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Borough of Crafton, PA
Allegheny County
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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.
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling.
(b) 
Essential services.
(c) 
No-impact home-based businesses, subject to § 225-122C(9).
(d) 
Forestry, subject to § 225-120K.
(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).
(f) 
Fences, subject to § 225-122C(3).
(g) 
Temporary construction trailer or model sales office, subject to § 225-126.
(h) 
Home gardening.
(i) 
Keeping of domestic pets.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
[1]Public buildings, subject to § 225-118CC.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B(1)(a), Educational, religious, philanthropic institutions, and (b), Community service institution or facility, were repealed 9-11-2018 by Ord. No. 1648. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection B(1)(c) through (h) as Subsection B(1)(a) through (f).
(b) 
Public recreation, subject to § 225-118EE.
(c) 
Schools, subject to § 225-118H.
(d) 
Community club, subject to § 225-118K.
(e) 
Day-care home subject to § 225-118O.
[Amended 9-11-2018 by Ord. No. 1648]
(f) 
Churches, subject to § 225-118H.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Parking pad, subject to § 225-118T.
(b) 
Front-loading detached garages, subject to § 225-122C(8)(b).
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.
(c) 
Expansion of nonconforming use, subject to §§ 225-118P and 225-140D.
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.
G. 
Dwelling floor area: see § 225-127.
H. 
Special yard requirements: see § 225-122.
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.
K. 
Height exceptions: see § 225-124.
L. 
Area exceptions for nonconforming lots: see § 225-142A.
See § 225-130.
See Article XIV.
See § 225-120.
See Article XV.
See § 225-121.
See § 225-128.
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.