Coudersport City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Residential "R" Districts
§ 450-12 Uses permitted outright in a Residential R Zone.
In an R Zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:
A.
Dwellings, including mobile homes subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
§ 450-13 Special exceptions permitted in an R Zone.
[Amended 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 490; 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 504]
In an R Zone the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted when authorized in accordance with Article XIII:
A.
Churches.
B.
Community buildings.
C.
Funeral homes.
D.
Rest home, nursing or convalescent home.
E.
Hospital, sanitarium, rest home, nursing or convalescents, convalescent home, physician's office or dental office, beauty parlor, professional offices. Professional offices shall include, but not be limited to, physician, dentist, lawyer, engineer, architects, landscape architects, accountants and occupations of similar nature. For the purpose of this definition, determinations as to similarities shall be governed by the definition of home profession occupation as that term is defined at 53 P.S. § 10603 and shall be made on a case by case basis.
§ 450-14 Two-family and multifamily dwellings.
[Amended 4-27-1988 by Ord. No. 481; 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 490]
All two-family, and other multifamily development sites shall be provided with an existing or approved public and/or community type water supply and sanitary sewer system, approved by appropriate local and state health authorities having jurisdiction.
A.
Minimum lot area, coverage and yard requirements.
(1)
Two-family dwellings, conversions and new construction. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be, in all zones, not less than 5,000 square feet per dwelling unit. Minimum frontage, depth, yards and maximum coverage for all zones shall be as specified in § 450-15 of this chapter.
(2)
Multifamily dwellings; conversions and new construction.
(a)
Minimum lot size. Multifamily developments shall not be erected on any zone lot of less than one acre. The minimum width of such a lot shall not be less than 150 feet at the front property line.
(b)
Maximum lot coverage. The land area covered by buildings, garages and other accessory structures shall not exceed an aggregate of 25% of the lot area.
(d)
Height. Building height shall be a maximum of 35 feet.
B.
Maximum number of dwelling units. Multifamily units shall not exceed eight dwelling units per structure.
C.
Parking. There shall be two parking spaces per unit, at least one of which shall be off-street.
D.
Permanent open space. In addition to the yard, setback and off-street parking requirements of this chapter, there shall be provided a minimum of 10% of the gross area of the site to be permanently set aside for open recreation area which shall be for the common use of the residents thereof.
§ 450-15 Dimensional standards in an R Zone.
[Amended 4-27-1988 by Ord. No. 481]
In an R Zone the following dimensional standards shall apply unless otherwise specified in this chapter:
A.
The structure shall be a minimum of 20 feet from street right-of-way.
B.
Each side yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet, except that on a corner lot the side yard on the street side shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
C.
The rear yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
D.
The lot area shall be a minimum of 8,000 square feet.
E.
The lot width at the front building line shall be a minimum of 60 feet.
F.
Building height shall be a maximum of 35 feet.
§ 450-16 Home occupations.
[Amended 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 490]
A.
The intent of this section is to permit those uses which will be of a service nature and not involve the purchase and/or sale of goods other than those goods prepared on said premises for sale or service unless the goods sold are incidental to the primary use. An example of a permissible sale of goods incidental to primary service use would be the sale of hair care products in conjunction with the operation of a beauty salon.
B.
Any use customarily conducted within a dwelling by the residents thereof. The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling, for dwelling purposes, and the exterior appearance of the structure and premises shall be residential in character. There shall be no exterior evidence of the home occupation except signs as are permitted in § 450-45H of this chapter, and such use shall cause no offensive noise, vibration, electrical interference, smoke, dust, odor, heat or glare. Hereafter, no home occupation shall be permitted unless off-street parking space is provided. The off-street parking shall be in addition to the spaces required for the residential use and shall be a minimum of at least two spaces of additional parking. Home occupations shall not detract from the residential character of the neighborhood or exhibit any influences which are detrimental to the health, safety, welfare or morals of the residents of the neighborhood.
C.
No more than one employee at any given time, other than the residents of the dwelling, shall be permitted.
D.
A "home occupation" shall include, but is not limited to, dress making, millinery, seamstress, art studio, beauty shop, professional office of a physician, dentist, lawyer, engineer, architect, landscape architect, accountant and musical instruction.
E.
A "home occupation" shall not be carried on in a floor area in excess of 25% of the total floor area of the residential structure in which the home occupation is conducted. Floor area shall be defined as the sum of the gross areas of the floors of every story of a building measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center lines of common or party walls separating two buildings.