[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 500]
In R-2 Residence Districts, the following regulations shall
apply.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 501; as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
1. A building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot or premises
may be used, for any of the following purposes and for no other:
A. A use permitted in R-1 Residence Districts.
B. A two-family dwelling (duplex).
D. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to
any of the above permitted uses, subject to the limitations contained
in § 27-402.D(2) of this chapter (pertaining to home occupations).
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 502]
A lot area of not less than the following amounts shall be provided
for every building hereafter erected, altered, or used in whole or
in part as a dwelling.
Type
|
Area
(square feet)
|
---|
For a single or two-family dwelling
|
5,500
|
For a double house
|
7,200
|
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 500]
Every dwelling shall be so erected that the distance from one
side line of the lot to the other (or to the street line on the side,
in the case of a corner lot) shall be at least the number of feet
specified below when measured on a line parallel to the front street
line and touching that part of the dwelling which is nearest to the
front street line.
Type
|
Setback
(feet)
|
---|
Single-family dwelling
|
40
|
Two-family dwelling
|
50
|
Double house
|
60
|
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 504; as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The following percentages of the area of any lot shall be the
maximum areas thereof that may be occupied by the principal building
and the accessory building or buildings thereon:
|
Maximum Area
|
---|
Where the principal building is
|
Principal Building
|
Accessory Buildings
|
---|
A single-family dwelling
|
25%
|
4%
|
A double house
|
25%
|
5%
|
A two-family dwelling
|
20%
|
7%
|
Any other building
|
25%
|
7%
|
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 505; as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
1. The following minimum areas shall be covered by all dwellings hereafter
erected:
Type
|
Coverage
(square feet)
|
---|
One-story single-family dwelling
|
770
|
One and one-half story single-family dwelling
|
700
|
Two-story single-family dwelling
|
500
|
Two-family dwelling
|
720
|
Double house
|
950
|
2. In determining the area of any dwelling, the area of the private
garage, if any, shall not be included.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 506; as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall be at
least 25 feet.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 507]
On each lot other than a corner lot there shall be two side
yards, each having a width of not less than five feet in the case
of a double house, 10 feet in the case of a two-family dwelling, five
feet in the case of a single-family dwelling, and 10 feet in the case
of all other buildings or structures. In the case of a corner lot,
there shall be two side yards with the side yard along the side street
line having a width of not less than one-half the distance from the
front street line to the nearest part of the building, and with the
side yard along the other side line having a width of not less than
five feet.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 508]
The provisions of §
27-409 shall apply in R-2 Residence Districts.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 509; as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
No building or structure shall exceed 25 feet or 2 1/2
stories in height.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 510; as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
No dwelling hereafter erected shall be less than 14 feet in
height.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 511]
The provisions of §§
27-508 and
27-509 of this chapter shall not apply to farm buildings which are not dwellings.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 513; as added by Ord.
318, 1/8/1989, § 2;
amended by Ord. 331, 10/4/1988; by Ord. 427, 4/4/2006; by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1; and by Ord. 454, 8/2/2011, § 1]
1. Parking requirements for single-family and two-family dwellings (including
duplexes and double houses, which shall be considered two dwelling
units) in the R-2 Residential District. It is the intent of this chapter
that all dwelling units shall be served by an integral or attached
enclosed garage and shall have a permanent paved access directly from
the street or alley the width of the garage to the parking garage.
Off-street parking for all dwelling units may only be permitted in
that permanent paved access leading directly from the street or alley
the width of the garage to the parking garage. Any alterations or
extensions to said permanent paved access which alterations or extensions
are contiguous with said access leading to the parking garage may
be permitted provided that same are in accordance with this chapter
and a building or zoning permit is approved as required hereinafter.
Each dwelling unit shall have at least two parking spaces, as follows.
2. Each dwelling unit must maintain a garage with an adequate, paved
access driveway to the street, said garage to be either integral or
attached and constructed in accordance with applicable building codes
and ordinances. The garage and driveway access to the street shall constitute
two parking spaces. Any access wider than 10 feet leading directly
from the street to the garage will be considered to be part of the
additional parking area described below.
3. Each dwelling unit may also erect an additional parking area on the
property for the purpose of providing additional parking. The additional
parking area must meet the following:
A. The additional parking area that supports the vehicle must be on
the owners property and not on Township right-of-way. When the Township was established, fifty-foot or forty-foot
wide street rights-of-way were set up for utilities, sidewalks, lampposts,
telephone poles, and to maintain adequate visibility and for emergency
egress — this area was not intended to be used as a vehicle
parking areas.
B. The additional parking area that supports the vehicle, must not be
more than 10 feet wide by 20 feet long or less than seven feet wide
by 16 feet long, must be contiguous with the existing garage access
to the street, and must have a surface constructed of asphalt, brick,
or concrete. This area does not include the egress area through the
Township right-of-way which must also be paved with the same material
as the parking area.
4. No less than 60% of the front yard width must be maintained with
either grass or other ground cover vegetation.
5. A zoning permit and building permit as required and a landscaping
permit if over 25 cubic yards of dirt are moved, must be applied for
and approved by the Code Official/Zoning Officer if more than 12 inches
deep layer of earth is to removed, the new parking area disturbs the
soil within five feet of the neighboring side yard property lines,
or a retaining wall situation is created because of the installation.
6. Expansion or construction joints must be installed where the paving
crosses a utility right-of-way. This is necessary so the utility company
can repair the underlining piping with the least disturbance to the
paving.
7. Parking or storing of vehicles on lawns or grass is prohibited.
8. Except as otherwise provided herein, private off-street parking areas
shall be used exclusively for the parking of noncommercial vehicles
(passenger vehicles, including cars, pick-up trucks, or vans having
passenger vehicle classification) and motorcycles owned and used by
the occupants of the premises, including residents, tenants, and visitors.
A. Truck Parking. Except for loading or unloading of transient delivery,
trucks (not registered as passenger class vehicles) and other commercial
(non-passenger) vehicle parking in all R Residential Districts (R-1,
R-2, and R-3) is limited to the following vehicles owned by or leased
to the occupant of the property: double-wheel, single axle vehicles
having a maximum registered gross weight of 11,000 pounds and classified
as Class 4 or less by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department
of Transportation. Such parking shall be limited to the rear yard
or inside a garage, as defined in this chapter. All such Class 4 vehicles
and other such non-passenger class vehicles so parked must bear a
current inspection sticker by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Except
for loading or unloading of transient delivery, no vehicles exceeding
Class 4, and no other commercial vehicles or equipment, including
any other vehicle or equipment that is either motorized, self-propelled,
or designed to be towed by another vehicle for use in commercial or
industrial enterprises, such as air compressors, welding units and
the like, or any and all earthmoving equipment, such as bulldozers,
hi-lifts, backhoes, ditching equipment, and the like, shall be parked
or stored at any time on properties in the residential zoning district.
B. Trailer Parking (Including Boats on or off of Trailers). Except for
loading or unloading of transient delivery, trailer or boat parking
or storage is prohibited in all R Residential Districts (R-1, R-2,
and R-3) except in the rear yard, or inside an enclosed garage.
C. Recreational Vehicle Parking. Recreational vehicle parking or storage
is prohibited in all R Residential Districts (R-1, R-2, and R-3),
except as follows:
(1)
The recreational vehicle must be registered to the owner or
occupant of the premises, must be licensed, and must bear a current
inspection sticker issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania if one
is required of the vehicle for highway use.
(2)
No more than one recreational vehicle shall be parked on a lot
at any given time.
(3)
The parking of recreational vehicles is permitted in the front
of a dwelling once in any seven-day period for a maximum of 72 hours
prior to or following use, and only then on an approved driveway surface
and not in any open space in front of the front building line of the
dwelling or in the front yard (between the front building line and
the street). All other parking of a recreational vehicle shall be
limited to the rear yard only and shall not be closer than 10 feet
to any side or rear property line, except where such property line
abuts the street, in which event the recreational vehicle when parked
shall not extend beyond the building lines of the lot. Where no building
line has been established on the side or rear abutting street, the
recreational vehicle shall not be parked closer than 35 feet to the
curbline of the abutting street.
(4)
Recreational vehicles shall not be used as temporary or permanent
dwellings.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 514; as added by Ord.
436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The requirements of §
27-414 shall apply to all accessory buildings and other accessory structures within the R-2 Zoning District.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V, § 515; as added by Ord.
436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The requirements of §
27-415 shall apply to all parabolic dish antennas within the R-2 Zoning District.