Upper Chichester Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-3 High Density Residential District
§ 600-24 District purpose.
The purposes of this district are to provide for continued high-density, single-family residential development; to preserve existing single-family development; and to provide for and regulate certain uses permitted by special exception.
§ 600-25 Uses permitted by right.
Land, building or premises shall be used by right only for one or more of the following uses:
A.
All uses permitted by right in the R-1 District.
§ 600-26 Uses permitted by special exception.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles XXI and XXV.
A.
Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin), subject to § 600-186.
§ 600-27 Conditional uses.
The following shall be permitted as conditional uses only, subject to Article XXII and the provisions cited below:
A.
Active recreation area, as defined in Article II and subject to §§ 600-189 and 600-190.
§ 600-28 Accessory uses.
As noted in R-1 District, § 600-14, and subject to the provisions of § 600-159.
§ 600-29 Area and bulk regulations.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
(1)
Lot size: 5,000 square feet.
(2)
Lot width: 50 feet.
(3)
Building coverage: 35%, maximum.
(4)
Street frontage: 50 feet, and 35 feet at cul-de-sac turns.
(5)
Impervious surface: 55%, maximum.
(6)
Front yard:
(a)
Interior lot: 25 feet.
(b)
Corner lot: 25 feet on front street and 15 feet on side street.
(7)
Side yards: 20 feet, aggregate, and eight feet, minimum.
(8)
Rear yard: 20 feet.
(9)
Height: two stories, maximum, and 35 feet, maximum.
B.
Single-family semidetached dwellings (twins). Single-family semidetached dwellings (twins) shall be permitted by special exception only subject to the requirements of § 600-186.
§ 600-30 Homeowners' associations.
If a homeowners' association is required for any development located within the R-3 District, it shall adhere to the requirements of § 600-179.