[Ord. 6-4-84, 6/4/1984, § 8.01]
The following structures are designed to promote and protect
low density residential development along with other compatible uses.
The areas chosen for these districts are those which currently reflect
a harmonious residential atmosphere or which would logically develop
as such in the future according to the Comprehensive Plan Objectives.
An attempt is made herein to encourage the most efficient use of land
including slope land, odd-shaped lots, flood plain, and storm water
management areas. This area would also fall within existing municipal
sewer and/or water service areas and planned service areas.
[Ord. 6-4-84, 6/4/1984, § 8.02; as amended by Ord.
2-1992, 4/20/1992, § VI; by Ord. 1-1997, 1/20/1997, § II;
and by Ord. 5-2005, 12/19/2005, § XIV]
1. Single family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, associated parish houses and cemeteries.
3. Publicly owned nursery, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high
schools.
4. Publicly owned parks and playgrounds.
5. Municipal buildings and community facilities such as police and fire
protection facilities, museums, libraries, etc., provided that they
do not contain restaurants, cafes, membership clubs, or other places
offering food, beverages, dancing or entertainment.
6. Agriculture, truck farming, gardening, flower and tree nurseries,
and greenhouses, which may sell items grown on the premises, but not
including animal husbandry, or pet kennels.
7. Accessory buildings and uses incidental to any of the above permitted
uses including the following:
A. Roadside stands for the sale of "home-grown" or "home-made" products
when located not less than 20 feet from the road cartway and not within
the road right-of-way.
B. Home occupations and accessory uses, as regulated in Part
12 of this chapter.
8. The following Special Exceptions after approval for a permit granted by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with regulations found in Part
20 of this chapter.
A. Privately owned nursery, elementary, and high schools.
B. Private institutions of higher education, convents, and monasteries.
C. Cemeteries, hospitals, nursing, and convalescent homes.
D. Clinics, professional offices and banking institutions subject to
these requirements:
(1)
The architectural design of the structure shall be harmonious
with other structures in the neighborhood.
(2)
Parking shall not be permitted in the front yard.
E. Non-profit, church related homes for the elderly, including (1) custodial
or sanitarium type of care, (2) intermediate care involving dormitory
areas with common meal facilities, and (3) individual residential
living quarters with separate cooking facilities, provided that the
following conditions are met:
(1)
A subdivision and/or land development plan shall be filed in
accordance with the Subdivision Ordinance of North Lebanon Township.
(2)
Self-sufficient dwelling units for permanent guests of the home, which are separate and detached from the principal care facility, shall conform in all respects with the requirements for such dwelling unit specified in the R-2, Medium Density Residential District, including townhouse and garden apartment requirements where applicable. Although they may be planned as clustered housing, such residential development shall be designed to facilitate subdivision or sale of individual units in accordance with applicable lot area, lot width, and yard requirements of §
27-503 of this chapter.
F. Semi-public and private recreation uses such as golf courses, country
clubs, swimming and/or tennis clubs provided that no principal building,
accessory structure, pool, tennis court, or parking area is located
within 100 feet of any road right-of-way line or lot line. Additionally,
swimming pools associated with these uses shall be completely enclosed
with a continuous, impenetrable fence no less than six feet in height
above the ground level and the fence shall be equipped with a lockable
gate.
G. Private institutions of higher education, convents, and monasteries
provided that the following conditions are met:
(1)
A minimum lot area of three acres for the first 300 students
or enrollees plus one acre for each additional 100 students or enrollees.
(2)
Dormitory or residential quarters shall be located a minimum
of 100 feet from any property line.
H. Non-intensive animal husbandry, excluding beekeeping, or pet kennels,
subject to the following conditions:
[Amended by Ord. No. 4-2022, 3/21/2022]
(1)
A minimum lot size of 10 acres shall be provided.
(2)
Buildings in which livestock, poultry, insects, or other than
customary household pets are kept shall be no closer than 200 feet
to any lot line or road right-of-way.
(3)
No storage of manure, malodorous substances, or dust producing
substances shall be permitted within 200 feet of any lot line or road
right-of-way.
9. Group care facilities provided that the following conditions are
met:
A. Plans for the facility are approved by the appropriate state and
local agencies (e.g., Department of Labor and Industry, Department
of Welfare, etc.) prior to operation.
B. The facility shall be properly licensed, if required.
C. There shall be a minimum of 175 square feet of habitable floor area
for each person residing in the facility.
D. All residents of the facility must be certified by the referring
agency to be capable of residing in this group family environment
and no resident shall receive skilled or intermediate type nursing
care or psychiatric rehabilitation routinely required in an institutional
setting.
E. The facility shall be served by the public water and public sewer
system.
F. The facility shall comply with all applicable standards of this chapter, the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of North Lebanon Township [Chapter
22].
G. Traffic generated by the facility shall not exceed normal residential
levels and all points of ingress and egress shall be at safe and permissible
locations.
H. All parking shall be off-street and the facility shall have two off-street
parking spaces for the facility and one additional off-street parking
space for each residential vehicle and each employee vehicle and such
other additional off-street parking spaces as may be needed to handle
the off-street parking needs of the facility's use.
I. The operator of the facility shall provide to North Lebanon Township
a floor plan of the facility describing the uses of the rooms within.
10. Family day-care homes, provided that the following conditions are
met:
A. Day care shall be provided by the resident of the home and a maximum
of one nonresident assistant.
B. Applicants shall obtain and maintain a registration certificate from
the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare for the family day-care home;
a copy of said certificate shall be attached to the building permit.
C. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided in addition to that
required for the residence.
D. No signs pertaining to the day-care service shall be permitted.
11. Upon approval by the Board of Supervisors, apiaries/beekeeping are permitted as a conditional use, provided that the applicable requirements and conditions set forth in Chapter
27, Part
12, Supplementary District Regulations, §
27-1232, are met, along with any other reasonable conditions and safeguards that may be imposed by the Board of Supervisors as deemed necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter.
[Added by Ord. No. 4-2022, 3/21/2022]
[Ord. 6-4-84, 6/4/1984, § 8.03; as amended by Ord.
1-1995, 5/1/1995, § II; and by Ord. 2-1995, 12/18/1995,
§ VII]
A lot area, lot width, lot coverage, yard depths, -and building height satisfying the requirements of the following table, unless otherwise specified heretofore in §
27-502, shall be provided for every dwelling unit and/or principal nonresidential building or use hereafter erected, altered, or established in this district.
BUILDING HEIGHT
No building or other structure shall exceed the smaller of
2 1/2 stories or 35 in height unless specifically exempted in
Part 12 or approved as a Special Exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
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Lot Requirements
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Yard Requirements
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Use
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Min. Lot Area
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Min. Lot width
(feet)
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Max. Lot Coverage
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Front
(feet)
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Each Side
(feet)
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Rear
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Nonresidential building
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5 acres
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400
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20%
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100
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50
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75
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Single-family detached:
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No public utilities (on-site water and sewer)
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1 acre
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150
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25%
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40
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15
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25
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Public water or sewer
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20,000 square feet
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125
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30%
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40
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15
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25
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Public water and sewer
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15,000 square feet
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110
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30%
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40
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15
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25
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Municipal buildings and community facilities
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3 acres
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250
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25%
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50
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1
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25
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2-1995, which added these
requirements, provided that for municipal buildings and community
facilities the requirement for one side yard shall be 20 feet and
the total side yard requirement shall be 40 feet.
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[Ord. 6-4-84, 6/4/1984, § 8.04]
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Part
14 of this chapter.
[Ord. 6-4-84, 6/4/1984, § 8.05]
Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Part
15 of this chapter.
[Ord. 6-4-84, 6/4/1984, § 8.06]
The supplementary district regulations in Part 12 shall apply,
where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.