Unless stated otherwise, each of the following
regulations applies to all residential districts.
The following uses shall be permitted when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the standards set forth in § 162-61:
A.
Religious uses such as churches, including Sunday
school and related religious education and training and a dwelling
auxiliary to any such religious use upon the same or contiguous lot.
B.
Philanthropic and educational uses, including public,
private or parochial schools and colleges, but not including a business
or trade school or any form of correctional or rehabilatory-type institutions,
including but not limited to a halfway house or drug or alcohol treatment
center.
C.
Municipal or community playgrounds, recreational centers
or parks, provided such centers are not carried on for profit and
are not accompanied by or incidental to a principal activity customarily
carried on for profit.
D.
Home occupation and professional office, provided
the operator lives on the premises and there shall be no public display
of goods or sale of merchandise on the premises.
No building shall exceed 35 feet in height from
the lowest point of grade to highest part of the building, except
chimneys, spires, elevator shafts, tanks, air-conditioning equipment
and similar projections of the building.
[Amended 5-14-1981 by Ord. No. 849, approved 5-14-1981; 10-7-1997 by Ord. No.
1043, approved 10-7-1997; 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 1076, approved 2-15-2000; 5-13-2003 by Ord. No.
2009, approved 5-13-2003]
A private swimming pool shall be permitted as
an accessory use to a single-family residential dwelling (attached
or detached) use, provided that it meets the requirements of this
section.
A.
Permit required.
(1)
Except as otherwise set forth in this section, no
private swimming pool or appurtenances thereto shall be constructed,
installed, enlarged or altered until construction documents have been
submitted and a permit has been obtained from the Borough. Where required
and as applicable, the approval of all county and state authorities
having jurisdiction over the proposed private swimming pool shall
be obtained before applying to the Borough for a permit. Certified
copies of all such county and state approvals shall be filed as part
of the supporting data for the permit application.
(2)
Design, construction and installation of all private
swimming pools shall comply with this section and all other rules,
regulations, ordinances and codes of the Borough.
(3)
Construction documents shall accurately show dimensions
and construction of the private swimming pool and appurtenances and
properly established distances to lot lines, buildings, walks and
the surrounding enclosure as well as details of the drainage and water
disposal systems.
B.
ABOVEGROUND SWIMMING POOL
ENCLOSURE
INDOOR PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL
IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL
POWER SAFETY COVER
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
words shall have the meanings set forth below.
An aboveground swimming pool shall mean any private swimming
pool designed to be constructed or installed and constructed or installed
above the existing grade, not including any minor excavation required
for leveling.
A fence, wall, building wall, wall of an aboveground swimming
pool or a combination thereof that serves to completely surround the
private swimming pool and obstruct or prohibit access to the private
swimming pool.
An indoor private swimming pool shall mean any private swimming
pool that is totally contained within a residential dwelling or structure
accessory to a dwelling and surrounded on all four sides by walls
of said structure and covered by a roof.
An in-ground swimming pool shall mean any private swimming
pool designed to be constructed or installed and constructed or installed
below the existing grade.
A pool cover that is placed over the water area of a private
swimming pool and is opened and closed with a motorized mechanism
by a control switch.
C.
Dimensional requirements.
(1)
All private swimming pools shall be constructed or
installed entirely within the rear yard of the lot.
(2)
No private swimming pool shall be located closer than
10 feet to the residential dwelling.
(3)
The interior wall of any private swimming pool shall
not be closer than six feet to any side or rear lot line nor closer
than 10 feet to any lot line abutting a street.
(4)
Decking which extends outward from the interior wall
of any private swimming pool shall not be closer than six feet to
any side or rear lot line or closer than 10 feet to any lot line abutting
a street.
D.
Enclosure requirements. Every person owning land upon
which there is located a private swimming pool shall erect and maintain
thereon an adequate enclosure surrounding the private swimming pool
area.
(1)
Fences.
(a)
Fences serving as an enclosure shall be a minimum
height of 48 inches and maximum height of 72 inches above finished
grade, as measured on the side of the fence which faces away from
the private swimming pool.
(b)
The maximum vertical clearance between the finished
grade and the bottom of the fence shall not exceed two inches, as
measured on the side of the fence which faces away from the private
swimming pool. For an aboveground swimming pool, the fence may be
located on the ground or mounted on top of the aboveground private
swimming pool structure, and if mounted on top of the aboveground
private swimming pool structure, the vertical clearance between the
top of the aboveground private swimming pool structure and the bottom
of the fence shall not exceed four inches, as measured on the side
of the fence which faces away from the aboveground private swimming
pool.
(c)
Horizontal or vertical openings or spaces in
the fence shall not allow the passage of a four-inch diameter sphere.
(d)
For any fence composed of closely spaced horizontal
and vertical members where the distance between the tops of the horizontal
members is less than 45 inches, the horizontal members shall be located
on the swimming pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members
shall not exceed 1 3/4 inches in width. Where there are decorative
cutouts within vertical members, spacing within the cutouts shall
not exceed 1 3/4 inches in width.
(e)
For any fence composed of widely spaced horizontal
and vertical members where the distance between the tops of the horizontal
members is 45 inches or more, spacing between vertical members shall
not exceed four inches. Where there are decorative cutouts within
vertical members, spacing within the cutouts shall not exceed 1 3/4
inches in width.
(f)
For any fence composed of diagonal members,
the maximum opening formed by the diagonal members shall be no more
than 1 3/4 inches.
(g)
Maximum mesh size for chain link fences shall
be 2 1/4 inch square, unless the fence is provided with slats
fastened at the top or the bottom which reduce the openings to no
more than 1 3/4 inches.
(h)
Access gates shall comply with the requirements
applicable to the particular type of fence utilized and shall provide
a locking device. Pedestrian access gates which open directly to provide
access to the pool must open outwards away from the pool and be self-closing
with a self-latching device. Gates other than pedestrian access gates
which open directly to the pool shall have a self-latching device.
Where the release mechanism of the self-latching device is located
less than 54 inches from the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism
shall be located on the pool side of the gate at least three inches
below the top of the gate, and the gate and fence shall have no opening
greater than 1/2 inch within 18 inches of the release mechanism.
(2)
Other enclosures.
(a)
Solid enclosures, such as a dwelling wall, which
do not have openings, shall not contain indentations or protrusions
except for normal construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints.
(b)
Where a wall of a dwelling serves as part of
the enclosure, one of the following shall apply:
[1]
Doors with direct access to the private swimming
pool through that wall shall be equipped with an alarm which produces
an audible warning when the door and its screen are opened. The alarm
shall sound continuously for a minimum of 30 seconds immediately after
the door is opened and be capable of being heard throughout the house
during normal household activities. The alarm shall automatically
reset under all conditions. The alarm shall be equipped with a manual
means to temporarily deactivate the alarm for a single opening. Such
deactivation shall last no more than 15 seconds. The deactivation
switch shall be located at least 54 inches above the threshold of
the door;
[2]
The private swimming pool shall be equipped
with a power safety cover, which complies with ASTM F 1346, or
[3]
Other means of protection, such as self-closing
doors with self-latching devices, which are approved by the Borough,
shall be accepted so long as the degree of protection afforded is
not less than the protection afforded by the above sections.
(c)
Where part of an aboveground swimming pool structure
is used as an enclosure or where the enclosure is mounted on top of
the aboveground pool structure, and the means of access is a ladder
or steps, then the ladder or steps shall be capable of being secured,
locked or removed to prevent access, or the ladder or steps shall
be surrounded by a enclosure which meets the requirements of this
section. When the ladder or steps are secured, locked, or removed,
any opening created shall not allow the passage of a four-inch diameter
sphere.
(3)
All enclosures shall be located, constructed and installed
so as to prohibit permanent structures, equipment or similar objects
from being used to climb the enclosure to gain access to the private
swimming pool.
E.
Drainage requirements. All private swimming pools
and equipment shall be equipped to be emptied completely of water.
All discharged water shall be disposed of in a manner approved by
the Borough. In all cases the drainage method must comply with all
Borough health and safety requirements and shall not create a nuisance
to adjoining properties or the public in general.
F.
Applicability/penalties/exceptions.
(1)
The requirements of this section shall be applicable
to all private swimming pools constructed on or after the effective
date of this section and shall be applicable to all existing private
swimming pools 90 days after the effective date of this section.
(2)
Any person who has an existing private swimming pool
who is cited by the Borough for noncompliance with the provisions
of this section shall be granted a sixty-day grace period (from the
date of the citation) to make any required changes to comply with
the provisions of this section.
(3)
Any person who fails to comply with this section,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding,
shall pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough. Each day that a
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to permit
continued residential development which is compatible with existing
types of housing and lot size in low-density areas of Glenolden Borough.
C.
Area, driveway and parking regulations.
(1)
Lot width. Each lot on which a dwelling is constructed
shall have a frontage of at least 60 feet on a public street and a
depth of not less than 125 feet. Said street shall be fully improved,
which includes curbs, sidewalks, street paving and all sanitary sewers
and necessary utilities.
(2)
Lot coverage. Not more than 30% of the area of any
lot shall be occupied or covered by buildings, including accessory
structures, and not more than 10% of the area of any lot shall be
occupied or covered by paved off-street parking areas, driveways thereto,
sidewalks and other paved areas and not less than 60% of the area
of any lot shall be occupied or covered by grass and planted areas.
[Amended 10-11-1990 by Ord. No. 955, approved 10-11-1990; 2-14-1991 by Ord. No. 965, approved 2-14-1991; 7-11-1991 by Ord. No. 968, approved 7-11-1991]
(3)
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street
on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth,
provided that the front yard on the long side of a corner lot may
be reduced to a depth of not less than 12 feet.
(4)
Side yard. Except for a corner lot, there shall be
two side yards on each lot, neither of which shall be less than 10
feet in width.
(5)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot
which shall have a depth of not less than 25 feet.
(6)
Driveways. All driveways must:
[Amended 10-11-1990 by Ord. No. 955, approved 10-11-1990]
(7)
There shall be provided at least two off-street parking
places consisting of a hard-surfaced area of not less than nine feet
by 18 feet. Said parking places may be part of the driveway.
(8)
The setbacks and area regulations herein shall apply
to all buildings with the exception that an accessory building may
have one side yard of not less than three feet and a rear yard of
not less than three feet.
[Amended 12-11-1981 by Ord. No. 852, approved 12-11-1981]
(9)
All decks or open balconies erected or constructed
shall have a side yard setback of three feet from each property line.
[Added 12-19-2000 by Ord. No. 1084,
approved 12-19-2000; amended 5-20-2008 by 2058, approved 5-20-2008]
D.
Garages and other accessory buildings. All garages
must conform to the open space requirement and may not exceed 600
square feet. Maximum height for a garage with an A-frame roof shall
be 15 feet and 10 feet for a flat roof. All other accessory buildings
must conform to the open space requirement and may not exceed 200
square feet.
[Added 3-9-1995 by Ord. No. 1017, approved
3-9-1995]
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to permit
continued residential development which is compatible with existing
types of housing and lot sizes in medium-density areas of Glenolden
Borough.
C.
Area, driveway and parking regulations. The area, driveway and parking regulations set forth in § 162-12C hereof shall apply to all detached single-family dwellings. The following regulations shall apply to semidetached dwellings:
(1)
Lot width. Each lot on which a semidetached dwelling
is constructed shall have a frontage of at least 30 feet on a public
street and be not less than 125 feet in depth.
(2)
Lot coverage. Not more than 30% of the area of any
lot shall be occupied or covered by buildings, including accessory
structures, and not more than 10% of the area of any lot shall be
occupied or covered by paved off-street parking areas, driveways thereto,
sidewalks and other paved areas and not less than 60% of the area
of any lot shall be occupied or covered by grass and planted areas.
[Amended 10-11-1990 by Ord. No. 955, approved 10-11-1990; 2-14-1991 by Ord. No. 965, approved 2-14-1991; 7-11-1991 by Ord. No.
968, approved 7-11-1991]
(3)
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street
on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth,
provided that the front yard on the long side of a corner lot may
be reduced to a depth of not less than 12 feet.
(4)
Side yards. For every building consisting of two semidetached
dwellings, there shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be
less than 10 feet in width; accordingly, every semidetached dwelling
shall have one side yard, which shall be not less than 10 feet in
width.
(5)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot
which shall have a depth of not less than 25 feet.
(6)
Driveways. All driveways must:
[Amended 10-11-1990 by Ord. No. 955, approved 10-11-1990]
(7)
There shall be provided at least two off-street parking
places consisting of a hard-surfaced area of not less than nine feet
by 18 feet. Said parking spaces may be part of the driveway.
(8)
The setbacks and area regulations herein shall apply
to all buildings with the exception that an accessory building may
have one side yard of not less than three feet and a rear yard of
not less than three feet.
[Amended 12-11-1981 by Ord. No. 852, approved 12-11-1981]
(9)
All decks or open balconies erected or constructed
shall have a side yard setback of three feet from each property line.
[Added 12-19-2000 by Ord. No. 1084,
approved 12-19-2000; amended 5-20-2008 by 2058, approved 5-20-2008]
D.
Garages and other accessory buildings. All garages
must conform to the open space requirement and may not exceed 600
square feet. Maximum height for a garage with an A-frame roof shall
be 15 feet and 10 feet for a flat roof. All other accessory buildings
must conform to the open space requirement and may not exceed 200
square feet.
[Added 3-9-1995 by Ord. No. 1017, approved
3-9-1995]
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide
multiple dwelling units as described herein.
C.
Area and parking regulations.
(1)
Apartment building. All lots wherein an apartment
building is hereafter erected or used shall be subject to the following
requirements:
(a)
Minimum size: 15,000 square feet. Apartments
shall be limited to 12 dwelling units per single unattached building.
(b)
Maximum lot coverage. The building coverage
shall not exceed 30% of the lot size.
(c)
Minimum lot width: 75 feet on a public street
and at the building line.
(d)
Minimum front yard: 60 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yards: 10 feet on each side of
the building.
(f)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(g)
Minimum parking: 1 1/2 off-street parking
places of nine feet by 18 feet for each apartment unit, exclusive
of driveways.
(2)
Townhouses. All lots whereon a townhouse or townhouses
are constructed shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a)
Minimum size: a minimum lot size of 2,500 square
feet for each townhouse, each group or cluster to be not more than
eight units.
(b)
Minimum lot coverage: The building coverage
shall not exceed 35% of the lot size for interior lots and 30% for
end lots.
(c)
Minimum lot width: 15 feet for interior lots
and 25 feet for end lots.
(d)
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard: 20 feet between clusters,
10 feet for one side yard of exterior lots.
(f)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(g)
Minimum parking: two off-street parking places
for each townhouse unit.
D.
Garages and other accessory buildings. All garages
must conform to the open space requirement and may not exceed 600
square feet. Maximum height for a garage with an A-frame roof shall
be 15 feet and 10 feet for a flat roof. All other accessory buildings
must conform to the open space requirement and may not exceed 200
square feet.
[Added 3-9-1995 by Ord. No. 1017, approved 3-9-1995]
