Consistent with the general purposes of this chapter and the
goals and objectives of the Lower Allen Township Comprehensive Plan,
the specific intent of this article is to allow for the establishment
of a mixed-use residential and commercial district in established
areas served by public water and public sewer.
For the purposes of this Article VI, the words "parcel" or "lot," whether singular or plural, shall encompass planned community units under the Pennsylvania Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A § 5101 et seq., as amended, and condominium units under the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A § 3101 et seq., as amended, and the lot area, lot width and yard standards of this Article VI shall apply to each such planned community unit or condominium unit as if each unit constituted a parcel or lot.
The permitted uses are as follows:
A.
Single-family detached dwellings.
C.
Two-family attached dwellings.
D.
Two-family side-by-side dwellings.
E.
Multifamily dwellings.
F.
Conversion apartment dwellings, permitted as a special exception only, in accordance with § 220-154.
I.
Family care facilities.
L.
Nursing homes.
M.
Personal care boarding homes.
R.
Additional nonresidential uses, no greater than 3,000 square feet
in gross floor area, shall be permitted in accordance with the NAICS
as follows, excluding drive-through facilities:
|
NAICS No.
|
Category
|
|---|---|
|
22112
|
Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution
|
|
2212
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
|
2213
|
Water, Sewage and Other Systems
|
|
23
|
Construction
|
|
323
|
Printing and Related Support Activities
|
|
334
|
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
|
44-45
|
Retail Trade, excluding Industry 4543, Direct Selling Establishments, and excluding sexually oriented business as defined by Chapter 59 of the Code of the Township of Lower Allen. Refer to said chapter for sexually oriented business regulations.
|
|
482
|
Rail Transportation
|
|
483
|
Water Transportation
|
|
485
|
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
|
|
486
|
Pipeline Transportation
|
|
491
|
Postal Service
|
|
492
|
Couriers and Messengers
|
|
51412
|
Libraries and Archives
|
|
52
|
Finance and Insurance
|
|
53
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, excluding Industries 53113
(Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units); 5321 (Automotive
Equipment Rental and Leasing); and 5324 (Commercial and Industrial
Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing)
|
|
54
|
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
|
|
55
|
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
|
56
|
Administration and Support and Waste Management and Remediation
Services, except: Industry 5617 (Services to Buildings and Dwellings);
and Subsector 562, Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
|
61
|
Educational Services
|
|
62
|
Health Care and Social Assistance, except Subsectors 622 (Hospitals)
and 623 (Nursing and Residential Care Facilities); and Industries
6242 (Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services)
and 6243 (Vocational Rehabilitation Services).
|
|
7113
|
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events
|
|
7114
|
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers and
Other Public Figures
|
|
7115
|
Independent Artists, Writers and Performers
|
|
722
|
Food Services and Drinking Places
|
|
8112
|
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
|
|
8114
|
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
|
|
812
|
Personal and Laundry Service
|
|
813
|
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations
|
|
92
|
Public Administration, except Industry 92214 (Correctional Institutions).
|
T.
Accessory uses and structures on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, in accordance with § 220-150.
U.
Parking lots as a primary use to provide required off-street parking
for a permitted use on another lot in the MUN District.
The maximum permitted density shall be 10 units per gross acre,
excluding existing dedicated rights-of-way.
A.
There shall be no minimum lot area. Lot area shall be based upon
required setbacks, impervious coverage, parking and loading/unloading,
floodplains/wetlands, steep slope requirements, woodland preservation
and other applicable criteria as set forth in this chapter.
B.
The minimum lot width shall be not less than 50 feet at the dedicated
right-of-way line, except for single-family attached dwellings, where
the lot width may be reduced to a minimum of 20 feet.
Impervious coverage shall not exceed 70%.
Unless otherwise stated herein, yards of the following minimum
depths and widths shall be provided as follows:
A.
Minimum front yard depth: 30 feet. On multiple frontage lots, a front yard shall be provided abutting each street frontage. If the abutting street right-of-way width is less than 50 feet, front yard setback is measured in accordance with § 220-212A. Where existing principal buildings in the same block have lawfully nonconforming front yard setbacks of less than 30 feet, an average setback may be used in accordance with § 220-212B.
B.
Minimum side yards shall total no less than 15 feet, with no one
side yard less than five feet in width, except as follows:
(1)
A minimum side yard of 15 feet shall be provided for the unattached
sides of all side-by-side and attached dwellings.
(2)
A minimum side yard of 15 feet shall be provided for all nonresidential
primary buildings.
(3)
A minimum side yard of 15 feet shall be provided for each side of
a multifamily dwelling.
(4)
On a corner lot, two side yards shall be provided along the interior
lot lines.
(5)
No side yard shall be required for the attached side of side-by-side
and attached dwellings.
C.
The minimum rear yard depth shall be 25 feet. On a corner lot, a
rear yard shall not be required.
All uses must comply with performance standards as set forth within Article XIX herein.
In addition to performance standards contained within Article XIX, the following site design standards are applicable for any new construction within the MUN Mixed-Use Neighborhood District:
A.
Off-street parking for nonresidential uses. Off-street parking/loading and unloading areas shall be provided in accordance with provisions set forth in Article XXIV herein.
B.
Lighting.
(1)
Lighting must be controlled in both height and intensity to
maintain neighborhood character.
(2)
Light standards are restricted to a maximum of 20 feet in height.
(3)
The light level from any use measured at a residential lot line
may not exceed 0.2 footcandle. To achieve this standard, luminaires
shall be shielded to prevent light shining beyond the lot lines onto
neighboring properties.
