Doylestown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
R-2a Residential District
§ 175-46 Intent.
A.
The purpose of the R-2a Residential District is to allow for single-family residential development and for multifamily and manufactured home community development to meet the varied housing needs of the Township.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401]
B.
In all R-2a Residential Districts, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 175-47 Permitted uses.
[Amended 5-4-1993 by Ord. No. 224; 10-19-1993 by Ord. No. 228]
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings or structures shall comply with such regulations as yard, lot sizes, lot width, building area and heights, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off-street parking and other provisions as specified herein.
A.
Uses by right. Any of the following uses shall be permitted, provided that the regulations of this chapter have been met:
A-1 | Agriculture and horticulture |
A-3 | Kennel |
B-1 | Single-family detached dwelling |
B-6 | Multifamily |
B-7 | Single-family detached cluster |
B-9 | Single-family detached residential development with lot averaging |
B-13 | Manufactured home community [Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401] |
C-5 | Recreational facility |
F-1 | Utility operating facility |
F-4 | Non-tower wireless communications facilities, only when meeting the requirements of § 175-16F(4)(e) [Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 373] |
H-2 | No-impact home-based business [Amended 6-26-2001 by Ord. No. 301; 11-18-2008 by Ord. No. 345] |
H-3 | Residential accessory structure |
H-6 | Swimming pool |
H-7 | Spa/hot tub/pools of restrictive size |
H-8 | Recreational vehicles |
H-9 | Garage/yard sales |
H-10 | Babysitting service |
H-11 | Livestock in residential area |
H-14 | Wind energy facility and/or system [Added 1-19-2010 by Ord. No. 352] |
B.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted by special exception upon a finding by the Zoning Hearing Board that all criteria stated in § 175-138 of this chapter have been met:
[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 294; 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
B-12 | Guesthouse/bed-and-breakfast |
C-1 | Place of worship |
C-2 | School |
C-8 | Private organization or community center |
C-14 | Cemetery |
H-1 | Home-based business [Amended 6-26-2001 by Ord. No. 301] |
H-5 | Temporary structures and vehicles |
H-12 | Accessory family apartment [Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401] |
§ 175-48 Open space, impervious surface and area requirements.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394; 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401]
The following dimensional regulations shall apply:
Maximum Net Density (dwelling units/acre) | Minimum Open Space Ratio | Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio | Minimum Gross Site Area | Minimum Lot Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-family detached: B-1 | - | - | .20 | 40,000 square feet | 40,000 square feet |
Single-family detached cluster: B-71 | - | .25 | .30 | 10 acres | 30,000 square feet |
Single-family detached cluster: B-71 | - | .40 | .30 | 10 acres | 20,000 square feet |
Single-family with lot averaging: B-91 | - | - | .30 | - | 16,500 square feet |
Multifamily: B-61 | 8 | .20 | .40 | 10 acres | 2,000 square feet |
Manufactured home community: B-131 | 4.8 | .20 | .40 | 10 acres | 7,260 square feet |
All other uses2 | - | - | .30 | 5 acres | 5 acres |
Notes: | |||||
1Must be served by public water and public sewer. | |||||
§ 175-49 Lot area and dimensional requirements.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401; 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 410]
The following area and dimensional regulations shall apply:
Minimum Yards (feet) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width at Building Setback (feet) | Maximum Building Height (feet) | Front | Side | Rear | |
Single-family detached: B-1 | 40,000 | 150 | 35 | 50 | 25 each | 50 |
Single-family detached cluster: B-7 | 30,000 | 125 | 35 | 50 | 20 each | 40 |
Single-family detached cluster: B-7 | 20,000 | 100 | 35 | 50 | 10 minimum, 30 total | 35 |
Single-family with lot averaging: B-9 | 16,500 | 100 | 35 | 50 | 10 minimum, 30 total | 35 |
Multifamily: B-6 | 2,000 | 300 | 35 | 100 | 75 each | 75 |
Manufactured home community: B-13 | 7,260 | 400 | 15 | 100 | 100 each | 100 |
All other uses1 | 5 acres | 200 | 35 | 100 | 25 each | 50 |
Notes: | ||||||
1Unless otherwise specified in Article 1V for the specific use, in which case the provisions of Article IV shall apply. | ||||||
§ 175-50 Utilities.
All utilities, including telephone and television cables, shall be placed underground within lot lines.
§ 175-51 Manufactured home communities.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401]
A.
Manufactured home communities shall be buffered in accordance with the buffering requirements of Article V.
B.
All manufactured home communities shall be served by public sewer systems and public water systems.
C.
The construction and maintenance of all manufactured homes shall be in compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended.
D.
There shall be a minimum distance of 25 feet between an individual manufactured home, including accessory structures associated therewith, and other manufactured homes, the adjoining pavement of a park street or a common parking area or other common areas or structures.
E.
The required 100-foot front yard setback shall be measured from the ultimate right-of-way line of the adjacent street.
F.
No parking, loading or service areas shall be located less than 50 feet from a street ultimate right-of-way or other property line.
G.
All utilities shall be placed underground within the manufactured home community.
H.
The minimum number of manufactured home spaces completed and ready for occupancy before the first occupancy is permitted shall be nine.
I.
Not more than 10% of the total number of manufactured home spaces shall be rented for residential use of a manufactured home for periods of less than 180 days.
J.
All interior parking, service, accessways and streets shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 153, Subdivision and Land Development.
K.
Park areas for nonresidential uses.
(1)
No part of any manufactured home community shall be used for nonresidential purposes except such uses that are required for direct servicing, management or maintenance of the community and its residents.
(2)
Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of a manufactured home located on a manufactured home lot and connected to utilities.
L.
Parking. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each manufactured home.