[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 601]
It is the purpose of this district to establish, by means of
an overlay zone within the R-1 Agricultural-Residential District,
regulations applicable to selected, eligible properties that represent
logical transitions between the R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts. Such
properties, designated on the East Nottingham Township Zoning Map,
are appropriate for this purpose on the basis of size, location relative
to the R-2 District, and adjacency to Waterway Road and to central
water and public sewer service. As an option in addition to the terms
of the R-1 District, properties within the Transitional Residential
Overlay District proposing to use the clustered residential development
concept may utilize the density and open space standards applicable
only to the overlay district.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 602]
The provisions of the R1-A Transitional Residential Overlay
District create an overlay zoning district affecting properties within
the R-1 Agricultural-Residential District that are explicitly designated
on the East Nottingham Township Zoning Map. To the extent the provisions
of this Part differ from the otherwise applicable provisions of this
chapter in relation to those designated properties, a landowner or
applicant shall be entitled to proceed under the terms of this Part.
However, all other terms of this chapter and all other ordinances
and regulations of East Nottingham Township shall remain in full force.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 603; as amended by
Ord. 2011-26, 10/17/2011, § 4]
1. Land and buildings in the R-1A Transitional Residential Overlay District
may be used for only one of the following purposes:
A. Any use permitted in §
27-502 of this chapter, in accordance with the standards and regulations for such uses applicable to the R-1 Agricultural-Residential District.
B. Clustered single-family detached dwellings also may be developed in accordance with the terms of §
27-604, Subsection 1B, of this Part.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 604; as amended by
Ord. 2011-26, 10/17/2011, § 5]
1. The following requirements shall apply to uses permitted in the R-1A
District:
A. For uses permitted under §
27-603, Subsection 1A, of this Part, the area and bulk regulations for the R-1 District, as contained in Part
5 of this chapter, shall be applicable.
B. Development of clustered single-family detached dwellings in the R-1A District shall be in accordance with the terms of §
27-503, Subsection
1B(4), except for the following provisions that are applicable in the R-1A District only:
(1)
Maximum density. The maximum number of dwellings permitted shall
be determined by establishing the net tract area, as defined by this
chapter, and multiplying the resulting net acreage by 1.15.
(2)
Minimum amount of protected open space — 55% of the gross
tract area.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 605]
Any use permitted in the R-1A District shall comply with the applicable design standards contained in §
27-504 of this chapter.
[Ord. 2005-9, 12/29/2005, § 606]
Protected open space lands within the R-1A Transitional Residential
Overlay District are intended principally for use in commercial agricultural
production, including the keeping or raising of livestock or poultry.
Owners, residents, and other users of this property may be subjected
to inconvenience, discomfort, and the possibility of injury to property
and health arising from normal and accepted agricultural practices
and operations including, but not limited to: noise, odor, dust, the
operation of machinery of any kind, the storage and disposal of manure,
the application of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Owners,
residents, and users of this property should be prepared to accept
these conditions and are hereby put on official notice that § 4
of the Pennsylvania Right to Farm Law, 3 P.S. § 954, may
bar them from obtaining a legal judgment against such normal agricultural
operations.