Renovo City Zoning Code
PART 10
R-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 27-1001 General Description and Purpose.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975]
The Residential District is hereby established to promote and encourage the establishment and maintenance of a suitable environment for urban residence in areas appropriate by location and character for occupancy by single and multifamily dwellings. One of the important purposes of this District is to create adequate standards of residential development in order to prevent a recurrence of the overcrowded and unhealthy housing conditions which have long been a major problem. The intensity of land use should not be so great as to cause congestion of buildings or traffic or to preclude the amenities of good housing. Densities should be limited to provide adequate usable open space and daylight for dwellings and adequate open space for all related facilities.
§ 27-1002 Permitted Principal and Accessory Uses and Structures.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975; as amended by Ord. 651, 9/8/1975, § 1]
1.
Property and buildings in an R District shall be used only for the following purposes:
A.
Single-family dwellings.
B.
Duplexes (two families) and mobile home parks.
C.
Apartments and dormitories (three or more families).
D.
Planned residential developments.
E.
Upon Planning Commission approval, professional and retail businesses conducted for the convenience of the occupants of an apartment building, provided there shall be no entrance to such place of business except from the inside of the building.
2.
There shall be no show windows, signs or other advertising material visible from the outside of an apartment building. A minimum lot size of 3,300 square feet and a minimum lot frontage of 60 feet shall be required. Lot sizes to be a minimum of 55 feet by 60 feet.
§ 27-1003 Area Regulations.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975]
All structures must be set back from the road right-of-way a minimum distance of 10 feet. There are no side or rear yard requirements for structures in this zone, except for special use structures such as churches, and except that the maximum length or frontage for row houses and apartments shall be 500 feet. An open space of 20 feet minimum shall be provided for fire and emergency vehicles between all buildings. On corner lots, side yards on the road side must contain a minimum depth of 10 feet measured from the right-of-way line to the building. Setbacks for structures abutting commonwealth roads shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
§ 27-1004 Usable Open Space.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975]
Either on the same lot as the apartment building or within 500 feet from said structure, usable open space shall be provided as follows:
Stories | Apartment Units | Minimum Usable Open Space per Unit (square feet) |
|---|---|---|
3 | Over 3 | 400 |
4 to 6 | Over 4 | 300 |
7 to 9 | Over 7 | 200 |
Over 9 | Over 9 | 100 |
Said usable open space may include a neighborhood park or playground that does not entail the crossing of a collector or major street to reach. In cases where over three apartment units occupy less than three stories, four units occupy less than four stories, seven units occupy less than seven stories and nine units occupy less than nine stories, the open space regulations corresponding to the number of units shall apply. Usable open space is defined to mean yard or lawn space to be used for recreational purposes. |
§ 27-1005 Condominiums.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975]
An apartment building may be a condominium; i.e., the owner may sell individual apartments: however all open space and yard regulations must be complied with whether the original owner retains title to the open land or a corporation consisting of the members of the condominium retains the title.
§ 27-1006 Mobile Home Parks.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975]
1.
The following property development standards shall apply for all mobile home parks:
A.
No parcel of land containing less than two mobile home spaces, available at the time of first occupancy shall be used for a mobile home park.
B.
The mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
D.
A mobile home park shall be entirely enclosed, exclusive of driveways, at its external boundaries by a solid wall, fence, or evergreen hedge not less than seven feet in height that are adjacent to residential structures. Such wall, fence, or hedge shall not be constructed or planted within the required front yard setback.
E.
Each mobile home park shall be permitted to display on each street frontage, one identifying sign of a maximum of nine square feet. Said sign shall contain thereon only the name and address of the mobile home park and may be lighted by indirect lighting only.
F.
Each mobile home space shall be of sufficient size that, in addition to the trailer, the following areas shall be provided:
(1)
Each mobile home space shall be clearly defined by permanent markers.
(2)
There shall be a front yard setback of 10 feet from all access roads within the mobile home park.
(3)
Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space so that there shall be at least a ten-foot clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance shall be not less, than 10 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than 20 feet from any commercial or service building within the mobile home park.
(4)
There shall be at least one off-street parking space for each mobile home space, which shall be on the same site as the mobile home served, and may be located in the rear or side yard of said mobile home space.
(5)
Each mobile home space shall be provided with a paved patio of at least 200 square feet and having a storage locker of at least 100 cubic feet. Storage lockers may be located in locker compounds.
§ 27-1007 General Provisions for Mobile Home Parks.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975; as amended by A.O.]
1.
There shall be established and maintained within each park an automobile parking area for the use of guests. The number of spaces within this area shall be equal to one for every four mobile home sites.
2.
Access roads within a mobile home park shall be paved to a width of not less than 20 feet. Where access roads are paved to a width of 32 feet or more, the required guest parking area shall be waived.
3.
Mobile home spaces may abut upon a driveway of not less than 20 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to the access road within the mobile home park. The sole vehicular access shall not be by alley, and all dead-end driveways shall include adequate vehicular turning space or cul-de-sac.
4.
Walkways not less than two feet wide shall be provided from the mobile home spaces to service buildings.
5.
Each mobile home space shall be provided with a connection to a sanitary sewer line or to a sewer system approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
6.
There shall be provided a park and recreation area having a minimum of 150 feet for each mobile home space. Areas shall be consolidated into usable areas with minimum dimensions of not less than 30 feet.
7.
Each mobile home park shall be provided with a management office and such service buildings as are necessary to provide facilities for mail distribution, storage space for supplies, maintenance materials and equipment, and laundry facilities equipped with washing machines and dryers. Outside drying yards shall be enclosed with a six-foot-high solid fence.
8.
Trailers, with or without toilet facilities, that cannot be connected to a sanitary sewer line shall not be permitted in a mobile home park.
9.
Mobile homes shall not be used for commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential uses within the mobile home parks except for home occupations.
§ 27-1008 Application for Permit for Mobile Home Park.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975; as amended by A.O.]
1.
The application for a permit shall be filed with and issued by the Zoning Officer. Each application shall be accompanied by three copies of the plot plan drawn to scale, and prepared by a licensed engineer or architect. Such copies shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the Zoning Officer. The following information shall be shown:
A.
The location of the proposed mobile home park.
B.
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements, and facilities constructed within the mobile home park.
C.
The proposed use of buildings shown on the site.
D.
The location and size of all mobile home spaces.
E.
The location of all points of entry and exit for motor vehicles and internal circulation pattern.
F.
The location of all landscaping to be provided.
G.
The location of all lighting standards to be provided.
H.
The location of all walls and fences and the indication of their height and the materials of their construction.
I.
The location of all off-street parking facilities.
J.
The name and address of the applicant.
K.
Such other architectural and engineering data as may be required to permit the Zoning Officer and Planning Commission to determine if the provisions of this Chapter are being complied with.
2.
A time schedule for development shall be prepared, which shall demonstrate the applicant's readiness and ability to provide the proposed services.
A.
Parking for Apartment Complexes. Off-street parking must be provided with 500 feet of the apartment building and designed according to the off-street parking regulations in this Chapter.
§ 27-1009 Churches and Other Special Uses.
[Ord. 639, 7/14/1975]
Churches and other special uses shall contain a minimum side and rear yard of 20 feet from the structure edge to the property line, unless said special use borders a Commercial or Industrial District in which case rear and side yards of the special use property adjacent to a Commercial or Industrial District are not required. In addition, the church or special use shall not cover over 25% of the lot area including all accessory buildings.