Article VI. AMENITY INCENTIVES IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, Appendix A. ZONING ORDINANCE, Code of Ordinances, Olive Branch

Article VI. AMENITY INCENTIVES IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

The purpose of providing amenity incentives for the residential zone districts R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 is to encourage the provision of specified amenities in connection with developments in exchange for development bonuses such as higher permitted densities. The amenities can include provision of recreational facilities, preservation of natural features such as lakes, woods and common open space. An applicant for site plan review or for a building permit who provides an amenity in a development in a specified district in accordance with the provisions set forth in this article shall be entitled to an amenity incentive as provided for in this article.

Preliminary site plan required. The building official shall have the authority to review site plans required by this article to determine whether an amenity complies with the provision of this article, and if it does so comply, to grant the amenity incentive to which the applicant is entitled to under the provisions of this article.

Procedures. An application for an amenity incentive shall be accompanied by a preliminary site plan and narrative presenting the following information:

(1)

A written statement describing the amenity, and location of the development for which the incentive is requested.

(2)

Information including distances, dimensions, floor area, and any other information deemed applicable in order to determine whether an amenity qualifies for an amenity incentive and the amount of such amenity incentive.

(3)

The type and amount of the amenity incentive the applicant is requesting along with the applicant's computation of such amount.

(4)

A site plan drawn to scale incorporating the amenity incentive requested and illustrating the location and type of amenity to be provided.

The building official in connection with his review of the site plan shall determine whether an amenity to be provided complies with the provisions of this article, and if so, shall approve the amenity incentive provided for in this article. If the amenity to be provided for which the amenity incentive is requested does not comply with the provisions of this article, the amenity incentive shall be disapproved.

The applicant may appeal the decision of the building official with respect to the applicant's eligibility for an amenity incentive and the amount to the governing authority.

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Amenity incentives allowed. The provisions of the following amenities in the residential zone districts AR, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, PUD will qualify a residential development for the following increases in density, provided that the total density increase does not exceed 25 percent of the maximum density permitted in the district where the property is located.

Amenity		Density Increase
(1)	Additional permanent open space through public dedication or through creation of a homeowners association	1 percent for each 10,000 square feet of amenity provided, up to a maximum of 10 percent
(2)	Provision of cluster development as an alternative to conventional lot-by-lot development in residential R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 zone districts; provide resulting permanent open space through public dedication or through homeowners association	1 percent for each 10,000 square feet of amenity provided, up to a maximum of 10 percent
(3)	Swimming pool	1 percent for each 500 square feet of pool surface area up to a maximum increase of 5 percent.
(4)	Tennis, volleyball, handball, basketball courts or similar recreational uses	l percent increase for each court provided up to a maximum increase of 5 percent
(5)	Equipped playgrounds	1 percent for each 1,000 square feet up to a maximum increase of 5 percent
(6)	Clubhouse	1 percent for each 1,000 square feet of clubhouse up to a maximum increase of 5 percent
(7)	Preservation of the site's natural features such as lakes, woods and provision of permanent access to and use of such natural features and to [sic] amenities such as bike and pedestrian paths, jogging trails, nature trails	1 percent for each 10,000 square feet of amenity preserved or provided, up to a maximum increase of 10 percent

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