Mohnton City Zoning Code
PART 3
RA RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
§ 27-300 Use Regulations.
[Ord. 264, 7/23/1962, §§ 300, 301; Ord. No. 959, 3/15/2023]
In RA Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply. A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
1.
Single-family detached dwelling.
2.
Tilling of soil, including nursery, but excluding the keeping and raising of poultry and livestock.
3.
School; church; hospital; not to include business or trade school, convalescent home or similar use.
4.
Borough building or use, such as administrative, service or storage building, community center or library, public utility building, grounds or facilities, local public utility line, television or radio station, telephone central office, and electric substation, but not including utility service yard, business office, storage garage or any similar use not ordinarily appropriate in a predominantly residential environment except where such use may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception where it is determined that the placement of the particular use in the proposed location is a public necessity.
5.
Park, playground or other noncommercial recreational area owned and operated by a public or a private nonprofit agency.
6.
Club or lodge, organized for fraternal or social purposes, provided that the chief activity shall not be one which is customarily carried on as a business, and provided that the buildings and services shall be for the use of members and their guests only.
8.
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses. The term "accessory use" shall not include a business, but shall include:
A.
Private garage, or stable.
B.
Professional office or studio and/or rooms for customary home occupations (such as millinery and dressmaking), provided that such office, studio, or rooms for home occupations shall be located in a dwelling in which the practitioner resides, or in a building accessory thereto, and that no goods shall be publicly displayed on the premises.
C.
Not more than three rental rooms for roomers or tourists.
§ 27-301 Area Regulations.
[Ord. 264, 7/23/1962, § 302; Ord. 508, 8/14/1991, § 1; Ord. No. 974, 6/12/2024]
1.
Lot Area and Width. A lot area of not less than 12,000 square feet per family shall be provided for every building hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling, provided that where such dwelling is served by neither public water nor a sanitary sewer, the minimum lot area per family shall be 20,000 square feet. Each lot shall have a width at the building line of not less than 80 feet. (See also § 27-901.)
2.
Building Area. Not more than 30% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
3.
Yards. Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on each lot as follows:
A.
Front Yard. One yard, not less than 30 feet in depth, measured from the street line, subject to the provisions of § 27-912.
B.
Side Yard. Two yards, not less than 20 feet in aggregate width, and neither less than eight feet; except that, in the case of a corner lot, any side yard which abuts a street shall have a width of not less than the required depth for the front yard of a building fronting on such street and adjoining the corner lot, subject to the provisions of § 27-901.
C.
Rear Yard. One yard, not less than 30 feet in depth.
4.
Impervious Coverage. Not more than 45% of the area of each lot may contain impervious coverage.
§ 27-302 Height Regulations.
[Ord. 264, 7/23/1962, § 303]
No building shall exceed 35 feet in height, provided that such height limits may be exceeded by one foot for each foot by which the width of each side yard is increased beyond minimum side yard requirements, up to a maximum height of 45 feet.