Willistown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
RA-1 Residence Districts
§ 139-21 Regulations to apply.
In RA-1 Residence Districts, the following-regulations shall apply.
§ 139-22 Use regulations.
[Amended 4-24-1984 by Ord. No. 3-1984]
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied only for one principal use and accessory uses as permitted in RA Residence Districts.
§ 139-23 Area regulations.
[Amended 5-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1-2001; 8-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2-2005; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. 4-2008; 9-9-2024 by Ord. No. 6-2024]
Every lot on which a principal building is erected, altered or used shall comply with the following area requirements, subject also to the special provisions of §§ 139-150 through 139-157 of Article XXVI, OSC Open Space Conservation District.
A.
Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a lot area of not less than two acres and a lot width of not less than 200 feet at the building line, except that where public water facilities are to serve a dwelling, lot area may be reduced to not less than one acre, and the lot width at the building line may be reduced to not less than 150 feet.
B.
Building area. Not more than 12% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings, except that on lots of less than two acres, not more than 15% of the lot area may be occupied by buildings.
C.
Yards. Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on each lot as follows:
(1)
Front yard: one yard, not less than 75 feet in depth, provided that in any case where the lot area and lot width requirements are reduced in accordance with Subsection A of this section, each such yard shall be not less than 60 feet in depth.
(2)
Side yards: two yards, neither less than 40 feet in width, provided that in any case where the lot area and lot width requirements are reduced in accordance with Subsection A of this section, such yards shall be not less than 65 feet in aggregate width, and neither shall be less than 30 feet. In the case of a corner lot, a yard which abuts a street shall be not less than 60 feet in width.
(3)
Rear yard: one yard, not less than 40 feet in depth.
D.
Impervious coverage. Not more than 15% of the lot area may contain impervious surfaces, except that on lots of less than two acres, not more than 20% of the lot area may contain impervious surfaces.
E.
Parcel yield (maximum number of lots or density). For any parcel involving protected land, the maximum number of lots and/or dwelling units shall be determined by applying the natural resource protection and density calculations referenced in § 139-158 of this chapter and § 73-11.1 of the Willistown Township Environmental Protection Ordinance. Density shall be no greater than that which the underlying zoning, subdivision and environmental protection regulations would permit.
§ 139-24 Height regulations.
No building other than a farm building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
§ 139-25 Access to street.
Each lot must have access to a street as defined in the Willistown Township Subdivision Control Ordinance,[1] which street may be either publicly or privately owned, such access to be of a minimum, contiguous width of 25 feet at the place of abutment of the lot with the street and at every point from the place of abutment to the remainder of the lot which is to be used for access to and egress therefrom.