39 Density in multifamily developments.

The maximum density for this district shall be a net density of not more than eight dwelling units per acre of developable area.

§ 370-40 Lot size, height, area, building arrangement and recreation.

The following regulations shall apply in this district:
A. 
The following shall apply to office buildings and multifamily housing:
Regulation
Requirement
Minimum developable area
5 acres
Maximum building coverage
35%
Maximum tract coverage (except recreational area)
50%
Maximum height
35 feet
Minimum lot width at building line
300 feet
Minimum front yard depth
100 feet
Minimum rear yard depth
75 feet, except when abutting an FR, R-1 or R-2 District, then 100 feet
Minimum side yards (two required), each
75 feet
(1) 
Building arrangement. In the case of a group of buildings, all buildings shall be arranged in a harmonious grouping, and:
(a) 
The distance between any two buildings either of which faces or backs upon the other, in whole or in part, shall be not less than 75 feet.
(b) 
The distance between the ends of any two buildings similarly oriented, or whose front or rear facades form an angle from 135° to 180°, shall be not less than 24 feet.
(c) 
The distance between corners of any two buildings having front or rear facades forming an angle from 90° to 134° shall be not less than 12 feet.
(d) 
No two buildings shall be permitted having front or rear facades forming an angle of less than 90° unless separated by a minimum distance of 75 feet.
(e) 
Not more than three sides of a court shall be enclosed by buildings or walls.
(2) 
Building site.
(a) 
No single building shall have a total length including angles greater than 150 feet.
(b) 
The joining of two or more buildings by means of an extension of a roof or enclosed walkway shall not in itself be deemed to create a single building.
(3) 
Recreation areas. In the case of multifamily housing, there shall be provided on the premises an area having not less than 100 square feet per dwelling unit, and located conveniently thereto, designed and developed exclusively for outdoor recreational use, such area being permitted to extend within the otherwise required yards or open space, exclusive of front yards. The Board may count this recreation area toward the recreational land requirement in § 320-27D of Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development.

§ 370-41 Accessory use buildings and other structures.

An accessory use building or other structure may be erected in the rear yard in accordance with Article XIX, § 370-132E.

§ 370-42 Screening.

On all lots abutting a residential district, the off-street parking and loading areas shall be screened therefrom by means of an effective screen pursuant to the provisions of § 320-34D of Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development.

§ 370-43 Sewer and water.

All land development allowed in this article is subject to the availability of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved public water and sewer.