(A) A group of two or more principal structures built on a single lot, tract or parcel of land at least two acres in size and not subdivided into the customary streets and lots and designed for occupancy by separate families, businesses or other enterprises. Examples would be: cluster type subdivisions, row houses, apartment courts, housing projects, school and hospital campuses, shopping centers and industrial parks.
(B) Requirements. The following conditions must be met before such a certificate may be issued:
(1) Such uses are limited to those permitted within the zoning district in which the project is located. In no case shall the board authorize a use prohibited in the district in which the project is located;
(2) The overall intensity of land use is no higher and the standard of open space is no lower than that permitted in the district in which the project is located;
(3) The distance of every building from the nearest property line shall meet the front, rear and side yard requirements of the district in which the project is located;
(4) The building heights do not exceed the height limits permitted in the district in which the project is located;
(5) In those cases where a group development is created which either lies within a residential district or abuts a residential district, there shall be provided and maintained (by the group development) a continuous visual buffer strip, consistent with the requirements set forth in § 153.028.
(Ord. passed 4-1993; Am. Ord. passed 6-7-2021)