A. Principal Permitted Uses. Office and professional buildings, nursing homes, public and private schools, municipal buildings and libraries, existing single-family detached dwellings. Where the use is a singlefamily detached dwelling, the provisions of Section 17.12.030(A) through (H) shall apply. The provisions of Section 17.12.060 (B) through (L) shall not apply.
B. Accessory Use. Same as R-5.
C. Building Height (Maximum).
1. Principal building: thirty-five feet.
2. Accessory building: fifteen feet.
D. Lot Area (.Minimum). Ten thousand square feet measured within the first one hundred feet back from the street lot line.
E. Lot Width (Minimum). One hundred feet.
F. Lot Depth (Minimum). One hundred feet.
G. Yards.
1. Front yard depth: twenty-five feet.
2. Side yard width: sixteen feet, except where B zone abuts an existing residence zone the minimum present distance between any existing building and the residence zone line shall not be further encroached upon. Any addition or new building on the same lot shall also maintain the existing setback.
3. Rear yard depth: twenty-five feet.
H. Building Area (Maximum around coverage), Fifty percent of lot area.
I. Floor Area Ratio (Maximum). 0.6.
J. Off-Street Parking.
1. Offices: One parking space for every two hundred fifty square feet of floor area; and
2. Nursing homes: One parking space for every 2.5 beds.
K. Minimum Distance of Parking and Driveways.
1. No parking in any required front yard except as provided in Section 16.24.130 (B)(12).
2. Driveway or access drives: thirteen feet from any residence zone line; five feet from all other lot lines.
3. Parking area: twenty-five feet from existing residence zone line; ten feet from all other lot lines.
L. Notwithstanding any other provision of other ordinances, up to thirty percent of all required parking areas may be designed for compact cars, providing the applicant can demonstrate to the planning board's satisfaction that a reasonable control plan exists restricting the use of said spaces to .compact cars. (Ord. 1127 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1120 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1082 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1080 § 6, 1984)
A. Principal Permitted Uses.
1. Commercial retail uses limited to first floor only;
2. Commercial and professional offices;
3. Personal service uses including, restaurants (not including fast food restaurants);
4. Public parking and structures;
5. Municipal facilities.
B. Accessory Uses.
1. Same as R-5.
2. Restaurants: Service bars selling alcoholic beverages for restaurant customers only shall be permitted accessory use in restaurants.
C. Building Height (Maximum).
1. Principal building: thirty-five feet.
2. Accessory building: fifteen feet.
D. Lot Area (Minimum). Ten thousand square feet measured within the first one hundred feet back from the street lot line.
E. Lot Width (Minimum). 0ne hundred feet.
F. Lot Depth (Minimum). One hundred feet.
G. Yards (Minimum).
1. Front yard depth: twenty-five feet.
2. Side yard width: two side yards each of which shall be not less than sixteen feet.
3. Rear yard depth: twenty-five feet.
I. Off-Street Parking Requirements.
1. One car space for each three hundred square feet of floor area exclusive of basement area used for storage.
2. Locations. No motor vehicle shall be parked nearer than thirty feet to Bloomfield Avenue and fifteen feet to Herman Street. (Ord. 1173 § 1.200, 1990; Ord. 1145 § 1, 1988; Ord. 929 § 4, 1971: Ord. 820 4.170-4.179, 1963)
A. Principal Permitted Uses.
1. Noncommercial parks;
2. Playground;
3. Open spaces.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Gazebo;
2. Fitness trail;
3. Customary accessory uses and uses appurtenant to principal uses. (Ord. 1173 § 1.300, 1990: Ord. 820 §§ 4.180-4.182, 1963)
Purpose. It is the intent of the PRD zone regulations to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of a variety of housing types and income levels in the borough, including housing for lower income households; and to encourage the development of such lower income housing and other housing by providing specific land use regulations addressing those needs. These regulations are designed to meet the mandate of Mt. Laurel 11. Any provisions of this title or any other ordinance in conflict with the PRD zoning regulations and which impose higher standards not related to health and safety shall be inapplicable.
For purposes of the following sections pertaining to this zone, family income eligibility is based upon the uncapped Section 8 income limits or other recognized standard adopted by COAH.
A. Principal Permitted Uses.
1. Townhouses;
2. Private country clubs subject to the special restrictions in Chapter 17.20;
3. Single-family detached houses.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Accessory buildings;
2. Fences;
3. Off-street parking and garages;
4. Recreational facilities;
5. Signs;
6. Public utility uses;
7. Common open space.
C. Minimum Tract Size. Thirteen acres.
D. Maximum Permitted Density. The maximum density shall be nine units per acre; however, in no case shall less than 1.8 affordable units per acre be constructed.
E. Minimum Tract Setback. All development shall maintain a fifty-foot minimum buffer to all exterior property lines. Said buffer shall be bermed or landscaped and remain unoccupied except for entrance roads or utilities. In addition, there shall be a fifty-foot setback from all townhouse development to all interior single-family property lines.
F. Maximum Height.
1. Principal building: thirty-five feet.
2. Accessory building: fifteen feet.
G. Minimum Common Open Space.
Twenty-five percent. Ownership and maintenance of common open space shall be regulated by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-43, Standards for the Establishment of Open Space Organization.
H. Maximum Impervious Coverage. Sixty percent. The minimum distance between townhouses shall be as follows in subsection 1.
I. Distance Between Buildings.
1. Windowless wall to windowless wall: twenty feet.
2. Window wall to windowless wall: thirty feet.
3. Window wall to window wall.
a. Front to front: seventy-five feet.
b. Rear to rear, fifty feet.
c. End to end: thirty feet.
4. Any building face to right-of-way: twenty-five feet.
7. Any building face to common parking curb: twenty feet.
The planning board may reduce the above distances by not more than twenty percent if there is an angle of twenty degrees or more between buildings and if extensive landscaping and buffers, which provide necessary screening and shielding are placed between buildings, and further provided that the reductions assist in meeting the objective of this section.
J. Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements. Two parking spaces per unit.
K. Frontage Along Ridgewood Avenue. The frontage along Ridgewood Avenue shall be developed for single-family homes. The single-family lots shall comply with the bulk standards of the R-1 zone, Section 17.12.020.
L. Lower Income Housing Requirements.
1. Number and Type of Lower Income Dwelling Units Required. All development in the PRD zone shall be required to provide a minimum of twenty percent of all dwelling units to be affordable for lower income households. A minimum of fifteen percent of all such lower income units shall be three-bedroom units. At least thirty-five percent of the lower income units shall be two bedroom units. Not more than twenty percent of all lower income units shall be efficiency units.
2. Eligibility Standard. One-half of all lower income units shall meet HUD Section 8, or other assisted housing programs, eligibility requirements for very low income (Mt. Laurel II low income) and one-half shall meet HUD eligibility requirements for lower income (Mt. Laurel II moderate income).
3. Housing Cost Components. In computing housing costs, only the following components shall be included:
a. Rental units: rent and allowance for utilities consistent with the personal benefit expense allowance for utilities as defined by HUD or a similar allowance so as not to exceed thirty percent of gross monthly income.
b. Sales units: principal and interest, insurance, taxes, and condominium or homeowners' association fees, after a down payment of ten percent.
4. Maximum Monthly Housing Costs. The maximum monthly housing cost shall be twenty-eight percent of the gross annual household income based on HUD's Section 8 income limits, adjusted for household size for sales units and thirty percent for rental units. The maximum sales prices and monthly housing cost for sales housing shall be revised annually as new HUD figures become available. The following criteria shall be considered in determining rents and sales prices:
a. Efficiency units shall be affordable to one-person households;
b. One-bedroom units shall be affordable to two-person households;
c. Two-bedroom units shall be affordable to three-person households;
d. Three-bedroom units shall be affordable to five-person households;
e. Four-bedroom units shall be affordable to seven-person households.
5. Subsidies. Government subsidies may be used at the discretion of the applicant to fulfill the requirements of the section. The lack of said subsidies shall in no way alter or diminish the lower income requirements of this chapter.
6. Controls on Affordability.
a. All lower income dwelling units within the PRD zone shall be required to have covenants running with the land to control the resale price or sublease of for sale units and will ensure that such housing, will remain affordable to persons of lower income for at least twenty years.
b. All lower income dwelling units within the PRD zone shall be governed by revised COAH rule N.J.A.C. 5:92, subchapter 12, Controls on Affordability.
7. Phasing of Lower Income Housing.
a. Schedule for Phasing. Lower income housing shall be phased in accordance with the following schedule:
b. Any development in the PRD zone for which site plan approval has been approved shall be considered a single development for purposes of this subsection regardless of whether parts or sections are sold or otherwise disposed of to persons or legal entities other than the one which received approval. All such approvals and conditions of approvals shall run with the land. Any tracts or parcels sold shall include documentation satisfactory to the planning board attorney, setting forth the requirements for low and moderate income housing units.
8. Range of Affordability for Purchased Housing.
a. The average price of low and moderate income units within an inclusionary development shall be, as best as practicable, affordable to households at 57.5 percent of median income.
b. In devising a range of affordability for purchased housing, as required in subsection I above, the following distribution of prices for every twenty low and moderate income units shall be provided as best as practicable:
Proposed Pricing Stratification
Low:
1 at 40 through 42.5 percent
3 at 42.6 through 47.5 percent 6 at 47.6 through 50 percent
Moderate:
1 at 50.1 through 57.5 percent
1 at 57.6 through 64.5 percent
1 at 64.6 through 68.5 percent
1 at 68.6 through 72.5 percent
2 at 72.6 through 77.5 percent
4 at 77.6 through 80 percent
c. For initial occupancy, priority shall be given to households that fall within the median income categories delineated in subparagraph b above.
9. Residency Limitations. No more than fifty percent of the affordable units initially shall be made available to income eligible households that reside in Glen Ridge or work in Glen Ridge and reside elsewhere. (Ord. 1173 § 3.200, 1990: Ord. 820 4.190--4.202, 1963)
