Montgomery Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
R-5 Residential District
§ 230-63 Applicability.
In the R-5 Residential District, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 230-64 Uses and regulations.
A.
Uses by right. In any R-5 Residential District, land, buildings or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and no other:
(1)
One single-family detached dwelling.
[Amended 2-28-2005 by Ord. No. 04-190Z]
(2)
Passenger shelters for local stops of public transportation.
[Amended 2-28-2005 by Ord. No. 04-190Z]
(3)
Accessory use on the same lot which is customarily incidental to any of the forgoing uses.
(5)
Such wireless telecommunications facilities as permitted by right, special exception or conditional use, depending on the type of facility, in compliance with Article XXX herein.
[Added 1-11-1999 by Ord. No. 98-97Z]
(6)
Municipal uses, including Township fire stations and Township ambulance service buildings, excluding dump.
[Added 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 179Z]
B.
Any of the following purposes when authorized as a special exception.
[Amended 7-1-1991 by Ord. No. 17-063; 2-28-2005 by Ord. No. 04-190Z]
§ 230-66 Basic area, width and yard requirements.
A.
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot size permitted shall be 15,000 square feet.
B.
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width at the building line shall be 80 feet. The minimum lot width at the street line shall be 50 feet.
C.
Minimum yard setbacks. The minimum lot setbacks shall be:
(1)
Front yard: 45 feet.
(2)
Side yard:
(a)
Interior lots: There shall be two side yards having an aggregate width of not less than 25 feet, each side yard having a width of not less than 10 feet.
(b)
Corner lots: There shall be two side yards, the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than 30 feet and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of not less than 10 feet.
(3)
Rear yard: 40 feet.
D.
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage of any lot shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.
F.
Public water and sewer regulations. No building may be erected and no lot may be used or occupied within an R-5 Residential District unless and until the building and lot are served by both public water and public sewer.
G.
Public or private utilities. All public or private utility lines shall be placed underground.
I.
For municipal uses, including Township fire stations and Township ambulance service buildings, excluding dump, the height, basic width and yard requirements of this District shall apply with the exception of the following requirements applicable to this use category.
[Added 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 179Z]
(1)
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage of any lot shall not exceed 25% of the total lot area.
(2)
Site area. The minimum site area shall be the same as the minimum lot area for this district.
(3)
Parking. One parking space per 450 square feet of total floor area. All other off-street parking and loading requirements of this chapter shall apply.
(4)
Impervious coverage. The maximum impervious material coverage, including building and parking area, shall not exceed 75% of the total lot area.
§ 230-67 Optional area, width and yard regulations.
In order to promote added flexibility of design and to encourage conveyances with only consideration of useful land for general use as parklands by the citizens of the Township, a developer of 40 or more acres may, at his option, develop the land under the regulations of this optional section.
A.
As a requirement of using these standards, a developer shall dedicate a minimum of 10% of the gross acreage of the tract to the municipality. The actual location of the donated land shall be negotiated to coordinate with the existing Township lands and with other potential lands so that an integrated and cohesive system of park lands may be evolved.
(1)
Criteria for land to be dedicated. The Board of Supervisors, upon the recommendation of the Park and Recreation Board, shall determine if the land is acceptable for dedication based on the following and any other relevant criteria.
(a)
Access. The dedicated land must be readily accessible to all residents. This should be by virtue of at least one side of the site abutting a public street for a minimum distance of 50 feet. If public easements are the sole access, they shall be wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic of maintenance equipment.
(b)
Location. The dedicated land shall be located, to the extent possible, so that it equally serves all residents of the development.
(c)
Shape. The shape shall be suitable to accommodate those park and open-space activities appropriate to the location and needs of the residents. The exact shape is variable. An example of an unacceptable piece of land is one that is 30 feet wide and 1,500 feet long, unless it is to be developed as a bike route or as a connecting trail to other facilities.
(d)
Soils. Soils should be suitable for the intended park and open space uses.
(e)
Unity. It is desirable for the dedicated land to be in well placed, adequately sized areas so that it can accommodate anticipated uses, rather than to have numerous useless smaller pieces.
(f)
Utilities. The major piece(s) of dedicated land are to be accessible to, but none crossed on or above the surface of, a public street(s), telephone, power, fuel, water and sewer lines, etc. If any of these facilities are placed underground, no part of them or their supportive equipment shall protrude above ground level.
(g)
Slopes and floodplains. Steep slopes and floodplains shall not make up more than 40% of the dedicated land. A minimum of 60% of the land must be relatively flat dry ground, not exceeding the average percent of slope of the tract and suitable to the intended purposes. Yards, setbacks, retention basins and detention basins and other open stormwater facilities and other open areas required by zoning and other regulations are not to be included as part of the acreage to be dedicated.
B.
In the event that the Board of Supervisors accepts the gift to dedicate 10% of the gross acreage, then the following regulations shall apply in lieu of the regulations set forth under Article XI, § 230-66A through G, inclusive.
(1)
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot size permitted shall be 12,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width at the building line shall be 70 feet. The minimum lot width at the street line shall be 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum yard setbacks. The minimum yard setback shall be:
(a)
Front yard: 40 feet
(b)
Side yard:
[1]
Interior yards: There shall be two side yards having an aggregate width of not less than 25 feet, each side yard having a width of not less than 10 feet.
[2]
Corner lots: There shall be two side yards, the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than 30 feet and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of not less than 10 feet.
(c)
Rear yards: 40 feet.
(4)
Building coverage. The maximum building coverage of any lot shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.
(5)
Lot averaging. A maximum of 25% of the lots in the development may be reduced in size to no less than 10,000 square feet with other lots being of sufficiently larger size so that the final result shall be that the lot size shall be no less than 12,000 square feet.
(6)
Front yard averaging. A maximum of 25% of the lots in the development may have the front yards reduced in depth to no less than 35 feet with the front yards in other lots being of sufficiently larger depth so that the final result shall be that the average front yard of all lots in the development shall be no less than 40 feet in depth.
(7)
Public water and sewerage. Each lot must be served by public water supply and public sewerage.
(8)
Public and private utilities. All utility lines shall be placed underground.
§ 230-68 Other provisions.
[Added 7-28-1986 by Ord. No. 17-037]
See Article XXI of this Zoning Ordinance for general provisions that may also relate to this District.