345 Stoney Point Rd, East Berlin, PA 17316

Low Density Residential District

In expansion of the community development objectives contained in Part 1 of this Chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the R-2 District to establish reasonable standards to provide a mixture of residential opportunities within the R-2 District. Furthermore, it is the intent of this Part to: Preserve the quiet and uncongested environment that currently exists in those residential areas surrounding Hampton Village devoted primarily to single family detached dwellings.; Exclude incompatible commercial and industrial uses from locating in those areas of Reading Township which have experienced predominately residential development.; Provide for higher density residential uses, such as townhouses and apartments, in appropriate areas of the Moderate Density Residential District and in accordance with specified development standards.; Encourage development patterns that will, over the long run, result in the efficient provision of public services as well as for the preservation of open space areas that may be appropriate for recreation or conservation purposes.; Limit development density to levels that are compatible with the rural nature of Reading Township and which are compatible with existing development patterns and densities within the Township, especially surrounding the Village of Hampton.; Accommodate existing residential projects surrounding Hampton Village that were developed under the R-3, A-2, C-1 and C-2 zones in the 1983 Zoning Ordinance.