§ 440-11. Single-Family District (R-1)., Article IV. Residential Zoning Districts, Chapter 440. Zoning, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Munhall

Purpose. The primary purpose of the Single-Family Residential District is to provide suitable locations and development standards for single-family dwellings in the Borough. Certain other compatible or related uses may also be permitted in this district.

Subdistricts. The following subdistricts of the R-1 Residential District are hereby established:

(1)

R-1-70 Single-Family Residential District.

(2)

R-1-60 Single-Family Residential District.

(3)

R-1-50 Single-Family Residential District.

(4)

R-1-40 Single-Family Residential District.

Permitted uses. The following principal and accessory uses, permitted and conditional uses, and uses by special exception shall be permitted in the R-1 Residential District.

(1)

Principal uses. The following principal uses shall be permitted in the R-1 Residential District:

(a)

Single-family dwelling.

(b)

Church.

(c)

Essential services.

(d)

Recreational facilities.

(e)

School.

(f)

Temporary uses: Article VIII, § 440-49A(1), (2) and (4).

(2)

Accessory uses. The following accessory uses, as elsewhere herein regulated, shall be permitted in the R-1 Residential District:

(a)

Home occupations.

(b)

Private garages, carports and/or off-street parking areas in any side or rear yard only.

(c)

Driveways and driveway turnarounds.

(d)

Private flower or vegetable gardens.

(e)

Private lawn and garden storage sheds with a total floor area of 80 square feet or less.

(f)

Private swimming pools.

(g)

Signs, as regulated under Article VII.

(h)

Walls and fences.

(i)

Other customary architectural design or landscaping features.

(j)

Satellite-signal-receiving antennas.

(k)

No-impact home-based businesses.

Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(3)

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted as conditional uses in the R-1 Residential District, subject to the regulations and procedures outlined under Article IX of this chapter:

(a)

Quasi-public uses.

(b)

Telecommunications signal receiving, transmission or relay tower.

(4)

Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted as uses by special exception in the R-1 Residential District, subject to the regulations and procedures outlined under Article X of this chapter:

(a)

Adult or child day-care center.

(b)

Public utility structures.

Bulk and area requirements. The following bulk and area requirements are hereby established for all permitted principal and accessory residential structures and uses in any subdistrict of the R-1 Residential District:

(1)

Minimum lot dimensions and setbacks. The minimum lot frontage, depth, width and area (in square feet or acres) dimensions and minimum front, rear and side yard setbacks shall be as follows:

		Lot Dimensions		Required Setbacks
Principal Use		Frontage/Depth (feet)	Lot Area	Principal Building(s) Front/Rear/Side (feet)	Accessory Structures Rear/Side (feet)
1-family
	R-1-70	70/120	8,400 square feet	25/30/7*	3/3
	R-1-60	60/120	7,200 square feet	25/30/6*	3/3
	R-1-50	50/120	6,000 square feet	25/30/5*	3/3
	R-1-40	40/120	4,800 square feet	25/30/5*	2/2
Essential services		None/none	400 square feet	10/5/5	5/5
Church		150/120	18,000 square feet	25/30/5*	3/15***
School		300/250	2 acres	25/30/5*	3/15
Recreational facilities		None/none	11,000 square feet	10/5/5	5/5

NOTES:
*	Or 25% of the total lot depth, whichever is greater.
**	Or 10% of the total lot width, whichever is greater.
***	Except that the minimum required side and rear yard setbacks for approved off-street parking areas and driveways only shall be five feet.

(2)

Maximum lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be as follows:

(a)

Single-family.

[1]

R-1-40: 28%.

[2]

R-1-50: 24%.

[3]

R-1-60: 23%.

[4]

R-1-70: 23%.

(b)

All others: 30%.

(3)

Maximum height. The maximum height shall be as follows.

(a)

Principal structures: 36 feet and three stories; except schools or churches which may be constructed to a height not to exceed 50 feet and three stories.

(b)

Accessory buildings: 15 feet and one story.

(c)

Walls or fences: four feet in any required front yard and six feet in any required side or rear yard; except that recreational facilities and schools may have open chain-link security fencing in any required side or rear yard to a height not to exceed 10 feet.