[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 600]
Planned Apartment Districts are intended to establish residence
areas and requirements for high density use convenient to commercial
areas and transportation corridors, and the following regulations
shall apply.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 601; as amended by Ord.
1-2003, 8/6/2003, § III; and by Ord. 1-2004, 3/3/2004, §§ 1,
2]
1. A building or a unified group of buildings may be erected or used
and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes
and for no other:
A. Apartment house or apartment development, provided that approval of the plan for the specific use has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of §
27-605 of this chapter and, provided further, that the proposed use shall comply with the special area, buffer and other requirements of §§
27-603 and
27-605 of this article.
B. Townhouses, provided that approval of the plan for the specific use has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of §
27-604, and provided, further that the proposed use shall comply with the special area, buffer and other requirements of §§
27-602 and
27-603 of this article.
C. Accessory use on the same lot with and customary to the foregoing
permitted use. The term "accessory use" shall not include a commercial
activity except as is permitted below, provided that such use is located
completely within an apartment building. Permitted accessory uses
may include:
(1)
Private garage or off-street parking lot or area.
(2)
Internal accessory use, such as laundromat or similar use, for
the use of the residents, provided that:
(a)
Each such internal accessory use is conducted entirely within
an apartment building and is located in the basement or ground floor.
(b)
The total area devoted to such uses shall not exceed 5% of the
gross floor area of the building in which located, excluding basement
and garage.
(c)
The gross floor area of any one use shall not exceed 1,000 square
feet.
(d)
There shall be no entrance to any internal accessory use except
from inside the building.
(e)
There shall be no display of merchandise or other manifestation
of commercial use.
(3)
No impact home-based business.
D. No use shall be permitted which is in violation of prohibited uses
and performance standards in Article 21 of this chapter.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 602]
1. Lot Area. Every lot on which an apartment house or combination of
apartment houses is hereinafter erected or used, shall have an area
of not less than five acres. Not more than 60% of this area shall
have impervious cover.
2. Lot Width. Every such lot shall be not less than 325 feet in width
at the building line.
3. Density. The total number of dwelling units shall not exceed seven
per acre.
4. Building and Floor Area. Not more than 15% of the area of each lot,
exclusive of garage area, may be occupied by buildings and the total
floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed 45% of the
lot area.
5. Building Placement. No building shall be located less than 150 feet
from a street line or less than 100 feet from a side or a rear property
line and no loading or service area shall be located less than 75
feet from a street right-of-way or other property line.
6. Height Regulation. No apartment building shall exceed three stories
or 35 feet in height.
7. Length Regulation. No apartment building shall be greater than 150
feet in length and no building shall be located within 50 feet of
another structure.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 602; as added by Ord.
1-2004, 3/3/2004, § 3]
1. Tract Area. Every parcel of land or tract on which a townhouse or
combination of townhouses are erected, shall have an area of not less
than 20 acres with minimum lot sizes of 24 feet wide by 100 feet in
depth. Not more than 40% of the tract area shall have impervious cover.
Not more than two contiguous units in a row shall share the same front
building line in the same block of townhouses.
2. Density. Four dwelling units per gross acre.
3. Open Space. Not less than 20% of the gross tract area shall be designated
and devoted to open space, with 10% being devoted to active open space,
unless a fee in lieu of active open space is proposed by the applicant
and accepted by the Township.
4. All townhouse developments pursuant to this section shall be served
by public water and public sewer.
5. Site Design.
A. The maximum height of any structure shall be limited to 35 feet.
B. No single structure, except as stated hereinafter, shall be less
than 100 feet from any tract boundary, except where the property line
abuts an existing Township or state road in which event no structure
shall be less than 100 feet from the right-of-way line of such road.
The one-hundred-foot setback is not applicable when the tract abuts
a similar zoning district or similar use. Patios and decks shall be
permitted to be located no closer than 75 feet from any tract boundary
or Township or state road right-of-way.
C. There shall be no more than six townhouses in a row and no townhouse
structure shall be within 50 feet of any other structure.
6. General Street Design.
A. All townhouses dwelling shall have vehicular access to either a local
or minor street.
B. Culs-de-sac shall be designed with a maximum right-of-way radius
of 60 feet and a maximum paved radius of 50 feet.
C. A cartway width of 28 feet shall be provided where vehicle parking
is to be provided on one side of the street.
D. The layout of culs-de-sac, driveways and street planning shall facilitate
snow removal and storage by designating snow accumulation zones free
of any obstructions. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided
at all community mailbox locations.
7. Parking.
A. Each townhouse in the PA-Planned Apartment Zoning District shall
be designed to accommodate, on average, no less than 2 1/2 parking
spaces per dwelling unit. One of the 2 1/2 parking spaces per
dwelling unit shall be a covered parking space in an attached garage.
B. Parking spaces shall measure a minimum of 9 1/2 feet by 18 feet.
No off-street parking shall be located within any of the required
buffer areas.
8. Buffers. A fifty-foot buffer shall be required for all townhouse
projects in the PA-Planned Apartment Zoning District. However, no
buffer shall be required where the tract abuts a similar zoning district
or similar townhouse use. Storm water management facilities may be
located within the limits of the buffer area.
[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 603; as amended by Ord.
2-1983, 3/7/1983, § 1]
1. The plans and approval procedures for any proposed apartment development shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Thornbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter
22]. Additionally, application for zoning permit shall be required. Such application must be accompanied by:
A. A plan or set of plans for the integrated or overall development of the tract of land or district for which the application is made, which shall comply with the requirements of the Thornbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter
22] as amended.
B. Sufficient data in all instances to enable the Township to determine
that the proposed plans and use comply with the requirements of the
district, and any other pertinent requirements of this chapter, as
amended.
2. Compliance with Plan. Following the issuance of the zoning permit
and the permit for construction and use as a result of the approval
of the building and development plans, no change, deviation, or alteration
shall thereafter be permitted except when authorized by the Township
upon written application for such a change, deviation or alteration
in the plans. If the lot or tract for which the development has been
approved is sold, the original conditions, upon which approval was
granted, shall be fulfilled by the new owners.
3. Renewal of Approval. If construction of an approved planned development
is not undertaken within 18 months from the time that approval was
last granted by the Township, or if construction progress has been
stopped for a period of more than six consecutive months, the application
for development must be reviewed and a renewal of approval must be
obtained before construction can commence or continue.
4. Along each side and rear property line which directly abuts a residential
district in the Township, a buffer planting strip of not less than
20 feet in width shall be provided. Such buffer planting strip shall
be landscaped for the full required width and length with plant material
of sufficient density not to be seen through and of sufficient width
and height to constitute effective screening. In cases where effective
screening already exists to protect the privacy of neighboring residents,
the requirement for planting of the strips may be altered.
5. Parking.
A. There shall be two off-street parking spaces measuring a minimum
of nine feet six inches by 20 feet for each dwelling unit. Aisles
in parking area shall be at least 20 feet wide. Off-street parking
and loading space shall be located immediately contiguous to each
apartment building. There shall be no parking between any building
and a street right-of-way.
B. Parking areas shall be arranged so as to prevent through traffic
to other parking areas.
C. Parking areas shall be screened from adjacent structures, access
roads and traffic arteries, by hedges, dense planting, earth berms,
changes in grade or walls. All parking areas shall be a minimum of
50 feet from all single-family structures, access roads and traffic
arterials.
D. No more than 15 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous
row without being interrupted by approved landscaping of adequate
width and density.
E. No more than 60 parking spaces shall be accommodated in any single
parking area.
F. All off-street parking and/or loading areas shall be surfaced with
an asphaltic or Portland cement pavement.
G. All off-street parking areas shall be adequately lighted. All outside
lighting shall be directed in such a way so as not to create a nuisance
in any residential district, and shall be arranged so as to protect
the street or highway and adjoining properties from direct glare or
hazardous interference of any kind.
6. A basement shall not contain habitable rooms except for a janitor.
7. Any apartment development shall be served by community or public
water and sewage systems.
8. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer meeting the requirements
of the Middle Atlantic Fire Underwriters Association and the area
fire marshal.
9. Signs, as permitted in Article 20 of this chapter.