The purpose of this district is to provide for multi-family and two-family developments at high and high-medium densities. In the case of apartment development, regulations are designed to require large site and moderate lot coverage development accommodate substantial population without placing an excessive burden on municipal service and provide effective buffer and screening requirements to protect abutting single-family developments from impacts of multi-family developments at higher densities.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   A building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises may be used by right, for one or more of the following uses:

   (a)   Garden apartment;

   (b)   Two-family detached dwelling (detached duplex); and/or

   (c)   Two-family semi-detached dwelling (semidetached duplex).

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Accessory uses shall be as follows:

   (a)   Parking, subject to Chapter 1284;

   (b)   Storage area provided that all storage is in enclosed structures;

   (c)   Living accommodations for a watchman or caretaker employed upon the premises, provided that any such accommodations shall be located within an apartment house;

   (d)   Rental/management office, to provide service exclusively for the on-site development;

   (e)   Laundry, for exclusive use of residents on the site;

   (f)   Swimming pool, subject to § 1292.16;

   (g)   Recreation building for the exclusive use of residents and their guests;

   (h)   Refuse collection receptacles, provided they are screened from the adjoining property and public view by a visual screen;

   (i)   Tennis court;

   (j)   Signs, subject to Chapter 1282;

   (k)   No-impact home-based business, subject to § 1292.25; and

   (l)   Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses and not detrimental to the neighborhood.

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)

   Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:

   (a)   Dimensions for garden apartments.

 

   (b)   Special regulations for garden apartments.

      (1)   Buffer areas. There shall be a ten-foot-wide buffer along the tract boundary, but the width of this buffer shall be increased to 20 feet where proposed townhouses would abut an existing single-family detached district or use. This buffer shall not include any impervious surfaces.

      (2)   Screening. Where the property abuts a single-family district, there shall be a planted visual screen within the required buffer area.

      (3)   Landscaping. Any part of the site proposed for apartment development which is not covered by buildings, parking or other paved areas shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs or ground cover, in accordance with a landscaping plan which shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and the Township Engineer. Trees and/or shrubs shall be planted in high visibility areas such as along the entrance drive and exterior road, in front of the dwelling units, and between parking areas.

      (4)   Private streets and driveways. Streets and driveways shall be in accordance with the latest adopted township subdivision regulations.

      (5)   Lighting. All internal streets shall be properly lighted to assure safe driving conditions at night and security for the residents. Such lighting is to be designed so as not to create a nuisance for residents of adjacent properties.

   (c)   Dimensions for two-family detached dwellings.

 

 

   (d)   Dimensions for two-family semi-detached dwellings.

 

 

(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 970, passed 6-21-2017)