[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
In accordance with the planning goals of the Honey Brook Township
and Borough Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan and the purpose statements
and community development objectives set forth in Article I of this
Chapter, the NR - Neighborhood Residential District is established
to accommodate primarily single-family detached and two-family dwellings
on small and medium sized lots within the Borough and Honey Brook
Township, where access to public facilities and services is available.
The density for residential uses in this district is lower than that
permitted in the Mixed Use Residential Zoning District. The regulations
set forth herein are intended to achieve the following specific purposes:
A.
To provide primarily for single-family residential living opportunities
where homes are located on individual lots;
B.
To accommodate residential subdivisions of larger tracts of land
which can feasibly be served by public water and sewer systems, and
with convenient access to public roads;
C.
To guide development in a manner that preserves the character of
the surrounding residential neighborhoods; and
D.
To permit complementary uses to single-family residential development,
including no-impact and limited impact home occupations, accessory
dwellings, renewable energy systems, municipal uses, schools, churches,
parks and recreation, trails, and open space.
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
The following uses are permitted within the NR District when
in compliance with the provisions of this district and any other applicable
provisions of this Chapter.
A.
Uses permitted by right. A building or other structure may be erected,
altered, or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any one of
the following principal uses, together with the permitted accessory
uses, by right in accordance with the terms of this Chapter:
C.
Uses permitted as conditional use. Within the NR — Neighborhood Residential District the following uses shall be permitted when approved as a Conditional Use by the Council in accordance with Part 13, and when in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this Chapter:
D.
Accessory Uses. The following accessory uses
shall be permitted, provided that they shall be incidental to any
of the foregoing permitted uses and where in compliance with all applicable
provisions of this Chapter:
1.
Private garage or private parking area.
2.
Agricultural and non-agricultural accessory buildings.
3.
Non-commercial swimming pool/hot tub and tennis courts.
4.
Non-commercial antennas and towers.
5.
Renewable energy systems.
6.
Garage/yard and private vehicle sales.
7.
Keeping of animals.
8.
Temporary structure, building, or use.
9.
Other customary accessory structures and uses.
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
A.
Area and Bulk Regulations for Single-family detached and Two-family
dwelling:
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1.
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Minimum lot area for single-family detached
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8,500 sq.ft.
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2.
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Minimum lot area for two-family dwelling
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5,500 sq.ft. per unit
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3.
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Minimum lot width at street line
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50 feet
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4.
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Minimum lot width at building line:
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a.
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Single-family detached
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75 feet
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b.
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Two-family dwelling
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40 feet per unit
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5.
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Building setbacks
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a.
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Minimum front yard
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30 feet
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b.
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Minimum side yard
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10 feet
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c.
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Minimum rear yard
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25 feet
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6.
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Maximum building coverage
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N/A
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7.
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Maximum lot coverage
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a.
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Single-family detached
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40 percent
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b.
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Two-family dwelling
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45 percent
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8.
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Maximum building height
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35 feet
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B.
Area and Bulk Regulations for any other single principal use:
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1.
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Minimum lot area for all other uses
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one half (1/2) acre
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2.
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Minimum lot width at street line
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50 feet
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3.
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Minimum lot width at building line
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150 feet
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4.
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Minimum setback from street right-of-way
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25 feet
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5.
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Minimum side yard
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30 feet cumulative, but not less than 10 feet on any side
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6.
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Maximum impervious lot coverage
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45 percent
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7.
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Maximum building height
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35 feet
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[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
Any existing structure located on a lot where the subject lot
is identified on the Historic Resources Map for Honey Brook Borough
as shown in the Honey Brook Township and Borough Multi-Municipal Comprehensive
Plan, and where such lot has frontage on Horseshoe Pike (State Route
322), may be adaptively reused for purposes of viable on-going preservation
of the historic property, subject to approval of applicable zoning
permit requirements, compliance with any applicable regulation of
Parts 9 and 10 of this Chapter, and the following regulations.
A.
Adaptive Reuse Permitted by Right.
1.
Limited Impact home occupation.
2.
Business, professional, medical, or dental office.
3.
Custom shop for making articles or products sold at retail on the
premises, such as custom clothing, art, needlework, baked goods or
confectionery.
4.
Museum, gallery or cultural studio.
5.
Personal service shop, such as barber, beauty, shoe repair or dressmaking
shop.
6.
Restaurant, provided that all food and drink shall be prepared, served
and consumed within the building or seasonally within a suitable adjacent
outdoor sitting area.
7.
Small-scale, single-use specialty retail store, limited to a traditional
gift shop, antique shop or tack shop.
8.
Bed-and-breakfast establishment, subject to all other supplemental
provisions of this Chapter.
9.
Day Care Facility.
10.
Funeral home.
11.
Multi-family dwellings subject to the specific requirements set forth
in Subsection D below.
B.
No internally illuminated signs shall be permitted for the adaptive
re-use.
C.
Modifications to Area and Bulk Regulations Otherwise in Effect. Area
and bulk regulations shall generally apply to both principle and accessory
structures; applicable area and bulk regulations may be modified where
approved by Borough Council as a Conditional Use. In all cases, such
modifications may be permitted to reduce otherwise applicable requirements
to the minimum degree necessary to accommodate proposed plan(s) for
adaptive reuse.
D.
Specific Requirements for Adaptive Reuse for Multi-Family Dwellings
1.
Each proposed multi-family dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor
area of 600 square feet.
2.
Individual dwelling units may be sold as separately owned units,
e.g., "condos," or may be held in single ownership as rental units.
3.
Where any elements of the parcel subject to subdivision and land
development are to be held in common, including open space and stormwater
management facilities, an association may be required to be established
to manage any such elements, and the declaration of such association
shall be subject to review and approval of the Township Solicitor
as part of the land development application.
4.
Existing structural footprints shall not be extended or enlarged,
except to add detached and attached accessory garages, storage areas,
outdoor patios and covered terraces. Alterations to existing buildings
may also be made to provide for new points of entry to facilitate
direct access to individual dwelling units. All such alterations shall
be subject to conformance with stormwater management regulation or
any other regulation applicable at the time of the proposed alteration(s)
and shall be compatible with the historical architectural context
of the existing historic structures.
