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(PRD) within a Planned Residential District, the plan shall meet the following general
development standards:
a. The total development shall be capable of creating an environment of sustained
desirability and stability. Where development phases are proposed, the applica-
tion for a special use permit shall show the following for all future phases:
1. Boundaries of future phases
2. Number of units proposed and location;
3. Non-residential construction such as pools, tennis courts, clubhouses, and
other necessary structures and improvements for recreational or cultural
uses; and
4. Other information as required by the planning board.
Nothing herein is intended to prohibit submission of the overall plan in phases.
b. Yard, setback, lot size, type of dwelling unit, frontage requirements, and use
restrictions hereby are waived for the PRD, provided that such may be imposed
pursuant to a special use permit.
C. The height limit shall be 35 feet.
3. The primary streets and thoroughfares proposed shall be suitable and adequate
to carry anticipated traffic. The District Highway Engineer shall review and
approve the Planned Residential Development (PRD) plan. Wherethere are private
streets, they shall be provided with a miniumum right-of-way width of 30 feet,
exclusive of narking bay areas, and a minimum pavement width of 20 feet,
measured from edge of pavement to edge of pavement, for two-way traffic; and a
minimum right-of-way width of 20 feet and a pavement width of 10 feet for one-
way traffic. Additional widths shall be required where parallel narking is to
be provided. Provision shall be made for adequate and safe design of grades
and drainage so as to make due allowance for storm waters and to prevent erosion
and the formation of dust. Off-street parking shall be provided for as stated
in Section 62 of this ordinance.
e. Plans for the PRD water system and septicsewer system shall be reviewed by the
N. C. Division of Health Services and the Iredell County Health Department or
other appropriate state agencies. Final approval by such agencies is required
before building permits may be issued for a PRD.
f. Any above ground sewage treatment facility shall be buffered as required in
Section 41.6 of this ordinance.
g. The Iredell County School Superintendent or his agent shall comment on the im-
pact of the PRD on school facilities.
h. A PRD shall be buffered from adjacent residential properties. The buffering
can be accomplished with natural and existing planting equivalent to a buffer
strip as defined in subsection 41.6 of this ordinance. When a PRD abuts an
R -A, R -R, or R-20 district, there shall be an "open space" of at least 45 feet
or three (3) times the height of the building (whichever is greater) between any
building or accessory use and the property line of the PRD.
i. The minimum acreage for a PRD shall be ten (10) acres. Only contiguous land
areas may qualify for a PRD. Land separated by a street, or a body of water
titled to the same party as the common open space, shall be treated as contigu-
ous land.
No island in Lake Norman shall be designated or zoned PRD.
j. Density. Individual lot size may be varied, but maximum density shall be four
(4) dwelling units per acre.
k. All PRD's shall contain "commonly owned, permanent useable open space" (open
space). The purpose of open space is to provide areas for active and passive
recreation immediately adjacent to dwelling units.
Common open space is defined as a parcel or parcels of land or an area of
water, or combination of both land and water, within the site designated for
development and designed and intended for the use and enjoyment of residents
of the development or for the general public, but shall not include the
area of ground covered by residential buildings, or land shown as space for
the purpose of Section 87.2(j). The common open space shall be conveyed to
trustees provided in an indenture establishing a Property Owners Association
(POA) as provided for in N. C. General Statutes Chapter 47A, Unit Ownership Act,
or if Chapter 47A is not applicable then documentation will be presented on how
the open space will be maintained.
1. Liability insurance shall be at a minimum coverage of $10,000 per unit maintained
on all parts of any sewage disposal or water supply system within or provided ,
for the PRD's to reasonably insure against liability incurred by the malfunction
or misfunction of such systems. Such coverage shall be maintained by the devel-
oper or the property owners' association.