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PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD Tuesday, March 2, 2004 Staff Use Only:Approved: Denied: Tabled: Active recreational areas are defined as - Any park or recreational facility that is not dependent upon a specific environmental or natural resource, which is developed with recreation and support facilities that can be provided anywhere for the convenience of the user. Activity-based recreation areas include, but are not limited to, playgrounds, golf courses, bicycle trails, baseball or softball fields, football or soccer fields, basketball courts, swimming pools, clubhouses, equestrian facilities, swings, slides, play apparatus and tennis courts. Design Standards. The land uses within a PUD shall not be subject to any of the dimension and density provisions of Chapter 5 part ill, Table One: Development Standards By Zoning District: except that a perimeter setback of 25 feet shall be maintained. PUD designs shall be subject to the recommended design elements listed below. These design elements are for consideration in the design of a Planned Unit Development and shall be considered as criteria for approval. This is not to state that all of the design elements listed below shall be included in a PUD, rather all elements shall be considered and those that are considered appropriate and reasonable should be included. Architectural elements . Building height, rhythm, articulation, massing and bulk are compatible with the individual site attributes and are compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods. . Distinctive architectural details such as covered ftont entries, covered ftont porches, door and window details, roof overhangs, and/or parapet wal1s with cap features should be provided on each dwelling, or principle structure. A variety of roofing colors, textures, and component shapes including shake shingle, shale, and wood compositions, should be provided. . Significant architectural differences in the choice of elevations, roof lines, and exterior colors for each residential floor plan should be provided. Not more than three (3) adjacent homes should contain the same ftont facade, and not more than three (3) adjacent homes should contain the same rear facade visible ftom arterial street view, on any block ftont Homes facing one another (across the street) should not have the same facade. No adjacent home should contain the same elevation. . Residential design guidelines are provided, which include a variety of conceptual standard plans, and may include: variation in building setbacks, detached garages, recessed garages if attached to the principal building and fencing alternatives. . Garage ftonts should be de-emphasized and not be the most prominent architectural feature of the house. This should be accomplished by providing side access garages, detached "in-line" garages, and/or L-shaped floor plans on not less than fifty percent (50%) of the lots. Garages should be recessed at least one car length in order to provide interest and relief ftom the street The ftont elevation should prominently feature an entrance for persons rather than automobiles with the garage area not to exceed forty percent (40%) of the ftont facades of two story houses and 45% of single story houses. Recreation elements . Not less than 20 percent (20%) of the residential units in medium and high density areas are located within 660 feet of a pedestrian, equestrian and bicycle trail. . Recreation and open space facilities should be aligned with the connnunity parks and open space network, as provided in any locally adopted land use plans or parks and recreation master plans. . Neighborhood scale recreation facilities and amenities should be provided which are functional, not retention/detention or basin-like in design. Retention basins used in conjunction with recreational facilities or amenities should be designed in accordance with the Stonnwater Management Standards of this Ordinance. Such areas should include turf or landscaping within all areas not pennanently covered with standing water. . Gateway trea1ments may be incorporated at appropriate locations along an open space network. Page 3 of 5 Petition CO4-06 (ZT) c.~~