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Aston Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1260

R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 1260.01 DISTRICT PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this district is to preserve and maintain existing medium density single-family development; provide controls for additional development consistent with the existing housing type and density; provide for adequate park areas and open spaces to ensure a desirable living environment; 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)

§ 1260.02 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)   Public park or passive recreation area, as defined in Chapter 1250; and
   (c)   Family-based community residence facility, subject to § 1292.21.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1260.03 USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

   The following uses shall be permitted by special exception: all uses permitted by special exception in the R-1 District.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1260.04 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following conditional uses shall be permitted: educational and religious uses, subject to § 1290.12.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1260.05 ACCESSORY USES.

   All accessory uses permitted in the R-1 District.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1260.06 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
8% of lot area, maximum
   Distance from lot lines
5 feet
   Size
Structure not to exceed 400 square feet
Building coverage
25% of lot, maximum
Front yard
   Corner lot
30 feet at each street lot abuts
   Interior lot
30 feet
Height
35 feet or 2 stories, maximum
Impervious surface coverage
Lot width
70 feet
Lot size
10,000 square feet maximum
Rear yard
35 feet
Side yards
30 feet, aggregate total, with a 10-foot minimum
Street frontage
35 feet
 
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 948, passed 7-20-2016; Ord. 983, passed 11-20-2018)