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South Strabane Township Washington County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

R-4 Medium-Density Residential District

§ 245-46 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to protect older, established neighborhoods comprised primarily of single-family dwellings on small lots, to provide opportunities for limited commercial development on properties that front on arterial or collector roads, to provide services to the immediate neighborhoods and local traffic, and to provide for compatible public, semipublic and accessory uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.

§ 245-47 Authorized uses.

In the R-4 Medium-Density 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 (f) as Subsection A(1)(d) through (g), respectively.
(d) 
Passive recreation.
(e) 
Public buildings.
(f) 
Single-family dwelling.
(g) 
Two-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) 
Assisted living facility, subject to § 245-110.
(c) 
Business or professional offices, subject to § 245-115.
(d) 
Community club, subject to § 245-150.
(e) 
Conversion apartment, subject to § 245-109.
(f) 
Day-care center, subject to § 245-124.
(g) 
Funeral home, subject to § 245-126.
(h) 
Independent living facility, subject to § 245-110.
(i) 
Medical clinic, subject to § 245-130.
(j) 
Multifamily dwellings, including the following, subject to  245-145:
[1] 
Quadraplex and triplex.
[2] 
Townhouse.
[3] 
Garden apartment.
[4] 
Mid-rise apartment.
[5] 
High-rise apartment.
(k) 
Nursing home, subject to § 245-130.[3]
[3]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B(1)(l), regarding oil and gas wells, was repealed 6-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2-16. This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection B(1)(m) as Subsection B(1)(l).
(l) 
Planned residential development, subject to Article XIV.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Family day-care home, subject to § 245-125.
(b) 
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 on an 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.

§ 245-48 Area and bulk regulations.

In the R-4 Medium-Density 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: 0.25 acre (10,890 square feet).
(2) 
Two-family dwelling: 0.33 acre (14,520 square feet).
(3) 
All other principal uses: one acre (43,560 square feet).
B. 
Minimum lot width:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 80 feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwelling: 90 feet.
(3) 
All other principal uses: 150 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
D. 
Minimum front yard:
(1) 
Single-family and two-family dwellings: 30 feet.
(2) 
All other principal uses: 40 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
Principal structures: 40 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 20 feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard:
(1) 
Single-family and two-family dwellings: 10 feet.
(2) 
All other principal structures: 15 feet.
(3) 
Accessory structures: 10 feet.
G. 
Special yard requirements: See § 245-172.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: See § 245-173.
I. 
Maximum height:
(1) 
Mid-rise apartments: six stories, but no more than 75 feet.
(2) 
High-rise apartments: 10 stories, but no more than 120 feet.
(3) 
All other principal structures: three stories, but no more than 45 feet.
(4) 
All accessory structures: one story, but no more than 20 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: See § 245-174.

§ 245-49 Off-street parking and loading.

See Article XVII.

§ 245-50 Signs.

See Article XVIII.

§ 245-51 Buffer areas and landscaping.

See § 245-171.

§ 245-52 Storage.

See § 245-178.

§ 245-53 Performance standards.

See § 245-170.