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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 continue the character of the established planned residential community at Nevillewood, to encourage a mix of housing types in a planned residential development organized around a recreational or natural feature in locations that are convenient to shopping and the regional transportation network and to provide for compatible public, semipublic and accessory uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-5 Planned Residential Community District, only the following uses are authorized:
1002.1. 
Permitted Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Approved dwellings in a recorded planned residential development.
(3) 
Essential services.
(4) 
Forestry.
(5) 
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) 
Signs, subject to Part 23.
(7) 
Solar energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(8) 
Private garages and storage buildings, subject to § 27-2104.
(9) 
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 27-2104.
(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.
1002.2. 
Conditional Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Planned residential development, subject to Part 18.
(2) 
Private recreation, subject to § 27-1906.47.
(3) 
Public buildings, subject to § 27-1906.9.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Uses accessory to an approved conditional use, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
1002.3. 
Uses by Special Exception.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
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.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-5 Planned Residential Community District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by Part 18 governing planned residential developments or by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 19.
1003.1. 
Minimum Lot Area:
A. 
Single-family dwellings: same as R-2 District.
B. 
All others: as approved in the PRD.
1003.2. 
Minimum Lot Width:
A. 
Single-family dwellings: Same as R-2 District.
B. 
All others: as approved in the PRD.
1003.3. 
Maximum Dwelling Unit Density: 10 units per acre.
1003.4. 
Maximum Length of Residential Building: 250 feet.
1003.5. 
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.
1003.6. 
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units Per Building:
A. 
Townhouses: six units per building.
B. 
Garden apartments: 36 units per building.
1003.7. 
Minimum Distance Between Buildings: 20 feet (where two or more buildings exist on the same lot).
1003.8. 
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: 25%.
1003.9. 
Minimum Front Yard:
A. 
Abutting a public street: 50 feet.
B. 
Abutting a private street or common driveway: 25 feet.
1003.10. 
Minimum Rear Yard:
A. 
Single-family or two-family dwelling: 50 feet.
B. 
Triplex, fourplex, garden apartment or townhouse:
(1) 
Adjoining any S-C, R-1, R-2 or R-3 District: 75 feet.
(2) 
All other rear yards: 25 feet.
C. 
All other principal structures: 50 feet.
D. 
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3.
1003.11. 
Minimum Side Yard:
A. 
Single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling: 15 feet.
B. 
Triplex, fourplex, garden apartment or townhouse:
(1) 
Adjoining any S-C, R-1, R-2 or R-3 District: 75 feet.
(2) 
All other side yards: 20 feet.
C. 
All other principal structures: 20 feet.
D. 
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3.
1003.12. 
Special Yard Requirements: See § 27-2104.
1003.13. 
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards: See § 27-2105.
1003.14. 
Maximum Height:
A. 
All principal structures: three stories but no more than 45 feet.
B. 
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
1003.15. 
Height Exceptions: See § 27-2106.
[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 18.