Minimum Yard Setbacks
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Use
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Mini-mum Lot Area
(acres)
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Maxi-mum Lot Area*
(acres)
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Mini-mum Lot Width
(feet)
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Maximum Impervious Lot Coverage
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Front
(feet)
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Side
(feet)
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Rear
(feet)
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Maximum Building Height**
(feet)
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Maximum Density
(dwelling units per acre)
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Agriculture, horticulture, and forestry-related uses
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1
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N/A
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175
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10%
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50
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35 each
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50
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50
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N/A
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Single-family detached dwellings
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1
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2
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175
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25%
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50
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20 each
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20
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35
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1 unit per acre of lot area (individual lots) / 1 per
acre of buildable area (more than one unit on a single lot)
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Other principal uses
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1
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N/A
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200
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30%
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50
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35 each
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50
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35
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N/A
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Accessory buildings and structures
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Included in above
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Not permit-ted in required front yard
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10
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10
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25
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N/A
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NOTES:
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*
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Maximum lot area, unless a larger size is necessary
to meet the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection. Maximum lot size applies to all subdivisions for residential
purposes. Land being subdivided for agricultural purposes that will
contain dwellings are exempt as long as the balance of the tract over
two acres is kept in agricultural use.
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**
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Maximum height limitation does not include chimneys,
spires, steeples, unoccupied towers, tanks, silos related to farm
operations, antenna or other similar projections.
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