The intent of the R-2 Medium Density Residential District is to:
A. 
Provide for the orderly expansion of areas that offer residential neighborhoods at a medium density.
B. 
Carefully control the types of housing to ensure compatibility with existing houses.
C. 
Carefully protect these areas from uses that may not be fully compatible.
[Amended 8-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2170, approved 8-9-2012]
In the R-2 District, the following uses shall be permitted by right:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
C. 
Crop farming.
D. 
Forestry.
E. 
Group home, within a dwelling type permitted by this district, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(18).
F. 
Townhouses (single-family attached dwellings), subject to compliance with § 255-199A(17).
G. 
Community gardens, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(53).
[Added 7-11-2013 by Ord. No. 2182, approved 7-11-2013]
The following uses may be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to § 255-197 of this chapter:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection A, regarding places of worship, was repealed 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2019, approved 10-18-2004.
B. 
Public or private primary or secondary schools, subject to compliance with the provisions of the INS District Area and Bulk Requirements and with § 255-199A(38).
C. 
Public utility uses, such as electric substations, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(33).
D. 
Private recreation facilities, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(34). As used herein, "private" is not intended to encompass membership club, church, religious organization, institutional, commercial, college, university or school district, inter alia; nor is this enumeration intended to be an exhaustive list of entities excluded from the term's meaning.
E. 
Temporary exhibition area, within the requirements listed in § 255-199A(42) and not the requirements of this district.
F. 
Garden apartments, provided that there is a minimum tract size of two acres, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(17).
[Added 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2019, approved 10-18-2004]
The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses when authorized by the Borough Council, subject to § 255-198 of this chapter:
A. 
Places of worship, subject to compliance with the provisions of § 255-199A(32).
The regulations in Table IV-1 shall be observed:
Table IV-1
Area and Bulk Regulations for the R-2 Medium Density Residential District
Dwelling Types
Minimum Regulations
Single-
Family Detached
Single-
Family Semi-
detached
Town-
house
Garden Apartment
Average lot area/DU based upon gross density (sq. ft.)
5,500
5,000
4,000
3,600
Minimum lot area
5,500 sq. ft. if served by public water and public sewer service; otherwise, see § 255-194
3,600 sq. ft. (both public water and public sewer service is required)
2,000 sq. ft. (both public water and public sewer service is required)
2 acres for the tract
Minimum building setback (ft.)
25
25
25
40
Minimum lot width at minimum building setback (ft.)
60
35/DU
20/DU, except 28/DU if garage doors for 2 or more motor vehicles face onto the front of the townhouse lot
200 minimum for the tract
Minimum lot width at street line, except as below (ft.)
35
36/DU
20/DU
200 minimum for the tract
Minimum lot width at street line for a lot with a driveway entering onto an arterial street (ft.)
125
80/DU
80/DU
N/A
Minimum rear yard for principal buildings (ft.)
25
25
25
25
Minimum rear yard for accessory structure or use, except as provided for in § 255-200 (ft.)
5
5
5
25
Minimum side yards for principal buildings (ft.):
Total (if 2 required)
16
N/A
N/A
40
1 side (where 2 required)
8
10
10
20
1 side (where only 1 required)
N/A
10
10
20
Minimum side yards for accessory structure and building (each) (ft.)
5
52
3
20
Maximum building coverage
35%
35%
40%
40%
Maximum impervious coverage
60%
70%
70%
70%
Maximum building height (ft.)
35
35
35 or 3 stories, whichever is less
35 or 3 stories, whichever is less
Minimum floor area (sq. ft.)
800
800
N/A
N/A
Key:
N/A = Not Applicable
DU = Dwelling Unit
Notes:
1
See § 255-187 for multiple-frontage lots.
2
Except along shared (interior) lot line, where zero feet shall apply.
Any new principal building including one or more dwelling units shall be set back the following distances from the following features:
A. 
From the zoning boundary of an industrial district: 35 feet.
[Amended 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2152, approved 7-14-2011]
B. 
From the existing right-of-way of an expressway: 70 feet.
C. 
From the existing right-of-way of an arterial street: 40 feet.
A. 
If a subdivision is approved as a cluster development, the following requirements shall be modified:
(1) 
A cluster development shall be limited to single-family detached dwellings. The minimum lot area shall be reduced to 5,000 square feet and the minimum lot width at the minimum building setback shall be reduced to 50 feet.
B. 
A minimum of 25% of the total lot area of the development prior to subdivision shall be permanently preserved as common open space. This calculation may be made after setting aside any additional right-of-way adjacent to an existing street. The common open space shall meet the definition of "open space, common" in Article II.
C. 
If the development is adjacent to an expressway or an industrial district, a majority of the required common open space shall be placed between dwellings and the expressway or industrial district.