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South Strabane Township Washington County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIA

R-5 High-Density Residential/Mixed Use

§ 245-77.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to accommodate a mixture of land uses in areas proximate to both mixed-use development, as permitted in C-3 Districts, and medium-density residential development, as permitted in R-4 Districts, in a manner that is compatible with adjacent land uses, including high-density residential and offices and commercial uses that are consistent with those uses.

§ 245-77.2 Authorized uses.

In the R-5 High-Density Residential/Mixed Use District, only the following uses are authorized:
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Essential services.
(b) 
Forestry.
(c) 
Passive recreation.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing or approved communications tower.
(b) 
Fences, subject to § 245-172.
(c) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XVII.
(d) 
Portable on-demand storage (PODS®) units and temporary storage trailers or containers, subject to § 245-178.
(e) 
Signs, subject to Article XVIII.
(f) 
Temporary construction trailer or sales office, subject to § 245-176.
(g) 
Uses accessory to a recreational equipment center facility that are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building.
(h) 
Woodpiles, subject to § 245-180.1.
[Added 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 3-2021[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection A(2)(h) as Subsection A(2)(i).
(i) 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Active recreation, high-impact, subject to § 245-107.
(b) 
Assisted living facility, subject to § 245-110.
(c) 
Business or professional offices, subject to § 245-115.
(d) 
Communications tower, subject to § 245-120.
(e) 
Day-care center, subject to § 245-124.
(f) 
Independent living facility, subject to § 245-110.
(g) 
Life care communities, subject to § 245-137.
(h) 
Medical clinic, subject to § 245-130.
(i) 
Multifamily dwellings, subject to § 245-145.
(j) 
Motel/hotel, subject to § 245-143.
(k) 
Mixed retail/commercial uses within an approved development, as permitted in C-2 Districts.
(l) 
Planned shopping centers, subject to § 245-149.
(m) 
Nightclub, subject to § 245-146.
(n) 
Nursing home, subject to § 245-130.
(o) 
Planned office park, subject to § 245-148.
(p) 
Planned research or technology park, subject to § 245-148.
(q) 
Planned residential development, subject to Article XIV.
(r) 
Private club, subject to § 245-150.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted conditional use authorized in this district.
C. 
Special exceptions.
(1) 
Principal uses.
(a) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or on an existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 245-119.
(b) 
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 245-212.
(c) 
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 245-153.
(d) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 245-159.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted special exception authorized in this district.

§ 245-77.3 Area and bulk regulations.

A. 
Minimum lot area: One acre.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 50%.
D. 
Minimum front yard: 50 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard: 50 feet (all accessory uses, 20 feet).
F. 
Minimum side yard: 50 feet (all accessory uses, 20 feet).
G. 
Maximum height: 10 stories, but no more than 120 feet (all accessory structures, two stories but no more than 30 feet).

§ 245-77.4 Off-street parking and loading.

Off-street parking and loading in the R-5 District shall be in accordance with Article XVII.

§ 245-77.5 Signs.

Signs in the R-5 District shall be in accordance with Article XVIII.

§ 245-77.6 Buffer areas and landscaping.

Buffer area and landscaping in the R-5 District shall be in accordance with § 245-171.

§ 245-77.7 Storage.

Storage in the R-5 District shall be in accordance with § 245-178.

§ 245-77.8 Performance standards.

Compliance with the performance standards as set forth in § 245-170 is required.