Collier Township City Zoning Code
PART 6
R-2 SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-601 Purpose.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
The purpose of this district is to encourage single-family developments at suburban densities in locations in the Township where utilities and transportation facilities exist or are anticipated in the future and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic uses as conditional uses and uses by special exception.
§ 27-602 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-2 Suburban Residential District, only the following uses are authorized:
602.1.
Permitted Uses.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Single-family dwelling.
(2)
Conservation subdivision, having one or more of the following housing types:
[Amended by Ord. No. 716, 11/23/2020]
(a)
Single-family dwelling.
(b)
Two-family dwelling.
(3)
Essential services.
(4)
Forestry.
(5)
Public recreation, subject to § 27-1906.47.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Fences, subject to § 27-2104.
(2)
Home office.
(3)
No-impact home-based business.
(4)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 22.
(5)
Outdoor hydronic heater, subject to § 27-1906.51.
(6)
Private garages and storage buildings subject to § 27-2104.
(7)
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 27-2104.
(8)
Signs, subject to Part 23.
(9)
Solar energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(10)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-2108.
(11)
Wind energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(12)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use authorized in this district.
602.2.
Conditional Uses.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Bed-and-breakfast, subject to § 27-1906.4.
(2)
Churches, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(3)
Firehouses, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(4)
Public buildings, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(5)
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 27-1906.49.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(6), Schools (public or private), which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed by Ord. No. 719, 7/26/2021.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or on an existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 27-1906.10.
(2)
Uses accessory to an approved conditional use, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
602.3.
Uses by Special Exception.
A.
Principal Uses:
(1)
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to § 27-1906.15.
(2)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-1906.56.
B.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
Family day-care home, subject to § 27-1906.17.
(2)
Home occupation, subject to § 27-1906.24.
(3)
Uses accessory to an approved use by special exception, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
§ 27-603 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-2 Suburban Residential District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 19.
603.1.
Minimum Lot Area:
A.
Single-family dwelling:
(1)
Without public sewers: one acre.
(2)
With public sewers: 16,000 square feet.
B.
Conservation subdivision (requires public sewer):
(1)
Single-family dwelling: 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Two-family, triplex or fourplex dwelling: 6,000 square feet per unit.
C.
All other principal uses: one acre.
603.2.
Minimum Lot Width:
A.
Conventional subdivisions:
(1)
Single-family dwelling:
(a)
Without public sewers: 175 feet.
(b)
With public sewers: 110 feet.
B.
Conservation subdivisions (requires public sewer):
(1)
Single-family dwelling: 80 feet.
(2)
Two-family dwelling: 120 feet.
(3)
Triplex or fourplex: 150 feet.
C.
All other principal structures: 100 feet.
603.3.
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage:
A.
Conventional: 35%.
B.
Conservation subdivision:
(1)
Single-family dwelling: 45%.
(2)
Two-family, triplex and fourplex dwelling: 50%.
603.4.
Minimum Front Yard:
A.
Conventional: 35 feet.
B.
Conservation subdivision: 20 feet.
603.5.
Minimum Rear Yard:
A.
Principal structures:
(1)
Conventional: 35 feet.
(2)
Conservation subdivision: 25 feet.[1]
[1]
Note: Except for triplex and fourplex dwellings, where the minimum rear yard shall be zero feet for units where the rear wall is a party wall between the units.
B.
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
603.6.
Minimum Side Yard:
A.
Principal structures:
(1)
Conventional: 15 feet.
(2)
Conservation subdivision: 10 feet.[2]
[2]
Note: For the side yard occupied by the party wall between the units, the minimum side yard shall be zero feet. For any conservation subdivision containing two or more multifamily buildings of one or more types on a single lot, rear yard setbacks shall not apply between buildings and shall be replaced by a minimum building spacing of 50 feet between a rear wall and any point on an adjacent building wall. Front setbacks shall apply to any wall facing an internal street. Rear setbacks shall continue to apply to any wall abutting a rear lot line unless a special setback under § 27-2005 applies.
B.
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
603.7.
Special Yard Requirements: See § 27-2104.
603.8.
Permitted Projections into Required Yards: See § 27-2105.
603.9.
Maximum Height:
A.
All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories but no more than 35 feet.
B.
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
603.10.
Height Exceptions: See § 27-2106.
603.11.
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.
§ 27-604 Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 22.
§ 27-605 Signs.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 23.
§ 27-606 Buffer Areas and Landscaping.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2103.
§ 27-607 Storage.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2110.
§ 27-608 Conservation Subdivision Design.
[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 20.
