The purpose of the UD Unified Development District
is to provide an area where a mix of recreational, residential and
commercial uses may be combined with other appropriate compatible
uses on an aggregate of abutting parcels controlled by a single owner
and where public utilities are available.
A lot or parcel may be used and a building or
structure may be erected and used for the following purposes.
A. Principal uses.
(1) One single-family detached dwelling per lot.
[Amended 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 156]
(2) Single-family semidetached dwelling (duplex, triplex
or quadraplex) with public sanitary sewage and public water.
(3) Townhouse, with public sanitary sewage and public
water.
(4) Public uses with public sanitary sewerage and public
water.
(5) Places of worship with public sanitary sewerage and
public water.
(6) Schools, public or private with public sanitary sewerage
and public water.
(7) Private (commercial) recreation with public sanitary
sewerage and public water.
(8) Public (noncommercial) recreation with public sanitary
sewerage and public water.
(9) General business offices with public sanitary sewerage
and public water.
(10)
Restaurants with public sanitary sewerage and
public water.
(11)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities that fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act. See §
195-135.
[Amended 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 198]
(13)
Bed-and-breakfast. See §
195-137.5.
[Amended 4-11-2016 by Ord. No. 203]
(14)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities outside the public rights-of-way that do not fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act. See §
195-135.
[Added 8-10-2015 by Ord.
No. 198]
(15)
Boardinghouse. See §
195-137.14.
[Added 4-11-2016 by Ord.
No. 203]
(16)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities inside the public rights-of-way that do not fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act. See §
195-135.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 231]
(17)
Tower-based wireless communications facilities located inside the public rights-of-way. See §
195-135.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 231]
(18) Farm (agriculture use).
[Added 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 232]
(19) Horticulture.
[Added 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 232]
B. Accessory uses.
(1) Accessory uses customarily incidental to a permitted
principal use.
(3) No-impact home-based business.
(5) Private swimming pools as per the provisions of §
195-123 of this chapter.
(6) Antenna support structures.
[Amended 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 198]
(7) Accessory WECS. (See §
195-137.8A.)
[Added 10-8-2007 by Ord. No. 154]
(8) Private dog kennels (see §
195-137.9A).
[Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 171]
(9) Private stable as an accessory use to a single-family residence located
on a minimum lot of five acres and a minimum of 200 linear feet from
any dwelling unit and 100 feet from the closest property line. The
pasture area shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from the closest
property line, unless the adjacent property closest to the subject
property has been established for agricultural or pasturage use or
is forested in a natural state or undeveloped, in which case no fifty-foot
separation shall be required.
[Added 10-13-2014 by Ord. No. 189]
(11)
Accessory solar energy systems. (See §
195-137.18.)
[Added 8-9-2021 by Ord. No. 228]
(12) Private greenhouse.
[Added 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 232]
These standards are hereby established as the
minimum necessary to achieve the community goals and objectives identified.
Development proposals that exceed these standards are encouraged.
The following yard regulations shall apply to
all permitted and conditional uses in the UD Unified Development District
unless otherwise specified:
A. For a single-family detached dwelling or single-family
semidetached dwellings (duplex).
(1) Front yards:
(a)
Minimum 40 feet from the right-of-way of collector
or arterial roadways.
(b)
Minimum 30 feet from right-of-way of local streets.
(2) Side yards:
(a)
Minimum 10 feet each side.
(b)
Minimum 20 feet for the side yards of a corner
lot measured from the right-of-way line.
(3) Rear yards: minimum of 40 feet.
(4) Accessory uses: minimum five feet side and rear yards for structures 720 square feet or smaller in size and a minimum 10 feet side and rear yards for structures larger than 720 square feet in size. Accessory uses located in the front yard or side yard on a corner lot shall be set back from the right-of-way line in conformance with the required setback of the principal use. Private swimming pools shall comply with the provisions of Article
XV, §
195-123.
[Amended 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 163]
B. Triplex, quadraplex, townhouse or other multifamily
dwellings shall have the following minimum distances:
(1) Front yards: minimum 50 feet from the right-of-way
of all or access drives roadways.
(2) Side yards:
(a)
Adjoining similar use: minimum 15 feet each
side.
(b)
Adjoining all other uses: minimum 25 feet each
side.
(3) Rear yard: minimum 40 feet.
(4) Accessory uses: minimum five feet side and rear yards. Accessory uses located in the front yard shall be set back from the right-of-way line in conformance with the required setback of the principal use. Private swimming pools shall comply with the provisions of §
195-123.
(5) Distance between buildings:
(a)
End walls face each other but contain no windows:
30 feet.
(b)
End walls face each other and contain windows:
40 feet.
(c)
End wall of one building faces principal facade
(front or rear) of neighboring building: 45 feet.
(d)
Principal facades (front or rear) of neighboring
buildings face each other: 75 feet.
(e)
Connected groups of abutting buildings shall
not exceed in total length 300 feet.
(f)
Distances shall be measured from the shortest
dimension between any parts, including projecting balconies, of adjacent
buildings.
C. All other permitted uses:
(1) Front yards: minimum 50 feet from the right-of-way
of all access drives or roadways.
(2) Side yards: minimum 50 feet each side within which a buffer yard B (moderate) consistent with §
195-137.1 shall be provided.
(3) Rear yards: minimum of 50 feet within which a buffer yard B (moderate) consistent with §
195-137.1 shall be provided.
D. Conditional uses:
(1) Front yards: minimum 50 feet from the right-of-way
of all access drives or roadways.
(2) Side yards:
(a)
Adjoining other conditional uses or a nonresidential use: minimum 30 feet each side within which a buffer yard A (minor) consistent with §
195-137.1 shall be provided.
(b)
Adjoining residential use or zoning or adjoining undeveloped lands under separate ownership: Minimum 75 feet each side within which a buffer yard C (major) consistent with §
195-137.1 shall be provided.
(3) Rear yards:
(a)
Adjoining other conditional uses or a nonresidential use: minimum 40 feet each side within which a buffer yard A (minor) consistent with §
195-137.1 shall be provided.
(b)
Adjoining residential use or zoning or adjoining undeveloped lands under separate ownership: minimum 75 feet each side within which a buffer yard C (major) consistent with §
195-137.1 shall be provided.
Building height shall be a maximum of three
stories or 36 feet, whichever is less.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with §§
195-104 through
195-108 Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations.