[Effective 12-21-2021]
30.1.1
It is the purpose and intent of this regulation to promote and
authorize lower-cost housing development through the new construction
of an apartment home community building on vacant land on Surf Avenue.
Such development is intended to provide an alternative to owner-occupied
housing and to foster diverse housing suited to different income levels
and lifestyles in compact, well-designed, energy-efficient rental
apartments.
30.1.2
Any development constructed in an SAHZ shall be in full compliance
with all of the requirements of this regulation as well as all other
applicable Town ordinances and regulations except as provided for
in these regulations. Further, a development under this Section 30
is separate and distinct from a development under Sections 5.3 and
5.4, and the provisions of Sections 5.3 and 5.4 shall not apply to
an SAHZ.
30.1.3
A building permit for the construction of all of any part of
an SAHZ development shall not be issued unless and until the Zoning
Commission shall have approved a site plan in accordance with the
provisions set forth herein in Subsection 30.13.
The site plan for a development in a SAHZ and documents submitted
in support of such development shall comply with the requirements
set forth below. These requirements shall apply to any sale, rental,
resale, purchase and subsequent lease, and conversion to common interest
ownership and subsequent resale of the SAHZ development.
a.
Workforce units shall be of a construction quality that is comparable
to the construction quality of the market-rate units within the development.
b.
A workforce unit shall be occupied only as the tenant's primary residence.
Subletting shall not be permitted, and such prohibition shall be included
in the lease.
c.
The developer or its successor may change the designation of the
units within the development which are to be workforce units, provided
that the minimum setasides as described in Connecticut General Statutes
§ 8-30g shall be maintained and the development as a whole
shall continue to comply with all subsections of this section.
30.3.1
Developments pursuant to SAHZ shall require site plan approval.
Special case approval is not required.
30.3.2
In conjunction with the submission of an application for approval
of a site plan filed contemporaneously with any application for a
zone change to SAHZ, the applicant shall submit the following:
a.
An independent affordability manager shall be selected, at the applicant's/owner's
expense, to verify all affordable units and potential tenants qualify
for residence;
b.
An affirmative fair housing marketing plan governing the rental of
all dwelling units;
c.
A sample calculation of the maximum rents of the intended workforce
units;
d.
A description of the projected sequence in which the workforce units
will be built and offered for occupancy, and the general location
of such units within the proposed development;
e.
Draft lease provisions that will govern the workforce units.
30.4.1
An SAHZ shall be located only on land fronting on Surf Avenue,
Avon Street and Allen Street, having between 0.5 and 1.0 acre.
No building or structure shall be erected, altered, occupied
or used, arranged or designed to be used with the development for
other than one or more of the following specified purposes:
The density of the SAHZ shall be no more than 45 units.
30.7.1
Building frontage, height, and setback requirements for an SAHZ
development, as follows:
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Road frontage
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100 feet
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Building height
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55 feet
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Setbacks:
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Front
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5 feet
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Side
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5 feet
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Rear
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10 feet
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Maximum building coverage
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70%.
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30.7.2
Maximum building footprint coverage: 70%.
30.7.3
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
30.7.4
Minimum open space: 10%.
30.8.1
There shall be a storm drainage system which shall collect,
carry off and dispose of surface water runoff and shall be constructed
to conform to all applicable Town ordinances and regulations.
30.8.2
The development shall be serviced by public utilities which
shall be underground and shall be placed in locations convenient to
users.
30.8.3
There shall be a public water supply and municipal sewer system.
Land that is not covered with impervious surfaces such as building,
driveway, parking area, and walkways, shall be suitably landscaped.
The landscape plan shall be submitted to the Tree Warden for final
approval prior to the issuance of building permits. The purpose of
said landscaping shall be to enhance the appearance and natural beauty
of the Town and to protect and increase property values through preservation
of existing vegetation and establishment of new screening and landscaping
material, to moderate heat, noise, glare, and accumulation of dust,
to shade, to provide privacy from noise and visual intrusion, to prevent
the erosion of soil, excess water ruoff of drainage water, and to
guide the safe circulation of traffic.
30.10.1
The following shall be the minimum number of parking spaces
per unit:
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Efficiency
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1.00 parking space per unit
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One-bedroom
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1.30 parking spaces per unit
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30.10.2
The construction of parking areas shall conform to all applicable
Town ordinances and regulations.
30.10.3
Handicapped spaces shall be provided as required by applicable
laws.
An application for zone change to an SAHZ shall include:
30.11.1
A zone change petition as provided for by the Zoning Commission;
30.11.2
A written statement describing how the proposal complies with the purposes set forth in Subsection 30.1 of these regulations;
30.11.3
A site plan prepared and certified by either a licensed architect,
a registered land surveyor, or a registered civil engineer which shall:
(a) define the location of the areas to be used for residential purposes;
(b) set forth the proposed density of the dwelling units; (c) show
all utilities; (d) show present and proposed topography; and (e) show
conceptual landscaping plan for the site;
30.11.4
Preliminary building plans illustrating: (a) typical floor plans;
and (b) typical elevations;
30.11.5
If applicable, an application for Coastal Area Management approval.
a.
No trucks, trailers, or commercial vehicles shall be stored or parked
within the SAHZ unless parked within a garage or while performing
services at a dwelling unit.
b.
No animals or poultry, except usual household pets (which pets shall
be quartered within the dwelling unit at night), shall be permitted.
c.
There shall be no burning of garbage, refuse or debris.
