Hatfield Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXXI
TD Transportation District
§ 282-241 Legislative intent.
The intent is to expand upon the purpose and community development objectives found in Article I of this chapter and achieve the following goals of the TD Transportation District Ordinance:
A.
To recognize the benefits of transit-oriented development and provide the opportunity to incorporate those benefits into the fabric of Hatfield Township.
B.
To create a housing type that is attuned to mass transportation and not the automobile, thereby reducing automobile traffic congestion.
C.
To support mass transit by providing residential development within walking distance of a train station.
D.
To create compact neighborhoods that will serve a specific growing demographic within the community, thereby supplementing the variety of housing opportunities that exist within the Township.
§ 282-241.1 Designation of district; applicability.
In the TD Transportation District, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 282-242 Use regulations.
§ 282-243 Yard regulations applicable to all townhouse and single-family-dwelling semidetached uses.
A.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not be less than 25 feet in depth. In the case of a private street, the setback shall be measured from the edge of the cartway.
B.
Side yards. There shall be a side yard on each lot which shall not be less than 20 feet in width, measured from a property line. The distance between the side of a building and an internal private roadway shall be no less than 25 feet. In the case of a private street, the setback shall be measured from the edge of the cartway.
C.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall not be less than 20 feet in depth.
§ 282-244 Coverage regulations.
§ 282-245 Height regulations.
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or enlarged in this district shall be 45 feet, not exceeding 3 1/2 stories including the basement level.
§ 282-246 Parking regulations applicable to all multifamily uses.
A.
For each dwelling unit in this district, two all-weather off-street parking spaces shall be provided, either or both of which may be garage spaces.
B.
Overflow parking lot. One-half parking space per unit shall be provided as overflow parking.
C.
Setbacks.
(1)
No parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer than five feet to any property line, except that portion of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
(2)
Overflow parking.
(a)
Setbacks. The minimum setback from any property line shall be five feet, with the exception of a property line next to a single-family residential zoning district in which case the minimum setback shall be 100 feet. The minimum setback from new residential homes shall be 25 feet.
§ 282-247 Special requirements.
A.
Signs. Signs shall be permitted on every street frontage in accordance with Article XXIII, Signs.
B.
Landscaping. All development hereinafter initiated in the TD Transportation District shall have landscaping designed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
C.
Utilities. All development hereinafter initiated in the TD Transportation District shall be served by public sewer and public water. All utilities servicing a permitted use in this district shall be installed underground.
D.
Development regulations which shall apply to all multifamily uses.
(1)
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than five developable acres shall be provided.
(2)
Density. The overall density of a multifamily residential development within the TD Transportation District shall be 9.3 dwelling units per acre over the entire lot area.
(3)
Building arrangement. Townhouse and single-family dwellings, semidetached.
(a)
The minimum distance between buildings shall be 25 feet for side-to-side conditions and 40 feet for any front-to-front condition and 50 feet for any back-to-back condition.
(b)
The maximum number of townhouse units per building row shall be six.
(c)
The minimum yard distance between a multifamily development and an immediately adjacent residential zoning district which permits single-family, detached residential dwellings shall be 40 feet for single-family dwellings, semidetached, and 100 feet for townhouses, not including unroofed decks or patios.
(d)
Patios and uncovered decks may extend into the rear yard a distance of 10 feet.
(e)
Offsets and/or material changes shall occur at each townhouse unit, on all elevations. This requirement may be modified during the conditional use process at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners.
(f)
A landscape buffer a minimum of 25 feet in width shall be provided along all property lines shared with a single-family residential district.
(g)
All townhouses and single-family dwellings, semidetached along existing road frontages or adjoining single-family residential districts shall be arranged so that the garages do not face outward. All units shall take vehicular access from internal private streets.
(h)
A pedestrian circulation system shall be provided which shall link adjoining residential neighborhoods, and run throughout the site, as determined during the conditional use proceedings.
(4)
All buildings shall be in accordance with an overall plan and shall be designed as a single architectural scheme.
(5)
Exterior lighting shall be designed and maintained to adequately illuminate the site. All lighting shall be arranged to protect highways and adjacent properties from direct light and glare or hazardous interference.
(6)
Raw materials, supplies, trash and refuse must be stored in covered containers, within an adequate enclosure and handled and disposed of in such a way as not to give rise to odor or litter, or otherwise handled on an individual unit basis.