Minimum area and parking regulations shall be as follows:
*Lot size
60,000 square feet
Lot width
200 feet
Lot depth
200 feet
Front yard
50 feet
Each side yard
30 feet
Rear yard
50 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2; 8-23-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]
40 feet
Parking
2 off-street spaces
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
A. 
Minimum required for all single-family dwellings not otherwise listed:
On-lot1 Water and
Sewer
On-lot
Sewer
On-lot
Water
Central2 Water
and Sewer
*Lot size
40,000 sq. ft.
30,000 sq. ft.
20,000 sq. ft.
15,000 sq. ft.
Lot width
150 feet
150 feet
100 feet
100 feet
Lot depth
200 feet
175 feet
150 feet
125 feet
Front yard
40 feet
35 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Each side yard
25 feet
20 feet
15 feet
15 feet
Rear yard
40 feet
35 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
Off-street parking3
2
2
2
2
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
1Including but not limited to septic systems and wells.
2Meaning public water and public sewer or off-site water and sewer.
3Where more than one off-street parking space is required for any dwelling unit, provisions shall be made to allow parking of multiple vehicles side by side rather than one behind the other.
[Added 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
B. 
Two family semidetached dwellings and two-family detached dwellings; minimum required for each dwelling unit:
[Amended 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2; 7-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
On-lot1 Water and
Sewer
On-lot
Sewer
On-lot
Water
Central2 Water and
Sewer
*Lot size
30,000 sq. ft.
15,000 sq. ft.
12,500 sq. ft.
10,000 sq. ft.
Lot width
125 feet
85 feet
75 feet
60 feet
Lot depth
165 feet
120 feet
100 feet
100 feet
Front yard
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Each side yard
12 feet
12 feet
10 feet
8 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
Off-street parking3
2
2
2
2
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
1Including but not limited to septic systems and wells.
2Meaning public water and public sewer or off-site water and sewer.
3Where more than one off-street parking space is required for any dwelling unit, provisions shall be made to allow parking of multiple vehicles side by side rather than one behind the other.
A. 
Minimum required for all single-family dwellings not otherwise listed.
On-lot1 Water and
Sewer
On-lot
Sewer
On-lot
Water
Central2 Water and
Sewer
*Lot size
40,000 sq. ft.
30,000 sq. ft.
16,000 sq. ft.
12,000 sq. ft
Lot width
150 feet
150 feet
100 feet
100 feet
Lot depth
200 feet
175 feet
150 feet
100 feet
Front yard
40 feet
35 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Each side yard
25 feet
20 feet
15 feet
12 feet
Rear yard
40 feet
35 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
Off-street parking3
2
2
2
2
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
1Including but not limited to septic systems and wells.
2Meaning public water and public sewer or off-site water and sewer.
3Where more than one off-street parking space is required for any dwelling unit, provisions shall be made to allow parking of multiple vehicles side by side rather than one behind the other.
[Added 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
B. 
Two-family semidetached dwellings and two-family detached dwellings; minimum required for each dwelling unit:
[Amended 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2; 7-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
On-lot1 Water and
Sewer
On-lot
Sewer
On-lot
Water
Central 2 Water and
Sewer
*Lot size
30,000 sq. ft.
15,000 sq. ft.
10,000 sq. ft.
7,500 sq. ft.
Lot width
125 feet
85 feet
60 feet
50 feet
Lot depth
165 feet
120 feet
100 feet
100 feet
Front yard
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Each side yard
12 feet
12 feet
10 feet
8 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
40 feet
Off-street parking3
2
2
2
2
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
1Including but not limited to septic systems and wells.
2Meaning public water and public sewer or off-site water and sewer.
3Where more than one off-street parking space is required for any dwelling unit, provisions shall be made to allow parking of multiple vehicles side by side rather than one behind the other.
A. 
Minimum required:
(1) 
Each attached dwelling residential project shall contain a minimum of 40,000 square feet of lot area.
Per Dwelling Unit:
Lot area
2,500 square feet
Interior lot width
18 feet
Front yard
[Amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-2]
30 feet
Side yard for end units
20 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
Off-street parking
2.0 spaces
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
Active play area
100 square feet
Minimum distance between groups or units
40 feet
NOTES:
*Where more than one off-street parking space is required for any dwelling unit, provisions shall be made to allow parking of multiple vehicles side by side rather than one behind the other. Additional guest parking shall also be provided at a rate of 1.0 space for every four dwelling units.
[Added 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2; amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[1]]
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect 6-1-2015.
(2) 
No less than three and no more than eight dwellings shall be permitted in a unit or group.
(3) 
Centralized water supply and sewerage shall be provided.
(4) 
Active play area shall be furnished in townhouse development projects containing more than 18 dwelling units, or more than three principal structures containing at least six dwelling units each. Such area shall not be less than 2,000 square feet in land area, nor less than 30 feet in its smallest dimension. For each dwelling unit above the minimum number prescribed heretofore, an additional 100 square feet per dwelling unit shall be allocated to the total active play area. All lots/dwelling units in the development shall have sidewalk access to the active play area(s) provided for the use of that development. The active play areas shall not be located more than 1/8 mile from any dwelling unit in the proposed development.
[Amended 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
(5) 
Where any townhouse project is proposed to be developed in conjunction with multiple dwelling residences as set forth in § 105-20, the active play area requirements as provided in § 105-20 shall be designed for and made accessible to the townhouse residents in addition to the multiple dwelling residents. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to increase the active play area requirements upon recommendation of the Planning Commission when in its opinion additional area is necessary to accommodate the needs of the mixed use development in accordance with this chapter.
(6) 
Site configuration. All townhouse developments designed with units fronting a street shall be required to provide parking and access to the rear of the units via a rear alley or auto court separate from the street. An exception shall be made in instances where access and parking are provided to the development via a single, private, front, common access drive and parking lot for all units, set back a minimum of 30 feet from the street right-of-way, and where greater than 20 units shall utilize an additional point of ingress and egress to the street. All means of rear access shall be privately owned and maintained. All rear-access townhouse developments shall use one of the following configurations. To provide nonvehicular access to the rear of each townhouse, an easement at least 10 feet wide shall be provided for access along or over the property of at least one of the two end units and to the rear of each area allotted for each dwelling unit in the townhouse development, which easement shall be shown on the subdivision plans and identified as such.
[Added 7-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-3; amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[2]]
(a) 
Alley-loaded: a development with a row or rows of dwelling units that front on a street and are served by an alley in the rear.
(b) 
Auto court: a development with two or more rows of dwellings grouped around an auto court. One or more rows front on the street with rear access and parking while others may front on the auto court.
(c) 
In either configuration, no dwelling units shall back onto a street. However, there may be instances where two or more opposing rows of dwellings front on different streets but share a common alley or auto court to the rear of all the dwellings.
(d) 
Design standards for alleys shall be as outlined in § 85-39 of the Township Code. Auto courts shall be limited to a maximum length of 250 feet, measured from the midpoint of the access drive to the terminus of the court. A minimum aisle width of 25 feet shall be provided for two-way traffic. Landscaping within the interior of the court shall be incorporated as part of an overall plan to serve as a traffic-calming element.
(e) 
Provision shall be made and recorded for perpetual maintenance of all common open space, including, but not limited to, alleys, auto courts, driveways, parking lots and similar features, through the establishment of a homeowners' association or other similar entity approved by the Board of Supervisors and upon review by the Township Solicitor.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect 6-1-2015.
A. 
Minimum required.
(1) 
Each multiple dwelling residential project shall contain a minimum of 40,000 square feet of lot area in accordance with the following standards:
Lot width
150 feet
Lot depth
150 feet
Each side yard (exterior)
20 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
Front yard
30 feet
Off-street parking per dwelling units
2.0 spaces
Minimum distance between units
40 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
Active play area per dwelling unit:
Efficiency
75 square feet
1 bedroom
100 square feet
2 bedroom
125 square feet
3 or more bedrooms
150 square feet
NOTES:
*Where more than one off-street parking space is required for any dwelling unit, provisions shall be made to allow parking of multiple vehicles side by side rather than one behind the other. Additional guest parking shall also be provided at a rate of 1.0 space for every four dwelling units.
[Added 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2; amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[1]]
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect 6-1-2015.
(2) 
The maximum number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined on the basis of 2,000 square feet of lot area exclusive of public rights-of-way for each dwelling unit.
(3) 
The length of any unit shall not exceed 150 feet.
(4) 
Centralized water supply and sewerage shall be provided.
(5) 
There shall be a one-hundred-foot setback from the property line adjacent to any existing dwelling or residential district.
(6) 
All lots/dwelling units in the development shall have sidewalk access to the active play area(s) provided for that development. The active play areas shall not be located more than 1/8 mile from any dwelling unit in the proposed development.
[Added 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
Minimum Required
Community Commercial
*Lot Size
10,000 square feet
Lot width
75 feet
Lot depth
100 feet
Front yard
25 feet
Side yard
10 feet
Rear yard
25 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
[Added 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-2]
A. 
District area, yard and height regulations.
(1) 
Yards of the following minimum sizes shall be provided, and such yards may be used for the purpose of meeting off-street parking and loading requirements:
(a) 
Front yard: 60 feet in depth.
(b) 
Side yard: 25 feet in depth.
(c) 
Rear yard: 30 feet in depth.
(2) 
Height regulations. No building or other structure shall exceed 45 feet in height.
(3) 
Lot coverage. The combined area occupied by all buildings or structures shall not exceed 60% of the area of the lot.
(4) 
Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a minimum width at the building line of 130 feet, a minimum area of 40,000 square feet, and a minimum lot depth of 250 feet.
B. 
When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
Minimum Required
Highway
*Lot size
40,000 square feet
Lot width
130 feet
Lot depth
250 feet
Front yard
50 feet
Side yard
25 feet
Rear yard
30 feet
Height (maximum)
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
40 feet
NOTES:
*When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
**When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-4; 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-7]
Unless otherwise specified, each use within the District shall meet the following requirements:
Minimum lot size1,2
80,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Minimum lot depth
300 feet
Minimum front yard
60 feet
Minimum side yard
25 feet
Minimum rear yard
40 feet
Maximum lot coverage
50%
Maximum height
45 feet
NOTES:
1When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer of Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
2Multiple use buildings are permitted, provided that additional space equal to 5% of the minimum lot size requirements for each additional use is provided.
*When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-4; 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-7; 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7; 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2]
Unless otherwise specified, each use within the District shall meet the following requirement:
Minimum lot size 1,2
120,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
250 feet
Minimum lot depth
400 feet
Minimum front yard
75 feet
Minimum side yard
30 feet
Minimum rear yard
50 feet
Maximum lot coverage
65%
Maximum height
65 feet
NOTES:
lWhen on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer of Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
2Multiple use buildings are permitted, provided that additional space equal to 5% of the minimum lot size requirements for each additional use is provided.
*When any proposed development is adjacent to an existing highway, there shall be added to the required front, side or rear yard building setback requirement the amount by which the distance from the center line of the adjacent street to the edge of the existing street right-of-way is less than 25 feet.