§ 415-50

ROCKLAND CODE

§ 415-52

§ 415-50. Land use density.
A.

No areas devoted to single-family detached residential structures shall
have a density in excess of four units per acre exclusive of all street
rights-of-way.

B.

No area or areas devoted to multi-family residences shall have a density
in excess of 15 units per acre exclusive of all street rights-of-way.

C.

Each of the above residential density limitations shall be mutually
exclusive of each other and shall not be cumulative.

D.

The prepared "grid" subdivision will only encompass that portion of said
land which is not defined as wetlands under the Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act.18 The total number of dwelling units within a
Planned Unit Development shall not exceed the total number of
dwelling units which would be permitted on the non-wetland portion of
the parcel developed in a traditional (or grid) manner.

E.

No area devoted to Residential Senior Housing single family detached
residential structures shall have a density of more than 10 units per
acre exclusive of all street rights-of-way, with the total number of
dwelling units determined in accordance with Subsection D. [Added
5-12-2003 ATM, Art. 8]

§ 415-51. Common recreation areas.
In connection with residential structures there shall be provided at least
one square foot of common recreation area for each two square feet of
residential floor area. The required common recreation area shall be
provided in a lot, or lots, of at least 21,780 square feet that is free of
structures associated with the residences in the Planned Unit Development.
Common recreation areas shall be delineated on plans submitted to the
Planning Board for review with the size of the area noted. Provisions for
delineating this area in the finished development, method of delineation
subject to Planning Board approval, shall be made by the developer.
Common recreation areas shall be developed with either active or passive
recreational facilities or both. No facility in which the residents of the
planned unit development are excluded by outside or private membership
shall qualify for the purposes of the requirements herein.
§ 415-52. Open space.
A.

Each planned unit development shall develop and maintain the
following required open space: One square foot of open space for each
one square foot of total gross floor area of the planned unit
development, but in no event shall less than 35% of the gross land area
of the planned unit development be open space.

B.

Computation.

18.Editor's Note: See MGL c. 131, §§ 40 and 40A.

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