A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-1 Residential District is
to provide for low-density housing, open space and related activities
in areas most likely to remain rural in character. To assure a healthful
water supply and the safe disposal of sewage waste.
B.
Uses and structures.
(1)
Permitted.
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings.
[Amended 7-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-01]
(b)
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle and other livestock, and the raising of poultry and poultry products subject to the agricultural use standards of § 450-62I.
(c)
Horticultural uses related to the raising, propagating and selling of trees, shrubs, flowers and other vegetative materials, including greenhouses, subject to the agriculture use standards of § 450-62I where applicable.
(f)
Municipal use.
(g)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
uses.
(3)
Conditional uses.
(a)
Campgrounds.
(b)
Institutions.
(c)
Public and private parks and recreation areas, including golf
courses and country clubs.
(4)
Accessory uses. Subject to all other applicable provisions of this
chapter, accessory uses shall be permitted which are clearly subordinate
and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted principal
uses.
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit and/or nonresidential building or
use thereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted
in this district.
(1)
Lot area.
(b)
Educational use: five acres.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(c)
Church or religious use: three acres.
(d)
Country club or golf course: 50 acres.
(e)
Campgrounds: five acres.
(f)
Veterinary or animal hospital: five acres.
(g)
Stable or kennel: five acres.
(h)
Cemetery: 20 acres.
(i)
Any other nonresidential use: two acres.
(j)
Day-care center: two acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at the street line: 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at the setback line.
(4)
Maximum lot coverage area: 12%.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(a)
Maximum lot coverage for all uses other than educational uses:
12%, provided that the maximum lot coverage may be increased up to
17% when a system is installed to create a recharge of groundwater
for any amount of impervious surface that is over 12%, subject to
approval of the Township Engineer.
(b)
Maximum lot coverage for educational uses: 25%, provided that the
maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 30% when a system is installed
to create a recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface
that is over 25%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
D.
Setback regulations. The following setback regulations apply to all
uses permitted within this district unless otherwise specified herein.
(1)
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts, as follows:
(a)
Arterial: 85 feet from the street right-of-way line or 100 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(b)
Collector: 75 feet from the street right-of-way line or 90 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(c)
Local: 65 feet from the street right-of-way line or 80 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(d)
To encourage design in accordance with land condition and to
develop the maximum aesthetic potential of the community, the Board
of Supervisors may permit up to 25% of the residences in a subdivision
to be located up to 10 feet forward of the building setback line if
the same number are located an equal distance behind the setback line.
However, any structure that is located at a distance greater than
an additional 30 feet from the minimum setback cannot be included
in the calculation of the number that can be set forward of the setback
line.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
Residential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 15 feet.
[1]
A residential storage shed shall have a minimum side yard of five feet when placed to the rear of a residential building. If placed at the side of a residential structure, it must comply with the setbacks as required in Subsection D(2)(a). Any other size accessory shed must be placed to the rear of the residential building and must comply with the setbacks as required in Subsection D(2)(a).
(b)
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 40 feet.
(3)
(4)
No building, structure or parking facility within a country club
or golf course shall be nearer than 50 feet to any property line.
E.
Building height regulations.
(1)
The maximum building height shall be three stories or 35 feet, whichever
is the lesser.
H.
Minimum lot size. If any property is proposed to be developed other
than with minimum lot sizes as set forth herein, whether said proposed
development is in the form of leasehold, condominium form of ownership,
common law condominium, land development or similar development procedures,
regardless of the form of ownership, the maximum density permitted
on any tract shall be no greater than the number of dwelling units
which would otherwise be permitted if the property were developed
in accordance with conventional minimum lot size development as set
forth in the preceding paragraph of this article. For example, if
a tract of land could be developed by the creation of minimum lot
size as set forth herein and if, pursuant to all the regulations of
this chapter, said tract would yield eight lots, then in that event
no more than eight dwelling units shall be permitted upon said tract
of land if the same were to be developed under a leasehold, land development,
condominium form of ownership, common law condominium form of ownership
or other development format.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original subsections 401.9, Transfer of development
rights, and 401.10, Open space residential design option, which immediately
followed this subsection, have been repealed.
A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-1C Residential District is
to provide for low-density housing and open space on large parcels
in which the natural features are such that it is desirable to retain
large portions of the tract in permanent open space.
B.
Uses and structures.
(2)
Conditional use.
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings and accessory uses may be permitted
by conditional use on smaller lots than would be permitted in R-1
in accordance with the following requirements.
(b)
Consideration for conditional use requires a minimum tract size
of 200 acres.
(c)
The accessory uses permitted shall not include home occupations
but may include driveway access, parking areas, and stormwater management
facilities.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-03]
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit erected, established or altered in
this district.
(1)
Lot area.
(a)
Single-family detached dwelling.
[1]
Maximum density. The same number of units as permitted pursuant
to R-1, based upon a density plan prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the R-1 District and subdivision regulations, and
containing the following information:
[a]
Key or location map.
[b]
The plan shall be submitted on a sheet no smaller
than 18 inches by 22 inches and no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches.
The scale shall not exceed one inch equals 100 feet.
[c]
The total net acreage of the tract, the number
of lots or dwelling units, minimum lot size and average lot size.
[d]
Approximate net lot area of each lot.
[e]
Soil types as indicated by the NRCS USDA Soil Survey
of Chester County.
[f]
Zoning requirements — district and lot size.
[g]
Surveyed contours at vertical intervals of not
more than five feet, location of bench mark and datum used.
[h]
Tract boundaries showing distances and bearings.
[i]
Steeply sloped areas.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-03]
[j]
Identified floodplain areas, alluvial soils, and
soils that have a seasonably high water table.
[Amended 8-8-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-05]
[k]
Building envelope and driveway locations.
[l]
Clear sight distances at proposed intersections.
[m]
Natural ridgelines, swales and watersheds.
[n]
Source of water supply and method of sewage disposal
and stormwater management.
[o]
Constructed center lines along all roads with existing
and approximate finished road gradient to demonstrate general compliance
with Township standards.
[p]
Notes regarding proposed use of open space.
[q]
Actual number of lots to be determined by Planning
Commission.
[i]
Minimum lot area: not less than 20,000 square feet
with all lots in a subdivision averaging a lot area not less than
108,000 square feet. For purposes of calculating average lot area
in a subdivision, the gross acres of the subdivision shall be divided
by the number of lots in that subdivision.
(2)
Minimum lot width at the street line: 50 feet, as measured by chord,
not arc.
(3)
Minimum lot width at the setback line: not less than 100 feet with
all contiguous lots averaging a width at the setback line of 125 feet.
All dimensions are measured by chord not arc. The lot width at the
setback line of any noncontiguous lot shall be not less than 125 feet.
For purposes of calculating the average width at the setback line
of contiguous lots, no lot width at the setback line greater than
225 feet shall be used in such calculations.
(4)
Minimum lot depth: not less than 125 feet.
(5)
Maximum lot coverage area: 5,225 square feet or 12% of lot area,
whichever is greater.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(a)
Maximum lot coverage: 12%, provided that the maximum lot coverage
may be increased up to 17% when a system is installed to create a
recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface that
is over 12%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
D.
Setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts, as follows:
(a)
Arterial: 85 feet from the street right-of-way lines or 100
feet from the street center line, whichever is greater.
(b)
Collector: 75 feet from the street right-of-way line or 90 feet
from the street center line, whichever is greater.
(c)
Local: 50 feet from the street right-of-way line or 65 feet
from the street center line, whichever is greater.
(2)
Side yard. Each building or structure shall have two side yards,
neither of which shall be less than 15 feet.
(3)
Rear yard:
(a)
Each principal building or structure shall have a rear yard
which shall not be less than 50 feet unless the rear yard borders
on open space.
(b)
When the rear yard borders an open space, the following standards
shall apply:
[1]
Each specified building or structure should have a rear yard
which shall be not less than 15 feet.
[2]
Accessory buildings or structure shall be permitted in the rear
yard, provided that a setback of not less than five feet is maintained.
[3]
The rear lot line of each lot shall be a minimum of 100 feet
from the rear lot line of adjoining lots.
[4]
The rear lot line of each lot shall be a minimum of 50 feet
from the side lot line of adjoining lots which face said rear lot
lines.
(c)
The rear lot line of each lot shall be a minimum of 100 feet
from the rear lot line of adjoining lots.
(d)
The rear lot line of each lot shall be a minimum of 50 feet
from the side lot line of adjoining lots which face said rear lot
lines.
E.
Building height regulations.
(1)
The maximum building height shall be three stories or 35 feet, whichever
is the lesser.
F.
Street.
(1)
Under R-1C for a conditional use, the following definitions shall
apply:[1]
(2)
A street pattern comprised of a loop road connected to a through
street with a boulevard shall not be considered a single-access street,
provided the boulevard section does not exceed 1,000 feet. Boulevards
exceeding 250 feet must contain at least one crossover to accommodate
left turns, centered over its length.
(3)
Arterial roads. For a distance of 100 feet adjacent to the right-of-way
of an existing arterial road, there shall be no new structures or
grading, with the exception of roadways and entry features related
to access to the tract and stormwater management facilities.
I.
Open space. The natural character of the tract shall be maintained
by one of the two following methods:
(2)
The subdivision of the tract into lots and open space with the following
requirements for open space:
(a)
Open space. That area of land and water permanently restricted
for common enjoyment and use by residents of a development, but not
including individually owned lots and dedicated rights-of-way. Open
space shall be left in a natural state, except in the case of specific
authorized uses of open space on approved subdivision plans.
(b)
Open space will include 100% of the flood hazard district areas
and 100% of any area of prohibitive slopes.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-03]
(c)
Total open space will be a minimum of 60% of the total parcel.
(d)
All areas of open space will contain a minimum width of 50 feet.
(e)
There will be open space of a minimum width of 75 feet adjacent
to all collector roads.
(f)
The Township will be provided with adequate assurance of the
preservation and maintenance of open space.
J.
Water supply. The tract will be provided with public water service.
K.
Sanitary sewer. The lots will be served by public sanitary sewer
facilities.
L.
Homeowners' association. Documentary evidence shall be filed with
the Township Board of Supervisors, which shall affirm to the satisfaction
of the Board that provisions have been made for the perpetual maintenance
and care of all common facilities and open spaces by the developer
or homeowners' association or similar entity. In reviewing the documents,
the Board of Supervisors shall be guided by the standards set forth
in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code for homeowners' associations.
M.
Exceptions to regulations. Where, after application by the developer
or the landowner, it is proven that a literal application of the standards
set forth above in certain cases would work undue hardship or be plainly
unreasonable, the Board of Supervisors may, in its sole discretion,
grant such reasonable exceptions as will not be contrary to the public
interest. In reviewing applications for exceptions, the Board of Supervisors
shall be guided by the standards set forth in the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code for zoning hearing boards to follow in the granting
of variances and may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards
as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter.
N.
Approval of conditional use.
(1)
Conditional uses shall be approved only in conjunction with the approval
of preliminary and/or final subdivision or land development plans,
and it shall be a specific condition of such approval that development
may only be in accordance with the approved plans.
(2)
If approval of revised subdivision or land development plans is requested,
such request necessarily includes an abandonment of any prior approval
of a conditional use, and a request for approval of a new conditional
use must be requested based upon the revised subdivision or land development
plans.
A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-2 Residential District is
to provide for low-density housing in areas peripheral to planned
village centers and where the provision of approved public sewerage
and public water systems are more likely to occur.
B.
Uses and structures.
(1)
Permitted.
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b)
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle and other livestock, and the raising of poultry and poultry products, subject to the agricultural use standards of § 450-62I.
(e)
Municipal use.
(f)
Accessory buildings and structures customarily incidental to
the above.
(2)
Special exception uses.
(a)
Church or religious use.
(b)
Cemetery.
(c)
Boardinghouse and/or rooming house, provided that not more than
four rooms of a residence are used for such purpose.
(d)
Educational uses, excluding business or trade schools.
(e)
Rest home.
(f)
Mortuary and undertaking establishments, provided that off-street
parking areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be screened
from adjoining residential properties. Such screen shall not be less
than five feet in height.
(g)
Medical and dental clinics, provided that off-street parking
areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be screened from
adjoining residential properties. Such screen shall not be less than
five feet in height.
(h)
Day-care center.
(3)
Conditional uses. Public and private parks, recreation areas, golf
courses, and country clubs, providing that public and private parks
and recreation areas are not commercial in nature and are not for
profit.
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit and/or nonresidential building or
use hereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted
in this district.
(1)
Lot area.
(c)
Educational use: five acres.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(d)
Church or religious use: three acres.
(e)
Cemetery: 20 acres.
(f)
Any other nonresidential use: one acre.
(g)
Parks, recreation areas: five acres, or when a facility is owned
or operated by the municipality, then it may be of size as determined
by the Board of Supervisors to be necessary to serve the interests
of the community.
(h)
Golf courses and country clubs: 50 acres.
(i)
Day-care center: two acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at the street line: 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at the setback line.
(a)
Single-family detached dwelling without approved public sewerage and public water systems: 125 feet. As measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(4)
Maximum lot coverage area: 15%. Impervious surface area may be increased
up to 20% when a system is installed to create recharge of groundwater
for any amount of impervious surface that is over 15%, subject to
approval of the Township Engineer.
(a)
Maximum lot coverage for all uses other than educational uses: 15%,
provided that the maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 20%
when a system is installed to create a recharge of groundwater for
any amount of impervious surface that is over 15%, subject to approval
of the Township Engineer.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(b)
Maximum lot coverage for educational uses: 25%, provided that the
maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 30% when a system is installed
to create a recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface
that is over 25%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
D.
Setback regulations. The following setback regulations apply to all
uses permitted within this district unless otherwise specified herein.
(1)
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts, as follows:
(a)
Arterial: 75 feet from the street right-of-way line or 90 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(b)
Collector: 65 feet from the street right-of-way line or 80 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(c)
Local: 55 feet from the street right-of-way line or 70 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
Residential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 12 feet.
[1]
A residential storage shed shall have a minimum side yard of five feet when placed to the rear of a residential building. If placed at the side of a residential structure, it must comply with the setbacks as required in Subsection D(2)(a). Any other size accessory shed must be placed to the rear of the residential building and must comply with the setbacks as required in Subsection D(2)(a).
[2]
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 20 feet.
(3)
(4)
For a single-family detached dwelling without approved public sewerage
and public water systems, the side and rear yard setback requirements
of the R-1 District shall apply.
(5)
No building, structure or parking facility within a country club
or golf course shall be nearer than 50 feet to any property line.
E.
Building height regulations. The maximum building height shall be
three stories or 35 feet, whichever is the lesser.
H.
Minimum lot size. If any property is proposed to be developed other
than with minimum lot sizes as set forth herein, whether said proposed
development is in the form of leasehold, condominium form of ownership,
common law condominium, land development or similar development procedures,
regardless of the form of ownership, the maximum density permitted
on any tract shall be no greater than the number of dwelling units
which would otherwise be permitted if the property were developed
in accordance with conventional minimum lot size development as set
forth in the preceding paragraph of this article. For example, if
a tract of land could be developed by the creation of minimum lot
size as set forth herein and if, pursuant to all the regulations of
this chapter, said tract would yield eight lots, then in that event
no more than eight dwelling units shall be permitted upon said tract
of land if the same were to be developed under a leasehold, land development,
condominium form of ownership, common law condominium form of ownership
or other development format.
A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-2A Residential District is
to provide side yard and rear yard setbacks different from the standard
R-2 District but in conformance with the setbacks of the former cluster
development section.
B.
Uses and structures.
(1)
Permitted.
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b)
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle and other livestock, and the raising of poultry products, subject to the agricultural use standards of § 450-62I.
(c)
Horticultural uses related to the raising, propagating and selling
of trees, shrubs, flowers and other vegetative material including
greenhouses.
(d)
Public and private parks and recreation areas, golf courses
and country clubs.
(g)
Municipal use.
(h)
Accessory buildings and structures customarily incidental to
the above.
(2)
Special exception uses.
(a)
Church or religious use.
(b)
Cemetery.
(c)
Boardinghouse and/or rooming house, provided that not more than
four rooms of a residence are used for such purpose.
(d)
Educational uses, excluding business or trade schools.
(e)
Rest home.
(f)
Mortuary and undertaking establishments, provided that off-street
parking areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be screened
from adjoining residential properties. Such screen shall not be less
than five feet in height.
(g)
Medical and dental clinics, provided that off-street parking
areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be screened from
adjoining residential properties. Such screen shall not be less than
five feet in height.
(h)
Day-care center.
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit and/or nonresidential building or
use hereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted
in this district.
(1)
(2)
Minimum lot width at the street line: 50 feet.
(4)
Maximum
lot coverage.
[Added 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(a)
Maximum lot coverage for all uses other than educational uses: 15%,
provided that the maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 20%
when a system is installed to create a recharge of groundwater for
any amount of impervious surface that is over 15%, subject to approval
of the Township Engineer.
(b)
Maximum lot coverage for educational uses: 25%, provided that the
maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 30% when a system is installed
to create a recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface
that is over 25%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
D.
Setback regulations. The following setback regulations apply to all
uses permitted within the district unless otherwise specified herein.
(1)
Front yard.
(a)
Arterial: 60 feet from the street right-of-way line or 75 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(b)
Collector: 50 feet from the street right-of-way line or 65 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(c)
Local: 30 feet from the street right-of-way line or 45 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
Residential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
An aggregate of 15 feet — where a building has been erected
and side yards established by virtue of a plot plan, those established
side yards shall prevail; however, their aggregate shall not be less
than 15 feet.
(b)
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 20 feet.
(3)
(4)
For a single-family detached dwelling without approved public sewerage
and public water systems, the side and rear yard setback requirements
of the R-1 District shall apply.
(5)
No building, structure or parking facility within a country club
or golf course shall be nearer than 50 feet to any property line.
E.
Building height regulations. The maximum building height shall be
three stories or 35 feet, whichever is the lesser.
A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-2B Residential District is
to provide side yard and rear yard setbacks different from the standard
R-2 District, but in conformance with the setbacks of the former cluster
development section.
B.
Uses and structures.
(1)
Permitted.
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b)
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle and other livestock, and the raising of poultry products, subject to the agricultural use standards of § 450-62I.
(c)
Horticultural uses related to the raising, propagating and selling
of trees, shrubs, flowers and other vegetative material, including
greenhouses.
(f)
Municipal use.
(g)
Accessory buildings and structures customarily incidental to
the above.
(2)
Special exception uses.
(a)
Church or religious use.
(b)
Cemetery.
(c)
Boardinghouse and/or rooming house, provided that not more than
four rooms of a residence are used for such purpose.
(d)
Educational uses, excluding business or trade schools.
(e)
Rest home.
(f)
Mortuary and undertaking establishments, provided that off-street
parking areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be screened
from adjoining residential properties. Such screen shall not be less
than five feet in height.
(g)
Medical and dental clinics, provided that off-street parking
areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be screened from
adjoining residential properties. Such screen shall not be less than
five feet in height.
(h)
Day-care center.
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit and/or nonresidential building or
use hereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted
in this district.
(1)
(2)
Minimum lot width at the street line: 40 feet.
(4)
Maximum lot coverage area: 15%.
(a)
Maximum lot coverage for all uses other than educational uses:
15%, provided that the maximum lot coverage may be increased up to
20% when a system is installed to create a recharge of groundwater
for any amount of impervious surface that is over 15%, subject to
approval of the Township Engineer.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
(b)
Maximum lot coverage for educational uses: 25%, provided that the
maximum lot coverage may be increased up to 30% when a system is installed
to create a recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface
that is over 25%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
D.
Setback regulations. The following setback regulations apply to all
uses permitted within the district unless otherwise specified herein.
(1)
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts, as follows:
(a)
Arterial: 60 feet from the street right-of-way line or 75 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(b)
Collector: 50 feet from the street right-of-way line or 65 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(c)
Local: 40 feet from the street right-of-way line or 55 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
Residential buildings and accessory buildings and structures
for residential use. There shall be two side yards with an aggregate
area of 25 feet. However, the minimum distance of any one side yard
shall be 10 feet.
(b)
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 25 feet.
(4)
For a single-family detached dwelling without approved public sewerage
and public water systems, the side and rear yard setback requirements
of the R-1 District shall apply.
(5)
No building, structure or parking facility within a recreational,
municipal or utility area shall be nearer than 50 feet to any property
line.
E.
Building height regulations. The maximum building height shall be
2 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is the lesser.
A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-3 Residential District is
to provide for a variety of moderate-density housing, including mobile
home parks, within close proximity to planned commercial centers.
B.
Uses and structures.
(1)
Permitted.
(a)
Single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings.
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(b)
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle and other livestock, and the raising of poultry and poultry products, subject to the agricultural uses standards of § 450-62I.
(e)
Municipal uses.
(f)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
uses.
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit and/or nonresidential building or
use thereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted
in this district.
(1)
(2)
Minimum lot width at the street line: 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at setback line.
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(a)
Single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings without approved public sewerage and public water systems: 125 feet per dwelling unit as measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(b)
Single-family detached dwelling with approved public sewerage and public water systems: 75 feet per dwelling as measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(c)
Single-family semidetached dwelling with approved public sewerage and public water systems: 50 feet per dwelling unit as measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(4)
Maximum lot coverage for all uses: 30%, provided that the maximum
lot coverage may be increased up to 35% when a system is installed
to create a recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface
that is over 30%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
D.
Setback regulations. The following setback regulations apply to all
uses permitted within this district unless otherwise specified herein.
(1)
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts, as follows:
(a)
Arterial: 75 feet from the street right-of-way line or 90 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(b)
Collector: 65 feet from the street right-of-way line or 80 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(c)
Local: 40 feet from the street right-of-way line or 55 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
Single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings
and accessory structures to such dwellings shall have two side yards,
neither of which shall be less than 10 feet. Multifamily dwellings
and dwellings within an independent senior living community shall
have two side yards, neither of which shall be less than 20 feet.
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(b)
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 15 feet.
(3)
Rear yard.
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(a)
Single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings:
25 feet.
(b)
Multifamily dwellings and dwellings within an independent senior
living community: 50 feet.
(c)
Multifamily dwellings and dwellings within an independent senior
living community dwellings shall not be closer than 50 feet from the
rear of any other building, except the rear yard setback to a side
unit shall not be less than 25 feet.
(d)
Buildings and structures accessory to a residential use: five
feet.
(e)
Nonresidential buildings: 30 feet.
(f)
Buildings and structures accessory to a nonresidential use:
10 feet.
(4)
For single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings
without approved public sewerage and public water systems, the side
and rear yard setback requirements of the R-1 District shall apply
for each building.
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E.
Building height regulations. The maximum building height shall be
three stories or 35 feet, whichever is the lesser.
H.
Minimum lot size. If any property is proposed to be developed other
than with minimum lot sizes as set forth herein, whether said proposed
development is in the form of leasehold, condominium form of ownership,
common law condominium, land development or similar development procedures,
regardless of the form of ownership, the maximum density permitted
on any tract shall be no greater than the number of dwelling units
which would otherwise be permitted if the property were developed
in accordance with conventional minimum lot size development as set
forth in the preceding paragraph of this article. For example, if
a tract of land could be developed by the creation of minimum lot
size as set forth herein and if, pursuant to all the regulations of
this chapter, said tract would yield eight lots, then in that event
no more than eight dwelling units shall be permitted upon said tract
of land if the same were to be developed under a leasehold, land development,
condominium form of ownership, common law condominium form of ownership
or other development format.
A.
Intended purpose. The purpose of the R-4 Residential District is
to provide for higher density housing in areas planned as village
centers which have ready access to the Township's collector road system
and which are compatible with surrounding land uses.
B.
Uses and structures.
(1)
Permitted.
(a)
Single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings.
[Amended 6-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
(b)
Agricultural uses and necessary buildings related to the tilling of the land, the raising of farm products, the raising and keeping of horses, cattle and other livestock and the raising of poultry and poultry products, subject to the agricultural use standards of § 450-62I.
(c)
Garden apartments, quadruplex or single-family attached dwellings
where public sewerage and public water systems are provided.
(e)
Municipal uses.
(f)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
uses.
C.
Area, lot width and coverage requirements. Area, lot width and coverage
requirements of not less than the dimensions shown below shall be
provided for each dwelling unit and/or nonresidential building or
use thereafter erected, established or altered for any use permitted
in this district.
(1)
Lot area.
(a)
Single-family detached without public sewer and public water:
one acre per dwelling unit.
(b)
Single-family semidetached dwellings: one acre per dwelling
unit, without public sewerage and public water systems.
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(c)
Single-family detached dwelling, single-family semidetached
dwelling, single-family attached dwelling, quadruplex and garden apartments,
with approved public sewerage and public water systems.
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[1]
Maximum density: five dwellings per net acre.
[2]
Average lot area: 7,000 square feet per dwelling unit; except
for single-family detached dwellings for which the lot size shall
be not less than 10,000 square feet per dwelling unit.
[3]
Minimum lot area per garden apartment development: two acres.
[4]
Minimum lot area for quadruplex or single-family attached dwellings:
2,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(d)
Educational use: five acres.
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(e)
Church or religious use: three acres.
(f)
Boardinghouses and rooming houses: one acre.
(g)
Any other nonresidential use: 20,000 square feet.
(h)
Day-care center: two acres.
(3)
Minimum lot width at setback line.
(a)
Single-family detached dwelling: 125 feet; with public sewer and public water: 60 feet. As measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(b)
Single-family semidetached dwellings with approved public sewerage and public water systems: 50 feet per dwelling unit as measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
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(c)
Garden apartment development with approved public sewerage and public water systems: 200 feet. As measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(d)
Single-family attached dwellings with approved public sewerage and public water systems: 20 feet per dwelling unit. As measured by chord, not arc, at the minimum distance as set by Subsection D(1) of this section.
(4)
Maximum lot coverage for all uses: 35%, provided that the maximum
lot coverage may be increased up to 40% when a system is installed
to create a recharge of groundwater for any amount of impervious surface
that is over 35%, subject to approval of the Township Engineer.
[Amended 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
D.
Setback regulations. The following setback regulations apply to all
uses permitted within this district unless otherwise specified herein.
(1)
Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts, as follows:
(a)
Arterial: 75 feet from the street right-of-way line or 90 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(b)
Collector: 65 feet from the street right-of-way line or 80 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(c)
Local: 40 feet from the street right-of-way line or 55 feet
from the street center line, whichever is the greater.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings, single-family semidetached
dwellings and accessory buildings and structures. Each building or
structure shall have two side yards, neither of which shall be less
than 10 feet.
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(b)
Quadruplex, semidetached or end unit of attached and accessory
buildings and structures shall have one side yard not less than 20
feet.
(c)
Nonresidential buildings and accessory buildings and structures.
Each building or structure shall have two side yards, neither of which
shall be less than 15 feet.
(d)
Buildings containing garden apartments shall not be closer than
50 feet from any other building or lot line.
(4)
For single-family detached dwellings without public sewer and public
water, the setback requirements of the R-1 District shall apply.
E.
Building height regulations. The maximum building height shall be
three stories or 35 feet, whichever is the lesser.
H.
Minimum lot size. If any property is proposed to be developed other
than with minimum lot sizes as set forth herein, whether said proposed
development is in the form of leasehold, condominium form of ownership,
common law condominium, land development or similar development procedures,
regardless of the form of ownership, the maximum density permitted
on any tract shall be no greater than the number of dwelling units
which would otherwise be permitted if the property were developed
in accordance with conventional minimum lot size development as set
forth in the preceding paragraph of this article. For example, if
a tract of land could be developed by the creation of minimum lot
size as set forth herein and if, pursuant to all the regulations of
this chapter, said tract would yield eight lots, then in that event
no more than eight dwelling units shall be permitted upon said tract
of land if the same were to be developed under a leasehold, land development,
condominium form of ownership, common law condominium form of ownership
or other development format.
