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Ridley Park City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

R-3 Residential District

§ 213-26 Purpose.

The purposes of this district are to provide for two-family, townhouse, and apartment developments of moderate size, height, and density and to provide effective buffer and screening requirements to protect abutting lower-density districts.

§ 213-27 Uses permitted by right.

Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for only one or more of the following uses:
A. 
Any uses permitted by right within the R-2 Residential District.
B. 
Dwellings, two-family detached, including duplexes, provided that each unit has a separate exterior entrance.
C. 
Dwellings, two-family semidetached, provided that the dwelling with which it has a party wall in common is erected at the same time.
D. 
Dwellings, single-family attached (townhouse or rowhouse), provided that no single structure shall contain more than eight dwelling units and provided that all units within one structure are erected at the same time.
E. 
Multifamily dwellings, three or more dwelling units, provided that they meet all other applicable portions of this chapter.
F. 
Mortuaries.

§ 213-28 Conditional uses.

The following use is permitted by conditional use only, subject to the applicable provisions of Article XVIII:
A. 
Those uses permitted by conditional use in the R-1 Residential District.

§ 213-29 Special exceptions.

The following uses are permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles XVII and XXIII:
A. 
All uses permitted by special exception within the R-2 Residential District.
B. 
Private clubs or lodges, subject to § 213-124.

§ 213-30 Accessory uses and structures.

The following uses are permitted as accessory uses incidental to the uses permitted by right, provided that they conform to the R-3 area and bulk regulations:
A. 
Those accessory uses permitted in the R-2 Residential District.

§ 213-31 Area and bulk regulations.

Standard
Size
Lot area
Single-family detached
4,000 square feet minimum
Single-family semidetached
3,000 square feet minimum
Single-family attached
2,000 square feet minimum
Multifamily
2,000 square feet per unit minimum
Lot width
Single-family detached
40 feet minimum
Single-family semidetached
30 feet minimum
Single-family attached
18 feet minimum
Multifamily
30 feet minimum
Building coverage
Single-family detached
40% maximum
Single-family semidetached
40% maximum
Single-family attached
50% maximum
Multifamily
70% maximum
Impervious surface
Single-family detached
50% maximum
Single-family semidetached
50% maximum
Single-family attached
70% maximum
Multifamily
80% maximum
Floor area ratio (FAR)
Multifamily
1.5 maximum
Front yard
25 feet minimum
Side yards
Single-family detached
6 feet minimum (each side)
Single-family semidetached
1 side yard, 10 feet minimum
Single-family attached
10 feet minimum (each end of row)
Multifamily structures
20 feet minimum (each side)
Accessory building
3 feet minimum (each side)
Rear yard
Main building
20 feet minimum
Accessory building
3 feet minimum
Height
Single-family structures
35 feet or 3 stories maximum
Multifamily structures
60 feet or 5 stories maximum
Accessory building
15 feet or 1 story maximum