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:
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.
[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.
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.