The purpose of the R-1 Single-Family Residential
District is to preserve predominantly single-family residential neighborhoods
in the Borough of Crafton which have developed at an urban density;
to allow nonconforming uses legally existing at the date of adoption
of these regulations to continue to exist and to prohibit further
conversion of existing single-family dwellings to two-family or multifamily
units; to preserve the general character of the area; to prohibit
the redevelopment of single-family properties for more intensive uses;
to control residential densities; and to provide for accessory uses
and compatible public and semi-public uses as conditional uses or
uses by special exception.
In the R-1 Single-Family Residential District
only the following uses are authorized:
A. Permitted uses.
(2) Accessory uses:
(a)
Signs, subject to Article
XV.
(b)
Off-Street parking areas (public or private) other than parking pads, and off-street loading, subject to Article
XIV.
(c)
Accessory uses customarily incidental to and
on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by
special exception authorized in this zoning district.
(d)
Private residential swimming pools or tennis courts, subject to §
225-122C(1).
(e)
Private parking garages, shared parking garages and accessory storage buildings, subject to §
225-122C(8).
(g)
Temporary construction trailer or model sales office, subject to §
225-126.
(i)
Keeping of domestic pets.
B. Conditional uses.
(1) Principal uses:
(e)
Day-care home subject to §
225-118O.
[Amended 9-11-2018 by Ord. No. 1648]
C. Uses by special exception.
(1) Principal uses:
(a)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer or model sales office, subject to §
225-118II.
(b)
Public utility buildings or structures, subject to §
225-118FF.
In the R-1 Single-Family Residential District all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Article
XVI.
A. Minimum lot area.
(1) Single-family dwelling: 5,000 square feet.
(2) All other principal uses: 20,000 square feet.
B. Minimum lot width.
(1) Single-family dwelling: 50 feet.
(2) All other principal uses: 75 feet.
C. Maximum lot coverage: 65%.
D. Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
E. Minimum rear yard:
(1) Single-family dwellings: 15 feet.
(2) All other principal structures: 25 feet.
(3) Accessory structures: three feet.
F. Minimum side yard:
(1) Single-family dwelling: five feet.
(2) All other principal structures: 10 feet.
(3) Accessory structures: three feet.
I. Permitted projections into side yards: see §
225-123.
J. Maximum height.
(1) All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories, but
not more than 35 feet.
(2) All accessory structures: one story, but not more
than 15 feet.
L. Area exceptions for nonconforming lots: see §
225-142A.
In order to preserve the pattern of existing
development, applicants shall be required to use a contextual front
yard setback for primary uses and structures. Regardless of the minimum
front yard setback in this chapter, applicants shall be permitted
to use a contextual front setback. A contextual front setback may
fall at any point between the front setback required in this chapter
and the front setback that exists on a lot that is adjacent and oriented
to the same street as the subject lot. If the subject lot is a corner
lot, the contextual setback may fall at any point between the required
front setback in this chapter and the front setback that exists on
the lot that is abutting and oriented to the same street as the subject
lot. If lots on either side of the subject lot are vacant, the setback
shall be interpreted as the minimum required front setback that applies
to the vacant lot. This provision shall not be construed as requiring
a greater front setback than that imposed by the underlying zoning
district, and it shall not be construed as allowing setbacks to be
reduced to a level that results in right-of-way widths below established
minimums.