In the R-5 Residential District, the following
regulations shall apply.
A.
Uses by right. In any R-5 Residential District, land,
buildings or premises may be used for any of the following purposes
and no other:
(1)
One single-family detached dwelling.
[Amended 2-28-2005 by Ord. No. 04-190Z]
(2)
Passenger shelters for local stops of public transportation.
[Amended 2-28-2005 by Ord. No. 04-190Z]
(3)
Accessory use on the same lot which is customarily
incidental to any of the forgoing uses.
(5)
Such wireless telecommunications facilities as permitted by right, special exception or conditional use, depending on the type of facility, in compliance with Article XXX herein.
[Added 1-11-1999 by Ord. No. 98-97Z]
(6)
Municipal uses, including Township fire stations and
Township ambulance service buildings, excluding dump.
[Added 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 179Z]
B.
Any of the following purposes when authorized as a
special exception.
[Amended 7-1-1991 by Ord. No. 17-063; 2-28-2005 by Ord. No.
04-190Z]
A.
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot size permitted shall
be 15,000 square feet.
B.
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width at the building
line shall be 80 feet. The minimum lot width at the street line shall
be 50 feet.
C.
Minimum yard setbacks. The minimum lot setbacks shall
be:
(1)
Front yard: 45 feet.
(2)
Side yard:
(a)
Interior lots: There shall be two side yards
having an aggregate width of not less than 25 feet, each side yard
having a width of not less than 10 feet.
(b)
Corner lots: There shall be two side yards,
the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than
30 feet and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of
not less than 10 feet.
(3)
Rear yard: 40 feet.
D.
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage of
any lot shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.
F.
Public water and sewer regulations. No building may
be erected and no lot may be used or occupied within an R-5 Residential
District unless and until the building and lot are served by both
public water and public sewer.
G.
Public or private utilities. All public or private
utility lines shall be placed underground.
I.
For municipal uses, including Township fire stations
and Township ambulance service buildings, excluding dump, the height,
basic width and yard requirements of this District shall apply with
the exception of the following requirements applicable to this use
category.
[Added 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 179Z]
(1)
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage of
any lot shall not exceed 25% of the total lot area.
(2)
Site area. The minimum site area shall be the same
as the minimum lot area for this district.
(3)
Parking. One parking space per 450 square feet of
total floor area. All other off-street parking and loading requirements
of this chapter shall apply.
(4)
Impervious coverage. The maximum impervious material
coverage, including building and parking area, shall not exceed 75%
of the total lot area.
In order to promote added flexibility of design
and to encourage conveyances with only consideration of useful land
for general use as parklands by the citizens of the Township, a developer
of 40 or more acres may, at his option, develop the land under the
regulations of this optional section.
A.
As a requirement of using these standards, a developer
shall dedicate a minimum of 10% of the gross acreage of the tract
to the municipality. The actual location of the donated land shall
be negotiated to coordinate with the existing Township lands and with
other potential lands so that an integrated and cohesive system of
park lands may be evolved.
(1)
Criteria for land to be dedicated. The Board of Supervisors,
upon the recommendation of the Park and Recreation Board, shall determine
if the land is acceptable for dedication based on the following and
any other relevant criteria.
(a)
Access. The dedicated land must be readily accessible
to all residents. This should be by virtue of at least one side of
the site abutting a public street for a minimum distance of 50 feet.
If public easements are the sole access, they shall be wide enough
to accommodate two-way traffic of maintenance equipment.
(b)
Location. The dedicated land shall be located,
to the extent possible, so that it equally serves all residents of
the development.
(c)
Shape. The shape shall be suitable to accommodate
those park and open-space activities appropriate to the location and
needs of the residents. The exact shape is variable. An example of
an unacceptable piece of land is one that is 30 feet wide and 1,500
feet long, unless it is to be developed as a bike route or as a connecting
trail to other facilities.
(d)
Soils. Soils should be suitable for the intended
park and open space uses.
(e)
Unity. It is desirable for the dedicated land
to be in well placed, adequately sized areas so that it can accommodate
anticipated uses, rather than to have numerous useless smaller pieces.
(f)
Utilities. The major piece(s) of dedicated land
are to be accessible to, but none crossed on or above the surface
of, a public street(s), telephone, power, fuel, water and sewer lines,
etc. If any of these facilities are placed underground, no part of
them or their supportive equipment shall protrude above ground level.
(g)
Slopes and floodplains. Steep slopes and floodplains
shall not make up more than 40% of the dedicated land. A minimum of
60% of the land must be relatively flat dry ground, not exceeding
the average percent of slope of the tract and suitable to the intended
purposes. Yards, setbacks, retention basins and detention basins and
other open stormwater facilities and other open areas required by
zoning and other regulations are not to be included as part of the
acreage to be dedicated.
B.
In the event that the Board of Supervisors accepts the gift to dedicate 10% of the gross acreage, then the following regulations shall apply in lieu of the regulations set forth under Article XI, § 230-66A through G, inclusive.
(1)
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot size permitted shall
be 12,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width at the building
line shall be 70 feet. The minimum lot width at the street line shall
be 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum yard setbacks. The minimum yard setback shall
be:
(a)
Front yard: 40 feet
(b)
Side yard:
[1]
Interior yards: There shall be two side yards
having an aggregate width of not less than 25 feet, each side yard
having a width of not less than 10 feet.
[2]
Corner lots: There shall be two side yards,
the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than
30 feet and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of
not less than 10 feet.
(c)
Rear yards: 40 feet.
(4)
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage of
any lot shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.
(5)
Lot averaging. A maximum of 25% of the lots in the
development may be reduced in size to no less than 10,000 square feet
with other lots being of sufficiently larger size so that the final
result shall be that the lot size shall be no less than 12,000 square
feet.
(6)
Front yard averaging. A maximum of 25% of the lots
in the development may have the front yards reduced in depth to no
less than 35 feet with the front yards in other lots being of sufficiently
larger depth so that the final result shall be that the average front
yard of all lots in the development shall be no less than 40 feet
in depth.
(7)
Public water and sewerage. Each lot must be served
by public water supply and public sewerage.
(8)
Public and private utilities. All utility lines shall
be placed underground.
[Added 7-28-1986 by Ord. No. 17-037]
See Article XXI of this Zoning Ordinance for general provisions that may also relate to this District.
