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Township of Hatfield, PA
Montgomery County
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In the B Residential District, the following regulations shall apply.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following purposes, and no other:
A. 
One single-family detached dwelling as regulated by Article V of this chapter.
B. 
Municipal use.
C. 
Accessory uses in accordance with Article XXVI, General Provisions.
D. 
Single-family semidetached dwellings as regulated by this article.
A. 
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than 17,500 square feet per semidetached dwelling shall be provided.
B. 
Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 80 feet at the building line shall be provided for each semidetached dwelling.
A. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not be less than 50 feet in depth.
B. 
Side yards.
(1) 
There shall be two side yards for each building neither of which shall be less than 20 feet in width.
(2) 
Corner lots are regulated by Article XXVI, General Provisions.
C. 
Rear yard.
(1) 
There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall not be less than 35 feet in depth.
(2) 
An accessory use structure, 100 square feet or less in area, if entirely separated from the principal building and located at least 10 feet further back than the rear of the principal building, may be erected within the rear yard but not closer than 10 feet to the side or rear property lines.
A. 
Building coverage. The total building coverage shall not exceed 20%.
B. 
Impervious coverage. The total impervious coverage shall not exceed 40% for residential use.
A. 
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or enlarged in this district shall be 35 feet, not exceeding 2 1/2 stories.
B. 
The maximum height for any building accessory to any dwelling shall be 14 feet, not exceeding one story.
A. 
Residential. For each dwelling unit in this district, two all-weather off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
B. 
Setbacks.
(1) 
Residential. No parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer than one foot to any property line, except that portion of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
A. 
Signs. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Article XXIII, Signs.
B. 
Accessory buildings and other structures. Swimming pools, tennis courts, and other accessory buildings or structures may be permitted within this district, subject to the applicable regulations of Article XXVI, General Provisions.
C. 
Landscaping. All development hereinafter initiated in the B Residential District shall have landscaping designed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Subdivision and Land Development.
D. 
Utilities. All developments in this district shall be served by public sewer and water. All utilities serving a permitted use in this district shall be underground.
E. 
Hazardous use. No building may be erected, altered or maintained, and no lot shall be used for any purpose, trade or business that is noxious, offensive or potentially injurious to health by reason of odor, noise, dust, smoke, heat, gas, radiation or vibration. No hazardous materials, defined as all materials listed as hazardous by the Environmental Protection Agency, or its successor, shall be permitted on site.