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Eddystone City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

R-1 Medium Density Residential District

§ 295-9 Purposes.

The purposes of this district are to provide for continued medium-density, single-family residential development, to preserve existing medium-density development and open space and to provide for and regulate certain uses permitted by special exception.

§ 295-10 Uses permitted by right.

Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for only one or more of the following uses:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin).
C. 
Community residence facility, subject to § 295-77.
D. 
Church or other place of worship, including accessory use such as an instructional facility and residence.
E. 
Recreation or play area.

§ 295-11 Uses permitted by special exception.

The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles XVI and XIX:
A. 
Group day-care home, subject to § 295-87.
B. 
Municipal or public use.
C. 
Conversion of a single-family detached or twin dwelling into a two-family dwelling, subject to § 295-90.
D. 
Major home occupation, subject to § 295-86.

§ 295-12 Accessory uses and structures.

The following shall be permitted as an accessory use and/or structure, subject to § 295-72 and other applicable provisions of Article XV:
A. 
Off-street parking or private garage.
B. 
Utility or tool shed, subject to § 295-72.
C. 
Minor home occupation, as defined in Article II and subject to a permit from the Borough.
D. 
Sign, subject to Article XIV.
E. 
Private swimming pool, subject to § 295-73.
F. 
Fence, subject to Borough Ordinance Nos. 481 and 505.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Chapter 135, Fences and Walls.
G. 
Satellite antenna, subject to § 295-75 or 295-76, whichever applies.
H. 
Family day-care home, subject to § 295-74.
I. 
Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the uses permitted above and not detrimental to the neighborhood.

§ 295-13 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: 50 feet.
(3) 
Building coverage: 30%, maximum.
(4) 
Front yard: 25 feet.
(5) 
Side yards: 25 feet, aggregate, and 10 feet, minimum.
(6) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(7) 
Height: 35 feet or two stories, maximum.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin).
(1) 
Lot size: 3,500 square feet.
(2) 
Lot width: 35 feet.
(3) 
Building coverage: 35%.
(4) 
Front yard: 25 feet.
(5) 
Side yard: 10 feet.
(6) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(7) 
Height: 35 feet or two stories, maximum.