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Slippery Rock City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

R-2 Residential District

§ 375-23 Purpose.

The purpose of the R-2 Residential District is to provide areas for moderate-density residential use with other compatible uses.

§ 375-24 Permitted uses.

A. 
Permitted principal uses. Permitted principal uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Agricultural operations.
(2) 
Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses.
(3) 
Essential services. (See § 375-79.)
(4) 
Forestry.
(5) 
Public buildings.
(6) 
Public recreational facilities.
(7) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(8) 
The keeping of domestic animals in this district shall be limited to house pets, as defined, and shall not include any activity of a commercial nature such as a kennel, stable or coop.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Home occupations.
(2) 
Other accessory structures and uses customarily appurtenant to a permitted use.
(3) 
Private garages and parking areas.
(4) 
Private swimming pools, permanent and portable, regulated as described in § 375-81.
(5) 
Signs. (See Article XX.)
(6) 
Game courts, erected on the same lot as the principal structure, shall be set back 15 feet from all property lines and constructed only in the rear yard of the lot.

§ 375-25 Conditional uses.

A. 
See Article XVII.
B. 
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Schools, public, private and parochial, provided such schools are chartered or licensed by the commonwealth. (See § 375-102.)
(2) 
Boarding and breeding of domestic animals. (See § 375-101.)
(3) 
Two-family dwelling duplex. (See § 375-92.)
(4) 
Group residence facility. (See § 375-103.)
(5) 
Bed-and-breakfast. (See § 375-104.)
(6) 
Personal care homes. (See § 375-105.)
(7) 
Schools, public, private and parochial. (See § 375-102.)

§ 375-26 Uses by special exception.

Uses by special exception shall be as follows:
A. 
Hospitals, clinics and philanthropic institutions, landscaped in accordance with § 375-85, with access from a public street. (See § 375-109.)
B. 
Nursery school and day-care center for more than five persons situated on a lot of not less than 20,000 square feet, screened in accordance with § 375-85, and meeting all other state and local requirements. (See § 375-108.)
C. 
Nursing homes, retirement homes and convalescent homes for more than five persons situated on a lot of not less than 20,000 square feet, screened in accordance with § 375-85, and meeting all other state and local requirements. (See § 375-107.)

§ 375-27 Lot, yard, bulk and height regulations.

For permitted and conditional uses:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 8,712 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 60 feet, measured at the building setback line.
C. 
Minimum width, each side yard: 10 feet.
D. 
Minimum front yard: 30 feet; front yard and/or side yard abutting a street: 30 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard: 40 feet.
F. 
Maximum building coverage (percent of gross lot area): 35%.
G. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet.

§ 375-27.1 Rental of residential uses.

[Added 6-7-2016 by Ord. No. 692]
A. 
Rental of single-family detached residential dwellings. Each single-family detached residence may include no more than one dwelling unit for rent. Where a single-family detached residence includes a dwelling unit for rent, the maximum occupancy of the dwelling unit by unrelated adult persons shall be no greater than one more than the number of bedrooms within the dwelling unit.
B. 
Rental of dwelling units. The number of adult unrelated persons occupying a dwelling unit for rent shall not exceed two, except as may be permitted for the rental of single-family detached dwellings.