The R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District
is established to provide for a mix of single-family and multifamily
residential dwelling units in areas of the Township which have acceptable
levels of infrastructure and access facilities.
A. Use permitted by right.
(4) 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]
(5) School bus shelter.
[Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
(6) Municipal or neighborhood recreation.
[Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 462]
(7) No-impact home-based business. (See definition.)
[Added 2-5-2003 by Ord. No. 482]
B. Conditional use.
(1) 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 Broadband
Collocation Act, subject to the requirements of §
195-81.
[Added 9-5-2018 by Ord. No. 705]
(6) Multifamily
residential dwellings, to include apartments, townhouses, or condominium
units.
[Added 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
C. Special exception.
(1) Multifamily residential dwellings, to include apartments,
garden apartments or (townhouses) row houses.
(2) Blasting.
[Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
(3) Model home.
[Added 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 528]
(4) Public
facility.
[Added 6-2-2010 by Ord. No. 601]
(5) Home
occupation.
[Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
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. Planned residential development, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VIII, §
195-21B, of this chapter.
B. Day-care/center.
(1) Day-care centers shall be located only in commercial,
public or semipublic institutional buildings, such as schools, churches,
governmental or similar structures that meet all requirements specified
by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare for such activities.
Day-care centers shall not be conducted in conjunction with single-family
residential dwellings. When conducted on multifamily premises, all
day-care center operators shall be completely separate and distinct
from residential uses.
(2) Activities shall be limited to functions normally
associated with part-time tending of children and shall not include
overnight or drop-in care.
(3) Operational hours shall be limited to the hours between
5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
[Amended 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
(4) Day-care centers shall comply with the current editions
of the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and any and all applicable
state and county regulations.
[Amended 6-2-2010 by Ord. No. 601]
(5) All rules, requirements and guidelines promulgated
in the Regulations for Child Day-Care Centers, Chapter II, Section
8A, of the Department of Public Welfare Social Services Manual, effective
April 2, 1978, and any amendments subsequent thereto, shall be strictly
observed. All required state licenses and certifications shall be
obtained as conditions precedent to granting of required Township
zoning and occupancy permits.
(6) A traffic circulation plan will need to be reviewed
for the safety and orderly loading and unloading of passengers.
[Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
(7) An outdoor recreation area shall be provided with
a minimum of 150 square feet per each individual enrolled. This area
shall be located to the side or rear of the lot and shall not include
parking or driveway areas.
[Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
(8) All lighting shall be designed and utilized in compliance with §
195-81.2.
[Added 4-7-2004 by Ord. No. 508]
C. Ambulance substation, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
IX, §
195-25C, of this chapter.
[Added 9-2-1998 by Ord. No. 387]
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. Multifamily
residential dwellings, to include apartments, townhouses or condominium
units may be permitted under either condominium (single unit ownership
arrangement) or general ownership.
[Added 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
(1) Minimum
lot size for a multifamily dwelling shall be 20,000 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 10 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
multifamily dwelling unit development 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;
[5] General landscape plan; and
[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:
B. Blasting, subject to the standard and criteria of Article
VI, §
195-14N, of this chapter.
[Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
C. Model home, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, § 95-14R, of this chapter.
[Added 5-4-2005 by Ord. No. 528]
D. Public facility, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
VI, § 194-14P, of this chapter.
[Added 6-2-2010 by Ord. No. 601]
E. Home occupation, subject to the standards and criteria of Article
IX, §
195-22C, of this chapter.
[Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
The following requirements shall apply in the
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.
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]
|
7,000
|
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]
|
6,000
|
90***
|
25
|
10**
|
15
|
45
|
40%
|
Municipal or neighborhood recreation [Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 462; amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
14,000
|
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
|
School bus shelter [Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
|
10-foot setback from all rights-of-way
|
Conditional Use:
|
Planned residential development [Amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
Subject to requirements of § 195-21B
|
Day-care center [Amended 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
32,000
|
100
|
50
|
25
|
25
|
45
|
40%
|
Ambulance substation [Added 9-2-1998 by Ord. No. 387; amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
14,000
|
120
|
25
|
10
|
15
|
45
|
15%
|
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
|
Multifamily dwelling [Added 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 754]
|
20,000
|
100
|
25
|
15
|
15
|
45
|
40%
|
Special Exception:
|
Blasting [Added 4-2-2003 by Ord. No. 483]
|
Subject to requirements of § 195-14N
|
Public facility [Added 6-2-2010 by Ord. No. 601; amended 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 606]
|
1 acre
|
100
|
50
|
25
|
25
|
45
|
40%
|
Home occupation [Added 7-7-2021 by Ord. No. 739]
|
Standard for single-family dwelling shall apply
|
NOTES:
|
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**
|
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 10
feet. [Added 8-1-2018 by Ord.
No. 703]
|
***
|
Duplex lots shall be minimum combined total lot width of 90
feet measuring 45 feet from the common party wall/centerline of the
structure.
|
NA
|
Not applicable
|