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Collingdale City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

Residence District Regulations

§ 610-18 Statement of intent.

It is the intent of this Article III, regulating residential development in the Borough of Collingdale, to provide for a full range of types and sizes of dwellings. It is further the intent of this Article III to preserve the character and integrity of existing residential neighborhoods of the Borough, while recognizing the need to encourage residential rehabilitation.

§ 610-19 "A" Residence District.

A. 
Use regulations.
(1) 
Permitted uses.
(a) 
Single-family detached dwellings on permanent foundations, excluding house trailers and mobile homes.
(b) 
Publicly owned or operated park or recreation facility.
(2) 
Accessory uses. The following uses may be located in the dwelling as permitted uses, provided that they are incidental to the principal use and that they meet all other appropriate requirements of this chapter, including the parking requirements.
(a) 
Office of a lawyer, physician, surgeon, dentist, chiropractor, beautician, accountant or architect, provided that not more than 25% of the total floor area is used for this purpose. Any increase over 25% must be approved as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(b) 
Detached private garage for noncommercial vehicles.
(c) 
A private swimming pool constructed to the standards of the Borough Building Code and conforming to § 610-32.
(d) 
Signs as permitted in § 610-31.
B. 
Lot area. A lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet shall be provided for every dwelling hereafter erected or used in the "A" District.
C. 
Lot width. The minimum lot width at the building line shall be 50 feet, as measured at the street line.
D. 
Street frontage. The minimum street frontage shall be 50 feet, as measured at the street line.
E. 
Height. A maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
F. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street upon which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 20 feet, subject to § 610-28B.
G. 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard, which shall be not less than 16 feet in depth.
H. 
Side yard. For all permitted uses there shall be two yards, neither of which shall be less than 10 feet in width.
I. 
Coverage. Not more than 40% of the area of any lot may be occupied by buildings.
J. 
Space between buildings: not applicable within the "A" District.
K. 
Parking and loading. Parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with requirements contained in § 610-30.
L. 
Approval of site plans. Site plans shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with § 610-42.

§ 610-20 "B" Residence District.

A. 
Use regulations.
(1) 
Permitted uses.
(a) 
Any use permitted in the "A" Residence District.
(b) 
Single-family, semidetached or twin dwelling, provided that the dwelling with which it has a party wall in common is erected at the same time.
(c) 
Two-family semidetached dwelling including double-duplex dwellings, provided that the dwellings with which they have a party wall in common are erected at the same time.
(d) 
Home occupations as defined in § 610-17.
(2) 
Accessory uses. The following uses may be located on the same lot as permitted uses, provided that they are incidental to the principal use.
(a) 
Detached private garage for noncommercial purposes, provided that it is located in the rear yard.
(b) 
A private swimming pool constructed to the standards of the Borough Building Code and conforming to § 610-32.
(c) 
Signs as permitted in § 610-31.
B. 
Lot area. The following shall be the minimum lot areas per dwelling unit permitted within the "B" District.
(1) 
Single-family detached: minimum, 3,000 square feet.
(2) 
Single-family semidetached and two-family semidetached: minimum, 3,000 square feet.
C. 
Lot width. The following shall be the minimum lot width for every lot within the "B" District, as measured at the building line:
(1) 
Single-family detached: minimum, 40 feet.
(2) 
Single-family semidetached and two-family semidetached: minimum, 30 feet.
D. 
Street frontage. The following shall be the minimum street frontage for every lot within the "B" District, as measured at the street line;
(1) 
Single-family detached: minimum, 40 feet.
(2) 
Single-family semidetached or two-family semidetached: minimum, 30 feet.
E. 
Height. A maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 25 feet, whichever is less.
F. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street upon which a lot abuts, which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.
G. 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard, which shall be not less than 15 feet in depth.
H. 
Side yard. There shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than 10 feet in width, except for those uses permitted under § 610-20A(1), B and C, where one side yard is required.
I. 
Coverage. Not more than 40% of the area of any lot may be occupied by buildings.
J. 
Parking and loading. Parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with requirements contained in § 610-30.
K. 
Approval of site plans. Site plans shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with § 610-42.