It is the intent of this zoning district to:
A. Provide for a greater variety of housing to serve
the needs of older persons who prefer an independent residential environment.
B. Recognize that housing for older residents creates
less demand on community facilities and services than other types
of residential development.
C. Preserve natural features such as woodland, steep
slopes, wetlands, and floodplains, and provide open space for residents
of each development.
D. Provide greater design flexibility and efficiency
in the siting of housing and infrastructure.
E. Implement the goals of the Township Comprehensive
Plan and Open Space Plan.
The provisions of this article shall serve as
an alternative form of development in the A, AA and AAA Residence
Districts, subject to the following:
A. The parcel of land contains a minimum of 30 gross
developable acres.
B. The parcel of land fronts on a principal arterial
road as designated in the Comprehensive Plan of 1998.
C. The development is served by public or community sewer
and water.
D. The proposed development shall be the subject of an
application filed by the owners of the entire parcel of land, and
it shall be agreed that the parcel of land shall be developed in a
unified manner, under a single direction and in accordance with the
requirements of this chapter.
The initial proposal for a development shall
include an inventory and analysis of the site. The following site
elements shall be inventoried and mapped in sufficient detail to allow
evaluation of the plan by the Township relative to the intent of the
district.
A. Physical resources. Identification of resources associated
with the natural environment of the site, including topography, soils,
hydrology and vegetation.
B. Land use. Current land use and land cover, all buildings
and structures, and all encumbrances (e.g., easements, covenants).
C. Visual resources. Scenic views onto the site from
surrounding roads and public areas, and views of scenic features from
within the site.
D. Cultural and historic resources. Brief description
of the historic character of buildings and structures and the proposed
disposition of the resource(s).
E. Context. General outlines of buildings, land use,
and natural features within 100 feet of the site.