Plumstead Township City Zoning Code
PART 10
R-4/CA-1 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1001 Purpose.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1000]
1.
The purpose of the R-4/CA-1 District is to recognize the development regulations for the Cabin Run development that resulted from a zoning ordinance challenge filed by C&M Developers, Inc.
2.
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings, or structures shall comply with such regulations as yards, lot sizes, lot width, building area, height, impervious surface, easements, bufferyards, off-street parking, and other requirements as specified by this chapter.
§ 27-1002 Permitted Uses.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1001; Ord. No. 2020-04, 9/8/2020; Ord. No. 2020-07, 11/10/2020; Ord. No. 2023-02, 2/14/2023; A.O.; Ord. No. 2024-02, 10/9/2024]
1.
Uses Permitted by Right.
A1 | General Farming |
A2 | Agricultural Retail |
A4 | Forestry or Timber Harvesting |
B1 | Single-Family Detached Dwellings |
B4 | Two-Family Dwelling |
B5 | Multifamily: Apartments |
B6 | Multifamily: Townhouses |
B11 | Accessory Dwelling |
B12 | Home Occupations |
B14 | Accessory Building, Structure or Use |
B17 | Short-Term Rentals |
C1 | Place of Worship |
C7 | Municipal Use or Municipal Building |
D1 | Public Recreation Facility |
D3 | Private Club |
D4 | Community Center |
D8 | Temporary Community Event |
G28 | Small Wireless Communications Facility, co-located |
G28 | Small Wireless Communications Facility, requiring installation of new wireless support structure |
2.
Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
E1 | Utilities |
3.
Uses Permitted by Conditional Use.
G28 | Non-Tower-Based Wireless Communications Facility |
§ 27-1003 Area and Dimensional Requirements.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1002]
1.
All uses shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements listed in this section.
A.
Use B1, Single-Family Detached Dwelling.
Minimum lot area | 7,500 square feet | |
Minimum lot width | 75 feet | |
Maximum building coverage | 25% | |
Maximum impervious surface coverage | 30% | |
Minimum yards | ||
Front | 35 feet | |
Sides | 12.5 feet | |
Rear | 30 feet | |
B.
Use B6, Multifamily: Townhouses.
Minimum unit width | 24 feet |
Maximum building coverage | 20% |
Minimum setback from parking area | 20 feet |
Minimum setback from pedestrian walkway | 5 feet |
Minimum setback from private street | 30 feet |
Minimum setback from tract boundary line | 40 feet |
Minimum setback from street line | 50 feet |
Maximum building length | 192 feet |
Minimum distance between buildings | 40 feet |
Minimum bufferyard | 30 feet |
Minimum unit width | 24 feet |
Maximum number of dwelling units/building | 8 |
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces/unit (including garage spaces) | 2 |
§ 27-1004 Development Standards.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1003, as amended by Ord. 2010-09, 11/3/2010, Art. VII]
Maximum density (dwelling units per acre) | 3.22 |
Minimum open space ration | 25% of base site area |
Maximum impervious surface | 35% of base site area |
Required dwelling unit mix | Minimum 14.25% of units devoted to Use B6 Maximum 41.00% of units devoted to Use B6 Remainder shall be Use B1 |
§ 27-1005 Buffer Yards.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1004]
Where the proposed development has frontage along Stump Road or Creamery Road, a 100-foot buffer shall be provided. In addition, a thirty-foot buffer shall be provided along all boundaries of any proposed development which abuts lands zoned VC on the Township Zoning Map.