[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988; as added by Ord. 2011-7, 6/21/2011, Art.
II]
The VR-C, Carversville Village Residential District is designed
to conserve the character of Carversville. To ensure that new uses
are compatible with existing uses, the VR-C District provides area
and bulk regulations and use regulations consistent with the historic
setting and character of the villages.
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988; as added by Ord. 2011-7, 6/21/2011, Art.
II; and amended by Ord. 2014-5, 5/22/2014, Arts. XI, XII]
1.
A building may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used
or occupied, subject to the provisions of Parts 25, 26, and 31 for
any one of the following principal or conditional uses and no other:
A.
B.
Permitted Accessory Uses.
(1)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal residential uses permitted in Subsection 1A.
(2)
Parking in accordance with Part 23.
(3)
Signs in accordance with Part 24.
(4)
Dwelling in combination with a business (live/work unit), in
accordance with Part 26.
(5)
No-impact home-based business.
(6)
Individual backyard composting facility.
[Added by Ord. 2018-004, 3/6/2018]
C.
Conditional Uses. (Refer to Part 26 for special provisions governing
conditional uses and Part 29 for standards and criteria):
(1)
Cultural use.
(2)
Religious use.
(3)
Bed-and-breakfast inn/small short-term lodging facility (accessory to only single-family detached dwellings used as a primary residence, or agriculture; accessory uses must still comply with the principal use standards in § 27-2602, Subsection 1OO).
[Amended by Ord. 2018-005, 6/19/2018; and by Ord. No. 2022-004, 7/19/2022]
(4)
Library.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Table of Use Regulations included as an attachment to this chapter. In the event of a conflict, the text of the chapter shall control.
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988; as added by Ord. 2011-7, 6/21/2011, Art.
II]
The maximum height of dwellings and other structures erected,
enlarged, altered, or used shall be 35 feet, except as provided in
Part 25.
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988; as added by Ord. 2011-7, 6/21/2011, Art.
II; and amended by Ord. 2012-2, 5/15/2012, Arts. II–IV]
1.
Except as specified in Part 26 the following shall apply:
A.
Front Yard Setbacks for All Uses. These requirements are designed
to retain the existing historic village character and streetscape
by taking a site specific approach to front yard setbacks with the
following objectives: to establish the front yard setbacks for new
buildings based on the minimum front yard setbacks of existing nearby
buildings; to prohibit building additions to the front of existing
buildings and encourage side and rear building additions; and, to
require that any new building or new additions to an existing buildings
shall continue to be subject to a HARB review as required by this
chapter.
(1)
Front Yard Setback for New Buildings. The distance of a new
principal or accessory building from the public right-of-way line
shall be one of the following three options as chosen by the applicant
(if applicable):
(a)
Equal to the average distance between the public right-of-way
and the closest point of at least 50% of the buildings fronting on
the same side of the street as the new building within a distance
of 250 feet from the proposed new building parcel as measured along
the public right-of-way line from both sides of the parcel boundary
line. This calculation includes the distance between the public right-of-way
and the closest point of an existing building on the same lot (if
applicable).
(b)
If the calculation in Subsection 1A(1)(a) above results in a front yard setback of 50 feet or greater then a default minimum front yard setback of 50 feet shall be established.
(c)
A minimum of 25 feet if no other buildings exist within a distance
of 250 feet from the proposed new building parcel as measured along
the public right-of-way line from both sides of the parcel boundary
line.
(2)
Setbacks for Additions to Existing Buildings.
(b)
Building additions are permitted to be built onto or extend
from the side or rear facades of an existing building. Any such new
addition can encroach five feet into the existing front yard setback
as measured from the front facade of the existing building to allow
for architectural articulation, provided that the new addition does
not encroach into the public right-of-way, and does not block vehicle
sight lines.
(c)
If the closest point of the front facade of the existing building is located 50 feet or more from the public right-of-way then an addition to the front facade is permitted to extend to the front yard setback as established under Subsection 1A(1) above or 50 feet from the public right-of-way, whichever is less, provided that area and bulk requirements and HARB requirements are met.
(d)
When two or more existing buildings are located on a single
lot, front facade additions are permitted on existing buildings which
are located to the rear or behind the building located closest to
the public right-of-way. In these cases, front facade building additions
of the rear building may extend up to the line of the front facade
of the existing building located closest to the public right-of-way,
provided that area and bulk requirements and HARB requirements are
met.
B.
Dimensional Requirements for Uses Allowed by Right (Other than Cemeteries).
(1)
Minimum lot area: 21, 780 square feet (1/2 acre) per dwelling
unit.
(2)
In the case of a two-family dwelling, the minimum lot area:
21, 780 square feet for each dwelling unit.
(3)
Minimum lot width at building line: 50 feet.
(4)
Minimum lot width at street line: 50 feet.
(5)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 25%.
(6)
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(7)
Minimum depth of rear yard: 20 feet.
(8)
Minimum width of each individual side yard: 15 feet.
(9)
Minimum separation between buildings on adjacent parcels: 20
feet.
C.
Dimensional Requirements for Cemeteries.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 304,920 square feet (seven acres).
(2)
Minimum lot width at building line: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at street line: 75 feet.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 25%.
(5)
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(6)
Minimum depth of rear yard: 55 feet.
(7)
Minimum width of each individual side yard: 40 feet.
(8)
Minimum separation between buildings on adjacent parcels: 40
feet.
D.
Dimensional Requirements for Conditional Uses. (All other uses permitted under § 27-902, Subsection 1C).
(1)
Minimum lot area: 43, 560 square feet (one acre).
(2)
Minimum lot width at building line: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at street line: 75 feet.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 30%.
(5)
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(6)
Minimum depth of rear yard: 35 feet.
(7)
Minimum width of each individual side yard: 15 feet.
(8)
Minimum separation between buildings on adjacent parcels: 20
feet.
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988; as added by Ord. 2012-2, 5/15/2012, Art.
V]
1.
Parking. In addition to the requirements and provisions of § 27-2303 of this chapter, the following special provisions shall apply:
A.
Where the Board of Supervisors determines, in its sole discretion,
that the required number of parking spaces is not necessary to satisfy
the parking needs of the proposed use, the Board can permit up to
a 40% reduction in the required number of parking spaces. Where such
a reduction is permitted, the following must be complied with:
(1)
The design of the parking lot, as indicated on the plan submitted
to the Township, must designate sufficient space to provide for the
total requirement of parking spaces as set forth in Part 23. The layout
for the total number of parking spaces shall be illustrated on the
plan.
(2)
The spaces initially proposed to be constructed shall be clearly
indicated on the plan. The balance of the parking area conditionally
reserved shall not include areas for required yards, setbacks, or
areas which would otherwise be unsuitable for parking spaces due to
the physical characteristics of the land or other requirements of
this chapter. The applicant shall submit a plan for the landscaping
of the reserved parking area that is subject to approval by the Board
of Supervisors.
(3)
The applicant shall enter into a written agreement with the
Board of Supervisors that any additional parking spaces shall be provided
at the applicant's or owner's expense should it be determined by the
Township, in its sole discretion, that the full parking space requirement,
or portion thereof, is necessary to satisfy the parking needs of the
use.
B.
Parking Layout. Parking shall be located to the side and rear or
buildings to the greatest extent possible.
2.
Separation Buffers and Parking Area Landscaping. Parking lots with five or more spaces are required to supply a continuous visual screen around the perimeter of the parking lot where the parking lot abuts a roadway or a different use. This screen shall consist of a four-foot high hedge, fence, or decorative wall. Such a fence or wall shall be solid. A hedge shall consist of evergreen plants chosen from the list of approved native shrubs found under § 22-520 of the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22]. Hedge plants shall be spaced at four feet on-center and shall be at least three feet high at the time of installation.
