[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.
4. 
Home occupations.
5. 
Group homes.
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.
3. 
Church.
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.
6. 
Home businesses.
7. 
Conversion of a single-family detached dwelling to a two-family detached Dwelling.
8. 
Two-family detached dwelling.
9. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
10. 
Family day-care home.
11. 
Temporary quarters.
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.
(7) 
Maximum height: 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.