[Added effective 4-21-2000]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Article 76, Commercial Planned Residential
Developments, added effective 1-16-1987, was repealed effective 12-30-1988.
A.
Purpose and intent. The purpose of this regulation is to encourage
multifamily dwellings as an alternative to commercial development
within the Executive Office Zone. Such multifamily dwellings are intended
to increase Norwalk's housing supply and to help meet the housing
needs of small households. Further, multifamily dwellings are intended
to interrupt strip commercial development and to moderate traffic
generation. This regulation is designed to create a suitable residential
environment and to ensure compatibility with adjacent uses.
B.
Regulations for commercial planned residential development. Commercial planned residential development shall be permitted by special permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 140, § 118-1450, Special Permits, and shall comply with the additional standards set forth herein:
(1)
In commercial planned residential development, premises shall
be used and buildings shall be erected which are used or intended
to be used for multifamily dwellings.
(2)
The entire commercial planned residential development shall
be located in the Executive Office Zone in the City of Norwalk and
no other.
C.
Additional standards for commercial planned residential developments.
Commercial planned residential developments shall be subject to the
following additional standards:
(1)
No main building shall be nearer to any other main building
than 20 feet; provided, however, that if the overlapping wall of two
main buildings is not greater than 10 feet, the distance between buildings
at this point need not be greater than 10 feet.
(2)
Recreation area may include balconies, courtyards, indoor recreational
facilities, landscaped roofs and outdoor recreation areas. Open space
and recreational facilities shall be dispersed in such a way as to
ensure the health, safety and convenience of the residents for whose
use it is intended.
(3)
Open space shall include natural and landscaped areas, pedestrian
plazas, courtyards, walkways, recreation areas and the like. Open
space on the roof of a structure shall be permitted, provided that
the minimum open space requirement extends neither more than 10 feet
nor more than and one story above the center-line elevation of the
street.
(4)
Pedestrian walkways, a minimum of three feet in width, shall
be provided between buildings and between buildings and public highways
so as to discourage the use of driveways for pedestrian use.
(5)
Public sewer facilities shall be utilized, and adequate provision
for storm drainage shall be made.
(6)
Where provided, outdoor refuse areas or containers shall be
screened from view from adjacent streets and properties.
D.
Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures which
are incidental to and customarily associated with the principal use
of the premises shall be permitted, subject to approval by the Commission.
E.
Lot and building requirements. See Schedule Limiting Height and Bulk
of Buildings and size of lot, commercial and industrial uses and all
other applicable sections of these regulations.
F.
Off-street parking and driveways.
(1)
(a)
In addition, the principal use and structure of the property shall be located between the front yard and the street wall of a parking structure which is more than three feet above the center-line elevation of the street, for a minimum of 50% of the length of the parking structure. This provision shall not be applicable to parking structures which are located more than 110 feet from the center-line elevation of the street (subject to § 118-1000B) and separated from the street by a wetland or watercourse. Any portion of a parking structure which is more than three feet above the center-line elevation of the street and which extends to the front yard shall be effectively screened.
