Cottage Housing Development: Model Ordinance

Updated December 2015

By: Lehigh Valley Planning Comm

https://web.archive.org/web/20221003121038/http://www.lvpc.org/pdf/cottageHousingDev.pdf
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This model ordinance is designed to help municipalities in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, adopt permissive zoning regulations for cottage housing development. Although they are not age-restricted, the authors assume that seniors will be among the primary occupants, and mention that the cottages are not a burden on the school system. 


Lehigh, PA

2010 Population: 349,497

2010 Population Density: 1,012.55/square mile