[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also changed the title of this
article from "L-MR Low- and Moderate-Income Residence Districts" to
"Residence Districts with Affordable Housing."
The purpose and intent of Article XIA, Residence Districts with Affordable Housing, is for the Township of Moorestown to meet its constitutional obligation to provide for very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing in accordance with the Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.). Each such district is required to provide for affordable housing in accordance with the Housing Plan Element of the Master Plan and implementing resolutions, ordinances, and agreements constituting the Fair Share Plan. Where such district is inclusionary, as such term is defined in Chapter 97 of the Code of the Township of Moorestown and the Fair Housing Act, the district provides a compensatory benefit over the preceding zoning district's use and/or intensity standards sufficient to address the affordable housing components of the development.
[Added 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 34-2019]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-1, Affordable Multifamily Residence 1
Districts, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected,
altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. All dwellings within the AMF-1 District shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households in accordance with Chapter 97 of the Code of the Township of Moorestown and all applicable laws and regulations, except for any unit reserved for the manager or other staff of the facility.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall
be three acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on a public street
shall be 300 lineal feet.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access.
No building shall be located closer than 35 feet from a front property
line and 25 feet to any other property line.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord.
No. 6-2020]
(d)
All parking areas or driveways, excepting for access to and
from a public street, shall be located no closer than 10 feet to a
property line, except where shared parking is proposed. In the event
shared parking is proposed, parking areas and driveways may extend
over a side or rear property line.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord.
No. 6-2020]
(e)
Tract access. All vehicular access to the tract shall be from
the lowest order public street.
(2)
Density limitation. Twenty-five units per gross acre.
(3)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
be 30% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious
surface coverage shall be 65% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. Where more than
one building is proposed, no orientation of the buildings shall place
the front of a building facing the rear of another building. The minimum
separation distances between buildings shall be as indicated in the
following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building front
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building side
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building rear
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear
|
35 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building side
|
20 feet
|
(6)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum
building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord.
No. 6-2020]
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum building depth through the short axis
|
40 feet
|
|
Maximum building length through the long axis
|
260 feet
|
|
Maximum height: residential buildings
|
4 stories and 60 feet
|
|
Maximum height: community center
|
2 stories and 32 feet
|
|
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings
|
1 story and 18 feet
|
(7)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private
streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or
curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of
10 feet.
(8)
Parking space requirement: 1.25 parking spaces per dwelling
unit. Through a shared parking arrangement on an adjacent lot and
pursuant to § 180-73L, parking spaces within 200 feet of
the subject property may count towards the required number of parking
spaces.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord.
No. 6-2020]
(9)
Buffers and landscaping. In addition to meeting the general requirements of § 158-26, the following specific buffer and landscaping requirements shall apply in the AMF-1 District:
(a)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 10 feet in width shall
be provided adjacent to any property line, except in instances where
a shared parking lot is approved by the board of jurisdiction over
the application. Buffers shall be comprised of landscaping, which
shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to effectively frame the
structure and obscure the public view of parking and loading areas.
In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer
at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area. Berms may
be required to achieve adequate visual screening. Existing vegetation
may be accepted as the required buffer; however, the approving authority
may require supplemental planting where existing vegetation does not
provide adequate screening.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord.
No. 6-2020]
(b)
Buffers may be comprised of fences/walls and landscaping. Shade
or ornamental trees, in addition to evergreen material, shall be provided
in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(c)
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided in accordance
with the requirements of § 180-73J(5).
(d)
No parking area, stormwater management basin or trash location
shall be permitted in a required landscape buffer.
E.
Additional design requirements.
(1)
[1]All building facades shall be designed with an exterior
that distinguishes the first floor from second and higher floors through
the use of material changes, belt lines, water courses and other architectural
elements. The cornice line at the top of the building, if flat roofed,
shall be distinguishable in color and material from the uppermost
floor's main facade.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), regarding building
elevation facing a public street, was repealed 4-6-2020 by Ord. No.
6-2020. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection E(2) through
(4) as Subsection E(1) through (3), respectively.
(2)
All HVAC units shall be disguised with color and texture similar
to field colors when hidden by a parapet or roofline, if roof mounted;
or, by landscaping and/or fencing if ground-mounted. Through the wall
HVAC units shall not be permitted.
(3)
There shall be an extensive system of pedestrian and/or bicycle
pathways serving all parts of the development that provides access
to residential units, parking areas, bus stop(s), open space, recreation
and other community facilities. The development shall connect to other
pedestrian and/or bicycle pathways leading to shopping areas and employment
centers nearby to the tract. In the development approval process,
the developer shall make diligent application for a bus stop to the
appropriate agency; such agency's decision shall be controlling.
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-2, Affordable Multifamily Residence 2
District, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected,
altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. All dwellings within the AMF-2 District
shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households,
except for any unit reserved for the manager or other staff of the
facility.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall
be 10 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. No minimum lot frontage shall be required
for any development in the AMF-2 District, except that the board of
jurisdiction shall ensure that such development comports with the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access.
No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to the perimeter
boundary line of the tract. No parking area, loading area, or driveway,
excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located
closer than 25 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract.
(2)
Density limitation. The number of dwellings shall not exceed
six units per gross acre of the tract in the AMF-2 District.
(3)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
be 20% in the AMF-2 District.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious
surface coverage shall be 45% of the total gross acreage of the tract
in the AMF-2 District.
(5)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not be limited.
(6)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation
of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear
of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings
shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building front
|
60 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building side
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building rear
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building side
|
20 feet
|
(7)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum
building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum building depth through the short axis
|
40 feet
|
|
Maximum building length through the long axis
|
180 feet
|
|
Maximum height: residential buildings
|
3 stories and 45 feet
|
|
Maximum height: community center
|
1 1/2 stories and 28 feet
|
|
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings
|
1 story and 18 feet
|
(8)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private
streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or
curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of
10 feet.
[Added 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 15-2019]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-3, Affordable Multifamily Residence 3
Districts, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be crected,
altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking and private residential garages.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. In any AMF-3 District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households. Affordable units shall be restricted, regulated and administered consistent with the Township's affordable housing regulations, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls rules (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.) and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.), including the Fair Housing Act's definition of very-low-income households and all other provisions of the Township's Affordable Housing Ordinance (§ 97-1 et seq.).
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall
be 12 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial
road shall be 500 lineal feet in the AMF-3 District.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access.
No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to an arterial road,
35 feet to any other street and 25 feet to any other property line.
No parking area or driveway, excepting for access to and from a public
street, shall be located closer than 25 feet to the perimeter boundary
line of the tract.
(2)
Density limitation. Fourteen units per gross acre in the AMF-3
District.
[Amended 3-8-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
(3)
Ratio of dwellings. The number of townhouses, whether singly
or in combination with multiple dwellings, shall not be less than
50% of the total number of dwellings.
(4)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
be 30% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious
surface coverage shall be 65% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(6)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed
24.
(7)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation
of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear
of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings
shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building front
|
60 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building side
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building rear
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building side
|
20 feet
|
(8)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum
building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum building depth through the short axis
|
40 feet
|
|
Maximum building length through the long axis
|
240 feet
|
|
Maximum height: residential buildings
|
3 stories and 45 feet
|
|
Maximum height: community center
|
1 1/2 stories and 28 feet
|
|
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings
|
1 story and 18 feet
|
(9)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private
streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or
curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of
10 feet.
E.
Buffers and berms. Landscaping buffers are required to minimize and
visually screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on a site or from
any adjacent area. Berms may be used to achieve buffering effects
in accordance with the regulations herein.
(1)
General requirements. Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination
of deciduous trees, conifers, shrubs, berms, and if appropriate, fences
or walls in sufficient quantities and sizes to perform their necessary
screening function.
(2)
Buffers may be installed in required yard areas. Buffers shall
be continuous except for access drives as approved by the board of
jurisdiction. Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster
enclosures, accessory buildings or aboveground structures, and similar
encroachments shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(3)
The minimum width of a landscape buffer shall be 20 feet. For
any buffer less than 25 feet in width, a solid fence shall be incorporated
into the buffer landscaping plan, six feet high except where such
fence is within 25 feet of a street line, where such fence shall be
three feet high.
(4)
Plant densities and structure requirements. The density of plantings
and the requirements for structures shall vary with the width of the
buffer in accordance with the following and the following table:
|
Minimum Plant Density for Buffers
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum Buffer Width
|
Minimum Number of Required Plant Types per 100 Lineal Feet
| |||
|
Large or Medium Trees
|
Small or Ornamental Trees
|
Evergreens and Conifers
|
Shrubs
| |
|
15 feet
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
20
|
|
20 feet
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
24
|
|
25 feet
|
5
|
8
|
15
|
30
|
|
40 feet
|
6
|
9
|
18
|
36
|
|
50 feet
|
8
|
12
|
24
|
48
|
|
75 feet
|
10
|
15
|
30
|
60
|
(5)
Any buffer less than 25 feet in width shall incorporate a fence
or wall into the landscape design.
(6)
Existing vegetation may substitute for all or part of the required
buffer plantings and may be accepted in lieu of new plantings at the
discretion of the Planning Board or Zoning Board, as the case may
be.
[Added 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 10-2019]
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. In any AMF-4 District, at least 20%
of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-,
low- and moderate-income households.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Area and yard requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall
be 10 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial
road shall be 400 lineal feet.
(c)
Minimum front yard setback for buildings shall be 75 feet.
(d)
Minimum side yard setback for buildings shall be 75 feet.
(e)
Minimum rear yard setback for buildings shall be 65 feet.
(f)
Setbacks for parking lots, aisles and public access. No parking
or loading area, aisle, or driveway, excepting for access to and from
a public street, shall be located closer than 25 feet to a streetline
and 20 feet to any other tract boundary.
(2)
Density limitation. The number of dwellings shall not exceed
14.75 units per gross acre in the AMF-4 District.
(3)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
be 15% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious
surface coverage shall be 45% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed
64.
(6)
The minimum separation distance between buildings shall be 50
feet.
(7)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum
building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum building depth through the short axis
|
40 feet
|
|
Maximum building length through the long axis
|
200 feet
|
|
Maximum height: residential buildings
|
4 stories and 65 feet
|
|
Maximum height: community center
|
1 1/2 stories and 28 feet
|
|
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings
|
1 story and 18 feet
|
(8)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private
streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or
curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of
10 feet. This provision shall not apply to garage driveways also used
for parking.
E.
Additional design requirements.
(1)
Any building elevation facing a public street shall be designed
to give the appearance of three stories and a roof with dormers, balconies
and other openings, when the building is four stories in height. This
design appearance shall not be construed to affect the usability of
the full fourth floor for habitable purposes.
(2)
Parking space requirement: 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
Accordingly, a de minimus exception from the residential site improvement
standards (RSIS), N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14, Table 4.4, is permitted.
F.
Buffers and berms. Landscaping buffers are required to minimize and
visually screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on a site or from
any adjacent area. Berms may be used to achieve buffering effects
in accordance with the regulations herein.
(1)
General requirements. Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination
of deciduous trees, conifers, shrubs, berms, and if appropriate, fences
or walls in sufficient quantities and sizes to perform their necessary
screening function.
(2)
Buffers may be installed in required yard areas. Buffers shall
be continuous except for access drives as approved by the board of
jurisdiction. Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster
enclosures, accessory buildings or aboveground structures, and similar
encroachments shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(3)
The minimum width of a landscape buffer shall be 20 feet. For
any buffer less than 25 feet in width, a solid fence shall be incorporated
into the buffer landscaping plan, six feet high except where such
fence is within 25 feet of a streetline, where such fence shall be
three feet high.
(4)
Plant densities and structure requirements. The density of plantings
and the requirements for structures shall vary with the width of the
buffer in accordance with the following and the following table:
|
Minimum Plant Density for Buffers
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum Buffer Width
|
Minimum Number of Required Plant Types per 100 Lineal Feet
| |||
|
Large or Medium Trees
|
Small or Ornamental Trees
|
Evergreens and Conifers
|
Shrubs
| |
|
15 feet
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
20
|
|
20 feet
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
24
|
|
25 feet
|
5
|
8
|
15
|
30
|
|
40 feet
|
6
|
9
|
18
|
36
|
|
50 feet
|
8
|
12
|
24
|
48
|
|
75 feet
|
10
|
15
|
30
|
60
|
(5)
Any buffer less than 25 feet in width shall incorporate a fence
or wall into the landscape design.
(6)
Existing vegetation may substitute for all or part of the required
buffer plantings and may be accepted in lieu of new plantings at the
discretion of the Planning Board or Zoning Board, as the case may
be.
[Added 5-20-2019 by Ord. No. 8-2019]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-5 Affordable Multifamily Residence 5 District,
no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or
occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Indoor and outdoor recreation facilities.
(5)
Maintenance facility.
(6)
Management office.
(8)
Personal services for residents.
(9)
Security office.
(10)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(11)
Off-street surface parking.
(12)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(13)
Signs.
(14)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction and allowed compliance. In any AMF-5
District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable
to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households for for-sale dwellings
and 15% for rental development. The percentages shall be calculated
on the total number of income-restricted and non-income-restricted
dwellings. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the
units may be provided on site, on tract, or off-site as permitted
by the board of jurisdiction, or by any other provision by the board
of jurisdiction that ensures the development of very-low-, low- and
moderate-income housing in accordance with the Housing Element of
the Master Plan. The board of jurisdiction may seek the recommendation
of the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Oversight Committee on the
means of satisfying this provision.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Minimum lot area: seven acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 500 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 400 feet.
(5)
Maximum density: The number of dwellings shall not exceed 16
units per gross acre of the lot.
(6)
Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 30% of total lot
area.
(7)
Maximum impervious surface coverage shall not exceed 60% of
total lot area.
(8)
Maximum building height shall not exceed three stories and 60
feet.
E.
Site design regulations. The following additional regulations shall
apply to any site development in the AMF-5 District:
(1)
Parking and loading requirements:
(a)
1.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided. Accordingly,
a de minimis exception from the residential site improvement standards
(RSIS), pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14 Table 4.4, may be permitted.
(b)
Off-street parking and loading may be located within yards,
but shall not be located less than 50 feet from a front property line
and 30 feet from any other property line. Section 180-39.6 shall
not apply to any development in the AMF-5 District.
(2)
Buffers and landscaping. The following buffer and landscaping
requirements shall apply in the AMF-5 District:
(a)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 50 feet in width shall
be provided adjacent to any street line. Buffers shall be comprised
of landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to
effectively frame the structure and obscure the public view of parking
and loading areas. In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be
provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of
buffer area. Existing vegetation may be accepted as the required buffer;
however, the board of jurisdiction may require supplemental planting
where existing vegetation does not provide adequate screening.
(b)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 25 feet in width shall
be provided along any common property line in a side or rear yard.
Buffers may be comprised of fences and landscaping, which shall be
of a sufficient quantity and size to screen parked automobiles from
view of those at grade or first floor level in adjacent homes and
to prevent the shining of automobile head lights into the yards of
adjacent property. In general, this buffer shall provide a visual
screen between the parking areas in the immediate vicinity of the
residentially zoned property at an elevation of no less than seven
feet above the finished grade of the parking areas. In addition, shade
or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of
one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(c)
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided in accordance
with the requirements of § 180-73J(5).
(d)
No parking area, stormwater management basin or trash location
shall be permitted in a required landscape buffer.
[Added 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019[1]]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-6, Affordable Multifamily 6 Residence
Districts, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected,
altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. In any AMF-6 District, up to 50% of
the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low-
and moderate-income households.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 20-2021]
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall
be 10 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial
road shall be 400 lineal feet in the AMF-6 District.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access.
No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to the perimeter
boundary line of the tract. No parking area or driveway, excepting
for access to and from a public street, shall be located closer than
20 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 20-2021]
(2)
Density limitation. Thirteen units per gross acre in the AMF-6
District, up to a maximum of 152 units.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 20-2021]
(3)
Ratio of dwellings. The number of townhouses, whether singly
or in combination with multiple dwellings, shall not be less than
50% of the total number of dwellings.
(4)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
be 25% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious
surface coverage shall be 65% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(6)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed
24.
(7)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation
of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear
of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings
shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building front
|
60 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building side
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building rear
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building side
|
20 feet
|
(8)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum
building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum building depth through the short axis
|
40 feet
|
|
Maximum building length through the long axis
|
240 feet
|
|
Maximum height: residential buildings
|
3 stories and 45 feet
|
|
Maximum height: community center
|
1 1/2 stories and 28 feet
|
|
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings
|
1 story and 18 feet
|
(9)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private
streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or
curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of
10 feet.
[Added 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 33-2019]
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted
when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of
residents and their guests.
(3)
Maintenance building.
(4)
Management office if located within a community center.
(6)
Off-street surface parking.
(7)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(8)
Signs.
(9)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to
the principal use.
C.
Required use. In any AMF-7 District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households. Affordable units shall be restricted, regulated and administered consistent with the Township's affordable housing regulations, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls rules (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.) and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.), including the Fair Housing Act's definition of very-low-income households and all other provisions of the Township's Affordable Housing Ordinance (see Chapter 97).
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified,
the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall
be 15 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial
road shall be 400 lineal feet in the AMF-7 District.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access.
No building shall be located closer than 75 feet to any abutting right-of-way
line and 50 feet to any other property line. No streets, parking areas
or driveways, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall
be located closer than 125 feet to an arterial road from which it
takes such access, and 40 feet from any other property line.
(d)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall
be 25% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(e)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious
surface coverage shall be 50% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(2)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed
eight for an all townhouses structure and 16 dwellings for a structure
containing stacked townhouses.
(3)
Density limitation. 4.67 units per gross acre in the AMF-7 District.
(4)
Townhouse dwelling, individual fee simple lots.
(a)
Minimum lot size: 2,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum street frontage: 20 feet per unit.
(c)
Minimum lot width: 20 feet per unit.
(d)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(e)
Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(f)
Minimum side yard: zero feet if adjoining another unit, 10 feet
if an outside wall.
(g)
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(h)
Accessory use and structures. The following bulk standards shall
apply to accessory structures:
[1]
No accessory use or structure shall be located
in a front yard.
[2]
Accessory uses and structures of 100 square feet
or less shall be set back a minimum of five feet from a property line.
[3]
Accessory uses and structures in excess of 100
square feet shall be set back a minimum of eight feet from a property
line.
[4]
Decks attached to second stories shall be set back
from any side property line at least three feet and meet the minimum
rear yard setback requirement.
(5)
Townhouse dwellings, condominium ownership. Where individual
fee simple lots are not proposed, the following distance requirements
shall substitute for required yard areas:
(a)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation
of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear
of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings
shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building front
|
70 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building front to building side
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building rear
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum distance from building side to building side
|
20 feet
|
(b)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum
building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum building depth through the short axis
|
40 feet
|
|
Maximum building length through the long axis
|
240 feet
|
(c)
Separation distances shall be measured from the vertical exterior
walls unless ornamental or architectural features of the building
project more than three feet therefrom; in such event, the measurement
shall be made from the vertical plane established by the furthest
projection of such ornamental or architectural feature.
(6)
Building height. The following building heights shall apply
to all uses in the AMF-7 District:
|
Requirement
|
Limitation
|
|---|---|
|
Maximum height: residential buildings
|
3 stories and 45 feet
|
|
Maximum height: community center
|
1 1/2 stories and 28 feet
|
|
Maximum height: maintenance and other community buildings
|
1 story and 24 feet
|
|
Private garage
|
1 story and 16 feet
|
|
Private tool shed
|
12 feet
|
E.
Interior streets and parking area requirements. The following requirements
shall apply to any interior street, whether public or private, and
parking areas.
(1)
The minimum distance of a principal building to an interior
street (curbline or edge of cartway in the absence of curbs) shall
be 20 feet for the front and rear of the building and 15 feet each
for the sides of the building.
(2)
Parking areas shall be a minimum of 12 feet from a principal
building and 10 feet from a community building, fenced recreation
area, or management building. This requirement shall not apply to
parking situated within a building.
(3)
Visitor spaces shall be located throughout the development in
areas where dwellings are concentrated.
F.
Community center. The development may include a community building
that may include, but not be limited to, cooking and eating facilities,
social activity room, management offices, indoor recreation, exercise
room, locker rooms, mailroom, and snack bar. Where a community building
is proposed, the following requirements shall be met:
(1)
The community building shall contain a minimum gross floor area
equal to or greater than 25 square feet per dwelling.
(2)
Parking for the community building shall equal one space for
each 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(3)
The community building shall be open for occupancy and use prior
to the issuance of more than half of the total certificates of occupancy
for dwellings.
(4)
The community building may be used as a sales office until all
certificates of occupancy for dwellings have been issued.
G.
Facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists.
(1)
Pedestrian pathways shall be provided to connect all dwellings
with community facilities and active open space, if provided, and
in such locations, including entrances and exits, where normal pedestrian
traffic will occur. Where appropriate, bikeways may be provided instead
of sidewalks. The provision of bikeways along any arterial street
shall be made upon determination and requirement by the board of jurisdiction
and the Master Plan.
(2)
A bicycle parking facility shall be required as part of the
design of a community center.
H.
Buffers and berms. Landscaping buffers are required to minimize and
visually screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on a site or from
any adjacent area. Berms may be used to achieve buffering effects
in accordance with the regulations herein.
(1)
General requirements. Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination
of deciduous trees, conifers, shrubs, berms, and if appropriate, fences
or walls in sufficient quantities and sizes to perform their necessary
screening function.
(2)
Buffers may be installed in required yard areas. Buffers shall
be continuous except for access drives as approved by the board of
jurisdiction, utility easements, and pedestrian and bicycle sidewalks
or pathways. Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures,
accessory buildings or aboveground structures, and similar encroachments
shall not be permitted in the required buffer area. No buffer shall
be required that is more distant than 150 feet from a dwelling.
(3)
The minimum width of a planted landscape buffer shall be half
the width of the required building setback.
(4)
Plant densities and structure requirements. The density of plantings
and the requirements for structures shall vary with the width of the
buffer in accordance with the following and the following table:
|
Minimum Plant Density for Buffers
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum Buffer Width
|
Minimum Number of Required Plant Types per 100 Lineal Feet
| |||
|
Large or Medium Trees
|
Small or Ornamental Trees
|
Evergreens and Conifers
|
Shrubs
| |
|
25 feet
|
3
|
5
|
9
|
20
|
|
35 feet
|
6
|
9
|
18
|
36
|
|
50 feet or wider
|
8
|
12
|
24
|
48
|
(5)
The minimum plant densities shall be extrapolated from the widths
in the minimum plant density table in the event that the proposed
landscape buffer width differs from the specific examples in this
subsection. Existing vegetation may substitute for all or part of
the required buffer plantings and may be accepted in lieu of new plantings
at the discretion of the board of jurisdiction, as the case may be.
I.
Phasing. Any phasing schedule shall be approved by the board of jurisdiction
and/or through a municipal developer's agreement with Moorestown Township
and the developer to ensure that the timing of development shall be
consistent with the development of infrastructure and supporting services.
In all L-M R Residence Districts, the following
uses of land and buildings are permitted:
A.
Multiple residential dwellings for low- and moderate-income
households, provided that such dwellings are occupied by and shall
be affordable to low- and moderate-income households, as those terms
are defined in the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Council
on Affordable Housing, pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27D-301 et seq.
In all L-M R Residence Districts, the total
number of multifamily dwellings proposed for development shall not
exceed 12 dwellings per gross acre.
In all L-M R Residence Districts, the height
restrictions and regulations shall be the same as those permitted
in the R-3 Residence District.
A.
Compliance. In all L-M R Residence Districts, the
site design shall comply with the following standards, as determined
by the approving body, upon proper submission of a site plan application.
(1)
Provisions for adequate buffering to promote
a desirable visual environment incorporating creative buffer development
techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
(2)
Provisions for safe and efficient vehicular
and pedestrian circulation and parking to ensure the free flow of
traffic while discouraging transportation patterns which result in
congestion or blight.
(3)
Provisions to provide adequate light, air and
open space through the appropriate design of buildings and structures
on the site.
(4)
Provisions for exterior lighting and landscaping
design in order to ensure that the proposed development is designed
in harmony with the natural landscape and the general character of
the community.
(5)
Provisions which show adequate exterior design
and architecture of proposed buildings and accessory uses.
B.
During site plan review, the approving body shall
take into consideration site design requirements and building standards
promulgated by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing and shall
further take into consideration recommendations submitted by the Moorestown
Township Technical Advisory Committee with regard to site layout,
design and construction standards for buildings and accessory facilities.
