[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 801]
1. The R-2 zoning district is the remainder of what was formerly zoned
R-2 in the Borough and what has not been rezoned as R-1 and is not
part of the new zoning district R-3.
2. The purpose of the R-2 zoning district is to provide a transition
between the R-1 and the R-3, to reflect a different legitimate housing
need, and to also reflect a different currently existing housing type.
3. The housing types in the R-2 District consist of mixtures of single-family
detached and multifamily. The density however is much higher than
in the R-1.
4. The Borough believes that the essential character of the R-2 District
should be preserved by allowing single-family detached dwellings as
of right, and other types of nondense residential uses as special
exceptions. Lots should not have significant lot size requirements
and setbacks should be significantly smaller then in the R-1, but
because of the already built up nature of most of this area it is
important that parking and similar issues be addressed. Again the
primary purpose of the district is residential dwelling. Therefore,
commercial uses should be restricted so to not impose an unnecessary
burden on the residential uses. These community development objectives
are legitimate and shall be implemented in the Borough.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 802; as amended by
Ord. No. 00093, 5/14/2018; and by Ord. No. 00096, 4/8/2019]
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Essential services structures.
3. Parks and playgrounds not operated for private profit.
6. Short-term rentals in single-family dwellings, subject to §
27-1241.
7. Accessory uses incidental to the above permitted uses.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 803]
1. Essential services building.
2. Schools - public or private elementary or secondary.
4. Bed-and-breakfast inns, subject to the provisions §
27-1202 hereof.
5. Extension of an existing cemetery through land owned at the effective
date of this chapter.
7. Conversion of a single-family detached dwelling to a two-family detached
Dwelling.
8. Two-family detached dwelling.
9. Single-family semidetached dwelling.
12. Accessory uses incidental to the above special exception uses.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997; as amended by Ord. 99005, 7/12/1999,
§ 1.C]
Organizational headquarters Campus, subject to §
27-1238.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 804; as amended by
Ord. 99005, 7/12/1999, § 1.C]
1. The following shall be the minimum, height, bulk, setback and area
regulations in the R-2 zoning district:
A. The following shall be the minimum lot area and distances for each
single-family detached dwelling and each multifamily dwelling permitted
in this district:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 7,500 square feet for each dwelling.
(2)
Minimum lot width at the building setback line:
(a)
Seventy-five feet for single-family detached dwellings.
(b)
Fifty feet for each two-family detached dwelling or single-family
semidetached dwelling or converted family dwelling.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 125 feet.
(4)
Front yard (building setback) minimum depth:
(a)
A building setback to establish a front yard for all buildings
shall be a minimum of 25 feet from the street line.
(b)
Except on Rothsville Road and Seventh Street (SR 272), if the
block on which the site fronts is more than 509s developed at the
time of enactment of this chapter, the setback of the majority of
the existing buildings on that block must be used, except in no case
shall a setback line be less than 15 feet from the street line.
(5)
Side yard minimum width: each single-family dwelling unit shall
have two side yards (building setbacks) and each multifamily dwelling
shall have one side yard (building setback). No side yard (building
setback) shall be less than 10 feet.
(6)
Rear yard (building setback) minimum depth: 35 feet.
(8)
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
[Amended by Ord. No. 00096, 4/8/2019]
B. The following shall be the minimum lot area and distances for each
other permitted and special exception uses in the R-2 Zoning District:
(1)
Minimum lot area: one acre, except that bed-and-breakfast inns,
where the minimum lot area shall be 12,500 square feet and, in the
case of essential Services, where the minimum lot area shall be only
that necessary to perform the service in an expeditious and cost effective
manner.
(2)
All other height, bulk, setback and distance regulations shall
be the same as provided for single-family detached dwellings in this
district.