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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_0575 (2)iso (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.