In the TH Townhouse District, the following regulations shall apply.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. 
Townhouse dwellings.
B. 
Municipal use.
C. 
Accessory uses in accordance with Article XXVI, General Provisions.
[Amended 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 496]
A. 
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than 2,500 square feet shall be provided for every dwelling unit.
B. 
Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 22 feet at the building line shall be provided for every dwelling unit.
[Amended 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 496]
A. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not be less than 25 feet in depth.
B. 
Side yards.
(1) 
There shall be a side yard on each end unit which shall not be less than 15 feet in width.
(2) 
Corner lots are regulated by Article XXVI, General Provisions.
C. 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall not be less than 35 feet in depth.
[Amended 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 496]
A. 
Building coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed 25% of the developable area of the total tract.
B. 
Impervious coverage. The impervious coverage shall not exceed 50% of the developable area of the total tract.
A. 
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or enlarged in this district shall be 35 feet, not exceeding two stories.
B. 
The maximum height for any building accessory to any dwelling shall be 14 feet, not exceeding one story.
[Amended 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 496]
A. 
Residential. For each dwelling unit in this district, two all-weather off-street parking spaces shall be provided in addition to garage parking spaces in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
B. 
Setbacks.
(1) 
Residential. No parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer than one foot to any property line, except that portion of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
[Amended 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 496]
A. 
Signs. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Article XXIII, Signs.
B. 
Landscaping. All development hereinafter initiated in the TH Townhouse District shall have landscaping designed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Subdivision and Land Development.
C. 
Utilities. All development within the TH District shall be served by public water and sewer. All utilities serving a permitted use in this district shall be underground.
D. 
Common open space. All townhouse development within this district shall provide not less than 25% of the total area of the tract be common open space. In all instances, nondevelopable area shall be preserved as common open space, and at least 1/5 of the total common open space shall consist of developable area. Common open space shall be designed in accordance with the following standards:
(1) 
The open space, recreational area, resource protection and retention basin area shall be held in common ownership or such other method as determined by the Board of Commissioners of Hatfield Township and protected from development for purposes other than recreational use of open space. To qualify as common open space, such land shall be used only for the following purposes: recreational; amenity; and/or buffer. Resource protection or retention basins shall not qualify as common open space, but shall be exclusive thereof. The ownership and maintenance of said resource protection or retention basins shall be determined by Hatfield Township Board of Commissioners. Areas occupied by buildings, driveways and parking areas associated with recreational facilities in open space as well as recreational facilities themselves, shall be considered as part of the common open space. However, open space does not include lands occupied by road rights-of-way nor does it include the yards or lot areas of individual dwelling units.
(2) 
The common space may, at the direction of the Board of Commissioners of Hatfield Township, be increased or reduced depending upon the natural site features (woodland, streams, slope, etc.) and the development ingenuity of the owner/applicant. The request by the owner/applicant to either increase or reduce the open space area must be in a written form directed to the Board of Commissioners of Hatfield Township stating the justification for such a request.
E. 
Development regulations.
(1) 
Minimum tract area. A tract area of not less than 15 acres shall be provided.
(2) 
Density. The overall density of any townhouse development within the TH Townhouse District shall not exceed seven dwelling units per developable acre.
(3) 
Building arrangement.
(a) 
The minimum distance between townhouse buildings shall be 30 feet from the ends of building and 50 feet for any other angle, but in no event less than the height of the taller of any two adjacent principal buildings.
(b) 
The maximum number of dwelling units per building row shall be six.
(c) 
The maximum building length shall be 160 feet, including angles.
(d) 
The minimum distance between a townhouse unit and an adjacent residential zoning district which permits single-family detached dwellings shall be 100 feet. The minimum distance between a townhouse unit and other adjacent zoning district shall be 50 feet.
(4) 
All buildings shall be in accordance with an overall plan and shall be designed as a single architectural scheme.
(5) 
Exterior lighting shall be designed and maintained to adequately illuminate the site. All lighting shall be arranged to protect highways and adjacent properties from direct light or hazardous interference.
(6) 
Raw materials, supplies, trash and refuse must be stored in covered containers, within an adequate enclosure and handled and disposed of in such a way as not to give rise to smoke, odor, or litter.
F. 
Hazardous use. No building may be erected, altered, or maintained, and no lot shall be used for any purpose, trade or business that is noxious, offensive or potentially injurious to health by reason of odor, noise, dust, smoke, heat, gas, radiation or vibration. No hazardous materials, defined as all materials listed as hazardous by the Environmental Protection Agency, or its successor, shall be permitted on the site.