The B Residential Districts are composed of
certain medium density residential areas of the Township representing
one dwelling, plus certain open areas where similar residential development
appears likely to occur. The regulations for these districts are designed
to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the districts
and promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life.
To these ends, development is limited to medium density concentration,
permitting primarily single- and two-family dwellings.
A structure may be erected or used and a lot
may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other:
A. Uses permitted in the A Residential Districts, subject
to the regulations of the A Residential Districts.
B. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental
to any of the above permitted uses, including those specified in the
A Residential Districts.
C. Municipal recreation areas.
The following special exception uses shall be
permitted, upon the issuance of a permit by the Zoning Hearing Board
as provided in this chapter:
A. Special exception uses as specified in the A Residential
District.
C. Family-based community residential facilities, subject to the requirements of Article
XIII of this chapter.
In this district, any structure hereafter erected
or any lot hereafter used or occupied for any lawful purpose shall
provide the minimum and not exceed the maximum dimensions specified
below:
A. The building area shall not exceed 30% of the lot
area, and in no case shall any building be erected on any lot with
an area of less than 5,000 square feet and a width of less than 50
feet.
[Amended 9-26-2007 by Ord. No. 1903]
B. There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall
be at least 20 feet.
C. In case of a corner lot, a front yard as provided for in §
325-19B shall be required on each street on which the lot abuts. In case of a single-family dwelling there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate widths of which shall be at least 20 feet. Neither side yard shall be less than eight feet wide.
D. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall
be at least 25 feet; provided that if at the time this chapter becomes
effective any lot is held in single and separate ownership with a
depth of less than 100 feet, the depth of the rear yard shall be at
least 15 feet. In case of a building over 40 feet high, the depth
shall be increased five feet for each 12 feet or portion thereof by
which the building exceeds 40 feet in height.
E. No garage or accessory building that is separated
from the main building shall hereafter be located at a distance of
less than 20 feet from any portion of any other building erected on
the same lot. A deck addition is not to be included as part of the
main building for purposes of this calculation.
[Amended 4-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1735]
F. Accessory structure dimensional requirements shall be as required by Article
XIII of this chapter.
G. No building may be erected, altered, or used, nor
may any lot be used, which may be noxious or offensive, by reason
of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration or noise.
H. The minimum habitable floor area of any new or reconverted
dwelling unit hereafter utilized shall be:
(1) One-story dwelling: 950 square feet for residential
purposes.
(2) One-and-one-half-story dwelling: approximately 1,075
square feet for residential purposes.
(3) Two-story dwelling: 1,200 square feet for residential
purposes.
I. Flag lot conditions and standards shall be as required by Article
XIII of this chapter.