The R2 Medium-Density Residence District is composed of certain quiet, residential areas of the Borough, plus certain open areas where similar residential development appears likely to occur. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district; to protect the amenities of certain areas of the Borough where the pattern has already been established with single-family, two-family, and multifamily development; to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life where children are members of most families; and to prohibit all activities of a commercial nature except home offices of doctors or ministers and certain home occupations, controlled by specific limitations governing the size and extent of such nonresidential activities. To these ends, development and permitted uses are limited basically to single-family, two-family, and multifamily dwellings, providing homes for the residents, plus certain additional uses such as schools, parks, churches, and certain public facilities which serve the residents of the district.
In this district, the land and structures may be used and structures may be erected, altered, enlarged, and maintained for the following uses only:
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Duplex (two-family dwelling).
(3) 
Multiple-family dwelling and single-family attached dwelling.
(4) 
PRD on any lot greater than 1/2 acre.
(5) 
Cultivation of land and general gardening, but not for commercial purposes and with no commercial display or sign.
(6) 
Public library.
(7) 
Publicly owned recreation area.
(8) 
Church or other place of religious worship or instruction and, in connection with any such use, living quarters for its clergymen.
(9) 
Required vehicular parking space as provided in §§ 185-67, 185-67A(1), 185-67M and 185-87M.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Conversion apartment. (See § 185-87M.)
(2) 
Community service institution or facility. (See § 185-87B.)
(3) 
Educational institution. (See § 185-87C.)
(4) 
Government or public use structure. (See § 185-87D.)
(5) 
Major excavation, grading or filling. (See § 185-87G.)
(6) 
Nonprofit recreation areas. (See § 185-87I.)
(7) 
Publicly owned recreation areas.
(8) 
Public utility corporation buildings, structure, facilities, and installations. (See § 185-87J.)
(9) 
Unit group development. (See § 185-87L.)
(10) 
Foster home (up to five foster children).
C. 
Special exceptions permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board, as prescribed in Article XIII, including:
(1) 
Temporary structure or use in connection with an authorized use. [See § 185-92B(1)(a).]
(2) 
Extension of a nonconforming use within a nonconforming structure, or the change of such use within a nonconforming structure to a conforming use or to another nonconforming use that is determined to be no more detrimental to the neighborhood. [See § 185-92B(1)(b).]
(3) 
Home occupation. [See § 185-92B(3).]
D. 
Accessory use. (See § 185-9, Definitions.)
E. 
Signs, as prescribed in Article XI.
F. 
Required automobile parking and loading space, as prescribed in Article X.
G. 
See general use provisions and exceptions, § 185-64.
A. 
The maximum height of structures, except as otherwise provided, in this district shall be:
(1) 
Thirty-five feet (not exceeding 2 1/2 stories) for a single-family dwelling or a single-family attached.
(2) 
Forty-five feet (not exceeding three stories) for a duplex or a multiple-family dwelling.
(3) 
Fifteen feet for accessory structures.
(4) 
For buildings to which Subsections A(1) through (3), inclusive, do not apply: 45 feet.
B. 
See general height provisions and exceptions, § 185-65.
Each lot in this district shall comply with the following minimum requirements, except as otherwise provided:
A. 
Lot area.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling, other than conversions: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Duplex or single-family attached: 6,000 square feet.
(3) 
Multiple-family dwelling: 8,000 square feet per first three units, plus 2,000 square feet per each unit thereafter.
B. 
Lot width: interior and corner lot, shall be not less than 50 feet.
C. 
Yards:
(1) 
Front yard depth:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling: 25 feet.
(b) 
Two-family dwelling: 25 feet.
(c) 
Single-family attached: 25 feet.
(d) 
Multiple-family dwelling: 25 feet.
(2) 
Side yard width:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling: five feet.
(b) 
Two-family dwelling, including two-family conversions: five feet.
(c) 
Single-family attached: five feet per end wall.
(d) 
Multiple-family dwelling, including multiple-unit conversions: 30 feet total, with no side less than 10 feet.
(3) 
Rear yard depth:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling: 15 feet.
(b) 
Two-family dwelling, including two-family conversions: 15 feet.
(c) 
Single-family attached: 15 feet.
(d) 
Multiple-family dwelling, including multiple-unit conversion: 25 feet.
(4) 
Where a side yard abuts a street or alley, as in the case of a corner lot, the minimum side yard shall be 1/2 the required front yard depth. This requirement applies also to any case where both side yards abut a street or alley, provided this requirement shall not reduce the approved building width to less than 30 feet, in which case the side yard minimum may be determined by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided in Article XIII.
[Amended 3-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1188]
A. 
Nothing in this chapter pertaining to lot area per family shall be held to prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling upon a lot the area of which is less than prescribed as the lot area per family provided that the lot, on the effective date of this chapter, was held under a separate ownership from the adjoining lots or provided that on the effective date of this chapter a recorded plan of lots or subdivision of property shows that lot to be a separate and distinct numbered lot.
B. 
In the instance of Subsection A, the following shall be applicable: On an interior lot less than 50 feet in width, side yard widths may be reduced, provided the width of side yard abutting the street is at least 10% of the lot width.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection 604.2b, regarding corner lots, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1188.
C. 
In measuring the depth of yards prescribed in this article, a cornice, a fence or a front porch not exceeding 10 feet in width shall not be held to reduce those required measurements; in measuring the width of yards, a cornice or a fence shall not be held to reduce those required measurements. (See Article X, § 185-66E through G.)
A. 
No building shall be erected in this district, whether main or accessory, which has any part of any of its exterior wall surface composed of concrete block or cinder block. Exterior wall surfaces of buildings in this district shall be composed of the following materials only, unless an additional material is reviewed by Planning Commission and approved by the Borough Council, to be of equal or superior quality and aesthetic character when used under the circumstances proposed:
(1) 
Brick.
(2) 
Stone.
(3) 
Glass.
(4) 
Metal.
(5) 
Wood.
(6) 
Plastic.
B. 
Brick shall be the aesthetic and quality standard for exterior wall purposes, and all other materials hereinabove listed may be used only in such a way as will be of equal or superior quality and character to brick.
A minimum of 30% of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space, exclusive of vehicular parking spaces, driveways or loading and unloading areas, and any building coverage not functional to the open space.
A. 
The front yard shall not be used for the parking of vehicles or for the storage or accumulation or display of refuse, foods, wares, merchandise, material or supplies, but a vehicular driveway may be constructed or located so as to lead through one side of a front yard into a side or rear yard garage or parking area.
B. 
A garage must be so located that when its doors are open, no part of the door may extend beyond the line of the property on which the garage is located; and the side line requirements shall be two feet for detached garages and five feet for integral and attached garages, with a five-foot setback from the rear line of the property or from a public alley.
[Amended 12-10-1984 by Ord. No. 1185]
C. 
A garage or other accessory building may be erected on a vacant through lot, adjacent to the lot on which a dwelling is located.
D. 
Maximum building area. No more than 65% of the lot shall be occupied by structures, vehicle driveways or parking areas.
E. 
Building location on lot. All buildings, to qualify for a building permit and/or an occupancy or zoning certificate, must be located on the lot or lots on which they are built in a manner so as to locate the front of the building to face the street designated by the Post Office Department as its official address. Contrary turning of buildings or the use of any oblique angular arrangement is prohibited. If more than one building is proposed to be built on one parcel or lot of ground, the same restriction applies to each building, except as provided under Article VII.
F. 
On-site lighting shall be shielded to direct glare away from adjacent property.
[Added 10-9-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]
A. 
Living quarters are not, and living space is not, permitted in any basement area. Living quarters are permitted in grade level space. The intent of the foregoing is to limit living quarters to a maximum of three floors, consisting of a basement of at least 50% above ground, a first floor and a second floor. (See § 185-65E.)
B. 
Major recreational equipment and vehicles, including self propelled equipment and vehicles, including self propelled vehicles used as living accommodations or travel trailers designed for temporary occupancy, not parked within a garage or structure shall be parked in an off-street, open air parking area and all provisions of § 185-67 of this chapter shall apply. In addition, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) 
Major recreational equipment shall not be parked in a required yard, the front yard, or between the building and the front property line.
(2) 
No major recreational equipment shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on any street, alley, or lot in this District.
(3) 
See Article X, § 185-67, for general and specific provisions in addition to the above.
See § 185-66M regarding minimum gross floor area per dwelling unit.