1185.16 COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE.

   It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to investigate and ascertain whether the location, size and other characteristics of the site in the proposed plan comply with the following conditions:

   (a)   Compliance with City Plan and Zoning Code. That the proposed dwelling group is consonant with the Comprehensive Bedford Heights Master Plan and with the intent and purposes of this Zoning Code.

   (b)   Minimum Tract or Lot. That the area of the tract or lot on which the dwelling group is to be erected contains a minimum of five acres and is at least twenty percent (20%) greater than the aggregate of the minimum lot areas otherwise required for the individual dwellings in the group. That the tract or lot have a minimum frontage of seventy-five feet on an existing dedicated street.

   (c)   No Adverse Affects. That it will not adversely affect neighboring property.

   (d)   No Traffic Congestion. That traffic congestion on the streets to be utilized in conjunction therewith will not likely be created as a result of the dwelling group.

   (e)   Off-Street Parking and Service Facilities. That off-street parking facilities for single-family dwellings shall be as required and regulated in the R-S Residential Suburban District, subject to the provisions of Chapter 1181 of the Zoning Code. Service drives and other service facilities shall be located entirely within the tract or lot.

   (f)   Integrated Design. That the plan for the entire group of dwellings provides for integrated and harmonious design of buildings and for adequate and properly arranged facilities for internal traffic circulation, off-street parking and loading facilities, landscaping and such other features and facilities as may be necessary to make the dwelling group attractive and efficient.

      (Ord. 2007-076. Passed 5-21-07.)