[Added 11-15-2006 by Ord.
No. 2006-2; amended by Ord. No.
2021-1]
The active adult residential community is an option in the SR
Zoning District only. Any active adult residential community development
shall meet the following requirements:
A. Purposes. To provide housing and related private recreational facilities
for older persons as that term is defined in the Federal Fair Housing
Act, as amended, in regulations promulgated (or to be promulgated) thereunder.
Zoning for an active adult residential community recognizes that compared
to housing that is not age-qualified, the average age-restricted household:
(1) Does not create burdens upon the public school system;
(2) Creates little demand for athletic fields;
(4) Involves lower water and sewage flows; and
(5) Needs fewer parking spaces.
B. Each dwelling unit in an active adult development shall be limited
by deed restriction, by condition of subdivision and land development
approval and by any lease to occupancy by at least one person age
55 or older and to prohibit occupancy by anyone under the age of 19
for longer than one month in any calendar year.
C. The following dwelling types shall be allowed within an active adult
residential community: single-family detached dwellings, single-family
semidetached dwellings and single-family attached dwellings. A minimum
of 40% of the total dwelling units shall be single-family detached
dwellings. A maximum of 30% of the total dwellings may be single-family
attached dwellings.
D. No more than four dwelling units shall be attached in one structure.
E. Active adult residential community shall require the condominium
association or homeowners' association to maintain commonly owned
areas, private streets and other common facilities. All residents
of the development shall be required to pay necessary fees to the
condominium association or homeowners' association, with a proper
enforcement mechanism as provided by state law.
F. All internal streets shall be privately owned and maintained. The cartway shall be a minimum of 30 feet in width and constructed to the minimum standards of local streets as specified in Chapter
375, Subdivision and Land Development, of this Code. Curb shall be required along all internal private streets with a minimum curb return radii at an intersection of 25 feet. Sidewalks shall be supplied on at least one side of all internal streets.
G. Each dwelling unit may be owned as a unit within a condominium, cooperative
or homeowners' association without the requirement of individual lot
lines.
H. Each dwelling unit shall be served by public water and public sewage
services; providing sewage service from any on-lot or off-site community
system is prohibited.
[Amended 11-7-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3]
I. The minimum tract size shall be 25 acres, which shall be controlled
by a single entity at the time of the subdivision and land development
application.
J. The perimeter of an AARC tract adjacent to public streets shall have
a landscape planting and lawn area with a minimum width of 20 feet
along the length of such public streets. This planting area shall
be outside of any required future/ultimate street right-of-way but
may overlap a required setback. No buildings shall be permitted in
the planting area. This planting area shall follow a landscape plan
that is submitted to the Township for approval. This planting area
shall be maintained by the condominium association or homeowners'
association.
K. The maximum density shall be four units per gross acre. Areas occupied
by recreational uses, buildings, wooded areas, rights-of-way for future
internal streets and sidewalks, buffer areas, and open space areas
of the tract within the zoning district shall not be deleted from
the total lot area for the purposes of determining maximum density.
Existing rights-of-way for existing public streets, future street
rights-of-way abutting existing streets that are required for dedication,
storrmwater retention/detention areas, areas within the 100-year floodplain
per official FEMA/FIA maps, areas with a natural slope greater than
15% covering a contiguous area of one acre or greater, and areas with
overhead electric or other overhead utility rights-of-way or easements
shall be subtracted from the gross area considered for the maximum
density calculation. Slopes, measured covering a contiguous area of
one acre or greater shall affect the maximum density as follows:
[Amended 11-7-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) Slopes 0% up to and including 15%: four units per acre.
(2) Slopes over 15% up to and including 25%: two units per acre.
(3) Slopes over 25%: zero units per acre.
L. An AARC shall not include any commercial uses for the principal or
accessory use of serving the public generally and shall be for the
primary purpose of serving the needs of the AARC residents. Deed restrictions
shall be required to restrict use to residents of the AARC and guests
accompanied by residents of the AARC.
M. Each dwelling unit in an AARC shall be limited by deed restriction,
by condition of subdivision and land development approval and shall
be expressly intended for "older persons" as defined in the Federal
Fair Housing Act, as amended in regulations promulgated (or to be promulgated) thereunder.
N. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum setback of 1) 30 feet from
the ultimate/future right-of-way of any public street, 2) 25 feet
from the edge of cartway of any private street and 3) 25 feet around
the perimeter of an AARC tract. The following minimum separation distances
shall apply between the walls of buildings: 1) 20 feet between the
sides of buildings, 2) 25 feet between the rear and the side of a
building and 3) 40 feet between the rear of buildings.
[Amended 11-7-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3]
O. A common recreation area shall be improved by the developer with private recreation facilities for the residents of the development and their occasional invited guests. At a minimum, this recreation area shall include an indoor community center and an accessory outdoor recreation area, such as facilities for games for seniors. The community center shall include a minimum of 25 square feet of interior building space per dwelling unit. The community center at a minimum shall include the following: indoor exercise/fitness facilities, multipurpose room, a kitchen, restrooms, and areas for crafts and activities. These recreation facilities shall be in addition to 50% of the customary recreation fee requirements or open space requirements of Chapter
375, Subdivision and Land Development. The subdivision or land development plan shall include a detailed description of the types and locations of recreational facilities that will be constructed. The recreation facilities shall be privately owned by and privately maintained by the community and shall not be dedicated to the Township.
P. All driveways from dwellings shall enter onto an internal street
or parking court system within the development. No new driveway for
a dwelling shall enter directly onto an existing public street.
Q. The maximum building height shall be 2.5 stories or 35 feet, whichever
is more restrictive.
R. Total impervious coverage shall not exceed 50% of the entire parent
tract.
S. A minimum of four off-street parking spaces shall be provided for
each dwelling unit. Two of these spaces may be located in garages,
while two additional spaces may be located on driveways. A minimum
of one off-street parking space per 10 dwelling units shall be provided
for the community center. Additionally, 10% of these spaces shall
be designated for handicapped parking. These requirements are in lieu
of other off-street parking requirements contained within this chapter.
T. Preliminary architectural renderings shall be provided of typical
dwelling units within the development at the time of submission of
the preliminary subdivision and land development plan.
U. The declaration documents of the within association shall be submitted
for review by the Township Solicitor for content on budgeting provisions,
expenses and accounting provisions. The association declaration documents
shall include the requirement that the accounting records and financial
statements will be audited by a certified public accountant (CPA)
of the Township's choosing, on an annual basis, not later than the
fourth month of the close of the association's fiscal year. A report
shall then be supplied each year to the Township, from the CPA, at
the expense of the association. These requirements shall follow to
all future or successor associations governing the within development.