§ 3-5-4 Development Standards.
The development plan shall respond to the following requirements:
A. FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT. Quality land improvement, consistent with the Goodyear General Plan, is required of developers in exchange for the applicant’s alternative proposals for meeting or exceeding standards of the underlying zoning district (or comparable district); and, such alternative development methods may be expressly stipulated in the final development plan.
1. Density/Intensity. Specific dwelling unit yields or Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) may be proposed for individual parcels and development units, notwithstanding otherwise applicable standards, so long as they are consistent with the principles of the General Plan.
2. Minimum Lot Area. Single-family residential developments may propose lotting arrangements with a portion of the site in parcels with less than the otherwise applicable minimum lot area of 5,500 square feet, in consideration of the following criteria as well as other justifications which the applicant may provide:
a. Mixed housing types including multi-family units with attention to shelter affordability;
b. Additional useable open space being provided;
c. Compact residential lots are proximate to employment or freeway interchange or create a desirable housing market, such as attracting active retirees;
d. Lots with areas less than 5,500 square feet are internal to the development or are adjacent to non-residential uses; and/or
e. Illustrations of proposed street scene where garages are not dominating, porches are provided, or the like.
3. Property Improvement Specifications. Unless otherwise requested, approved and specified on the final development plan, improvements to individual lots or sites shall conform with the standards set forth in the Zoning District tables for the district most nearly approximating proposed uses and intensities of use. (See, for example, Residential District Table in Section 3-2-7.)
a. Parking. Joint use parking facilities, including appropriately-buffered and screened recreational vehicle, automotive maintenance and washing areas, may be proposed in accord with Article 6, Parking and Loading.
1. Parking spaces shall be designated for parks and recreation areas.
2. Separate, designated spaces shall be provided for temporary model home sales or rental offices.
b. Signage. Comprehensive signage packages shall be proposed to identify and provide entry monumentation, street signs and common area information; including monument signs for free-standing non-residential uses and directory signage for retail, office or industrial park centers.
c. Other improvements. Off-site installation of municipal system extensions, including streets, sidewalks, pathways, drainage facilities, water, sewer and private-provider utility trenching and sub-station facilities necessary to serve the development may be masterplanned in compliance with City engineering specifications or with attenuation methods and materials approved by the Public Works Director, or his designee.
B. OPEN SPACE. Allotments of required percentages of the gross site area in improved or preserved open space to be maintained shall be specified in the final development plan. Desert or agricultural lands, portions of natural washes, stormwater retention areas, golf courses, and lineal pathway/trail corridors may be accepted as appropriate to the development. Minimum open space shall be provided, based on the following average lot sizes:
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Average Lot Size |
Minimum Open Space |
|---|---|
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5,500-7,000 sq.ft. |
15% |
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7,001-10,000 sq.ft. |
12% |
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10,001-15,000 sq.ft. |
10% |
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15,001+ sq.ft. |
no minimum |
1. Common open space useable for recreation or leisure purposes shall constitute not less than seventy-five (75) percent of residential development’s open space requirements in development units where the number of multi-family units and lots of R1-7 area standard or less represents the majority of dwelling units. Percentages for larger lot development units or non-residential parcels shall be specified in the final development plan.
2. Peripheral landscape tracts are required along arterial roadways and the outer edges of planned development units. Tract widths, wall treatments and improvements such as pathways or street furniture shall be specified on the final development plan. Tracts thirty-five (35) feet or greater in width may be abutted by lots with two-story dwellings.