[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied,
for any of the purposes listed in this section, subject to additional
requirements of other applicable provisions of this and other Township
ordinances.
A.
The following uses are permitted by right:
(1)
Use 7, multifamily dwellings, provided that a maximum of four
connected dwelling units shall be permitted, which may be arranged
side-by-side or back-to-back, and further provided that all the requirements
of this Part 10 shall be met.
(2)
Accessory uses consisting of:
(a)
Outdoor recreation facilities, including, but not limited to,
tennis courts, swimming pools, walking paths, golf putting/chipping
areas, and shuffleboard courts.
(b)
A clubhouse consisting of an auditorium, activity rooms, kitchen
areas, craft rooms and fitness, lounge or similar facilities for members
of the community and invited guests.
(c)
A guard house and/or entrance gates.
(d)
Administrative offices used for the management of the community.
(3)
Use 62, emergency services.
(4)
Use 67, utility operating facility.
(5)
Use 93, solar energy system.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Minimum lot area: 50 gross acres.
2.
Maximum density: five dwelling units per gross acre.
3.
Maximum impervious coverage: 50% of the gross lot area.
4.
Common areas (any real estate within the community owned by the association
and not consisting of lots and limited common elements. Limited common
elements include the following: driveways, streets, a community center,
a stormwater detention basin, recreational facilities, parking lots
and sidewalks): 40% of gross site area.
5.
Minimum building setback from existing street line and property line:
50 feet.
6.
Maximum building height: 35 feet. Each building shall be one story
with a loft, rather than a two-story building.
7.
Bufferyard. A fifty-foot bufferyard shall be provided along all property lines of the tract. The bufferyard shall meet the requirements of § 27-2006 of this chapter.
8.
Minimum driveway width: 12 feet.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Minimum lot area: 2,500 square feet.
2.
Minimum lot width: 40 feet (individual).
3.
Minimum lot depth: 60 feet (individual).
4.
Minimum distance of a building from the edge of cartway of an interior
street: 20 feet minimum, or 30 feet minimum from garage entrance.
5.
Minimum distance between buildings: 25 feet, side to side.
6.
Maximum units per structure: four.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Utilities. All units shall be served by public water and public sewer. All utilities, including water and sewer, shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
2.
Common areas and facilities. Common areas shall be restricted from
further subdivision and development by the declaration and duly recorded
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bucks County. Required common
areas may be owned and maintained by a homeowners' or a condominium
association.
3.
Roads. Roads within the proposed development shall be gated and private and shall be owned and maintained by a homeowners' or condominium association. All roads shall be constructed to Township standards for public residential streets, except that all such streets within the proposed development shall have a minimum cartway width of 26 feet and be designed to accommodate emergency vehicles. The Board of Supervisors may impose parking restrictions on one side of the streets within the community and may ban parking on both sides of the streets where radii exist that do not meet normal standards within Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development. A utility easement area shall be provided along all streets to provide suitable area for the location of utility lines.
4.
A pedestrian circulation system shall be provided as an integral
part of the proposed development.
5.
Unit occupancy. Occupancy of units shall be in accordance with federal
and state Fair Housing Acts.
6.
Declaration of age qualification. Subsequent to the approval of the
plan for the first phase of the development, but prior to the recording
of the plan, the developer shall record a declaration against the
property being developed, in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor,
binding the property and owners to the minimum age restriction of
55 years and older, which will be applicable to the project and in
accordance with both federal and state fair housing regulations.
8.
All units must have garages for the parking of at least one vehicle,
which cannot be used for storage or converted to additional living
space. These restrictions are to be included in the declaration of
covenants, easements and restrictions.
9.
There shall be a minimum twenty-foot distance between parking lots
and any dwelling unit, and a minimum ten-foot distance between parking
lots and any interior cartway.
10.
The applicant shall submit a tree replacement plan for approval by
the Township.
11.
Where parking lots are provided in areas such as the community center,
a landscape island shall be provided between every other row of parking.
12.
Sidewalks may be located within the legal right-of-way, subject to
the approval of the Board of Supervisors or, if applicable, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation.
