The intent of the Borough in permitting development
pursuant to this article is as follows:
A. To recognize that senior citizens have different housing
needs that responds to changes in lifestyle for active adults.
B. To provide for a greater variety of housing and to
serve the needs of senior citizens who prefer an independent residential
environment and do not require intensive individual care.
C. To encourage redevelopment of obsolete or under-utilized
properties whose prior or present uses adversely impair the property
or surrounding properties.
D. To promote development in areas of the Borough that
have convenient pedestrian access to goods and services.
E. To encourage the creation of a pedestrian environment
for exercise and health of senior citizens.
All terms shall be interpreted as provided in Article
II of this chapter, unless such term is defined herein, in which case such term shall be interpreted as follows:
COMMUNITY CENTER
A not-for-profit facility maintained principally as a multiple-purpose
gathering place for members of the general public, or a limited portion
thereof. The community center may include a management office, kitchen
and dining facilities, card room, billiard room, exercise and recreation
facilities.
PERSONAL SERVICE
An accessory use which may include tailor, barber, beauty
salon, shoe repair, dressmaking, newspaper sales, travel agency or
similar personal service business intended only for the use of the
residents.
RETIREMENT VILLAGE
A community consisting of the development and/or redevelopment
of existing buildings and properties for age-restricted independent
living residential units and ancillary retail and personal service
uses provided for the residents and not open to the general public.
A retirement village development shall be permitted on those sites designated on the Borough Zoning Map as RVOD Overlay District and when authorized as a conditional use by the governing body in accordance with §
405-3403. The following uses are permitted within a retirement village development:
D. Accessory uses or buildings on the same lot with and
customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses.
The Borough Council may authorize a retirement village development as a conditional use, provided it complies with §
405-2206 of this Code, all the requirements of this article and the following specific standards:
A. Lot area. The minimum gross area of the tract shall
be eight acres. The maximum gross area of the tract shall be 20 acres.
B. Tract width. The minimum tract width shall be 400
feet.
C. The tract shall have frontage on a major street, as
determined by Borough Council. The development shall not take access
solely from a local residential street.
D. The tract shall have close proximity to rail transportation
and shall be located no more than 4,000 feet in walking distance from
a train station.
E. The tract shall have close proximity to convenient
shopping for goods and services and shall be located no more than
2,000 feet in walking distance from a major shopping area, located
in the Borough, of no less than 40,000 square feet.
F. The applicant shall submit the following information
with the conditional use application:
(1)
A hard-lined sketch plan, drawn to scale, of
the proposed development indicating the proposed general layout, including
building locations, parking areas, vehicular circulation, pedestrian
circulation, open spaces, recreational areas and general dimensions.
(2)
Architectural elevation sketches of all sides
of the building that indicate the form, mass, rooflines and materials
of the proposed buildings. The proposed architectural style shall
be compatible with the surrounding buildings and shall conform to
the following general guidelines:
(a)
Roofs shall be a pitched or mansard-style to
hide all rooftop-mounted equipment from view.
(b)
Flat roofs visible from the street shall be
prohibited.
(c)
Building elevations shall be composed of at
least two different building materials, one of which shall be masonry.
(d)
Building facades shall contain offsets periodically
and shall not have any continuous plane longer than 60 feet.
(e)
All external mechanical systems and service
areas shall be identified and screened.
(3)
A signage package for major signs, including
sign location(s), style, size, quantity, materials and colors and
lighting.
(4)
An aerial photograph or plan of the existing
features of the site and surrounding area.
(5)
A fiscal impact study demonstrating the economic
impact of the proposed development.
(6)
A traffic study demonstrating the traffic impact
of the proposed development.