In the ER Residential District, the following
regulations shall apply.
A building may be erected or used and a lot
may be used or occupied for any one of the following purposes and
no other:
A. One single-family detached dwelling.
D. Type A cluster development as a conditional use in
accordance with the regulations herein provided.
E. Type B cluster development as a conditional use in
accordance with the regulations herein provided.
F. Accessory uses in accordance with Article
XXVI, General Provisions.
G. The following uses shall be permitted when authorized
as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board. Such uses shall
be subject to the area requirements set forth hereinbelow:
[Amended 5-28-2008 by Ord. No. 569]
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Use
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Minimum Lot Area
(acres)
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Educational
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10
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Religious
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2
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Nonprofit recreational use
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10
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Hospital or nursing home
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5
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Type A cluster development in accordance with the development standards contained in §
282-20 herein shall be permitted as a conditional use subject, among other applicable regulations, to the provisions of §
282-205 on sites meeting the following criteria:
A. The tract of land to be developed shall be a minimum
of 10 acres in gross area and shall be held in single and separate
ownership.
B. The planned cluster development shall be serviced
by public water and public sewer acceptable to the Board of Commissioners
and subject to the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and any applicable local authority.
C. Not less than 10% of the total developable area of the tract and all nondevelopable area shall be preserved as common open space in accordance with the provisions of §
282-22.1 herein.
Type A cluster developments shall be developed in accordance with the provisions for development in ER Residential District above, except as specifically modified by this section and by §
282-22.1, providing regulations for common open space.
A. Use regulations. In a Type A cluster development,
single-family detached residential dwellings, open space, and recreational
areas and structures shall be permitted.
B. Density. The number of dwelling units shall not exceed
one dwelling unit per developable acre over the developable area of
the entire tract, including that portion of the tract to be permanently
reserved as common open space. This limitation shall in all cases
govern density.
C. Lot area. A lot area of not less than 25,000 square
feet shall be provided for every dwelling. Undevelopable land shall
not be counted when calculating the minimum lot area although such
undevelopable land may be included within the individual lots, only
as determined by the Board of Commissioners.
D. Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 125
feet at the building line shall be provided for every dwelling.
E. Yard regulations.
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot,
which shall be not less than 60 feet in depth.
(2) Side yards.
(a)
There shall be two side yards on each lot neither
of which shall be less than 25 feet in width.
(b)
Corner lots shall be regulated by Article
XXVI.
(3) Rear yards.
(a)
There shall be a rear yard on each lot, which
shall be not less than 50 feet in depth.
(b)
An accessory use structure, if entirely separate
from the main building and located at least 10 feet further back than
the rear of the main building, may be erected in the rear yard but
shall not be located within 10 feet of the rear or side property line.
F. Coverage regulations.
(1) Building coverage. The total building coverage shall
not exceed 20% of any lot.
(2) Impervious coverage. The total impervious coverage
shall not exceed 35% of any lot.
Type B cluster development in accordance with the development standards contained in §
282-22 herein shall be permitted as a conditional use subject, among other applicable regulations, to the provisions of §
282-205 on sites meeting the following criteria:
A. The tract of land to be developed shall be a minimum
of 75 acres in gross area and shall be held in single and separate
ownership.
B. The planned cluster development shall be serviced
by public water and public sewer acceptable to the Board of Commissioners
and subject to the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and any applicable local authority.
C. Not less than 20% of the total developable area of the tract and all nondevelopable area shall be preserved as common open space in accordance with the provisions of §
282-22.1 herein.
D. The tract must border the proposed North Penn Connector
Route and the development plan shall include the dedication of all
required right-of-way for the connector route within the tract.
E. The common open space provided shall be designed and
located so as to further the goals of the Hatfield Township Open Space
Plan.
Type B cluster developments shall be developed in accordance with the provisions for development in ER Residential District above, except as specifically modified by this section and by §
282-22.1, providing regulations for common open space.
A. Use regulations. In a Type B cluster development,
single-family detached residential dwellings, open space, and recreational
areas and structures shall be permitted.
B. Density. The number of dwelling units shall not exceed 1.20 dwelling units per developable acre over the developable area of the entire tract, including that portion of the tract to be permanently reserved as common open space. This limitation shall in all cases govern density except as modified by Subsection
G below.
C. Lot area. A lot area of not less than 12,000 square
feet shall be provided for every dwelling. Undevelopable land shall
not be counted when calculating the minimum lot area although such
undevelopable land may be included within the individual lots, only
as determined by the Board of Commissioners.
D. Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 80
feet at the building line shall be provided for every dwelling.
E. Yard regulations.
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot,
which shall be not less than 35 feet in depth.
(2) Side yards.
(a)
There shall be two side yards on each lot neither
of which shall be less than 10 feet in width, and having an aggregate
width of 30 feet.
(b)
Corner lots shall be regulated by Article
XXVI.
(3) Rear yards.
(a)
There shall be a rear yard on each lot, which
shall be not less than 40 feet in depth.
(b)
An accessory use structure, if entirely separate
from the main building and located at least 10 feet further back than
the rear of the main building, may be erected in the rear yard but
shall not be located within 10 feet of the rear or side property line.
F. Coverage regulations.
(1) Building coverage. The total building coverage shall
not exceed 25% of any lot.
(2) Impervious coverage. The total impervious coverage
shall not exceed 35% of any lot.
G. Historic or cultural resources. In a cluster development
under this section, as a conditional use, the maximum permitted tract
density may be increased by 0.10 dwelling units per developable acre
where the tract contains one or more Township historic or cultural
resources and such Township historical or cultural resources are preserved
as a part of the development plan in a manner acceptable to the Board
of Commissioners.
H. A Township historic or cultural resource shall be
defined as a site or structure listed in the National Register of
Historic Places, the Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey, the Montgomery
County Inventory of Historic and Cultural Resources, a listing of
historic and cultural resources compiled by the Board of Commissioners
or the Planning Commission, or other appropriate documentation acceptable
to the Board of Commissioners.