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Township of Carroll, PA
Perry County
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The R-2 Residential Districts are designed to accommodate high-density development in areas of the Township where supportive infrastructure (transportation, public water, and public sewer facilities) exists or will exist at the time of development. The R-2 District will further the range of housing types available in the Township.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 42]
Permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling units.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling units.
C. 
Single-family attached dwelling units.
D. 
Two-family detached dwelling units.
E. 
Multifamily dwellings in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
F. 
Churches, and similar places of worship.
G. 
Public or private preschool, primary and secondary educational facilities and related school uses.
H. 
Public park and recreation areas.
I. 
Municipal and public buildings.
J. 
Hospitals and health services.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsections K through O, permitting hardware, grocery, drug-, gift and antique stores and general automotive repair, which immediately followed this subsection, were deleted 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44.
K. 
Health services.
L. 
Public utility facilities, provided that they do not include material storage, truck storage, repair facilities, or housing quarters for repair crews as provided for in § 138-94T.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
M. 
Customary accessory uses, and buildings incidental to any permitted use in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
N. 
Mobile home parks in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
O. 
Farm animals in accordance with Article XII, § 138-94I.
[Amended 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
P. 
Home occupations in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
The height of a principal building shall be not greater than 30 feet. No accessory building shall exceed one story or 24 feet in height, except that buildings devoted for farm use shall be exempt from height restrictions. This height requirement is measured from the highest point of the adjacent existing ground.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 138-50, Maximum floor area, added 6-20-1995 by Ord. No. 38-B, was repealed 5-3-2016 by Ord. No. 72.
The lot area, lot width, yard setback, and coverage requirements shall be not less than the dimensions shown on the following tables:
A. 
Table 138-51A[1] assumes public sewer are not available at the time of development.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 138-51A is included at the end of this chapter.
B. 
All mobile home parks and multiple-family residential uses shall comply with the regulations as set forth on Table 138-51B.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 138-51B is included at the end of this chapter.
C. 
Buildings or structures not intended for occupancy or residency within a land development shall be separated from one another by a distance not less than 25 feet. All other buildings shall be 40 feet.
[Amended 2-3-1998 by Ord. No. 38-C]
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of this chapter.
Signs shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XI of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 42]
A. 
Limited environmental assessment (LEA) (permitted uses in § 138-48A, B, C, D and E). An LEA shall be required for all subdivision of land not classified as a minor subdivision as set forth in § 120-14 of Chapter 120, Subdivision and Land Development, and all residential land development plans proposing between 3 and 19 units.
B. 
Environmental assessment (EA). An EA shall be required for all subdivision of land into 20 or more residential lots and/or units other than as provided for under Subsection A above, and all subdivision and land development plans for nonresidential uses regardless of their size and number of lots.
C. 
The appropriate environmental study shall be submitted to the Township Engineer and Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The intent of the environmental study is to monitor the impact of development on the existing natural and socioeconomic environment of Carroll Township and shall be in accordance with Article XII, § 138-109.