It is the purpose of the R-1 Residential District to provide
for low- to moderate-density housing in areas where such development
presently exists, affording the protection of neighborhood quality,
conservation of natural features, and the logical expansion of community
infrastructure within the designated UGBs.
A.
Permitted. A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot
may be used for any one of the following principal purposes and for
no other:
1.
Single-family detached dwellings.
2.
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling
of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping
of horses, cattle and other livestock and the raising of poultry and
poultry products subject to the Agricultural Performance Standards
of Article 800.
3.
Governmental controlled recreation areas.
4.
Building for municipal purposes.
5.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
uses, including, but not limited to, no-impact home-based businesses.
6.
Community utilities, excluding communication towers, and subject
to the provisions of § 701.10.
B.
Special exception. Any of the following uses shall be permitted as
a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board subject
to the standards set forth in §§ 702 and 1005 of this
ordinance.
1.
Home occupations subject to the provisions of § 702.6.
2.
School or educational uses subject to the provisions of Article
800.
3.
Church.
4.
Cemetery.
5.
Residential conversion subject to the provisions of § 702.1.
6.
Temporary roadside stand for the sale of agricultural and/or
garden products subject to the provisions of § 701.9.
7.
Echo housing.
8.
Family day-care facility.
9.
Bed-and-breakfasts, subject to the provisions of § 702.8.
C.
Conditional use. Any of the following uses shall be permitted as
a conditional use when authorized by the Board of Supervisors subject
to the criteria and procedures set forth in § 703 of this
ordinance. The burden of establishing compliance with all such criteria
and procedures shall be with the applicant.
Except for development under the open space design option, the
following area and bulk regulations shall apply:
A.
Lot area.
1.
Single-family detached dwellings without approved public sewerage
and public water systems: one acre.
2.
Single-family detached dwellings with approved public sewerage
and public water systems: 30,000 square feet.
3.
Educational use: five acres or as required by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education.
4.
Church: three acres.
5.
Cemetery: 20 acres.
6.
Country club: 50 acres.
7.
Any other nonresidential use: one acre.
B.
Minimum lot width at the street line: 50 feet.
D.
Minimum landscape area: 40%.
The following setback regulations apply to all uses permitted
within this district unless otherwise specified herein.
A.
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts as follows:
1.
Arterial: 60 feet from the street right-of-way line or 75 feet
from the street centerline, whichever is the greater.
2.
Collector: 50 feet from the street right-of-way line or 65 feet
from the street centerline, whichever is the greater.
3.
Local: 40 feet from the street right-of-way line or 55 feet
from the street centerline, whichever is the greater.
B.
Side yard.
1.
Residential buildings and accessory buildings and structures:
each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 12 feet.
2.
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures:
each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 20 feet.
D.
No building, structure, or parking facility within a country club,
or golf course shall be nearer than 50 feet to any property line.
The maximum building height shall be three stories or 35 feet,
whichever is the lesser.
As provided for in § 707.
As provided for in § 708.
