13 results for “accessory apartment”
13 results for “accessory apartment”
This document is a table of contents and organizational outline for Chapter 27 of a zoning ordinance, dated May 18, 2011. It establishes the framework for the jurisdiction's zoning code, defining 15 parts covering short title and legislative intent, definitions, zoning districts (including residential, commercial, office, and industrial zones), and general provisions such as open space preservation, fencing, accessory uses, and design standards. The ordinance creates multiple residential district classifications (R-1, R-1-A, R-2, R-3, and mixed-use residential), as well as specialized districts for garden apartments, elderly housing, commercial, and office uses, each with specified use regulations, dimensional requirements, and parking standards.
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The Zoning Hearing Board of Doylestown Township held a hearing on March 27, 2025, to consider an application by Albert and Jeanette DeRichemond to legalize an existing accessory family apartment in their single-family residence at 50 Poplar Lane. The applicants sought a special exception and a variance to permit the apartment to exceed the standard 25% size limit of usable floor area, as the apartment already existed when they purchased the property in 2000 and will be used to house a caregiver due to health concerns. The board found the applicants had proper standing and that the subject property, a 1.09-acre lot in the R-1 Residential Zoning District, met all legal notice requirements for the hearing.
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The Zoning Hearing Board of Doylestown Township held a hearing on September 28, 2023, regarding an application by Brian and Shannon Monson to construct a detached two-story garage with an accessory family apartment on the second floor at 42 Anvil Lane. The applicants sought a special exception under §175-37 B H-12 of the Zoning Ordinance to permit the accessory family apartment and a variance from §175-16 H-12(b) to allow the apartment in a new structure rather than an existing building. The application was filed on August 11, 2023, and the decision was mailed on November 10, 2023, with the property located in the R-1 Residential Zoning District on a 1.3-acre lot.
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