[Added by Ord. No. 18-83]
This zone district is designed for apartment residence use provided; however, a limited area of a building may be devoted to business or professional offices or retail business subject to the limitations, requirements and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Any use other than those listed in § 600-218 is prohibited.
[Amended by Ord. No. 23-97]
No building permit shall be issued for a building in this District until a site plan shall have been submitted and approved in accordance with Part 2, Subdivision and Site Plan Review, and until building construction plans and site plans thereof shall comply with all of the following requirements:
A. 
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of three stories and no building shall have a height greater than 35 feet.
B. 
Yards. No principal building shall be located closer than 50 feet to any property line. Accessory structures, recreation facilities and parking are permitted in the side and rear yards, provided no accessory structure, recreation facilities or parking area shall project closer than 20 feet to any property line.
C. 
Minimum space between buildings. There shall be a minimum open space between all buildings in compliance with the following schedule:
(1) 
A minimum distance of 40 feet between principal buildings so arranged that the end of one building faces the end of another building.
(2) 
A minimum distance of 60 feet between principal buildings so arranged that the end of one building faces the front or rear of another building.
(3) 
A minimum distance of 60 feet between principal buildings so arranged that either the front or rear of one building faces the front or rear of another building.
(4) 
The width of an open courtyard formed by a principal building shall not be less than 60 feet; there shall be no closed courtyards.
(5) 
A minimum distance of 15 feet shall be required between accessory structures.
D. 
Minimum lot area. No apartment building or buildings shall be erected or constructed upon any lot containing an area of less than one acre measured within 200 feet of the front property line; and no such lot shall have a lot frontage of less than 200 feet.
E. 
Floor area ratio. The total gross floor area of all buildings shall not exceed 60% of the total lot area.
F. 
Density of development. Buildings within the A-O-B Apartment-Office-Business District may be used exclusively for residential apartments or a combination of apartments and offices or retail business subject to the following limitations:
(1) 
If a building is used exclusively for residential apartments then not more than 20 apartment units shall be permitted for each acre of land in the lot upon which an apartment building is to be located.
(2) 
If a building is to be used for both residential apartments and offices or retail business, then and in that event, not more than 30% of the gross floor area of the building shall be used for offices. For each 1,250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office or retail business uses, one apartment unit shall be deducted from the total density of 20 apartment units per acre.
G. 
Rooms. For the purpose of this section, a bedroom shall be construed to be any separate room other than a living room, dining room, kitchen or bathroom. Each apartment unit shall contain as a minimum a separate bedroom, a separate living room, a separate bath and a separate kitchen, which kitchen facility shall be located separate and apart from the other rooms in the apartment unit. Only one and two bedroom units shall be permitted.
H. 
Parking. There shall be provided not less than two parking spaces for each apartment unit which may include garage space for the sole and exclusive use of the tenants. Where a building is to be used for both residential apartments and office or retail business uses, there shall be provided not less than one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office use or 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to retail business uses in addition to the parking spaces provided for residential apartments. All parking areas shall comply with the provisions of § 600-179.
I. 
Access drives. Access drives shall be installed providing adequate circulation within the apartment development as well as access to all parking areas and to public thoroughfares. All access drives shall be paved and curbed to meet Township road specifications. All access drives shall have minimum pavement width of 24 feet for two way circulation and 18 feet for one way circulation.
J. 
Curbing. There shall be poured concrete or Belgian block curbs meeting Township specifications around the perimeter of all parking areas and access drives.
K. 
Storm drainage. All parking areas and access drives shall be provided with an adequate system of storm drainage approved by the Township Engineer.
L. 
Walks. There shall be an adequate system of walks leading from all apartment units to all parking areas, along access drives and along front streets, such walks to be installed to meet Township specifications.
M. 
Ventilation. Every apartment shall be designed to provide not less than two exterior exposures with windows so as to provide either through ventilation or cross ventilation.
N. 
Construction. All buildings shall be constructed in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code, shall comply with all requirements of the Fire Code and in addition:
(1) 
The exterior of each apartment building shall be of brick or stone facing, solid brick, stone or some other acceptable masonry material; provided asbestos shingles or cinder block as an exterior finish is prohibited.
(2) 
The exterior of all accessory structures shall be in harmony architecturally with and be constructed of materials of a like character to those used in the principal structures.
(3) 
All stairways shall be constructed and contained within the apartment buildings.
(4) 
There shall be constructed, in accordance with specifications approved by the Building Inspector, sound-retardant fire walls and sound-retardant ceilings between each apartment unit.
O. 
Utilities. Every apartment unit and apartment building shall be supplied with water from the public water system of the Township or one approved by the Township Council. All sanitary or domestic sewage shall be collected into and disposed of through a public sewer system operated or approved by the Township. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer in adequate numbers and at locations approved or recommended by the Township Engineer and the Public Safety Committee.
P. 
Laundry facilities. Each apartment building shall contain separately partitioned clothes washing and drying areas. All laundry facilities shall be for the exclusive use of the occupants of the apartment units and shall be contained within the confines of completely enclosed buildings. No clothes lines or clothes hanging devices or washing, drying or laundering facilities of any kind whatsoever shall be located outside the confines of completely enclosed buildings.
Q. 
Garbage disposal. There shall be no unenclosed or uncovered garbage disposal facilities. Garbage disposal facilities and receptacles shall be placed within the confines of buildings enclosed on all sides, or shall be contained in a separate fully enclosed structure.
R. 
Landscaping. Those portions of all front, side and rear yards that are not used for off-street parking, access drives, or walks shall be attractively planted and maintained with trees, shrubs and grass lawns or other acceptable ground covers as set forth on a planting plan to be furnished by the developer at the time of application and approved by the Planning Board. Special planting or a fence shall be provided along the side or rear property lines so that the parking area is not visible from adjacent residential properties.
S. 
Lighting. Reasonable yard lighting as approved by the Planning Board shall be provided to illuminate the premises at night. The wiring shall be laid underground and the lighting fixtures so arranged that the direct source of light is not visible from any residential area.