Springfield Township Montgomery County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
C Residence District
§ 114-70 General.
In a C Residence District, the regulations contained in this Article shall apply.
§ 114-71 Permitted uses.
[Amended 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 646; 7-14-1976 by Ord. No. 655; 7-8-1992 by Ord. No. 786; 11-10-1993 by Ord. No. 798]
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any one of the following purposes and for no other:
A.
Any use permitted in the B Residence District.
B.
Two-family detached dwelling.
C.
Single-family and two-family semidetached dwelling.
D.
Multiple dwelling, when authorized as a special exception; provided, however, that the following requirements must be met:
(1)
A lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet per family shall be provided.
(2)
The building shall not exceed:
(a)
Forty percent of the lot area for one-story buildings.
(b)
Twenty-five percent of the lot area for two-story buildings.
(c)
Seventeen percent of the lot area for three-story buildings.
(d)
Twelve and one-half percent of the lot area for four-story buildings.
(e)
Ten percent of the lot area for buildings of five stories.
(3)
Buffers shall be provided along property boundaries, buffers or street trees shall be provided along all streets and all parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of § 95-11I of Chapter 95, Subdivision of Land. Existing landscape material may be used to meet these requirements.
E.
A minor garage, when authorized as a special exception, provided that a minor garage must be built at least 100 feet away from any street.
§ 114-72 Lot and building area.
§ 114-73 Lot width.
[Added 3-11-1970 by Ord. No. 592]
Each lot shall have a minimum lot width of not less than 50 feet extending in depth from the street line to the building line. When a lot borders on more than one public highway or street, the owner may elect one of the streets to establish the minimum lot width for purposes of this section.
§ 114-74 Yards.
A.
Front yards.
(1)
General requirement. There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall be at least 30 feet, provided that in the case of a lot extending through from one street to another, the street lines of which are not more than 150 feet apart, the depth of the front yard on the rear street line of such lot may be decreased when authorized as a special exception.
[Amended 3-11-1970 by Ord. No. 591]
(2)
Corner lots. In case of a corner lot, a front yard, as provided for in Subsection A(1) above, shall be required on each street on which the lot abuts, provided that, if at the time this chapter becomes effective any corner lot is held in single and separate ownership with a width of less than 80 feet, the depth of the front yard on the long side of such lot may be decreased, when authorized as a special exception.
B.
Side yards.
(1)
Single- or two-family dwellings.
(a)
In the case of a single-family or two-family detached dwelling, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, together having an aggregate width of at least 20 feet, but neither side yard shall be less than eight feet wide, provided that in the case of a lot held in single and separate ownership at the time this chapter becomes effective, of a width less than 60 feet, a single-family or two-family detached dwelling may be built thereon with side yards of less width, when authorized as a special exception; and provided, further, that in the case of a single-family or two-family detached dwelling constructed with its greater dimension parallel with the front street, a one-story open or enclosed porch may project into one of the side yards, provided that the width of such side yard is not thereby reduced to less than the required eight feet.
(b)
In the case of a single-family or two-family semidetached dwelling, there shall be at least one side yard which shall be not less than 12 feet wide.
(2)
Other buildings. In the case of any building other than a single-family or two-family detached or semidetached dwelling, or a building accessory thereto, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building. If such building is not over 40 feet high, the width of each of the two 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.
C.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet, provided that in the case of any lot which, at the time this chapter becomes effective, is held in single and separate ownership and which has a depth of less than 100 feet, the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 15 feet. In the 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.