In the GA Garden Apartment District, the following
regulations shall apply.
[Amended 12-9-1998 by Ord. No. 420TT]
A building may be erected or used and a lot
may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no
other:
A.
An apartment house or group of apartment houses which
constitute a single operating or proprietary unit.
B.
Playgrounds, parks, tot lots and open space.
C.
Off-street parking and loading facilities.
D.
Swimming pool for use by apartment occupants.
E.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above
uses.
F.
The following uses shall be permitted when authorized
as a special exception:
A.
Residential. For each dwelling unit in this district, two all-weather off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
B.
Nonresidential. For any permitted use other than residential within this district, parking facilities shall be provided in accordance with Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
C.
Setbacks. No parking, loading or driveway area shall
be located closer than 50 feet to any property line, except that portion
of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
B.
Landscaping. All development hereinafter initiated
in the GA Garden Apartment District shall have landscaping designed
and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
C.
Utilities. All development within the GA District
shall be served by public sewer and water. All utilities serving as
permitted use shall be underground.
D.
Development regulations.
(1)
Garden apartment development shall be consistent with
surrounding land use features of the area including, inter alia, schools,
parks, open spaces, existing transportation facilities, existing and
proposed residential characteristics, local and regional business
areas and shopping facilities, and such other features as shall contribute
to the harmonious development of the area, with regard to the character
of the neighborhood and its particular suitability for this type of
use.
(2)
Appropriate recreational facilities shall be provided
for use by the residents.
(3)
Exterior lighting shall be designed and maintained
to adequately illuminate the site. All lighting shall be arranged
to protect highways and adjacent properties from direct glare or hazardous
interference.
(4)
Raw materials, supplies, trash and refuse must be
stored in covered containers, within an adequate enclosure and handled
and disposed of in such a way as not to give rise to smoke, odor,
or litter.
(5)
There shall be no dwelling unit with a floor elevation
below the finished grade.
(6)
Inner courts shall not be permitted.
(7)
Building arrangement.
(a)
The distance between the ends of any two buildings,
either of which faces or backs upon the other in whole or in part,
shall be not less than 75 feet.
(b)
The distance between the ends of any two buildings
similarly oriented, or whose front or rear facades form an angle of
from 135° to 180°, shall be not less than 12 feet.
(c)
The distance between corners of any two buildings
having front or rear facades forming an angle from 90° to 134°
shall be not less than 12 feet.
(d)
No two buildings shall be permitted having front
or rear facades forming an angle of less than 90°, unless separated
by a minimum distance of 75 feet.
(e)
No single building shall have a total length,
including angles, of more than 200 feet.
(8)
Plan submission.
(a)
The proposed apartment development shall be
constructed in accordance with an overall plan and shall be designed
as a single or common operation and maintenance unit.
(b)
An architect's or engineer's drawing showing
the external appearance of the proposed building or buildings, with
a certificate thereon by the owner that the building will be constructed
as to appearance in conformity with said drawing, shall be submitted
with the plan.
(9)
Density. There shall be no more than eight dwelling
units per developable acre.
E.
Hazardous use. No building may be erected, altered,
or maintained, and no lot shall be used for any purpose, trade or
business that is noxious, offensive or potentially injurious to health
by reason of odor, noise, dust, smoke, heat, gas, radiation or vibration.
No hazardous materials, defined as all materials listed as hazardous
by the Environmental Protection Agency, or its successor, shall be
permitted on the site.
