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Edgmont Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIIA

R-3A, Suburban Residential Transition District

§ 365-35.1 Purpose.

The R-3A District is intended primarily to:
A. 
Create opportunities for a variety of residential dwelling types along West Chester Pike;
B. 
Create a transition area between existing Residential R-2 and R-4 Districts to the Commercial C-2 and C-3 Districts;
C. 
Provide opportunities to live and work in the same building; and
D. 
Provide additional development opportunities for property owners considering the adjacent commercial and surrounding neighborhoods.

§ 365-35.2 Use regulations.

A building may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used or occupied, subject to the provisions of Article XVIII and Article XIX, for any one of the following uses and no other:
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
One single-family detached dwelling per lot on an existing lot and one-single family detached dwelling per lot on lots of less than 10 acres involving conventional lot development.
(2) 
One single-family detached dwelling per lot on lots developed pursuant to the conservation development option, in accordance with § 365-35.
(3) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
(4) 
Garden apartment.
(5) 
Vertical mixed-use.
(6) 
Municipal use.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
All permitted accessory uses in the R-3 District, per § 365-30B.
C. 
Conditional uses. (Refer to Article XXXII, § 365-191.)
(1) 
All conditional uses permitted in the R-3 District, per § 365-30C.
D. 
Uses by special exception.
(1) 
Cultural or religious use.
(2) 
Bed-and-breakfast inn, in accordance with Article XXII.

§ 365-35.3 Area, bulk, and height regulations.

A. 
Single-family detached dwellings on an existing lot or residential uses involving conventional lot development.
(1) 
Lot area. A lot area of not less than one acre shall be provided for every single-family detached dwelling or other structure erected or used for any other permitted use.
(2) 
Lot width at the building line. A lot width of not less than 120 feet at the building line shall be provided for every single-family detached dwelling or other use.
(3) 
Lot width at the street line. A lot width of at least 50 feet at the street line shall be provided, except as set forth in Article XXII.
(4) 
Impervious surface and building coverage. No more than 40% of any lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces and not more than 20% of any lot shall be occupied by buildings.
(5) 
Depth of front and rear yards. There shall be a front yard and a rear yard on each lot, neither having a depth of less than 50 feet.
(6) 
Width of side yards. On each lot there shall be two side yards having a minimum aggregate width of 60 feet, except for corner lots as provided below; and neither side yard shall have a width of less than 25 feet. On each corner lot there shall be two front yards, both of which shall have a width of not less than 50 feet.
(7) 
The maximum height of dwellings shall be 35 feet.
B. 
Single-family detached dwellings involving the conservation development option. The area and bulk regulations for the conservation development option shall be in accordance with § 365-35.
C. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
The area and bulk regulations for single-family detached dwellings where open space development is to be used shall be as set forth in § 365-33B.
(2) 
The area and bulk regulations involving conventional lot development, on 10 or more acres, shall be in accordance with § 365-32A and subject to § 365-34.
D. 
Uses by special exception.
(1) 
The area and bulk regulations for uses by special exception shall be as follows:
(a) 
Except as otherwise provided herein or in Article XXII, the area and bulk standards set forth § 365-32A(1) through (6) shall apply.
(b) 
For cultural or religious uses, the following shall apply:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: seven acres.
[2] 
Minimum lot width at building line: 300 feet.
[3] 
Minimum lot width at street line: 150 feet.
[4] 
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
[5] 
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 40%.
[6] 
Minimum front and rear yards: 150 feet.
[7] 
Minimum width of side yards: 100 feet.
E. 
Single-family attached dwellings, garden apartment, and live-work unit.
(1) 
Lot area. A lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet minimum for each townhouse dwelling or live-work unit, and a lot area of not less than 2,700 square feet minimum for each apartment unit.
(2) 
Lot width at the building line. A lot width of not less than 24 feet shall be provided for each single-family attached dwelling unit, and live-work unit.
(3) 
Lot width at street line. A lot width of not less than 24 feet shall be provided for each single-family attached dwelling unit, and live-work unit.
(4) 
Impervious surface and building coverage. Not more than 60% of the total area of any lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces for all uses in this district, except not more than 65% of the total area of any lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces for live-work units. Not more than 40% of the total area of any lot shall be occupied by buildings.
(5) 
Depth of front yard. A front yard of not less than 20 feet shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
(6) 
Depth of rear yard. A rear yard of not less than 50 feet shall be provided for each dwelling unit; provided, however, that attached decks and patios having a maximum depth of 10 feet measured from the rear wall of the dwelling unit may project into the minimum depth of the required rear yard.
(7) 
Width of side yards. A side yard of not less than 30 feet shall be provided for end units of single-family attached dwelling units and live-work units, and 30 feet minimum for garden apartments.
(8) 
Maximum number of single-family attached dwelling units in a row. No more than six such units shall be attached.
(9) 
Maximum length of a residential building group. No building group shall have a length of more than 150 feet for single-family attached dwelling buildings and live-work units, and 175 feet for garden apartments.
(10) 
Minimum separation distance between residential building groups. Residential building groups shall be spaced no less than 30 feet apart.
(11) 
The maximum height of dwellings shall be 35 feet.
(12) 
Density.
(a) 
Single-family attached dwellings and apartments. The gross density of an area devoted to residential use shall not be greater than eight dwelling units per acre for townhouses and no greater than 16 dwelling units per acre for apartments. Net acreage shall be determined by subtracting the area of all existing and proposed road rights-of-way, the area of all existing and proposed utility easements, including without limitation all sewage facilities.
(b) 
Live-work units. The gross density of an area devoted to live-work units shall not be greater than eight dwelling units per acre.
(13) 
Open space.
(a) 
Not less than 10% of the total gross acreage of a lot with residential use shall be designated as and devoted to open space, subject to § 365-99 and Article XXXI.
(b) 
Not less than 2% of the above required 10% of the total gross acreage of a lot with residential use shall be designated as and devoted to usable open space, subject to §§ 365-90 and 365-99 and Article XXXI, in the form of pedestrian gathering areas, such as parklets in the range of 400 to 500 square feet, courtyards in the range of 500 to 2,000 square feet, plazas in the range of 2,000 to 3,000 square feet, and other pedestrian gathering areas of 3,000 square feet or more, that are located in close proximity to buildings in the R-3A District.
(14) 
Terraced development.
(a) 
Due to the sloped conditions of the district, development should be terraced with smaller footprint buildings to better complement the topography.

§ 365-35.4 Streetscape enhancement requirements.

Except for uses already permitted under § 365-35.2A(1) and (2) and C(1) and permitted accessory uses related thereto, all new development and/or redevelopment, with frontage along the West Chester Pike corridor shall comply with the General Manual of Written and Graphic Design Standards set forth in Attachment 7, Appendix A, of this chapter.