In expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in Article
I, §
165-3, of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this article with respect to the R-3B Residential District to establish reasonable standards of performance for a selection of permitted uses therein and to maintain and protect the desirable benefits which medium-density development of single-family detached homes, twin homes and townhouses will have when provided for in selected locations within the Township. It is further the intent of this article to:
A. Permit a variety of housing types available to present
and future residents of the Township.
B. Assure the suitable design of medium-density dwellings
which will allow the creation of desirable neighborhoods and at the
same time provide adequate protection to existing, established neighborhoods
nearby.
C. Implement the general recommendation contained in
the Township's Comprehensive Plan to provide areas for medium-density
residential development.
D. Ensure that the traffic and other impacts of development
in accordance with this district are no greater than can be accommodated
by the infrastructure of the Township.
In an R-3B Residential District, a building
may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied
for any of the following purposes and no other; provided, however,
that all other requirements of this article are met:
A. Single-family detached dwelling in accordance with
the requirements of § 165-37 (the R-2 Residential District).
B. Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin houses).
C. Row house (townhouse), not to exceed six attached
dwellings per structural unit.
D. Playgrounds, parks, tot lots and open spaces.
E. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses.
F. Personal care facility as a conditional use in accordance with §
165-219.1.
[Added 3-25-1999 by Ord. No. 99-681]
G. No-impact home-based businesses in accordance with the standards set forth in §
165-219.2.
[Added 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-772]
No principal building shall exceed the height
of 35 feet nor 2 1/2 stories. The maximum height of an accessory
building or structure shall not exceed 14 feet nor one story.