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Carlisle City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

R-1 Low Density Residential District

§ 255-14 Intent.

The intent of the R-1 Low Density Residential District is to:
A. 
Provide for low-density residential areas where the predominant uses are single-family detached houses.
B. 
Protect these areas from incompatible uses.

§ 255-15 Uses permitted by right.

[Amended 8-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2170, approved 8-9-2012]
In the R-1 District, the following uses shall be permitted by right:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
Crop farming.
C. 
Forestry.
D. 
Group home, within a dwelling type permitted by this district, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(18).
[Amended 7-11-2024 by Ord. No. 2441]
E. 
Community gardens, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(53).
[Added 7-11-2013 by Ord. No. 2182, approved 7-11-2013]

§ 255-16 Accessory uses.

Only the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
A. 
Single-family residential accessory uses, subject to compliance with § 255-200D(12).
B. 
Private swimming pools, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(34)(a).
C. 
Private tennis courts, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(34)(c).
D. 
Home occupations, subject to compliance with § 255-200D(5).
E. 
Community gardens, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(53).
[Added 7-11-2013 by Ord. No. 2182, approved 7-11-2013]

§ 255-17 Special exception uses.

The following uses are permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to § 255-197 of this chapter:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection A, regarding places of worship, was repealed 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2019, approved 10-18-2004.
B. 
Public or private primary or secondary schools, subject to the provisions of the INS District Area and Bulk Requirements and with § 255-199A(38).
C. 
Public utility uses, such as electric substations, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(33).
D. 
Cemeteries, subject to compliance with § 255-199A(12).

§ 255-17.1 Conditional uses.

[Added 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2019, approved 10-18-2004]
The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses when authorized by the Borough Council, subject to § 255-198 of this chapter:
A. 
Places of worship, subject to compliance with the provisions of § 255-199A(32).

§ 255-18 Area and bulk regulations.

The following regulations shall be observed:
A. 
Lot area: 10,000 square feet minimum if served by public water and public sewer service, otherwise (see § 255-194), subject to compliance with § 255-21 for the cluster development option.
B. 
Building setback line: 40 feet minimum for principal and accessory structures and uses.
C. 
Lot width at street line: 45 feet minimum, except 125 feet minimum for any lot with a driveway entering onto an arterial street or if a lot area of one acre or more is required.
D. 
Lot width at minimum setback line: 75 feet minimum.
E. 
Building coverage: 30% maximum.
F. 
Impervious coverage: 50% maximum.
G. 
Rear yard: 25 feet minimum for principal buildings and five feet for accessory structures and uses.
H. 
Side yards: 10 feet minimum each side for principal buildings and 10 feet each side for accessory structures and uses, subject to compliance with § 255-187 for corner lots.
I. 
Maximum building height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories, whichever is less.
J. 
Minimum building length and width: 16 feet each for any single-family detached dwelling.
K. 
The minimum floor area for a single-family detached dwelling shall be 1,000 square feet.

§ 255-19 Additional setbacks for dwellings.

Any new principal building including one or more dwelling units shall be set back the following distances from the following features:
A. 
From the zoning boundary of an industrial district: 35 feet.
[Amended 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2152, approved 7-14-2011]
B. 
From the existing right-of-way of an expressway: 70 feet.
C. 
From the existing right-of-way of an arterial street: 40 feet.

§ 255-20 Additional requirements.

The following additional requirements shall apply:
A. 
Off-street parking regulations: (see Article XXV).
B. 
Requirements for specific uses: (see Article XXIV).
C. 
Multiple-frontage lots: subject to compliance with § 255-187.

§ 255-21 Cluster development option.

If a subdivision is approved as a cluster development, the minimum lot area for single-family detached dwellings shall be reduced to 8,000 square feet and the minimum front yard building setback shall be reduced to 30 feet if the following requirements are met:
A. 
A minimum of 25% of the total lot area of the development prior to subdivision shall be permanently preserved as common open space. This calculation may be made after setting aside any additional right-of-way adjacent to an existing street. The common open space shall meet the definition of "open space, common" in Article II.
B. 
The minimum lot width at the minimum building setback line shall be reduced to 70 feet.
C. 
If the development is adjacent to an expressway or an industrial district, a majority of the required common open space shall be placed between dwellings and the expressway or industrial district.