City of Lock Haven, PA Article VI R-M Medium-Density Residential District

§ 410-28 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is primarily intended to accommodate a wider variety of housing types and more intensive land use than the R-L District, while also allowing for some neighborhood serving businesses and services. This district preserves the medium-density household character of the existing neighborhoods, by generally permitting a range of compatible, residential dwellings including all forms of housing, parks, schools, places of worship, and other supportive services that are at an appropriate neighborhood scale. Additionally, this district permits some neighborhood oriented retail and service businesses.

§ 410-29 Permitted uses.

[Amended 5-16-2011 by Ord. No. 880]

Only the following uses are permitted within this district, provided that in addition to the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article XX, all applicable general use provisions in Article XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met. Uses permitted by special exception are subject to the approval by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXIII of this chapter. Uses permitted by conditional use are subject to the approval by the City Council pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXII of this chapter.

		Permitted
Use	Supplemental Regulations	By Right	Special Exception	Conditional Use
Residential
Multifamily dwellings (greater than or equal to 1,000 square feet of floor space per unit)	§ 410-124A(36)	X
Multifamily dwellings (less than 1,000 square feet of floor space per unit)	§ 410-124A(36)		X
Residential conversion to a multifamily dwelling	§ 410-124A(49)			X
Single-family attached dwellings	§ 410-124A(54)	X
Single-family detached dwellings		X
Single-family semidetached dwellings		X
Two-family dwellings		X
Two-family conversions		X
Licensed group homes	§ 410-124A(31)	X
Nonresidential
Essential service installations		X
Forestry	§ 410-124A(19)
Funeral homes	§ 410-124A(20)		X
Libraries			X
Neighborhood retail/service	§ 410-124A(37)	X
Parks, playgrounds and other noncommercial recreational uses	§ 410-124A(41)	X
Personal care homes	§ 410-124A(42)		X
Place of worship	§ 410-124A(44)		X
Public building	§ 410-124A(45)	X
Public/private works facility	§ 410-124A(46)			X
School, public and private	§ 410-124A(52)			X
Accessory
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to a permitted principal use in this zoning district, not specifically listed above or in § 410-31 below		X
Bed-and-breakfast	§ 410-125A	X
Cafe/outdoor dining	§ 410-125B		X
Day care, accessory	§ 410-125C	X
Day care, family	§ 410-125D	X
Home occupation	§ 410-125G	X
No-impact home occupation	§ 410-125I	X

§ 410-30 Dimensional requirements.

A. Unless further specified in the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article XX and all applicable general use provisions in Article XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met, all new permitted uses and structures (and additions/expansions to existing structures as specified herein Subsection B) within this district shall comply with the table of lot and building dimensional requirements.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The table of dimensional requirements for this district is included as an attachment to this chapter.

B. Applications for zoning permits construction of new principal buildings or additions/expansions to existing principal buildings. In addition to the information required in § 410-145 of this chapter, applications for the construction of new principal buildings or additions/expansions to existing principal buildings in this zoning district shall be submitted with the following information:

(1) A complete set of calculations (i.e., averages of heights, setbacks, etc.) used to determine and demonstrate compliance with all applicable standards set forth in the dimensional requirements for this district.

(2) A schematic architectural drawing of the principal building's front facade.

§ 410-31 Design standards.

In addition to other applicable sections of Article XIX, General Regulations, all development or uses permitted within this district shall also comply with the following design standards, as applicable:

A. Building orientation. The front facade of buildings shall be orientated towards a public street with an entrance provided in this front facade.

B. Signs as required by Article XVII.

C. Parking and loading as required by Article XVIII.

D. Access and traffic control as required by Article XVIII.

E. Landscaping, screening and buffering as required by Article XIX.

F. Storage as required by Article XIX.

§ 410-32 Zoning overlays.

If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of the applicable overlay provisions in accordance with:

A. Article XIV, Airport Overlay;

B. Article XV, Flood Damage and Control Standards; and

C. Article XVI, Historic District Overlay.