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Nether Providence Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

R-5b Apartment Districts

§ 300-60 Applicable regulations.

In R-5b Apartment Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

§ 300-61 Permitted uses.

[Amended 7-6-1977 by Ord. No. 480; 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581; 8-11-2022 by Ord. No. 838]
A. 
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and for no other:
(1) 
Multiple dwelling.
(2) 
Townhouse dwellings.
(3) 
Certain uses as specified by § 300-69 by special exception if necessary.

§ 300-62 Lot area requirements.

The minimum lot area shall not be less than 10 acres and shall have a minimum of 500 feet along a street. That portion of the lot upon which buildings are located shall have a minimum width of 300 feet.

§ 300-63 Space standards.

[Amended 7-13-1972 by Ord. No. 446]
Each multiple dwelling shall be provided with not less than the following space standards:
A. 
Every multiple dwelling having a height of 35 feet or less, measured from the lowest point at grade to the highest point of the building, or containing not more than three stories or floors for human habitation, shall comply with all the requirements of Article XI of this chapter, as amended.
B. 
Buildable lot area.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
(1) 
Every multiple dwelling having a height in excess of 35 feet, measured from the lowest point at grade to the highest point of the building, or containing more than three stories or floors for human habitation, shall have a buildable lot area of not less than 3,600 square feet per family provided for every building hereafter erected, altered or used in whole or in part as a dwelling, provided that in buildings which exceed three stories or 35 feet in height, the buildable lot area per family may be reduced by 500 square feet for each additional building story in excess of three, provided that the number of apartment units shall in no case exceed the following buildable lot areas:
Stories
Units Per Acre
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
14
5
16
6
20
7
27
8
30
9 or greater
Not permitted
(2) 
In computing the buildable lot area, that portion of the lot on which the natural grade exceeds 25% and that portion within the one-hundred-year floodplain shall be applied for the purpose of this section.

§ 300-64 Building area requirements.

A. 
The building area shall not exceed 25% of the buildable lot area. The computation of the buildable lot area shall be as described in § 300-63.
B. 
The paved area, exclusive of building area, shall not exceed 40% of the lot area.
C. 
The required open area shall not be less than 20% of the buildable lot area and at least 60% of any remaining lot area.

§ 300-65 Location of property; detached buildings.

[Amended 7-13-1972 by Ord. No. 446]
The location of any building shall not be less than 35 feet from any property line or the line of any street. Detached buildings shall be separated from each other by a minimum distance of 35 feet at all points. The minimum distance required by this section shall be increased by 10 feet for each building story in excess of three.

§ 300-66 Maximum floor area.

The maximum floor area ratio shall be 50% of the lot area. In computing the floor area ratio, the total proposed usable floor area of the buildings shall be divided by the lot area.

§ 300-67 Landscaping.

A planted landscaped area or an existing wooded area of at least 15 feet in width shall be located along any street and along all property lines, except when such property lines are located in a body of water or are adjacent to a maintained park or golf course. At least 10% of all open parking areas shall consist of planted, landscaped grounds. All open areas shall be landscaped with a suitable ground cover or retained as natural woodland or rock outcroppings.

§ 300-68 Access points to a street.

[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
All access points to a street shall be at least 50 feet in width and shall not be located within 200 feet of any other access point. No access road shall be less than 27 feet in width. All walkways shall be paved and not less than three feet in width.

§ 300-69 Accessory uses.

[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
Accessory uses designed for the exclusive use of the residents of a multiple dwelling shall be permitted as follows:
A. 
Recreational uses.
B. 
Commercial uses not to exceed 1,500 square feet of floor area individually and a total of 5,000 square feet of floor area for all uses.
C. 
Laundry and/or storage room facilities.

§ 300-70 Compliance with other provisions.

The provisions of §§ 300-57, 300-58 and 300-59 of Article XI are incorporated herein by reference, are applicable hereto and shall be complied with.