[Ord. 670, 12/12/2007]
A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises
may be used or occupied for the following purposes and no other:
1.
Single-family detached dwelling.
2.
A public school or any other educational use when operated by the
Central Delaware County School District.
3.
A private school, parochial school, church or other place of worship,
religious use, philanthropic use, hospital or sanitarium for human
beings, when authorized as a special exception, excluding penal or
correctional institutions.
4.
Municipal building or municipal use.
5.
Accessory use on the same lot that is incidental to any of the above
permitted uses, and not seriously detrimental to a residential neighborhood.
The term "accessory use" shall not include a business, but shall include:
A.
A private garage, shed, gazebo.
B.
"No-impact home-based business," a business or commercial activity
administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary
to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer,
client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup,
delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of
those normally associated with residential use. The business or commercial
activity must satisfy the following requirements:
(1)
The business activity shall be compatible with the residential
use of the property and surrounding residential uses.
(2)
The business shall employ no employees other than family members
residing in the dwelling.
(3)
There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and not stockpiling
or inventory of a substantial nature.
(4)
There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including,
but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.
(5)
The business activity may not use any equipment or process that
creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic
interference, including interference with radio or television reception,
which is detectable in the neighborhood.
(6)
The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage
discharge in volume or type that is not normally associated with residential
use in the neighborhood.
(7)
The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling
and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.
(8)
The business may not involve any illegal activity.
C.
Personal service shops, such as barbershops, beauty salons and massage
parlors are not permitted in residential districts.
6.
Family-Based Community Residence Facility. A dwelling, licensed by
the appropriate state agency, shared by persons requiring special
care and their supervisors who live together as a single housekeeping
unit in a family-like environment. This facility is designed to create
a residential environment for the developmentally disabled, mentally
ill or retarded, handicapped or similar groups unable to live without
supervision. The maximum number of residents and supervisors in a
facility shall not exceed five, which is the maximum number of unrelated
persons permitted in a "family." See the definition of "family."
[Ord. 670, 12/12/2007]
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Single-Family Detached Dwelling
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Minimum Lot Area
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5,000 square feet
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Minimum Lot Width at the Building Line
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50 feet
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Minimum Frontage
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20 feet
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Minimum Front Yard Setback
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30 feet from the street line on each street on which the lot
abuts
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Minimum Side Yard Setback
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2 side yards are required with an aggregate of 20 feet, neither
of which may be less than 8 feet. A side yard containing a parking
space or driveway must be at least 12 feet wide
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Minimum Rear Yard Setback
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25 feet
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Maximum Building Coverage
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35% of the lot area
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Maximum Impervious Coverage
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Maximum Height
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35 feet
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Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces (behind the building
line)
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2
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[Ord. 670, 12/12/2007]
Churches permitted by special exception in residential zones
must meet the following requirements:
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Minimum Lot Area
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25,000 square feet
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Minimum Lot Width
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100 feet
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Minimum Frontage
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50 feet
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Minimum Front Yard Setback
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30 feet
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Minimum Side Yard Setback
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20 feet
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Minimum Rear Yard Setback
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30 feet
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Maximum Building Coverage
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40 feet
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Maximum Impervious Coverage
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80%
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Maximum Height
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40 feet
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Minimum Number of Off-street Parking Spaces
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5 + 1 space for each 3 seats
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[Ord. 670, 12/12/2007]
Sheds, decks and garages shall be considered accessory structures
that shall comply with the requirements below:
1.
Sheds.
A.
Not more than one shed shall be placed on a lot.
B.
Sheds shall be permitted only in rear yards and side yards.
C.
There shall be a distance of not less than two feet between the shed
and a side or three feet to rear lot line.
D.
On corner lots, sheds shall not be placed in a front yard.
E.
The maximum height of a shed shall not exceed eight feet.
F.
The area of a shed shall not exceed 120 square feet.
G.
In residential districts, sheds shall not be used for automobile
repair work or similar high-impact activities incompatible with residential
uses.
H.
Prior to the construction or placement of a shed, the owner shall
obtain a permit from the Building Official.
I.
Sheds shall be constructed and located in accordance with all applicable
ordinances and regulations.
2.
Decks.
A.
Decks shall be permitted in the building envelope.
B.
On corner lots, decks shall not be placed in the front yard.
C.
The deck shall not be placed closer than one foot from the party
wall of an attached (row) or semidetached (twin) dwelling or building,
to allow access for maintenance and repair.
D.
There shall be a distance of not less than three feet between the
outer edge of a deck and an adjacent common driveway easement.
E.
Prior to construction of a deck, a permit must be obtained from the
Building Official.
G.
All decks may be inspected by the Building Official at any time during
and after construction. Such official may at any time require the
builder or homeowner to delay or close construction, if he determines
that the materials or building methods used are unsafe or questionable.
H.
After a building permit is issued for a deck, no change in plans
regarding setbacks, dimensions or heights is permissible without first
receiving written permission from the Building Official.
3.
Garages (Private).
A.
Garages shall be located in rear yards only.
B.
Garages shall be located not less than 10 feet behind the rearmost
portion of the principal dwelling.
C.
The height of garages shall not exceed 15 feet.
D.
There shall be a setback of not less than three feet between the
garage and the rear property line and not less than two feet to side
property line.
E.
Garages shall not be used for permanent or temporary human habitation.
