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Douglass Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-1 Residential District

§ 265-45 Declaration of legislative intent.

It is the intent of the R-1 Residential District to establish reasonable standards that control and promote the continuation of agricultural uses and limited single-family detached dwelling unit development in Douglass Township. The district will direct low-density residential uses into areas of Douglass Township that are not now served and are not intended to be served by future extension of public sewer and water facilities.

§ 265-46 Permitted uses.

A building or other structure may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes:
A. 
By-right uses.
(1) 
Use B-1: Agricultural Use.
(2) 
Use C-2: Single-Family Detached Dwelling.
(3) 
Use D-26: Short-Term Transient Lodging or Vacation Rental.
(4) 
Use F-5: Parkland.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Use B-3: Community Garden.
C. 
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted by right when subordinate and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and upon the issuance of a zoning permit:
(1) 
Use A-1: Residential Accessory Structure.
(2) 
Use A-3: Agricultural Accessory Structure.
(3) 
Use A-4: Commercial Vehicle Parking.
(a) 
Special exception approval by the Zoning Hearing Board is needed to park more than one commercial vehicle.
(4) 
Use A-5: Fences and Walls.
(5) 
Use A-6: Home Occupations.
(6) 
Use A-7: Family Day-Care Home.
(7) 
Use A-9: Accessory Roof-Mounted Solar Energy System.
(8) 
Use A-10: Accessory Ground-Mounted Solar Energy System.
(9) 
Use A-12: Communications Antennae.
(a) 
Special exception approval by the Zoning Hearing Board is needed if antennae are more than 15 feet higher than the structure on which they are mounted, or if not mounted on an existing structure.
(10) 
Use A-15: Swimming Pool.
(11) 
Use A-16: Accessory Dwelling Unit.

§ 265-47 Dimensional requirements.

The following dimensional standards shall apply to all uses in the R-1 District.
R-1 Dimensional Requirements
Minimum lot area
1 acre (43,560 sq. ft.)
Minimum lot width
150 feet at the building line
Minimum front yard setback
50 feet, measured from the ultimate right-of-way line
Minimum side yard setback
20 feet, measured from the lot boundary line; each lot shall have at least 2 side yards
Minimum rear yard
25 feet, measured from the rear lot boundary line
Maximum building coverage*
10%
Maximum impervious coverage**
15%
Maximum height
35 feet
Notes:
*
Building coverage is the percentage of the total lot area covered by the principal building.
**
Impervious coverage is the percentage of the total lot area covered by buildings and paved surfaces which do not permit water to penetrate into the soil. This includes buildings (both principal and accessory), parking, driveways, walks, courts, pools (swimming and ornamental) and patios, unless constructed of pervious or porous materials, as determined by the Township.