The R-2 Suburban Residential District is established
to provide for residential neighborhoods to accommodate single-family,
duplex housing and multifamily condominium units, together with activities
that are compatible and normally associated with residential neighborhoods.
A. Use permitted by right.
(5) Communications antennas that fall under the Pennsylvania
Wireless Broadband Collocation Act, subject to the requirements of §
195-81.
[Added 9-5-2018 by Ord. No. 705]
(6) Educational institution, noncommercial.
[Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
(7) Municipal or neighborhood recreation.
[Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 462]
(8) No-impact home-based business. (See definition.)
[Added 2-5-2003 by Ord. No. 482]
(9) School bus shelter.
[Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
B. Conditional use.
(2) Planned residential development.
(3) Ambulance substation.
[Added 9-2-1998 by Ord. No. 387]
(4) Chicken coop and chicken run/pen.
[Added 1-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 667]
(5) Communications antennas that do not fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless
Broadband Collocation Act, subject to the requirements of §
195-81.
[Added 9-5-2018 by Ord. No. 705]
(6) Condominium.
[Added 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
C. Special exception.
(1) Church and public facility.
[Amended 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483; 6-2-2010 by Ord. No.
601; 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
(2) Group residential facility.
(6) Blasting.
[Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
(8) Model home.
[Added 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 528]
D. Accessory use examples (not limited to the following):
(5) Other uses customary to principal use.
(6) Accessory solar energy system.
[Added 5-6-2020 by Ord. No. 728]
The following conditional uses may be authorized
by the Township Commissioners pursuant to the standards and criteria
specified herewith:
A. Day-care/family, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, §
195-13A, of this chapter.
B. Planned residential development, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VIII, §
195-21B, of this chapter.
C. Ambulance substation, subject to the following standards
and criteria:
[Added 9-2-1998 by Ord. No. 387]
(1) The site shall be no more than one mile by public
road from the entrance to a major highway.
(2) The site shall be serviced by a municipal water supply
and a Township-approved sewer system.
(3) All required county, state and federal requirements,
permits and license shall be obtained prior to the grant of conditional
approval.
D. Chicken coop and run/pen. The keeping of female chickens is only
permitted as an accessory to any single-family dwelling. Roosters
are prohibited. Chicken must be kept in a coop, chicken run/pen, or
fenced area at all times.
[Added 1-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 667]
(1) Minimum lot area shall be one acre.
[Added 1-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 667]
(2) Any structure over 200 square feet will need a zoning permit.
[Added 1-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 667]
(3) Chicken coops, runs, and pens are only permitted in the rear yard.
[Added 1-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 667]
(4) Any coop or enclosure for the chickens must be located a minimum
of 25 feet from any lot line.
[Added 1-20-2016 by Ord.
No. 667]
E. Communications
antennas that do not fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband
Collocation Act, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
XVIII, §
195-81, of this chapter.
[Added 9-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 705]
F. Condominium units in the R- 2 District shall only be permitted under a condominium unit ownership arrangement, as defined in Article
III of this chapter.
[Added 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
(1) Minimum
lot size for a multifamily dwelling shall be 22,000 square feet in
area.
(2) The
following design standards shall apply:
(a) No structure shall exceed three stories in height.
(b) No structure shall contain more than six dwelling units.
(c) No structure shall be less than 40 feet or more than 300 feet in
length.
(d) At least two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each
dwelling unit, and such space shall be within 150 feet of any commonly
used entranceway for such dwelling units.
(e) Buildings shall be so designed as to avoid monotonous patterns of
construction or repetitive spaces or modules between buildings.
(f) No structure shall be erected within 25 feet of another structure.
(g) Residential density shall not exceed six dwelling units per gross
acre of land.
(3) The
development shall provide an approved (PADEP) sanitary sewage disposal
system of sufficient size and design to adequately serve the maximum
designed capacity of the proposed residential units in the development
in lieu of connection to an approved municipal sewage system.
(4) An
approved municipal water system shall be provided to serve the maximum
designed capacity of the proposed residential units.
(5) All
condominium developments shall be subject to preliminary site plan
review and approval in accordance with the following application requirements:
(a) Overall development plans showing elevations or architectural perspectives
which is reviewed by the Township Planning Agency:
[1] Kind, location, occupancy capacity of structures and uses;
[2] General floor plan of building;
[3] Location and identification of open space, streets and all other
means for pedestrian and vehicular circulation, parks, recreational
areas and other nonbuilding sites;
[4] Provisions for automobile parking and loading;
[6] General location and nature of public and private utilities and community
facilities and services.
(b) Approval of a conditional use sketch plan does not constitute a land development approval under the Rostraver Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Chapter
175, or the Rostraver Township Stormwater Management Ordinance, Chapter
164.
(c) At the time of land development submission, the developer shall meet
all applicable standards, including but not limited to the requirements
for stormwater management and/or a traffic impact study.
The following special exceptions may be authorized
by the Zoning Hearing Board, pursuant to the standards and criteria
specified herewith:
A. Church and public facility, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, §
195-14P, of this chapter.
[Amended 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483; 6-2-2010 by Ord. No.
601; 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
B. Group residential facility, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, §
195-14F.
C. Home occupation, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
IX, §
195-22C, of this chapter.
[Amended 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
F. Blasting, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, §
195-14N, of this chapter.
[Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
H. Model home, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, §
195-14R, of this chapter.
[Added 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 528]
The following requirements shall apply in R-2
Suburban Residential Districts:
Use Category
|
Min. Lot Area
(sq. ft.)
|
Min. Lot Width
(ft.)
|
Min. Front Setback
(ft. from ROW)
|
Min. Side Yard
(ft.)
|
Min. Rear Yard
(ft.)
|
Max. Bldg. Height
(ft.)
|
Max. Lot
Coverage
|
---|
Permitted Use:
|
Single-family dwelling [Amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No.
606; 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
|
9,000
|
90
|
25
|
10
|
15
|
45
|
40%
|
Duplex dwelling [Amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No.
606; 8-1-2018 by Ord. No. 703; 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
|
7,000
|
90
|
25
|
10**
|
15
|
45
|
40%
|
Municipal neighborhood recreation [Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 462; amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
11,000
|
90
|
25
|
20
|
20
|
45
|
NA
|
Communications antennas that fall under
the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act [Added 2-23-2000 by Ord. No. 421; amended 9-5-2018 by Ord. No.
705]
|
Subject to the requirements of § 195-81
|
Educational institution, noncommercial [Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
|
1 acre
|
100
|
50
|
25
|
25
|
45
|
40%
|
School bus shelter [Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
|
10-foot setback from all rights-of-way
|
Conditional Use:
|
Condominium [Added 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
|
22,000
|
100
|
25
|
20
|
20
|
45
|
10%
|
Day-care/family
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
Planned residential development
|
Subject to requirements of § 195-21B
|
Ambulance substation [Added 9-2-1998 by Ord. No. 387; amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
7,500
|
75
|
25
|
15
|
10
|
45
|
30%
|
Communications antennas that do not
fall under the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act [Added 9-5-2018 by Ord. No. 705]
|
Subject to requirements of § 195-81
|
Special Exception:
|
Church and public facility [Amended 6-2-2010 by Ord. No. 601; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606; 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
|
1 acre
|
100
|
50
|
25
|
25
|
45
|
40%
|
Group residential facility
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
Home occupation [Amended 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
|
Standard for single- family dwelling shall apply
|
Blasting [Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
|
Subject to requirements of § 195-14N
|
Model home [Added 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 528]
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
NOTES:
|
---|
*
|
Standard for principal use shall apply
|
**
|
There shall be no minimum side yard requirement at
the common party wall. The minimum side yard setback for non-common
party walls (any exterior wall not owned by both parties in common)
shall be 15 feet. [Added 8-1-2018 by Ord. No. 703]
|
NA
|
Not applicable
|
**
|
Duplex lots shall be a minimum combined total lot width of 90
feet measuring 45 feet from the common party wall/centerline of the
structure.
|