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Township of Union, PA
Washington County
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The purpose of the R-D Rural Development District is to provide for agriculture and low-density single-family residential development in rural areas of the Township where public sewers are not available and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.
In the R-D Rural Development District only the following uses are authorized.
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Agriculture, subject to § 280-111.
(b) 
Animal hospital, subject to § 280-102A(2).
(c) 
Boarding stable, subject to § 280-111.
(d) 
Kennel, subject to § 280-111.
(e) 
Garden nursery or greenhouse, subject to § 280-111.
(f) 
Golf course.
(g) 
Single-family dwelling.
(h) 
Secondary dwelling for resident farm workers, subject to § 280-114.
(i) 
Essential services.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Signs, subject to Article XIX.
(b) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XVIII.
(c) 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
(d) 
Private garages and storage buildings, subject to § 280-106.
(e) 
Private residential swimming pools or tennis courts, subject to § 280-106.
(f) 
Private stables, subject to § 280-111.
(g) 
Fences, subject to § 280-106.
(h) 
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 280-110.
(i) 
Home gardening.
(j) 
Home office.
(k) 
Keeping of domestic pets.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Cemetery, subject to § 280-102A(6).
(b) 
Church, subject to § 280-102A(7).
(c) 
Commercial communications tower, subject to § 280-102A(8).
(d) 
Firehouse, subject to § 280-102A(7).
(e) 
Mineral removal, subject to § 280-102A(20).
(f) 
Mini warehouses or self-storage buildings, subject to § 280-102A(19).
(g) 
Nursing home, subject to § 280-102A(16).
(h) 
Personal care boarding home, subject to § 280-102A(15).
(i) 
Planned residential development, subject to Article XV.
(j) 
Private club, subject to § 280-102A(23).
(k) 
Public recreation, subject to § 280-102A(25).
(l) 
Public buildings, subject to § 280-102A(7).
(m) 
Public utility installation, subject to § 280-102A(26).
(n) 
Schools, subject to § 280-102A(7).
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Home occupation, subject to § 280-102A(39).
(b) 
Private-use helipad, subject to § 280-102A(37).
C. 
Uses by special exception.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to § 280-102A(12).
(b) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 280-102A(33).
(2) 
Accessory uses: none.
In the R-D Rural Development District all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by Article XV, governing planned residential developments, or by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Article XVI.
A. 
Minimum lot area.
(1) 
Agriculture, nursery or greenhouse: 10 acres.
(2) 
Boarding stable: five acres.
(3) 
Kennel: two acres.
(4) 
Single-family dwelling: 21,780 square feet.
(5) 
Golf course: 30 acres.
(6) 
All other principal uses: one acre.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 30%.
D. 
Minimum front yard: 50 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard.
(1) 
Principal structures: 50 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: see § 280-106C.
F. 
Minimum side yard.
(1) 
Principal structures: 20 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: see § 280-106C.
G. 
Special yard requirements: see § 280-106.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: see § 280-107.
I. 
Maximum height:
(1) 
All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories and no more than 35 feet.
(2) 
All accessory structures: one story and no more than 15 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: see § 280-108.
See Article XVIII.
See Article XIX.
See § 280-105.
See § 280-112.