[Ord. 8811-14, 11/18/1988, § 215-10; as amended by Ord. 917-9, 7/10/1991; by Ord. 972-1, 2/12/1997; by Ord. 9712-7, 12/10/1997; by Ord. 987-3, 7/13/1998; by Ord. 996-8, 6/14/1999; by Ord. 2004-08-08, 8/9/2004; and by Ord. 2008-07-03, 7/14/2008, §§ 3, 4, and 5]
1.
Purpose. The purpose of the Residential-Town Zone is to encourage orderly development and preservation of a variety of housing types compatible with existing dwellings in established medium-density residential areas of the community by providing public facilities necessary for the health, welfare, and general convenience of the populations; to prevent overcrowding of the land through application of maximum housing densities; to preserve public open space; and to exclude any activities not compatible with the residential environment.
2.
Uses by Right. The following principal uses are permitted by right in the R-T Zone:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
D.
Single-family attached dwelling.
G.
Commercial communications antenna.
I.
Single-family attached dwelling.
J.
Group quarters for fire and ambulance station.
[Added by Ord. 2012-1-01, 1/9/2012]
K.
Municipal Tax Collector home office.
[Added by Ord. 2013-11-2, 11/11/2013]
L.
Public or semipublic parking lot.
[Added by Ord. 2015-11-3, 11/9/2015]
3.
Uses by Special Exception. The following principal uses shall be permitted as special exceptions when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. The Zoning Hearing Board shall hear and decide requests for such uses according to criteria established in Parts 5 and 6 of this chapter.
B.
Multi-family or two-family conversion.
D.
Day-care center or nursery school.
G.
Group home or group quarters.
H.
Rooming house; boardinghouse.
I.
Personal care boarding home.
J.
Convalescent or nursing home.
L.
Medical clinics; laboratories.
O.
Public or semipublic parking lot.
P.
Park or other recreation area of a nonprofit nature.
R.
Public buildings and facilities.
T.
Group child day-care home.
U.
Personal care assisted living facility.
V.
Commercial communications tower and antenna site.
4.
Lot Area and Width. Lot area and width not less than the following dimensions shall be provided for each of the following principal uses hereafter established in this zone:
5.
Setbacks. Each lot shall provide front, side, and rear setbacks not less than the following:
B.
Side setbacks are established for the following dwellings and other uses as follows:
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings: eight feet.
(2)
Single-family attached dwellings and multi-family dwellings: 20 feet at the end of each row. (See Subsection 11 below and Attachments 27-A through 27-D.)
(3)
All other uses and buildings: 10 feet. (Semidetached dwellings shall be considered as one building for this purpose.)
(4)
Single-family attached dwellings and multi-family dwellings shall have 20 feet at the end of each row, shall not have more than 10 dwelling units in any one row and between each row or group there must be at least 40 feet. (See example diagrams on file in the Borough office.)
6.
Building Height. The height limit for a principal building shall be 2 1/2 stories, but not over 30 feet. The height limit for an accessory building shall be two stories, but not over 25 feet. No building or structure shall be constructed which will cast a shadow on the south-facing wall of any dwelling measured at the first floor between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on any winter solstice day (December 21).
7.
Lot Coverage. Not more than 40% of the lot area may be covered by buildings, including accessory buildings, except that lots with a lot width of 40 feet or less may have a coverage of up to 50%.
8.
Open Area. Not less than 60% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, as defined in this chapter, except that lots with a lot width of 40 feet or less may decrease the required open area to not less than 50%.
9.
Paved Area. Not more than 20% of the lot area may be paved with an impervious surface (e.g., driveways, parking areas, walkways).
10.
Required Utilities. Each principal use shall be provided with public water and public sewer service if it is determined by the Borough Manager that water and sewer capacity is available and that it is feasible to have the service extended to serve the principal use or if the construction of a community system is feasible. If public sewage is not feasible, soil percolation tests must be conducted and it must be determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that the use will pose no sanitation or health hazard in the area involved.
11.
Additional Requirements for Single-Family Attached Dwellings and Multi-family dwellings. There shall be nor more than 10 dwelling units in any one row and between each row group there must be at least 40 feet. (See Attachments 27-A through 27-D)