A.

The purpose of planned residential district No. 3 is to provide for the development of certain lands between Pemberton Drive and the Wicomico River with a wide choice of housing types, large-lot, cluster and multifamily, in a planned and attractive natural environment. The total district is planned in four phases with private streets, public streets and large areas of natural open space as well as developed recreational facilities.

B.

Phase I of Harbor Pointe provides for development of those lands along the Wicomico River with extremely low-density, large-lot residential development and provides a unique opportunity to preserve the water quality of the river and meet the intent of the establishment of a portion of those lands as a Chesapeake Bay critical area.

(Prior code § 150-165.19)

The area to be rezoned as planned residential district No. 3—Harbor Pointe, Phase I, consists of one hundred forty (140) acres of land being part of land known as the "Bell Farm," situated in the City of Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, on the northerly side of and binding upon the Wicomico River and southerly side of Pemberton Drive adjoining land known as "Cotton Patch" and binding upon the westerly property line of the city sewage treatment plant; the same being as shown on the preliminary subdivision plat of Phase I area prepared by Philip Parker & Associates, Inc., dated February 23, 1987. The site is shown on Assessment Map Nos. 37 and 47 as Parcels 304, 296, 297, 213 and 474.

(Prior code § 150-165.20)

Permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Single-family dwellings.

(Prior code § 150-165.21)

Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:

A.

Uses and structures clearly incidental to and associated with single-family dwellings;

B.

Home office;

C.

Accessory dwelling, limited to not more than one per three-acre lot.

(Prior code § 150-165.22)

Development standards for the planned residential district No. 3 shall be as follows:

A.

Minimum lot or building area requirements shall be as follows:

2.

Individual lot or building areas are as shown on the final subdivision plat.

B.

Minimum yard and perimeter requirements for all structures shall be as follows:

1.

Front: seventy-five (75) feet;

2.

Rear: thirty (30) feet;

3.

Side: ten feet;

4.

Perimeter: forty (40) feet, except where modified as follows:

a.

Critical areas: one hundred (100) feet from marsh line or high water mark of tidal waters,

b.

Salisbury sewage treatment property: one hundred fifty (150) feet from property line.

C.

The height limitation shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

D.

Parking shall be provided in accordance with Article XXXVI. Parking of vehicles of any type shall not be permitted within the front yard other than in driveways providing access from public streets. No open lot storage of trucks or vans used in the conduct of a business shall be permitted.

E.

Landscaping. All areas not devoted to building or required parking areas shall be landscaped as defined in Section 17.04.120 and planted and maintained in accordance with chapter 17.220.

F.

Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with chapter 17.216, Section 17.216.060.

(Prior code § 150-165.23)

Streets and accessways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with city standards and specific street profiles approved by the department of infrastructure and development specifically for Harbor Pointe, Phase I. All private streets shall be for public access but private maintenance. These standards shall be provided at the time the final subdivision plat is submitted to the planning commission for review and approval.

(Prior code § 150-165.24)

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

Amendments to the planned development district No. 2 shall be in accordance with the procedures established in Chapters 17.112, 17.204 and 17.228.

(Prior code § 150-165.25)

A final development plan shall be prepared, submitted and approved by the planning commission in accordance with chapter 17.204, Section 17.204.070.

(Prior code § 150-165.26)

Once the preliminary development plan and all related development controls are adopted by the city council, development of the area shall be controlled by the final development plan as approved by the planning commission and recorded in the land records of Wicomico County and all amendments thereto. Where specific regulations are not addressed in this district, all other regulations of Title 17 of the city code shall govern.

(Prior code § 150-165.27)