[Amended 12-21-2015 by Ord. No. 221-2015]
The R-2 Medium-Density Residential District is comprised of
a mix of housing types and densities. The purpose of the district
is to stabilize and preserve areas of the community to provide for
a suitable environment for family life. Certain nonresidential uses
are allowed by right, or by special exception, to provide for convenient
access to the higher concentration of residents. This district generally
coincides with public utility service areas. As a result, permitted
densities and housing types require the use of these public utilities.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. Any form of agriculture or horticulture and related buildings and uses subject to the provisions of Article
VII.
B. Single-family detached dwellings.
C. Single-family semidetached dwellings.
D. Schools and their related uses.
F. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses, including no-impact home-based businesses subject to the provisions of §
240-91.
[Amended 12-21-2015 by Ord. No. 221-2015]
The following uses are permitted when a special exception is
granted by the Zoning Hearing Board after public hearing. In granting
any special exception, the Zoning Hearing Board may attach conditions
to its approval which are necessary in order to preserve and protect
the character of the district.
A. Boardinghouses, subject to the provisions of §
240-100.
B. Private clubs and fraternal lodges, subject to the provisions of §
240-95; provided, however, that no shooting ranges are permitted.
C. Funeral homes; provided, however, that the minimum lot area shall
be one acre.
D. Home occupations, subject to the provisions of §
240-90.
E. Family/caregiver suite, subject to the provisions of §
240-115.6.
F. Accessory dwelling units, subject to the provisions of §
240-115.7.
G. Public utility structures, subject to the provisions of §
240-96.
H. Mobile home parks, subject to the requirements of §
240-99.
I. Churches and related uses, subject to the provisions of §
240-93.
J. Conversion of existing dwellings, subject to the provisions of §
240-83.
K. Noncommercial keeping of livestock, subject to the provisions of §
240-98.
L. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above-permitted
uses.
The following uses are permitted when a conditional use is granted
by the Board of Supervisors after a public hearing. In granting any
special exception, the Board may attach conditions to its approval
which are necessary in order to preserve and protect the character
of the district.
A. Open space development, subject to the provisions of §
240-106.
[Amended 12-21-2015 by Ord. No. 221-2015]
The requirement of public sanitary sewer and public water facilities
for principal uses, except agricultural, silvicultural, horticultural,
park and playgrounds, is outlined in the Design Requirements of R-2
District, included at the end of the chapter.
The following tabulates various requirements, followed by additional
requirements.
Except in the case of open space developments (§
240-53A), in those instances when an applicant proposes the use of open space, such open space shall comply with the following:
A. Open space shall be designed and arranged to achieve at least one
of the following objectives, and the applicant shall demonstrate those
specific measures employed to achieve these objectives:
(1) Protection of important natural resources (e.g., streams, ponds,
wetlands, steep slopes, woodlands, unique geologic features, wildlife
habitats, aquifer recharge areas, etc.).
(2) Protection of important historical and/or archaeological sites.
(3) Provision of usable play and recreation areas that are conveniently
accessible to residents within the development and the Township.
(4) Integration of greenbells and linear trails throughout the development
that link residences with on-site or adjoining parks, schools or other
similar features.
B. An essential element of the provision of open space is a written
description regarding its ownership, maintenance and/or disposition.
Such ownership and/or disposition shall be accomplished through one
of the following:
(1) An offer of dedication to the Township. The Township shall not be
obligated to accept dedication of the open space.
(2) With permission of the Township, and with appropriate deed restrictions
in favor of the Township and in language acceptable to the Township
Solicitor, the developer may transfer ownership of the open space
or a portion thereof to a private, nonprofit organization among whose
purposes is the preservation of open space land and/or natural resources.
The organization shall be a bona fide conservation organization with
a perpetual existence, the conveyance must contain appropriate provision
for reverter or retransfer if the organization is unable to maintain
the land, and the organization must enter into a maintenance agreement
with the Township.
(3) The developer may provide for and establish an organization for the
ownership and maintenance of the open space. The nature of the organization
and the documents creating and governing the organization shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Township Solicitor and shall include
the following requirements:
(a)
Such organization shall not dispose of the open space, by sale
or otherwise, except to the Township, unless the Township has given
prior written approval. Such transfer shall be made only to another
organization which shall maintain the open space in accordance with
this chapter.
(b)
The organization shall enter into a maintenance agreement having terms consistent with those set forth in Article
VII of the MPC applicable to planned residential developments, including without limitation those provisions relating to the maintenance of deteriorating open space.
(c)
The Township may require the establishment of a reserve fund
to provide for maintenance of or capital improvements to the open
space.
(d)
The provisions of the documents shall be recordable so as to
provide constructive public notice and shall be binding upon the organization,
all property owners acquiring units or lots in the development and
the successors and assigns of the organization and all such property
owners.