[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
In expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in Article
I, §
205-3, of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this article with respect to the RP Residential and Professional District to allow for small-scale professional and business offices adjacent to and within residential areas, which would be compatible with such residential uses. Specifically, it is the intent of this article to:
A. Encourage small-scale professional or business offices in existing
residential structures, especially occupant-operated offices.
B. Encourage the use of existing structures, now or lately used as residences,
and discourage the demolition of such structures.
C. Discourage significant exterior alterations for existing structures.
D. Encourage the preservation of the residential character of the district.
E. Provide for services generally useful to and in harmony with residential
neighborhoods.
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
The following uses are permitted in the RP Residential and Professional
District and no other:
A. Single-family detached dwellings and accessory uses in accordance with §
205-16B.
B. General office uses: offices for lawyers, architects, engineers,
insurance agents, brokers, real estate, financial services or other
professional, educational or business offices which do not involve
the actual storage, exchange or delivery of equipment, goods or merchandise
on the premises.
(1) The use shall be carried on wholly indoors and within the principal
building.
(2) There shall be no use of show windows or displays visible outside
the premises to attract customers or clients.
C. Veterinary office for the treatment of domestic animals, provided
that boarding is prohibited.
D. Medical office for medical or dental examination or treatment of
persons as outpatients.
E. Barbershops, hair salons and massage therapist businesses.
H. No-impact home-based businesses, as defined in Article
II herein.
I. Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to
any of the above permitted uses, including one dwelling unit, provided
that such use shall be located at or above the second story.
J. Studios for instruction and the production of music and the arts.
For all authorized buildings and uses, the following
regulations shall apply:
A. Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.
B. Minimum lot width at the building line: 80 feet.
D. Side yard: 10 feet minimum per side; 30 feet minimum
aggregate.
F. Maximum height: 35 feet for a principal building;
20 feet for an accessory building.
G. All lots in an RP Zoning District must be served by
a sanitary sewer.
Lighting standards shall comply with §
205-66H.
Signs in the RP Residential and Professional District shall comply with the provisions of Article
XIX. Where the RP District is not specifically mentioned, the provisions regulating residential districts shall apply to it.
Parking and access driveways will meet the following
minimum standards:
A. Parking setback. Parking spaces, areas and driveways
serving the spaces shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from rear
property lines and five feet from side property lines unless common
parking is shared with one or more abutting lots, in which case parking
may abut or cross the property lines shared by the common users.
B. When an access driveway is shared by two or more lots,
the following standards shall apply:
(1) The driveway may be located along or straddling the
common boundary of the lots.
(2) The driveway shall be a minimum width of 24 feet and
shall have a minimum three-foot planting strip along both sides.
(3) When a shared driveway is used:
(a)
Access easements and maintenance agreements
or other suitable legal mechanisms shall be provided, acceptable to
the Township Solicitor.
(b)
Liability safeguards for all property owners
and lessees served by the shared access shall be guaranteed to the
satisfaction of the Township Solicitor.
(c)
Parking will be provided in accordance with Article
XVIII.
(d)
Each lot will be permitted no more than one
curb cut for vehicular access, with the balance of the frontage to
a depth of five feet from the ultimate right-of-way being maintained
as a planting strip. However, such planting strip shall not interfere
with vehicular sight distance.
Landscaping, including conservation of existing trees and woodlands, street trees, stormwater basin landscaping and site element screens, shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
175, Subdivision and Land Development.