Townhouses, which are permitted in the RM and RH Zoning Districts shall be subject to the standards specified in Schedule 1, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Residential Uses, found at the end of this chapter, as well as in accordance with the following standards:

A. No more than eight (8) townhouse units shall be contained in one (1) townhouse structure.

B. There shall be within any continuous group of attached townhouses at least three (3) different architectural plans having substantially different design and exterior elevations. In addition, no more than three (3) continuous attached townhouses shall have the same front setback.

C. The minimum lot width for lots improved or to be improved by townhouses shall be twenty (20) feet.

D. The minimum habitable floor area per dwelling unit shall be nine hundred (900) square feet.

E. Townhouse developments shall be subject to the following setback, height, and buffer restrictions:

(1) The minimum distance between all buildings shall be not less than thirty (30) feet.

(2) A buffer strip shall be provided along the entire perimeter of the property, or site on which the townhouses are proposed, in accordance with the standards for buffers in § 294-104 of this Article.

F. The developer shall make proper and adequate provision for the installation of streets, sidewalks and curbs, water, sewerage and drainage facilities and other improvements as specified by and in accordance with the requirements of appropriate sections of this Article of the Winslow Township Code.

G. Open space shall be provided and maintained in accordance with §§ 294-118 and 294-119 of this Article.

H. Outdoor lighting shall be provided in accordance with § 294-113 of this Article.

I. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with §294-117 of this Article. Off-street parking facilities for townhouse structures containing four (4) or more dwelling units shall be adequately lighted.

J. Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with § 294-130 of this Article.

In all development, easements along rear property lines or elsewhere for utility installation shall be required. Such easements shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide with an additional five (5) feet for each additional utility and shall be located in consultation with the companies or municipal departments concerned.

[Added 3-22-05 by Ord. No. 0-4-05]

In all developments, all utilities shall be placed underground unless the Township Planning or Zoning Board determines that this requirement is not feasible for a specific development.

A. No person shall clear or remove more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of vegetation from any property in the Non-Pinelands Area of the township, other than clearing for agricultural activities, unless:

(1) The removal is necessary to accommodate the development or maintenance of a permitted structure or use of the property, which is in accordance with the other provisions of the chapter; or

(2) Removal is necessary to eliminate a pedestrian or vehicular safety hazard; or

(3) Removal is necessary to eliminate a hazard to a building; or

(4) The area to be cleared will be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of this section and in accordance with any applicable provisions of this chapter; and

(5) When the removal of vegetation is necessary, all reasonable effort shall be taken to preserve any mature vegetation and specimen trees.

B. Landscaping, in the form of trees, shrubs, and ground cover shall be regarded as an essential feature of all new residential, commercial, and industrial development. The location and species of all new vegetation to be planted shall be shown on a landscaping plan submitted to the township by the owner or developer. These plans shall show landscaping for any buffer, parking and loading areas required, as well as other landscaping proposed on the property.

C. As a minimum standard, every new dwelling unit must have provided at least two (2) suitable shade or ornamental trees. Existing vegetation shall be acceptable as required planting as long as it is in a suitable location and preserved in good condition.

D. New landscaping, in the form of trees and shrubs, shall consist of species which are indigenous to the area, hardy and disease resistant

A. Compliance. Every proposed subdivision or commercial or industrial building shall be connected to a public water system prior to occupancy of said subdivision or building. Each building connection, in addition to any required water mains, shall be designed in conformance with the technical standards of Subsection B of this section and installed and connected at the expense of the owner of the proposed subdivision or building. An exemption to this requirement may be granted by the Township Committee upon recommendation from the Planning Board, if the latter deems that the density proposed could support individual wells and/or the cost of such connection and/or extension would be prohibitive.

B. Technical standards and requirements. All water systems and appurtenances shall be designed and installed in conformance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's standards for potable water systems.

A. All development permitted under this chapter shall be designed and carried out so that the quality of surface and groundwater shall be protected and no development shall be permitted which degrades surface and groundwater quality.

B. Commercial, industrial and wastewater treatment facilities, where permitted by the Winslow Township Code, shall be constructed and operated in accordance with § 294-121, entitled Sanitary Sewers, of this Article and Chapter 221 of the Township Code and shall meet the following standards:

(1) There shall be no direct discharge into any surface water body;

**Webmasters Note: The previous sections, 294-129 through 294-132.B(1), have been amended as per a supplement dated 3-22-05.

(2) All public wastewater treatment facilities shall be designed to accept and treat septage; and

(3) All storage facilities, including ponds or lagoons, shall be lined to prevent leakage into groundwater.

C. Use of the following substances in prohibited, to the extent that such use will result in direct or indirect introduction of such substances to any surface, ground or surface water:

(1) Septic tank cleaners; and

(2) Waste oil.

D.. No person shall apply any herbicide to any road or public utilities right-of-way unless necessary to protect an adjacent agricultural activity.

E. No hazardous, toxic, chemical, petroleum (including oil spill pollutants), or nuclear waste shall be discharged or disposed of.

F. All storage facilities for deicing chemicals shall be lined to prevent leaking into the soil, and shall be covered with an impermeable surface which shields the facilities from precipitation.

A.. In the interpretation of front, side and rear yards, or corner lots, the lesser dimension shall be considered as the frontage of the lot and the greater dimension shall be considered as the depth of the lot.

B.. The width of a side yard shall be taken as the least distance from any part of or point on the building, except frame bay windows and cornices, to the adjacent side line of the lot.

C. In any district other than a residential district, a building not used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall not require a side yard except when bordering on a residential district, in which case a side yard shall be provided adjacent to such district and equal in width to that required therein.

D.. The depth required by the appropriate schedule of Area, Yard, and Bulk Requirements for rear yards shall be the depth exclusive of any portion used for accessory structures.

E.. In measuring the depth of rear yards in cases where the rear lot line is not parallel with the street line, average dimensions shall be used.

F.. In any residential district, no dwelling shall be located on a lot, the rear of which faces a street line, unless such dwelling shall meet the requirements of the setback lines from both streets.