The purpose of this district is to accommodate
areas with existing development on smaller lots adjacent to the regional
transportation network and easily served by the future extension of
public utilities in the Township.
In the R-1 Suburban Residential District, the
following uses are authorized:
A. Permitted uses.
(1) Principal uses.
(f)
Public utilities, except buildings.
(2) Accessory uses.
(a)
Signs, subject to Article
XIV.
(b)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article
XIII.
(c)
Private garages and storage sheds.
(d)
Private residential swimming pools or tennis courts, subject to §
175-142C.
(f)
Gardening as an avocation.
(g)
Keeping of domestic pets.
(h)
Construction trailers or temporary dwellings, subject to §
175-147.
(i)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental
to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or
use by special exception authorized in this district.
(j)
Residential solar energy systems, subject to §
175-155.5.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(k)
Residential wind energy systems, subject to §
175-155.6.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(l)
Decks.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(m)
The keeping of fowl, subject to §
175-155.7.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(n)
Beekeeping, subject to §
175-155.8.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
B. Conditional uses.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 137; 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(1) Principal uses.
(a)
Planned residential development, subject to Article
X.
(c)
Public utility buildings, subject to §
175-127.
C. Uses by special exception.
(1) Principal uses.
(c)
Day-care center or nursery school in a place of worship or school, subject to §
175-107.
(d)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer or temporary dwelling, subject to §
175-129.
(e) Short-term rentals, subject to §
175-127.2.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(2) Accessory uses.
(b) Short-term rentals, subject to §
175-127.2.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
(c) Accessory dwelling units, subject to §
175-95.1.
[Added 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 138]
In the R-1 Suburban Residential District all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by Article
X governing planned residential development or by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses or uses by special exception contained in Article
XI.
A. Minimum lot size:
(1) Single-family dwelling: 22,000 square feet.
(2) Two-family dwelling: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(3) All other uses: one acre.
B. Minimum lot width:
(1) Single-family dwelling: 100 feet.
(2) Two-family dwelling: 150 feet.
(3) All other uses: 150 feet.
C. Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
D. Minimum front yard: 50 feet from front lot line or
75 feet from street center line, whichever is greater.
E. Minimum rear yard:
(1) Principal structures: 50 feet.
(2) All accessory structures: 10 feet.
F. Minimum side yard:
(1) Principal structures.
(a)
Single-family dwellings: 15 feet each side.
(b)
Two-family dwellings: 25 feet each side
(c)
All other uses: 10 feet each side.
H. Permitted projections into required yards: See §
175-143.
I. Maximum height:
(1) All principal structures: 35 feet and 2 1/2 stories.
(2) All accessory structures: 15 feet.