[Added 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 651]
The intent is to expand upon the purpose and community development objectives found in Article I of this chapter and achieve the following goals of the TD Transportation District Ordinance:
A.
To recognize the benefits of transit-oriented development and provide
the opportunity to incorporate those benefits into the fabric of Hatfield
Township.
B.
To create a housing type that is attuned to mass transportation and
not the automobile, thereby reducing automobile traffic congestion.
C.
To support mass transit by providing residential development within
walking distance of a train station.
D.
To create compact neighborhoods that will serve a specific growing
demographic within the community, thereby supplementing the variety
of housing opportunities that exist within the Township.
In the TD Transportation District, the following regulations
shall apply.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied
for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not
be less than 25 feet in depth. In the case of a private street, the
setback shall be measured from the edge of the cartway.
B.
Side yards. There shall be a side yard on each lot which shall not
be less than 20 feet in width, measured from a property line. The
distance between the side of a building and an internal private roadway
shall be no less than 25 feet. In the case of a private street, the
setback shall be measured from the edge of the cartway.
C.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall not
be less than 20 feet in depth.
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or
enlarged in this district shall be 45 feet, not exceeding 3 1/2
stories including the basement level.
A.
For each dwelling unit in this district, two all-weather off-street
parking spaces shall be provided, either or both of which may be garage
spaces.
B.
Overflow parking lot. One-half parking space per unit shall be provided
as overflow parking.
C.
Setbacks.
(1)
No parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer
than five feet to any property line, except that portion of the driveway
required for normal ingress and egress.
(2)
Overflow parking.
(a)
Setbacks. The minimum setback from any property line shall be
five feet, with the exception of a property line next to a single-family
residential zoning district in which case the minimum setback shall
be 100 feet. The minimum setback from new residential homes shall
be 25 feet.
A.
Signs. Signs shall be permitted on every street frontage in accordance with Article XXIII, Signs.
B.
Landscaping. All development hereinafter initiated in the TD Transportation
District shall have landscaping designed and maintained in accordance
with the applicable sections of the Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
C.
Utilities. All development hereinafter initiated in the TD Transportation
District shall be served by public sewer and public water. All utilities
servicing a permitted use in this district shall be installed underground.
D.
Development regulations which shall apply to all multifamily uses.
(1)
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than five developable
acres shall be provided.
(2)
Density. The overall density of a multifamily residential development
within the TD Transportation District shall be 9.3 dwelling units
per acre over the entire lot area.
(3)
Building arrangement. Townhouse and single-family dwellings,
semidetached.
(a)
The minimum distance between buildings shall be 25 feet for
side-to-side conditions and 40 feet for any front-to-front condition
and 50 feet for any back-to-back condition.
(b)
The maximum number of townhouse units per building row shall
be six.
(c)
The minimum yard distance between a multifamily development
and an immediately adjacent residential zoning district which permits
single-family, detached residential dwellings shall be 40 feet for
single-family dwellings, semidetached, and 100 feet for townhouses,
not including unroofed decks or patios.
(d)
Patios and uncovered decks may extend into the rear yard a distance
of 10 feet.
(e)
Offsets and/or material changes shall occur at each townhouse
unit, on all elevations. This requirement may be modified during the
conditional use process at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners.
(f)
A landscape buffer a minimum of 25 feet in width shall be provided
along all property lines shared with a single-family residential district.
(g)
All townhouses and single-family dwellings, semidetached along
existing road frontages or adjoining single-family residential districts
shall be arranged so that the garages do not face outward. All units
shall take vehicular access from internal private streets.
(h)
A pedestrian circulation system shall be provided which shall
link adjoining residential neighborhoods, and run throughout the site,
as determined during the conditional use proceedings.
(4)
All buildings shall be in accordance with an overall plan and
shall be designed as a single architectural scheme.
(5)
Exterior lighting shall be designed and maintained to adequately
illuminate the site. All lighting shall be arranged to protect highways
and adjacent properties from direct light and glare or hazardous interference.
(6)
Raw materials, supplies, trash and refuse must be stored in
covered containers, within an adequate enclosure and handled and disposed
of in such a way as not to give rise to odor or litter, or otherwise
handled on an individual unit basis.
