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The purpose of the HLRO is to recognize the special circumstance
that has been created by a Court-approved settlement agreement of
litigation, which is docketed at Lehigh County Docket Numbers 88-C-1796,
-1797, -1823, -1824, -1825, -1826, and -1827. The Court-approved settlement
agreement was memorialized in a Third Memorandum of Understanding
dated February 19, 1998, which was approved by the Township of Lower
Macungie by Res. 1998-19. The settlement of the aforementioned litigation
has created numerous nonconforming uses and structures within the
HLRO. The HLRO District is necessary to permit appropriate uses and
limited reasonable expansions of existing uses and structures, in
keeping with the character of the existing subdivision, as originally
approved by the Township. The HLRO District is intended to minimize
the need for variances requested by permitting controlled limited
changes to existing residential uses provided by the HLRO District.
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The standards and regulations contained in this Part are applicable
only to lands in the HLRO District as designated on the Official Zoning
Map.
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1.
The following uses in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix[1] are permitted by right in the HLRO District conditioned on the requirements of Part 24 and provided the use type, dimensional and all other applicable requirements of this chapter are met.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibit is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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1.
The following conditional uses and their accessory uses available
in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix may be permitted following a review
and recommendation by the Planning Commission in accordance with the
provisions of Part 24, any other applicable provisions listed herein,
and approval of the Board of Commissioners.
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1.
The following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted when
authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject
to the provisions of Part 24:
A.
Any use of the same general character as those uses permitted by
right or condition in the Suburban District. Evidence shall be submitted
documenting the similarity and difference between the proposed uses
and the uses permitted by right or condition to which the proposed
use is most similar.
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1.
Accessory uses or structures on the same lot which are customarily incidental to the permitted use and primary structure are permitted by right. Only the following accessory uses are permitted in this part. These uses shall comply with all yard regulations, except as modified by the provisions contained within § 27-1708, Residential Accessory Uses, and all conditions therein.
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The following dimensional requirements in this section and § 27-5A08 apply to each permitted use in the HLRO District, and each use permitted by condition and by special exception, subject to further applicable provisions of this chapter. The most restrictive dimensional requirement for each use shall apply.
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Principal Use
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Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
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Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
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Maximum Building Coverage
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Maximum Impervious Coverage
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Maximum Building and Structure Height, Unless Otherwise Specified
(feet)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Single-family detached dwelling
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6,000
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60
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30%
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60%
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35
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Single-family semidetached dwelling
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3,500
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35
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35%
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60%
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35
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Single-family attached dwelling
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2,750
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22
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50%
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65%
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35
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Principal Use
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Front Yard
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Side Yard
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Rear Yard
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|---|---|---|---|
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Single-family detached dwelling
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25
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10
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25
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Single-family semidetached dwelling
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25
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10
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25
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Single-family attached
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25
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10
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25
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NOTES:
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Side and rear yards are in addition to buffer yards except as provided in § 27-1803. See Figure 1G in Exhibit 2: Typical Residential Lot Layouts for example.
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