[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent and statement of community development objectives contained in Part 1 of this Chapter, the specific intent of this district is to provide reasonable standards of performance and to promote the maintenance, stability, and continued viability of the Borough's medium density single-family residential neighborhoods, while providing for in-fill development and new development in appropriate areas of the district.
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
1.
All service, loading, dumpster, and other similar site elements are
to be located in the rear of the property and shall be screened from
the view of adjacent streets or residential property by a landscape
buffer screen and/or an opaque fence or wall six feet high, in conjunction
with landscape material.
2.
All parking areas for nonresidential uses shall be screened from
the view of adjacent streets or residential property by a landscape
buffer screen and/or an opaque fence or wall six feet high, in conjunction
with landscape material.
3.
No outdoor storage of materials or products shall be allowed.
4.
Landscaping shall be provided when ever possible around buildings
and within common areas. Use of native plant materials and naturalistic
design is encouraged.
5.
Exterior lighting shall be designed to minimize glare onto neighboring
properties.
6.
Adequate measures must be taken to provide parking areas with a safe
ingress and egress that are designed to minimize traffic congestion
on public streets.
7.
At no point at the boundary of a residential property shall the level
of sound from the conditional use be such as to disturb the residential
environment of the surrounding neighborhood. Fire station sirens,
church bells, and fire and emergency vehicles are exempt from this
requirement.
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
The following standards shall apply to all permitted uses in
the BR-1 District.
A.
The minimum lot size shall be 4,000 square feet for single-family
detached dwellings and 2,800 square feet for single-family semidetached
dwellings per individual dwelling unit.
B.
The minimum lot width shall be 40 feet for single-family detached
dwellings and 25 feet for single-family semidetached dwellings per
individual unit.
C.
The front yard setback shall be 25 feet, to be measured from the
ultimate right-of-way line; except where there is an established building
line, then the building line of the majority of the buildings on that
side of the block shall be used.
D.
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet.
E.
The minimum side yard setback shall be five feet for each side; semidetached
dwellings shall have a five-foot side yard setback for the side not
sharing a common wall.
F.
The maximum building coverage shall not exceed 35% of the lot area. Building coverage for private garages shall be subject to the provisions of § 27-811C.
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-2021, 5/19/2021]
G.
The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 60% of the lot area. A maximum of two permanent rear off-street parking spaces per single-family dwelling measuring nine feet by 18 feet may be excluded from the impervious coverage calculation. Such spaces will be subject to review by the Borough Engineer to determine that there are no adverse effects related to drainage and stormwater management. The cost of the engineering review will be borne by the homeowner. Impervious coverage for private garages shall be subject to the provisions of § 27-811C.
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-2021, 5/19/2021]
H.
The highest elevation of any building shall be 35 feet. For buildings
with flat roofs, building height is measured from grade to the top
of the building wall, including the parapet. For buildings with pitched
roofs, building height is measured from grade to the midpoint of the
slope. The height excludes aerials, communication towers, or the like,
as well as elevators, machine rooms, cooling towers, and their enclosing
walls.
[Amended by Ord. 5-2013, 8/7/2013]
I.
The minimum building width shall be 20 feet.
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
The following standards shall apply to all nonresidential uses
in the BR-1 District.
A.
The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet.
B.
The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet.
C.
Any building shall be setback 10 feet from any ultimate right-of-way
and 15 feet from any property line.
D.
The maximum building coverage shall not exceed 45% of the lot area.
E.
The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 60% of the lot area.
F.
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet, not including architectural
features such as spires or bell towers.
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
[Ord. 6-2001, 10/10/2001; as amended through 12/2005]
All new residential development must conform to the off-street parking provisions contained in Part 20 of this Chapter.
