[Added 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 11-2-2020-02]
The purpose of the Residential III District is to designate
those areas which have multifamily structures and high-density residential
development; to protect adjacent residential districts; and to provide
a buffer or transition area between business districts and low-density
residential districts.
Permitted uses in the Residential III District are as follows:
Permitted accessory uses in the Residential III District are
as follows:
Height regulations shall be 35 feet, including rooftop units.
Unless otherwise specified herein, lot area and impervious coverage
requirements of the following dimensions shall be provided for each
structure or use hereafter erected, established or altered for any
use permitted within the district.
The following setback regulations apply to all uses permitted
within this district, unless otherwise specified herein:
The setback regulations for accessory structures shall be the
same as required for the principal use.
The provisions of § 500-74, Yard requirements, shall apply in the Residential III District, except that front yards may be used for vehicular parking, parking spaces in a driveway, and for driveways. Parking shall not be on a grass surface; parking shall only be on a stabilized constructed surface.
A.
Group projects (housing, commercial, educational, medical or religious)
of two or more buildings are to be constructed on a parcel of at least
two acres in area which will not be subdivided into lots; and streets
may be constructed, provided that:
B.
Screening shall be required as set forth in § 500-67.11.
A.
A buffer yard of not less than 15 feet in width shall be provided
along the lot lines where it abuts an R-1 District. Buffer yards may
coincide with building setbacks.
B.
All buffer yard areas shall be planted and maintained with a vegetative
material, and a screen planting shall be planted and maintained to
the full length of the lot lines which abuts a residential district.
C.
Buffer yards shall be maintained and kept free of all debris and
rubbish.
D.
No structure, manufacturing or processing activity or storage of
materials shall be permitted in buffer yards. However, access roads,
service drives, and utility easements not more than 35 feet in width
are permitted to cross a buffer yard, provided that the angle of the
center line of the road, drive or easement crosses the buffer yard
at an angle not less than 60°.
E.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit, plans for buffer yards
shall be submitted for review and approval to the Zoning Officer.
Said plans shall show the arrangements of all of the buffer yards
and the placement, species and size of all plant materials to be placed
in such buffer yard. Said plan must be reviewed by the Planning Commission
and approved by the Borough Council before a building permit may be
issued.
Where required, screen plantings shall be located in accordance
with the following requirements:
A.
Plant materials used in screen planting shall be at least four to
six feet in height when planted at the maximum spacing for the tree
and shall be of suitable vegetation in order to produce, within three
years, a complete year-round visual screen of at least 10 feet in
height, which may include a combination of both earth berm and screen
planting.
B.
The screen planting shall be maintained permanently, and any plant
material which does not live shall be replaced within one year.
C.
The screen planting shall be broken only at points of vehicular or
pedestrian access or required utility rights-of-way.
E.
Wherever possible, natural vegetation shall be maintained as the
required screening material. Natural earth berming may be included
as part of the screening requirement to create visual height and natural
grade change to make the buffer appear as a natural habitat.
F.
Screen plantings shall be provided between the property line and
any off-street parking area and any outdoor solid waste storage area
for any multifamily, townhouse, commercial or manufacturing use where
the parking or solid waste disposal area abuts a residential zoning
district or a lot occupied by a residential use.
G.
Any existing multifamily, commercial or industrial use shall not
be required to comply with the screening requirements except in case
of enlargement or exterior alteration of same.
