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Township of Collier, PA
Allegheny County
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New Laws (31) Index Notes (1)
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
The purpose of this district is to assimilate a former United States military facility back into the adjacent residential community that currently has planned residential development and to encourage the reuse of the site in a manner consistent with the surrounding neighborhood by rezoning the property to allow planned residential development as a principal conditional use.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-2-A Suburban Residential PRD District, the following uses are authorized:
6A02.1. 
Permitted Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Conservation subdivision, having one or more of the following housing types:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling.
(b) 
Two-family dwelling.
(c) 
Triplex.
(d) 
Fourplex.
(3) 
Approved dwellings in a recorded planned residential development.
(4) 
Essential services.
(5) 
Forestry.
(6) 
Public recreation, subject to § 27-1906.47.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Fences, subject to § 27-2104.
(2) 
Home office.
(3) 
No-impact home-based business.
(4) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 22.
(5) 
Outdoor hydronic heater, subject to § 27-1906.51.
(6) 
Private garages and storage buildings subject to § 27-2104.
(7) 
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 27-2104.
(8) 
Signs, subject to Part 23.
(9) 
Solar energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(10) 
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-2108.
(11) 
Wind energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(12) 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use authorized in this district.
6A02.2. 
Conditional Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast, subject to § 27-1906.4.
(2) 
Churches, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(3) 
Firehouses, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(4) 
Planned residential development, subject to Part 18.
(5) 
Public buildings, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(6) 
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 27-1906.49.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(7), Schools (public or private), which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed by Ord. No. 719, 7/26/2021.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or on an existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 27-1906.10.
(2) 
Uses accessory to an approved conditional use, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
6A02.3. 
Uses by Special Exception.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to § 27-1906.15.
(2) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-1906.56.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Family day-care home, subject to § 27-1906.17.
(2) 
Home occupation, subject to § 27-1906.24.
(3) 
Uses accessory to an approved use by special exception, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-2-A Suburban Residential PRD District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 19.
6A04.1. 
Minimum Lot Area:
A. 
Single-family dwelling:
(1) 
Without public sewers: one acre.
(2) 
With public sewers: 16,000 square feet.
B. 
Conservation subdivision (requires public sewer):
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 10,000 square feet.
(2) 
Two-family, triplex or fourplex dwelling: 6,000 square feet per unit.
C. 
Planned residential development: as approved in the PRD.
D. 
All other principal uses: one acre.
6A04.2. 
Minimum Lot Width:
A. 
Conventional subdivisions:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling:
(a) 
Without public sewers: 175 feet.
(b) 
With public sewers: 110 feet.
B. 
Conservation subdivisions (requires public sewer).
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 80 feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwelling: 120 feet.
(3) 
Triplex or fourplex: 150 feet.
C. 
All other principal structures: 100 feet.
6A04.3. 
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage:
A. 
Conventional: 35%.
B. 
Conservation subdivision:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 45%.
(2) 
Two-family, triplex and fourplex dwelling: 50%.
6A04.4. 
Minimum Front Yard:
A. 
Conventional: 35 feet.
B. 
Conservation subdivision: 20 feet.
6A04.5. 
Minimum Rear Yard:
A. 
Principal structures:
(1) 
Conventional: 35 feet.
(2) 
Conservation subdivision: 25 feet.[1]
[1]
Note: Except for triplex and fourplex dwellings, where the minimum rear yard shall be zero feet for units where the rear wall is a party wall between the units.
B. 
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
6A04.6. 
Minimum Side Yard:
A. 
Principal structures:
(1) 
Conventional: 15 feet.
(2) 
Conservation subdivision: 10 feet.[2]
[2]
Note: For the side yard occupied by the party wall between the units, the minimum side yard shall be zero feet. For any conservation subdivision containing two or more multifamily buildings of one or more types on a single lot, rear yard setbacks shall not apply between buildings and shall be replaced by a minimum building spacing of 50 feet between a rear wall and any point on an adjacent building wall. Front setbacks shall apply to any wall facing an internal street. Rear setbacks shall continue to apply to any wall abutting a rear lot line unless a special setback under § 27-2005 applies.
B. 
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
6A04.7. 
Special Yard Requirements: See § 27-2104.
6A04.8. 
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards: See § 27-2105.
6A04.9. 
Maximum Height:
A. 
All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories but no more than 35 feet.
B. 
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
6A04.10. 
Height Exceptions: See § 27-2106.
6A04.11. 
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 22.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 23.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2103.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2110.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 20.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 18.