[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
The purpose of this district is to encourage single-family developments
at suburban densities in locations in the Township where utilities
and transportation facilities exist or are anticipated in the future
and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic
uses as conditional uses and uses by special exception.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-2 Suburban Residential District, only the following
uses are authorized:
602.1.
Permitted Uses.
A. Principal Uses:
(2)
Conservation subdivision, having one or more of the following
housing types:
[Amended by Ord. No. 716, 11/23/2020]
B. Accessory Uses:
(3)
No-impact home-based business.
(4)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part
22.
(6)
Private garages and storage buildings subject to §
27-2104.
(7)
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to §
27-2104.
(8)
Signs, subject to Part
23.
(10)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to §
27-2108.
(12)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same
lot with any permitted use authorized in this district.
602.2.
Conditional Uses.
A. Principal Uses:
(5)
Public utility building or structure, subject to §
27-1906.49.
B. Accessory Uses:
(1)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or on an existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to §
27-1906.10.
(2)
Uses accessory to an approved conditional use, other than fences or signs, subject to §
27-1903.2.
602.3.
Uses by Special Exception.
A. Principal Uses:
(1)
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to §
27-1906.15.
(2)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to §
27-1906.56.
B. Accessory Uses:
(3)
Uses accessory to an approved use by special exception, other than fences or signs, subject to §
27-1903.2.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-2 Suburban Residential District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part
19.
603.1.
Minimum Lot Area:
A. Single-family dwelling:
(1)
Without public sewers: one acre.
(2)
With public sewers: 16,000 square feet.
B. Conservation subdivision (requires public sewer):
(1)
Single-family dwelling: 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Two-family, triplex or fourplex dwelling: 6,000 square feet
per unit.
C. All other principal uses: one acre.
603.2.
Minimum Lot Width:
A. Conventional subdivisions:
(1)
Single-family dwelling:
(a)
Without public sewers: 175 feet.
(b)
With public sewers: 110 feet.
B. Conservation subdivisions (requires public sewer):
(1)
Single-family dwelling: 80 feet.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 120 feet.
(3)
Triplex or fourplex: 150 feet.
C. All other principal structures: 100 feet.
603.3.
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage:
B. Conservation subdivision:
(1)
Single-family dwelling: 45%.
(2)
Two-family, triplex and fourplex dwelling: 50%.
603.4.
Minimum Front Yard:
B. Conservation subdivision: 20 feet.
603.5.
Minimum Rear Yard:
A. Principal structures:
(2)
Conservation subdivision: 25 feet.
B. Accessory structures: See §
27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
603.6.
Minimum Side Yard:
A. Principal structures:
(2)
Conservation subdivision: 10 feet.
B. Accessory structures: See §
27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
603.9.
Maximum Height:
A. All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories but no more than 35
feet.
B. All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
603.11.
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.