Middletown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
R-3 Residential District, Planned Development
§ 260-70 Purpose.
This article is intended to encourage, in districts where permitted, the design of well-planned large-scale primarily residential developments which may contain a variety of types and designs of residential structures, resulting in a neighborhood pattern that will create a community relationship between residents, providing within the neighborhood the accommodations for a variety of social, recreational and community activities and necessities for their everyday needs.
§ 260-71 Permitted uses.
In the R-3 District, the following uses are permitted:
A.
Permitted residential uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
(3)
Single-family attached dwellings (townhouses).
(4)
Two-family detached dwellings.
(5)
Two-family semidetached dwellings.
(7)
A retirement village, which will include a nursing home and a variety of residential living units for the elderly.
(11)
Academic clinical research centers.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord. No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
(12)
Medical marijuana growers/processors.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord. No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
(13)
Medical marijuana transport vehicle offices.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord. No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
(14)
Medical marijuana dispensaries.
[Added 2-7-2017 by Ord. No. 1336, approved 2-21-2017]
§ 260-72 Planned development area requirements.
A.
The plans must be reviewed and recommendations made by the Planning Committee.
B.
Minimum plot. The minimum plot for planned development shall be not less than 25 acres.
C.
Plans. The developer shall submit for review by the Planning Committee a plan showing the size, location, height and use of all structures, the location and width of all streets and parking areas and areas to be set aside for parks and recreation, the location, size and type of planting for buffer yards and the location and type of utilities to be provided.
D.
Density.
(1)
Maximum density for single-family detached structures shall not exceed six dwelling units per net residential acre. Net residential acreage shall not include areas for recreation, circulation, service and slope and stream protection.
(2)
Maximum density for structures designed for two families shall not exceed eight dwelling units per net residential acre.
(3)
Maximum density for multiple-dwelling structures not exceeding three stories shall not exceed 25 families per net residential acre.
(4)
Maximum dwelling units per townhouse structure shall not exceed six.
(5)
Maximum dwelling units per garden apartment structure two stories in height shall not exceed 24.
(6)
Maximum dwelling units per garden apartment structure three stories in height shall not exceed 36.
(7)
In the case of high-rise elevator apartments, the maximum density shall not exceed 75 families per net residential acre. Structures shall not exceed 12 stories.
(8)
The maximum length of a single structure shall not exceed 340 feet.
E.
Overall maximum density. The maximum gross density for the total acreage within the planned development program of a specific developer shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per gross acre.
F.
Setbacks. All dwelling units shall be set back from public right-of-way lines not less than 30 feet and from all adjacent property lines not less than 50 feet.
G.
Interior yards. Interior yards and/or structural spacing shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Required Interior Yards and Spacing (feet) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Dwelling Units Per Structure | |||||
Arrangement of Structures | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | Over 18* |
Front to front | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
Front to side | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Front to rear | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Side to rear | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
Side to side | 15 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
Rear to rear | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
* | Add four feet for each story by which the structure exceeds five stories. |
H.
Lawns and planting. The exterior yard shall be maintained with lawns and planting.
I.
Recreation areas. Areas for recreation shall be provided at accessible and strategic locations throughout the development area. The open space and recreation areas shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Population | Size (acres) |
|---|---|
2,000 | 3.25 |
3,000 | 4.00 |
4,000 | 5.00 |
5,000 | 6.00 |
J.
Development commercial center.
(1)
The purpose and intent of the development commercial center is to provide and require a unified and organized arrangement of buildings, service and parking areas, together with adequate circulation and open space, all planned and designed, as an integrated unit, in a manner so as to provide and constitute an efficient, safe, convenient and attractive shopping area to serve the planned development requirements and needs as well as those of adjacent areas. In the development commercial center, no land shall be used and no building erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one or more of the following uses:
(a)
Retail stores and shops.
(b)
Restaurants, delicatessens and cocktail lounges.
(c)
Pharmacies or drugstores; stationery, book, tobacco and news media surveyors.
(d)
Self-service laundry and dry cleaning and pickup stations.
(e)
Barbershops and beauty shops.
(f)
Automotive service stations.
(g)
Business and professional offices.
(h)
Banks and financial institutions.
(i)
Garden centers and flower shops.
(j)
Hotels and motels.
(2)
No commercial enterprises shall be permitted to operate except in the area designated for commercial uses.
K.
Conditions and restrictions on commercial centers.
(1)
The permitted uses designed to serve the neighborhood or development may be constructed, provided that:
(2)
The area for commercial use shall not exceed the following:
Number of Acres | Percentage of Tract |
|---|---|
25 to 75 | 10% |
75 to 150 | 8% |
150 to 250 | 7% |
250 or more | 6% |
(a)
The permitted commercial structures or uses shall not be constructed in advance of the residential structures and shall at no time be in excess of the percentage requirements as set forth above.
(b)
The permissible lot coverage of commercial buildings in the development commercial center areas shall not exceed 25%.
(c)
The required parking spaces shall be situated on the same lot within not more than 200 feet.
(d)
Buffer yards. Where a commercial area adjoins a residential area, in adjacent land around the perimeter of the development a buffer yard shall be required in addition to the above yard requirements. The buffer yard shall be of a dimension not less than the minimum side yard required for the residential use and shall be covered with ground cover and plantings as outlined in the general regulations.
(e)
Screen plantings. Screen plantings shall be required where a commercial use adjoins a residential use in the planned development or in land areas adjacent to the development.
L.
General regulations. Any development plan shall comply with the parking, loading and unloading, highway access and any other applicable general regulations of the Borough.
M.
Utilities. A development shall be served by a public sewage system and treatment facility and a public water supply. All plans shall be subject to review and approval by the Borough and the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
N.
Special exceptions. The requirements concerning density, setbacks, interior yards and recreation areas set forth in this section shall be subject to special exceptions in a nonprofit retirement village providing housing and a nursing home for the elderly.
O.
Medical and dental clinics. The uses permitted in residential planned development districts shall also include medical clinics and dental clinics.