The purpose of this article is to provide development and design
standards for cluster developments containing single-family detached
dwelling units. It is the intent of these standards to:
A.
Provide an optional approach to community development with provisions
to permit more efficient utilization of land and of community facilities
and services.
B.
Encourage innovative single-family residential land development that
will conserve open space and environmental amenities.
C.
Protect environmentally sensitive areas from development pressures.
D.
Create useful parks, plazas, and passive open spaces adjoining and
integral to home sites and neighborhoods.
E.
Create useful low-intensity outdoor recreation uses and medium intensity
outdoor recreation uses.
A.
Eligibility.
(1)
Cluster developments containing single-family dwelling units are
permitted by-right SR Zoning Districts.
(2)
The development shall contain a minimum contiguous land area of four
acres.
(3)
The development shall be serviced by public sewage disposal facilities
and by a public water supply system.
B.
C.
D.
Area, yard and height regulations. Each of the following maximum
and minimum dimensional requirements shall apply to single-family
detached units within a cluster, development, except as specifically
provided for in this chapter:
[Amended 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-01]
Minimum Regulations
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Lot area
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8,000 square feet
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Lot width
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70 feet
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Building setback
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40 feet
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Rear yard
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30 feet
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Side yard total
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20 feet*
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One side
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10 feet*
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Common open space (development)
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50%
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Buffer yard depth (development)
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10 feet
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*
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depends on housing type
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Maximum Regulations
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Building height
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28 feet
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Building coverage
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25%
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Woodland extraction (development)
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40%
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A.
Requirements and specifications.
(1)
A minimum of 50% of the gross area of the development shall be set aside as common open space. No more than 50% of the common open space shall be located on lands within the Environmental Protection Overlay District (Article XII).
(2)
The common open space shall be planned and located as a contiguous
accessible area within the development.
(3)
The common open space shall not include areas that have been devoted
to roads, utilities easements and/or stormwater management facilities.
(4)
Significant natural features shall be incorporated into the overall
schematic of the design as common open space areas whenever possible.
(5)
The area devoted to common open space shall be comprised of areas
not less than 50 feet in width and shall not contain less than one
contiguous acre of land. In addition, there shall be at least one
designated common area within the development containing no less than
30% of the required open space.
(6)
For all common open spaces, satisfactory written agreements approved
by the Union Township Board of Supervisors shall be consummated for
the perpetual preservation of the common open spaces, in the form
of a declaration of covenants, easements and restrictions.
B.
Management and maintenance.
(1)
The developer of the cluster development shall make arrangements,
provisions and/or agreements to insure that the common open space
shall continue to be adequately managed and maintained.
(2)
The developer of the cluster development shall have the following
options for ownership, management and maintenance of the common open
space:
(a)
Retain ownership and responsibility for the management and maintenance.
(b)
Dedicate the land to a homeowners' association which is comprised
of all the residents of the cluster development.
(c)
Dedicate the land to the Township. The Township shall have the
option to accept or refuse the land offered for dedication.
(3)
If the common open space is dedicated to a homeowners' association,
the developer shall file with the Township an acceptable declaration
of covenants and restrictions that will govern the association.
Cluster developments shall be planned, designed and constructed in accordance with all pertinent procedures, provisions, standards and specifications that are identified in this chapter and Chapter 172, Subdivision and Land Development.