The purpose of an R-2 Medium-Density Residential District is to provide standards for certain residential types and to provide for the safety, health, and welfare of the community by applying density control while excluding uses not compatible with residential uses.
[Amended 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 254; 10-20-2025 by Ord. No. 299]
A.
Single-family detached dwellings.
B.
Two-family detached dwellings, provided the lot area is 25% larger than the minimum required for single-family detached dwellings and in compliance with the yard and setback requirements for single-family detached dwellings.
C.
Single-family semidetached dwellings (duplex).
D.
Townhouse dwellings not exceeding three stories in height or six dwellings per structure.
E.
Multifamily dwellings, apartment buildings not exceeding three stories in height and 12 dwelling units per structure.
F.
Conversion apartments, conversions of existing single-family detached dwellings to two-family dwellings, provided each unit has two points of entrance/exit and a minimum of two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. Conversions of existing single-family detached dwellings to three or more family dwellings, provided that each dwelling unit has two points of entrance/exit and a minimum of two off-street parking spaces per dwelling. The minimum lot area shall be determined by the applicable single-family detached dwelling lot size required in this section for the first dwelling unit and additionally 3,000 square feet for each subsequent dwelling unit. Setback requirements shall comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter for single-family detached dwellings. In the event of any conversion project which is subject to approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, such approval must be obtained prior to the issuance of the Township land use permit.
G.
Parks, playgrounds, and recreation areas when owned or operated by the municipality.
H.
Federal, state, and local municipal buildings and uses, essential services, and essential municipal services facility.
I.
Signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article V, Signs, of this chapter.
J.
Planned residential developments on tracts in excess of 20 acres in accordance with the provisions of this chapter regarding such developments.
K.
Accessory buildings and uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and which may include a home occupation.
L.
The keeping of chickens, ducks, and/or other poultry, subject to the following regulations:
(1)
The minimum lot size of any property where chickens, ducks, and other poultry may be kept shall be 40,000 square feet.
(2)
No male chickens (roosters) shall be permitted.
(3)
No more than eight total birds shall be permitted, per property.
(4)
The keeping of chickens, ducks, and other poultry shall be an accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the primary use as a residence.
(5)
All items and materials produced, including eggs, offspring, or compost containing manure, shall be solely for the use of the persons residing on the property and shall not be offered for sale or sold.
(6)
Housing for chickens, ducks, and/or other poultry:
(a)
Chickens shall be housed at all times in a chicken coop which has access to a chicken pen. During non-daylight hours, chickens shall be secured in the chicken coop.
(b)
Ducks and/or other non-chicken poultry shall be housed in such a manner as to prevent them from leaving the property.
(c)
New structures and alterations to existing accessory structures for the purpose of use as housing for chickens, ducks, and/or other poultry shall be subject to land use permit requirements as per § 360-120.
(d)
Housing for chickens, ducks, and/or other poultry (including chicken coops and chicken pens) shall be located at a minimum of 50 feet from any side or rear property line and shall not be located within any front yard.
(e)
No more than one structure for housing ducks and/or other poultry, or one chicken coop and one chicken pen shall be kept on any property.
(7)
Manure shall be removed from the housing for chickens, ducks, and/or other poultry in a timely manner and disposed of by appropriate methods, including composting.
[Amended 1-17-2011 by Ord. No. 231; 10-20-2025 by Ord. No. 299]
A.
Neighborhood outdoor recreational facilities and organizations when not operated for gain or profit.
B.
Public utility facilities.
C.
Public, private and parochial schools, and day-care centers for the educational needs of the community, provided all outside active play areas are screened from adjacent residential properties.
D.
Churches or similar places of worship, including parish houses and parsonages.
E.
Boarding, lodging or rooming houses.
F.
In-home day care in single-family semidetached (duplex) and single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings, provided that the following precursory conditions have been met:
(1)
Written consent of all adjacent and adjoining property owners and/or tenants and, in the case of single-family attached (townhouse) dwellings, written consent from the property owners of each dwelling unit in that section of townhouses which share a common wall with one another.
(2)
The conditional use applicant shall be the owner of the property in which the in-home day care shall be provided. If the applicant is not the property owner, they must provide written consent of the property owner.
(3)
All state required regulations are met.
G.
Beekeeping, subject to the following regulations:
(1)
The minimum lot size of any property where bees may be kept shall be two acres.
(2)
Man-made beehives shall be located at a minimum of 100 feet from any side or rear property line, shall not be located within any front or side yard, and shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any residence. Natural beehives created by bees on the property must be removed or relocated if they do not comply with these setbacks.
H.
The small-scale keeping of grazing animals, such as cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, goats, alpacas, llamas, and similar animals, subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Such use shall occupy a lot with open space, such as pasture, grassland or cropland devoid of trees and shrubs, of not less than one acre, and a minimum of 70% ground cover must be maintained to prevent soil erosion.
(2)
Minimum setback distances from any property line for stables or any other building housing horses or goats, and any waste storage area, shall be 100 feet.
(3)
A manure/waste management plan shall be provided with the conditional use application.
(4)
No more than one grazing animal per acre of open space.
[Amended 7-6-2011 by Ord. No. 234; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 271; 10-20-2025 by Ord. No. 302]
A.
All buildings including accessory buildings shall not cover more than 30% of the area of the lot.
B.
Minimum required for all uses not otherwise listed:
(1)
Table of minimums.
On-Lot Water and Sewer | On-Lot Sewer | On-Lot Water | Public Water and Sewer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lot area | 40,000 square feet | 40,000 square feet | 15,000 square feet | 8,000 square feet |
Lot width | 150 feet | 100 feet | 80 feet | 80 feet |
Lot depth | 180 feet | 150 feet | 120 feet | 100 feet |
Front yard | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet |
Side yard (each) | 15 feet | 15 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Rear yard | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet |
Height (maximum) | 40 feet | 40 feet | 40 feet | 40 feet |
Off-street parking per dwelling unit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Building width | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet |
(2)
When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
C.
Single-family semidetached dwelling unit (duplex): minimum required for each dwelling unit.
(1)
Table of minimums.
On-Lot Water and Sewer | On-Lot Sewer | On-Lot Water | Public Water and Sewer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lot area | 30,000 square feet | 30,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | 3,750 square feet |
Lot width | 125 feet | 125 feet | 60 feet | 30 feet |
Lot depth | 156 feet | 156 feet | 100 feet | 100 feet |
Front yard | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet |
Each side yard | 15 feet | 15 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Rear yard | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet | 30 feet |
Height (maximum) | 40 feet | 40 feet | 40 feet | 40 feet |
Off-street parking per dwelling unit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Building width | 16 feet | 16 feet | 16 feet | 16 feet |
(2)
When on-lot sewer facilities are to be utilized, the minimum lot size may be increased by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or the Department of Environmental Protection for factors relating to health and sanitation.
D.
Townhouse dwelling unit: minimum required for each dwelling unit.
(1)
Each townhouse residential project shall contain a minimum of 50,000 square feet of lot area.
(a)
Minimum development standards per dwelling unit:
[1]
Lot area: 2,500 square feet.
[2]
Interior lot width: 20 feet.
[3]
Front yard: 30 feet.
[4]
Side yard for end units: 20 feet.
[5]
Rear yard: 30 feet.
[6]
Off-street parking: two spaces when accessed via a private road; three spaces when accessed via a public street.
[7]
Height (maximum): 40 feet.
[8]
Active play area: 100 square feet.
[9]
Minimum distance between groups of units: 40 feet.
(2)
No less than three and no more than six dwellings shall be permitted in a unit or group.
(3)
Public water supply and sewerage shall be provided.
(4)
Active play area shall be furnished in townhouse development projects containing 14 or more dwelling units. Such area shall not be less than 2,500 square feet in land area, nor less than 50 feet in its smallest dimension. For each dwelling unit above the minimum number prescribed heretofore, an additional 100 square feet per dwelling unit shall be allocated to the total active play area. The Township may accept a donation in lieu of play area when circumstances warrant. Such donations must be used for Township recreation purposes.
(5)
Where any townhouse project is proposed to be developed in conjunction with multifamily dwellings, the active play area requirements for the multifamily dwellings shall be designed for and made accessible to all residents. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to increase the active play area requirements upon recommendation of the Planning Committee when, in its opinion, additional area is necessary to accommodate the needs of the mixed-use development in accordance with the spirit and objectives of this chapter.
(6)
Interior yards and/or structural spacing between dwellings and units shall be provided in accordance with the following minimums:
(7)
Dwelling unit structures shall be located and arranged so as to promote privacy for residents within the development and maintain privacy for residents adjacent to the development. Structures shall be located within the development so that there will be no adverse impact such as excluding natural light or invading the privacy of adjacent structures.
(8)
There shall be a fifty-foot setback from the property line adjacent to any existing dwelling or residential district.
E.
Multifamily dwellings: minimum required.
(1)
Each multiple dwelling residential project shall contain a minimum of 50,000 square feet of lot area in accordance with the following standards.
(a)
Lot dimensions and setback requirements:
(2)
The maximum number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined on the basis of 2,000 square feet of lot area exclusive of public rights-of-way for each dwelling unit.
(3)
The length of any unit shall not exceed 150 feet.
(4)
Public water supply and sewerage shall be provided.
(5)
Active play area shall be furnished in multifamily development projects containing 14 or more dwelling units. Such area shall not be less than 2,500 square feet in land area, nor less than 50 feet in its smallest dimension. For each dwelling unit above the minimum number prescribed heretofore, an additional 100 square feet per dwelling unit shall be allocated to the total active play area. The Township may accept a donation in lieu of play area when circumstances warrant. Such donations must be used for Township recreation purposes.
(6)
Where any multifamily dwelling project is proposed to be developed in conjunction with townhouses, the active play area requirements for the townhouses shall be designed for and made accessible to all the residents. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to increase the active play area requirements upon recommendation of the Planning Committee when, in its opinion, additional area is necessary to accommodate the needs of the mixed-use development in accordance with the spirit and objectives of this chapter.
(7)
There shall be a one-hundred-foot setback from the property lines adjacent to any existing dwelling or residential district.
(8)
Interior yards and/or structural spacing between dwellings and units shall be provided in accordance with the following minimums:
(9)
Dwelling unit structures shall be located and arranged so as to promote privacy for residents within the development and maintain privacy for residents adjacent to the development. Structures shall be located within the development so that there will be no adverse impact such as excluding natural light or invading the privacy of adjacent structures.