Plymouth Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
B Residential Districts
Section 600 Use regulations.
[Ord. No. 477, § 1, 2-17-1966; Ord. No. 840, § 1, 9-8-1980; Ord. No. 1195, § 4, 7-15-1996; Ord. No. 1320, § 2, 4-10-2000; Ord. No. 1587, § 1, 6-9-2014]
A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in Article IV, section 400, A, B and D.
B.
Any of the following purposes when authorized as a special exception, subject to provisions of article XXI, section 2101 herein:
1.
Passenger station for public transportation;
2.
Medical office building for individuals in one of the medical, dental or allied health care fields licensed by an agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Whenever authorized, such use must comply with the area, width, yard building coverage requirements set forth for uses in B Residential Districts.
C.
Transitional use subdivision, when authorized as a conditional use, in accordance with the regulations herein provided.
Section 601 Height regulations.
The height regulations in this district shall be as prescribed in section 401 of article IV herein, except that for any building accessory to any dwelling use the maximum height shall be 14 feet.
Section 602 Area, width, yard, building coverage, impervious surface and green space area regulations.
[Ord. No. 1133, § 5, 9-27-1993; Ord. No. 1476, § 10, 6-11-2007]
A.
Minimum Lot Area and Width. A lot area of not less than 11,250 square feet, and a lot width of not less than 75 feet at the building line shall be provided for every principal building erected or used for any use permitted in this district, with the exception of medical office building use, which shall have a lot area of not less than 70,000 square feet, and a lot width of not less than 150 feet at the building line.
B.
Front Yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall be not less than 35 feet in depth.
C.
Side Yards.
1.
On each interior lot there shall be two side yards having an aggregate width of not less than 35 feet, neither side yard having a width less than 15 feet, with the exception of the medical office building use which shall have two side yards, neither side yard having a width less than 35 feet.
2.
On each corner lot there shall be two side yards, the one abutting the street having a width of not less than 35 feet and the other having a width of not less than 15 feet, with the exception of the medical office building use, which shall have two side yards, neither side yard having less than 35 feet.
D.
Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot the depth of which shall be not less than 30 feet.
E.
Building Coverage. The building coverage on any lot shall not exceed 20%, except for a medical office building use where the building coverage on any lot shall not exceed 10%.
F.
Impervious Surface Maximum. The maximum impervious surface on any lot shall not exceed 35%.
G.
Green Space Area Requirement. The minimum required green space area on any lot shall not be less than 65%.
Section 603 Criteria for transitional use subdivision.
[Ord. No. 1587, § 2, 6-9-2014]
Transitional use subdivision in accordance with the development standards contained in section 604 herein shall be permitted as a conditional use; subject, among other applicable regulations, to the provisions of Article XXXVI on sites meeting the following criteria:
A.
Any property to be considered for transitional use subdivision shall have a minimum tract area of 15 acres and shall be held in single and separate ownership.
B.
The tract to be developed shall be serviced by public water and public sewer.
C.
The tract to be developed shall have a minimum of 500 feet of frontage on a public street.
D.
In addition to the provisions of Article XXXVI, all applications for transitional use subdivision shall conform to the following procedures:
1.
The application shall be accompanied by plans and drawings sufficient to show the necessity and desirability of the transitional use subdivision to the land involved and to show generally the concept of development which the applicant plans for the land.
2.
Township Council shall refer each request to the Plymouth Township Planning Agency at least 30 days prior to the public hearing on the request.
3.
In approving any application for transitional use subdivision, the Township Council may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards as it deems necessary to implement the purposes of this ordinance, one of which conditions shall be that the applicant develop the land in conformity with the plan of development submitted and on which the transitional use subdivision approval is based.
4.
Approval of a transitional use subdivision by conditional use shall not constitute approval of land development or subdivision. The applicant shall be required to obtain necessary approvals in accordance with the provisions of the Plymouth Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
Section 604 Development standards for transitional use subdivision.
[Ord. No. 1587, § 2, 6-9-2014]
Transitional use subdivisions shall be developed in accordance with the provisions for development in the B Residential District, except as specifically modified by this section.