Minimum Yard Setbacks
(feet)
| |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use
|
Min. Lot Area
(acres)
|
Min. Lot Width
(feet)
|
Max. Lot Coverage
(percent)
|
Max. Building Height
(feet)
|
Front
|
One Side
|
Both Sides
|
Rear
|
Special
|
Agricultural, horticultural and forestry related
uses
|
10
|
140
|
10%
|
851
|
50
|
50
|
100
|
50
|
See Footnote 2
|
Single-family detached dwellings
|
1
|
140
|
20%
|
35
|
50
|
203
|
403
|
50
|
See Footnote 4
|
Public usesutility structures
|
No minimum or maximum criteria for lot area,
lot width, lot and public coverage, building height or yard setbacks
for this use
| ||||||||
All other principal uses5
|
1
|
140
|
20%
|
35
|
50
|
50
|
100
|
50
|
N/A
|
Residential accessory uses
|
N/A
|
20
|
Not permitted in front yard
|
156
|
306
|
107
|
N/A
| ||
All other accessory uses
|
N/A
|
20
|
Not permitted in front yard
|
Same as principal use
|
Same as principal use
|
Same as principal use
|
Same as principal use
| ||
Oil and gas activities
|
1
|
NOTES:
| |
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1The maximum building
height is 85 feet for uninhabitable accessory farm structures and
35 feet for all other structures.
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2Special setback
requirements. Agricultural fences that are used to contain agricultural
livestock shall be set back a minimum of six feet from all property
lines.
| |
3Side yard setbacks
are 20 feet each, total 40 feet, except that side yard with abutting
street is 50 feet, total 70 feet.
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4In addition to the
setbacks above, every single-family detached dwelling unit, other
than a farm dwelling, proposed within the A/RR Zone shall comply with
the following setbacks. Required setback distances shall be measured
as a straight line between the closest point of the proposed dwelling
and the specified use:
| |
Two-hundred-foot setback. This setback shall
be required between a proposed single-family detached dwelling and
any area used for farm-related businesses; facilities or areas used
for the storage or processing of manure, garbage, or spent mushroom
compost; and structures for the cultivation of mushrooms or the raising
or housing of livestock.
| |
The Zoning Hearing Board may, as a special exception,
however, reduce the two-hundred-foot special setback where it is shown
that, because of prevailing winds, unusual obstructions, topography,
or other conditions, a lesser distance would protect adjoining lands
from odor, dust, or other hazards. In no case, however, shall the
Zoning Hearing Board reduce the special setback to less than 100 feet.
The burden shall be upon the applicant to prove that a lesser distance
would not be detrimental to the health, safety, and general welfare
of residents of proposed single-family detached dwellings.
| |
One-hundred-fifty-foot setback. This setback
shall be required between a proposed single-family detached dwelling
and all beehives and/or areas utilized as apiaries.
| |
6Side yards for residential
accessory structures are 15 feet each or to the limit of any drainage
and utility or other easement, whichever is greater, total 30 feet
or greater as dictated by the existence of any drainage and utility
or other easements; side yard with abutting street, 50 feet.
| |
7Rear yard for residential
accessory structures is 10 feet or to the limit of any drainage and
utility or other easement, whichever is greater.
|
Uses
|
Required Utilities
|
Min. Lot
(square feet)1
|
Max. Net Density
(DU/Ac) 1
|
Min. Lot Width
(feet)1
|
Max. Lot Coverage
(percent)1
|
Max. Building Height
(feet)1
|
Minimum Yard Setbacks Front
|
Small Side
|
Both Sides
|
Rear
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple-family dwellings2
|
Both public water and sewer
|
87,120
|
5
|
200
|
60
|
35
|
50
|
30
|
60
|
60
|
Multiple- family dwellings
|
Either private water or sewer
|
This use prohibited without both public water
and public sewer
| ||||||||
Single- family detached dwellings
|
Both public water and sewer
|
21,780
|
2
|
100
|
35
|
35
|
30
|
10
|
25
|
30
|
Single- family detached dwellings
|
Public water
|
30,000
|
1.4
|
110
|
35
|
35
|
40
|
12.5
|
25
|
30
|
Single- family detached dwellings
|
Either private water or sewer
|
43,560
|
N/A
|
140
|
35
|
35
|
50
|
20
|
50
|
30
|
Single-family semi- detached dwellings
|
Both public water and sewer
|
10,000 per unit
|
3
|
75 per unit
|
35
|
35
|
25
|
25
|
N/A
|
30
|
Single-family semi-detached dwellings
|
Either private water and public sewer or public
water and private sewer
|
30,000 per unit
|
N/A
|
75 per unit
|
35
|
35
|
30
|
25
|
N/A
|
30
|
Public uses and public utility structures
|
N/A
|
No minimum or maximum criteria for lot area,
lot width, lot coverage, building height, or yard setbacks for this
use
| ||||||||
Townhouses2,3
|
Both public water and
|
3,000 per unit
|
5
|
25 per unit
|
60
|
35
|
30
|
15 end units
|
N/A
|
30
|
Townhouses
|
sewer Either private water or sewer
|
This use prohibited without both public water
and sewer
| ||||||||
Other principal uses
|
Both public water and sewer
|
43,560
|
N/A
|
200
|
30
|
35
|
40
|
30
|
60
|
50
|
Other principal uses
|
Either private water or sewer
|
Other principal uses are prohibited without both public water and public sewer, except as may be provided for in Article V, Specific Criteria, of this chapter.
| ||||||||
Residential accessory uses
|
N/A/
|
20
|
Prohibited in front yard
|
154
|
304
|
54
| ||||
All other accessory uses
|
N/A
|
20
|
Minimum yard setback requirements same as principal
use
| |||||||
Oil and gas activities
|
1 acre
|
NOTES:
1Except where a greater
limitation is imposed elsewhere within this chapter.
| |
2In those instances
where several multiple-family dwelling buildings and/or townhouse
groupings are located on the same lot, the following separation distances
shall be provided between each building:
| |
a.
|
Front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear,
parallel buildings shall have at least 70 feet between faces of the
buildings. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above
distance may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end, if increased
by a similar or greater distance at the other end.
|
b.
|
A minimum yard space of 30 feet is required
between end walls of buildings. If the buildings are at right angles
to each other, the distance between corners of the end walls of the
buildings may be reduced to a minimum of 30 feet.
|
c.
|
A minimum yard space of 30 feet is required
between end walls and front or rear faces of buildings.
|
3No townhouse grouping
shall contain more than six units. For each townhouse grouping containing
more than four units, no more than 60% of such units shall have the
same front yard setback. The minimum variation of setback shall be
four feet. All townhouse buildings shall be set back a minimum of
15 feet from any parking facilities contained on commonly held lands.
All townhouse buildings shall be set back at least 30 feet from any
perimeter boundary of the development site.
| |
4Residential accessory
uses shall maintain side yard setbacks of 15 feet each or to the limit
of any drainage and utility or other easement, whichever is greater,
total of 30 feet or greater as dictated by the existence of any drainage
and utility easements; side yard with abutting street, 50 feet. Residential
accessory uses shall maintain a rear yard of five feet or to the limit
of any drainage and utility or other easement, whichever is greater.
|
Uses
|
Required Utilities
|
Minimum
Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum
Lot Width
(feet)
|
Maximum
Lot Coverage
(percent)
|
---|---|---|---|---|
All uses
|
Both public water and public sewer
|
43,560
|
140
|
60%
|
All uses
|
Either private water or public sewer
|
87,1201
|
250
|
50%
|
NOTES:
1The minimum required lot size may be increased to ensure an acceptable level of nitrate-nitrogen in the adjoining groundwater. Such determination will be made by the PADEP through its sewer module review process (see also § 180-45).
|
Minimum Yard Setbacks
(feet)
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use
|
Building Separation Setback1
(feet)
|
Residential Buffer Strip2
(feet)
|
Front
|
Each Side
|
Rear
|
Buildings and structures (excluding signs)
|
25
|
20
|
35
|
15
|
20
|
Off-street parking
|
N/A
|
20
|
20
|
103
|
20
|
Off-street loading
|
N/A
|
20
|
35
|
103
|
20
|
Permitted freestanding signs
|
N/A
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
20
|
Outdoor storage areas
|
N/A
|
20
|
Not Permitted
|
15
|
20
|
Outdoor display areas
|
N/A
|
20
|
35
|
15
|
20
|
NOTES:
1For multiple buildings
on the same lot there shall be provided a minimum of 25 feet between
the closest points of such buildings.
|
2Any lot adjoining an existing residence, or adjoining land within a residential zone, shall maintain a twenty-foot setback for nonresidential buildings, structures, off-street parking lots and loading areas, freestanding signs, and outdoor storage and display areas. Such areas shall be used for a landscape strip and screen, in accordance with the standards found in § 180-33 of this chapter.
|
3In those cases where
joint parking and/or loading areas are provided for adjoining uses,
the side yards where cross traffic patterns will exist can be waived
solely for the joint-use parking and/or loading areas.
|
Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
|
Maximum Lot Coverage
(percentage)
|
Maximum Building Height
(feet)
|
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks
|
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks4
|
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Large single-family detached
|
7,000
|
65
|
50
|
35
|
25
|
10 (20 total)
|
25
|
Medium single-family detached
|
5,000
|
45
|
60
|
35
|
20
|
7.5 (15 total)
|
15
|
Cottages
|
4,000
|
60
|
60
|
35
|
20
|
7.5 (15 total)
|
15
|
Single-family semi-detached (duplex/twins)2
|
4,000/unit
|
35/unit
|
50
|
35
|
20
|
10 (20 total)
|
15
|
Townhouses2
|
2,500/unit
|
25/unit
|
60
|
40
|
20
|
10 (end units) (20 total)
|
20
|
Carriage houses
|
2,500/unit
|
25/unit
|
60
|
40
|
20
|
10 (end units)
|
25
|
Multiple-family dwellings2
|
43,560
|
100
|
60
|
50
|
50
|
15 (30 total)
|
60
|
Nonresidential3
|
43,560
|
100
|
70
|
50
|
35
|
20 (40 total)
|
25
|
NOTES:
| |||
---|---|---|---|
1
|
In situations where there are no lot lines separating
lots or no public road right-of-way, front yard setbacks will be measured
from the edge of the cartway. In such situations, side and rear yard
setbacks will be measured based on the building separation distance.
| ||
The setbacks set forth in the foregoing design standards
chart shall not apply to the portion of any lot that directly abuts
Cherryville Road. The setback distance along Cherryville Road shall
be 100 feet for residential structures and 150 feet for nonresidential
structures.
| |||
2
|
Design standards applicable to single-family semi-detached,
townhouse, multiple-family dwellings, and mixed-use multifamily buildings:
| ||
a.
|
No townhouse grouping shall contain more than eight
units or a maximum length of 224 feet, whichever is less.
| ||
b.
|
All single-family semi-detached, townhouse and multiple-family
dwellings shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from a parking lot
or the edge of the cartway.
| ||
c.
|
For every attached grouping of townhouse buildings,
a minimum of two changes in the front wall plane shall be provided.
Such change shall involve a minimum variation or offset of four feet.
| ||
d.
|
In those instances where several multiple-family dwellings
and/or townhouse groupings are located on the same lot, the following
separation distances shall be provided between each building:
| ||
i.
|
Front to front, rear to rear, front to rear, or rear
to side buildings shall have at least 50 feet between faces of the
buildings; and
| ||
ii.
|
A minimum separation distance of 20 feet is required
between end walls of buildings.
| ||
e.
|
The average minimum lot width for all buildings contained on
a single block shall be no less than the minimum lot width required
by the design standard. The lot width of individual buildings within
a single block may be less than the design standard minimum lot width,
so long as the average minimum lot width of that block complies with
the design standard for minimum lot width.
| ||
3
|
Design standards applicable to nonresidential uses:
| ||
a.
|
For multiple buildings on the same lot where there
is no common or adjoining wall connecting the buildings, there shall
be provided a minimum of 25 feet of separation distance between the
closest points of such buildings;
| ||
b.
|
Any lot containing a nonresidential use that adjoins land with a residential use shall maintain a thirty-foot separation distance between the property line and nonresidential buildings and structures, all off-street parking lots and loading areas, freestanding signs and outdoor storage and display areas. Such areas shall be used for a landscape strip and screen in accordance with the standards found in § 180-33 of this chapter. However, the aforementioned standards set forth in this footnote 3.b. shall not apply in a situation where one lot contains both nonresidential and residential uses. Any lot containing a nonresidential use that adjoins land with a residential use shall have the same setbacks as are required for multifamily dwellings.
| ||
c.
|
Use of buildings which existed prior to July 1, 2015,
shall be permitted by right to be occupied to their full height for
uses permitted in the PRRC Zone.
| ||
d.
|
Nonresidential uses shall comply with the parking and
loading requirements for the specific nonresidential uses as provided
in this chapter.
| ||
4
|
Each stated side yard setback is cumulative/aggregate
for both side yards on the lot. This requirement can be met in any
manner so long as the total side yard setback for both side yards
cumulatively equals the stated setback distance. In the case of no
lot lines, the side yard setback requirement shall be doubled to determine
the building separation requirement within the side yard (i.e., a
ten-foot side yard setback times two equals a twenty-foot required
building separation). A side yard setback is not required for the
common walls in townhouses, single-family semi-detached dwellings
(duplexes/twins), and carriage homes. For multiple family dwellings
and nonresidential buildings, each yard must have at least a ten-foot
setback. For example, one side yard of a multiple family dwelling
may have a ten-foot setback if the other side yard setback is 20 feet,
thereby cumulatively satisfying the thirty-foot side yard setback
requirement. In cases of no lot lines, the required building separation
distance requirement is cumulative/aggregate for both sides of the
lot. This requirement can be met in any manner so long as the total
building separation distance equals the stated separation distance.
| ||
5
|
In situations where there are no lot lines separating lots,
the lots shall be laid out so that the minimum lot area, minimum lot
width and lot coverage requirements would be physically able to be
met as if the dwellings were on fee-simple lots. However, in such
case, the actual lot lines for such dimensions do not need to be legally
established.
|
Uses
|
Required Utilities
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
|
Maximum Lot Coverage
(percent)
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Public uses and public utility structures
|
N/A
|
No minimum lot area or lot width or maximum
lot coverage for this use
| ||
All uses
|
Both public water and sewer
|
15,000
|
100
|
60%
|
All uses
|
Either private water or sewer
|
43,5601
|
140
|
50%
|
Oil and gas activities
|
0.5 acre
|
NOTES:
1The minimum required
lot size may be increased to ensure an acceptable level of nitrate-nitrogen
in the adjoining groundwater. Such determination will be made by the
PADEP, through its sewer module review process.
|
|
Minimum Yard Setbacks
(feet)
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use
|
Building Separation Setback1
(feet)
|
Residential Buffer Strip2
(feet)
|
Front
|
Each Side
|
Rear
|
Buildings and structures (excluding signs)
|
25
|
20
|
35
|
15
|
20
|
Off-street parking
|
N/A
|
20
|
20
|
103
|
20
|
Off-street loading
|
N/A
|
20
|
35
|
103
|
20
|
Permitted freestanding signs
|
N/A
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
20
|
Outdoor storage areas
|
N/A
|
20
|
Not Permit-
ted
|
15
|
20
|
Outdoor display areas
|
N/A
|
20
|
35
|
15
|
20
|
NOTES:
1For multiple buildings
on the same lot there shall be provided a minimum of 25 feet between
the closest points of such buildings.
|
2Any lot adjoining an existing residence, or adjoining land within a residential zone, shall maintain a twenty-foot setback for nonresidential buildings, structures, off-street parking lots and loading areas, freestanding signs, and outdoor storage and display areas. Such areas shall be used for a landscape strip and screen, in accordance with the standards found in § 180-33 of this chapter.
|
3In those cases where
joint parking and/or loading areas are provided for adjoining uses,
the side yards where cross traffic patterns will exist can be waived
solely for the joint-use parking and/or loading areas.
|
Use
|
Required Front
Yard Setback
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
Buildings and structures,
excluding signs
|
50
| |
Off-street parking
(including aisles)
|
30
| |
Off-street loading
|
Not permitted in front yard
| |
Permitted freestanding signs
|
10
| |
Outdoor storage areas
|
Not permitted in front yard
| |
Outdoor display areas
|
50
|
Minimum Yard Setbacks
(feet)
| |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use
|
Min. Lot Area
(acres)
|
Min. Lot
Width
(feet)
|
Max. Lot Max. Building Coverage
(percent)
|
Height
(feet)
|
Front
|
One Side
|
Both Sides
|
Rear
|
Special
|
All principal uses except as listed below
|
2
|
200
|
65%
|
45
|
50
|
201
|
50
|
30
|
See Note 2
|
Public uses utility structures
|
No minimum or maximum criteria for lot area,
lot width, lot and public coverage, building height, or yard setbacks
for this use
| ||||||||
Accessory uses
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
20
|
Not permitted in front yard
|
10
|
20
| ||
Oil and gas activities
|
1
|
NOTES:
1Side yard setbacks
are 20 feet each, total 50 feet, except that side yard with abutting
street is 50 feet, total 70 feet.
|
2Special setback
requirements. Minimum setback from the lot line of any dwelling and
from any residential or agricultural zone boundary is 150 feet. Such
area may be used for private vehicle parking but may not be used for
parking of commercial vehicles.
|
Uses
|
Required Utilities
|
Minimum
Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum
Lot Width
(feet)
|
Maximum
Building
Coverage
(percent)
|
Maximum
Building
Height
(feet)
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public uses and public utility structures
|
N/A
|
No minimum lot area or lot width or maximum
building coverage or building height for this use
| |||
All other uses
|
Public water and sewer
|
30,000
|
100
|
50%
|
50
|
All other uses
|
Either private water or sewer
|
43,560
|
140
|
40%
|
50
|
Oil and gas activities
|
1 acre
|
Use
|
Required Front
Yard Setback
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
Buildings and structures,
excluding signs
|
50
| |
Off-street parking
(including aisles)
|
30
| |
Off-street loading
|
Not permitted in front yard
| |
Permitted freestanding signs
|
10
| |
Outdoor storage areas
|
Not permitted in front yard
| |
Outdoor display areas
|
50
|