Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-5.17
Rural Residential Development.
[Ord. #88-584, S IV W]
a.
Any person desiring to subdivide property in the R-1, R-2, R or VN Districts in the Township of Montgomery may elect to apply to the Planning Board for a major subdivision under the reduced improvement requirements of this section, with all other subdivision requirements applying. The Planning Board shall examine each request to determine whether it meets the following minimum standards and requirements.
1.
Every lot in the development shall have a minimum of three acres.
2.
Each lot shall have a minimum frontage and width of 200 feet and a minimum depth of 300 feet.
3.
The design of the development shall blend with the agricultural and rural atmosphere of the Township.
4.
The development shall not adversely affect the development of adjacent or adjoining property.
5.
The proposed local streets shall not interconnect with existing or proposed streets in other classifications to form continuous routes. They shall be designed to discourage any through traffic, shall have the exclusive function of providing access to properties abutting the street and shall follow the contours of the land to the greatest extent possible.
b.
If it is determined by the Planning Board that the proposed development conforms with the criteria established for rural residential development, the following reduction in standards and improvements for the local streets shall be allowed.
1.
The right-of-way width for all local streets which are entirely within the subdivision shall be 50 feet.
2.
The pavement width for all such local streets shall be reduced to 24 feet, with a stabilized grass shoulder 13 feet in width each side thereof.
3.
Subject to approval by the Planning Board in each specific case, surface storm water drainage may be carried in open ditches outside the right-of-way of the local streets or within other suitable drainage structures within the right-of-way as may be approved by the Township Engineer.
4.
Curbs shall not be required except at intersections and where excessive grades or other conditions require their installations.
5.
Sidewalks shall not be required.
c.
No further subdivision of any lot or lots subdivided under these standards shall be permitted within 50 years from the date of approval by the Planning Board, and a statement to this effect shall be written on all plats submitted to the Township for review and approval and shall be incorporated in the deeds of the lot(s).