[Amended 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 681]
The intent is to expand upon the purpose and community development objective found in Article I of this chapter and to achieve the following goals of the MF-E Multifamily-Elderly District:
A.
To provide safe, secure housing designed for senior citizens.
B.
To recognize the unique needs of this growing demographic and provide
a variety of housing options available to seniors aged 55 and older.
C.
To encourage and provide seniors with opportunities for both active
and passive recreation.
In the MF-E Multifamily-Elderly District, the following regulations
shall apply.
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.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not
be less than 100 feet in depth.
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or
enlarged in this district shall be 35 feet, not exceeding two stories.
A.
Residential. For each dwelling unit in this district, 1/2 all-weather off-street parking space 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 Multifamily-Elderly
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 in the MF-E District shall be served by
public sewer and water. All utilities serving a permitted use in this
district shall be underground.
D.
Density. There shall be no more than eight dwelling units per developable
acre for independent living arrangements. The density may increase
to 20 beds per developable acre for any portion of the tract devoted
to personal care, assisted living, nursing care or other nonindependent
living arrangements.
E.
All buildings shall be in accordance with an overall plan and shall
be designed as a single architectural scheme. The minimum distance
between buildings shall be no less than the height of the tallest
adjacent building.
F.
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.
G.
All Multifamily-Elderly developments shall execute a declaration
of covenant restricting residency to households where at least one
owner is over the age of 55 years.
A.
Development regulations.
(1)
The tract of land to be developed shall be a minimum of 80 acres
in gross area and shall be held in single and separate ownership.
(2)
Declaration of age qualification. Subsequent to the approval
of the plan for the development, but prior to the recording of the
plan, the developer shall record a declaration against the tract,
in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor, binding all properties
and owners to a restriction which shall require one occupant of an
individual dwelling unit within the proposed development to be 55
or older, and which shall require that any residents of an individual
dwelling unit within the proposed development under the age of 19
years old shall not reside for more than two weeks in any calendar
year.
[Amended 2-23-2022 by Ord. No. 699]
(a)
Utilities. The active adult community shall be serviced by public
water and public sewer.
(b)
Density. There shall be no more than 4.25 dwelling units per
developable acre for active adult communities.
(c)
Open space. Not less than 25% of the total developable area of the tract and 100% of all nondevelopable area shall be preserved as common open space in accordance with the provisions of § 282-103.1C herein.
(d)
Perimeter buffer. A perimeter buffer of green space shall be
provided as follows: 75 feet from all exterior existing streets and
50 feet from all other tract boundary lines.
(e)
Building coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed 30%
of the tract area.
(f)
Impervious coverage. The impervious coverage shall not exceed
55% of the tract area.
(g)
Additional open space. Additional open space by way of adjacent
and contiguous vacant land which shall be no less than 10 acres shall
be provided, the ownership of which shall be offered to the Township
for a period of one year. In the event the Township does not accept
dedication of the land by the end of the one-year period, the land
shall be owned and maintained by a homeowners' association. This additional
open space shall not be used to satisfy any other criteria in this
article or in any calculations for same.
B.
Area and height regulations. For all permitted buildings and uses,
the following regulations shall apply. Where fee simple lots are not
created, equivalent setback areas and dimensions shall be provided.
(1)
Single-family dwelling.
(a)
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than 6,000 square feet
shall be provided for every single-family detached dwelling. Undevelopable
land shall not be counted when calculating the minimum lot area although
such undevelopable land may be included within the individual lots,
only as determined by the Board of Commissioners.
(b)
Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 50 feet at the
building line shall be provided for every single-family detached dwelling.
(c)
Yard requirements.
[1]
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each
lot which shall not be less than 20 feet in depth as measured from
the right-of-way; in cases where there is no right-of-way, the front
yard shall be 28 feet as measured from the edge of cartway.
[2]
Side yards. There shall be two side yards on each
lot that shall not be less than 10 feet each. In the case of a side
yard adjacent to a perimeter buffer, the side yard setback shall be
measured from the perimeter buffer.
[3]
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each
lot which shall not be less than 25 feet. In the case of a rear yard
adjacent to a perimeter buffer, the rear yard setback shall be measured
from the perimeter buffer.
(d)
Height. The maximum building height shall not exceed 35 feet.
(2)
Townhouse.
(a)
Yard requirements.
[1]
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each
lot which shall not be less than 20 feet in depth as measured from
the right-of-way; in cases where there is no right-of-way, the front
yard shall be 28 feet as measured from the edge of cartway.
[2]
Side yards. There shall be a side yard on each
end unit which shall not be less than 15 feet in width. In the case
of a side yard adjacent to a perimeter buffer, the side yard setback
shall be measured from the perimeter buffer.
[3]
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each
lot which shall not be less than 20 feet. In the case of a rear yard
adjacent to a perimeter buffer, the rear yard setback shall be measured
from the perimeter buffer.
(b)
Height. The maximum building height shall not exceed 35 feet.
(3)
Semi-detached dwelling.
(a)
Yard requirements.
[1]
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each
lot which shall not be less than 20 feet in depth as measured from
the right-of-way; in cases where there is no right-of-way, the front
yard shall be 28 feet as measured from the edge of cartway.
[2]
Side yards. There shall be a side yard on each
end unit which shall not be less than 15 feet in width. In the case
of a side yard adjacent to a perimeter buffer, the side yard setback
shall be measured from the perimeter buffer.
[3]
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each
lot which shall not be less than 20 feet. In the case of a rear yard
adjacent to a perimeter buffer, the rear yard setback shall be measured
from the perimeter buffer.
(b)
Height. The maximum building height shall not exceed 35 feet.
(4)
Accessory structures. An accessory use structure, if entirely
separate from the main building and located at least 10 feet further
back than the rear of the main building, may be erected in the rear
yard but shall not be located within five feet of the rear or side
property line and shall not exceed 100 square feet in size. Accessory
uses are not permitted for townhouses or semi-detached dwellings.
(5)
Nonresidential buildings and facilities. A maintenance building,
clubhouse, swimming pool, sports court or any other active recreational
facility shall not be located less than 75 feet from a tract boundary
line. Nonresidential buildings and facilities shall not exceed 25
feet in height.
C.
Common open space regulations. All active adult communities within
this district shall have common open space shall be designed in accordance
with the following standards:
(1)
All land not deeded or able to be deeded to third parties shall
be held in common ownership via a homeowners' association.
(2)
Open space required by § 282-103.1A(6) above shall
be designed as approved by the Board of Commissioners. Areas occupied
by buildings, driveways and parking areas associated with recreational
facilities in open space, as well as recreational facilities themselves,
shall be considered as part of the common open space. However, open
space does not include lands occupied by road rights-of-way nor does
it include the yards or lot areas of individual dwelling units.
D.
Recreation regulations. Active adult communities shall include both
active and passive recreation areas. Such areas may include indoor
and outdoor recreation.
(1)
Active recreation uses, with the exception of walking trails,
shall not be closer than 50 feet to any dwelling. Walking trails shall
be open to the public.
(2)
Active adult communities shall include a clubhouse and/or a
community building. Such buildings shall have a minimum gross floor
area of 5,000 square feet.
E.
Parking regulations.
(1)
Residential.
(a)
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. No parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer than one foot to any property line, except that portion of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
(b)
One-half space per unit shall be distributed throughout the
tract as overflow parking the design of which shall be approved by
the Board of Commissioners.
(2)
Nonresidential. For any permitted use other than residential within the active adult community, parking facilities shall be provided in accordance with Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading. 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.
