§ 1270.01 DISTRICT PURPOSE.

   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)

§ 1270.02 ADMINISTRATION.

   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)

§ 1270.03 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY.

   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)

§ 1270.04 USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

   Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only for one or more of the following uses:

   (a)   Single-family detached dwelling;

   (b)   Single-family semi-detached dwelling (twin);

   (c)   Single-family attached dwelling (townhouse);

   (d)   Two-family dwelling (duplex); and

   (e)   Mobile home.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1270.05 USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

   (a)   The following uses shall be permitted by special exception, subject to Chapters 1254 and 1290 and the regulations listed below:

      (1)   Retail store; and

      (2)   Personal service shop.

   (b)   The above commercial uses shall:

      (1)   Be permitted only when a minimum of 150 units are proposed or existing in the PRD;

      (2)   Occupy not more than 5% of the area of the PRD; and

      (3)   Intended, designed and operated principally for the use of the residents of the PRD.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1270.06 ACCESSORY USES.

   Accessory uses shall be as follows:

   (a)   Parking, subject to Chapter 1284;

   (b)   Signs, subject to Chapter 1282; and

   (c)   Uses customarily incidental to those permitted in §§ 1270.04 and 1270.05 and not detrimental to the development.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1270.07 MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF DWELLING UNITS IN PRD.

   In order to assure a variety of dwelling types in the PRD, a minimum percentage of each dwelling type constructed shall be included in the development:

 

Unit Type	Minimum Percentage of Total Units in PRD
Garden apartment	20
Mobile home	10
Single-family attached (townhouse)	20
Single-family detached	10
Single-family semi-detached (twin)	15
Two-family dwelling	15

 

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1270.08 REQUIRED MIX OF RESIDENTIAL USES.

   (a)   Each PRD shall consist of not less than three of the dwelling types listed in §§ 1270.04 and 1270.07. In all cases, single-family detached dwellings shall constitute one of the three required dwelling types.

   (b)   The housing mix selected shall reflect the housing needs and marketplace realities of the community.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

§ 1270.09 DENSITY, OPEN SPACE AND DWELLING UNIT COMPOSITION.

   (a)   The average gross residential density, as defined in Chapter 1250, computed over the entire tract, shall not exceed five units per acre.

   (b)   Not less than 40% of the total area of the property shall be designated as and devoted to common open space.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)