[Added 12-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-09]
A. 
The purpose and intent of this district is to provide for development in appropriate areas in the Township for age-qualified/mixed-use projects.
B. 
The district is established to permit the principal use of the land for age-qualified dwellings, with a certain portion of the land to be utilized for commercial and services use to serve the principal use and the surrounding community.
The Age-Qualified/Mixed-Use Development District shall apply to any parcels of land in the Township which can satisfy the requirements of this article.
All principal uses shall be age-qualified, that is, designed for and occupied by persons 55 years of age and older who prefer an independent residential environment, which uses shall be subject to a§ 205-16A(8)(o) declaration of age restrictions. Buildings may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. 
Principal uses permitted by right. The following uses are permitted by right:
(1) 
(A3) Single-Family Attached Dwelling.
(2) 
(A4) Multiple-Family Dwelling.
(3) 
(A7) Life-Care Facility.
(4) 
(B9) Nursing Home.
B. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory uses permitted by right to provide services to the principal use and commercial services to the principal use and surrounding community:
(a) 
(B6) Community Center.
(b) 
(B7) Day-Care Center.
(c) 
(Cl) Office.
(d) 
(C2) Medical Office.
(e) 
(D1) Retail Shop.
(f) 
(D3) Financial Establishment.
(g) 
(D4) Sit-Down Restaurant.
(h) 
(Dl4) Veterinary Office or Clinic.
(i) 
(D30) Forestry.
(2) 
A minimum of 42% of the required minimum tract up to 55 acres shall be used for commercial/accessory uses. For each additional acre over 55 acres, 10% shall be used for commercial/accessory uses up to a maximum of 40% of the entire tract. The area used to calculate this percentage requirement shall be measured to the existing right-of-way.
(3) 
Any commercial uses shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
A. 
This district shall be subject to the following tract regulations:
(1) 
Minimum tract: 25 acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3) 
Maximum density: 10 dwelling units per acre of the entire site.
(4) 
Minimum yards:
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Side: 25 feet.
(c) 
Rear: 50 feet.
(d) 
Distance between buildings: 35 feet.
(5) 
Special setbacks: § 205-130A and C of the Zoning Ordinance will not apply in this district.
(6) 
Maximum building cover: 35% of site area.
(7) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 60% of site area.
(8) 
Minimum open space: 20%. Open space may also include the stormwater management facilities required yards and all areas containing natural features.
(9) 
Maximum height:
(a) 
Principal uses: three habitable floors, with a maximum height of 60 feet.
(b) 
Accessory uses: 50 feet.
(10) 
Buffer yards. A Class A buffer yard shall be provided along the tract boundary. No other buffer yards shall be required, including between residential and nonresidential development. The special buffer yard requirements of § 205-109D shall not be applicable.
(11) 
Filling with a flood-fringe area. Filling adjacent to a waterline shall not extend over the waterline or within the floodway. The floodway shall be determined through an analysis submitted and approved by the Township Engineer. Filling shall be permitted with the approval of the Township Engineer and after any required state and federal permits have been obtained.
(12) 
Landscaping. Street trees shall be provided every 25 feet along all public street frontages or streets offered for dedication. Where parking areas are located between the street and the proposed principal building, plant materials shall be installed at the edge of the parking area closest to the street which shall be at least three feet in height when planted and which shall meet the landscape requirement of the Bristol Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 177, Subdivision and Land Development.
(13) 
Parking:
(a) 
All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the ultimate right-of-way line of any public street which is offered for dedication and shall be permitted within any required yard. The area between the cartway and the parking area shall be devoted to required street trees, landscaping and sidewalks.
(b) 
The parking layout shall provide for pedestrian circulation throughout the parking area. The pedestrian circulation system shall be illustrated on the site plan.
(c) 
Parking space requirements are 1.75 parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
(d) 
Parking spaces may be shared for multiple uses.
(e) 
Parking will be permitted under principal use buildings.
(f) 
Parking shall be permitted along and adjacent to nondedicated roadways and/or drive isles. Such parking shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the nearest building wall.
(14) 
Lighting:
(a) 
Parking areas, walkways and passages shall be adequately illuminated with the light system designed to complement the general area and the site of the proposed development and to prevent any off-site glare and spillover light onto adjacent properties.
(b) 
Lighting plans must provide detailed isocandle levels, with a minimum 1.0 maintained footcandle level. The incident spillover light at property boundaries shall not exceed 0.3 footcandles, except that this maximum may be increased to 0.5 footcandles along adjacent public roadways.
(c) 
Freestanding fixtures shall utilize appropriate sharp cutoff luminaries with shielding of the light source at angles above 72° from the vertical. Various freestanding fixture types may be permitted as approved by the Township. The design lighting plan shall provide details on all proposed fixtures and poles and shall be accompanied by appropriate manufacturer cut sheets at the time of plan submission.
(d) 
Building-mounted lighting shall be shown on all plans. All building-mounted lighting shall be designed so that all light from the source is shielded at angles above 72° from the vertical so as not to create any glare or visible source of light. Lights are not permitted along the outline of buildings or along rooflines.
(e) 
All canopy lighting shall be recessed in the canopy with no lens extending below the canopy surface. Canopy lighting sources shall be shielded at angles above 90° from the vertical glare and view of the lighting source.
(15) 
Signs:
(a) 
Developments shall comply with all applicable sign regulations of this chapter, except as modified or supplemented by these regulations.
(b) 
All building-mounted signs shall be consistent and compatible with the style, composition, materials, colors and details of the building and the purposes of this district.
(c) 
Internally lit signs shall consist of a dark background and light lettering so that the characters, letters, and graphics of the sign are illuminated but the background is not.
(d) 
Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of eight feet and shall be mounted to the ground and landscaped to the satisfaction of the Council.
(e) 
Flashing, rotating or revolving signs, pennants, flags, banners, balloons, and objects such as tires, automobiles, food products or other items designed to draw attention to a product or business are prohibited.
(16) 
Building design. The following building guidelines are recommendations which should be considered for any buildings within the district. Although only recommendations, every effort should be made to follow the suggested guidelines so that future development along these portions of Route 13 occur in a uniform fashion.
(a) 
All sides of a building should be architecturally consistent with the front facade, and all building faces visible from the street or abutting properties should have the same architectural features and style as the front facade. Modifications may be made in the design for necessary loading and other utility areas.
(b) 
Recommended building materials include stone, clapboard (wood, vinyl or simulated), brick, stucco, board and batten, cedar shakes or simulated shakes looking like cedar, slate or slate substitute, and decorative block.
(c) 
Pitched roofs are recommended. Flat roofs are discouraged, except where there is a partial or pent roof that extends along all sides of the building. HVAC units should not be visible from the surrounding properties or any public street on the same elevation.
(d) 
Buildings and roofs should be deigned to use primarily earth tones, colors of natural materials, or colors of traditional building materials such as brick, stone or wood. The use of augmenting trim colors is encouraged.
(17) 
Additional use requirements. Any development which includes Use A3 Single-Family Attached Dwelling must comply with other regulations applicable to single-family attached dwellings (Use A3) as listed below:
(a) 
Every attached dwelling shall have a record lot on a recorded subdivision plan, though the lot may be within the interior walls of the dwelling unit.
(b) 
Interior access drives which are dedicated for public use shall be improved to minimum standards contained in § 177-35 of the Bristol Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. If not dedicated for public use, conveyance to a community association or condominium association shall be required, and provision for maintenance charges shall be made.
(c) 
It is not necessary that each lot have frontage on a public street. Some lots may have frontage on a public street, while others may have access by right-of-way owned by a community association or a condominium association, provided that all required improvements involving street and/or private right-of-way access shall require an appropriate bond guaranteeing completion of the improvements, conforming to the provisions of Article VII of the Bristol Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(18) 
Site capacity calculations. Site capacity calculations shall not be applicable, except for the above-referenced area and dimensional requirements and other standards.
(19) 
Environmental performance standards. Environmental performance standards shall not be applicable, except for the above-referenced area and dimensional requirements and other standards.
B. 
Requirements for single-family attached dwelling.
(1) 
Single-family attached dwellings shall meet the following area, dimensional, and parking requirements:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 1,600 square feet per unit.
(b) 
Minimum lot width: 20 feet.
(c) 
Number of units: not less than three and not more than eight townhouse units in any one building.
(2) 
Minimum yard area around dwellings. Specific individual requirements with respect to front, side and rear yard requirements for each lot are not required. Instead, a minimum of 800 square feet for each lot may be allocated for front, side or rear purposes or any combination thereof.
(3) 
Minimum building setbacks. No more than three contiguous structures may have the same setback; the difference in setback must be at least two feet when a change is provided.
(a) 
Along any street: 25 feet, subject to the provisions of § 205-130A of this chapter.
(b) 
Between parallel structures: 60 feet.
(c) 
Between perpendicular structures: 30 feet.
(d) 
Between structures placed end to end: 14 feet.
(4) 
Parking requirements: same as in §§ 205-118 through 205-122.
C. 
Area, dimension and parking requirements for nonresidential uses:
(1) 
Minimum tract: one acre.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building cover: 35% of site area.
(4) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70% of site area.
(5) 
Parking requirements: same as in §§ 205-118 through 205-122.