Unless specifically defined in this article, the definitions
contained in this chapter shall apply. For the purpose of this article,
certain terms, phrases and words are defined as follows:
DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
A schedule approved with the tentative PRD plan showing proposed time frames within which the applicant shall submit final plans for each development section. The development schedule may be modified subject to the provisions of §
172-100.36M of this article.
DEVELOPMENT SECTIONS
Areas delineated in a PRD tentative plan for which separate
applications for final plan approval may be filed. Development sections
shall have no minimum or maximum acreage and may include one or more
permitted uses.
EXISTING BUILDINGS
Buildings located on a tract subject to PRD development which
were in existence on the date this article was enacted.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The gross floor area of the building or buildings on any
parcel, exclusive of parking garages, divided by the total tract area
of the parcel to which the computation relates.
MAN-MADE STEEP SLOPES
Those slopes created by human actions, such as, but not limited
to, the movement of dirt to construct a road, building, parking lot,
berm, etc., and which have not occurred naturally on a property. Proof
of whether a slope is man-made may be provided through comparisons
of historic aerial photographs, soil borings, USGS maps, development
plans, inspection of the site by the Township Engineer, or through
the review of other maps and documentation found acceptable by the
Township Engineer.
MIXED-USE AREAS
An area within a PRD containing a variety of complementary
and integrated uses, such as, but not limited to, residential, office,
retail, entertainment and recreation uses in a compact form.
OPEN SPACE
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water (including
but not limited to stormwater management facilities), or a combination
of land and water (including but not limited to stormwater management
facilities), within a PRD that has been or will be designated, dedicated,
reserved, or restricted in perpetuity from further development, except
as permitted under this article, and is either dedicated to the Township
or set aside and intended for the exclusive or nonexclusive use or
enjoyment by residents of the development. The term "open space" means
both private open space and public open space and shall include the
buffer areas.
PLACES OF INDOOR AMUSEMENT, RECREATION OR ASSEMBLY
Any amusement or recreation establishment that is wholly
enclosed in a building, which provides games, rides, or similar entertainment
facilities and devices. A casino or other gaming facility shall not
be permitted.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRD)
An area of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed
pursuant to this article as a single entity for a number of dwelling
units or a combination of residential and nonresidential uses, the
development plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk,
type of dwelling, use, density, intensity, lot coverage or required
open space to the regulations established in any one district created,
from time to time, under the provisions of this chapter.
TOTAL TRACT AREA
The total horizontal area of land contained within the property
lines of all parcels of land within the subject area, excluding areas
within existing public or private street rights-of-way.
TRACT
An area of land comprised of a single parcel or multiple
parcels which are either in single ownership or, in the case of multiple
ownership, subject to an agreement of all owners that development
will be governed by and will be completed in accordance with a unified
land development plan. A tract may contain parcels that are separated
by public or private street rights-of-way.
UNOCCUPIED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
Those unoccupied portions of a building which are located
above the occupied floors of a building and which contribute to the
architectural character of the building, such as gabled roofs, chimneys,
spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks, cupolas, cornices, pediments,
domes, dormers, or other unoccupied architectural elements.