[Added 10-27-2004 by Ord. No. 20(A)-2004]
The purpose of this article is to designate
land within Washington Township for primarily large lot single-family
residences. The existence of large-lot single-family residences within
the Township will allow the municipality to provide housing for residents
who desire a more rural or forested environment for their residence.
[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 23-2010]
In any (EZ) Estate Zoning District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by-right only for only one of the uses permitted in the A Residence District as noted in § 285-23A single-family detached house.
All accessory uses permitted in the A Residence
District shall be permitted.
The following area and bulk regulations shall
apply:
A.
Minimum density per gross acre: one unit per three
acres with minimum lot size of 2.01 or above.
B.
Minimum lot size: greater than 2.01 acres (87,555
square feet).
C.
Minimum lot width: 250 feet.
D.
Minimum lot depth: 250 feet.
E.
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
F.
Maximum impervious coverage: 20%.
H.
Minimum building setback from all other lot lines:
30 feet.
I.
Maximum building height: 35 feet (three stories).
All other applicable regulations of this chapter
shall be followed as required.
All development within the (EZ) Estate Zoning
District shall:
A.
Maintain the existing site characteristics (i.e.,
wooded lots, natural topography, etc.). All existing trees and vegetation
more than 20 feet from the proposed structure shall be preserved.
B.
The neighborhoods should have a variety of lot sizes
(to avoid appearance of large-lot tract housing).
C.
Extensive landscaping and/or natural buffering shall
be incorporated into the design of the site so that no residential
structure is visible from any other residential structure within the
(EZ) Estate Zoning District or any adjacent district.
D.
Houses should be set back from the roadways, and parking
should be located behind or adjacent to the primary structure, where
possible.
E.
No additional street lights shall be installed within
this district in order to maintain the rural character. However, this
may be permitted if it is determined on a case-by-case basis that
there could be harm to the public health, safety, and welfare.
F.
Extensive measures shall be taken to shield all residential
lots from any noise or visual pollution caused by the area's proximity
to county and state highways. This may be achieved by:
G.
Tree preservation.
(1)
It is the intent of this subsection to encourage
the preservation of existing trees and, in doing so, safeguard the
ecological and aesthetic environment of the community. They are intended
to serve and dissuade the unnecessary clearing and disturbing of land
so as to preserve, insofar as practical, the existing natural vegetation
with plant material indigenous to the region.
(2)
Protection of existing trees and plant communities.
(a)
Tree survey. A tree survey shall be submitted
at the time of site plan review indicating the location, size and
species (both scientific and common) of all trees located on the parcel
with a trunk size of four inches or greater. Trees shall be measured
in accord with the American Association of Nurserymen's Industry Standard
(AANIS). Caliper of the trunk shall be taken six inches above the
ground up to and including four-inch caliper size and 12 inches above
the ground for larger sizes.
(b)
Conservation. Any undeveloped land or portion
of undeveloped land that has been left relatively undisturbed for
50 years or more shall require a plant survey and recommended action
plan.
(c)
Integration of existing trees into landscape
plan. Reasonable efforts shall be made to retain existing plant material
on the aforementioned survey, considered desirable species and healthy
plant material, through the integration of those trees into the landscape
plan for the proposed development. Said plan shall indicate the trees
to be preserved and the trees to be removed as a result of development.
(d)
Basins must be extensively landscaped to provide
appropriate buffering from adjacent uses. Basins must be designed
in a manner that allows them to go generally unrecognized by the general
public as anything other than natural wetlands. The use of natural
grasses, trees, shrubs, etc., must be planted in natural clusters
and plantings spaced as follows:
