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South Strabane Township Washington County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-1 Neighborhood Residential District

§ 245-22 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to preserve natural features and resources while encouraging low-density single-family residential development suited to the natural conditions and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.

§ 245-23 Authorized uses.

In the R-1 Neighborhood Residential District, only the following uses are authorized:
A. 
Permitted uses:
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
Essential services.
(b) 
Forestry, subject to § 245-179.
(c) 
Oil and gas drilling subsurface facilities.
[Added 6-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2-2016[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection A(1)(c) through (e) as Subsection A(1)(d) through (f), respectively.
(d) 
Passive recreation.
(e) 
Public buildings.
(f) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Fences, subject to § 245-172.
(b) 
Home gardening, as defined herein.
(c) 
Keeping of domestic pets, as defined herein.
(d) 
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 245-180.
(e) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XVII.
(f) 
Portable on-demand storage (PODS®) units, subject to § 245-178.
(g) 
Private garages and storage buildings, subject to § 245-172.
(h) 
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 245-172.
(i) 
Signs, subject to Article XVIII.
(j) 
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 245-176.
(k) 
Woodpiles, subject to § 245-180.1.
[Added 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 3-2021[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection A(2)(k) as Subsection A(2)(l).
(l) 
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, low-impact, subject to § 245-107.
(b) 
Community club, subject to § 245-150.
(c) 
Conservation subdivision, subject to § 245-122.
(d) 
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to § 245-124.[3]
[3]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B(1)(e), regarding oil and gas wells, was repealed 6-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2-16.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Accessory dwelling, subject to § 245-106.
(b) 
Family day-care home, subject to § 245-125.
(c) 
Home occupation, subject to § 245-129.
C. 
Uses by special exception:
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
Churches, subject to § 245-118.
(b) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 245-119.
(c) 
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 245-153.
(d) 
Schools (public or private), subject to § 245-118.
(e) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 245-159.
(2) 
Accessory uses: none.

§ 245-24 Area and bulk regulations.

In the R-1 Neighborhood Residential District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Article XV:
A. 
Minimum lot area:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling:
(a) 
Without sewers: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(b) 
With sewers: 0.5 acre (21,780 square feet).
(2) 
All other principal uses: one acre (43,560 square feet).
B. 
Minimum lot width:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings:
(a) 
Without sewers: 120 feet.
(b) 
With sewers: 100 feet.
(2) 
All other principal uses: 150 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
D. 
Minimum front yard:
(1) 
Principal and accessory structures: 40 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
Principal structures: 40 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 20 feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard:
(1) 
Principal structures:
(a) 
Dwellings: 15 feet.
(b) 
Principal structures, other than dwellings: 30 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 15 feet.
G. 
Special yard requirements: See § 245-172.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: See § 245-173.
I. 
Maximum height:
(1) 
All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories, but no more than 35 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: one story, but no more than 20 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: See § 245-174.

§ 245-25 Off-street parking and loading.

See Article XVII.

§ 245-26 Signs.

See Article XVIII.

§ 245-27 Buffer areas and landscaping.

See § 245-171.

§ 245-28 Storage.

See § 245-178.

§ 245-29 Performance standards.

See § 245-170.