The following specific development standards shall be adhered to in the design and layout of any Open Space/Conservation Development:
(a) Minimum Setbacks from Project Boundaries and Streets. All buildings, structures and parking areas shall comply with the minimum setbacks set forth in Schedule 1272.07.
(b) Minimum Separation Between Buildings. In order to ensure reasonable privacy and separation, individual buildings including terraces, decks, patios and similar features shall be separated by the minimum spacing set forth in Schedule 1272.07.
(c) Height Requirements. No principal building shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, except as provided in Section 1288.02. Accessory buildings shall not exceed eleven (11) feet in height.
(d) Lot Requirements. Dwelling units are not required to be on lots. However, when lots for standard detached one (1)-family dwellings or subdivision lots for cluster one (1)-family detached dwellings are included as part of a Open Space/Conservation Development, such lots or sub lots shall be of sufficient size and shape to accommodate dwelling units in compliance with the spacing requirements of this Section.
(e) Required Buffer. A buffer area with a minimum width of thirty-five (35) feet from an existing public street right-of-way and from a perimeter side or rear property line is required. The buffer area shall be landscaped as required by Section 1296.06(g) in order to provide adequate landscaping between the proposed development and adjacent areas.
(f) Utilities. Underground utilities, including telephone and electrical systems, are required within the limits of a Open Space/Conservation Development. Appurtenances to these systems that can be effectively screened may be exempted from this requirement if the City finds that such exemption will not violate the intent or character of the proposed Open Space/Conservation Development.
(g) Sewage Disposal. Development shall be served by public sewage disposal structures.
(h) Additional Standards. Additional development requirements, whether standards or criteria, formulated to achieve the objectives of the Open Space/Conservation Development may be established at the time a Open Space/Conservation Development site plan is reviewed. Any such development requirements adopted with such plan shall become binding land use requirements for the development.
(i) Waivers. In the event the City, determines that certain standards set forth in this Chapter do not or should not apply specifically to the circumstances of a particular project and an alternative method of achieving the objectives of the numerical standard is equal to or better than the strict application of the specified standard, the Planning Commission may relax such standard to the extent deemed just and proper, provided that the granting of such relief shall be without detriment to the health and safety of the community and without detriment to or impairment of the intent of this Chapter. However, if the Planning Commission permits the required open space to be located on individual, subdivided lots, a deed restriction or other legal mechanism should be utilized to ensure that the required open space remains in the state shown on the approved final site plan.
OC-1/OC-2 | |
(a) Minimum Setbacks | |
(1) Building | |
° Existing street right-of-way | 75 ft./30 ft. |
° Internal street(a) | 30 ft. |
° Setback from project boundary, other than a public street(c) | 50 ft. |
(2) Parking(b) | |
° Existing street right-of-way | 30 ft. |
° Setback from project boundary, other than a public street(c) | 35 ft. |
(b) Minimum Spacing Between Buildings | 15 ft.(d) |
(a) If the internal street is public, the setback is measured from the right-of-way. If it is private, the setback is measured from the edge of the pavement of the street. (b) Parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1284. (c) The project boundary line shall include all lot lines that divide the tract of land developed for Open Space/Conservation Development from adjacent lots not included in the development. | |
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)