This district is designed to allow limited residential and recreational
development on predominantly wooded or forested areas within the Township.
Further, this district is recognized to contain ecologically sensitive
characteristics which need regulation for protection and preservation
for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations.
Upon approval by the Zoning Hearing Board, the following special exception uses are permitted provided the use complies with the conditions listed herein and Articles
XXV and
XXVIII of this chapter:
A. Recreation areas and structures operated by membership clubs for
the benefit of their members.
B. Communications towers and antennas subject to §
250-245 of this chapter.
A lot area, lot width, lot coverage, yard depths, and building height satisfying the requirements of the following list, unless otherwise specified heretofore in this section or §
250-40, shall be provided for every principal building or use hereafter erected, altered, or established in this district.
A. District requirements.
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Minimum Yard Requirements
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Use
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Min. Lot Area
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Min. Width
(feet)
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Max. Lot Coverage
(percent)
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Front
(feet)
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Each Side
(feet)
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Rear
(feet)
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Nonresidential building
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3 acres
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250
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10%
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50
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30
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50
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Single-family detached
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No public* utilities
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2 acres
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200
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20%
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50
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20
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50
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Public sewer; on-site water
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1 acre
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150
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20%
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40
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15
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40
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All permitted uses if general landscape has slope
in excess of 20%*
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3 acres
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250
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10%
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50
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30
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50
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*
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See lot averaging regulations in § 250-192.
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B. No building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height
unless authorized by a special exception.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Article
XXI of this chapter.
Application for development of plots with the general landscape
having a slope in excess of 20% shall be accomplished by a soil and
erosion control plan approved and/or prepared by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service. Additionally, such properties shall be limited
to the removal of no more than 25% of the vegetative cover.
Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Article
XXII of this chapter.
The supplementary district regulations in Article
XIX shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements of this district.
The environmental and energy requirements in Article
XX shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
Residential development in the RF District may employ the lot averaging development option as detailed in §
250-192.