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Elverson City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

SR Site Responsive Development District

§ 290-501 Purpose.

The purpose of the (SR) Site Responsive Development District is to provide areas in the Borough for a mix of primarily residential uses at varying densities in patterns responsive to community resource protection objectives. The SR District contains environmental constraints and several residential developments. The district provides a variety of residential dwelling types and serves as a logical transition between the Town Center District and adjacent municipalities. The SR District includes flexible design options through use of the Site Responsive Residential Community Option.

§ 290-502 Use regulations.

A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following principal purposes and no other:
A. 
Uses by right. The following uses are permitted by right in the SR District:
(1) 
Agriculture, in accordance with § 290-1205.
(2) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(3) 
Municipal use.
(4) 
Place of worship, in accordance with § 290-1221.
(5) 
Forestry/timber harvesting, in accordance with § 290-1210.
(6) 
Group care facility, in accordance with § 290-1211.
(7) 
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, in accordance with § 290-1231.
(8) 
Public utility service structures and facilities, in accordance with § 290-1224.
(9) 
Accessory use in addition to a permitted principal use, in accordance with § 290-1202.
B. 
Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted when approved by the Borough Council as a conditional use, subject to the provisions of Article XVII herein.
(1) 
Site Responsive Residential Community Option, in accordance with § 290-1226.
(2) 
Private club or fraternal organization, in accordance with § 290-1222.
(3) 
Residential conversion, in accordance with § 290-1225.
(4) 
Supplemental dwelling unit, in accordance with § 290-1228.
(5) 
Accessory use in addition to a permitted principal use, in accordance with § 290-1202.

§ 290-503 Area and bulk regulations.

The following shall apply to all uses except those included in a Site Responsive Residential Community, in which case the provisions of § 290-1226 shall apply:
Without Public Sewer
With Public Sewer
Minimum lot area
60,000 square feet
20,000 square feet
Minimum lot width at the building line
150 feet
100 feet
Maximum building coverage:
Single-family detached dwelling
10%
25%
Other permitted uses
15%
35%
Maximum lot coverage:
Single-family detached dwelling
20%
40%
Other permitted uses
30%
50%
Front yard, minimum
30 feet
25 feet
Rear yard, minimum
25 feet
20 feet
Side yard, minimum
25 feet
20 feet
Maximum building height
3 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less

§ 290-504 Design standards.

The following standards shall apply in the SR District, where applicable:
A. 
Natural resources protection, Article X.
B. 
General regulations, Article XI.
C. 
Supplemental use regulations, Article XII.
D. 
Signs, Article XIII.
E. 
Off-street parking and loading, Article XIV.