[Added by Ord. No. 36-99]
The following requirements must be complied with in the T-3
Zone.
The following uses are principal permitted uses in the T-3 Zone:
A.
Apartments.
B.
Townhouses.
C.
Single-family detached residences.
D.
Public and private educational facilities.
E.
Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses, Sunday
school buildings and other similar uses.
F.
Public utilities and essential services.
G.
Parks, playgrounds, firehouses and library or municipal buildings.
H.
Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities.
Permitted accessory uses shall include off-street parking, signs
as provided herein and other uses customarily incidental to a principal
permitted use.
No building permit shall be issued for a building identified in § 600-294A and B until, and unless 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.
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area for the entire tract shall
be two acres.
B.
Minimum front yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet
from any external property line. The required front yard setback line
from any internal street or roadway shall be 22 feet.
C.
Minimum side yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of 25 feet from all external property lines. The relationship of side yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by § 600-299 herein.
D.
Minimum rear yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of 25 feet from all external property lines. The relationship of rear yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by § 600-299 herein.
E.
Maximum improved lot coverage. The maximum improved lot coverage
for all buildings and man-made improvements shall be 65%.
F.
Maximum building height. The maximum building height shall be three
stories or 45 feet. There shall be no dwelling that constitutes a
basement or cellar apartment and no building shall contain more than
three living floors one above the other.
The maximum residential density for the T-3 Zone shall be not
greater than the maximum residential density for the R-2 Residence
Zone which shall be not more than 22 single-family lots and not less
than 16 low- and moderate-income rental units.
In the T-3 Zone, the following shall be the minimum distance
between townhouse and/or apartment buildings:
A.
The front of one building to one front of another building: 75 feet.
B.
The front of one building to the side of another building: 40 feet.
C.
The front of one building to the rear of another building: 75 feet.
D.
The side of one building to the side of another building (other than
an attached unit): 30 feet.
E.
The side of one building to the rear of another building: 40 feet.
F.
The rear of one building to the rear of another building: 60 feet.
G.
The maximum length of a building unit containing townhouse or apartments
units shall be no more than 150 feet in length and contain not more
than 12 dwelling units.
A.
Street requirements.
(1)
The right-of-way and pavement widths of all internal streets,
roads and vehicular-traveled ways shall be determined in accordance
with any state standards and from sound planning and engineering standards
in conformity to estimated needs of the full proposed development
and the traffic to be generated hereby. They shall be adequate in
size, loading and design to accommodate the maximum traffic, parking
and loading needs and access for emergency services, including firefighting
and police vehicles.
(2)
All private internal residential roads and streets shall contain
a minimum pavement and right-of-way width of 24 feet for two-way streets
and 20 feet for one-way streets. All public streets shall minimally
meet the Township of Denville and state street standards.
(3)
All streets and roads, either dedicated public streets or privately
owned and maintained, or any combination thereof, shall be subject
to the laws of the Township of Denville as to the construction of
the roadway.
(4)
Where an Official Map or master plan, or both, have been adopted,
the proposed street system shall conform to the proposals and conditions
shown thereon except as may be modified by the Planning Board or governing
body as provided by law.
B.
Utility improvements.
(1)
All utility improvements, including storm drainage systems,
sanitary sewerage collection and disposal and water supply systems,
shall be in accordance with standards and procedures as established
by local, county and state regulations. Said improvements shall be
subject to review and approval by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, the Township Engineer as well as appropriate county and
state agencies, where applicable. Water supply facilities shall be
subject to review and approval by the Township Engineer and Fire Department,
and the Denville Water Department.
(2)
Electric, gas and telephone service shall be provided by the
developer in concert with the appropriate public utilities providing
such service. Said services shall be provided as part of an underground
system.
(3)
If such underground facilities cannot be reasonably provided
due to topographic or geological conditions of the land or due to
technical circumstances, and if the landowner shall adequately demonstrate
the lack of feasibility of such an undertaking to the satisfaction
of the Board of Public Utilities, a waiver of this requirement may
be granted by the Planning Board.
C.
Off street parking requirement.
(1)
Within the T-3 Zone, a minimum of two parking spaces shall be
provided for each dwelling unit. In addition, there shall be provided
0.5 parking space for each dwelling unit which shall be conveniently
located for common area off-street parking.
(2)
Each parking space shall be provided at a width of nine feet
and a length of 18 feet.
(4)
Aisle widths for all 90° parking shall minimally be 24 feet
wide.
(5)
Said parking will be suitably landscaped, screened, lighted
and conveniently located to the housing to be served. Said parking
will also be suitably graded and improved with adequate drainage facilities
provided.
(6)
Except where parking is provided within the residential structure,
no general parking area shall be located closer than 10 feet to a
residential building.
D.
Emergency facilities.
(1)
No housing unit shall be inaccessible to emergency service facilities,
notably police, firefighting and ambulance service.
(2)
Every principal doorway to a housing unit shall face or front
upon a concrete, macadam or other similarly improved area capable
of supporting a fire engine, ambulance or other similar emergency
vehicle.
(3)
In no event shall a housing unit be constructed back-to-back
or side-to-side where the principal or sole access to said dwelling
unit does not have direct frontage upon a street or driveway.
E.
Environmental standards.
(1)
Buffer standards. Buffer areas shall be maintained in areas
adjacent to highways and railroad tracks in accordance with the requirements
of the Planning Board. The rear yard buffer shall be not greater than
25 feet and the side yard buffer shall be not greater than 20 feet.
(2)
Wetlands areas. No development shall be permitted within any
area classified as a wetland or wetland transition area except in
accordance with the standards established by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection. The applicant shall secure all necessary
permits prior to commencement of construction.
(3)
Floodplain design. No principal use of any site within the floodplain
area, including housing, shall be permitted, except as permitted by
the Department of Environmental Protection.
All rental townhouse or apartment units constructed in this
zone shall be restricted to low- and moderate-income households as
defined by COAH and applicable federal regulations.
All rental units shall be occupied by households who meet income
requirements as established by COAH and applicable federal regulations
at the time of application for occupancy. All applicants must provide
the necessary documentation as required by COAH and applicable federal
regulations to establish their eligibility to be selected for a rental
unit.
The maximum rent for a unit shall be established in accordance
with COAH guidelines and any applicable federal regulations.
