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Willistown Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

R-1 Residence Districts

§ 139-26 Regulations to apply.

R-1 Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

§ 139-27 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 § 139-12 hereof, except that neither agricultural uses as permitted in § 139-12D nor roadside stands as permitted in § 139-12G(4) or otherwise shall be permitted.

§ 139-28 Area regulations.

[Added 5-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1-2001; amended 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 one acre and a lot width of not less than 150 feet at the building line and not less than 100 feet at the street line or 50 feet at the street line where on a cul-de-sac.
B. 
Building area. 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 60 feet in depth.
(2) 
Side yard: two yards, not less than 65 feet in aggregate width, and neither less than 30 feet; except that in the case of a corner lot, any 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 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.

§ 139-29 Height regulations.

No building shall exceed 35 feet in height.