(A) The following types of planned developments are established.
(1) Planned business development.
(a) Minimum site size: five acres.
(b) This unit development will be permitted only in commercial districts.
(c) Uses permitted in the form of commercial development will be limited to convenience stores (drugs, food, personal services), professional offices, laundromats and retail stores. All auto-related services except service stations and recreational activities are prohibited.
(d) Off-street parking shall be provided at a ratio of three square feet of parking space for each one square foot of enclosed floor space. Service and loading areas shall be provided on the ratio of one space for each 10,000 square feet of enclosed floor area.
(e) The site plan shall include, in addition to those requirements in division (A)(1)(c) above, the following:
1. All buildings and structures within 300 feet of the development area’s property lines and their uses;
2. Proposed schedule of development, including stages likely to be followed;
3. Proposed provision for storm and sanitary sewerage (approved by the Public Works Director), proposed treatment of ground cover, slopes, banks and ditches;
4. Any signs erected shall be in a uniform plan throughout the development;
5. Site location for this type of development, if located on a major thoroughfare, shall have access at least 150 feet from highway intersections to minimize traffic hazards, inconvenience, and congestion;
6. Points of access and egress shall consist of driveways that meet the current minimum standard as listed in the subdivision regulations;
7. Parking areas shall be paved with spaces and traffic lanes clearly marked;
8. No more than 25% of the total area shall be in buildings; and
9. Screening and other forms of separation shall be required so that surrounding residential properties are protected.
(2) Planned housing development.
(a) Minimum site size: two acres.
(b) The planned housing development area refers to land used for apartment complexes, public housing projects, townhouses, patio houses, duplexes, cluster housing and similar residential developments. Detached single-family units are not included.
(c) This use is permitted only in the Residential-6 Districts.
(d) Off-street parking shall be provided on a ratio of one and one-half spaces per dwelling unit.
(e) Specific open space for recreation purposes shall be permanently assigned for that purpose. Such areas shall be fenced off from streets and driveways by the developer.
(f) No more than four units shall be attached to one another in a straight line without in indentation in the front wall of the next two units or continuation of the complex in another separate building.
(g) Buildings in the planned housing development shall maintain 30-foot side yards between buildings and open areas of 80 feet between the back walls of two opposite dwelling units.
(h) Landscaping and other forms of screening or fencing shall be included, when deemed necessary by the Planning Board, to buffer the planned development from surrounding residential areas.
(B) The land in a planned unit development shall be under single ownership or management or proper assurances shall be provided that the project can be successfully completed. Owners of all property involved should apply as required.
(C) Prior to any construction, the preliminary site plan for a planned unit development shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review by owners of all the property involved. The Planning Board may approve or reject the proposal or make reasonable additional requirements including, but not limited to, utilities, drainage, landscaping and maintenance thereof, lighting, signs and advertising devices, screening, accessways, curb cuts, traffic control and setback of buildings to protect adjoining residential lots or uses. Approval will be given only after holding a public hearing.
(D) The applicant must resubmit the plan for final approval if changes in the plan were so directed. If the plan is rejected, the applicant will not receive consideration of the same plan nor of the same location for a period of 12 months.
(E) After receiving approval of the plan with all modifications incorporated, the applicant shall submit a final site plan in the form of a final plat. The final plat is necessary prior to issuance of zoning permit(s).
(F) The final plan, along with written approval and conditions of the Planning Board, shall show the following:
(1) The proposed title of the project and the name of the engineer, architect, landscape architect or designer, and developer;
(2) North arrow, scale, date, existing zoning district boundaries, property lines, streets and surrounding existing buildings, proposed streets and buildings in the development area, existing easements, and contours at no greater than two-foot intervals;
(3) General location, height, dimensions and use of proposed buildings, access and egress; location and height of screens, planting, fences, walls and plantings; and location and total spaces in off-street parking areas. Identification of surface treatments shall also be shown;
(4) A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project and the percentage thereof proposed to be devoted to different dwelling types, commercial uses, off-street parking, streets, play areas, open space, and other uses; and
(5) A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units of various types in the project.
(Ord. passed 2-20-2012; Ord. passed 3-17-2014; Ord. passed - -2022)