Franconia Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-175 Residential Districts
[Amended 1-6-1975 by Ord No. 82; 3-14-1977 by Ord No. 88; 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 128; 7-14-1986 by Ord No. 131; 6-8-1987 by Ord. No. 135; 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 188; 7-10-1995 by Ord. No. 222; 3-11-1996 by Ord. No. 232; 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 261; 6-8-1998 by Ord. No. 262; 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 340]
§ 145-29 Applicability.
In an R-175 Residential District, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 145-30 By-right use regulations.
[Amended 5-19-2025 by Ord. No. 430]
A building may be erected, altered and used, and a lot may be used and occupied, for any of the following purposes and no other.
A.
Agriculture.
B.
One single-family detached dwelling.
C.
Open space.
D.
(Reserved)
E.
Accessory use to any of the above by-right uses subject to the regulations in § 145-18.
§ 145-30.1 Special exception use regulations.
A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises may be occupied for any one of the following purposes and no other when authorized as a special exception.
A.
In-law suite, as defined in § 145-5 and as regulated in § 145-157.
B.
Group day-care home, as defined in § 145-5 and as regulated in Article XXXI.
C.
Family day-care home, as defined in § 145-5 and as regulated in Article XXXI.
D.
Family-care facility, as defined in § 145-5 and as regulated in § 145-28.1.
E.
Group-care facility, as defined in § 145-5 and as regulated in § 145-28.1.
F.
Religious, as defined in § 145-5.
§ 145-30.2 Conditional use regulations.
[Added 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 411]
Any lot, premises, and/or tract also located in the NOD Neighborhood Overlay District and satisfying the eligibility criteria of the NOD Neighborhood Overlay District (§ 145-189.2) may, when authorized by conditional use, be developed and used in accordance with the regulations of the NOD Neighborhood Overlay District as set forth in Article XXVIIA of this chapter.
§ 145-31 Dimensional regulations for by-right use.
A.
Lot area. A lot area of not less than 60,000 square feet shall be provided for every use or building erected thereon.
B.
Lot width. A lot width of not less than 175 feet shall be provided at the building setback line for every use or building erected thereon.
C.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on every lot which shall be not less than 50 feet in depth.
D.
Side yards. There shall be two side yards on every lot, each of which shall be not less than 30 feet in width, with a combined width requirement of not less than 80 feet.
E.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on every lot which shall not be less than 40 feet in depth.
F.
Corner lots. There shall be a front yard on every street frontage and all remaining yards shall be treated as rear yards.
G.
Accessory structures. Accessory structures shall be subject to the restrictions in § 145-18 and the following dimensional regulations.
(1)
An accessory structure to a single-family detached dwelling shall be located within the building envelope.
H.
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage on a lot shall be 10%.
I.
Impervious coverage. The maximum impervious coverage on a lot shall be 25%.
J.
Height restrictions.
(1)
The maximum height for buildings or structures erected or enlarged in the R-175 District shall be 40 feet, not exceeding three stories.
(2)
For accessory structures the maximum height shall be 14 feet not exceeding one story.
§ 145-31.1 Dimensional regulations for special exception uses.
The dimensional regulations shall be as per § 145-97.
§ 145-32 Additional regulations for all uses.
A.
Public water and public sewerage.
B.
Parking: in accordance with Article XIX.
C.
Signs: in accordance with Article XX.
D.
General provisions: in accordance with Article IV.
E.
Floodplain regulations: in accordance with Article XVIII.
F.
Natural resource regulations: in accordance with Article XXVI.
[Amended 11-19-2018 by Ord. No. 400]
G.
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, Riparian buffer regulations, was repealed 11-19-2018 by Ord. No. 400.
H.
Landscape regulations: in accordance with the land development and subdivision ordinance.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 122, Subdivision and Land Development.
I.
Detention basin regulations: in accordance with the land development subdivision ordinance.
J.
Agricultural building or structures. No agricultural building or structure of any kind shall be located closer than 50 feet to any property line.
