Thornbury Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 4
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - 1
§ 27-401 R-1 Residential District.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 400]
1.
Residential Districts are intended to establish residence areas and requirements for low density use and to permit agricultural, conservation, recreation and other open space purposes, while at the same time recognizing problems involving steep slopes, shallow soils and minimal drainage typical of large areas of the Township. Accordingly, the R-1 District provides for:
A.
The establishment of single-family detached dwellings.
B.
Recreation and other open space activities.
C.
Farming, including tilling of the soil.
D.
Conservation of creek valleys, steep slopes and woodland areas.
E.
Conservation and proper utilization of ground water supplies and control of surface water flooding.
2.
This being done in such manner as to discourage scattered isolated higher density development which would severely disturb the topography, water table and other natural features to the detriment of the natural environment and, further, which would imperil the inhabitants of such scattered isolated developments by reasons of flooding, soil erosion and lack of drainage.
3.
In Residential District-1, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 27-402 Use Regulations.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 401; as amended by Ord. 2-1986, 2/3/1986, § 1; by Ord. 7-1997, 10/1/1997, § 2; by Ord. 4-1998, 6/3/1998, § 1; and by Ord. 1-2003, 8/6/2003, § II]
1.
A building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and for no other:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Woodlands, game preserves or other conservation purpose.
C.
Farm use, including tilling of the soil, nursery or greenhouse and the keeping of livestock and poultry, except swine, provided that:
(1)
Any building used for the keeping of livestock and/or poultry shall be located not less than 140 feet from any street line and not less than 45 feet from any other property line.
(2)
No manure storage shall be established closer than 85 feet to any property line.
(3)
No more than one horse shall be maintained on lots of minimum size, nor more than one horse for each additional acre in excess of two.
D.
The display and sale of farm, nursery or greenhouse products shall be permitted, provided that:
(1)
At least 75% of such products shall have been produced on the property on which they are offered for sale.
(2)
Parking space for at least three cars shall be provided behind the highway street line.
(3)
Sale of farm products shall be conducted in the open or from a portable stand which shall be dismantled at the end of the growing season.
E.
The following uses, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the standards provided in Article 23 of this chapter:
(1)
Church or similar place of worship including rectory or parish house.
(2)
Nonprofit, non-commercial club for recreational, fraternal, civic, social, cultural or educational purpose, provided that the principal activity shall not be one which is customarily carried on as a business.
(3)
Conversion of a single-family dwelling to a two-or multi-family use, subject to the requirements contained in § 27-2108 of this chapter.
(4)
Country club.
(5)
No impact home-based business.
F.
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses. The term "accessory use" shall not include a business, except as hereinafter set forth and may include, but is not necessarily limited to:
(1)
Private Parking or Garage Space. No commercial vehicle shall be maintained or garaged on the premises, except that a single commercial vehicle which does not have more than two axles and which does not exceed a registered gross weight of 11,000 pounds may be parked in the following instances:
(2)
Private home swimming pool.
(3)
Private home greenhouse.
(4)
Home occupations such as tutor, where private instruction related to academics is given, limited business related computer or telephonic use, professional use, public official or dressmaking, millinery or similar handicrafts provided that:
(a)
Such home occupation shall be located in a dwelling in which the practitioner resides.
(b)
Such accessory use may not occupy more than 30% of the floor space of the dwelling.
(c)
There shall not be more than one employee or associate who is not a member of the household nor more than one patron or business invitee on the premises at any one specific time.
(d)
Adequate off-street parking must be provided for all patrons, employees or associates no closer than 50 feet to the street right-of-way.
(e)
No goods, signs or other commercial advertisement shall be publicly displayed on the premises.
(5)
No impact home-based business.
§ 27-403 Area Regulations - R-1 Residential.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 402; as amended by Ord. 4-1981, 11/9/1981; and by Ord. 2-1986, 2/3/1986, § 3]
1.
Lot Area. Except where a larger minimum lot area shall be required under § 27-2115, "Steep Slope Regulations," every lot shall have an area of not less than 87,000 square feet; provided, that if the lot does not abut on a road or street, the lot must be connected to a road or street by a right-of-way or roadway at least 20 feet wide, which right-of-way or roadway shall be in addition to the minimum lot area of 87,000 square feet.
2.
Lot Width. Each lot width shall be not less than 200 feet at the building line.
3.
Lot Coverage. Not more than 15% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings or other impervious cover, except that any area devoted to swimming pool construction, exclusive of surrounding paved areas, shall not be included in the 15%.
4.
Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 85 feet from the front building to the street line.
5.
Side Yards. There shall be two side yards which shall not be less than 100 feet in aggregate width and neither of which shall be less than 45 feet in width.
6.
Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 45 feet in depth.
7.
Accessory Buildings. For the purposes of this subsection, an accessory building may be placed at a minimum distance in accordance with the provisions of Subsections 4, 5, and 6 hereof. If the accessory building is located on the lot with its forward-most portion located behind a line parallel to the street line and which touches the rear-most portion of the main building, then it may be placed at a minimum distance of 25 feet from the side and rear property lines.
8.
Signs, as permitted in Article 20 of this chapter.
§ 27-404 Height Regulations.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 403]
No building shall exceed three stories or 35 feet in height.
§ 27-405 Off-Street Parking Regulations.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 404]
Off-street parking spaces with proper and safe access from a street shall be provided within a structure or in the open, to serve adequately the use on each lot within the district. The number of spaces to be provided and their location shall be as provided in Article 21 of this chapter.