Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 2. One (1) bedroom apartments, not more than fifty (50%) percent of total apartments in any one (1) project. 3. Two (2) bedroom apartments, not more than thirty (30%) percent of total apartments in any one (1) project. 4. Three (3) bedroom apartments, not less than ten (10%) percent of total apartments in any one (1) project. 5. The use of a living room or dining room as a bedroom is expressly prohibited with the exception of an efficiency apartment which permits a living room/bedroom combination. Comment [PG36]: unnecessary regulations i. Garden apartment project sites shall contain five two (52) acres or more. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.3E) 25-9.6 Offices in R-G District. The following supplemental district regulations shall apply to offices located within an R-G District on a site of five (5) acres or more. a. Use of Front and Rear Yards. No use shall be made of any required yard except that entrance and exit driveways may cross the front yard. Further, automobile parking is permitted so as to encroach upon the required rear yard, subject to the subsection 25-8.1. The foregoing notwithstanding, in no cases shall more than fifty (50%) percent of the required front yard be paved for driveways. b. Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the structure developed under the provisions of this chapter. c. Landscaping and Site Plan. The grounds of an office building site shall be suitably landscaped and maintained and shall be suitably screened from the adjoining residential districts, if any. A landscape plan prepared by a professional landscape architect shall be submitted for review by the Environmental Commission. d. Building Type. All buildings erected under the provisions of this section concerning offices shall have an exterior design so as to present the appearance of a residential structure. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.3F) 25-9.7 Design of Buildings in Residential Districts R-1 Through R-T. The Township Council finds that uniformity in the exterior design and appearance of dwellings erected in the same residential neighborhood tends to adversely affect the desirability of the immediate and neighboring areas for residential purposes and

exterior design and appearance of dwellings erected in the same residential neighborhood tends to adversely affect the desirability of the immediate and neighboring areas for residential purposes and impairs existing residential property in such areas; tends to impair the value of both improved and unimproved real property in such areas with attendant deterioration or conditions affecting the health, safety and morals of the inhabitants and the Township at large; and tends to deprive the Township of tax revenue and destroys a proper balance between the taxable value of real property in such areas and the cost of municipal services provided therefor. It is the purpose of this subsection to prevent these and other harmful effects of uniformity in the design and appearance of dwellings erected in any subdivision or development in the same residential district and thus to promote and protect the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community. a. Distance between Dwellings. Except as herein provided, no building permit shall be issued for any structure or residence to be erected in an R-1 through and including an R-4 District if the proposed dwelling is substantially alike in exterior design and appearance with any neighboring dwelling situated on the same or opposite sides of the street within one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet of a dwelling then in existence or for which a building permit has been issued or is pending; that no building permit shall be issued for any dwelling or residence to 37