Regulations for residential uses and for structures that have a combination of residential and nonresidential uses. For the purposes of this use and others, facilities ancillary to and supportive of a residential community where the use of such facilities is limited to residents of that community and their guests shall be deemed a component of such residential use and shall not be interpreted as a nonresidential use. Such uses may include, but are not necessarily limited to, fitness centers, swimming pools and other facilities for active recreation (whether indoor or outdoor), community rooms and gathering areas, game rooms, media rooms, and business centers.
Tracts with a gross tract area of 40 acres or more shall be eligible for development under the high-density single-family option. This option allows eligible tracts to be developed with a combination of single-family detached dwellings, two-family dwellings, and townhouse dwellings in accordance with the following regulations.
(a) Minimum gross tract area: 40 acres.
(b) Maximum building coverage: 25% of net tract area.
(c) Maximum impervious coverage: 65% of net tract area.
(d) At least 50% of the proposed dwelling units shall be single-family detached dwellings, which shall comply with the following regulations:
[1] Minimum lot size: 7,000 square feet.
[2] Minimum lot width at the building line: 70 feet.
[3] Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
[4] Minimum side yard: five feet; however, no portion of any single family detached dwelling shall be closer than 15 feet to any portion of any other single-family detached dwelling.
[5] Minimum rear yard: 25 feet. Covered decks that are not permanently enclosed and patios shall be permitted to project a maximum of 10 feet into the rear yard.
[6] Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
(e) Not more than 50% of the proposed dwelling units shall be two-family or townhouse dwellings, which shall comply with the following regulations:
[1] Two-family and townhouse dwelling units may be placed on individual lots with front and rear yards, on individual building footprint lots, or developed as condominium units under the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, provided that twin and townhouse dwelling development is consistent with the area and bulk regulations below.
[2] Minimum building setback:
[a] From Lincoln Highway: 150 feet.
[b] Whitford Road: 75 feet.
[c] From all other public streets: 25 feet.
[d] From private streets: 10 feet.
[e] From tract perimeter where the perimeter is not defined by a street or otherwise provided for above: 40 feet.
[3] Minimum building separation: 30 feet.
[4] Maximum structure height: 40 feet, but not more than three stories above grade.
(f) Minimum permanent open space: 30% of gross tract area.
[1] Lands within road rights-of-way or within any residential lot for private ownership shall not be counted toward this requirement. Environmentally constrained lands and lands within other types of right of-way may count toward this requirement; however, this section shall not be interpreted to supersede
§ 281-47: Community facilities of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, so if the permanent open space fails to satisfy the minimum requirements of that section, the developer may still be subject to payment of a fee in lieu of open space for the unmet portion.
[2] The distance from a residential lot to a permanent open space area shall not exceed 300 feet.
(g) As a minimum, sidewalks shall be provided on one side of all streets, except that sidewalks shall not be required along Lincoln Highway if an alternative means of pedestrian access satisfactory to the Township is provided through the development to connect to existing streets on the perimeter of the tract.