A.

The purpose of Planned Residential District No. 11 is to provide for the development of the village at Salisbury Lake with a planned community consisting of a variety of housing types and office, service, and retail uses designed to integrate with the surrounding community. The development is designed to emphasize the needs of pedestrians while remaining accessible for motor vehicles, and to provide public open space and recreation areas with an urban park feeling.

B.

The residential development follows a mixture of conventional and traditional neighborhood design principles, with many residences having rear garages.

C.

The commercial development consists of office, retail, and other permitted uses primarily for the service and convenience of the residents of the development and the immediate neighborhood, providing ease of pedestrian access along with conventional retail, restaurant, and pad sites.

D.

The following regulations have been designed to carry out these purposes and are further implemented in accordance with the preliminary development plan, as approved by the mayor and city council.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

The area to be rezoned as Planned Residential District No. 11—Village at Salisbury Lake, consists of approximately eighty (80) acres of land, located on the westerly side of Beaglin Park Drive, the northerly side of Glen Avenue, the easterly side of Civic Avenue, the southerly side of properties now or formerly owned by Milford W. Twilley, Inc. and Vestry of St. Alban's Parish, the easterly side of the Vestry of St. Alban's Parish and the southerly side of Mt. Hermon Road, saving and excepting approximately five acres located at the corner of Glen Avenue and Civic Avenue, the same being shown on the preliminary development plan, which shall be recorded in the Land Records of Wicomico County.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

Permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Residential.

1.

Apartments and condominiums,

2.

Single-family dwellings,

3.

Townhouses,

4.

Two- and four-family dwellings,

5.

Senior housing,

6.

Public/private recreation facilities;

B.

Commercial.

1.

All uses permitted within chapter 17.32, provided that such uses shall be primarily for the service and convenience of the residents of the village at Salisbury Lake and the immediate neighborhood.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

A.

Residential accessory uses, as set forth in chapter 17.160;

B.

Commercial accessory uses, as set forth in chapter 17.32;

C.

Accessory structures clearly incidental to or customarily, associated with any permitted use.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

A.

Minimum Lot Requirements (Townhouse, Single-family and Two- and Four-Family Dwellings).

1.

Lot area: one thousand three hundred (1,300) square feet.

2.

Lot width: twenty (20) feet.

B.

Minimum Setback Requirements (Townhouse, Single-family and Two- and Four-Family Dwellings).

1.

Front setback:

a.

Front garage units: twenty (20) feet, which may include bay windows, unenclosed porches, entry features and similar projections;

b.

Rear garage units: no setback required.

2.

Side setback: five feet, with at least ten feet between buildings.

3.

Rear setback: fifteen (15) feet from the rear lot line (ten feet when facing common open space).

C.

Minimum Setback Requirements (Apartments/Condominiums).

1.

Front setback: ten feet from the edge of the curb in the right-of-way.

2.

Side/rear setback: ten feet from the edge of the curb in the right-of-way or the adjacent property line.

D.

Minimum Setback Requirements (Senior Housing).

1.

Front setback: eight feet from the edge of the curb in the right-of-way.

2.

Side/rear setback: eight feet from the edge of the curb in the right-of-way or the adjacent property line.

E.

Minimum Setback Requirements (Commercial).

1.

In accordance with the preliminary development plan, except that no buildings or parking shall be allowed within seventy (70) ft. from the existing Beaglin Park Drive western curb boundary.

2.

Intense commercial uses, as determined by the planning commission, shall not be located closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to adjacent residential districts.

F.

Density. Residential development shall not exceed a total of six hundred eighty-eight (688) residential units in the residential area of the district as shown on the preliminary development plan.

G.

Height Limitation. Fifty (50) feet (excluding roof structure and surface).

H.

Parking.

1.

Office uses: three spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet gross floor area.

2.

Retail/service uses: four spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet gross floor area.

3.

Townhouses:

a.

One-car garage: two spaces per unit, plus twenty (20) percent of total units for guest parking within a reasonable proximity;

b.

Two-car garage: three spaces per unit.

4.

Apartments/condominiums: one space per unit.

5.

Senior housing: .75 spaces per unit.

6.

On-street parking shall not be permitted in alleys.

7.

Driveways shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet long.

I.

Building Entrance Location. All entrances to apartment/condominium buildings shall be no greater than eighty (80) feet from a parking lot. Fire hydrants shall be installed as required by city policy.

J.

Landscaping. A detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted with each phase of the development, consistent with the provisions of chapter 17.220. Landscaping shall generally be in accordance with the preliminary development plan as approved by the Salisbury planning commission.

K.

Open Space. Open space shall be provided in locations generally as shown on the preliminary development plan dated November 30, 2006. Details of open space, use, access (including access to the Salisbury City Park and Zoo), and development areas shall be shown on final development plans for each phase of development.

L.

Architectural Elevations. Architectural elevations for each type of building shall be submitted with final development plans for each phase of development. The village at Salisbury Lake Design Regulations, Draft dated June 2006, will be used as a general guideline for the architectural elevations unless otherwise approved by the planning commission.

M.

Subdivision Plat, Community Association and Condominium Documents. A recorded subdivision plat shall be consistent with approved final development plans for each phase or parcel. The overall village at Salisbury Lake Community Association documents regarding maintenance of open space identified on the preliminary development plan shall be consistent with Section 17.04.240 and shall be recorded with the final subdivision plat for the first phase or parcel of development. Individual condominium and homeowner's association documents shall be approved by the planning commission consistent with Section 17.04.240 and recorded for each phase or parcel of development.

The homeowner's association shall be responsible for maintenance of all alleys, playgrounds, pocket parks, and landscaped islands within public rights-of-way.

N.

Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with Sections 17.216.060, 17.216.070 and 17.216.110.

O.

Accessory Buildings and Structures.

1.

No part of any accessory building or structure shall be located closer than five feet to a rear, side, or floodplain line. On a corner lot, no accessory building shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the curb line of an abutting street.

2.

No accessory building shall occupy more than fifty (50) percent of a required rear or side yard on a single-family residential lot.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

A.

Streets and temporary access shall be provided as shown on the preliminary development plan, dated November 30, 2006 subject to any subsequent modification thereto required by the city council or the city Department of Infrastructure and Development.

B.

All streets shall be developed in accordance with the standards contained in chapter 16.40, except as noted below:

1.

All alleys shall be private and constructed to standards of the city Department of Infrastructure and Development;

2.

All alleys shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet of clear pavement, measured from edge to edge;

3.

There shall be a minimum sixty (60) foot separation distance between dwellings across alleys;

4.

Decks, privacy fences and other structures shall extend no more than ten feet from the outside of the dwelling;

5.

Curb radii at street and/or alley intersections shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet;

6.

On-street parking shall not be permitted within thirty (30) feet of the centerline of an alley where alleys and/or streets intersect;

7.

The geometry of alley-alley "T" intersections and alley-street "T" intersections shall be minimum of thirty (30) feet wide by minimum sixty (60) feet long for the top portion of the "T";

8.

The turning radii of twenty (20) feet and twenty-four (24) feet wide roads shall be approved by the city department of infrastructure and development;

9.

Streets with no on-street parking shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide;

10.

Short dead end street/alleys are acceptable, subject to the city infrastructure and development approval, if a common trash pick-up site is provided for the units on the dead end;

11.

Grass plots between sidewalks and curbs shall be a minimum width of five and one-half feet if trees are to be planted in the plot;

12.

Traffic calming devices are to be included at a minimum of every five hundred (500) feet on public streets;

13.

Public utilities will be allowed in the grassed "mews" areas, provided that no trees are planted above or within ten feet of utilities.

General street standards for the village at Salisbury Lake Planned Residential District #11 are set forth in the preliminary development plan dated November 30, 2006, however, the standards set forth in this chapter shall control. The above criteria (subsections (B)(1) through (13)) were developed for this project by the city department of infrastructure and development (DID) and may be modified at DID's discretion as the final design is developed.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 2459, 10-9-2017)

Amendments to Planned Residential District No. 11 shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.108.090 of this code.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

A.

The preliminary development plan as approved by the Salisbury planning commission, shall be recorded in the Land Records of Wicomico County. Development of the site shall be in general conformance with these plans.

B.

A final development plan for each parcel of development or any proposed phase of development shall be submitted to and approved by the planning commission in accordance with Section 17.108.100.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)

A.

Specific development of Planned Residential District No. 11 shall be controlled by the final development plan as approved by the planning commission and any amendment thereto.

B.

Where specific regulations are not addressed in this chapter, all other regulations of Title 17 shall govern. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and other provisions of Title 17, the requirements of this chapter shall apply.

(Ord. 2026 § 1 (part), 2007)