A building may be erected and a lot or premises may be used
for any of the following purposes and for no other:
A.
Duplex shall require a minimum tract area of not less than four acres
with a lot area of not less than 7,500 square feet for each of the
dwelling units, except as otherwise provided by this article.
B.
Garden apartments and townhouses shall require a minimum tract area
of not less than four acres, with not more than one dwelling unit
for each 7,500 square feet of lot area, except as otherwise provided
by this article.
A.
There shall be front and rear yards for duplex structures with an
aggregate depth of 50 feet, but neither yard less than 20 feet. There
shall be two side yards on the duplex of not less than 10 feet.
B.
Garden apartments and townhouses shall have front and rear yards
of not less than 50 feet, with a side yard at each side of either
the garden apartment buildings or townhouses having a width of not
less than 40 feet, with a minimum landscaped buffer area of 25 feet
from the adjacent property.
In the case of multiple-dwelling uses, as permitted in § 350-47, the following specific regulations shall apply in addition to the other applicable regulations of this chapter:
A.
General.
(1)
The application for permit shall be accompanied by a plan which shall
include, among other things, the information required below;
(a)
The location, use, design and dimensions of all buildings and
other structures, open spaces, yards, accessory ways, entrances, exits,
off-street parking facilities and buffer strips.
(c)
The provisions made for disposal of sanitary sewage, refuse
and stormwater, including certification of the Township Engineer as
to adequacy, and a suitable contour map of the area.
(d)
Sufficient data and/or plans in all instances to enable the
Building Inspector, Planning Commission, and the Board of Commissioners
to determine that the proposed use complies with the requirements
of this article and with the pertinent requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance.
(e)
When determined necessary by the Planning Commission and/or
the Board of Commissioners, a traffic study report and recommendations
from a qualified traffic engineer shall be included with each application,
which shall indicate:
(2)
The tract of land on which each permitted use is conducted shall
be held in single ownership and shall be operated under unified control
or management, except for single-family detached dwellings.
(3)
Each permitted use shall provide and maintain attractively landscaped
grounds or make any other suitable screening provisions which are
necessary to adequately safeguard the residential character of adjacent
districts.
B.
Parking requirements.
(1)
The off-street parking requirements of this chapter shall be complied
with.
C.
Improvement agreement.
(1)
In order to assure that the construction shall be completed in accordance
with the approved plans, the applicant, prior to the issuance of any
construction permit, shall enter into a written agreement with the
Township, providing for the completion of the entire project in accordance
with the approved plan within a period of two years from the date
of issuance of the permit or within such other mutually agreed time
period. Such agreement shall be secured by a completion guarantee
in the form of a bond, with or without corporate surety, in the discretion
of the Board of Commissioners, in an amount equal to the construction
costs and/or improvement costs of all street, off-street parking facilities,
buffer areas and screening devices, and sanitary and storm sewers
as shall be estimated by the Township Engineer.
No building shall exceed 45 feet in height or three stories
in height, measured from mean ground level.
No more than two walls of any living unit shall be below ground
level, and no more than 25% of the ground-story height of these two
walls shall be below ground level.
[Added 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1602]
Maximum building area coverage shall not exceed 40% of the lot
area. Maximum impervious surface coverage shall not exceed 50% of
the lot area.
