Borough of Chester Heights, PA Article V R 1 Residence Districts

§ 185-15 Applicability.

In R 1 Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

§ 185-16 Use regulations.

A building may be erected and used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes:

A. Uses permitted in an R 1-1/2 district.

B. The following uses when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board: those uses described in § 185-10E.

C. Accessory uses as permitted by § 185-10F.

§ 185-17 Area regulations.

A. Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a lot area of not less than one acre and shall be not less than 125 feet at the building line, provided that where the lot does not front on a public road, the lot shall be connected to an improved public street or road by a right-of-way of a minimum width of 20 feet with a paved drive of a minimum width of 10 feet, which right-of-way shall be in addition to the lot area of one acre.

B. Building area. Not more than 25% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.

C. Front yard. There shall be a front yard not less than 50 feet in depth. A corner lot shall also provide for a fifty-foot front yard on each street which the lot abuts.

D. Side yards.

(1) For every single-family detached dwelling, there shall be two side yards (except for corner lots) which shall be not less than 60 feet in aggregate width and neither of which shall be less than 25 feet in width.

(2) For every building other than a dwelling and its accessory buildings, there shall be two side yards (except for corner lots), neither of which shall be less than 40 feet in width.

E. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 40 feet in depth.

§ 185-18 Height restrictions.

No building or structure shall exceed three stories or 35 feet in height, except that no accessory building other than a farm building shall exceed 20 feet in height.

§ 185-19 Accessory structures.

Accessory structures to a use permitted herein shall be located as designated hereunder:

A. Attached to a principal building in which case they shall be part of a principal building.

B. On the buildable area of a lot but not attached to the principal building, in which case they shall be separated from the principal building by at least 10 feet.

C. In the rear yard and side yard of a lot, in which case they shall not be located closer than 15 feet from a side or rear property line.

D. Air-conditioning units shall in all cases be at least 15 feet from any property line.