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The purpose of this district is to retain and continue the existing semirural character. Farming should be encouraged. The use of cluster development and open space neighborhoods should be encouraged as a way to preserve some farmland and environmentally sensitive areas and open space.
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The following conditional uses available in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix and their accessory uses may be permitted following a review and recommendation by the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Part 24, and other applicable provisions listed herein, and approval by the Board of Commissioners.
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The following uses available in Exhibit 1: Zoning Use Matrix and their accessory uses may be permitted when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the provisions of Part 24:
A. 
Any use of the same general character as those uses permitted by right or condition in the SR District. Evidence shall be submitted documenting the similarity and difference between the proposed uses and the uses permitted by right or condition to which the proposed use is most similar.
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Accessory uses or structures on the same lot which are customarily incidental to the permitted use and primary structure are permitted by right. Only the following accessory uses are permitted in this part. These uses shall comply with all yard regulations, except as modified by the provisions contained within § 27-1708, Residential Accessory Uses.
A. 
Accessory residential dwelling.
B. 
Amateur radio antennas.
C. 
Clubhouse, swimming pool, community recreation owned and operated by a homeowners' association or condominium association.
D. 
Home occupation.
E. 
Solar panels.
F. 
Temporary structure or use.
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The following dimensional requirements in this section and § 27-607 apply to each use permitted in the district by right, by condition and by special exception, subject to further applicable provisions of this chapter. The most-restrictive dimensional requirement for each use shall apply. All principal uses allowed in the district that utilize an on-lot sewage disposal system and/or on-lot water/well shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
Lot Area, Width, Building Coverage, Height Regulations
Principal Use
Minimum Lot Area
Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
Maximum Building Coverage
Maximum Impervious Coverage
Maximum Building and Structure Height, Unless Otherwise Specified
(feet)
Single-family detached dwelling
18,000 square feet
100
20%
30%
35
Farmstead
10 acres
300
20%
30%
35
Cluster development, open space neighborhood
10 acres
*
*
*
*
Golf course
50 acres
300
15%
25%
35
Agricultural
10 acres
300
20%
30%
35
Educational institutions
4 acres
250
15%
25%
35
Place of worship
2 acres
200
20%
30%
35
Nonprofit or commercial swimming pool
2 acres
200
15%
25%
35
Public utility structures necessary for transmission such as well house, switching station, etc.
No minimum
None
None
n/a
35
All other uses unless otherwise specified
1 acre
100
15%
25%
35
NOTES:
*
See Part 16 and Part 24 of this chapter for further regulations.
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Principal Use
Front Yard*
Side Yard
Rear Yard
All uses unless otherwise specified
30 feet
15 feet
30 feet
NOTES:
Side and rear yards are in addition to buffer yards except as provided in § 27-1803.
See Figure 1H in Exhibit 2: Typical Residential Lot Layouts for example.
*
Unenclosed front porches for residential uses may extend five feet into the front yard.
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Any new land development or subdivisions shall utilize architectural-grade cladding and enhanced architectural features on all newly constructed or renovated buildings.
2. 
All roof-mounted or nonresidential HVAC systems or building machinery shall be shielded from view utilizing appropriate screening as displayed in the Lower Macungie Township Design Guidelines.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Design Guidelines are included as an attachment to this chapter.
3. 
All new land development or subdivisions shall include illuminated monument entrance signs per this chapter and the Lower Macungie Township Design Guidelines with associated seasonal landscaping beds and plantings.
4. 
All new land development or subdivisions shall naturalize all stormwater management features per this chapter and to the satisfaction of the Township.