West Manchester Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
RA Residential Zone R-4
§ 150-59 Purpose.
This zone seeks to accommodate the higher-density housing needs of the Township. A wide range of housing types are encouraged, with densities exceeding those permitted elsewhere in the Township. These zones are located around existing multifamily developments and major transportation routes. Both public sewer and water facilities are readily available to these areas. In addition, limited neighborhood commercial uses are permitted to serve the immediate residents of the neighborhood and promote pedestrian movement between the residential and commercial uses.
§ 150-60 Permitted uses.
§ 150-61 Special exception uses.
§ 150-62 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 150-62, Conditional uses, was repealed 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03.
§ 150-63 Duplex dwellings.
§ 150-64 Townhouses.
Design standards for townhouses shall be as follows:
A.
Minimum lot area: 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit; provided, however, that the minimum area devoted to a townhouse development shall be two acres, and the maximum density shall be 10 units to the acre.
B.
Minimum width: 24 feet per dwelling; provided, however, that the minimum width of an area devoted to townhouse development shall be 150 feet.
C.
Minimum lot depth: 120 feet.
D.
Minimum setback requirements:
(1)
Front yard setback: 35 feet; provided, however, that within each townhouse grouping containing four or more units, no more than 60% of such units can have the same front yard setback. Furthermore, no more than two contiguous units can have the same front yard setback. The minimum difference of staggered setbacks must be two feet.
(2)
Side yard setbacks. Each end unit shall provide a twenty-foot side yard.
(3)
Rear yard setback: 35 feet.
E.
Maximum length of townhouse grouping. No grouping may contain more than six townhouse units nor exceed an overall length of 160 feet, except that individual groupings may contain up to eight townhouse units and have a maximum length of 200 feet if the grouping complies with any one of the following:
[Amended 3-24-1988 by Ord. No. 88-02]
(1)
No more than 8% of the grouping shall be visible from adjoining lands zoned for single-family detached dwellings and/or adjoining public streets. Such determination shall be made at the subject property's common property line with the adjoining zone and/or public street.
(2)
No portion of the grouping shall be located within 300 feet of any adjoining land zoned for single-family detached dwellings and/or adjoining public streets.
(3)
The grouping is arranged in a manner that is substantially perpendicular to any adjoining land zoned for single-family detached dwellings and/or adjoining public streets and also complies with one of the following:
(a)
The grouping is comprised of townhouse units that, in addition to the front yard setback staggering required in Subsection D(1), have varying roof lines of at least 24 inches. No more than two contiguous units shall have identical roof lines that generally parallel the ground along the same horizontal plane.
(b)
The grouping contains multiple-story townhouse units that are connected by one-story garages. End units can also have attached one-story garages that are only connected to the end unit.
F.
Maximum permitted height: 35 feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
H.
Minimum separation between buildings. In those townhouse developments constructed upon common lands, the following separation distances shall be provided between each townhouse building/grouping:
(1)
Front-to-front, rear-to-rear or front-to-rear parallel buildings shall have 70 feet between faces of the buildings. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distance at the other end.
(2)
A yard space of 30 feet is required between end walls of buildings for each two-story building, plus five feet for each additional story. If the buildings are at right angles to each other, the distance between the corners of the end walls of the building may be reduced to a minimum of 20 feet.
(3)
A yard space of 30 feet is required between end walls and front or rear faces of buildings for each two-story building, plus five feet for each additional story.
§ 150-65 Multiple-family dwellings.
Design standards for multiple-family dwellings shall be as follows:
A.
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area for a multiple-family dwelling unit development shall be two acres. Multiple-family dwellings are permitted at a density of up to eight units per acre.
B.
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C.
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
E.
Maximum length of building: 200 feet.
F.
Maximum permitted height: 35 feet.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 60%.
H.
Minimum separation between buildings. In those instances where several multiple-family dwelling buildings are located on the same lot, the following separation distances will be provided between each building:
(1)
Front-to-front, rear-to-rear or front-to-rear parallel buildings shall have 80 feet between faces of the building for two stories in height, plus five feet for each additional story. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distance at the other end.
(2)
A yard space of 30 feet is required between end walls of buildings for each two-story building, plus five feet for each additional story. If the buildings are at right angles to each other, the distance between the corners of the end walls of the building may be reduced to a minimum of 15 feet.
(3)
A yard space of 30 feet is required between end walls and front or rear faces of building for each two-story building, plus five feet for each additional story.
§ 150-66 Accessory uses.
Within each dwelling unit type development, accessory use setbacks shall be the same as those imposed on principal uses; provided, however, that no accessory use, except permitted signs, shall be located within any front yard. Maximum permitted height for accessory uses is 15 feet.