East Bradford Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
R-4 Residential District
[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]
§ 115-21 Purpose; applicability.
A.
It is the intent of the R-4 District, as outlined in the East Bradford Township Comprehensive Plan, to provide the opportunity for medium-density to high-density residential development to occur in areas which are compatible with established land use patterns, located in areas of the Township which contain environmental features generally suitable for such development and accessible to transportation systems and community facilities necessary to support such development.
B.
In the R-4 Residential District, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 115-22 Use regulations.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used for any of the following purposes and for no others:
A.
Single-family detached dwellings.
B.
Agriculture (subject to the provisions of §§ 115-11D and 115-76, of this chapter) and forestry (subject to the provisions of § 115-11E of this chapter).
[Amended 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005; 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
C.
Any of the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(1)
Customary residential and agricultural accessory uses.
(2)
A swimming pool, provided that it is located in the rear yard or side yard of the dwelling to which it is accessory and located at least 15 feet from any lot line and enclosed with a barrier that is constructed in accordance with the East Bradford Building Code, Chapter 45 of the East Bradford Code.
[Amended 8-10-2004 by Ord. No. 4-2004]
(3)
No-impact home-based businesses.
[Amended 10-8-2002 by Ord. No. 7-2002]
(4)
The sale of farm products subject to the provisions of § 115-74 of this chapter.
(5)
Noncommercial greenhouses.
(6)
Solar energy systems, as an accessory use, subject to the provisions of § 115-151 of this chapter.
[Added 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
D.
The following uses shall be permitted as conditional uses when authorized by the Board of Supervisors subject to the provisions of this chapter and, in particular § 115-77:
[Amended 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96; 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998[1]]
(1)
Recreation, subject to § 115-50 of this chapter.
(2)
Mobile home parks, subject to the provisions of Article XIV of this chapter.
(3)
Major home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 115-48 of this chapter.
(4)
Open space development option, including single-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings, subject to the provisions of § 115-49 of this chapter.
(5)
Congregate care campus.
(6)
Adaptive reuse of Class I or Class II historic resource pursuant to the provisions of §§ 115-131.2 and 115-131.3.[2]
[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(7), regarding telecommunication antennas, added 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.
E.
The following uses may be permitted as special exceptions when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to provisions of this chapter contained in Article XVI:
(1)
Public utility operating facilities for local service.
(2)
Municipal, county, state or federal uses excluding dumps, sanitary landfills and corrective or penal institutions.
(3)
Educational or religious use.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(4) and (5), regarding nursing homes, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998. (Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.) Said ordinance also redesignated Subsection E(6) as E(4).
(4)
Community living arrangement.
§ 115-23 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
The following shall apply for single-family detached dwellings with on-site sewer and/or on-site water:
[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
(1)
Net lot area: one acre minimum.
[Amended 4-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2-2007]
(2)
Lot width at building line: 150 feet minimum.
(3)
Lot width at street line: 50 feet minimum.
(4)
Lot coverage: 20% maximum.
(5)
Building coverage: 15% maximum.
(6)
Building setback line: 50 feet minimum.
(7)
Side yard: 20 feet minimum with not less than 50 feet total for both yards.
(8)
Rear yard: 50 feet minimum.
(9)
Building and accessory building or structure height: three stories above grade plane or 35 feet maximum.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]
B.
The following shall apply for single-family detached dwellings with off-site sewer and off-site water service:
(1)
Net lot area: 25,000 square feet minimum. There shall be no interior lots permitted in this district under this section.
[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 4-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2-2007]
(2)
Lot width at building line: 80 feet minimum.
[Amended 8-10-2004 by Ord. No. 4-2004]
(3)
Lot width at street line: 50 feet minimum.
(4)
Lot coverage: 25% maximum.
(5)
Building coverage: 15% maximum.
[Amended 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
(6)
Building setback line: 50 feet minimum.
(7)
Side yard: 15 feet minimum.
(8)
Rear yard: 40 feet minimum.
(9)
Building and accessory building or structure height: three stories above grade plane or 35 feet maximum.[1]
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections C and D, regarding two-family and multifamily dwellings, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998. (Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.) Said ordinance also provided for the renumbering of the remaining subsections.
C.
The following shall apply for mobile home parks with off-site sewer and off-site water service, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV:
(1)
Total tract area: 10 acres minimum.
(2)
Gross density: four dwelling units per acre maximum.
[Amended 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
(3)
Net lot area: 5,000 square feet minimum per mobile home, with a minimum lot width of 50 feet.
[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 4-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2-2007]
(4)
Tract width at building line: 300 feet minimum.
(5)
Tract coverage: 40% maximum.
(6)
Building coverage: 25% maximum.
(7)
Setbacks: 50 feet minimum from a public street right-of-way; 75 feet minimum from any adjacent property; and 25 feet between mobile homes and other structures.
(8)
Building height: 15 feet maximum.
D.
Uses permitted by special exception in the R-4 District shall be subject to regulation as follows:
[Amended 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998[2] ; 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]
(1)
Public utility operating facilities for local service and permitted municipal, county, state or federal uses shall be subject to the area and bulk regulations contained in § 115-15E of this chapter.
(2)
Religious and educational uses shall be subject to the area and bulk regulations contained in § 115-19E of this chapter.
(3)
Community living arrangements shall be subject to the regulations contained in § 115-86E of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.
E.
Residential accessory structures may be erected by right as follows:
[Amended 8-10-2004 by Ord. No. 4-2004; 4-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2-2009]
(1)
Front yard. Accessory structures may be located in front yard areas on lots of one acre or greater in area, provided:
(a)
The accessory structure complies with the applicable minimum building setback requirements;
(b)
The accessory structure shall not be located in the area bounded by the outside walls of the principal building and a perpendicular (or radial in cases of roadway curvature) boundary line originating on each side of the principal building from the edge of the outermost face of the wall to the road right-of-way line. In the case of interior lots, the lot line at the frontage of the lot, absent of the access strip, that is most perpendicular or radial to the road right-of-way line shall be utilized to make the determination;
(c)
If the footprint area of the accessory structure is less than 30% of the footprint area of the primary structure, the accessory structure shall be located no closer to the front lot line than 75% of the total distance from the primary structure to the front lot line. If the footprint area of the accessory structure is equal to or greater than 30% of the footprint area of the primary structure, the accessory structures shall be located no closer to the front lot line than 90% of the total distance from the primary structure to the front lot line; and
(d)
No accessory structure in a front yard shall have a building height, mass or floor area greater than that of the principal building.
(2)
Side and rear yards. Accessory structures shall be set no closer to a side or rear lot line in any yard area than the greatest dimension (length, width or height) of the structure itself unless the accessory structure complies with the appropriate area and bulk regulations of the underlying district.
F.
The following shall apply to development under the open space development option, where approved by the Board of Supervisors as a conditional use:
[Added 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96; amended 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998[3]]
(1)
Under the open space development option, the maximum permissible number of lots or dwelling units on any tract shall be determined by multiplying the net tract area by one of the following factors and rounding the product down to the next. lower whole number (i.e., 21.6 would be rounded to 21).
(a)
Single-family detached dwelling: 1.7 dwelling units per acre of net tract area, maximum.
(b)
Two-family dwellings: 2.5 dwelling units per acre of net tract area, maximum.
(c)
Multifamily dwellings: 3.5 dwelling units per acre of net tract area, maximum.
(2)
The area and bulk regulations of § 115-49C shall apply.
(3)
The proposed development shall be served by public water and public sewer.
[3]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.
G.
The following shall apply to congregate care campus use:
[Added 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998[4] ]
(1)
Net lot area: 10 acres minimum.
[Amended 4-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2-2007]
(2)
Lot width at building line: 500 feet minimum.
(3)
Lot width at street line: 500 feet minimum.
(4)
Lot coverage: 35% maximum.
(5)
Building coverage: 15% maximum.
(6)
Building and accessory building or structure height: three stories above grade plane or 35 feet maximum, provided that building height can be increased to four stories above grade plane or 50 feet maximum if sufficient additional building setback is provided at a ratio of two additional feet of building height for each five additional feet of building setback.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]
[4]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.
H.
In addition to area and bulk regulations enumerated herein, the following shall apply for all principal buildings and uses within the vicinity of a Class I or Class II historic resource:
[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
(1)
Historic setback line: 150 feet minimum from any Class I or Class II historic resource, regardless of whether such resource is located upon a tract or lot itself.
§ 115-24 Community facilities.
[Amended 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998; [1]; 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
Open space requirements for the open space development option shall be subject to the provisions of § 115-49. Not less than 50% of the total tract area shall be designated and used exclusively for open space in mobile home parks. The design, ownership, maintenance and preservation of open space shall be further subject to the provisions of § 115-50 of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.
§ 115-25 Design standards. [1]
The following design standards shall apply:
A.
For single-family detached residential and agricultural uses, parking regulations as established by § 115-58 of this chapter.
B.
For all uses permitted in this district:
[Amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006; 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
(1)
Screening standards as established by § 115-52 of this chapter.
(2)
Storage standards as established by § 115-53 of this chapter.
(3)
Landscaping standards as established by § 115-45.1 of this chapter.
(4)
Access and traffic control standards as established by § 115-55 of this chapter.
(5)
Interior circulation standards as established by § 115-56 of this chapter.
(6)
Lighting standards as established by § 115-57 of this chapter.
(7)
Off-street parking regulations as established by § 115-58 of this chapter.
(8)
Standards limiting emission of smoke, fumes, odors, etc., as established by § 115-60 of this chapter.
C.
In addition to the design standards set forth above, congregate care campus use, which is permitted by conditional use in this district, shall comply with off-street loading regulations as established by § 115-59 of this chapter.
[Amended 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 115-25, Site development standards, was repealed 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998. (Ordinance No. 3A-1998 readopted the text of Ord. No. 3-1998 because of concern that Ord. No. 3-1998 was not properly advertised before it was adopted on 10-13-1998.) Said ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former § 115-26 to § 115-25.
