Prospect Park City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-2 Residential District
§ 70-14 Purpose.
The R-2 Residential District represents an area for multifamily residential uses designed to blend with adjacent residential and commercial districts and preserving areas of green space in the overall design.
§ 70-15 Use regulations.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used or occupied subject to the provisions of Article X, Floodplain Regulations, for any of the following uses and no other.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2)
Single-family semidetached and duplex.
(3)
Multifamily dwellings.
(4)
Apartment house or unified apartment complex.
(5)
Townhouses.
(6)
Municipal building and municipal use.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to any of the above-permitted uses and not detrimental to the residential character of the neighborhood.
(2)
Parking, in accordance with Article XII, Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities.
(3)
Signs, in accordance with Article XI, Signs.
(4)
Private garages, provided that those which are detached from the main building shall be located to the rear of the rear line of the main building and may not be placed closer than three feet from the rear and side lot lines, except that in the case of a corner lot, a detached private garage shall be located so as to conform to the same setback and side yard requirements as the main building. Garages shall be included in the total building coverage calculations. Height shall not exceed 14 feet; measurement is taken from the lowest and highest grade at the foundation and these figures divided by two to create an average, and the height is determined from the average. Maximum building dimensions shall be 25 feet in width by 30 feet long. Electricity and water spigot will be allowed, but no bathroom or sewage hookups will be permitted. Four inches or greater of concrete floor shall be used in garage areas.
[Amended 4-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1234, approved 4-9-2002; 6-10-2003 by Ord. No. 1245, approved 6-10-2003]
C.
Uses by special exception.
(1)
A professional office for the personal use of a physician, lawyer, dentist or professional practitioner of a character similar to any of the foregoing, but specifically excluding funeral homes, realty offices, insurance offices and similar practitioners which are provided in the commercial district, provided that the office is located within a residence; and provided, further, that no goods are displayed nor profession identified other than by the display of a sign in accordance with Article XI, Signs. No space is to be rented out of said premises and, further, no more than one agent or one worker are therein employed, and the essential character of the building as a residence is maintained.
(2)
Community building.
(3)
Residential day-care centers, in accordance with § 70-66, Day-care centers.
§ 70-16 Height regulations.
[Amended 4-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1234, approved 4-9-2002]
The maximum height of dwellings and other structures erected, enlarged or used shall be 35 feet, except for a private garage, the maximum shall be 14 feet. Measurement is taken from the lowest and highest grade at the foundation and these figures divided by two to create an average, and the height is determined from the average.
§ 70-17 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
Regulations for single-family detached dwellings shall be in accordance with Article IV, R-1 Residential District, § 70-13.
B.
Single-family semidetached dwelling and duplex.
(1)
A lot area of no less than 3,000 square feet shall be provided for every principal permitted building erected or used for any permitted use.
(2)
A lot width or lot frontage at the street line of not less than 30 feet shall be provided.
(3)
Setbacks.
(a)
Front yard. The front yard setback for all buildings shall be 20 feet.
(b)
Rear yard. The rear yard setback shall be not less than 25 feet.
(c)
Side yard. There shall be one side yard not less than 10 feet.
(4)
Building coverage and impervious surface. Not more than 30% of any lot area shall be occupied by buildings and not more than 40% of any lot area shall be covered by impervious surfaces.
C.
Multifamily dwellings.
(1)
A minimum lot area of not less than 2,500 square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided.
(2)
A minimum lot width of 60 feet at the building setback line shall be provided.
(3)
Setbacks.
(a)
Front yard. A minimum front yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(b)
Rear yard. A minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet.
(c)
Side yard. A minimum side yard setback shall be an aggregate of 20 feet, neither side yard to be less than 10 feet.
(4)
Building coverage and impervious surface. Not more than 45% of any lot area shall be occupied by buildings and not more than 55% shall be covered by impervious surfaces.
D.
Townhouses.
(1)
A minimum lot area of not less than 1,500 square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided.
(2)
A minimum lot width of 18 feet at the right-of-way shall be provided.
(3)
Setbacks.
(a)
Front yard. A minimum front yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(b)
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet.
(c)
Side yard. The minimum side yard setback at the end of the dwelling units shall be 15 feet.
(4)
Building coverage and impervious surfaces. Not more than 45% of any lot area shall be occupied by buildings and not more than 55% shall be covered by impervious surfaces.
(5)
Building length, separation and occupancy.
(a)
No building shall exceed 200 feet in length or width.
(b)
Buildings shall be separated by the following minimum distance requirements.
[1]
Fifty feet between the front or rear wall of any building and the nearest front or rear wall of another building.
[2]
Thirty feet between the end wall of any building and the nearest end wall of another.
[3]
Forty feet between the end wall of any building and the nearest front or rear wall of another.
(c)
No building shall contain more than six dwelling units.
E.
Apartments and apartment developments.
(1)
A lot area of not less than 12,000 square feet shall be provided for every principal permitted building erected or used for any permitted use.
(2)
A lot width or lot frontage at the street line of not less than 100 feet shall be provided.
(3)
Gross density. The gross density for apartment developments shall be not less than 1,400 square feet per dwelling unit.
(4)
Setbacks.
(a)
Front yard. The minimum front yard setback for all buildings shall be 20 feet.
(b)
Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 65 feet.
(c)
Side yard. There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, with neither side yard being less than 15 feet in width.
(5)
Building coverage and impervious surface. Not more than 45% of any lot area shall be occupied by buildings, and not more than 65% of any lot area shall be covered by impervious surfaces.
(6)
Special requirements.
(a)
General design and dimensional standards.
[1]
Each group of apartment buildings permitted on a single lot shall constitute a single architectural project or unit and shall be designed and operated as a single management and maintenance unit, with common yards, open spaces, parking or buildings.
[2]
In the event that the apartments are converted or developed as condominium apartments, such condominium developments shall be owned and operated as condominiums under the Pennsylvania Unit Property Act of July 3, 1963, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Pennsylvania Unit Property Act was repealed July 2, 1980, by P.L. 286, No. 82. For current state provisions, see the Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
[3]
An apartment building shall not contain more than six dwelling units and shall not exceed 150 feet in length.
[4]
The minimum distance between adjacent buildings shall be 25 feet.
[5]
No less than 35% of the area of a tract shall be landscaped and unpaved.
[6]
Along each side and rear property line, a buffer planting strip of not less than 15 feet in width shall be provided on which shall be placed shrubbery, trees or other suitable plantings sufficient to constitute an effective screen and give maximum protection to the abutting properties.
(b)
Traffic considerations.
[1]
Each development involving two or more apartment buildings shall have not more than two accessways to any one public highway or street, and in no case shall an individual apartment house have more than one such accessway. Where feasible, interior access shall be provided by a minor street and not a major highway or street.
[2]
No accessway shall be more than 30 feet in width nor closer than 65 feet from the intersection of any other accessway.
[3]
The proposed development and its access facility shall be designed so as to minimize traffic congestion.
