The R-1 Residence District is designed primarily to make provisions for low-density, suburban-type, single-family residential development and to encourage the preservation of open space, green space and natural resources through cluster development in areas planned for or accessible to public sewer and water systems.
[Amended 1-8-1990 by Ord. No. 461]
A. 
Permitted principal uses. A building may be erected, altered or used and land may be used, subject to the provisions of Articles XXIX and XXX, for any of the following purposes and no other:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) 
Municipal use.
(3) 
Agricultural uses and buildings, subject to the provisions of Article XXXIII.
(4) 
Silvaculture, wildlife and nature preserve.
(5) 
Open space for recreation and conservation purposes.
(6) 
Communications antennas mounted on an existing communications tower and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-216 of Article XXXIV.
[Added 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 588; amended 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 595]
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal uses permitted in Subsection A, subject to the provisions in Article XXXIII.
(2) 
Sale of farm products, provided that such products are produced on the property and subject to the provisions in Article XXXIII.
(3) 
Private parking space and private garages, in accordance with Article XXXI.
(4) 
Private stables.
(5) 
Private (noncommercial) swimming pools, tennis courts or other private recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests, subject to the general provisions for such accessory uses in Article XXXIII.
(6) 
Signs, in accordance with Article XXXII.
C. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings where the cluster option is exercised, subject to § 275-22.
(2) 
Cultural, religious and charitable uses.
(3) 
Conversion of single-family detached dwellings to apartments, subject to the provisions in Article XXXIII.
(4) 
Home professional office and home occupation, subject to the provisions in Article XXXIII.
(5) 
Public utility and governmental uses, subject to the provisions in Article XXXIII.
(6) 
Community tennis courts and swimming pools operated for the use and benefit of the members of the community association and their guests.
(7) 
Communications Antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-16 of Article XXXIV and all other standards and criteria for approval of conditional uses in this chapter.
[Added 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 595]
(8) 
Regional rail facilities.
[Added 7-25-2011 by Ord. No. 720]
The maximum heights of the dwellings and other structures erected, enlarged or used shall be 35 feet, except as provided in Article XXXIV. The heights of structures designed for agricultural use may be increased to maximums of 65 feet, provided that for every foot of height in excess of 35 feet there shall be added to each yard requirement two feet of depth or width.
[Amended 4-27-1992 by Ord. No. 506]
Except as restricted under Articles XXIX and XXX, the following area and bulk regulations shall apply:
A. 
Residential dwelling units and municipal use.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: one acre for each principal permitted building.
(2) 
Minimum lot width at building line: 120 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot width at street line: 50 feet.
(4) 
Maximum impervious surface area and building coverage: not more than 40% of the area of any lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces, and not more than 20% of any lot area shall be occupied by buildings.
(5) 
Minimum depth of each front and rear yard: 50 feet.
(6) 
Minimum width of side yards: Each lot shall have at least two side yards having a minimum average width of 30 feet and neither side yard shall have a width of less than 25 feet. On each corner lot there shall be two front yards; the yard abutting the street shall have a width of not less than 50 feet and the side yard not abutting the street shall have width of not less than 25 feet.
B. 
Other uses. For certain conditional uses, the area and bulk regulations shall be as follows:
(1) 
Cultural, religious and charitable uses.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: five acres.
(b) 
Minimum lot width at building line: 200 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width at street line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Maximum total impervious surface area: 35%.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage: 15%.
(f) 
Minimum depth of each front and rear yard: 100 feet.
(g) 
Minimum width of each side yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Governmental, including municipal and public utility, uses except for easements, land used for pumping stations, land in the OR-2 District and land in open space in accordance with Article XXXV.
(a) 
Minimum lot area: two acres.
(b) 
Minimum lot width at building line: 200 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot width at street line: 150 feet.
(d) 
Maximum total impervious surface area: 35%.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage: 15%.
(f) 
Minimum depth of each front and rear yard: 100 feet.
(g) 
Minimum depth of each side yard: 50 feet.
(3) 
Regional rail facilities located within SEPTA right of way.
[Added 7-25-2011 by Ord. No. 720]
(a) 
There shall be no minimum tract or lot area requirements.
(b) 
Setbacks for parking garages, parking lots, station buildings and other occupied buildings shall be located no closer than 50 feet from adjacent residential property lines.
(c) 
There shall be no minimum setbacks from the street line.
A. 
As a conditional use, a landowner or developer may be allowed to reduce the requirements of § 275-21A, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The area of the tract to be subdivided must be at least 15 acres.
(2) 
A minimum of 30% of the tract shall be designated as restricted to open space uses, subject to the provisions in Article XXXV.
(3) 
Designated open space areas shall be owned, maintained and administered in accordance with the provisions in Article XXXV.
(4) 
The cluster subdivision shall be served by public sewer, which shall be constructed and operational at the time when residential occupancy begins, except as hereinafter provided:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwellings on lots of one acre or more may be served by an on-lot sewage disposal system.
(5) 
The proposed development must conform to all standards an criteria for in Article XXXVI an all other articles, sections, ordinances and regulations referred to therein. If, in the opinion of Township Council, the proposed development does not conform to such standards and criteria or to the requirements of this section, the application for the approval of the conditional use may be denied.
B. 
When the cluster subdivision option is exercised, the area and bulk regulations for single-family detached dwellings with public sewer service may be reduced as follows, provided that the gross density shall not be greater than that permitted for a single-family detached unit under Subsection A(1):
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 1/2 acre.
(2) 
Minimum lot width at building line: 100 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot width at street line: 50 feet.
(4) 
Maximum impervious surface area and building coverage: 45%.
(5) 
Maximum building coverage area: 20%.
(6) 
Minimum depth of each front and rear yard: 35 feet.
(7) 
Each lot shall have a minimum of two side yards.
(8) 
Minimum aggregate width of side yards: 40 feet.
(9) 
Minimum width of each side yard: 15 feet.
(10) 
For corner lots, the minimum width for yard abutting a street shall be 35 feet and the minimum for the other side yard shall be 15 feet.