A. The tract(s) shall be located entirely within the Unified Development (UD) District, as depicted on the New Garden Township Zoning Map.
B. A land development plan shall be focused on the unified design for all aspects of the project, including such features as building layout, bulk, architectural character, parking, internal roads, thoroughfares and accessways, utilities, open space, civic space, landscaping, natural areas, and streetscape enhancements.
C. Any application under this article shall demonstrate the availability of public sewer and public water; provided, however, if the Township and/or the owner of the public sewer system determine that public sewer and/or public water is not available or will not be available to serve the project within 18 months of the date of the application, the project shall be served by an alternative sewer system and/or water system, subject to all applicable federal, state, county and Township laws, regulations and requirement. In all instances, the proposed method of sewage collection, conveyance, treatment and reclamation shall be consistent with the sewage facilities plan (537 plan) of the Township applicable to the area within which the project is to be located. The sewage facility shall be situated on the project site and must be owned by the applicant or a homeowners' association, and maintained by a licensed and qualified sewage contractor. Unless sewage disposal is entirely subsurface (e.g., drip irrigation shall be deemed subsurface, but spray irrigation shall not be deemed subsurface), no sewage facilities, systems, treatment or disposal may occur in any required open space area. A public water system and/or sewer system shall be considered available to a project if such system is located within 500 feet of any boundary line of the tract on which the project is to be located.
D. In all instances, the proposed method of sewage collection, conveyance, treatment and reclamation shall be consistent with the sewage facilities plan (537 plan) of the Township applicable to the area within which the project is to be located. The sewage facility shall be situated on the project site and shall be owned by the applicant or a homeowners' association, and maintained by a licensed and qualified sewage contractor. Unless sewage disposal is entirely subsurface (e.g., drip irrigation shall be deemed subsurface, but spray irrigation shall not be deemed subsurface), no sewage facilities, systems, treatment or disposal may occur in any required open space area. A public water system shall be considered available to a project if such system is located within 500 feet of any boundary line of the tract on which the project is to be located.
E. The project proposal shall indicate the full extent of existing dedicated rights-of-way for all public roads in accordance with traffic studies and Township ordinances and the applicable provisions of the New Garden Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
F. The tract(s) shall be capable of supporting the proposed use and shall provide safe and adequate sidewalks and pedestrian walkways to promote and facilitate such activity.
G. Natural features, including, but not limited to, floodplains, wetlands, and steep and precautionary slope areas shall be factors to be considered in the planning and design of future development, in accordance with
Article XXII: Natural Resource Protection of this chapter.
H. In order to document suitability and to ensure sensitive site design, the applicant shall submit the following impact studies as part of the application for any tract in excess of five acres:
(1) Environmental impact study in accordance with
§ 170-20: Preliminary plans of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(2) Traffic impact study in accordance with
§ 170-20: Preliminary plans of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(3) Community impact study. A study which will sufficiently assess the impact the proposed development will have on the Township and its level of public services and the impact on the public school system, and the manner in which negative impacts thereon shall be resolved by the applicant, to enable the Board of Supervisors to determine if the proposed development is capable of being properly serviced by public services.
(4) Historical resource impact analysis study. A study which determines and identifies the location of all historic resources and structures within 300 feet of the proposed development tract, the effect said development will have on these resources and structures, and what efforts the applicant will make to preserve and protect such resources and structures.
