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.
(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.
(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.
B. Conditional uses.
(2) Community service institution or facility. (See §
185-87B.)
(4) Government or public use structure. (See §
185-87D.)
(5) Major excavation, grading or filling. (See §
185-87G.)
(7) Publicly owned recreation areas.
(8) Public utility corporation buildings, structure, facilities, and installations. (See §
185-87J.)
(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).]
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.
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 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.
See §
185-66M regarding minimum gross floor area per dwelling unit.