Proposed language
italicized.
Language to be removed
strikethrough.
Item #3: Amend Article IX, Section 307-53 A and 307-53-4 D Senior & Elderly
Housing to correct a conflict that currently directs an applicant to provide
plans based on two separate sets of regulations.
Existing language:
307-53 Site Plan
Approval
A.
Each
proposed elderly housing complex must receive site plan approval from the
Pelham Planning Board in accordance with its Site Plan Regulations.
B.
The
Planning Board shall review all applications for housing developments for
the elderly according to the above procedures and approve or deny such
applications and require such covenants or legal restrictions they deem
necessary to insure the intent of the ordinance.
C.
Each
site plan for an elderly housing complex must:
1.
Respect
the integrity of adjacent single-family neighborhoods and, to the extent
feasible, minimize any conflicts with the character of the existing
neighborhood.
2.
The
design and site layout of the development shall maximize the privacy of the
dwelling units, preserve the natural character of land where feasible,
provide for the appropriate separation of parking and living area as
determined by the specific use, and consider such factors as orientation,
energy usage, view, etc.
3.
The
development shall be landscaped so as to enhance its compatibility with the
Town with emphasis given to the use of existing natural features where
possible.
4.
The
Planning Board may require sufficient landscaped or naturally vegetated
buffers for adjacent uses. Buffers shall be maintained to provide continued
screening.
5.
Performance Bond and other legal data shall be submitted as required by the
Planning Board to insure the completion of streets, buffers, and amenities
in accordance with the accepted plans and the Subdivision Regulations of the
Town of Pelham as adopted or hereafter amended.
307-53-4 Other
Provisions
D.
Performance Guarantees Required:
The Planning Board
shall require that a performance bond and/or such other legal assurances be
submitted as are required to insure the completion of streets, buffers,
amenities, or common area improvements, in accordance with the approved
plans and the Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations of the Town of Pelham.
Proposed language
307-53
Site Plan Approval
A.
Each
proposed elderly housing complex must receive
site plan approval
from the Pelham Planning Board in
accordance with its Site Plan
Regulations
in accordance with its Subdivision
Regulations.
B.
The
Planning Board shall review all applications for housing developments for
the elderly according to the above procedures and approve or deny such
applications and require such covenants or legal restrictions they deem
necessary to insure the intent of the ordinance.
C.
Each
site plan for an
elderly housing complex must meet the following conditions:
1.
The proposed development must respect the integrity of adjacent
single-family neighborhoods and, to the extent feasible, minimize any
conflicts with the character of the existing neighborhood.
2.
The design and site layout of the development shall maximize the
privacy of the dwelling units, preserve the natural character of land where
feasible, provide for the appropriate separation of parking and living area
as determined by the specific use, and consider such factors as orientation,
energy usage, view, etc.
3.
The development shall be landscaped so as to enhance its
compatibility with the Town with emphasis given to the use of existing
natural features where possible.
4. The Planning
Board may require sufficient landscaped or naturally vegetated buffers for
adjacent uses. Buffers shall be maintained to provide continued screening.
5.
Performance Bond and other legal data shall be submitted as required by the
Planning Board to insure the completion of streets, buffers, and amenities
in accordance with the accepted plans and the Subdivision Regulations of the
Town of Pelham as adopted or hereafter amended.
307-53-4 Other
Provisions
D. Performance
Guarantees Required: The Planning Board shall require that a performance
bond and/or such other legal assurances be submitted as are required to
insure the completion of streets, buffers, amenities, or common area
improvements, in accordance with the approved plans and the
Subdivision and Site Plan
Regulations of the Town of Pelham.
|