The regulations for this district are designed to accommodate and encourage harmonious and compatible residential development consistent with the characteristics of the prevailing open environment of most of the Borough. For this purpose, development is restricted to conventional low density, single-family detached dwellings and related land uses.

1.   Single-family detached dwellings.

2.   Public elementary and high schools and municipal buildings.

3.   Religious or philanthropic uses, hospitals or sanitariums.

4.   Public parks and recreation area, playgrounds, conservation areas for the conservation of open space, water areas, soil, forest and wildlife resources.

5.   Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the above permitted uses.

6.   Home occupations as defined and regulated in Part 11.

7.   Signs that are erected and maintained in accordance with Part 12.

9.   The following use is permitted as a special exception, upon approval by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided in Part 17 of this Chapter:

   A.   Group care facilities provided that:

      (1)   Appropriate off-street parking should be provided as required in § 1304 for the aging or nursing homes.

      (2)   A plan showing the layout of the home and the facilities should be presented to the Board for approval.

      (3)   The applicant should meet all safety requirements for such homes as required by any Federal, State, or local laws.

      (4)   The Zoning Hearing Board shall attach any other reasonable special conditions to their decision that would be necessary to protect residents in the surrounding community as well as the residents of the group care facility.

1.   A lot width, lot area and yard setback requirements of not less than the dimensions shown in the following table shall be provided for every principal dwelling unit and/or principal nonresidential building erected or altered for any use permitted in this district:

 

 

2.   No building shall exceed 2 ½ stories or 35 feet in height.

Off-street parking shall be provided for in accordance with Part 13 of this Chapter.

The minimum habitable floor area of any new dwelling unit hereafter erected, altered or designed shall be 750 square feet.

The supplementary district regulations shall be provided in accordance with Part 11 of this Chapter.

Signs and advertising structures shall be provided in accordance with Part 12 of this Chapter.