[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 801; as
amended by Ord. 2003-05, 6/12/2003, § 8; and by Ord. 2017-02,
3/28/2017]
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
3. Farming, including pasturing, truck gardening, horticulture, and
similar enterprise.
4. Public conservation areas and associated structures for the conservation
of open space, water, soil, forest and wildlife resources.
5. Public municipal buildings and facilities, including libraries.
6. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the permitted
uses.
8. No-impact home-based business.
14. Multifamily dwellings (including condominiums and garden apartments).
[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 802; as
amended by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017]
The following uses will be considered by the Board of Supervisors
as conditional uses subject to the procedures of this chapter:
B. Adult residential community accessory to an existing assisted living
facility.
C. Assisted living facility.
D. Continuing care facility.
[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 803]
Land development plan review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board of Supervisors shall be required for all uses as required by the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter
22] and the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC).
[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 804; as
amended by Ord. 2007-02, 5/10/2007; and by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017]
Lot area, yard and height requirements (except as otherwise
noted).
Table 1
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Use: Single-Family Detached Dwellings
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Available Public Utilities
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Mini-
mum Lot Area
(square feet)
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Mini-
mum Lot Width
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Maxi-
mum Lot Coverage
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Mini-
mum Front Yard
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Mini-
mum Side One Side
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Mini-
mum Yard
(both sides)
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Mini-
mum Rear Yard
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Maxi-
mum Building Height
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Single- Family Detached Dwellings
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None/ Public Water Only
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43,560 (1 acre)
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130 feet
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25%
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50 feet
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35 feet
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(70 feet)
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50 feet
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35 feet
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Only Public Sewers
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25,000
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125 feet
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30%
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40 feet
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25 feet
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(50 feet)
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30 feet
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35 feet
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Public Sewer and Public Water
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12,000
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90 feet
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35%
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25 feet
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10 feet
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(20 feet)
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25 feet
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35 feet
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Table 2
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Uses Permitted Only With Public Sewer And Public
Water Facilities Available
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Use
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Mini-
mum Lot Area
(square feet)
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Maxi-
mum Density Unit/ Gross Acre
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Mini-
mum Lot Width
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Maxi-
mum Lot Cover-age
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Mini-
mum Front Yard
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Mini-
mum Side One Side
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Mini-
mum Yard
(both sides)
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Mini-
mum Rear Yard
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Maxi-
mum Building Height
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Duplexes1
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4,5001
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6
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45 feet
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40%
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25 feet
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10 feet
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(N/A)
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25 feet
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35 feet
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Town- houses2
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3,000
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8
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22 feet
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45%
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30 feet
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20 feet
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(End units)
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25 feet
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5 feet
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Multiple- Family3
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2 acres
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12
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200 feet
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60%
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50 feet
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30 feet
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(60 feet)
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50 feet
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35 feet
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1. The minimum lot area within a duplex subdivision is 4,500 square
feet; however, the average lot area of each phase of a subdivision
is a minimum of 6,000 square feet and no more than 20% of the total
number of lots in any given phase can be less than 6,000 square feet
in area.
2. The following additional standards apply to townhouses:
A. Minimum building spacing is 50 feet.
B. Maximum dwelling units/structure is eight.
C. If a townhouse structure contains two or more units, no more than
two adjacent units shall have the same front yard setback with a minimum
variation in setback of four feet, unless otherwise approved by the
Township during the subdivision and land development process.
D. Townhouses must front on a local road with a minimum cartway width
of 40 feet with curb and sidewalk and a minimum right-of-way of 60
feet.
E. Minimum off-street parking required as follows:
(1) Three-bedroom unit: two spaces.
(2) Four-bedroom unit: three spaces.
3. In those instances where several multiple-family or townhouse dwelling
building groupings are located on the same lot, the following regulations
apply:
A. Front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel buildings
shall have 80 feet between faces of the building. If the front or
rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased
by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater
distance at the other end.
B. A yard space of 50 feet is required between end walls of buildings.
C. A yard space of 100 feet is required between end walls and front
or rear faces of buildings and 100 feet between rear and front faces
of buildings.
D. Land development plan approval is required to verify compliance with
all ordinance provisions such as parking, landscaping, buffering,
etc.
E. All buildings must have frontage on a public or private street, with
a minimum cartway of 40 feet with curb and sidewalk and sixty-foot
right-of-way (if public).
F. All multifamily developments must have direct access to a public
collector or arterial road.
G. A minimum lot area of 5,500 square feet per dwelling unit is required.
H. The maximum density is 12 dwelling units per acre.
I. The maximum units per structure are 12 for condominium style and
eight for single-family attached style.
J. Land shall be reserved and maintained by the owner for recreation and open space at 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit; 5,000 square feet total minimum (paving areas not included). In addition, land or fees shall be dedicated to the Township for recreation in accordance with the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter
22].
Table 3
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Other Uses
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Mini-
mum Lot Area
(square feet)
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Mini-
mum Lot Width
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Maxi-
mum Lot Coverage
|
Front Yard
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Side One Side
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Yard
(both sides)
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Rear Yard
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Maxi-
mum Building Height
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Other Uses
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2 acres
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200 feet
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25%
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50 feet
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30 feet
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(60 feet)
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50 feet
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35 feet
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[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 805]
All uses are subject to the applicable regulations of Parts
14 and 15.