Each property in any RP Residential-Professional Office District
shall have a minimum lot area or tract size of not less than 25,000
square feet, and shall have a frontage on a public street of not less
than 150 feet.
No building shall be located less than 40 feet from the line
of the nearest front street nor less than 40 feet from a side property
line or less than 40 feet from the rear property line.
Not more than 20% of the area of each lot may be occupied by
buildings.
The maximum height of any building shall be 40 feet.
The maximum impervious cover for any lot shall be 35%.
In addition to the applicable provisions of the other regulations of this chapter, the special regulations for professional offices set forth at §
300-99 of this Zoning Ordinance shall apply as to any proposed partial or whole professional office use of any parcel in a RP Residential-Professional District; provided, however, that the following requirements shall supersede any similar requirements set forth in §
300-99:
A. Along each side or rear property line which directly abuts a residence
district in the Township or a similar district in an adjoining municipality,
a buffer planting strip of not less than 25 feet in width shall be
provided, on which shall be placed evergreen planting sufficient to
constitute an effective screen and give maximum protection to the
abutting district. Along each street line, a buffer area of not less
than 10 feet in width shall be provided, which shall be suitably landscaped
and may include necessary sidewalks and accessways.
B. Parking shall not be permitted in the required rear yard setback.
C. Only one principal building per lot shall be permitted, and no accessory
buildings shall be permitted.
D. If there is a residential dwelling unit on the property, parking
spaces shall be provided in proportion to the number of bedrooms in
the dwelling as follows:
Number of Bedrooms
|
Required Parking Spaces per Dwelling Unit
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1
|
2
|
2
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2
|
3
|
3
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E. No containers used for waste and recyclable materials shall be located
in any required front yard, side yard or rear yard setback, and all
such containers must be located behind the building line of the front
facade of the principal structure on the property. All such containers
must be equipped with proper fitting lids, and must be kept within
an enclosure screened from view from adjacent properties.