Swatara Township Lebanon County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 10
R-3 - SPECIAL PURPOSE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1001 Intent.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.01; as amended by Ord. 44, 6/11/1998]
The regulations of this district are designed to promote the development of mobile home parks and the placement of mobile homes within the district. It is further intended that these regulations provide the opportunity for mobile homes to be grouped in a community type setting, preventing a scattering of mobile homes throughout the Township.
§ 27-1002 Permitted Uses.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.02; as amended by Ord. 44, 6/11/1998]
1.
Single-family detached dwellings.
2.
Public parks and public playgrounds.
3.
Agriculture, truck farming, gardening, flower and tree nurseries, and noncommercial greenhouses, but not including animal husbandry or pet kennels.
4.
Accessory uses and building incidental to any of the above-permitted uses as provided for in Part 14 of this chapter.
6.
Mobile Home Parks.
A.
Mobile home parks, subject to the following regulations:
(1)
Scope. All mobile home parks hereafter established in the R-3 District and all expansions or alterations to existing mobile home parks are subject to all applicable regulations of this section.
(2)
Use of Term. A development subject to those regulations shall be known as a "park" in this section unless specified differently in the text.
(3)
Park Size. Each park hereafter designed shall be at least eight acres. The park shall not be divided by any public street or alley but may contact any street or alley. Hereafter, any street or alley so contacted shall be known as a perimeter street or alley.
(4)
Density. Each park shall have a maximum density of eight mobile homes per gross acre, and no individual mobile home lot in a mobile home park shall be less than 2,500 square feet.
(7)
Park Street. A street installed exclusively for park residents use shall have a durable surface capable of supporting residential traffic and shall conform to the following regulations:
(a)
A park street shall be at least 12 feet wide for one-way and at least 24 feet wide for two-way traffic when parking is provided off-street. A traffic pattern in the park shall allow for efficient access to all points.
(b)
Each mobile home lot shall be accessible from a park street; however, designated parking for a lot may be provided off the lot as provided herein.
(c)
Each park shall be provided with at least two points of ingress/egress for vehicular traffic from public streets.
(d)
No more than two park streets shall intersect at any one point.
(e)
Park streets designated to provide parking for lots shall be widened by eight feet on each side to be used for parking.
(9)
Off-Street Parking.
(a)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with two parking spaces, as required by Part 16.
(b)
Parking spaces for a given lot shall be adjacent to each other.
(c)
Parking spaces which are provided in a common parking lot shall be appropriately marked for a specific lot and shall not be farther than 150 feet from the lot to be served.
(d)
Parking spaces shall be accessible from a park street only.
(10)
Utility Services.
(a)
Each mobile home lot shall be served by either a public water system or a private, Department of Environmental Protection approved, community water system which supplies water at a pressure comparable to the municipal system.
(b)
Each mobile home lot shall be served by a connection to the public sewer system approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(c)
Each mobile home lot shall be served by a connection to an electrical distribution system.
(d)
Any transmission line within the limits of the park for telephone service, electricity or centralized television reception shall be buried.
(11)
Common Open Space Areas.
(a)
The park shall be provided with common open space area not less than 10% of gross park area, which are for the enjoyment of all park residents. The areas may include, but are not limited to, such facilities as service buildings for meeting rooms, laundromats, storage cubicles for residents either individually or collectively, playgrounds, swimming pools, fields and courts for various organized team sports, and landscaped areas for passive recreation.
(b)
The park shall have at least half its common area at one continuous location, and not more than half of its common area may be in the buffer yard.
(c)
No interior play area for children shall be less than 1,000 square feet.
(d)
The park open space areas may contain a wide variety of facilities at the discretion of the owner; however, it is the intent of this chapter that all parks contain well-maintained improvements for recreation for all ages.
(12)
Mobile Home Lot Improvements.
(a)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a patio area adjacent to the mobile home. The patio shall be at least 200 square feet in size.
(b)
The patio shall be properly drained and shall have a durable surface such as concrete or wood.
(c)
Each mobile home shall be situated on a mobile home stand having not fewer than 10 columns or piers to support the weight of the mobile home; alternatively, the mobile home may be supported by columns on a concrete pad or slab. In either case, metal straps or bands, wire rope or similar material must be connected from the mobile home frame to the ground or pad at least at all corners to anchor the unit.
(d)
Each mobile home shall be provided with a skirting of durable material which shall entirely enclose the area beneath the mobile home.
§ 27-1003 Lot and Yard Requirements.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.03; as amended by Ord. 2006-73, 4/13/2006]
1.
A lot area, lot width, lot coverage, yard depths and building height satisfying the requirements of the following table, unless otherwise specified heretofore in § 27-1002, shall be provided for every dwelling unit and/or principal nonresidential building or use hereafter erected, altered or established in this district.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2022-9, 7/14/2022]
Lot and Yard Requirements in the R-3 Special Purpose Residential District | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lot Requirements | Yard Requirements | |||||||
Use | Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width | Maximum Lot Coverage | Front | One Side | Total Sides | Rear | |
Nonresidential building | 3 acres | 250 feet | 30% | 100 feet | 20 feet | 40 feet | 75 feet | |
Residential, single-family detached | ||||||||
No public utilities | 1 1/2 acres | 150 feet | 20% | 30 feet | 10 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet | |
Public sewer/on-lot water | 21,780 feet | 110 feet | 30% | 30 feet | 10 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet | |
Public water/on-lot sewer | 1 1/2 acres | 150 feet | 25% | 40 feet | 15 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet | |
Public sewer and water | 10,000 feet | 75 feet | 30% | 30 feet | 10 feet | 20 feet | 25 feet | |
2.
No building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height, unless authorized by a special exception.
§ 27-1004 Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.04]
In addition to the requirements listed in this Part, the off-street parking regulations of Part 16 shall apply where applicable to the uses permitted in this district.
§ 27-1005 Signs and Advertising Structures.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.05]
Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Part 17 of this chapter.
§ 27-1006 Supplementary District Regulations.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.06]
The supplementary district regulations in Part 14 shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
§ 27-1007 Environmental Improvements and Energy Conservation Requirements.
[Ord. 21A, 9/2/1982, § 10.07]
The environmental and energy requirements in Part 15 shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.