[Amended 9-21-2006 by Ord. No. 556]
A.
Declaration of the legislative intent of an R-5 Zoning
District is as follows:
(1)
To provide for a variety of carefully designed housing
types at high densities.
(2)
To make sure that varied multifamily housing types
are compatible with adjacent neighborhoods.
(3)
To make sure that the street system of the Township
and other community facilities and services are fully able to handle
the higher density of dwelling units.
(4)
To encourage affordable housing, especially for young
families and senior citizens, by providing apartments and other types
of multifamily structures in this District.
B.
In an R-5 Residential District, the following regulations
shall apply.
[Amended 9-19-2002 by Ord. No. 472; 1-16-2020 by Ord. No. 662]
A building or group of buildings may be erected or used and
a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following uses and
no other:
A.
Uses permitted by right:
(1)
Multifamily dwellings, including garden apartments; all at a maximum
density of 9.0 dwelling units per gross acre.
(2)
Townhouse and multiplex dwellings; all at a maximum density of 6.0
dwelling units per gross acre.
(3)
Single-family detached, twin, and duplex dwellings; all at a maximum
density of 3.0 dwelling units per gross acre.
(4)
Municipal use, governmental offices, emergency services station,
and community center for senior citizens.
(5)
Residential accessory uses. The following residential accessory uses,
buildings, and structures are allowed by right on a lot with a residential
or agricultural principal use in accordance with the applicable requirements
of this chapter:
(a)
Accessory building/structure, residential.
(b)
Backup generator.
(c)
Bus shelter.
(d)
Carport.
(e)
Garage, household. No more than one detached household garage
is allowed upon a lot.
(f)
Garage/yard sale.
(g)
Home occupation.
(h)
In-law suite.
(i)
Keeping of pets.
(j)
Sale of agricultural products.
(k)
Shed, household storage. One household storage shed shall be
permitted with a five-foot setback from the rear and/or side yard
property lines, provided said shed or said structure shall not exceed
120 square feet in overall size and shall not exceed 12 feet in height,
as measured from the lowest point in the grade at the entrance to
the structure to the highest peak of the roof ridge.
(l)
Short-term rental.
(m)
Solar system.
(n)
Swimming pool, household.
(o)
Temporary use or structure.
(p)
Parking or storage of private automobiles owned by the occupants
and guests of the attached and/or multifamily dwellings in garages
or parking lots located on the same lot or site as the dwellings.
(q)
Playgrounds or parks for the use of the occupants and guests
of the attached and/or multifamily dwellings located on the same lot
or site as the dwellings.
(6)
Nonresidential accessory uses, buildings, and structures. The following
nonresidential accessory uses, buildings, and structures are allowed
by right on a lot with a nonresidential principal use in accordance
with the applicable requirements of this chapter:
B.
Uses permitted as a special exception when approved by the Zoning
Hearing Board:
(1)
Parkland, private recreation, or wildlife sanctuary.
(2)
Any public utility use other than an airport, public heliport, railway
passenger station, or bus passenger station.
(3)
Swimming pool, semipublic for the use of occupants and guests of
the attached and/or multifamily dwellings located on the same lot
or site as the dwellings.
[Amended 1-16-2020 by Ord. No. 662]
A.
Dimensional and area requirements for townhouse, multiplex, single-family
detached, twin, and duplex dwellings.
(1)
Any project requiring land development or subdivision approval from
the Township shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
The site area shall be a minimum of 10 acres.
(b)
The site shall be separated by a buffer strip of 35 feet from
adjacent properties.
(c)
The maximum building coverage shall be 30% of the net site area.
(d)
The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 45% of the
net site area.
(e)
A portion of the site shall be set aside as open space in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, including, but not limited to, § 143-28H.
(f)
Twenty percent of the open space shall be improved as common
areas or greens.
(2)
The dimensional and area requirements for individual lots shall be
as follows:
|
Requirement
|
Townhouse
|
Multiplex
|
Twin/Duplex
|
Single-family detached
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
|
2,500 square feet
|
10,000 square feet
|
6,000 square feet
|
10,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot width
|
25 feet
|
75 feet
|
65 feet
|
75 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks:
| ||||
|
Front yard
|
25 feet
|
40 feet
|
30 feet
|
35 feet
|
|
Side yard
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
15 feet
|
20 feet
|
|
Rear yard
|
30 feet
|
35 feet
|
25 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage (percent of lot area)
|
45%
|
45%
|
40%
|
40%
|
|
Maximum impervious surface coverage (percent of lot area)
|
60%
|
60%
|
50%
|
50%
|
(3)
Buildings. Buildings shall be located and constructed so as to provide:
(4)
All dwellings shall be served by public water and sanitary sewer
systems.
B.
Dimensional and area requirements for multifamily dwellings.
(1)
Any project requiring land development or subdivision approval from
the Township shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
The site shall be a minimum of 10 acres.
(b)
The site shall be separated by a buffer strip of 50 feet from
the ultimate right-of-way of an abutting street and by a buffer strip
of 35 feet from adjacent properties.
(c)
The maximum building coverage shall be 35% of the net site area.
(d)
The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 65% of the
net site area.
(3)
Buildings. Buildings shall be located and constructed so as to provide:
(a)
No more than 12 dwelling units per building for garden apartment
dwellings. No more than 20 dwelling units per building for other types
of multifamily dwellings.
(b)
A minimum setback of 30 feet from site internal service roads.
(c)
A forty-five-foot separation distances between buildings.
(d)
A maximum building length of not more than 160 feet.
C.
Dimensional and area requirements for all other uses. The following
requirements apply to all nonresidential uses, unless a more-restrictive
requirement is set forth elsewhere in this chapter.
|
Institutional, Recreational, Municipal, and Utility Uses
| |
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot size
|
2 acres
|
|
Minimum lot width
|
200 feet
|
|
Minimum front yard
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum side yard
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum rear yard
|
60 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage (percent of lot area)
|
30%
|
|
Maximum impervious surface coverage (percent of lot area)
|
40%
|
D.
Building height. All buildings shall not exceed a maximum height
of 55 feet, except as otherwise provided herein.
Site development within an R-5 District shall be in conformance with an overall plan for locating buildings and structures, providing for safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians, preservation and extension of the natural amenities of the site and providing for the continued maintenance of the land and improvements thereon. The design and the operation and maintenance of the site and improvements shall meet at least the minimum standards and requirements set out in § 143-28 of this chapter.
