Cressona City Zoning Code
APPENDIX B
R-2 DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
APPENDIX C: R-3 DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
R-3 District Requirements | ||||||
Lot Requirements | Yard Requirements Yards | Total | ||||
Any Unit with | Min. Lot Area Sq. Ft. per Unit | Min. Lot Width | Front/sides | Rear | ||
Interior | Corner | Max. Lot Coverage
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R-3 District Requirements | ||||||
Lot Requirements | Yard Requirements Yards | Total | ||||
Any Unit with | Min. Lot Area Sq. Ft. per Unit | Min. Lot Width | Front/sides | Rear | ||
Interior | Corner | Max. Lot Coverage
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None | 20,000 | 100 ft. | 110 ft. | 25% | 30 ft./10% (max. 10 ft.) | 35 ft. |
Public water or sewer | 10,000 | 90 ft. | 100 ft. | 30% | 30 ft./10% (max. 10 ft.) | 25 ft. |
Public water and sewer | 5,000 | 50 ft. | 65 ft. | 40% | 25 ft./10% (max. 10 ft.) | 25 ft. |
Single-family water and sewer | 5,000 | 50 ft. | 65 ft. | 40% | 25 ft./10% (max. 10 ft.) | 25 ft. |
Semi-detached water and sewer | 3,000 | 30 ft. | 45 ft. | 55% | 25 ft./10% (max. 10 ft.) | 25 ft. |
Multi-family water and sewer | 2,000 | 20 ft. | 45 ft. | 80% | 25 ft./- | 25 ft. |
Apartment buildings water and sewer | 1,500 | - | - | 80% | 25 ft./10% (max. 10 ft.) | 25 ft. |
(A) On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be the same width as the depth of the required front yard.
(B) No building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height unless additional yard areas are provided. Front yards must be increased by five feet for each story over two and side and rear yards must be increased by two and two and one-half feet for each story over two.
(C) Accessory structures regulations.
(1) Setback requirements:
(a) Rear yard: five feet; and
(b) Side yard: one and one-half feet.
(2) Height limitations: maximum height: one story (maximum 20 feet).
(3) Prohibited: in front yard or on a side yard of a corner lot (only side yard abutting other street).
(Prior Code, Ch. 27, Attachment 3) (Ord. 293, passed 4-20-1992, § 8.3; Ord. 302, passed 10-18-1993, § 3; Ord. 313, passed 6-5-1995, § 3; Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 3-2009, passed 1-4-2010, § 1)