It is the specific intent of this article to:
A. 
Encourage medium density development outside of village centers in areas of the Township where centralized sewer and water systems may be logically extended, and in proximity to major roads and employment centers.
B. 
Permit a broader range of dwelling types at the same base density.
C. 
Encourage compact and efficient development forms of development; encourage clustering and lot averaging.
On any lot in the R-3 District, any one of the following uses, and no other, is permitted:
A. 
Agricultural uses and farm buildings (with the exception of pig farms or piggeries) according to the standards of § 184-71A(4) herein, meeting the requirements of § 184-71A(4).
[Amended 6-2-1998 by Ord. No. 196]
B. 
Single-family detached dwellings.
C. 
Twins or duplexes, provided that public sewer and water service are available.
D. 
Single-family attached dwellings (townhouses), provided that public sewer and water service are available.
E. 
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the principal use, according to the requirements of § 184-71 herein.
F. 
Home occupations as specified in § 184-72 herein.
G. 
Public or private noncommercial open space, parks, playgrounds, tot-lots and similar recreational facilities, if ancillary to residential development.
H. 
Municipal parks, playgrounds and other such municipal buildings and uses deemed appropriate and necessary by the Township Supervisors.
On any lot in the R-3 District, any one of those conditional uses permitted in the R-1 District may be permitted as a conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, according to the standards of § 184-100 herein and § 184-68 herein.
[Amended 6-2-1998 by Ord. No. 196; 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 249; 6-7-2005 by Ord. No. 251; 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 327; 6-3-2025 by Ord. No. 434]
Development standards shall be as follows:
A. 
For single-family detached dwellings serviced by either public water or public sewer: (Cluster and lot averaging options are not permitted. Any tract or lot served by both private on-site water and on-site sewage disposal shall meet the requirements of the R-1 District.)
Standard
Traditional Lotting
Minimum tract size
--
Maximum density (dwelling units per net buildable acre)
0.851
Minimum lot area (square feet)
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
125
Front yard (feet)
40
Rear yard (feet)
50
Side yard (feet, each)
25
Minimum common open space (percentage of net acreage)
102
Maximum building height (feet)
35
Maximum building coverage (percent of individual lot)
10
NOTES:
1 Any lot of at least two acres that is held in single and separate ownership at the time this chapter becomes effective may be subdivided into two building lots, in compliance with all the other development standards of this article.
2 All or a portion of the ten-percent open space requirement may be waived by the Board of Supervisors, based on the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the Township's Open Space and Recreation Plan.
B. 
For single-family detached dwellings with public sewer and public water service:
Standard
Traditional
Cluster
Lot Averaging
Minimum tract size (acres)
--
10
--
Maximum density (dwelling units per net buildable acre)
1.65
1.80
1.65
Minimum lot area (square feet)
20,000
15,000
15,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
100
75
75
Front yard (feet)
40
25
25
Rear yard (feet)
30
25
25
Side yard (feet)
15/40 aggregate
10/25 aggregate
10/25 aggregate
Minimum common open space (percentage of net acreage)
101
30
101
Maximum building height (feet)
35
35
35
Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot area)
20
35
35
NOTES:
1 For traditional lotting or lot averaging, all or a portion of the ten-percent open space requirement may be waived by the Board of Supervisors, based on the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the Township's Open Space and Recreation Plan.
C. 
For two-family and single-family attached dwellings, public sewer, public water:
Standard
Each Twin Dwelling Unit
Duplex Dwellings
Townhouse
Minimum tract size (acres)
10
10
10
Maximum density (dwelling units per net buildable acre)
1.80
1.80
1.80
Minimum lot area (square feet)
4,000
8,000
2,400
Minimum lot width (feet)
30
60
24
Front yard (feet)
25
25
20
Rear yard (feet)
30
30
25
Side yard (feet)
10 (one)
10 (each)
--
Minimum common open space (percentage of net acreage)
60
60
60
Maximum building height (feet)
35
35
35
Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot area)
40
40
40