Darby City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
R-1 Residential District
§ 153-11 District purposes.
The purposes of this district are to provide for and maintain medium density, single-family residential development, to preserve and protect open spaces and to provide for and regulate certain nonresidential uses permitted only by special exception.
§ 153-12 Uses permitted by right.
Land or buildings shall be used by right for only one or more of the following uses:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Recreation, park or play area.
C.
Municipal use.
D.
Community residence facility, family-based, subject to § 153-116.
§ 153-13 Uses permitted by special exception.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles XVII and XXI:
A.
Major home occupation, subject to § 153-129.
B.
Religious use, including accessory dwelling, subject to § 153-131.
C.
Family day-care home, subject to § 153-142.
§ 153-14 Accessory uses.
A.
Off-street parking, subject to the provisions of Article XIV.
B.
Storage shed, subject to § 153-108.
C.
Private swimming pool, subject to § 153-111.
D.
Satellite antenna, subject to § 153-113.
E.
Signs, subject to Article XV.
F.
No-impact home-based business, subject to all relevant provisions of Article XVI.
G.
Small collection facility for recycling permitted on publicly owned land only, subject to § 153-141.
H.
Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the uses permitted above and not detrimental to the neighborhood.
§ 153-15 Area and bulk regulations.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
(1)
Lot size: 6,000 square feet.
(2)
Lot width: 60 feet.
(3)
Front yard: 30 feet, which may be reduced to 15 feet on the long side of a corner lot.
(4)
Side yards: 25 feet aggregate and 10 feet minimum.
(5)
Rear yard: 25 feet minimum.
(6)
Building coverage: 30% maximum.
(7)
Impervious surface: 50%.
(8)
Height: 35 feet or two stories maximum.
