Rockland City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Planned Unit Developments
§ 415-46 Conditions of permitted use.
Planned Unit Developments may be allowed in appropriate areas of any approved residence district in conjunction with the Permitted Principal Uses therein by special permit only, and must meet the following development standards.
§ 415-47 General size.
[Amended 5-18-1998 ATM]
A.
Plot and lot sizes and dimensions, and the location and height of buildings, if meeting the standards of this bylaw, may be freely disposed and arranged provided the construction conforms to comprehensive plans approved, pursuant to this bylaw, by the Special Permit Granting Authority. In reviewing and approving all plans, the Special Permit Granting Authority, in addition to the standards set forth herein, shall utilize the Town standards of subdivision control as well as the opinions of the Town Engineer, the Town Planning Consultant and the Town Water and Sewer Consultants. The Special Permit Granting Authority shall have full power to require modifications in the plan submitted by any applicant.
B.
No tract, parcel or lot, or tracts, parcels or lots shall contain less than 10 or more acres of adjoining and contiguous land and shall contain sufficient access to a State highway or to the Town road system as designated on the official or zoning map of the Town of Rockland as amended. For the purpose of this Section, internal streets, roads, and rights-of-way shall not be deemed to divide acreage of a planned unit development.
[Amended 5-4-2009 ATM, Art. 24]
§ 415-48 Boundary line and internal street setback requirements.
A.
Boundary line setback requirements. All buildings, structures and uses shall be set back no less than 25 feet from all external streets.
B.
Internal street setback requirements. All buildings and structures for principal or accessory non-residential uses shall be set back no less than 25 feet from any public or private street within a planned unit development.
§ 415-49 Building height.
No building or structure shall have a height greater than as provided in § 415-22 of this bylaw.
§ 415-50 Land use density.
A.
No areas devoted to single-family detached residential structures shall have a density in excess of four units per acre exclusive of all street rights-of-way.
B.
No area or areas devoted to multi-family residences shall have a density in excess of 15 units per acre exclusive of all street rights-of-way.
C.
Each of the above residential density limitations shall be mutually exclusive of each other and shall not be cumulative.
D.
The prepared "grid" subdivision will only encompass that portion of said land which is not defined as wetlands under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act.[1] The total number of dwelling units within a Planned Unit Development shall not exceed the total number of dwelling units which would be permitted on the non-wetland portion of the parcel developed in a traditional (or grid) manner.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MGL c. 131, §§ 40 and 40A.
§ 415-51 Common recreation areas.
In connection with residential structures there shall be provided at least one square foot of common recreation area for each two square feet of residential floor area. The required common recreation area shall be provided in a lot, or lots, of at least 21,780 square feet that is free of structures associated with the residences in the Planned Unit Development. Common recreation areas shall be delineated on plans submitted to the Planning Board for review with the size of the area noted. Provisions for delineating this area in the finished development, method of delineation subject to Planning Board approval, shall be made by the developer. Common recreation areas shall be developed with either active or passive recreational facilities or both. No facility in which the residents of the planned unit development are excluded by outside or private membership shall qualify for the purposes of the requirements herein.
§ 415-52 Open space.
A.
Each planned unit development shall develop and maintain the following required open space: One square foot of open space for each one square foot of total gross floor area of the planned unit development, but in no event shall less than 35% of the gross land area of the planned unit development be open space.
B.
Computation.
(1)
Any required open space may include common recreation areas and required buffer areas for computation purposes.
(2)
In no case shall more than 30% of the required open space consist of areas defined as wetlands by the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act.
(3)
For purposes of determining the total number of allowable dwelling units, the applicant must submit a "grid" subdivision plan to the Planning Board which complies with the plan regulations set out in the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land.
C.
Modification. The Special Permit Granting Authority, at its discretion, shall have the right to reduce the required minimum area of open space if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)
If one or more tracts, parcels or lots are required to be dedicated for public use or public purpose including, but not limited to, schools, fire stations, police facilities, libraries, or other similar municipal uses, but not including utility, sewer or stormwater drainage easements; water or sewer improvements, roadways or any other recreational facilities or other similar dedication required by this bylaw.
(2)
If the area of open space shall not be less than 30% of the total area of the planned unit development.
(3)
If the total reduction in said open space shall not be greater than one acre or part thereof in open space for every one acre or part thereof of lands required for public uses or public purpose dedication.
§ 415-53 Circulation and off-street parking requirements.
B.
Parking requirements. Parking spaces as set forth in the Zoning Bylaws are to be ten-foot width by twenty-foot length to nine-foot width by eighteen-foot length with a back-up area of 23 feet. Ratio of 30% compact cars to 70% full-size cars, where the compact car has a width of 8 1/2 feet by 16 feet length or less. All required parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any property line and that ten-foot setback will be properly landscaped.
[Amended 5-5-2008 ATM, Art. 42]
§ 415-54 Streets.
All streets and roads, either dedicated public streets or privately owned and maintained or any combination thereof shall be subject to all Town bylaws and regulations as well as the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with regard to construction.
§ 415-55 Other improvements.
A.
All utility improvements including storm drainage systems, sanitary sewage collection and disposal and water supply systems shall be in accordance with the standards and procedures as established by other local, county, and state regulations. Said improvements shall be subject to review and approval by the Town Engineer and Town Boards, as well as appropriate county and state agencies.
B.
Electric, gas and telephone service shall be provided by the developer in concert with the appropriate public utilities providing such service. Said service shall be provided as part of an underground system.
§ 415-56 Review procedure.
The submission and approval of any planned unit development shall be subject to all Town, County, and Commonwealth laws, rules and regulations governing the subdivision of land in the Town of Rockland and for purposes of such review a planned unit development shall be considered a sub-division of land.
§ 415-57 Ownership of common land.
Ownership of common land shall be in accordance with MGL c. 40A, § 9.