In reviewing an area for a Single-Family Planned Residential Development Option, in whole or in part, the Planning Commission and Village Council shall not approve any proposed single-family development unless any portion of the area in question shall be within 300 feet of any of the following streets and thoroughfares: Telegraph Road, Franklin Road, Thirteen Mile Road, Fourteen Mile Road or Inkster Road, and one or more of the following conditions are found to exist with regard to the subject property:
(a) The subject parcel is of such a depth and/or width or is shaped in such a way that it contains acute angles which would make a normal subdivision difficult to achieve in accordance with the strict letter of the Schedule of Regulations provided in Appendix B following the text of this Zoning Code.
(b) The parcel contains a flood plain or poor soil conditions, including high ground water tables, which result in a substantial portion of the total area of the subject parcel being unbuildable. In such event, satisfactory soil test borings, flood plain maps or other documented evidence shall be submitted to the Planning Commission as part of the application for a planned development option in order to substantiate the parcel's qualification for optional development.
(c) The subject parcel contains natural assets which would be preserved through the use of a Single-Family Planned Residential Development Option. Such assets may include natural stands of large trees, natural habitat for wildlife, unusual topographic features or other unique and valuable conditions, such as flora, fauna and still water waterways.
(d) The subject parcel is situated such that utilization of the Single-Family Planned Residential Development Option will allow flexibility of design and placement of open space for increased insulation and protection for the single-family residential units from major thoroughfares.
(e) The subject parcel contains natural land forms which are so arranged that the change of elevation within the site includes both slopes in excess of one foot vertical for every siz feet horizontal between the elevations and the topography of the subject property, such that the grades are so steep that building sites would be impossible unless the site were mass graded, such as would destroy the natural topography.
(Ord. 170. Passed 8-27-90; Ord. 2017-02. Passed 2-13-17.)