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Aston Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1258

R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 1258.01 DISTRICT PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this district is to provide for additional low density, suburban type, single-family residential development; preserve and protect existing low density residential development; preserve open spaces; and provide for and regulate home occupations and certain nonresidential uses permitted by means of special exception or conditional use.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1258.02 USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

   Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only for one or more of the following uses:
   (a)   Single-family detached dwelling;
   (b)   Agriculture, including the sale of agricultural products grown on the land on which they are sold, subject to § 1292.14; and
   (c)   Public park or passive recreation area, as defined in Chapter 1250.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1258.03 USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

   The following uses shall be permitted by special exception, subject to the provisions of Chapters 1254 and 1290 and the specific sections listed below:
   (a)   Adult day care center, subject to § 1290.09;
   (b)   Charitable or non-profit organization;
   (c)   Private club, subject to § 1290.10;
   (d)   Municipal or public use;
   (e)   Active recreation area, as defined in Chapter 1250;
   (f)   Professional home office, subject to § 1290.04; and
   (g)   Accessory dwelling unit, as defined in Chapter 1250, provided it is part of or an addition to principal dwelling, subject to § 1290.14.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1258.04 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following conditional uses shall be permitted, subject to Chapter 1290 and specific sections listed below:
   (a)   Educational and religious uses, subject to § 1290.12;
   (b)   Health clinic, subject to § 1290.11;
   (c)   Continuing care facility, subject to § 1290.06; and
   (d)   Cemetery, subject to § 1290.03.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1258.05 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.

   (a)   Off-street parking or private garage, subject to Chapter 1284;
   (b)   Utility, tool shed, or temporary storage structure, subject to § 1292.04 and Ord. 836;
   (c)   No-impact home-based business, subject to § 1292.24;
   (d)   Family child day care home, subject to § 1292.25;
   (e)   Signs, subject to Chapter 1282;
   (f)   Private swimming pool, subject to § 1292.16;
   (g)   Satellite antenna, subject to § 1292.15;
   (h)   Small collection facility for recycling provided it is located on public land and subject to § 1290.08; and
   (i)   Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental any of the uses permitted above and not detrimental to the neighborhood.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1258.06 AREA AND BULK REGULATIONS.

   Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:
Single-Family Detached Dwelling
Single-Family Detached Dwelling
Accessory structures
   Coverage
5% of lot area, maximum
   Distance from lot lines
5 feet
   Size
Structure not to exceed 400 square feet
Building coverage
15% of lot, maximum
Front yard
   Corner lot
35 feet at each street lot abuts
   Interior lot
35 feet
Height
35 feet or 2 stories, maximum
Impervious surface coverage
25% maximum total accumulated coverage (including, but not limited to, building coverage, accessory structure coverage and accessory use coverage)
Lot size
20,000 square feet
Lot width
100 feet
Rear yard
40 feet
Side yards
45 feet, aggregate total with a 20-foot minimum
Street frontage
50 feet
 
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 948, passed 7-20-2016; Ord. 983, passed 11-20-2018)