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Township of Worcester, PA
Montgomery County
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[Added 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 163[1]]
In expansion of the legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article I, §§ 150-2 and 150-3, of this chapter and in support of the goals and recommendations of the Worcester Township Comprehensive Plan, it is the intent of this article to:
A. 
Allow office uses within a village setting as a transition from major roads to existing residences.
B. 
Limit the impact of nonresidential development on residences by regulating the intensity and location of development.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former § 150-90, Applicability.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:
A. 
One single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
The office or studio of a physician, dentist, teacher, artist, engineer, accountant, musician, architect, lawyer, outside salesperson or realtor.
C. 
Any similar use to those specified in this section above, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
D. 
Accessory uses in accordance with Article XXIV.
E. 
Prohibited uses. Any use not complying with the provisions of this article is prohibited. The following uses are specifically prohibited:
(1) 
Display of materials for sale to the public.
(2) 
Public or private school.
(3) 
Bank or financial institution.
(4) 
Hospital or clinic.
(5) 
Veterinary clinic.
F. 
Municipal use, as defined in Article III.
[Added 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 133]
G. 
No-impact home-based business, as defined in § 150-9; provided that the permission for such use granted herein shall not supersede any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, nor any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a common interest ownership community.
[Added 8-17-2011 by Ord. No. 230]
A. 
Minimum lot area. Thirty thousand square feet shall be the minimum lot area that shall be provided for every building or use.
B. 
Minimum lot width. One hundred feet shall be the minimum lot width provided for every building or use.
A. 
Front yard. Sixty feet shall be the minimum size of the front yard on each lot.
B. 
Rear yard.
(1) 
Seventy-five feet shall be the minimum size of the rear yard on each lot.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(2), regarding setback requirements for a separate accessory structure to a single-family residential use, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 5-16-2018 by Ord. No. 277.
C. 
Side yards.
(1) 
Twenty-five feet shall be the minimum size of each of two side yards on each lot.
(2) 
Corner lots shall be regulated by Article XXIV.
D. 
District yard. In the case of a use other than a single-family detached dwelling, all front, side and rear yards shall be subject to the size requirements set forth hereinbelow:
Use
Minimum Yard Size
(feet)
Office or studio
75
A. 
Building coverage. Ten percent shall be the maximum total building coverage on a lot.
B. 
Impervious coverage.
(1) 
Twenty percent shall be the maximum total impervious coverage on a lot.
(2) 
Forty percent shall be the maximum total impervious coverage on a lot for a nonresidential use.
A. 
Building height. Thirty-five feet, not exceeding 2.5 stories, shall be the maximum height for any building or other structure erected or enlarged in this district.
B. 
Fifteen feet, not exceeding 1.5 stories, shall be the maximum height for any structure accessory to a single-family detached dwelling.
A. 
Residential. For each dwelling in this district, two all-weather off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXII.
B. 
Nonresidential. For any use other than single-family detached residential in this district, off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with Article XXII. Further, such parking shall not occupy any portion of the front, side or rear yards required under this article.
C. 
Setbacks. No parking area or driveway shall be located within five feet of any property line for any use except as required for normal ingress and egress.
A. 
Signs. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXI.
B. 
Non-dwelling structures. Swimming pools, tennis courts and animal shelters may be permitted in this district subject to the applicable regulations under Article XXIV, General Regulations.
C. 
Additional regulations. Lots in this district shall be subject to modified and/or additional regulations under Article XXIV, General Regulations, as applicable.
D. 
Detention basins in yard areas. Detention basins shall be allowed in yard areas only in accordance with the applicable regulations under Article XXIV, General Regulations.
E. 
Application procedure. The procedure for making application in this district shall be in accordance with § 150-202 of Article XXIV, General Regulations, and § 150-214 of Article XXV, Administration.