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Borough of Chambersburg, PA
Franklin County
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[Amended 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
Any use permitted by the Low-Density Residential District regulations:
A. 
Single-family attached dwelling (row houses or townhouses), provided that such row or attached dwellings shall be constructed in a series of not more than eight dwelling units and that all units of the series shall be constructed at the same time.
B. 
Two-family semidetached dwellings.
C. 
Garden apartments.
D. 
[1]Group home.
[Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17[2]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D, regarding uses permitted as special exception uses in districts zoned low-density residential, and former Subsection G, Home occupation, were repealed 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-19, which ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsections E and F as Subsections D and E, respectively, and former Subsection H as Subsection F.
[2]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsections D through G as Subsections E through H, respectively.
E. 
Uses and buildings customarily accessory and incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
F. 
Uses which are of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses and will not be detrimental to the intended purpose of the district.
G. 
No-impact home based business.
[Added 8-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14]
H. 
Storage.
[Added 5-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]
(1) 
For this section, "storage" shall be considered storage of materials or equipment other than materials or equipment used in a commercial activity. Equipment shall include but not be not limited to motor vehicles, boats and trailers currently licensed by the Motor Vehicle Code. Materials must be stored in a building or structure. Equipment can be stored outdoors or in a building or structure. Materials stored shall not include hazardous, odorous or other materials that may create harmful or odorous situations for adjacent properties.
(2) 
Storage is permitted only for a lot or lots to which access is from an alley only.
(3) 
Storage, buildings, structures and/or equipment cannot cover more than 20% of the lot or lots. Lot coverage shall be calculated by measuring the building or structure footprint at the point where it meets the ground. Buildings or structures that are not rectilinear (corners are 90º angles) and equipment stored outdoors will be measured by establishing a rectilinear footprint around the building, structure or equipment stored outdoors by demarking a straight line on four sides at points no more than 12 inches immediately adjacent to the building, structure or equipment and taking measurement from the points where the lines intersect.
(4) 
Buildings or structures used for storage cannot exceed 15 feet in height.
(5) 
Storage must be located at least five feet from each lot line except the lot line adjacent to the alley right-of-way edge, where storage must be located at least 10 feet from the lot line. On a lot or lots at the intersection of two alleys, storage must be located at least 10 feet from each lot line adjacent to the alley right-of-way edge to ensure clear visibility at the intersection of the two alleys.
(6) 
A fence or wall six feet in height must be constructed along each lot line except the lot line or lines adjacent to the alley right-of-way edge. The fence or wall must be constructed in compliance with § 300-133E(7) of this chapter; however, the fence or wall must be constructed of opaque material. The foregoing notwithstanding, a fence or wall six feet in height, constructed of opaque material, is not required along any lot line, or portion of any lot line, where the adjoining property is developed with a fence six feet or more in height, constructed of opaque material, or a building or structure six feet or more in height located within five feet of the adjoining lot line. In no instance shall a fence or wall six feet in height, constructed of opaque material, be required within 10 feet of the alley right-of-way edge.
[Amended 5-27-1992 by Ord. No. 92-5; 7-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-15; 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-18; 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-19]
A. 
Conversion apartments.
B. 
Bed-and-breakfast residential use.
C. 
Group housing developments.
D. 
Day-care home or center.
[Added 6-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
A. 
The height of a building shall be not greater than 35 feet measured from ground level.
B. 
The height of a dwelling shall be not less than one story measured from ground level.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11; 8-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08; 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17]
The lot area per dwelling unit and lot width at the required front building line shall be no less and the coverage shall be no greater than indicated below:
Type of Dwelling
Minimum Lot
Area Per Dwelling
Unit/Family
(square feet)
Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
Maximum Coverage
(percentage)
Single-family detached
5,000
60
35%
Single-family semidetached
3,600
30
35%
Single-family attached
2,400
22
40%
Two-family dwelling
3,600
60
30%
Two-family semidetached
3,600
30
35%
Garden apartments
1,800
22
40%
Conversion apartments
625
22
40%
Group home
5,000
60
35%
Each residential lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth or width indicated below:
A. 
Front yard depth: 25 feet for all categories except 35 feet for single-family attached dwellings, garden apartments and conversion apartments that have a driveway or parking area in the front yard area.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
B. 
Side yard or yards width: 10 feet each for all categories except conversion apartments which will be controlled by the existing condition.
C. 
Rear yard depth: 25 feet for all categories except conversion apartments which will be controlled by the existing condition.
[Added 5-11-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4]
In a development consisting of single-family detached dwellings served by public alleys or private service drives, a minimum lot width of 42 feet and side yards at a width of five feet each may be permitted for single-family detached dwelling units only when said dwelling units are serviced to the rear by either a public alley or private service drive constructed to prevailing Borough standards for such accessways. When a lot abuts either a public right-of-way or private service drive, the side yard along the public street or private service drive shall be 10 feet. Private service drives must be developed and maintained in accordance with a property owners' (homeowners') association agreement approved by the Borough Solicitor. The property owners' (homeowners') association agreement must be recorded with the subdivision as covenants running with the land, and reference to the agreement must be contained in every deed conveying an interest in the real estate subject to the subdivision. Such single-family lots shall comply in all other respects with applicable Borough regulations.
[Amended 5-11-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4]
Parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions titled "Off-Street Parking."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. XIII, Off-Street Parking.
[Added 5-22-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5; amended 5-11-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4; 5-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]
Storage and/or parking of trailers not currently licensed by the Motor Vehicle Code.