In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent contained in § 350-4 of this chapter and the community development objectives contained in § 350-5 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the R-3 Residential District to provide for a higher density of dwellings, namely single-family detached, two-family, and townhouses, in those areas of the Township where the character of existing development would most readily accommodate such uses, and where superior highway access and existing facilities permit a higher density of development.
[Amended 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 218; 7-10-2000
by Ord. No. 307]
In an R-3 Residential District a building or
structure may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or
occupied for any of the following uses and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in the R-2 Residential District.
B.
Two-family dwellings.
C.
Townhouses.
E.
Parks, playgrounds, tot-lots, and open spaces.
F.
Class One and Class Two institutional uses when authorized as a special exception in accordance with requirements of § 350-30.
G.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any permitted uses.
H.
No-impact home-based business shall be permitted by
right, except that such permission shall not supersede any deed restrictions,
covenant or agreement restricting the use of land nor any master deed,
by law or other document applicable to a common interest ownership
community.
[Added 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 353]
[Amended 11-25-1996 by Ord. No. 274]
The following density area, width, and yard
regulations shall apply in the R-3 Residential District:
A.
Minimum acreage. In the R-3 Residential District the
following minimum area requirements shall apply:
B.
C.
Area width and yard regulations. The following regulations shall apply, subject however to Subsection B of this section:
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Two-Family Dwellings
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Single-Family Detached
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Twins
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Duplexes
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Townhouses
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Lot Size
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20,000 sq. ft. (each dwelling)
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7,000 sq. ft. (each dwelling unit)
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7,000 sq. ft. (each dwelling unit)
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2,000 sq. ft. (each dwelling unit)
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Lot Width1
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100 ft. (each dwelling)
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70 ft. (each dwelling unit)
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70 ft. (each dwelling unit)
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20 ft. (each dwelling unit)
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Front Yard2
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40 ft.
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20 ft.
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20 ft.
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20 ft.
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Side Yard
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20 ft.3
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15 ft.4)
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15 ft.3
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None5
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Rear Yard
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40 ft.
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20 ft.
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20 ft.
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20 ft.
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Building Coverage
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20%
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30%
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30%
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50%
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NOTES:
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1Measured at the
building line.
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2Measured from the
ultimate right-of-way line.
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3For each side.
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4For one side only.
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5For end units; however,
a side yard of at least five feet shall be required for each end unit;
provided, that the distance of the end unit from an ultimate right-of-way
line shall be at least 12 feet.
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D.
Building size. For townhouses, there shall not be
more than six dwelling units in a continuous attached row.
E.
Distance between buildings. For developments where the individual lot requirements are not applicable under Subsection C and in the case of two buildings shall not be less than:
(1)
For any two exterior facing walls, the building of
which are oriented front to front, front to rear, or rear to rear,
the minimum distance apart shall be equal to 1 1/2 times the
height of the taller building.
F.
Setbacks. For developments where the individual lot requirements are not applicable under Subsection C of this section, the following minimum building setbacks shall be applied:
G.
Height of buildings. No building shall exceed the
height of 35 feet or two stories (exclusive of basements), whichever
is greater.
H.
Parking.
(1)
Not less than two off-street automobile parking spaces
shall be required for each dwelling unit. Such parking area may be
designed as a court or separate driveway, as deemed suitable by the
Township Planning Commission.
(2)
A garage may be counted as a parking space. No parking
area of three or more cars shall be less than 15 feet from the R-3
Residential District boundary line or 25 feet from a street ultimate
right-of-way line. For parking areas storing 10 or more cars not less
than 10% of the area devoted to parking facilities shall consist of
interior parking lot landscaping.
[Amended 7-27-1987 by Ord. No. 170; 11-25-1996
by Ord. No. 274]
In the R-3 Residential District the following
general requirements shall apply:
A.
Utilities. All dwelling units in the R-3 Residential
District shall be served by both public sanitary sewer disposal and
public water supply facilities. If, due to excessive distance or other
specific site limitations or conditions, public sewage disposal and/or
public water supply facilities is or are not feasible, then community
sewage disposal and/or community water supply facilities may be permitted
with approval of the Township Engineer and the Board of Commissioners.
All utility lines (such as, but not limited to, electric and telephone
lines) serving the R-3 Residential District shall be placed underground.
C.
Access. Provision shall be made for safe and efficient
ingress and egress to and from public streets highways serving the
R-3 Residential Development without causing undue confusion or interference
with the normal traffic flow. The Planning Commission shall satisfy
itself concerning the adequacy of the thoroughfare to carry the additional
traffic generated by the R-3 Residential Development, as well as the
street frontage of the proposed development.
D.
Common areas and facilities. The provision of certain
facilities serving the entire development such as parking lots, interior
pedestrian ways, driveways, or alleys, lighting facilities, landscape
planting areas, buffers, open space and recreation facilities, etc.,
are hereby encouraged and may be located either on individual lots
or in common areas. In cases where they are provided in common areas,
provisions satisfactory to the Township Board of Commissioners must
be made for their perpetual maintenance and care. Use of these facilities
may be restricted to the residents of the development where practical
and may be maintained by the developer, a home owners association
or a similar instrument. Any common area shall be first offered to
the Township; however, the Township need not accept dedication of
the open space but shall maintain first option to purchase, which
may be executed at any time with 12 months' notice.
E.
Lighting facilities. Lighting facilities shall be
provided as needed and arranged in a manner which will protect the
highway and neighboring properties from unreasonable direct glare
or hazardous interference of any kind. Lighting facilities shall be
required where deemed necessary for the safety and convenience of
the R-3 Residential Development and shall be installed by the developer
in areas developed subsequent to the enactment of this chapter.
F.
Landscaped planting. Shade trees may be required in
the discretion of the Board of Commissioners along street frontage
occupied by an R-3 Residential Development.
G.
Buffer area. An R-3 Residential Development may be
required in the discretion of the Board of Commissioners to provide
a permanent landscaped planting area of at least 15 feet in depth,
designed for screening from view any residential, commercial or industrial
uses which are adjoining and contiguous to the development.
