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Folcroft City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

R-1 Residential District

§ 600-10 Purpose.

The purpose of the R-1 Residential District is to provide for medium-density residential development. The regulations are designed to stabilize and protect the residential characteristics of the district and to encourage a suitable environment for residential activities. The district also allows for recreational and park areas and selected nonresidential uses, provided that they are permitted by conditional use.

§ 600-11 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. 
Family-based community residence facility, subject to § 600-104.
D. 
Recreational, park, or play area.

§ 600-12 Uses permitted by conditional use.

The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use only, subject to the applicable requirements of Article XVI:
A. 
Church or other religious use, including rectory, classrooms for religious instruction, or similar customary religious activities, subject to § 600-129.
B. 
Cemetery, subject to § 600-130.

§ 600-13 Uses permitted by special exception.

The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable requirements of Articles XVII and XXI, respectively:
A. 
Major home occupation, subject to § 600-147.

§ 600-14 Accessory uses and structures.

The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses, subject to all applicable requirements of Article XV, General Regulations, and other articles as noted below:
A. 
Off-street parking, subject to Article XIII.
B. 
Family day-care home, subject to § 600-105.
C. 
Garage for residential use, subject to § 600-102.
D. 
Storage shed, subject to § 600-102.
E. 
Fence, subject to § 600-111.
F. 
Private swimming pool, subject to § 600-110.
G. 
Satellite antenna, subject to § 600-109.
H. 
Sign, subject to Article XIV.
I. 
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 600-103.
J. 
Any accessory use or structure on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the uses permitted above in this district and not detrimental to the neighborhood.

§ 600-15 Dimensional regulations.

A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(1) 
Lot area: 5,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot width: 50 feet.
(3) 
Building coverage: 30% maximum.
(4) 
Impervious surface: 50% maximum.
(5) 
Front yard: 20 feet.
(6) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(7) 
Side yard: 20 feet aggregate and eight feet minimum.
(8) 
Height: three stories or 35 feet maximum.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin).
(1) 
Lot area: 3,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot width: 30 feet.
(3) 
Building coverage: 40% maximum.
(4) 
Impervious surface: 60% maximum.
(5) 
Front yard: 20 feet.
(6) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(7) 
Side yard: 10 feet on one side.
(8) 
Height: three stories or 35 feet maximum.

§ 600-16 Special development regulations.

A. 
The area of the rear yard directly behind the principal dwelling shall not be used for parking, storage, or repair of automobiles, trucks, boats, mobile homes, trailers, or similar vehicles, except for a period not longer than 10 consecutive days. Such vehicles shall be parked in the side yard behind the front building line of the principal dwelling or within five feet of the rear lot line.
B. 
Access shall be provided by individual driveways to serve dwellings or other permitted uses. No common driveways shall be permitted.