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Township of Hatfield, PA
Montgomery County
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In the LPO District, the following regulations shall apply.
[Amended 12-9-1998 by Ord. No. 420TT]
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. 
Any use permitted in the RA-1 Residential District as regulated by Article V of this chapter.
B. 
The office or studio of a physician, dentist, teacher, artist, engineer, accountant, musician, architect, lawyer, outside sales person, or realtor. A combination of the uses included in this subsection shall be considered a single use if developed in an integrated and cohesive manner.
C. 
Similar uses to those above when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
A. 
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than 20,000 square feet shall be provided for every building or use.
B. 
Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 100 feet at the building line shall be provided for every building or use.
A. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not be less than 50 feet in depth.
B. 
Side yards.
(1) 
There shall be two side yards on each lot, neither of which shall be less than 20 feet in width.
(2) 
Corner lots are regulated by Article XXVI, General Provisions.
C. 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 35 feet in depth.
A. 
Building coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed 20%.
B. 
Impervious coverage. The impervious coverage shall not exceed 60%.
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or enlarged in this district shall be 35 feet, not exceeding two stories.
A. 
Parking and loading. All-weather parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
B. 
Setbacks. No parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer than 10 feet to any property line, except that portion of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
C. 
All parking for any use other than single-family residential shall be located to the rear of the principal building on the lot.
A. 
Signs. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Article XXIII, Signs.
B. 
Landscaping. All development hereinafter initiated in the LPO District shall have landscaping designed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Subdivision and Land Development.
C. 
Utilities. All development in the LPO Professional Office District shall be served by public sewer and water. All utilities serving a permitted use in this district shall be underground.
D. 
Outdoor land use. There shall be no outdoor storage or display of goods or materials for marketing, storage, or any other purpose. The outdoor storage of trash shall be designed and maintained to be completely screened from view by a landscape buffer.
E. 
Hazardous use. No building may be erected, altered, or maintained, or lot used for any purpose, trade or business that is noxious, offensive, or potentially injurious to health by reason of odor, noise, dust, smoke, heat, gas, radiation, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or vibration.
F. 
Building spacing. The distance at the closest point between any buildings shall be not less than 30 feet.
G. 
Site lighting. Exterior lighting provided in conjunction with any building or use shall be placed not higher than 25 feet above grade and shall be screened so as not to permit the source of illumination to be seen from off of the premises. Only incandescent or color corrected types of illumination shall be used. The hours of illumination of such lights shall be limited to hours of business operation, and shall otherwise be extinguished between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time.