Residential apartments, apartment houses, condominiums and/or multiple dwellings where permitted in this Zoning Ordinance shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Site Plan Specification. Application for residential apartments, apartment houses, condominiums and/or multiple dwellings in accordance with Chapter 1135 shall require the submission of a site development plan to the Planning Commission. Such plan or plans as submitted to the Planning Commission are required to show all structures, roadways, pathwalks, parking areas, recreation areas, utility and exterior lighting installations, and landscaping on the site, all existing structures, and usages within 200 feet of the site boundaries, and any other elements as may be deemed essential by the Planning Commission.
(b) Site Plan Approval. Before approving the site plan, the Planning Commission shall make findings with respect to the following:
(1) Traffic access. All proposed site traffic access ways are adequate, but not excessive in number, adequate in grade, width, alignment and visibility, and not located too near a public assembly and other similar considerations. All traffic access ways shall meet minimum standards as set forth in the Village Subdivision Regulations.
(2) Circulation and parking. The interior circulation system shall be adequate and all required parking spaces shall be provided and easily accessible.
(3) Disposal of usable open space. In accordance with the spirit and intent of this Zoning Ordinance, wherever possible, usable open space shall be disposed of in such a way as to insure the safety and welfare of residents.
(4) Public utilities. The proposed site shall be provided with adequate public water and public sewerage disposal facilities.
(5) Proper landscaping. The proposed site shall be properly landscaped, the purpose of which is to further enhance the natural qualities of the land. Where adjacent land use dictates, screening and buffer zones may be required. Any use requiring screening or a buffer zone shall be contained within a visual screen of evergreen or evergreen-type shrubs located within ten feet of the property line, in good condition and set at intervals of six feet or less.
(6) Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage of the lot shall not exceed twenty percent (20%), including accessory buildings. The remainder of the lot, excluding necessary parking areas and vehicle access facilities, shall be reserved as open space.
(7) Height and bulk requirements. There shall be a minimum rear yard of not less than fifty feet in depth and a minimum front yard of not less than sixty feet in depth on every lot. For every building more than twenty feet in height, the rear yard shall be increased in depth one foot for each one foot in height of the building over twenty feet from the established grade level.
(8) Density. The housing density of residential apartments, apartment houses, condominiums and/or multiple dwellings shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre of land, excluding land required for open space.
(9) To satisfy the minimum requirements of square footage per family, each apartment building shall be constructed on a separate lot, as defined in this Zoning Ordinance, whose dimensions satisfy the square footage minimum requirement and allowing for height and bulk requirements.
(10) Two paved off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each apartment/condominium excluding garage space.
(11) Adequate recreational facilities shall be provided. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total lot area shall be devoted to recreational activities such as a swimming pool, tennis courts, etc.
(12) No less than one-fourth of the total lot area shall be professionally landscaped. Landscaping accomplished in connection with protection of parking areas or front yard area may be included as a portion of the required twenty-five percent (25%).
(Ord. 90-00. Passed 12-18-00.)