§ 155.069 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN EACH DISTRICT.

   (A)   Generally. The following area, yard and building requirements shall apply for the specified zoning district, unless a more restrictive requirement for a specific use is required by §§ 155.073, 155.074 or 155.075 or another section of this chapter. All measurements shall be in feet unless otherwise stated. See definitions of terms (such as lot width) in § 155.051.

Zoning District: Type of Use	Min. Lot Area (sq. ft.) (Note E)	Min. Lot Width Measured at Min. Building Setback Line (ft.)	Min. Front Yard Setback (ft.) (Note D)	Min. Rear Yard Setback (ft.) **	Min. Side Yard Setback ** (each) (ft.)	Maximum Percent Building Coverage	Maximum Percent Impervious Coverage
CON Conservation District	87,120 (2 acres), unless a larger lot area is required by § 155.112	200	50	50	25	10%	15%
AC Agricultural Conservation District	The provisions of § 155.070 shall apply
R-A Rural Agricultural District See the option for conservation/open space development option in § 155.076	87,120 (2 acres), unless a larger lot area is required by § 155.112	175	35	50	25	15%	20%
RS-R Residential Suburban Residential District
Single-family detached dwelling without township-approved central water service and without township-approved central sewage service	43.560 (1 acre)	120	30	50	15	20	40%
Single-family detached dwelling with township- approved central water but without township- approved central sewage service	39,000	120	30	50	15	20	40%
Single-family detached dwelling with township- approved central sewage service but without central water service	27,000	120	30	25	10	30	50%
Single-family detached dwelling with both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services	12,000	70	30	25	10	30	50%
Townhouse, which shall only be allowed in a open space development if both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services are provided	Minimum average lot area of 7,000 per dwelling unit (Note C)	22 per interior dwelling unit, and 45 for each end unit (Note B)	25	25	10, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	40%	50%
Twin dwelling, which shall only be allowed if both township-approved central water and township-approved central sewage services are provided	7,000 per dwelling unit	60 per dwelling unit	30	25	10, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	30	50%
Other allowed principal use	43,560 (1 acre)	120	30	50	15	20	50%
All dwellings shall have a minimum principal building width and length of 20 feet (not including unenclosed structures)
S-R Suburban Residential District
Apartments (including two-family detached dwellings) which shall only be allowed if both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services are provided	Minimum average lot area of 6,500 per dwelling unit (Note C)	120	25	25	10, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	40%	50%
Single-family detached dwelling without township-approved central water service and without township-approved sewage services	43,560	150	25	25	15	20%	40%
Single-family detached dwelling with township- approved central water but without township- approved central sewage services	39,000	150	25	25	15	20%	40%
Single-family detached dwelling with township- approved central sewage service but without central water service	27,000	100	25	25	10	30%	50%
Single-family detached dwelling with both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services	7,500	75	25	25	10	30%	50%
Townhouse: which shall only be allowed if both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services are provided	Minimum average lot area of 7,000 per dwelling unit (Note C)	20 per interior dwelling unit, and 40 for each end unit (Note B)	25	25	10, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	40%	50%
Twin dwelling which shall only be allowed if both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services are provided	6,000	35 per dwelling unit	25	25	10, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	40%	50%
Other allowed principal use	40,000	100	25	25	15	30%	50%
Manufactured home parks shall meet the requirements for such use as stated in §§ 154.090 through 154.093 instead of the requirements of this section
VC Village Commercial and VR Village Residential District
Single-family detached dwelling without township-approved central water service and without township-approved sewage services	43,560 (1 acre)	120	20	20	5	40%	60%
Single-family detached dwelling with township- approved central water but without township- approved central sewage services	39,000	120	20	20	5	40%	60%
Single-family detached dwelling with township-approved central sewage service but without central water service	27,000	120	20	20	5	40%	60%
Single-family detached dwelling with both township-approved central water and township- approved central sewage services	9,000	60	20	20	5	40%	60%
Twin dwelling, which shall only be allowed if both township-approved central water and township-approved central sewage services are provided	7,000 per dwelling unit	50 per dwelling unit	20	20	5, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	40%	60%
Other allowed principal use	43,560 (1 acre)	120	20	20	5	40%	60%
C Commercial District	40,000, except 10,000 if a lot is served by both central water and central sewage services	150, except 80 for a lot that will not have its own vehicle access directly onto Route 29 or Route 100 and that will have central water and central sewage services	50	40 (Note A)	20 (Note A)	25%, except 35% for a lot that is served by both central water and central sewage services	60%, except 75% for a lot that is served by both central water and central sewage services
I Industrial District	40,000	120	50	50 (Note A)	15 (Note A)	30%	75%
See the option for Coordinated Zoning along Municipal Borders Development Option in compliance with § 155.077 .
Corner lot setback, see § 155.092(B)(1)
** = The following exceptions shall apply:
- For accessory structures and uses, see division (C) below
- Structures shall not obstruct minimum sight clearance at intersections
- See § 155.092(B) pertaining to corner lots
- See § 155.096 regarding extension of nonconforming setbacks
(Note A) = Except 40 feet side and 50 feet rear for a principal business use from a directly abutting principal residential lot in a residential district. A side or rear yard shall be increased to 100 feet for any new or expanded portion of an industrial building or tractor-trailer truck loading dock from the lot line of a primarily residential use in a residential district.
(Note B) = Except if 2 or more side-by-side off-street parking spaces are located in the front yard of a townhouse or if garage door(s) for 2 or more vehicles face onto the street in the front of the townhouse, then the minimum building width per dwelling along such street shall be a minimum of 24 feet. A maximum of 50% of the land area between the front of each townhouse and the right-of-way line shall be used for vehicle parking and driveways.
(Note C) = These provisions are intended to allow flexibility in the placement of individual dwelling units, regardless of whether the homes are condominium or fee-simple, and regardless of whether public streets, private streets, or parking courts are used.
- The minimum average lot area per dwelling unit establishes the maximum number of units permitted on a tract of land.
- The minimum average lot area per dwelling unit shall be calculated after deleting existing street right-of-way of existing streets and alleys, but shall include: right-of-way of proposed streets and alleys and areas of parking courts, common open space, and stormwater detention basins.
- Land areas of a golf course (not including areas covered by buildings or paving) may be counted towards the overall tract size for the purposes of calculating density if the golf course includes more than 20 acres of land (which may include abutting land in another municipality), and if all areas used to count towards the density are preserved by a permanent conservation easement that is enforceable by Upper Milford Township.
(Note D) = Setbacks shall be measured from the future/ultimate right-of-way. An unenclosed front porch or deck may intrude up to 10 feet into the minimum front yard. This porch or deck may be covered by a roof.
(Note E) = See natural feature regulations, including § 155.112 for steep slopes. The minimum lot area is per dwelling unit unless otherwise stated.
Abbreviations: sq. ft. = square feet min. = minimum max. = maximum ft. = feet

 

   (B)   Height. Except as provided in § 155.091, or as specified otherwise in this chapter for a particular use, the following maximum structure height shall apply in all zoning districts:

      (1)   Any structure that is accessory to a dwelling and that does not meet the setbacks for a principal building shall have a maximum of two stories (with the second story limited to non-habitable storage areas) or 25 feet, whichever is more restrictive; and

      (2)   The maximum height for any other structure shall be three stories or 40 feet, whichever is more restrictive.

   (C)   Accessory structures and uses.

      (1)   Accessory structures and uses shall meet the minimum yard setbacks provided for in division (A) above, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, including this division (C).

      (2)   The minimum side and rear yard setback apply for a permitted detached structure that is

accessory to a dwelling shall be ten feet in the CON or R-A districts and five feet in other districts, except in the following cases.

         (a)   The minimum rear setback shall be reduced to three feet for a residential accessory storage shed having a total floor area of less than 150 square feet.

         (b)   A side yard setback is not required for a structure that is accessory to a dwelling from a lot line along which two dwellings are attached (such as a lot line shared by twin dwellings). However, such structure shall still meet the minimum side yard on a lot line where the dwellings are not attached.

         (c)   A residential porch or deck that is unenclosed may extend a maximum of 15 feet into the required rear setback. Such porch or deck may be covered by a roof or awning. Space under an unenclosed porch may be used for household storage. See Note D above considering front yard setbacks.

         (d)   See § 155.075 for “noncommercial swimming pools”.

         (e)   If any accessory building or pool is constructed adjacent to a street (such as a rear yard on a lot that is adjacent to a street along the front lot line and another street along the rear lot line), then the building or pool shall be separated from such street by a buffer yard meeting § 155.092.

      (3)   No accessory building and no swimming pool shall be allowed in the minimum front yard.

(Ord. 126, passed 3-18-2010; Ord. 126A, passed 2-7-2013; Ord. 140, passed 5-7-2015; Ord. 157, passed 9-6-2018; Ord. 168, passed 8-18-2022)