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Douglass Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

R-2 Residential District

§ 265-48 Declaration of legislative intent.

The following is an expansion of the Statement of Community Development Objectives contained in Article I of this chapter. It is the intent of the R-2 District to promote and control single-family detached dwelling unit development in the areas of the Township that are served or planned for public sewer and water service. The district will provide for differing lot sizes for provision of sewer and water facilities. In addition, the district allows for a transition of residential densities surrounding the Gilbertsville core.

§ 265-49 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.

§ 265-50 Dimensional requirements.

The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in the R-2 Residential District. Refer to §§ 265-30, 265-31, and 265-32 for additional design standards for residential developments.
Lot Size
Min. Lot Width
Min. Front Yard
Min. Side Yard
Min. Rear Yard
Max. Building Coverage*
Max. Impervious Coverage**
Max. Height
Facilities Required
40,000 sq. ft.
150 ft.
50 ft.
20 ft.
25 ft.
15%
30%
35 ft.
No sewer, no water
30,000 sq. ft.
125 ft.
45 ft.
20 ft.
25 ft.
15%
30%
35 ft.
Central water, no sewer
20,000 sq. ft.
100 ft.
40 ft.
20 ft.
25 ft.
15%
30%
35 ft.
Central sewer, no central water
15,000 sq. ft.
100 ft.
35 ft.
20 ft.
25 ft.
15%
30%
35 ft.
Central sewer and central water
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.

§ 265-51 Sewer and water facilities.

Development in the R-2 District that is served by non-public sewer and/or water facilities shall have these central systems subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and appropriate sewer or water authority. Central water facilities shall conform with § 265-74 of this chapter.