In R-1 Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply:
A. 
Uses permitted:
(1) 
One-family detached dwellings.
(2) 
Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses and convents. (See Article IV, § 500-10C.)
(3) 
Public, parochial or private schools conducted primarily to serve the educational needs of the community when not conducted primarily for profit or gain. (See Article IV, § 500-10C.)
(4) 
Public parks, playgrounds and municipal recreation areas.
(5) 
Private or semiprivate recreation areas when not operated for gain or profit.
(6) 
Municipal buildings, public libraries and public museums. (See Article IV, § 500-10C.)
(7) 
Tilling of the soil; provided, however, that no livestock or poultry shall be kept or grazed upon the premises.
(8) 
Signs when erected and maintained in accordance with provisions in Article X.
(9) 
Telephone exchange building. (See definition of "telephone exchange building" in Article II, § 500-5.)
(10) 
Electric substation. (See Article IV, § 500-10B.)
(11) 
Philanthropic institutions and hospitals. (See Article IV, § 500-10C.)
(12) 
Radio stations, provided that all structures shall be subject to the area controls established for residential structures.
(13) 
No-impact home-based businesses.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(14) 
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and which may include home occupations and a private garage.
B. 
Conditional uses. Conditional uses permitted by special exception authorized by the Borough Council: (See Article IV, § 500-11H.)
(1) 
Group dwellings, apartments and two-family dwellings, subject to the controls set forth herein.
(2) 
Trailers and trailer camps. (See Article IV, § 500-11F and G.)
A. 
Height regulations. (See Article IV, § 500-14.) No building shall be erected to a height in excess of 35 feet; provided, however, that this height may be increased one foot for each additional foot that each side yard exceeds the minimum required.
B. 
Area regulations. (See Article IV, § 500-16.) Lot area shall be not less than 7,500 square feet and lot width of not less than 75 feet when served by both public water and sanitary sewers.
(1) 
If served by public water and not public sanitary sewers, the lot area shall be not less than 15,000 square feet and lot width not less than 100 feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings, apartments and group dwellings shall have a lot area of not less than 7,500 square feet or 2,500 square feet per dwelling unit, whichever requirement is the greater, when served by both public water and sanitary sewers.
C. 
Coverage regulations. All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 35% of the area of the lot.
D. 
Yard regulations. For one- and two-family dwellings, each lot shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or widths following:
(1) 
Front yard depth: 30 feet.
(2) 
Side yards: two in number, neither shall be less than eight feet, and the total for both side yards shall be not less than 20 feet.
(3) 
Rear yard depth: 20 feet.
E. 
For all apartments and group dwellings, each building shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the following:
(1) 
Between faces of parallel buildings: 50 feet for one story in height, plus five feet for each additional story. If faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by a similar or greater distance at the other end.
(2) 
Between facing ends of buildings: 25 feet for one or two stories in height, plus five feet for each story above two.
(3) 
Between end walls and the front or rear walls of other buildings: 30 feet for one or two stories in height, plus five feet for each story above two.
F. 
See Article IV, § 500-16.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XI.