For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of West Deer is hereby divided into the following districts:
P
Park District
R
Rural Estate District
RE
Residential Estate District
R-1
Rural Residential District
R-2
Semi-Suburban Residential District
R-3
Suburban Residential District
R-4
Urban Residential District
C-1
Neighborhood Commercial District
C-2
Highway Commercial District
I
Industrial District
SU
Special Use District
V
Village Corridor Overlay
BTP
Business and Technology Park Overlay
P Park - The P District will preserve, conserve, and protect the native and manmade open space and recreation areas throughout the Township. It is intended that this district will provide open space for a variety of uses such as conservation of natural amenities, aesthetics, hiking, wildlife habitat, and park and recreation facilities among other similar uses. This district shall be applied only to land dedicated to or owned by the state, county, or Township.
R Rural Estate - The R District has permitted uses for single-family detached homes, agricultural and animal related uses. This zoning district is the most rural parts of the Township with the largest parcels. The three-acre lot size is a function of the lack of public utilities needed for future residential development and is specifically intended to preserve this district for rural and agricultural activities.
RE Residential Estate - The RE District has permitted uses for single-family detached homes. This district is a transition from the Rural Estate District to a residential homes district when public utilities become available in close proximity while still maintaining larger lot sizes to preserve the rural characteristic of the Township.
R-1 Rural Residential - The R-1 District has permitted uses for single-family detached dwellings, duplex or residential buildings for two units, parks and playgrounds, municipal and municipally related civic public buildings, horses and/or ponies on permitted land areas, education and religious uses, agricultural and related activities.
R-2 Semi-Suburban Residential - The R-2 Districts have permitted uses for single-family detached dwellings, duplex or residential buildings for two dwelling units, parks and playgrounds, municipal and municipally related public buildings, and horses and/or ponies.
R-3 Suburban Residential - The R-3 Districts have permitted uses for single-family detached dwellings, duplex or residential buildings designed for two dwelling units, multifamily dwelling units (two to six per building), and planned residential developments.
R-4 Urban Residential - The R-4 Districts have permitted uses for single-family detached dwellings, parks, playgrounds, other recreational uses, and planned residential developments. This zoning district is primarily made up of existing neighborhoods with smaller lots.
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial - The C-1 District allows for small retail and trade establishments, banks, and other types of small commercial development.
C-2 Commercial Highway - The C-2 Districts allow for wholesale operations, restaurants, automobile sales, hotels, and larger commercial developments. This district is located adjacent to major arteries of the Township that have large traffic flow.
I Industrial - The I District allows for manufacturing, laboratories, warehouses, and related infrastructure.
SU Special Use - The SU district allows an existence of a mixture of certain types of "compatible" commercial and industrial uses in an area where vehicular access is provided by a major public thoroughfare.
V Village Overlay - The V District overlay allows small businesses such as bakeries and retail stores less than 10,000 square feet and professional offices as well as apartments, duplexes, and single-family detached dwellings to exist in zoning districts that typically do not allow such uses. This overlay allows a transition between residential and commercial/industrial uses.
BTP Business Technology Park Overlay - The BTP District overlay is an overlay located in the Industrial Zoning District per official West Deer Zoning Map and as a conditional use in the Industrial Zoning District. This district overlay allows for a mix of businesses, commercial space, and warehouses in the Industrial Zoning District. It also allows more flexible site design and setback requirements.
A. 
The boundaries of the districts are hereby established as shown on the map entitled "Official Zoning Districts Map" on file in the office of the Zoning Officer. This map, with all explanatory matter thereon, shall be deemed to accompany, be, and is hereby made a part of this chapter.
B. 
The Official Zoning Districts Map of West Deer Township shall be amended in the manner and to the extent exhibited.
Where uncertainty exists as the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Districts Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines;
B. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines;
C. 
Boundaries indicated as approximately following municipal limits shall be construed as following municipal limits;
D. 
Boundaries indicated as parallel or extensions of features indicated in § 210-10A shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Districts Map shall be determined by the scale of the map; and
E. 
Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Districts Map, or in other circumstances not covered by § 210-10A, the Zoning Hearing Board shall interpret the district boundaries.
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P
Permitted Use
C
Conditional Use
A
Accessory Use
A
Residential Uses
R
RE
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
C-1
C-2
I
SU
V
Apartment
C
C
C
C
Boarding house
P
Duplex
P
P
P
P
Halfway house
C
C
Group care home
C
C
C
C
C
Mobile/manufactured home park
C
Manufactured/industrial home
P
P
P
P
P
Nursing/convalescent care facility
C
P
Personal care home
C
C
C
C
Planned residential development (PRD)
C
C
C
Quadplex
C
C
C
Single-family semiattached dwelling
P
Single-family detached dwelling
P
P
P
P
P
P
Townhouse
C
C
C
C
All other residential uses
C
B
Nonresidential Uses
R
RE
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
C-1
C-2
I
SU
V
Accessory structures/uses
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Adult-oriented establishment
C
Agriculture
P
P
P
Airport
C
Animal husbandry
P
P
P
P
P
Assembly or fabrication facility
P
P
Automobile garage: see garage, automobile repair
Automobile sales/service
C
C
Automobile rental
C
C
Bank: see financial institution
Bakery
P
P
P
P
Beekeeping
P/A
P/A
P/A
P/A
A
A
A
A
Bed and breakfast
C
C
C
Billboard
C
C
C
Birds of prey
A
A
Business and technology park
C
Business services
P
P
P
Campground
C
Car wash
P
P
Cemetery
C
Cinema
P
P
P
Clinic: see medical clinic
Communications antenna
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Communications tower
C
C
Community-oriented gardens (COGS)
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)
C
Concentrated animal operation (CAO)
C
Conference and training center
P
P
Contractor's yard
C
Convenience store, neighborhood
P
P
P
C
Convenience store with gasoline
C
C
C
C
Country club/golf course
C
C
C
C
P
P
Crematorium
P
P
Day-care center
P
P
P
C
Day-care home
P
P
P
P
P
Deep well site
C
C
C
C
C
C
Driving range
A
A
A
A
P
P
P
Essential service facility
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
C
Essential service infrastructure
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Financial institution
P
P
P
P
P
Flex space
P
P
Food packaging facility
P
Food preparation business
P
P
P
Forestry
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Funeral home
C
C
C
P
P
Garage, automobile repair
C
C
C
Garage, private
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Garden center/nursery
P
P
Gas station: see convenience store with gasoline
Home-based business, low impact
P
P
P
P
P
P
Home-based business, no other
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Hospital
C
C
P
Hotel/motel
P
P
Keeping of horses, boarding
P
P
Keeping of horses, personal
P
P
P
Kennel, animal
C
C
C
Library
P
P
P
Manufacturing, heavy
P
Manufacturing, light
P
P
Massage therapy establishment
P
P
P
Medical clinic
C
P
P
Medical marijuana academic clinical research center
P
P
Medical marijuana dispensary
C
P
Medical marijuana grower/processor
C
C
P
Medical marijuana transport vehicle offices
C
P
Microbrewery
P
P
P
Military related facility
C
Mixed-use apartment building
C
C
C
C
Motel: see hotel/motel
Municipal administration facility
P
Natural gas compressor station
C
C
C
Natural gas processing plant
C
Office, business, <5,000 sq. ft.
P
P
A
P
Office, business, >5,000 sq. ft. and <40,000 sq. ft.
C
P
A
P
Office, business, >40,000 sq. ft.
C
C
Office, medical
C
P
P
C
Office, professional
P
P
P
P
Oil & gas service infrastructure
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Open space
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Parking areas
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Parking garage: see garage, public
Parks
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Personal services
C
P
P
P
Pharmacy
P
P
P
Place of assembly
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Place of worship
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Planned nonresidential development (PNRD)
P
P
P
P
Post office
P
P
P
Printer/publisher
P
Private club
C
C
C
Recreation facility, profit
C
P
P
Recreation facility, nonprofit
C
C
P
P
Research and development facility
P
P
Restaurant: with drive thru
C
C
Restaurant: no drive thru
P
P
P
Retail/business store, <10,000 sq. ft.
P
P
P
P
Retail/business store >10,000 sq. ft. and <40,000 sq. ft.
C
C
Retail/business store >40,000 sq. ft.
C
C
Roadside stand
A
A
C
P
P
P
Salvage yard
P
School, academic
C
C
C
C
C
C
P
P
P
School, commercial
C
P
P
P
Self-service storage facility (miniwarehouse)
C
C
Short-term rentals
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Senior center
P
P
P
Shallow well site
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Social club
C
C
C
Social services agency
C
P
P
Studio
P
P
P
P
Tavern/bar
C
P
C
Temporary structure
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Urban agriculture
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Veterinary services
C
P
P
Warehouse/distribution center
P
C
Wholesale operation
P
P
All other nonresidential uses
C
C
Planned nonresidential development uses
R
RE
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
C-1
C-2
I
SU
V
Financial institution
P
P
P
Office, business, <5,000 sq. ft.
P
P
P
Office, professional
P
P
P
Personal services
P
P
P
Restaurant: no drive thru
P
P
P
Retail/business store, <10,000 sq. ft.
P
P
P
A. 
Residential Dimensional Table.
District
Land Use
Density (d/u per acre)
Building Height
(stories)
Lot Area
(sq. feet)
Lot Width
Front Yard
Rear Yard Setback
Side Yard Setback
Side Yard
(street side corner lot)
Required Common Open Space
R
Single-family (all utilities)
1
35'(2.5)
43,560
150'
50'
75'
35'
35'
N/A
R
Single-family (no utilities)
0.33
35' (2.5)
130,680
200'
50'
75'
35'
35'
N/A
Accessory
N/A
25' (2)
N/A
N/A
50'
15'
15'
35'
N/A
RE
Single-family
0.66
35' (2.5)
65,340
200'
50'
75'
35'
50'
N/A
Accessory
N/A
25' (2)
N/A
N/A
50'
15'
15'
50'
N/A
R-1
Single-family
1
35' (2.5)
43,560
150'
50'
75'
25'
35'
N/A
Accessory
N/A
20'
N/A
N/A
50'
15'
15'
35'
N/A
R-2
Single-family (no utilities)
1
35' (2.5)
43,560
150'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Single-family (all utilities)
2
35' (2.5)
21,780
100'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Duplex-zero lot lines (no utilities)
1.45
35' (2.5)
60,000
200'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Duplex-zero lot lines (all utilities)
1
35' (2.5)
25,000
100'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Townhome
4.36
35' (2.5)
20,000
100'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Accessory
N/A
20'
N/A
N/A
35'
5'
5'
35'
N/A
R-3
Single-family (no utilities)
1
35' (2.5)
43,560
100'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Single-family (all utilities)
2.9
35' (2.5)
15,000
75'
35'
40'
15'
35'
N/A
Multifamily (2-6 units)
4.36
35' (2.5)
20,000
160'
35'
40'
20'
35'
N/A
Accessory
N/A
20'
N/A
N/A
35'
5'
5'
35'
N/A
R-4
Single-family (no utilities)
1
35' (2.5)
43,560
100'
25'
40'
12'
25'
N/A
Single-family (all utilities)
5.81
35' (2.5)
7,500
60'
25'
40'
12'
25'
N/A
Duplex-zero lot lines (All utilities)
5.12
35' (2.5)
8,500
70'
25'
40'
12'
25'
N/A
Accessory
N/A
20'
N/A
N/A
25'
5'
5'
25'
N/A
PRD
R-1 Single-family
R-2 Single-family
R-2 Duplex units
R-2 Townhome units
R-3 Single-family
R-3 Duplex units
R-3 Townhome units
R-3 apartment units
See § 210-106.A
35'(2.5)
N/A
N/A
See § 210-106.B.3
25'
50' buffer on perimeter, 30' between buildings
50' buffer on perimeter, 30' between buildings
50' buffer on perimeter, 75' between buildings
35' buffer on perimeter, 25' between buildings
35' buffer on perimeter, 25' between buildings
35' buffer on perimeter, 50' between buildings
35' buffer on perimeter, 50' between buildings
30%**
1.
All flagpole lot in any zoning district width of pole may be reduced to 50' wide but shall not count towards required lot size.
2.
Any existing parcel or lot recorded prior to 2021 shall be exempt from lot requirements but shall adhere to setback requirements.
*
An additional 2,500 square feet must be added with each additional unit more than two.
**
30% of total site area. See definition for common open space.
***
Duplex - in the case of a zero-lot line structure, the minimum lot and area required shall be 30,000 square feet with no utilities and 12,500 square feet with utilities for each sublot; the minimum lot width shall be 100 feet with no utilities and 50 feet with utilities for each sublot; there shall be no minimum side yard requirement at the common party wall. The minimum side yard setback for noncommon walls shall be 15'.
****
Duplex - in the case of a zero-lot line structure, the minimum lot and area required shall be 4,250 square feet for each sublot; the minimum lot width shall be 35' for each sublot; there shall be no minimum side yard requirement at the common party wall. The minimum side yard setback for non-common walls shall be 12'.
B. 
Nonresidential Dimensional Table.
District
Max. Lot Coverage
Max. Building Height
(stories)
Min. Lot Area
(sq. ft.)
Min. Lot Width
Min. Front Yard
Min. Rear Yard
Min. Side Yard Setback
when adjoining . . .
Nonresidential
Residential
Street Side on Corner Lot
C-1
30%
35' (2.5)
20,000
100'
50'
30'
15'
2''
50'
C-2
30%
35' (2.5)
30,000
150'
50'
30'
15'
25'
50'
I
30%
35' (2.5)
30,000
150'
50'
50'
20'
50'
50'
SU
40%
35' (3)
43,560
200'
50'
50'
25'
25'
50'