The purpose of this district is to:
Only the following uses are permitted by right in the LDR District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Article XX are met:
A.
B.
The following accessory uses, within the requirements of § 275-190:
Only the following uses are permitted by special exception in the LDR District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Article XX are met:
Only the following uses are permitted conditional uses in the LDR District, provided that the requirements for specific uses in Article XX are met:
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to:
(1)
Recognize
existing single-family houses which have declined in marketability
because of increasing traffic on abutting streets and the development
of commercial uses on abutting areas.
(2)
Allow
limited office uses within these houses, while making sure that the
use would not be so intense as to create additional traffic hazards
or conflicts with nearby residences.
B.
Employees. A maximum of 10 employees may work within
the lot at any moment in time.
C.
Type of use. Such a use shall be limited to a professional
or business office, without any retail sales or manufacturing.
D.
Right turns. The applicant should agree prior to a
special exception approval to place a covenant on the deed that restricts
access from the property that is onto an arterial street to right-hand
turns only. In addition, attempts should be made to discourage left-hand
turns onto the property by means of curbing and signs.
E.
Compatibility. The use shall be carefully reviewed
to ensure that it will be compatible with adjacent homes, especially
pertaining to light, noise and litter.
F.
Hours. The use shall not operate between the hours
of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
G.
Continuance of dwelling. A limited office may be established
while the building continues to house a dwelling unit.
H.
Sight distance. A clear sight distance under § 275-171 and within PennDOT regulations shall be a precondition for approval.
J.
Buffer yard. A thirty-foot wide buffer yard meeting the requirements of § 275-171 shall be required between off-street parking areas and any existing abutting single-family detached dwelling.
K.
Existing residences. This use shall be limited to
single-family detached houses that existed prior to the adoption of
this chapter on lots that abutted an arterial street. At least a portion
of the dwelling shall be within 150 feet of the existing right-of-way
of an arterial street.
L.
Proximity to a GC or PC District. This use shall only
be allowed where at least a portion of the dwelling is within 1,500
feet of a GC or PC District boundary.
Lot and setback regulations for uses in the LDR District shall be as follows; unless a more restrictive requirement is stated in Article XX for a particular use or elsewhere in this chapter. See definitions of these terms in Article II.
B.
Minimum lot depth: 120 feet.
C.
Minimum lot width: 100 feet at the minimum front yard
setback line and 40 feet at the street right-of-way, except:
D.
Maximum lot coverage: 35% for buildings, 60% for total
impervious surfaces.
E.
Minimum front yard building setbacks.
(1)
Principal and accessory structures: 35 feet.
(2)
Variation. Up to 50% of the principal residential
buildings may be located up to five feet forward of the front yard
building setback line; provided that an equal or greater number of
principal residential buildings in the same stage of construction
will be five feet or greater behind the front yard building setback
line. This variation shall only be permitted if approved at the time
of approval of the subdivision plan.
I.
Maximum height: 3 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever
is less.
J.
One use. No lot shall include more than one principal
use.
K.
Minimum setback from industrial districts. For any
new principal residential building from the zoning boundary of a GI,
OB, LI or LI(P) District: 80 feet.
M.
Setback from arterial streets. For all principal buildings
from the future right-of-way line of an arterial street: 40 feet minimum
setback.
N.
Minimum width of dwellings. Each building containing
one or more dwelling units shall have a minimum building width and
a minimum building length each of 16 feet.
The provisions of § 275-36 apply.
