Section
1270.01 District purpose
1270.02 Administration
1270.03 Conditions of eligibility
1270.04 Uses permitted by right
1270.05 Uses permitted by special exception
1270.06 Accessory uses
1270.07 Minimum percentage of dwelling units in PRD
1270.08 Required mix of residential uses
1270.09 Density, open space and dwelling unit composition
1270.10 Dimensions for development
1270.11 Design standards
1270.12 Common open space
1270.13 Development in stages
1270.14 Application for tentative approval
1270.15 Public hearings
1270.16 Findings
1270.17 Status of plan after tentative approval
1270.18 Application for final approval
1270.19 Legal remedies
1270.20 Bonding/security for completion of improvements
1270.21 Insurance and indemnity
1270.22 Recording
1270.23 Fees
The Planned Residential Development (PRD) District is designed for the following purposes:
(a) To encourage innovations in residential development so that the growing demand for housing may be met by greater variety in type, design and layout of dwellings and by the conservation and more efficient use of open space ancillary to said dwellings;
(b) To encourage more efficient allocation and maintenance of open space for conservation and active and passive recreation;
(c) To provide greater opportunities for better housing and recreation for all who are or will be residents of the township;
(d) To encourage a more efficient use of land and public services and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so that the economies so secured may inure to the benefit of those who require housing;
(e) To encourage sensitive land development which will respect and conserve such natural features and resources of the land as flood hazard and flood-prone areas, important farmlands, steep and very steep slopes, watercourses and water bodies, groundwater and aquifer recharge areas, forested areas, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitats, historic and cultural sites, visual resources and other features of importance to the vitality of natural and cultural resources; and
(f) To provide a procedure which can relate the type, design and layout of residential development to the particular site and to the particular demand for housing existing at the time of development in a manner consistent with the preservation of the property values within existing residential areas, and to assure that the increased flexibility of regulations over land development established hereby is carried out pursuant to sound, expeditious, and fair administrative standards and procedures.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
The administration of the procedures concerning the application for and approval of planned residential developments shall be vested solely in the Township Board of Commissioners. All applications for tentative and final approval of plans for such developments shall be first referred to the County Planning Commission and the Township Planning Commission for their review and comment.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
No application for a PRD shall be considered or approved unless the following conditions are met.
(a) The tract proposed for a PRD shall contain not less than 25 contiguous acres of land.
(b) The tract shall be located in the R-1 Residential District.
(c) The development will be served by public sewer and municipal public water systems which shall be constructed and operational and have the assured capacity to serve the development at the time of occupancy of the structures in the development. The feasibility of such construction and operation shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners at the time of application for tentative plan approval.
(d) All ownership interests shall be disclosed on the tentative and final plans.
(e) If the owner or owners intend to develop said land over a delayed time schedule, said schedule and plan must be approved by the Board of Commissioners.
(f) The tract must have frontage on a collector or arterial road.
(g) Those portions of the tract in the 100-year floodplain, covered by wetlands, or located on very steep slopes, as described in Chapter 1288, shall be clearly marked on the tentative and final plans.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
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