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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3036 08/19/1980 / 3/8o ORDINANCE NO. 3036 AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW R-5 SENIOR CITIZEN RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT MUNICIPAL CODE ~HEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect (hereinafter referred to as "Petitioner") has filed an application seeking an amendment to Chapter 14 of the Village of Mount Prospect Municipal Code (hereinafter referred to as the "Zoning Ordin- ance'') to add a new zoning district entitled the "R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District" and regulations therefor to the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on'Petitioner's request, knOwn as Case Number ZBA 38-A-80, before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Mount Prospect on July 24, 19.80 and continued to and adjourned on July 29, 1980; and ~HEREAS, said public hearing was held pursuant to proper ~ublic notice thereof published in the Mount Prospect Herald ~n July 8, 1980; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals has reco~ended that Petitioner's request be granted; and ~HEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have determined that it is in the best interest of the Village that Petitioner's ~equest be granted. ~OW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED KY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF tRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS as follows: SECTION ONE: The recitals set forth hereinabove are incorpor- ated herein as findings of fact by the President and Board of Prustees of the Village of Mount Prospect. BECTION TWO: Chapter 14 of the Village of Mount Prospect ~unicipal Code (the "Zoning Ordinance") be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to said Chapter a new Article XXVII, ~hich said new Article shall hereafter be and read as follows: ARTICLE XXVII R-5 SENIOR CITIZEN RESIDENCE DISTRICT 8/13/80 SECTION: 14.2701 14 2702 14 2703 14 2704 14 2705 14 2706 14 2707 14 2708 14 2709 14.2710 14 2711 14 2712 14 2713 14 2714 14 27i5 14 2716 Purpose Authorization Standards Permitted Uses Lot Requirements Density Floor Area Ratio Lot Coverage Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit Recreation Areas Height Distance Between Buildings Yards Encroachments Permitted In Required Yards Off-Street Parking Requirements Refuse Facilities Sec. 14.2701. Purpose. The R-5 Senior Citizen Residence Distriqt is established to encourage and accommodate publicly assisted housing facilities for senior citizens residing or expected to reside in the Village of Mount Prospect. Housing for senior citizens is unique because of the limited increase in traffic and population such housing creates, because it is best located in close proximity to recreational facilities, shopping areas, medical and community facilities and public transportation to accommodate senior citizens and because senior citizens have a limited need for parking and a desire for small dwelling units. The regulations contained in this Article are designed promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by: to Addressing the demand for senior citizen housing as one type of housing, in an attempt to provide a variety of housing types throughout the Village. Promoting the provision of low cost housing for senior citizens in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of ~_he Village of Mount Prospect. Assuring adequate location of housing facilities to maximize resident accessibility to shopping, medical, and community facilities. Ensuring proper location and site design for senior citizen housing to produce a quality living environ- ment and to minimize any negative impact on adjacent areas. To ensure the attainment of the purPoses of this Article, each proposed senior citizen housing development shall be reviewed by the Village. Property shall only be classified in the R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District upon application by an applicant with a plan for such senior citizen housing which satisfies the requirements of this Article. Sec. 14.2702. Authorization. The Village Board may authorize the establishment and development of publicly subsidized senior citizen housing, upon request of a petitioner, pursuant t~ the provisions of this Article. No such senior citizen housing shall be established unless the Village Board finds, at a minimum, that all of the restrictions on Permitted Uses, Section 14.2704, and .Standards, Section 14.2703, contained in this Article have been met. Sec. 14.2703. Standards. In determining whether a proposed senior citizen housing development is appropriate at a proposed location, the Zoning Board of Appeals in its recommendations and the Village Board in its deliberations shall consider whether the establishment of such housing is consonant with the following standards: Bo The proposed senior citizen housing will serve the needs of senior citizens expected to occupy such housing and'of th'e public a% the proposed location. The proposed senior citizen housing will not cause substantial injury to, or impair the value, use, or enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood in which the senior citizen housing is to be located. Ce The establishment of senior citizen housing on the proposed site will be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Mount Prospect and with the appropriate and orderly development or redevelopment of the portion of the Village in which the senior citizen housing is to be located. D. The establishment of senior citizen housing on the proposed site will not hinder or discourage the reasonable and appropriate development and use of adjacent or nearby land and buildings. E. Adequate utility and drainage facilities have been or will be provided for the proposed development. The location of the site and placement of any improve- ments on the site are consistent with good site · planning principles, particularly with respect to ingress to and egress from the site, the location of parking areas on the site, the placement and orientation of structures to be located on the site, the location and accessibility of open space on the site and the landscaping of the site. Sec. 14.2704. Permitted Uses. In the R-5 Senior Citizen Residence District, the following uses may be established subject to the following restrictions: Publicly Subsidized Senior Citizen Housing, subject to the provisions of this Article, in which all dwelling units shall be intended, designed, maintained, and operated exclusively for occupancy by persons sixty-two (62) years of age or older, for a minimum period of twenty years, except as follows: a maximum of ten (10) percent of the total dwelling unit may be used for persons who are under a disability or are handicapped as such terms are defined by regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; ne Be not more than one (1) domestic nurse or companion may reside in any dwelling unit with. the principal resident thereof; 3. not more than one (1) dwelling unit may be reserved for use by management or service personnel who need not be sixty-two (62) years of age; 4. not more than two persons related by blood or marriage, one of which shall be at least sixty- two (62) years of age, shall occupy a dwelling unit as the principal residents 'thereof; 5. no minors shall occupy a dwelling unit. In the event that the Federal Subsidy Program under which ~ the senior citizen housing development operates, no longer exists after twenty (20) years and no other Senior Citizen Subsidy Program is applicable to such senior citizen housing development, occupancy of the senior citizen housing development shall be limited to the following, provided the owner of such senior citizen housing development complies with the provisions ~f subsection C of this Section: maximum of ten (10) percen~ of the total dwelling units may be used for persons who are under a disability or are handicapped as such terms are defined by regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; o not more than one (1) domestic nurse or companion may reside in any dwelling unit with the principal resident thereof; 3. not more than one (1) dwelling unit may be reserved for use by management or service personnel; not more than two persons related by blood or marriage, one of which shall be at least fifty (50) years of age, Bhall occ%py a dwelling unit as.the principal residents thereof; 5. no minors shall occupy a dwelling unit. Co In the event that the federal subsidy program under which the senior citizen housing development operates no longer exists after twenty (20) years and no other senior citizen subsidy program is applicable to such senior citizen housing development, the owner of such senior citizen housing development shall provide the following to the Village of Mount Prospect, Department of Community Development: Certification that no senior citizen subsidy program is applicable to such senior citizen housing develop- ment before the owner permits occupancy of such senior citizen housing development with the occupants authorized by subsection B of this Section; and Certification by December 31 of each year of the age of all residents of such senior citizen housing development to ensure continuing occupancy by occupants authorized by subsection B of this Section; and Provision of such additional off-street parking as necessary to bring the total parking provided to a ratio of 1.50 parking spaces for each dwelling unit before the owner permits occupancy of such senior citizen housing development wi~h the occupants authorized by subsection B of this Section. Sec. 14.2705. Lot Requirements. No building may be constructed on a parcel of less than one (1) acre in size. Such parcel shall be under single ownership or control for a minimum of eighteen (18) onths after construction of the senior citizen housing development is completed. Sec. 14.2706. Density. Ail senior citizen housing developments shall have a minimum of nine hundred (900) square feet of lot area, excluding rights-of-way, for each dwelling unit, with a maximum of forty-eight (48) dwelling units per acre. Sec. 14.2707. Floor Area Ratio. The maximum floor area ratio for any senior citizen housing development shall be 1.0. Sec. 14.2708. Lot Coverage. The maximum allowable coverage by buildings and all impervious surfaces shall be seventy-five (75%) percent of the lot area of the lot upon which the senior citizen housing project is located. Sec. 14.2709.' Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit. No dwelling unit shall contain a floor area of less than: A. 550 square feet for an efficiency unit. B. 600 square feet for a one bedroom unit. C. 750 square feet for a two bedroom unit. Sec. 14.2710. Recreation Areas. A minimum of five percent (5%) ef the gross floor area of each building of a senior citizen housing development used for residential purposes shall be set aside for recreation areas and facilities, such as libraries, game rooms, hobby and craft rooms, meeting rooms, lounges and other similar recreation areas and facilities. Such recreation areas and facilities shall be subject to the review and approval of the Board of Trustees. Sec. 14.2711. Height. The maximum height of any principal building shall not exceed s~y-five (65) feet or six (6) stories, whichever is less, except that structures connecting two buildings shall not exceed two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet in height~ whichever is less. Sec. 14.2712. Distance Between BuildiQgs. The minimum distance between any two buildings shall be equal to the height of the taller building, exclusive of any connecting buildings.~ Sec. 14.2713. Yards. Ail buildings shall be set back from each tot line a minimum of thirty (30) feet plus five (5) feet for each additional story of a building which is over three (3) stories. No encroachments of any kind are allowed in required yards except as otherwise provided for in this Article. Sec. 14.2714. Encroachments Permitted In Required Yards. A. Driveways which are no more than thirty-five (35) feet in idth, which provide access to a lot from a right-of-way and which are located on a lot perpendicular to the front or rear lot lines of such lot shall be permitted in required front and rear yards. B. Driveways which are no more than thirty-five (35) feet in width which provide access to a lot from a right-of- way and which are located on a lot perpendicular to the side lot line of a required side yard shall be permitted in a required side yard. C. Off-street parking shall be permitted in any required yard provided such off-street parking shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from all or any portion of a lot line of the lot upon which such~off-street parking is located if such lot line abuts property zoned or used for' residential purposes or right-of-way and set back at least ten (10) feet from all or any portion of a lot line of such lot which abuts property zoned or used for any purpose other than residential. The set back area which abuts such residential or non- residential district or use or right-of-way shall be densely landscaped or bermed or both in a manner which shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Community Development. D. Structures' connecting two buildings located in a senior citizen housing development may be permitted in required' yards provided the Director of Community Development finds that such structures are necessary and will serve the needs of the occupants of the senior citizen housing project and that. the location, orientation and design of such structures are consistent with good site planning principles. E. Other encroachments listed in Section 14.2602B51 of the Zoning Ordinance which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 14.2714 and which are approved by the Director of Community Development. Sec. 14.2715. A. Off-Street Parking Requirements. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided at the ratio of three-fourths (3/4) of a space for each one-bedroom or efficiency unit and one (1) space for each~ two-bedroom dwelling unit. Three percent (3%) of the total number of required parking spaces shall be designed and reserved for vehicles of handicapped individuals. Required off-street parking facilities shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of occupants, their guests and for employees of the senior citizen housing development. hen the computation of the total number of off-street parking spaces required by this Section results in a fraction, any fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space. Where required parking is provided on land other than the lot on which the building served by such parking is located, it shall be and shall remain in the same possession or ownership as the lot occupied by the building to which the parking is accessory. Such off-site parking shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the lot occupied by the building to which the parking is accessory. No such off-site parking shall be ~uthorized and no occupancy certificate shall be issued where the development plan calls for off-site parking, until and unless the Department of Community Development determines that the ownership or possession of such off-site parking will be maintained by the owner of the senior citizen housing project at all times during the life of the proposed development. The owner of the lot on which the senior citizen housing is to be developed shall present such documents' as are required by the Director of Community Development to prove that the ownership or possession of such off-site parking shall be so maintained. A required off-street parking space shall be nine (9) feet in width and twenty ~20) feet in length excepting that off-street parking spaces for handicapped individuals shall be twelve (12) feet in width and twenty (20) fe~t in length. All dimensions of parking spaces shall be exclusive of access drives or maneuvering aisles, ramps, or columns. Such spaces shall have a minimum verticte clearance of nine feet (9'). Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an. aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of Vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley, in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. No driveway across public property or requiring a curb cu% shall exceed a width of: t. thirty-five (35) feet for a two-way, divided drive; 2. thirty (30) feet for a two-way undivided drive; 3. fifteen (15) feet for a one-way drive. . Ail off-street parking areas shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of this Article and shall be maintained in good condition. All open off-street parking areas, except parking spaces accessory to a single family dwelling, shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than four (4) inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete, or some comparable all-weather dustless material and shall be maintained with bumper guards where needed. The perimeter of any off-street parking area shall be improved with continuous curbing. H. Landscaping shall be provided in off-street parking areas containing more than four parking spaces. Such landscaping shall be provided at a ratio of 180 square feet for each 20 parking spaces. Land- scaping may be located between parking rows, within islands at the end of parking rows or around lighting standards. All landscaping areas shall be protected with a barrier curbing. The design and plant selection of such landscaping shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Community Development. Sec. 14.2716 Refuse Facilities =~ : · ~.v~l_._tes consisting of a compactor system with collection facilities shall be provided in each principal building of a senior citizen Nousing development. ECTION THREE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the mann~ provided by law. Passed this 19th day of August , 1980. AYES: Farley, Floros, Miller, Murauskis, Kichardson NAYS: None ABSENT: Wattenberg Approved this 19th day of August , 1980. Approved: Vi~!ag e President Attest: Village Clerk