[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
In expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in Article
I, §
205-3, of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this article with respect to the RO Residential Office District to allow for small-scale professional and business offices adjacent to and within residential areas which would be compatible with such residential uses. Specifically, it is the intent of this article to:
A. Encourage small-scale professional or business offices in existing
residential structures that are located on major roadways.
B. Encourage the use of existing structures, now or lately used as residences,
and discourage the demolition of such structures.
C. Discourage significant exterior alterations for existing structures.
D. Encourage the preservation of the residential character of the district.
E. Provide for services generally useful to and in harmony with residential
neighborhoods.
F. Encourage the use of shared or common driveways and parking.
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
The following uses are permitted in the RO Residential Office
District and no other:
A. Single-family detached dwellings and accessory uses in accordance with §
205-16B.
B. Two-family detached dwellings.
C. General office uses: offices for lawyers, architects, engineers,
insurance agents, brokers, real estate, financial services or other
professional, educational or business offices which do not involve
the actual storage, exchange or delivery of equipment, goods or merchandise
on the premises.
(1)
The use shall be carried on wholly indoors and within the principal
building.
(2)
There shall be no use of show windows or displays visible outside
the premises to attract customers or clients.
D. Medical office for medical or dental examination or treatment of
persons as outpatients.
E. Veterinary office for the treatment of domestic animals, provided
that boarding is prohibited.
F. Studios for instruction and the production of music and the arts.
G. Barbershops, hair salons and massage therapist businesses.
H. No-impact home-based businesses, as defined in Article
II herein.
For all authorized buildings and uses, the following
regulations shall apply:
A. Minimum lot area. All lots in an RO Residential Office
Zoning District shall have a minimum of 20,000 square feet.
B. Minimum lot width at the building line: 100 feet.
D. Side yard: 20 feet minimum per side, except where
an RO Zoning District abuts a residential district, then the side
yard shall be increased to 30 feet, including a ten-foot landscaped
buffer.
F. Maximum height: 35 feet for a principal building;
20 feet for an accessory building. Only one accessory building is
permitted per lot.
Lighting facilities shall be of a residential
nature and be arranged in such a manner so as to protect the highway
and neighboring properties, whether contiguous or not, from casting
glare, direct light or hazardous interference of any kind.
Signs in the RO Residential Office District shall comply with the provisions of Article
XIX. Where the RO District is not specifically mentioned, the provisions regulating residential districts shall apply.
Parking and access driveways will meet the following
minimum standards:
A. Parking setback. Parking spaces, areas and driveways
serving the spaces shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the
rear property line and 10 feet from the side property line, except
in the case of shared access driveways or common parking shared by
one or more abutting lots, in which case parking may abut or cross
the property lines shared by the common users. No parking, either
paved or unpaved, shall be permitted in the front yard of an RO District.
B. When an access driveway is shared by two or more lots,
the following standards shall apply:
(1)
The driveway may be located along or straddling
the common boundary of the lots.
(2)
The driveway shall be a minimum width of 16
feet and shall have a minimum five-foot planting strip along both
sides.
(3)
When a shared driveway is used:
(a)
Access easements and maintenance agreements
or other suitable legal mechanisms shall be provided which are acceptable
to the Township Solicitor.
(b)
Parking will be provided in accordance with Article
XVIII of this Chapter
205, Zoning.
(c)
Each lot will be permitted no more than one
curb cut for vehicular access, with the balance of the frontage to
a depth of five feet from the ultimate right-of-way being maintained
as a green buffer strip. However, such green buffer strip shall not
interfere with vehicular sight distance.
Landscaping, including conservation of existing trees and woodlands, street trees, stormwater basin landscaping and site element screens, shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
175, Subdivision and Land Development.