A. 
To create a distinct physical and historical settlement surrounded by protected greenway lands used for agricultural, recreational, and environmental protection purposes.
B. 
To develop a settlement with historical significance and character of modest size and scale that accommodates and promotes pedestrian travel rather than motor vehicle trips.
C. 
To provide for a diversity of lot sizes, building density, and housing choices to accommodate a variety of age and income groups and residential preferences.
D. 
To promote the use of neighborhood greens, landscaped streets, and historic structures in order to provide a neighborhood identity and space for social activity, parks, and visual enjoyment.
The Historic Resort Resource Overlay District is an overlay in all zoning districts within Barrett Township. The property, as depicted in green on the map entitled "Historic Resort Resource Overlay District Map, Barrett Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania" prepared by the Monroe County Planning Commission, dated November, 2011, is the area that constitutes the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District. The Historic Resort Resource Overlay District is incorporated herein and made part hereof by this reference.
A. 
The tract proposed for development may be held in single ownership or in multiple ownerships; however, where a development tract is held in multiple ownerships, it shall be represented by a single application and presented and approved under a common plan with a single entity and common authority and common responsibility.
B. 
Condominium ownership for the types of buildings and uses permitted in the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District shall be permitted pursuant to the Condominium Act.[1] Ownership of a unit shall be governed by the Planned Community Act.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 5101 et seq.
C. 
Historic Resort Resource Overlay District projects shall comply with the applicable provisions of all applicable Barrett Township ordinances; subject, however, to any waivers or modifications that may be granted to any such project pursuant to the terms of any such ordinance(s). Whenever any such waiver(s) and/or modifications is/are granted pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Barrett township ordinances, the applicant shall not be required to seek relief from the Barrett Township Zoning Hearing Board for the relief granted in any such waiver or modification.
D. 
Residential uses in the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District shall be accessed from interior streets, rather than from exterior streets bordering the tract.
All uses listed below are permitted exclusively within the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District. Land in the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District may be used for the following purposes:
A. 
Residential uses. The following types of residential uses shall be permitted in the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District, provided that residential uses delineated in this section shall comply with the applicable density factor and minimum required greenway land specified in § 525-28A and B.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2) 
Townhouse dwellings.
(3) 
The conversion to residential use of existing mid-rise buildings; existing high-rise buildings; existing hotels; and existing resorts shall be types of residential uses permitted in the historic resort resource subdivisions. Such existing buildings, when converted to residential use, may include conversions to apartment hotels and condominium hotels.
(4) 
Hotels.
(5) 
Condominium hotels.
(6) 
Apartment hotels.
(7) 
Apartments.
(8) 
Resorts.
(9) 
High-rise dwellings.
(10) 
Mid-rise dwellings.
B. 
Nonresidential uses. The following types of nonresidential uses shall be permitted in the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District:
(1) 
Municipal or public uses, park, or recreation areas owned and operated by a public or private nonprofit agency; governmental, or public utility building or use; not to include business facilities, storage of materials, trucking or repair facilities, the housing of repair crews, private, or municipal sanitary landfills.
(2) 
Existing mid-rise, existing high-rise, existing hotel, and/or existing resort buildings that are converted to residential use or maintained and operated as hotels, condominium hotels, apartment hotels, apartments, high-rise dwellings, mid-rise dwellings, and resorts may include as accessory uses offices for sales, marketing, and management of such facilities as well as various nonresidential amenities for the residents and guests of such facilities, such as, but not limited to, community rooms, exercise facilities, restaurants, convenience stores, and similar commercial facilities intended to serve the needs of residents and such facility in question as well as the general community.
C. 
Uses permitted in the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District greenway area. The following uses are permitted by right:
(1) 
Conservation of open land in its natural or managed state (for example woodland, fallow field, or meadow).
(2) 
Equestrian uses, horse shows with or without seating for spectators, agricultural and horticultural uses, including raising crops or livestock, wholesale nurseries, associated buildings, excluding residences, needed to support an active, viable agricultural or horticultural operation. Specifically excluded are commercial livestock operations involving swine, poultry, mink, and other animals likely to produce highly offensive odors.
(3) 
Pastureland for horses and other grazing livestock used solely for private or commercial recreational purposes. Equestrian facilities, including commercial facilities, shall be permitted but may not consume more than half of the minimum required greenway land. Indoor and/or outdoor riding arenas are permitted, with or without seating areas and facilities for spectators. Rodeo facilities are specifically excluded.
(4) 
Active noncommercial recreation areas such as playing fields, playgrounds, courts, and bikeways, provided such areas do not consume more than half of the minimum required greenway land or 10 acres, whichever is less. Parking facilities for the same shall also be permitted, provided they shall not be included in the required greenway land.
(5) 
Water supply facilities, sewage disposal systems, land discharge and surface water discharge sewage treatment and disposal systems, stormwater management facilities including stormwater detention and retention basins, infiltration areas for stormwater management facilities, and Conservation District approved erosion and sedimentation control facilities; provided, however, that the foregoing facilities, systems, and areas shall not occupy more than 25% of the required greenway land. Mounded septic systems are not permitted in the greenway lands.
(6) 
Easements for drainage, access, sewer or water lines, or other public purposes.
(7) 
Underground utility rights-of-way.
(8) 
Aboveground utility and street rights-of-way may traverse, but shall not count toward, the minimum required area of greenway land. Neighborhood greenway land uses, such as neighborhood greens, common areas, picnic areas, community gardens, trails, and similar low-impact passive recreational uses specifically excluding motorized off-road vehicles, rifle ranges, and other uses similar in character and potential impact as determined by the governing body.
(9) 
Silviculture, in keeping with established standards for selective harvesting and sustained yield forestry.
Bulk standards insofar as they relate to setback distances for the entire tract constituting the Historic Resort Resource Overlay District shall be calculated from exterior tract lines and not from interior phase or property lines where an Historic Resort Resource Overlay District consists of an assemblage of lots or parcels. Under all circumstances where an Historic Resort Resource Overlay is subdivided into separate lots, the bulk standards shall be calculated from the exterior lot line of the separate individual lot. The following density, greenway land, and bulk dimensional standards shall apply.
A. 
Density factor. One dwelling unit per 49,000 square feet (1.125 acres) in the R District, and one dwelling unit per 65,340 square feet (1.5 acres) in the MU-V, C, LI, and I Districts, as determined through the adjusted tract area method or yield plan for Option 2 Subdivisions described in § 525-34C. Each residential unit, apartment, and each separately rented room or suite in a hotel or resort shall be the equivalent of one dwelling unit for purposes of calculating density.
B. 
Minimum required greenway land. The minimum required greenway area shall be equivalent to 60% of the adjusted tract area plus the constrained land area calculated in accordance with § 525-34C. Greenway land shall not be used for residential lots.
C. 
Central wastewater collection systems. Community or public sewer and water systems, including land discharge and/or surface water discharge or sewage treatment systems, are required. All central wastewater collection and disposal systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and shall be subject to the review and recommendation of the Township Engineer and Sewage Enforcement Officer.
D. 
Dimensional standards.
Dimensional Standards
Single Family Detached Residential Bulk and Dimensional Requirements
Community/Public Sewer and Water
Minimum lot size
15,000 square feet
Minimum lot width at building setback line
75 feet
Minimum street frontage at ultimate right-of-way line
20 feet
Minimum front yard
20 feet
Minimum rear yard
35 feet
Minimum side yard
10 feet
Maximum impervious surface coverage
30%
Maximum building height
35 feet
Single Family Attached Dwelling Bulk and Dimensional Requirements
Minimum lot area (per dwelling unit)
1,250 square feet
Minimum lot width at building setback line (per dwelling unit)
20 feet
Minimum building spacing
1.5 x building height of the applicable NFPA separation standard, whichever is less
Minimum front yard
20 feet
Minimum rear yard
30 feet
Maximum building height
35 feet
Minimum required living area per dwelling unit
1,000 square feet
Maximum building length
240 feet
Converted Existing Mid-Rise or High-Rise Buildings, Converted Existing Hotels and Converted Existing Resort Buildings Area and Dimensional Requirements
Minimum street frontage along an existing street
200 feet
Minimum front yard
50 feet
Minimum rear yard
25 feet
Minimum side yard
15 feet
Minimum building spacing
1.5 x building height or the applicable NFPA separation standard, whichever is less
Minimum number of units per building
3 dwelling units
Maximum number of units per building
100 dwelling units
Maximum building height
6 stories or 100 feet for existing structures; 35 feet for new structures
Minimum required living area per dwelling unit
600 square feet
E. 
All new residential dwellings shall meet the following additional setback requirements, if applicable:
Feature
Required Setback
(feet)
Measured from the ultimate right-of-way of exterior street:
Where adjoining property is residentially zoned or used for residential use
50
Where adjoining property is in a nonresidential district or is a nonresidential use
100
All other exterior tract boundaries
50
Cropland or pasture land
100
Building or barnyard housing livestock
100
Active recreation area such as court or playing field (not including tot-lots)
100
F. 
Standards pertaining to the quantity, quality, configuration, ownership, and maintenance of the greenway land created under this chapter are contained in §§ 525-37 through 525-39 of this chapter.
A. 
Neighborhood greens, common areas and open space.
(1) 
Active recreation facilities located in neighborhood greens, common areas, or open space shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from adjoining residential lot lines; provided, however, the 100-foot setback shall not apply to playgrounds or other active or passive recreational facilities.
(2) 
Each historic neighborhood area comprising an aggregate of approximately 25 to 30 residential units shall provide a neighborhood green containing a minimum of 2,000 square feet of contiguous land area designed for active or passive recreational uses, as a gathering place for residents or as common area open space.
(3) 
Neighborhood greens shall be spatially defined by building fronts, trees, or significant historical or topographic features on at least two sides.
(4) 
All neighborhood greens shall be planted with shade trees along their edges at intervals not greater than 40 feet.
B. 
Greenway land.
(1) 
Shall be planned and integrated but may be noncontiguous to the residential portion of an Historic Resort Resource Overlay development if:
(a) 
The noncontiguity is created either by a public or private road, the right-of-way of which does not exceed 50 feet in width and the noncontiguous greenway land (either owned by the applicant or previously dedicated as greenway land by a separate applicant) is contiguous for a minimum of 50 feet notwithstanding the public or private road right-of-way; and/or greenway land either owned by the applicant or previously dedicated as greenway land by a separate applicant; and
(b) 
The noncontiguous greenway land is linked to the residential section of said project by a system of trails accessible to the residential unit owners within the Historic Resort Resource development in a safe manner. In the event the noncontiguity results from land previously dedicated as greenway land by a separate applicant, the project residential unit owners shall have the right to use the previously dedicated greenway land for the purposes set forth in § 525-29B(3) of this chapter.
(2) 
Greenway land shall generally remain undivided and may be owned or controlled and maintained by a homeowners' association, land trust, or another conservation organization recognized by the Township. These ownership options may be combined so that different parts of the greenway land may be owned by different entities. Greenway land shall be subject to a permanent easement or an irrevocable license agreement. If any greenway land which is the subject of a permanent easement or an irrevocable license agreement is proposed to be included as all or part of the greenway land for an Historic Resort Resource project, the permanent easement or irrevocable license agreement shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors.
(3) 
Greenway land may be designed for either active or passive uses, such as, but not limited to, recreational, equestrian, trails, natural areas, woodlands, waterways, and similar types of open space.