Apartments and townhouses are regulated and shall be reviewed
to promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and
concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons,
neighborhoods, communities and regions, provide for the preservation
of the environment, provide sufficient space in appropriate locations
for a variety of residential uses in order to meet the needs of a
variety of citizens and promote a desirable visual environment through
creative development techniques and good civic design.
No apartments or townhouses shall be erected unless public or
private central water supply and a central sanitary sewer system are
provided as approved by appropriate state, county and local regulatory
agencies and until the site plan has been reviewed and approved by
the reviewing board and the board of fire engineers.
A.
Overall theme. Each overall development shall have a compatible architectural
and landscaping theme with variations in design to provide attractiveness
to the development. Each project shall specify how each of the following
considerations has been incorporated in the overall plans: landscaping
technique; building orientation to the site and to other structures;
topographic natural features such as wooded areas, drainage courses,
soil conditions, and topographic relief; and building design features
such as varying unit widths, staggering unit setbacks, providing different
exterior materials, changing roof lines and roof designs altering
building heights, and changing types of windows, shutters, doors,
porches, colors and vertical or horizontal orientation of the facades,
singularly or in combination.
B.
Configuration.
(1)
The configuration of structures may be any alignment that meets
the yard requirements and does not exceed the following overall or
component building lengths:
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200 feet on one plane; Dimen. a
340 feet on any angle; Dimen. b
500 feet along the center line; Dimen. c
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(2)
Any passageway between two structures which has a roof attached
to both structures shall be included in calculating these lengths.
Structures, as measured along the center line, shall provide one opening
at ground level at least every 200 feet. This opening shall be a minimum
of 15 feet in clear width and a minimum of 12 feet in clear height
and located so that the floor level is at an elevation not more than
eight inches above or below the finished grade of the adjoining ground.
The configuration of townhouse structures may be any alignment that
meets the yard requirements, but has not less than four nor more than
eight units in one overall structure.
C.
Subsurface living area. No dwelling unit shall have a living area
level lower than the finished grade along the front of the structure.
D.
Open space. All required open space shall be improved for the purpose
intended as shown on the plan.
E.
Density. No development shall exceed the density specified in this
chapter.
F.
Recreation area. Recreational facilities within an apartment or townhouse
development shall be located in the designated developed open space
areas, which shall be located outside of the yard areas of each structure.
The specific location of any recreational facilities shall be given
consideration to the proximity of structures, type of recreational
facility proposed, expected noise level and evening illumination which
may create a possible nuisance for residents, and expected pedestrian
traffic across major interior roads or driveways.
