(A) Within the township, the width and area of lots shall be no less than provided in any application or ordinance. Insofar as practical, side lot lines should be at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines.
(B) Lot lines should tend to follow municipal boundaries rather than cross them in order to avoid interjurisdictional problems.
(1) Frontage. All lots shall meet the following frontage requirements.
(a) All lots in a major subdivision shall front a public street, existing or proposed.
(b) All lots in a minor subdivision containing three or more lots shall front a public street, existing or proposed.
(c) Lots in a minor subdivision of two lots shall front a public street, existing or proposed or shall be provided with legal ingress/egress including a recorded easement agreement. A shared use and maintenance agreement shall be required to be submitted for township approval for all easement agreements.
(d) Double or reverse frontage lots shall be avoided except where required to provide separation of residential development from major streets or to overcome specific topographic problems.
(2) Size. All lots shall meet the following minimum requirements.
(a) In all sections of the township not served by sanitary sewer nor public water facilities, each lot shall have a minimum width of 100 feet at the building line and a minimum area of 43,560 square feet. In addition, in sections of the township requiring the utilization of on-lot sewage disposal, the minimum lot size shall be large enough to accommodate the original absorption bed and a tested, preserved and reserved area for a replacement absorption bed while meeting all PA DEP required maximum isolation distances.
(b) In all sections of the township served by either public water supply or public sewerage, each lot shall have a minimum width of 100 feet at the building line and at least 21,780 square feet in area per single-family dwelling; not less than 12,000 square feet in area per family for duplex dwellings with a width of not less than 75 feet at the building line; and not less than 7,500 square feet in area per family for row houses and apartments. In addition, in sections of the township requiring the utilization of on-lot sewage disposal, the minimum lot size shall be large enough to accommodate the original absorption bed and a tested, preserved and reserved area for a replacement absorption bed while meeting all PA DEP required maximum isolation distances.
(c) In all sections of the township served by both public water supply and public sewerage, each lot shall have a minimum width of 75 feet at the building line and a minimum area of 9,000 square feet.
(d) Exceptions to the lot size requirements may be considered for cluster housing and “green design” types of development where open space/green space is incorporated into the overall development. All exceptions shall be handled by way of the waiver process.
(3) Width. In no case shall the width of the lot at the building setback line be less than 60 feet nor the area of the lot be less than 7,200 square feet. Corner lots for residential use shall have a width of at least 20% greater than the aforementioned required widths to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets, provided that corner lots need not exceed 100 feet.
(4) Setback lines. Structures built on lots shall meet the following setback lines depending upon the availability of public water and sanitary sewer service. In all sections of the township served by sanitary sewer and/or public water facilities, structures shall be constructed no closer than 35 feet from front, 15 feet from side and 25 feet from rear property lines. In sections lacking public water and/or sanitary sewer service, setbacks shall be adequate to permit the proper installation and functioning of such systems, and be at least the depth of those for lots having public water and sewer service.
(Ord. 2-2011, passed 10-6-2011)