(A) Single Family. Single Family dwelling units shall comply with the requirements of § 159.061 E-R, Estate Residential; § 159.062 R-1, Single Family Residential; § 159.063 R-2, Single Family Residential; § 159.064 R-3, Single Family Residential; § 159.065 R-4, Single Family Residential; § 159.066 R-5 Single Family Residential Districts of this chapter.
(B) Townhouses and attached residential. Townhouses and attached residential dwelling units shall comply with the requirements of § 159.067 R-6, Attached Residential District of this chapter.
(C) Multiple family. Multiple family dwelling units shall comply with the requirements of § 159.068 R-7, Multiple Family District of this chapter.
(F) Accessory buildings/structures. Accessory buildings or structures shall comply with the requirements of § 159.020 of this chapter.
(G) Height of buildings. The height of any building or structure to be erected or structurally altered shall not exceed 3-1/2 stories, nor 50 feet in height. Where additional building height is being considered, the setback or the required yard shall be increased by 1/2 foot for each foot of building height in excess of 50 feet.
(H) Land coverage and minimum lot size.
(1) Maximum land coverage. The maximum ground area that may be occupied by all of the buildings and structures shall not exceed 30% of the total ground area of the Planned Unit Development.
(2) Single Family Residential lot size. Single Family dwellings shall be located on individual lots whose area and dimensions are not less than 80% of the minimum lot area and dimensions required by the underlying zoning district(s).
(3) Townhouses and attached residential lot size. Townhouses and attached residential shall be located on tracts containing not less than the minimum required by § 159.067 R-6 district lot area requirements, exclusive of any area intended for public use. Such tracts shall contain no other uses except accessory buildings and automobile parking that are accessory to the dwelling units located thereon.
(4) Multiple family residential lot size. Multi-family dwellings, except townhomes, shall be located on tracts containing not less than the minimum area required by § 159.068 R-7, Multiple Family Residential, exclusive of any area intended for public use. Such tracts shall contain no other uses except accessory buildings and automobile parking that are accessory to the dwelling units located thereon. For multi-family dwelling buildings exceeding two stories in height, the required land area may be reduced by an amount equal to 50% of the floor area of all stories used for dwelling units above the first two stories.
(I) Setback requirements.
(1) Setbacks - Single Family Residential. In single family residential districts (E-R, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5) the same setbacks shall apply. In no case shall a building be closer to any other building than be the minimum required in the district or 1/2 the height of the building, whichever is greater. No buildings shall be located closer to the rights-of-way or property lines than 25 feet or 1/2 the height of the building whichever is greater.
(2) Setbacks - Multiple Family Residential. In multiple family residential districts (R-6 and R-7) the same setbacks shall apply. In no case shall a building be closer to any other building than be the minimum required in the district or 1/2 the height of the building, whichever is greater. No buildings shall be located closer to the rights-of-way or property lines than 25 feet or 1/2 the height of the building whichever is greater.
(3) Setbacks - Commercial/retail/ business. Yard areas and setback distances for commercial/retail/business buildings and for buildings in the PB District shall be as required in the respective districts. No building shall be located closer to an adjoining property line than the distance which would be required for a building in the adjoining district, or less than 1/2 the height of the building, whichever is greater. No building shall be located closer to the right-of-way line of the street than 25 feet nor less than 1/2 the height of the building, whichever is greater.
(J) Intensity and character of land use. In a Planned Unit Development, the suitability of the type and character of uses proposed and their intensity and arrangement on the site shall be based upon the following standards:
(1) Compatibility. Compatibility to the physical nature of the site, with particular concern for conservation of natural features (i.e. tree growth, streams, wetlands, geological features, natural resources, and the like); attention to the suitability of the soils for the uses proposed development; preservation of open space; and for the careful shaping of terrain to minimize scarring, insure suitable drainage; and for the preservation of natural terrain wherever appropriate.
(2) Attractiveness. Achievement of an attractive environment appropriate to the uses proposed, compatibility with existing development in the surrounding area and with official development plans for the area, with particular concern for preservation of ecological and economic balance.
(3) Local services impact. Capacity to be effectively serviced without creating a demand on schools, sanitary sewer, water and storm water management, recreational areas, streets and highways, or other public services substantially in conflict with that anticipated by the appropriate jurisdictional plans for such services or which could not be provided without adverse effect upon the jurisdictional area involved.
(4) Local demands. Adequate provisions for the practical functioning of the development in terms of circulation, parking, emergency services, mail and delivery service, street maintenance, and utility service.
(5) Public uses. Adequate provisions for appropriate sites for schools, parks, streets and highways, and other public facilities serving the proposed development.
(K) Common open space, park or other amenities. In a Planned Unit Development the provision for common open space, park land, or other amenity area serving the recreational aesthetic needs of the people in the development may be required as a condition to granting the exceptions to the normal requirements for development under ordinary zoning standards. Such requirements shall be based upon appropriate relationship to the character of the development, the need created for such area by the development, and the suitability or potential area for such use.
(1) Landscaping/naturalistic grounds. Such areas shall include landscaping or naturalistic grounds, water bodies, or specific recreational activity facilities, within the Planned Unit Development boundaries. These shall be of such size, shape, character and location as makes them practical recreational amenities, readily accessible and available for use by all of the residents of the development and/or by the general public. They shall be developed so that they are a contribution to the environmental quality of the development. Such space may not be used for parking, service or maintenance facilities, except as required for maintenance of the common open space. Within these areas common recreational buildings or structures of a non-commercial nature may be provided as noted hereinafter.
(2) Permanent open space. Adequate provisions shall be made for the establishment of permanent preservation and maintenance of such common open space, park land or amenity areas either by private reservation of dedication to the public:
(a) Dedication shall not be mandatory, but where public ownership is desired by the village, reservation for such purposes may be required by the village;
(b) In the case of private open space reservation, the open space to be reserved shall be protected against building development by conveying to the village as part of the conditions for project approval an open space easement over such areas restricting the area against any future building or use except as is consistent with that of providing landscaped open space for the aesthetic and recreational, cultural or other purpose compatible with the open space objective may be permitted only where specifically authorized as part of the final development plan of subsequent amendments with the expressed approval of the village Planning and Zoning Commission following approval of building, site, and operational plans;
(c) The care and maintenance of private open space reservations shall be assured by the establishment of appropriate management organization for the project. The manner in which to assure the maintenance and assessment of such cost to individual properties shall be determined prior to the approval of the final development plans and shall be included in the conditions of approval and in the title to each property;
(d) Ownership and tax liability of private open space reservation shall be established in a manner acceptable to the village and made a part of the conditions of the final development plan approval;
(e) Any areas of open space, such dedicated for passive actives shall be developed with a walking, jogging and/or biking pathway with a minimum width of eight feet and construction with a minimum base course prescribed by the Recreation Department.
(f) Any individual parcel of land dedicated for use as a public park shall have an area of not less than one acre (43,560 square feet), and a minimum frontage of not less than 150 feet across. The boundary of a public park shall not be less than 50 feet from any residential building.
(L) Additional land uses.
(Am. Ord. 06-0369, passed 2-1-06; Am. Ord. 07-0508, passed 2-21-07)