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Whitemarsh Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

AAA Residential District

§ 116-43 Scope.

In an AAA Residential District, the following regulations shall apply.

§ 116-44 Permitted uses.

A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any uses permitted in § 116-35.

§ 116-45 Dimensional requirements.

Each lot shall be subject to the following minimum area, width and yard, and maximum height and building coverage requirements:
A. 
Lot area: one acre.
B. 
Width at building setback line: 175 feet.
C. 
Front yard: 60 feet.
D. 
Side yard: each 30 feet.
E. 
Rear yard: 60 feet.
F. 
Height.
(1) 
Principal building: 35 feet.
(2) 
Accessory building: 20 feet and not exceeding one story.
G. 
Building coverage: 15% of total lot area.

§ 116-46 Dimensional standards for conservation design subdivision or land developments.

[Added 4-6-2006 by Ord. No. 812[1]]
A. 
Option One.
(1) 
Maximum density: one dwelling unit per 10 acres of base site area.
(2) 
Minimum common open space: NA.
(3) 
Minimum lot area: one acre.
(4) 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(5) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(6) 
Side yard (each): 20 feet.
(7) 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(8) 
Height:
(a) 
Principal building: 35 feet.
(b) 
Accessory building: 20 feet.
(9) 
Building coverage: 15% of lot area.
B. 
Option Two.
(1) 
Maximum density: 0.6 dwelling units per acre of adjusted tract area.
(2) 
Minimum common open space: 50%.
(3) 
Minimum lot area: 29,000 square feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot width: 125 feet.
(5) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(6) 
Side yard (each): 25 feet.
(7) 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(8) 
Height:
(a) 
Principal building: 35 feet.
(b) 
Accessory building: 20 feet.
(9) 
Building coverage: 15% of lot area.
C. 
Option Three.
(1) 
Maximum density: 1.0 dwelling units per acre of adjusted tract area.
(2) 
Minimum common open space: 60%.
(3) 
Minimum lot area: 13,000 square feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(5) 
Front yard: 30 feet.
(6) 
Side yard (each): 15 feet.
(7) 
Rear yard: 40 feet.
(8) 
Height:
(a) 
Principal building: 35 feet.
(b) 
Accessory building: 20 feet.
(9) 
Building coverage: 25% of lot area.
D. 
Tracts where development of fewer than five dwelling units is proposed (total of both existing and proposed) may be developed using any one of the preceding options or, in the alternative, may be developed according to the area and dimensional regulations specified in § 116-45, Dimensional requirements, of this chapter. Tracts utilizing this exemption shall not interrupt or preclude the implementation of an interconnected greenway network of common open space, which is a principal objective of this chapter.
[Amended 3-28-2013 by Ord. No. 925]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 116-46, Planned cluster development.