In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article
I of this chapter, the specific intent of this district is:
A. To preserve and build upon the strength of the Lower
Frederick's villages as the core of the Township, both in terms of
uses and densities/intensities of those uses.
B. To provide for the Township's fair share of population
growth, by permitting medium-density development and a variety of
detached and semidetached dwelling types.
C. To provide standards that permit orderly and efficient
medium-density development while preserving and protecting adjacent
areas from any negative impacts.
D. To promote the sense of neighborhood and promote community
identity.
E. To encourage walking between buildings, and encourage
automobile trips that serve more than one purpose, thereby reducing
traffic volume.
F. To provide open space and recreation facilities for
the benefit of residents of medium-density developments.
G. To further the general welfare by extending greater
opportunities for better and more affordable housing to present and
prospective residents of Lower Frederick Township.
H. To promote the objectives and policies of the Township
Comprehensive Plan.
In the R-3 Medium-Density Residential District,
a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used
or occupied, for any of the following uses and no other:
A. Any mix of the following residential dwelling types with density based on the standards listed below. Maximum tract density shall be subject to further modification by the environmental adjustment factors in §
170-41 of this chapter, as determined by the formula in §
170-41B(2) of this chapter.
(1) Single-family detached dwelling: three dwelling units
per acre.
(2) Lot line house dwelling: four dwelling units per acre.
(3) Village house dwelling: four dwelling units per acre.
(4) Patio house dwelling: four dwelling units per acre.
(5) Single-family semidetached dwelling: four dwelling
units per acre.
(6) Two-family detached dwelling: four dwelling units
per acre.
B. Open space uses, primarily passive in nature, including
wildlife sanctuary, forest preserve, nature center, and similar uses.
C. Game farm, fish hatchery, hunting or fishing preserve;
or similar uses designed for the protection or propagation of wildlife.
D. Parks and recreation areas in compliance with the standards and criteria of Article
XIII, Institutional and Recreational Overlay District, when approved by the Board of Supervisors.
E. Institutions, by conditional use and in compliance with the standards and criteria of Article
XIII, Institutional and Recreational Overlay District, when approved by the Board of Supervisors.
F. Government uses, public utility facility.
G. Accessory uses in compliance with §
170-24 of this chapter, including home occupations in compliance with §
170-25 of this chapter.
H. Residential conversion to not more than two dwelling
units of any single-family detached dwelling that existed as of the
date of adoption of this chapter, provided that the dimensional and
development regulations for a two-family detached dwelling and all
other zoning requirements are met.