§ 255-132. Development regulations.

   A.   Buffer requirements.

      (1)   A landscaped planting area of not less than 15 feet in depth shall be provided along any perimeter property line (other than in a street ) where the tract abuts existing residential, commercial, institutional and industrial uses . The landscaping shall be permanent and designed for screening from view residential, commercial, institutional and industrial uses which are adjoining to the MRD. The buffer strip shall not be included in the lots adjacent thereto, but shall be owned and maintained in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 255-133.

      (2)   Planting requirements are not required where vegetation exists or will be preserved or where the units in the MRD District will be of the same dwelling unit type and approximately the same density of the dwelling units adjacent to the MRD District.

      (3)   All landscaping requirements contained in Chapter 212, Subdivision and Land Development, shall be applicable to any MRD unless less restrictive, in which case the provisions of this chapter shall control.

   B.   Height regulations. No building and/or structure shall exceed a height of 35 feet.

   C.   Varied setbacks. To encourage design variety, no more than four dwelling units in a row may utilize minimum setbacks, and five feet shall be the minimum offset.

   D.   Corner lot provisions. In the case of a corner lot , all front yard requirements shall be observed along both street frontages.

   E.   Accessory use provisions. Accessory use  structures may only be erected within the rear and side yard areas of single-family detached dwellings and single-family patio dwellings , provided that the accessory structure is not located within four feet of the rear and/or side property lines.

   F.   Streets . All streets shall be public streets and, as such, shall be constructed to Township standards regarding paving thickness and materials. The following right-of-way and paving width standards for an MRD shall apply:

 

Classification	Row (feet)	Cartway (feet)
Minor residential street	40	25
Minor collector street	50	25

 

   G.   Not less than two off-street parking spaces shall be required for each dwelling unit . Garage spaces shall not be counted toward the parking requirement.

   H.   Only single-family detached or single-family detached patio homes or accessory uses customarily incidential to such uses may be erected within 200 feet of the boundary lines of the property where such boundary lines are contiguous to lands which are located in any residential district on the Township Zoning map; provided, however, that only single- family detached dwellings may be constructed on lots abutting residential districts.

   I.   Decks. Decks and patios may extend into the required rear and side yard setbacks of a residential district, provided that they are not enclosed either on the sides, by a roof or underneath the deck. The deck perimeter shall not exceed 20 feet to the rear, 10 feet to the side and in no case be closer than 10 feet to a property line. Decks and patios adjacent to interior townhouses are not limited by side yard setbacks. [Amended 6-28-1988 by Ord. No. 748; 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879]