PA Planned Apartment Districts are designed
to make special provision for low lot coverage, low-density apartment
development in designated portions of residence districts in the City
where apartment development is considered appropriate by virtue of
such criteria as direct access to major highways, availability of
public sewer and water facilities, adequacy of or provision for school,
recreation and other community facilities, environmental amenity and
safety and economic viability. In those portions of residence districts
which have also been classified as PA Planned Apartment Districts,
the following regulations shall apply.
An application for an amendment to the Zoning Map to establish a Planned Apartment District and/or an application for a permit to construct a use permitted in an established Planned Apartment District shall be accompanied by a plan and supplementary data relating to the proposed use and development in accordance with the provisions of §
130-58, Application requirements. Each such plan shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board and by the Council. When a permit is sought for an apartment, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing thereon prior to submitting its recommendation to Council.
In PA Planned Apartment Districts, a building
may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of
the following purposes and no other:
A. Any use permitted in the residence district of which
the PA Planned Apartment District is a part, subject to the requirements
of the residence district in which located.
B. An apartment house or group of apartment houses or
townhouses, designed and maintained as a unified project, under private
ownership or under condominium ownership.
C. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to the foregoing apartment use, which may include the following:
(1) Off-street parking area or parking structure.
(2) Recreational use or facility, such as a swimming pool,
tennis court, sports or play area and community building, designed
to serve the residents of the apartment development.
D. Signs, as permitted in residence districts under the provisions of Article
XVII hereof.
For any building or group of buildings on a
lot, the following standards shall apply:
A. Lot area and frontage. A minimum lot area of not less
than four acres shall be required. Such lot shall have not less than
two-hundred-foot frontage on a public street.
B. Density.
(1) The maximum number of dwelling units in any apartment
project shall be determined by the lot area per family requirements
in accordance with the following:
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Unit Type by
Number of Bedrooms
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Square Feet of Lot Area
per Dwelling Unit
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Efficiency or 1
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3,500
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2
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4,000
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3 or more
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4,500
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(2) For purposes of this Part 3, any habitable room other
than a kitchen, dining room or living room, but including such rooms
as dens, studios, libraries, etc., shall be considered a bedroom.
Water areas and lands officially designated as wetlands shall not
be included in calculating permitted density.
C. Building coverage and paving. Not more than 25% of
the area of a lot or tract shall be occupied by buildings; and not
more than 50% of the lot or tract shall be occupied by buildings,
paving and accessory uses.
D. Minimum floor area. The minimum livable floor area
required for each type of dwelling or apartment unit shall be not
less than:
(1) Four hundred fifty square feet for each efficiency
or no-bedroom dwelling unit;
(2) Six hundred fifty square feet for each one-bedroom
dwelling unit, provided that such area may be reduced to 470 square
feet for apartments exclusively for senior citizens.
(3) Eight hundred square feet for each two-bedroom dwelling
unit, plus 100 square feet for each additional bedroom.
E. Units per building. No apartment building shall contain
more than 16 dwelling units.
F. Yards and building placement. Perimeter yards of not
less than 50 feet shall be maintained along any public street line
and yards of not less than 40 feet along any other property line.
Within any apartment projects, no building shall be closer than 25
feet from an internal street, measured from the curb- or cartway line.
No parking area shall be located closer than 15 feet from the front
of any apartment building or from any entrance thereto or closer than
10 feet from any other part of the apartment building. The distance,
at the closest point, between any two buildings shall be not less
than 50 feet.
G. Height. No apartment building shall exceed two stories
in height.
H. Parking space. At least two parking spaces shall be
provided for each dwelling unit in a designated parking lot or lots,
not to include any driveway area.
The application for a permit to construct an
apartment house or an apartment project in a Planned Apartment District
or an application for an amendment to establish a Planned Apartment
District shall include or be accompanied by a plan or plans showing
the following information:
A. The location, boundaries, dimensions and ownership
of the area to be included in the proposed development and the owner
of adjoining properties.
B. Natural features, including topography, tree masses
and streams.
C. The location, use, dimensions and height of each building
and other structure proposed to be erected on the lot; the total gross
floor area of the buildings to be constructed; the total area of ground
to be built on; and the total paved area.
D. The location, dimensions and arrangements of all open
spaces, yards, accessways, entrances, exits, off-street parking spaces
and pedestrianways and the location and width of all streets and sidewalks.
E. The character of buffer areas and screening devices
to be maintained, including the location, dimensions and arrangement
of all areas devoted to planting, lawns and trees.
F. Provisions made for stormwater drainage, sewer and
water utilities and exterior lighting.
G. Sketch showing the building facades, signs, types
of materials used and typical floor and individual apartment plans.
H. The provision made for the maintenance of the premises,
including all recreation areas, common open spaces, parking, landscaped
and buffer areas; provision for refuse disposal, traffic control and
police protection; and a statement defining the responsibility of
the owner, management or other responsible party with respect to maintenance
of the premises and refuse disposal.
I. Sufficient data in all instances to enable the Planning
Board to:
(1) Judge the effectiveness of the design and character
of the entire tract or district;
(2) Consider properly such things as the relationship
of the proposed development or use to surrounding areas, anticipated
traffic, potential hazards, public health, safety and the general
welfare;
(3) Determine that the proposed plan and use complies
with the requirements of this Part 3 and any other applicable ordinances
and codes; and
(4) Evaluate the economic viability of the project in
such terms, for example, as probable municipal revenues compared with
probable required municipal expenditures.