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Aston Township City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1262

R-3 HIGH-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 1262.01 DISTRICT PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this district is to preserve and maintain existing high-medium density single-family development; furnish controls for additional development consistent with the existing housing type and density; provide for adequate open space; and permit home occupations and certain nonresidential uses by means of special exception or conditional use.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1262.02 USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

   Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only for one or more of the following uses: all uses permitted by right in R-2.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1262.03 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)   Municipal or public use;
   (b)   Professional home office, subject to § 1290.04;
   (c)   Active recreation area, as defined in Chapter 1250; and
   (d)   Adult day care, subject to § 1290.09
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1262.04 CONDITIONAL USES.

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

§ 1262.05 ACCESSORY USES.

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

§ 1262.06 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
12% of lot area, maximum
   Distance from lot lines
5 feet
   Size
Structure not to exceed 216 square feet
Building coverage
30% of lot, maximum
Front yard
   Corner lot
20 feet from front street and 15 feet from side street
   Interior lot
20 feet
Height
35 feet or 2 stories, maximum
Impervious surface coverage
40% maximum total accumulated coverage (including, but not limited to, building coverage, accessory structure coverage and accessory use coverage)
Lot size
5,000 square feet
Lot width
50 feet
Rear yard
25 feet
Side yards
20 feet aggregate total with an 8-foot minimum
Street frontage
25 feet
 
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 948, passed 7-20-2016; Ord. 983, passed 11-20-2018)