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Township of Lower Southampton, PA
Bucks County
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[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings or structures shall comply with such regulations as yard, lot sizes, lot width, building area, heights, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off-street parking and other requirements as specified by this chapter.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1. 
The following uses are permitted by right:
[Amended by Ord. No. 600, 9/14/2022]
Use 3
Single-family detached dwelling
Use 53A
Small wireless facilities within the right-of-way, as regulated by the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, but not in an underground district
Use 54
Utility operating facility
Use 68
No-impact home-based business
Use 70
Residential accessory building or structure
Use 76
Residential wind energy system
Use 77
Solar energy system
Use 78
Accessory in-law dwelling
2. 
The following uses are permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the provisions of Part 23 of this chapter:
[Amended by Ord. No. 600, 9/14/2022]
Use 8
Religious use
Use 9
Public or private school
Use 12
Private club or lodge
Use 18
Cemetery
Use 42
Bed-and-breakfast
Use 53B
Small wireless facilities within the right-of-way and within an underground district as regulated by the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act
Use 71
Family day care
3. 
The following uses are permitted as a conditional use when authorized by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the provisions of Part 22 of this chapter:
Use 48
Emergency services
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
All uses shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements listed in this section, unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is stated in Part 14, Use Regulations, for the specific use; in which case the requirements of Part 14 shall apply.
A. 
Lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 9,000 square feet, with a width of not less than 60 feet at the building line and front property line, shall be provided for each single-family dwelling. Only one single-family detached dwelling or one building for a principal use permitted in this district shall be permitted on any single lot.
B. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard along each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 30 feet in depth, provided that the front yard on the long side of a corner lot may be reduced to a depth of not less than 20 feet. All lots fronting on an arterial or collector street shall have a front yard of not less than 50 feet.
C. 
Side yards. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, there shall be two side yards on each lot which shall have an aggregate width of not less than 20 feet and neither of which shall be less than eight feet in width.
D. 
Rear yard. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, there shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth.
E. 
Impervious surface ratio. No more than 50% of the lot area shall be covered with impervious surface.
F. 
Open space. All residential uses, except for the development of fewer than 10 dwellings, shall be required to set aside open space in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
G. 
Along any residential zoning district boundary line or along any lot line separating a residential use from a nonresidential use, a buffer yard shall be provided which shall be not less than 25 feet in width measured from such boundary line or from the street line where such street constitutes the district boundary line and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such buffer yards may be conterminous with any required yard in this district, and in case of conflict, the largest yard requirement shall apply.