Borough of Ridley Park, PA Article IV R-1 Residential District

§ 213-14 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to preserve and maintain the integrity of the unique and historic, low-density and primarily single-family character of the district while allowing for the reasonable use of its structures and land, preserving open space, and providing for and regulating accessory uses and home occupations and certain nonresidential uses as permitted by special exception.

§ 213-15 Uses permitted by right.

Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for only one or more of the following uses:

A. Dwellings, single-family detached.

B. Municipal buildings and uses.

C. Park, open space, tot lot, or playground.

§ 213-16 Conditional uses.

The following use is permitted by conditional use only, subject to the applicable provisions of Article XVIII:

A. Community center, subject to § 213-141.

§ 213-17 Special exceptions.

The following uses are permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles XVII and XXIII:

A. Public or private utility facilities or buildings that service one or more land uses within the Borough, subject to § 213-123.

B. Religious or philanthropic uses, excluding hospitals, sanatoriums, and correctional or penal institutions, subject to § 213-125.

C. Public or private schools, subject to § 213-126.

D. Family day-care homes, subject to § 213-127.

E. Professional home office or studio, subject to § 213-128.

§ 213-18 Accessory uses and structures.

The following uses are permitted as accessory uses incidental to the uses permitted by right:

A. Off-street parking in accordance with Article XIV of this chapter.

B. Garages (private) for the exclusive purpose of storing vehicles or household goods belonging to and intended for the use of the occupant of the principal use.

C. Utility sheds for the exclusive purpose of storing household goods belonging to and intended for the use of the occupant of the principal use, subject to § 213-106.

D. Private swimming pools and other private recreational uses, subject to § 213-110.

E. Signs, when erected and maintained in accordance with Article XV of this chapter.

F. No-impact home-based business, subject to § 213-107.

G. Satellite antennas for satellite communication, subject to § 213-109.

§ 213-19 Area and bulk regulations.

Standard		Size
Lot area		5,000 square feet minimum
Lot width		50 feet minimum
Building coverage		30% maximum
Impervious surface		40% maximum
Front yard		25 feet minimum
Side yards
Main building		8 feet minimum (each side)
Accessory building		3 feet minimum (each side)
Rear yard
Main building		25 feet minimum
Accessory building		3 feet minimum
Height
Main building		35 feet or 3 stories maximum
Accessory building		15 feet or 1 story maximum