Malvern, PA Zoning Ordinance

The R6 Residential District is intended to provide for a variety of dwelling types at a density and with site intensity regulations compatible with surrounding existing single-family neighborhoods.

A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following principal uses, and no other:

Uses by right. The following uses are permitted by right in this district:

(1)

Single-family detached dwelling.

(2)

Two-family semidetached dwelling.

(3)

Two-family duplex.

(4)

Minor home occupation residential accessory use, as per § 220-2401A(10).

(5)

Forestry, as per § 220-2204.

(6)

Residential accessory use, as per § 220-2401A with the exception of § 220-2401A(9) and (11).

(7)

Temporary structure, building, or use, as per § 220-2401C.

Special exception uses. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the terms of this article and of Article XXVIII:

(1)

Multiple-family dwelling, as per § 220-2416.

Minimum lot area and width. Each dwelling unit or other use shall have a lot area and lot width at the building line of not less than the requirements set forth below:

Type of Use	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	Minimum Lot Width* (feet)
Single-family dwelling	5,000	35
Two-family semidetached dwelling	5,000 per dwelling unit	20 per dwelling unit
Two-family duplex	5,000 per dwelling unit	35
Multiple-family**	4,000 per dwelling unit	35
Other uses	8,000	50

	NOTES:
	*	Each lot shall have a width at the street line of not less than 65% of the required lot width at the building line.
	**	Minimum tract size for multiple-family dwellings shall be 12,000 square feet.

Front yard. Shall be no less than 10 feet.

[Amended 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-13]

Minimum side yards: side yards shall be provided on every lot, as follows:

(1)

For every single-family dwelling or two-family duplex and its accessory buildings, there shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than five feet.

(2)

For every two-family, semidetached dwelling and its accessory buildings, there shall be one side yard, which shall be not less than five feet.

(3)

For multifamily dwellings, as per § 220-2416.

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

Maximum building coverage: 27.5% by right, may be increased to 32.5% subject to conditional use approval pursuant to § 220-2910.

[Amended 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-5]

Maximum lot coverage: 45%.

Maximum building height: Three stories, or 35 feet, whichever is less.

The following design standards shall apply to all uses, as applicable, in this zoning district:

Lighting, storage, buffering and screening shall be in accordance with Article XXIII.

Signage regulations shall be in accordance with Article XXVI.

Parking and loading shall be in accordance with Article XXV.

Nonconforming uses shall be in accordance with Article XXVII.

Natural resource protection standards shall be in accordance with Article XXII.

Separate storage facilities for trash and for recyclable materials shall be provided in accordance with § 220-2424.

[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]