The Town Council, Planning Board and staff have found:
A. The Senior Village District to be consistent with the West Greenwich
Comprehensive Plan, as amended;
B. The proposed site is one of the few undeveloped sites in the Town
of West Greenwich that can be serviced by public water, and public
sewer;
C. There exists a need in the Town of West Greenwich for age-restricted
residential units, leasehold and fee; and
D. The proposed site serves as a transitional zone between single-family
dwellings and Route 95.
All development within the SVD shall conform to the policies
and design guidelines as set forth in the Comprehensive Community
Plan. In order to demonstrate such conformity, the applicant shall
be required to submit a description of all proposed development to
the Planning Board as part of a master plan. This description shall
be a statement, in text, maps, illustrations or other media of communication,
that is designed to provide a basis for rational decision making regarding
the long-term physical development of the district.
The provisions of this article shall apply only to property
located in the zoning district entitled "Senior Village District (SVD),"
which encompasses that area of the Town of West Greenwich located
near Exit 7, specifically A.P. 1, Lot 10-1 and which shall be shown
on the Official Zoning Map.
Development within the SVD shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board as a major land development project as provided for in this chapter, and as administered under Chapter
450, Land Development and Subdivision Regulations. A single application for a master plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and approval in accordance with the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations. This application shall make note of all existing uses as well as present and future development plans for the area and within the SVD.
All proposed new structures in the SVD shall be serviced with
public sewer and public water, both of which shall originate from
off-site. Electric and communications lines shall be placed underground
within the land development project.
Uses, activities or operations which violate any governmental
building, fire, safety, health, environmental or other standards or
regulation are prohibited.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in either the Zoning
Ordinance or the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations, structures
located on property adjacent to the SVD shall be located no closer
than 25 feet from the SVD zone boundary. Additionally, for new industrial
or commercial development on property adjacent to the SVD, a vegetated
buffer strip shall be provided according to the Land Development and
Subdivision Regulations, but the width of the required buffer shall
be reduced to 25 feet.