Residential dwelling types are permitted as shown in the
Table of Permissible Uses. Dwelling types shown as PC in the
Table of Permissible Uses shall be permitted subject to the requirements in Figures XIV-1 and XIV-2 and other sections of this article.
[Amended 8-22-1994 by Ord. No. 94-80; 3-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-16]
A. Dwellings near the periphery of the project shall provide adequate
transition in density and type from neighboring areas or shall provide
a buffer meeting the standards of Subsection C(2) below.
B. A buffer yard shall be landscaped to screen incompatible uses in
accordance with one of the following:
(1)
A planting strip of at least 15 feet wide at or near the property
line which shall include two canopy trees, four understory trees of
mixed plant material (deciduous and evergreen) and 10 shrubs per 100
linear feet of buffer;
(2)
Landscaped, rolling, earth berm of at least four feet in height;
or
(3)
A solid fence or wall of a minimum of five feet in height without
advertising when designed with durable materials, texture and colors
compatible with adjacent residential development.
C. All lots shall be configured as to be contained completely outside
all wetlands, floodplains, required wetland buffers and the resource
protection zone, with the following exception:
(1)
Lots on cluster subdivisions in the AC and RC Zones may contain
the resource protection zone if the lots can meet all minimum yard
requirements outside the resource protection zone.
D. The Planning Commission may require buffering and screening in excess
of these minimum standards when adjacent uses are commercial or industrial.
An application for a suburban cluster development shall be reviewed
and approved by the Planning Commission under the procedures applicable
to a preliminary plan of subdivision. The following requirements shall
also apply:
A. An application shall include a description of the size, location
and use of the open space areas and recreational facilities to be
provided.
B. A cluster development shall meet the minimum tract open space requirements in
Figure XIV-1 and shall meet all required findings for a cluster development in §
297-225.
[Amended 3-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-16]
C. An application shall identify the differences sought from the height,
bulk and dimensional requirements of this chapter and the design standards
of the Subdivision Regulations. Any such difference shall remain within the standards established in
Figure XIV-2 and is subject to Planning Commission approval. The Board
of Appeals shall have no jurisdiction to grant variances from any
zoning regulation in a cluster development, except for variances on
individual building lots which have been developed and continuously
occupied for a minimum of two years.
[Amended 3-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-16]
D. The Planning Commission may add conditions to the approval of any suburban cluster development to protect adjacent properties and the neighborhood. All such conditions shall meet the purposes of cluster development in §
297-219. Violation of any condition shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall be cause for revocation of the cluster development approval or for the revocation or withholding of building, grading or use and occupancy permits.
A cluster development may be amended after initial approval
without being processed as a new cluster development, subject to the
following:
A. If an approved cluster development is to be amended by varying the
layout of cluster open space, community or recreational facilities,
lot or block sizes or other features, without amending the approved
design code, if there is a design code, then the applicant may submit
an amendment request, in writing, to the Zoning Officer. The Zoning
Officer shall review and present the amendment request to the Planning
Commission. The amendment request may be approved unless the Planning
Commission finds that the original cluster development is superior
in its design or its relationship to surrounding properties or the
natural environment.
B. If an approved mixed residential cluster development is to be amended
by altering the approved design code and varying the layout of cluster
open space, community or recreational facilities, lot or block sizes
or other features, the amendment request shall be processed under
the procedures for the initial approval of a mixed residential cluster
development.
C. If a property with an approved cluster development is rezoned, in whole or in part, then an amendment may be filed to conform to the densities allowed in the new zone. If the amendment will require changes to the approved design code, then the application shall be reviewed under the same procedures applicable to an initial approval. If no changes to the approved design code are required, then the cluster development may be amended in accordance with the procedures in Subsection
A.
[Amended 3-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-16]
A. Figure XIV-1: Requirements for Suburban Cluster Developments.
B. Figure XIV-2: Schedule of Dimensional Requirements: Cluster Developments.
C. Figure XIV-3: Minimum Acceptable Facilities for Active Recreation.