Agricultural employee housing may be constructed only in connection
with an ongoing agricultural operation or agricultural purpose use
or activity wherein or whereby the residents of the housing will be
employed on a seasonal basis. Such housing shall be designed, constructed
and utilized for habitation during the period of April 30 to October
15 and shall not be occupied or utilized on a year-round basis. All
such housing shall conform to the following provisions:
A. All agricultural employee housing shall be located on land not classified
as prime agricultural soils or other areas considered environmentally
sensitive by the United States Soil Conservation Service or the City
Master Plan.
B. Such housing shall have direct access to a public roadway, and the
access road shall be so constructed and maintained in a safe, adequate
manner to enable vehicles, including emergency vehicles such as ambulances
and fire trucks, to reach the housing. Areas shall be provided in
close proximity to such housing for the parking of vehicles driven
by the residents thereof.
A variety of housing types are permitted in the HDR-High Density
Residential and the MFR-Multi-Family Residential Districts including
garden apartments, mid-rise apartments and high-rise apartments in
accordance with the following requirements:
A. Garden apartments. Garden apartment projects may be developed in
the HDR-High Density Residential District as provided in the Schedule
of District Regulations. Gross dwelling unit density for the tract shall not exceed
10 units per acre. The following regulations shall be applicable to
any garden apartment project:
(1) Each dwelling unit shall contain complete kitchen facilities, toilet,
bathing and sleeping facilities and shall have a minimum habitable
floor area consistent with the following:
(a)
One-bedroom unit: 600 square feet.
(b)
Two-bedroom unit: 700 square feet.
(c)
Three-bedroom unit: 900 square feet.
(2) In addition to the required habitable floor area, there shall be
a minimum storage area in each building for bicycles, carriages, furniture
and similar incidental equipment or items, equal to 70 square feet
in area by a minimum of seven feet in height per unit.
(3) A maximum of 10% of the total number of units in a completed development
may be three-bedroom units; up to 50% of the total units in a completed
development may be two-bedroom apartments; and the remainder shall
be one-bedroom apartments. In the event that a development is to be
completed in sections, the above-stated proportions of three- two-
and one-bedroom units shall be substantially maintained as construction
of the development progresses.
(4) A minimum of 25% of the total area of the apartment development,
exclusive of normal dwelling dooryards, buffer strips, parking areas,
and street rights-of-way, shall be designed for common open space
and recreational area. No one recreational area shall be less than
10,000 square feet in area nor 100 feet at its narrowest dimension.
Each recreational area shall be conveniently accessible to the development
inhabitants. Common open space and recreational areas shall be either
made available for conveyance to the City with a deed restriction
applying that it will be permanently devoted to playground or park
use or held in private ownership, but only when a deed reversion clause
is arranged in favor of the City in the event that use of the land
for common open space and recreational purposes ceases to exist for
period of one year.
(5) All recreational areas and/or parks shall be improved by the developer,
including equipment, walkways, and landscaping. The Planning Board,
in reviewing the plans, shall determine that the recreational areas
are suited to their intended use in terms of the environment and will
meet the needs of the development's inhabitants. Not more than
50% of the development's areas shall be in one of the following:
a floodplain, areas with a slope greater than 10%, a watercourse,
or other areas unsuitable for recreational purposes due to environmental
considerations.
(6) Open space adjacent to buildings not surfaced as walkways, driveways, parking areas, utility areas or other required improvements shall be graded and seeded to provide a thick strand of grass or other ground cover. All such landscaping and the provision of trees and shrubs shall comply with the standards set forth in §
30-165F of this chapter. The Planning Board, in reviewing plans, shall determine that the landscaping plan is designed to optimize solar access and protect buildings from prevailing winter winds.
(7) Maintenance of open space and recreational areas of garden apartment
developments shall be responsibility of the developer.
(8) Each garden apartment building or structure shall be equipped with
at least one washer and one dryer for use by apartment units which
are not provided with laundry facilities or facility hookups. No less
than one garbage pickup area shall be established with suitable receptacle
in close proximity to each eight apartment units. Their detrimental
effects on the aesthetic character of the development shall be minimized
where necessary through the use of enclosures or screens composed
of suitable fencing, masonry walls, or shrubbery at least six feet
in height, around the perimeter of the areas used for garbage pickup
or other utility areas. Fencing and walls shall not be more than 50%
opaque on the vertical surface.
(9) Every building shall have a minimum setback of 40 feet from any public
street or road and 15 feet from any private interior road, driveway
or parking area.
(10)
Driveways, parking areas and all pedestrian ways shall be provided
at all times with adequate illumination so shielded as to avoid deleterious
glare to adjacent or nearby residential units.
(11)
Parking areas, screening, signs and driveways shall be designed
and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(12)
All on-site electricity, utility, and cable television services
shall be installed below ground.
(13)
No garden apartment development shall be constructed in any
area where public sewerage facilities and water supply are not available
or cannot be made available by the developer. For purposes of this
subsection, "public sewerage facilities and water supply" shall mean
those operated by the City of Millville or other public or quasi-public
agency or company approved and authorized to so provide such services
by the City of Millville.
(14)
All streets and roads created by an apartment development shall
be oriented in an east-west direction to permit the buildings constructed
thereon to maximum solar gain, within the limits of practicality and
feasibility.
(15)
All garden apartment developments shall incorporate energy conservation
techniques and alternative sources of energy utilization, including
passive and active solar power and wind turbines, into the design
of the proposed structures, to the maximum extent practical. The applicant
shall detail the techniques to be utilized to conserve energy use
in the development in an Energy Conservation Analysis and Report hereby
required to be submitted with the application for approval.
(16)
There shall be no dwelling unit below the ground floor level
not above the second story of any structure.
(17)
There shall be not more than 16 dwelling units in each building
or structure. The facade of any building or structure shall not exceed
60 feet in length unless each increment of 60 feet is interrupted
by an angle of at least 45° or by an offset of at least five feet.
(18)
Courtyards bounded on three or more sides by the wings of a
single building or by walls of separate buildings shall have a minimum
width between any two walls of at least two feet for each one foot
of height of the tallest adjacent building or wall.
(19)
No garden apartment dwelling structures shall be located within
25 feet of another dwelling structure. The maximum building height
of a principal building shall be 35 feet and 15 feet for an accessory
building. The minimum lot frontage along the improved road shall be
not less than 1/2 of the lot depth. The minimum lot depth shall be
150 feet. Yard setback requirements shall be as follows:
Yard
|
Principal Building
|
Accessory Building
|
---|
Front yard
|
25 feet
|
Not permitted
|
Side yard (each)
|
25 feet
|
10 feet
|
Rear yard
|
35 feet
|
10 feet
|
(20)
There shall be a buffer along the entire perimeter of the property,
except for the front yard, of no less than 20 feet in width measured
from the property line, and suitably landscaped with grass and/or
ground cover, shrubs and trees, subject to the approval of the Shade
Tree Commission. No buildings, including garages, other accessory
structures, interior streets and driveways, parking areas, drying
yards, or play areas, shall be located within the buffer area.
(21)
Ingress and egress driveways may be permitted in the front yard
area, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit parking
areas in the front yard. Required parking areas shall be permitted
within the required yard areas, except the front yard, providing that
it shall be no closer than 20 feet to any property line.
B. Mid-rise apartments. Mid-rise apartments may be permitted in MFR-Multi-Family
Residential District in those areas in the City that are located within
close proximity to employment sources, community amenities and shopping
and transportation facilities. All mid-rise apartment developments
shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) No mid-rise apartment structure shall be closer than 100 feet to
another mid-rise apartment structure.
(2) Gross density shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per acre. However,
the developer may qualify for a density bonus not to exceed 20% of
the allowable gross density as stated herein above when an appropriate
amount of affordable housing is provided for senior citizens and the
handicapped, as determined by the Planning Board. Appropriate agreements
shall ensure that the housing is limited to eligible households and
that the unit remains affordable.
(3) The maximum building height of a principal building shall be five
stories and the minimum height shall be three stories, exclusive of
elevator towers.
(4) The minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet along a major street and
be located within 500 feet of an arterial or major collector street
or road as classified by the City Master Plan.
(5) Provisions shall be made in any mid-rise apartment structure to provide
access for the handicapped.
(6) All mid-rise apartment buildings shall include at least one elevator.
(7) All mid-rise apartment dwelling units shall have minimum habitable
floor areas according to the following:
(a)
One-bedroom units: 600 square feet.
(b)
Two-bedroom units: 700 square feet.
(c)
Three-bedroom units: 900 square feet.
(8) There shall be a maximum of six dwelling units on each floor of the
mid-rise apartment structure.
(9) Parking may be permitted on the ground floor or below ground, provided
it shall not be more than two levels below ground, and provided that,
except for necessary driveways, no accessory parking garage or area
shall be visible from any public street or road.
(10)
Every mid-rise apartment development shall comply with the provisions of Subsection
A(20) and
(21) of this section.
(11)
Washing and drying facilities shall be provided within the principal
structure in an amount equal to or greater than one washer and one
dryer for each floor contained therein. All such facilities shall
be placed in convenient locations for the use of the occupants.
(12)
Open space adjacent to the structure shall be graded and seeded to provide a thick strand of grass or other ground cover material. All such landscaping and the provision of trees and shrubs shall comply with the standards set forth in §
30-165F of this chapter. The Planning Board, in reviewing plans, shall determine that the landscaping plan is designed to optimize solar access and protect buildings from prevailing winter winds.
(13)
The siting of the building upon the tract shall be determined
to afford maximum solar gain and minimum effects from prevailing winter
winds and to assure that the siting does not result in the excessive
blockage of solar access for adjoining properties and structures.
In no case shall the minimum side or rear yard be less than 50 feet.
The required front and side yard setbacks of the mid-rise apartment
building shall be increased 10 feet for each additional story above
three. No mid-rise apartment dwelling structure shall be located within
100 feet of another mid-rise dwelling structure.
(14)
All mid-rise apartment structures shall incorporate energy conservation
techniques and the utilization of alternative sources of energy to
the maximum extent practical. The applicant shall submit an Energy
Conservation Analysis and Report to the Planning Board for its review
at the time of submitting the original application.
(15)
All installations of utilities shall be underground and all mid-rise apartment developments shall have public sewerage facilities and water supply available prior to development or made available by the developer. "Public sewage facilities and water systems" shall be as defined in Subsection
A(13) above.
(16)
All trash and garbage disposal facilities shall be properly
screened through the use of enclosures or buffering composed of suitable
fencing, masonry walls or shrubbery at least six feet in height around
the perimeter of the facilities. Fencing and walls shall not be more
than 50% opaque on the vertical surfaces. All mid-rise apartment buildings
shall be equipped with security systems designed to prevent unwanted
or unauthorized intrusion of the building, unless twenty-four-hour
doorman service is to be provided. The security system shall permit
two-way communication between each apartment unit and the entrance
area so as to provide residents with a means of identifying persons
wishing to gain admittance.
(17)
Any mid-rise apartment development shall provide some recreational
facilities for residents and the maintenance of any open space or
recreational facilities or areas shall be the responsibility of the
developer.
(18)
In addition to the required habitable floor area, there shall
be a minimum storage area in each building for bicycles, carriages,
furniture, and similar incidental equipment of items, equal to 70
square feet in area by a minimum of seven feet in height per unit.
(19)
A minimum of 40% of the total number of units in a completed
mid-rise development shall be one-bedroom units. The remainder may
be two- and three-bedroom units. In the event that a development is
to be completed in stages, the above-stated proportion of one-bedroom
apartments shall be substantially maintained as construction of the
development progresses.
(20)
A maximum 40% of the total area of a mid-rise apartment complex
may be covered by structures, paving, and/or any impervious surfaces.
(21)
Parking areas, screening, signs, and driveways shall be designed
and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(22)
Every mid-rise apartment development shall comply with the provisions of Subsection
A(20) and
(21) of this section.
C. High-rise apartments. High-rise apartment developments are permitted
in the MFR-Multi-Family Residential District in areas located adjacent
to employment sources, community amenities and shopping areas and
transportation facilities. All high-rise apartment developments shall
comply with all requirements set forth below:
(1) The gross density of a high-rise apartment project shall not exceed
a maximum gross density of 30 units per acre of total lot area of
the proposed development.
(2) The maximum building height of a principal building shall be eight
stories or 90 feet and the minimum height shall be six stories, exclusive
of elevator towers.
(3) The minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet along a major street and
be located within 500 feet of an arterial or major collector street
or road as classified by the City Master Plan.
(4) Yard setback requirements.
(a)
Yard setback requirements shall be as follows:
Yard
|
Principal Building
|
Accessory Building
|
---|
Front yard
|
50 feet
|
Not permitted
|
Side yard (each)
|
50 feet
|
20 feet
|
Rear yard
|
50 feet
|
30 feet
|
(b)
The required front and side yard setbacks of the high-rise apartment
building shall be increased 10 feet for each additional story above
three. No high-rise apartment dwelling structure shall be located
within 250 feet of another high-rise dwelling structure.
(5) The siting of a high-rise apartment building on a property shall
be determined to minimize blockage of solar access for any structure
on an adjacent property; shall minimize the effect of two prevailing
winter winds and maximize the solar gain for the high-rise apartment
building, and prevent blockage of solar access to any adjacent residential
lot by any more than 30% thereof.
(6) All high-rise apartment dwelling units shall have minimum habitable
floor areas according to the following:
(a)
One-bedroom units: 600 square feet.
(b)
Two-bedroom units: 700 square feet.
(c)
Three-bedroom units: 900 square feet.
(7) There shall be a maximum of 18 units on each floor of the high-rise
apartment structure.
(8) Provisions shall be made in any high-rise apartment structure to
provide access for the handicapped.
(9) All high-rise apartment buildings shall include at least one elevator.
(10)
Every high-rise apartment development shall comply with the provisions of Subsection
A(20) and
(21) of this section.
(11)
Washing and drying facilities shall be provided within the principal
structure in an amount equal to or greater than one washer and one
dryer for each floor contained therein. For every floor where more
than 10 apartment units are located, one additional washer and one
additional dryer must be provided. All such facilities shall be placed
in convenient locations for the use of the occupants.
(12)
Open space adjacent to the structure shall be graded and sealed to provide a thick strand of grass or other ground cover material. All such landscaping and the provision of trees and shrubs shall comply with the standards set forth in §
30-165F of this chapter. The Planning Board, in reviewing plans, shall determine that the landscaping plan is designed to optimize solar access and protect buildings from prevailing winter winds.
(13)
In addition to the required habitable floor area, there shall
be a minimum storage area in each building for bicycles, carriages,
furniture, and similar incidental equipment or items, equal to 70
square feet in area by a minimum of seven feet in height per unit.
(14)
A minimum of 40% of the total number of units in a completed
high-rise development shall be one-bedroom units. The remainder may
be two- and three-bedroom units. In the event that a development is
to be completed in stages, the above-stated proportion of one-bedroom
apartments shall be substantially maintained as construction of the
development progresses.
(15)
A maximum of 50% of the total area of a high-rise apartment
complex may be covered by structures, paving, and/or any impervious
surface.
(16)
All high-rise apartment structures shall incorporate energy
conservation techniques and the utilization of alternative sources
of energy to the maximum extent practical. The applicant shall submit
an Energy Conservation Analysis and Report to the Planning Board for
its review at the time of submitting the original application.
(17)
All installations of utilities shall be underground and all high-rise apartment developments shall have public sewerage facilities and water supply available prior to development or made available by the developer. "Public sewerage facilities and water system" shall be as defined in Subsection
A(13).
(18)
All trash and garbage disposal facilities shall be properly
screened through the use of enclosures or buffering composed of suitable
fencing, masonry walls or shrubbery at least six feet in height around
the perimeter of the facilities. Fencing and walls shall not be more
than 50% opaque on the vertical surfaces.
(19)
All high-rise apartment buildings shall be equipped with security
systems designed to prevent unwanted or unauthorized intrusion of
the building, unless twenty-four-hour doorman service is to be provided.
The security system shall permit two-way communication between each
apartment unit and the entrance area so as to provide residents with
a means of identifying persons wishing to gain admittance.
(20)
Any high-rise apartment development shall provide some recreational
facilities for residents and the maintenance of any open space or
recreational facilities or areas shall be the responsibility of the
developer.
(21)
Parking areas, screening, signs and driveways shall be designed
and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(22)
Parking may be permitted on the ground floor or below ground,
provided that it shall not be more than two levels below ground, and
provided that, except for necessary driveways, no accessory parking
garage or area shall be usable from any public street or road.
Churches, places of worship, parish houses, convents, and related
uses shall meet the following standards:
A. All off-street parking within 30 feet of any property lines shall
be adequately screened from adjacent properties.
B. Driveways shall cross the sidewalk at right angles and shall be no
more than 24 feet wide at any point. Driveways must be at least 10
feet from any side lot line and 25 feet from the intersection of any
street lines. No more than two driveways shall be permitted for each
200 feet of street frontage or fraction thereof.
C. When determining parking requirements, consideration shall be given
to all uses carried on at the site.
D. Shall have sufficient on-site parking or a written agreement for
use of an off-site facility.
Duplex dwellings and semidetached dwellings are permitted are
specifically prohibited in all districts except the HDR-High Density
Residential District and the MFR-Multi-Family Residential District
in accordance with the following provisions:
A. All dwelling units shall have direct access to a local public street
or road.
B. No semidetached dwelling shall have more than one driveway per unit,
and only garages that are attached to the dwelling unit shall be permitted,
unless one garage is shared by two or more units or there is access
to the lot whereon the semidetached dwelling is located from a rear
or side alley. Duplex dwellings shall not have more than one driveway
of a minimum width of 24 feet, unless sufficient on-site turnaround
area is provided. Not more than one accessory use or structure shall
be permitted for any one duplex structure. Accessory use or structure
includes garages, sheds or swimming pools and communication facilities.
C. All semidetached or duplex dwellings shall only be allowed where
public sanitary sewer and water are available for use by such dwellings.
D. Architectural drawings of the front facade(s) of a semidetached or
duplex dwelling shall be submitted for review and approval of the
structure's uniformity and compatibility of design, materials,
color scheme, treatment and appearance. Deed restrictions shall be
required in a manner approved by the Planning Board, provided that
attached units maintain, within reason, a compatibility and conformity
of aesthetic appearance to the entire structure when viewed as a whole.
Gasoline service stations and automotive repair garages, which
include facilities or structures for the painting of motor vehicles,
trailers or boats, may be established when they meet the following
conditions:
A. In addition to site plan details required by §
30-45, the site plan submitted in connection with an application for a gasoline service station or repair garage shall also include:
(1) The location of all fuel tanks and pumps;
(2) The dimensions and capacity of each tank;
(3) The depth the tanks will be buried below ground level;
(4) The location and use of all structures, principal and accessory,
to be constructed; and
(5) The location and maximum number of automobiles or motor vehicles
in need of service which are to be garaged or parked on the premises
at any one time.
B. No motor vehicle gasoline or service station or repair garage shall
be located within 200 feet of the entrance of a school, recreational
area or facility, library or hospital. Such distances shall be measured
in a straight line from the property line of the referenced structures,
areas or facilities to the station or garage lot line nearest the
structure, areas or facilities along the street line.
C. It is intended that gasoline or service stations and repair garages
be designed compatibly with other permitted commercial and industrial
uses in the zone district in which they are proposed to be located,
that they not be stripped along the available highway frontage or
on more than two quadrants of any intersection and that they be included
within shopping centers and in industrial parks as an integral part
of the overall design. Ingress and egress shall be designed to recognize
turning movements generated. These access points shall be coordinated
with the access points required for adjacent or nearby uses and the
frequency of intersecting side streets.
D. Any part of a property or site to be used for the repair of vehicles,
dispensing or changing fluids, prolonged motor vehicle idling or the
painting of vehicles shall not be located in any floodplain or within
100 feet thereof or of a residence, church, school, library, eating
establishment or health care facility unless undertaken entirely within
an enclosed, ventilated, soundproof structure.
E. Any fuel pumps shall be located at least 35 feet from any property
line. All fuel tanks shall be installed underground and shall be located
at least 30 feet from any property line. A minimum space of 25 feet
shall exist between any two pumping islands and between any islands
and any structures.
F. All storage areas shall be suitably screened, and no vehicles shall
be stored on site which are not awaiting repair work within a reasonable
period of time. Facilities for trash disposal shall be provided and,
where necessary, screened. No junked automobiles or parts thereof
and no unregistered motor vehicles shall be permitted outside an enclosed
building. In the case of repair garages which are part of or established
in conjunction with the sale of motor vehicles and the sale or repair
of farm equipment or machinery, recreational vehicles or boats, unregistered
vehicles or boats may be stored outside a structure on designated
sales or display area.
G. As a minimum, screening as required in §
30-155 shall be required along any property line adjoining a residentially used or zoned property. The Planning Board may require additional buffering, and other protective measures as necessary to protect surrounding properties from the effects of light, noise, air pollution or other nuisances generated on site.
H. Any part of the site proposed for a gasoline or service station or
repair garage subject to access by motor vehicles shall be paved or
provided with a dustless, hard surface. The areas used for the dispensing
of gasoline or other fuels shall be provided with a hard surface and
sufficient drainage to contain any spills of the liquids should they
occur.
I. Except in the case of farm equipment machinery, recreational vehicles
or boats, all work on vehicles or boats involving body or hull repairs,
removal of engines or transmission or painting shall be performed
in an enclosed, ventilated building.
J. Driveways shall not be more than 24 feet at property lines and curblines
and shall be located at least 10 feet from the intersection of street
right-of-way lines. Driveway entrances shall be paved with portland
cement or asphaltic concrete.
K. Accessory goods for sale may be displayed in the building and on
the pump island(s). All other exterior displays and parking of equipment
for rent or sale shall be permitted, provided that the area is devoted
to the purpose, is in addition to the minimum lot size required for
a gasoline or service station or repair garage, the area devoted to
this purpose does not exceed 20% of the total area of the entire site,
the maximum sign area for the station or garage is not exceeded and
the location of the equipment being rented or offered for sale does
not interfere with the required off-street parking requirements for
the service station or repair garage, and does not interfere with
the on-site traffic circulation indicated on the approved site plan.
L. All gasoline stations and/or repair garages shall be provided with
adequate facilities, equipment and structures and shall be designed
to ensure against degradation of or adverse effects to the environment
and adjacent land uses within 500 feet of the property involved. Such
facilities and the equipment include storage tanks for used motor
oil and petroleum products, emission control and air quality devices
and separate disposal systems designed to properly handle wastewater
used in connection with such uses, including motor vehicle or boat
cleaning.
M. The storage of vehicles not in operating condition as permitted in
this section shall be stored only if all fuel tanks in such vehicles
are drained.
N. In addition to complying with all the requirements listed in Subsections
A through
K of this section, car washes shall also meet the following standards:
(1) Sufficient on-site area shall be provided to permit cars or other
vehicles waiting for service. Such waiting areas shall be suitably
screened from adjoining properties.
(2) All wastewater generated from such uses shall be disposed of in a
public wastewater system or an approved on-site system designed to
handle such flows. No wastewater will be allowed to leave the site
through surface runoff or underground piping.
Marinas and boatyards shall be permitted as provided in the
Schedule of District Regulations in the OS-Open Space District in compliance with the following
conditions:
A. The dispensing of fuels and installation of fueling facilities may
be undertaken provided that all fuel storage tanks are located underground.
All fuel storage tanks shall not be located closer than 30 feet to
any property line. Proper equipment and facilities shall be provided
so as to prevent spills or excessive fumes in connection with fuel
dispensation.
B. Marinas may provide for the sale of boats, boating equipment, accessories
and parts and may also provide for storage of boats. No boats shall
be stored out-of-doors closer than 20 feet to any adjoining property.
C. Boat repairs of a minor and emergency nature and normal maintenance
work may be performed.
D. Locker space may be provided for the storage of equipment belonging
to boat owners using the marina.
E. The sale of food as an accessory use shall be permitted provided
that it is in conformance with all the provisions of this chapter.
F. Parking facilities shall be conveniently located and traffic movement
on site shall be designed and maintained so as to permit ease of movement
for vehicles pulling boat trailers.
The City of Millville has designated areas as appropriate locations
for providing for the needs of tourists, travelers and transient occupants.
Hotels, motels and any other facilities offering transient lodging
accommodations to the general public shall be permitted as provided
for in the Schedule of District Regulations and shall comply with the following conditions.
A. In addition to sleeping units, any hotel or related facility may
contain as an accessory use: restaurants, lounges and private clubs,
meeting rooms, swimming pools, playgrounds, health clubs, art galleries,
cabanas and personal service and retail shops. With the exception
of swimming pools, all such accessory uses shall be within the principal
building and shall be primarily designed for the convenience of guests.
B. The tract of land on which the hotel is situated shall have direct
frontage on and take primary access from a nonresidential road.
C. All hotel developments shall be serviced by municipal sanitary sewer
and water facilities.
D. No building or structure shall exceed five stories.
E. Each unit available for rental within a hotel shall have a minimum
gross floor area of 300 square feet and at least one full bedroom
and bathroom.
F. The minimum lot area shall be one acre.
G. All principal and accessory buildings and structures shall cover
a total of not more than 50% of the total site.
H. Outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted only
when incidental to a permitted or accessory use located on the same
premises and provided that the storage area is part of an approved
site plan and does not exceed a height greater than that of any enclosing
wall, fence or building.
I. All hotel facilities shall comply with the following special design
requirements:
(1) Mechanical equipment, trash areas, pool equipment and laundry and
utility areas shall be screened from public view using the same materials
used for the building walls or material which is visually compatible
with the building.
(2) Buffering as required by §
30-155. In addition, a buffer strip of a minimum of 10 feet, free of any improvements other than access driveways, plantings and landscaping and permitted signs, shall be maintained along all property lines except the front.
(3) All hotel developments shall submit a landscaping plan which clearly
demonstrates the size and location of all landscaped areas and plantings
within the site. All pedestrian walks are to be provided with shade
trees of an appropriate size and species. All open space adjacent
to the buildings and walls between buildings and any border strips
along the side of the pedestrian walks shall be graded and seeded
for grass or other plant materials. All entrances shall be landscaped
and maintained with irrigation systems. Front yard landscaping shall
interface with the streetscape and sidewalk conditions.
(4) Driveways shall not be less than 20 feet, nor more than 35 feet,
in width as measured at the property line. Driveways must be at least
10 feet from any side lot line.
(5) Interior roadways, parking areas and pedestrian walkways shall be
provided with illumination to minimize hazards. Such areas shall be
shielded to avoid disturbance to occupants of the buildings or adjoining
properties. Lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from adjoining
properties.
(6) Parking shall be provided as required in §
30-137; in order to reduce stormwater runoff, a minimum amount of pervious surface parking construction (such as interlocking grass pavers) is encouraged for all surface parking lots. Additional parking spots over the required number may be surfaced with pervious material.
(7) A covered portico, alcove or extended roof adjacent to the building
entrance shall be permitted to provide an area of temporary parking
for guests checking in and out.
(8) Hotel developers are strongly encouraged to incorporate green building
technology and LEED certified building practices into the design and
construction of all buildings.
(9) Parking lots shall have exterior lighting in all publicly accessible
areas. Light intensity should average one footcandle power and shall
be controlled by a photo cell or seasonally adjusted timer. All pedestrian
walkways shall have appropriate lighting. All lighting shall illuminate
only those areas for which the lighting is designed and shall be designed
to reduce glare and not impact adjacent uses.
J. Bed-and-breakfast inns shall be subject to the following:
(1) Primary residence. The principal building shall be the primary and
permanent legal residence of the bed-and-breakfast inn operator. Meals
or other services provided on the premises shall be only available
to residents, employees and overnight guests of the establishment.
(2) Guests. There shall be a maximum of 10 rooms for lodging at any given
time. Guests may stay no longer than 30 consecutive days, and 60 days
in any one calendar year.
(3) Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided at a rate of one parking
space per room and shall be outside of any required front yard.
(4) Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided between adjacent residences
and parking areas.
Multifamily dwelling or developments are permitted in the High
Density Residential (HDR) District and the Multi-Family Residential
(MFR) District when the proposed development is determined to meet
an existing housing need, will not have a detrimental effect on the
environment or have an adverse effect on the community in general
as determined by the City's adopted Master Plan, and complies
with the provisions of this section. Gross dwelling unit density for
any multifamily dwelling development shall not exceed 10 units per
acre. The following standards shall be met by any multifamily dwelling
development or complex:
A. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 900
square feet and shall be provided with a private yard area of not
less than 500 square feet which shall be screened by fencing, walls
or shrubbery to a height of not less than six feet. Such fencing or
screening requirements may be waived when decks, balconies or other
suitable private, outdoor areas are provided.
B. Whenever the tract size is less then 10 acres, gross density shall
not exceed eight units per acre. The reduction, when found reasonable
based upon facts submitted, shall not be considered to subvert the
intent of this section or the City Master Plan. Such development is
recommended for areas where vacant land exists as a result of the
destruction of dwellings or other structures and infill development
is required.
C. Common recreational and open space areas.
(1) A minimum of 25% of the total area of a multifamily dwelling unit
complex, exclusive of normal dwelling dooryards, buffer strips, parking
areas, and street rights-of-way, shall be designed for common recreational
or open space purposes. A multifamily dwelling complex containing
10 or fewer units wherein land adjoining the units is owned in common
ownership, either by the developer or a homeowners' association,
shall be exempt from providing 25% of the project area in common recreational
or open space areas.
(2) When required, however, no one recreational or open space area shall
be less than 10,000 square feet, nor less than 100 feet in width at
its narrowest dimension. Each recreational or open space area shall
be located conveniently to the development dwelling units. The developer
shall provide for an organization for ownership and maintenance of
any common recreational or open space area.
(3) Not more than 50% of any recreational or open space area shall be
in one or more of the following: a floodplain, an area with a slope
of greater than 10%, watercourse or other area unsuitable for recreational
purposes due to environmental considerations. The Planning Board,
in reviewing the plans, shall determine that the recreational or open
space area is suited to its intended use in terms of the environment
and will meet the needs of the development occupants.
D. The developer shall be responsible for improving common recreational
areas. The improvements shall include equipment facilities, walkways,
lighting and landscaping. Open space adjacent to buildings, not surfaced
as walkways, shall be graded, and seeded to provide a thick strand
of grass or other ground cover. Two suitable specimen trees and four
evergreen shrubs, exclusive of those used in connection with parking
or other areas, shall be provided for each dwelling unit. The Planning
Board, in reviewing the plans, shall determine that the landscaping
plan is designed to optimize solar access, minimize the extent of
site clearing and protect buildings from prevailing winter winds.
E. All multifamily dwelling complexes shall have frontage on a collector
or arterial street or road as designated by the City Master Plan.
F. There shall be a buffer area of no less than 20 feet in width measured
from the property line and suitably landscaped to screen adjacent
properties not used or zoned for residential purposes. Utility installations,
refuse collection facilities and parking area shall also be suitably
screened to avoid visual or other nuisances.
G. No multifamily dwelling unit complex shall be located within 35 feet
of another dwelling structure.
H. Variations in the facades of blocks or groupings of multifamily dwelling
units shall be required unless horizontal or vertical shifts or offsets
are provided.
I. All on-site utilities services shall be installed underground. Public
sewerage facilities and water supply shall be available prior to development
and utilized or else the developer shall make necessary connections
in order to so utilize such facilities.
J. All buildings shall be oriented in such a manner as to maximize solar
access within the limits of practicability and feasibility. The developer
shall incorporate energy conservation techniques and provide for utilization
of alternative energy sources to the maximum extent practical.
K. Any multifamily complex shall comply with all provisions of this
chapter concerning signing, parking, driveways and roads.
L. A maximum of 50% of the total area of a multifamily dwelling unit
complex may be covered by structures, paving, and/or any impervious
surfaces.
M. Open space adjacent to a building not surfaced as walkways, driveways, parking areas, utility areas or other required improvements shall be graded and seeded to provide a thick cover of grass or other ground material. All such landscaping and the provision of trees and shrubs shall comply with the standards set forth in §
30-165F of this chapter. The Planning Board, in reviewing plans, shall determine that the landscaping plan is designed to optimize solar access and protect buildings from prevailing winter winds.
N. In addition to the required habitable floor area, there shall be
a minimum storage area in such building for bicycles, carriages, furniture
and similar incidental equipment of items, equal to 70 square feet
in area by a minimum of seven feet in height per unit.
Roadside stands for the sale of farm, truck gardening, nursery,
gardening and greenhouse produce and/or stock may be established subject
to the provisions of the Schedule of District Regulations and the following conditions:
A. Such uses shall only be permitted when proof is provided the Planning
Board that the proposed use is in connection with a farm and is located
on the property of that farm or that at least 50% of the goods offered
for sale in the roadside stand were grown or raised on the parcel
in question provided the stand is located in the FP-Farmland Production
District.
B. No roadside stand shall be permitted on an arterial or major collector
roadway as classified in the City Master Plan unless the stand is
located in compliance with the maximum setback requirements for principal
uses for the zone district in which it is located.
C. There shall be only one entrance and one exit from the roadway upon
which the proposed use fronts.
D. No display of goods shall be permitted closer than 40 feet to a road
right-of-way line or adjoining property line.
E. The sale of live animals or poultry shall be prohibited.
F. No structure or parking areas to be used or required in connection
with such a use shall be located within a required front yard area
of the principal use of the property involved.
Within all zoning districts the following temporary structures
shall be permitted according to the following conditions:
A. Temporary use of one mobile home structure for an office, tool storage
or quarters for watchman as an accessory use to permitted approved
construction projects on the same lot therewith, for a period provided
by a permit to be issued by the Zoning Officer. Said trailer shall
be removed within one month upon completion of the construction project.
B. Temporary use of one mobile home on a lot whereon an existing residential
structure has been destroyed by fire, natural disaster, explosion
or similar catastrophe and only when occupied by the owner of the
residential structure destroyed while a new structure is under construction.
The use shall be for six months, unless extended not more than an
additional six months (total period of time one year) by the Board
of Adjustment wherein it can be reasonably demonstrated that actual
construction been delayed by factors outside the control of the applicant.
Temporary use of the trailer shall cease and the mobile home shall
cease to be occupied and removed from the property involved within
one month of the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for
the new residential structure.
C. A zoning permit for such temporary use shall be issued by the Zoning
Officer. No mobile home or trailer utilized in accordance with the
provisions of this section shall be placed upon permanent foundations
or shall be in any other way placed, installed, or attached to another
structure which would make the mobile home's or trailer's
removal from the site impossible or otherwise unnecessarily difficult.
D. Travel trailers, including mobile homes used for recreational purposes,
may be stored on the property of their owner and shall be considered
as an accessory use and subject to the standards set forth in the
Schedule of District Regulations for accessory uses in the district in which the travel
trailer or recreational mobile home is to be stored. No travel trailer
or recreational mobile home shall be occupied or used as a dwelling
place or for the conduct of any business.