Ridley Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
A Residential Districts
§ 325-12 Intended purpose.
The A Residential Districts are composed of low density residential areas of the Township, plus certain open areas where similar residential development appears likely to occur. The regulations for these districts are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the area, protect the amenities of certain areas of the Township where the pattern has already been established with single-family development on relatively large lots and promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. To these ends, development is restricted to conventional low density single-family detached dwellings and related land uses.
§ 325-13 Permitted uses.
A structure may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premise may be used for any of the following purposes and for no other:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Churches and similar places of worship.
C.
Public grounds.
D.
General gardening and the growing of trees and nursery stock; not including roadside displays or commercial signs.
§ 325-14 Special exception uses.
The following special exception uses shall be permitted, subject to the issuance of a permit by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided for in this chapter.
A.
Hospital or sanitarium.
B.
Professional offices and home occupations, subject to regulation in Article XIII of this chapter.
C.
Installation or erection of a satellite dish larger than 39 inches in diameter as an accessory use to a dwelling, subject to regulation in Article XIII of this chapter.
[Amended 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 1782]
§ 325-15 Dimensional requirements.
In this district, any structure, hereafter erected or any lot hereafter used or occupied for any lawful purpose shall provide the minimum and not exceed the maximum dimensions specified below.
A.
The building area shall not exceed 20% of the lot area, and in no case shall any building be erected on a lot with an area of less than 6,000 square feet and width of less than 60 feet.
[Amended 9-26-2007 by Ord. No. 1903]
B.
There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall be at least 30 feet.
C.
In case of a corner lot, a front yard as provided for in § 325-15B shall be required on each street on which the lot abuts.
D.
In case of a single-family dwelling, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate widths of which shall be at least 30 feet, and neither side yard shall be less than 10 feet wide.
E.
In the case of churches or other places of worship, there shall be two side yards. If such building is not over 40 feet high, the width of each of the side yards shall be at least 20 feet; and if such building is over 40 feet high, this width shall be increased five feet for each 12 feet or portion thereof, by which the building exceeds 40 feet in height.
F.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet; provided that if at the time this chapter becomes effective, any lot is held in single and separate ownership with a depth of less than 100 feet, the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 15 feet. In case of a building over 40 feet high, the depth shall be increased five feet for each 12 feet or portion thereof by which the building exceeds 40 feet in height.
G.
No garage or accessory building that is separated from the main building shall hereafter be located at a distance of less than 30 feet from any portion of any other building erected on the same lot. A deck addition is not to be included as part of the main building for purposes of this calculation.
[Amended 4-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1735]
I.
No building may be erected, altered or used, nor may any lot be used, which may be noxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration or noise.
J.
The minimum habitable floor area of any new dwelling unit hereafter utilized shall be: