[Added 3-11-1974; amended 1-27-1977 by Ord. No. 0-77-3]
PMUD planned unit development shall be permitted
in the area specified on the Zoning Map as having a district classification
of PMUD Planned Unit Development.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
The minimum land area required for a PMUD planned
unit development shall be 100 contiguous acres. For the purpose of
this requirement, streets shall not be deemed to divide acreage.
[Amended 5-1-1979 by Ord. No. 0-79-7; 12-10-1990 by Ord. No.
0-90-24; 2-8-1995 by Ord. No. 95-018-12-1998 by Ord. No. 0-98-19; 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 0-14-06; 10-10-2018 by Ord. No. 18-13; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
The following uses shall be permitted in a PMUD
planned unit development:
A.
Office, research and industrial uses permitted in the I-100 Limited Industrial Zone under Article VIII of this chapter and any amendments thereto.
B.
General educational and research activities conducted exclusively
by a nonprofit educational institution or a nonprofit organization
serving the interests of such in situation, which activities may include
but shall not be limited to instruction in general academic and religious
education, instruction and research in the fields of science and engineering,
including such branches as agriculture, astronomy, chemistry, general
and nuclear physics, ballistics, biology, biochemistry, physiology,
psychology, mathematics, metallurgy, chemical, mechanical, electrical
and aeronautical engineering, aerodynamics, flight dynamics, gas dynamics
and jet propulsion; and buildings used in connection with such activities,
which buildings may include but shall not be limited to classrooms,
meeting halls, offices, laboratories, shops, powerhouses, observatories,
hangars, airstrips, barns, garages, dormitories and group dining facilities
for faculty and staff.
C.
Business and commercial uses permitted in the GB Business Zone under Article VII of this chapter and any amendments thereto and the OB-1 Office Business Zone under Article VIIA of this chapter and any amendments thereto. An indoor motion-picture theater and a hotel or motel and related facilities, including but not limited to a conference center auxiliary to the hotel or motel use, shall be permitted as commercial uses.
D.
Dwelling units in detached, semidetached, attached, groups of attached
or clustered structures, or any combination thereof.
E.
Public buildings, public schools and private schools not for pecuniary
profit, places of worship, facilities for social or civil clubs or
organizations, hospitals and other community facilities.
F.
Recreational and cultural facilities, including but not limited to
golf courses, clubhouses and swimming pools.
G.
Agricultural uses.
H.
Common open space.
I.
Accessory uses, including but not limited to facilities for administration,
maintenance and fire prevention and safety.
J.
Child-care centers located next to or within residential areas shall be subject to the minimum standards found in § 101-25F.
K.
Child-care centers located within nonresidential areas shall be subject to the minimum standards found in § 101-65F.
L.
Child-care centers as an accessory use are permitted, subject to the standards contained in § 101-13.4.
M.
Family day-care homes, subject to the terms set forth in the "family day-care home" definition in § 101-1.
O.
Retirement community, providing for a range of living accommodations, health care services and support facilities for people who are 50 years of age or older or for couples one of whom is at least 50 years of age (except to the extent otherwise provided in the certificate of need issued by the New Jersey Department of Health for a nursing facility with respect to age restriction), and which may include age-restricted units, independent living units, assisted living units and nursing care units. For the purpose of this Article XII:
(1)
An "age-restricted unit" is a dwelling unit in a retirement
community which is unrestricted except as to an age requirement for
occupancy.
(2)
An "independent living unit" is a self-contained unit for an
older adult or adults who are capable of caring for themselves but
for whom dining, social and health related services are provided within
the community through contractual arrangements with the owner/manager,
either as a complete package or on a-la-carte basis.
(3)
An "assisted living unit" is a unit in an assisted living facility
which is licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Health. Such
units shall offer, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom,
and a lockable door on the unit entrance. "Assisted living" is a level
of care between nursing care and independent living and includes a
coordinated array of supportive personal and health services, available
24 hours per day, to residents who have been assessed to need such
services. Assisted living is intended to promote resident self-direction
and participation in decisions that emphasize independence, individuality,
privacy, dignity, and homelike surroundings.
(4)
"Nursing care unit" is a bed in a nursing facility that is licensed
by the New Jersey State Department of Health to provide health care
under medical supervision and continuous nursing care to patients
who do not require the degree of care and treatment which a hospital
provides and who, because of their physical or mental condition, require
continuous nursing care and services above the level of room and board.
(5)
The
following accessory structures and uses shall be permitted in a retirement
community: indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, allied medical
facilities, entertainment facilities, libraries, food preparation
facilities, dining facilities, laundry and linen service facilities,
nursing services, housekeeping services, security facilities, administrative
offices, staff facilities, storage and maintenance, chapels, temporary
guest lodging facilities, parking facilities, barbershops and beauty
parlors, facilities for the sale of sundries, personal articles, newspapers,
food and similar convenience products to the residents, and such other
uses as are customarily associated with and subordinate to the principal
permitted uses.
(6)
Independent
medical and specialty care offices and treatment facilities shall
also be permitted in a retirement community.
P.
Mixed-use multiple dwellings, providing the multiple dwelling development is integrated within an existing planned unit development containing a mix of uses permitted under § 101-137A and C of this zone, including, but not limited to, office, retail, restaurant, health club, hotel, and educational uses; on a site containing a minimum of 50 acres of land; which land area may be subdivided into multiple parcels under separate ownership, the entirety of which shall be referred to as a "mixed-use planned development." A mixed-use multiple dwelling development may include outdoor amenity spaces, leasing center, structured parking, and recreational facilities.
Q.
Integrated mixed-use neighborhood development, on a tract of land west of U.S. Route 1, measuring a minimum of 100 acres, containing open space areas (including common open space, plazas or squares, and public areas); recreational uses (indoor and/or outdoor); retail sales and services; a mix of residential uses (including single-family and townhouse dwellings, multifamily dwellings, affordable housing units, and age-restricted housing providing living accommodations for adults 55 years of age or older or for couples, one of whom is at least 55 years of age, or as otherwise permitted by state and federal laws for age-restricted housing); and a mix of nonresidential uses such as personal services, banks and financial service establishments, restaurants, eating and drinking establishments, theaters, performance and arts facilities, entertainment, hotels, offices, health and fitness facilities, educational and research uses, and other complementary business or commercial uses; integrated mixed-use neighborhood developments may also include child-care centers pursuant to §§ 101-65F, 101-13.4, and 101-25F of this Code, as applicable; family day-care homes; home occupations and professional offices pursuant to § 101-13.5; and accessory uses and buildings customary and incidental to any and all of the permitted principal uses referenced herein. Permitted uses may be located in vertical mixed-use buildings (combining different residential and/or nonresidential uses in the same building), single-use buildings, horizontal mixed-use buildings (combining vertical mixed-use buildings and single-use buildings on distinct parcels in a range of residential and/or nonresidential uses), or any combination thereof. The utilization of outdoor space(s) as places of assembly, dining, shopping and/or special events shall be specifically permitted. The overall tract comprising the integrated mixed-use development may be subdivided into multiple parcels under separate ownerships, the entirety of which shall be referred to and function as an "integrated mixed-use neighborhood development."
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-01]
The uses set forth in § 101-137 should be developed only in the locations shown on the PMUD Use Location Map, prepared by CME Associates, dated _____,[1] except that the Planning Board, in its discretion, and
for good cause shown, shall be authorized to approve a variation in
the location of a given use or uses upon application by the developer.
To approve a variation, the Board must find that such variation will
not substantially impair the intent and purpose of the PMUD Zone,
including the intent and purpose of the location map and existing
and planned infrastructure, or be substantially detrimental to the
public health, safety and welfare.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the Township offices.
[Amended 3-9-1987 as Ord. No. 0-87-1; 2-8-1995 by Ord. No.
95-01; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 0-14-06; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
For each acre of land devoted to a residential use, there shall
be at least seven acres devoted to nonresidential uses, excluding
common open space. In view of their unique nature, any retirement
community, mixed-use multiple dwelling development, or integrated
mixed-use neighborhood development shall be exempt from this requirement.
[Amended 2-8-1995 by Ord. No. 95-01; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 0-14-06; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
A.
There shall be an average of not more than eight dwelling units per
acre of land devoted to residential use except for mixed-use multiple
dwellings within an existing planned development, where the permitted
density shall be an average of not more than seven dwelling units
per acre of land devoted to the mixed-use planned development. For
the purposes of this requirement, land devoted to residential use
shall be deemed to include private lot areas of owners or residents
of such dwelling units, parking areas, utility easements and rights-of-way,
walkways, roads and alleys and any other areas serving primarily such
owners or residents, and, in the case of condominiums, "common elements"
and "limited common elements" (as defined in N.J.S.A. 46:8B-3) except
any structure or part thereof which comprises a part of such common
elements or limited common elements; it shall not be deemed to include
common open space.
B.
In a retirement community developed pursuant to § 101-137O.,
only age-restricted units shall be deemed dwelling units.
C.
Within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development, non-age-restricted
units shall not exceed a gross density of 7.0 dwelling units per acre
or 750 units, whichever is lower, and age-restricted units shall not
exceed a gross density of 2.0 units per acre or 200 units, whichever
is lower.
D.
Residential densities for an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development
shall be calculated based on the total area of the development tract.
[Amended 2-8-1995 by Ord. No. 95-01; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 0-14-06; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
A.
In those portions of the PMUD zone located on the west side of U.S. Route 1, there shall be no nonresidential floor area limitation, with the exception of properties located within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development, which shall be subject to the floor area limitations set forth in § 101-140C.
B.
The following requirements shall apply to those portions of the PMUD
Zone located on the east side of U.S. Route 1:
(1)
The overall or average floor area ratio (FAR) for all nonresidential
properties on the east side of U.S. Route 1 shall be 0.25.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 101-140B(1) above, properties subject to a general development plan approval shall be subject to a not-to-exceed average FAR limitation of 0.25 within the GDP that may be allocated to individual properties throughout the planned unit development or transferred to or from properties within the PMUD zone on the east side of U.S. Route 1.
C.
An integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall be subject
to the following nonresidential floor area requirements:
(1)
Except as permitted in § 101-140C(2), no integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall contain more than 310,000 square feet of floor area devoted to retail space, 220,000 square feet of floor area devoted to office space, or 75,000 square feet of floor area devoted to hotel space and shall be limited to a total gross nonresidential floor area of 605,000 square feet. "Retail space" shall be deemed to include all commercial uses except for the permitted office and hotel uses; however, the retail, restaurant, and personal services portions of the hotel shall be considered part of the permitted retail floor area for the development.
(2)
The Planning Board may increase the allowable floor area devoted
to retail space to a maximum of 370,000 square feet, the allowable
floor area devoted to office space to a maximum of 300,000 square
feet, and the allowable total gross nonresidential floor area to a
maximum of 745,000 square feet, provided it first finds that any adverse
fiscal, parking or traffic impacts to the Township resulting from
the increase can be adequately mitigated by site plan design and/or
improvements. The Planning Board must also find that the increase
in floor area will have a demonstrated contribution to the economic
vitality of the overall development project. The maximum allowable
floor area devoted to hotel space shall remain capped at 75,000 square
feet.
(3)
Retail areas within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development
shall be designed to provide a "Main Street" inspired environment,
containing a mix of single-story and multistory buildings, offering
a variety of pedestrian-scale and active uses with frequent entrances
and windows located along and facing the street level. To encourage
this type of development, the following ground floor square footage
and frontage limitations shall apply:
(a)
No more than three individual retail anchor uses [or four if approved under § 101-140C(2) above] shall occupy a ground floor space greater than 30,000 square feet in area, but not to exceed 45,000 square feet in area, provided that this provision shall not apply to cinema theater complexes; theater and performance arts and/or entertainment uses; indoor recreation; and grocery stores. Retail uses occupying 30,000 or more square feet of ground floor space, including those uses exempt above, shall not exceed 60% of the total ground floor retail square footage within the integrated mixed-use neighborhood development.
(b)
To encourage active retail frontages within the retail "Main Street" environment, which shall include the required central civic space per the § 101-141F(3), the following shall apply to individual retail uses:
[1]
Individual retail uses occupying a ground floor space greater
than or equal to 30,000 square feet in area shall not exceed 60 feet
of ground floor street frontage along the central civic space or commercial
Main Street. At least one active entry door shall be provided on the
facade along the central civic space or commercial Main Street.
[2]
Individual retail uses occupying a ground floor space less than
30,000 square feet in area shall be required to provide at least one
active entry door for every 60 feet of ground floor frontage of the
facade along the central civic space or commercial main street. However,
where more than one such door is required on the facade of such primary
street frontage, each additional such door after the first may be
substituted for another type of active building opening, such as pop-open
cafe doors or similar treatment. An individual retail use on a street
corner with two street frontages, where such use would otherwise be
required to provide more than one active entry door and/or other type
of active building opening along the primary street frontage, but
no such door or opening on the second street frontage, shall relocate
one such door or building opening to the second street frontage. No
building facade with street frontage shall extend more than 90 feet
without providing an active entry door or other active building opening.
[3]
To foster the retail "Main Street" environment, no less than 60% of the linear street frontage adjoining the central civic space as required per § 101-141F(3) or commercial main street shall consist of buildings with at least one upper floor of active uses, which shall contain retail, office, hotel, or residential uses, singly or in combination. Linear street frontage of buildings containing grocery stores and cinema theater complexes shall be exempt from this requirement.
[Amended 3-9-1987 by Ord. No. 0-87-12-8-1995 by Ord. No. 95-01; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 0-14-06; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
A.
There shall be set aside for common open space not less than one
acre of land for every eight dwelling units. In view of their unique
nature, integrated mixed-use neighborhood development and mixed-use
multiple dwellings within an existing planned unit development shall
not be subject to the requirements of this subsection.
B.
There shall be set aside for common open space not less than three
acres of land for every 10 acres of land devoted to office, research,
industrial uses and/or educational-research uses and/or business and
commercial uses. In view of its unique nature, the nonresidential
component of an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall
not be subject to the requirements of this subsection.
C.
The location of the common open space shall be consistent with the
declared function of the common open space, and where possible the
common open space shall be planned as a contiguous area located for
the maximum benefit of the area which it was designed to serve, preserving
and where possible enhancing natural features.
D.
The requirements set forth in § 85-62D of the Subdivision and Site Plan Review Ordinance with respect to the maintenance of common open space and provisions for an organization to own and maintain the open space which is to be set aside as herein provided shall be applicable to a PMUD planned unit development. Land dedicated for public use and maintenance for recreational or conservational purposes pursuant to § 85-62C of said ordinance shall be deemed land devoted to common open space for the purpose of satisfying the requirements set forth in Subsections A and B of this section.
E.
Within a retirement community, there shall be set aside for common
open space no less than three acres of land for every 10 acres of
land devoted to independent living units, assisted living units and
nursing care units, and not less than one acre of land for every eight
age-restricted units. This provision shall not apply to age-restricted
residential development within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood
development.
F.
Common open space within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall include all open space areas as permitted under § 101-137Q. The following requirements shall apply to open space within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development:
(1)
No less than 30% of the overall tract area shall be set aside
for common open space. Such open space shall be designed to be accessible
to surrounding uses and, where feasible, be connected to other common
open space areas. Only individual open space features measuring 1,000
square feet or greater in area shall be included when calculating
the required percentage of common open space for the overall tract
area.
(2)
Open space shall consist of civic spaces (e.g., neighborhood
parks, pocket parks, linear parks, and/or plazas) and conservation
areas (e.g., the preservation of environmentally sensitive open space
areas). Civic spaces may include, but not be limited to, hardscape,
vegetated, or synthetic surfaces. Open space shall include storm water
management facilities that are designed as an integral element of
the overall landscape design and contribute to the public use and
enjoyment of the open space - examples include vegetated detention
basins, grass swales, bioretention basins, rain gardens, retention
ponds, or similar. Open space shall not include stormwater management
facilities with exposed sand bottoms or similar barren surfaces.
(3)
At least one of the required civic spaces shall be centrally
located to retail uses and shall function as a major activity area
to the surrounding uses. This civic space shall contain a minimum
of one acre and may include trees, landscaped areas, pathways, hardscaped
gathering areas, amenities, and structures or uses that foster active
use and the retail "main street" environment.
(4)
The residential areas within the development shall be conveniently
served by nearby neighborhood parks containing not less than two acres
in aggregate. Together, such parks shall include areas for passive
use and active use; the latter to include appropriate active recreational
facilities.
[Amended 2-8-1995 by Ord.
No. 0-95-01; 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 0-02-15; 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 0-14-06; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
In order to foster the attractiveness of a site designated as
a PMUD planned unit development and the surrounding neighborhoods
and thereby preserve property values, and in order to provide an efficient
road and utility network, ensure the movement of traffic, implement
comprehensive planning and better serve the public health, safety
and general welfare, the following standards and criteria shall be
utilized by the Planning Board in reviewing all site plans and subdivision
plats relating to a PMUD planned unit development. These standards
shall not be regarded as inflexible requirements. They are not intended
to discourage creativity, invention and innovation.
A.
The landscape shall be preserved in its natural state, insofar as
practicable, by minimizing tree and soil removal.
B.
Proposed buildings shall be related harmoniously to the terrain and
to other buildings in the vicinity that have a visual relationship
to the proposed buildings.
C.
The distance between buildings shall be sufficient to provide adequate
light and air.
D.
With respect to vehicular and pedestrian circulation, including walkways,
interior drives and parking, special attention shall be given to location
and number of access points to the public streets, widths of interior
drives and access points, general interior circulation, separation
of pedestrian and vehicular traffic and arrangement of parking areas
that are safe and convenient and, insofar as practicable, do not detract
from the design of proposed buildings and structures and the neighboring
properties.
E.
Special attention shall be given to proper site surface drainage
so that removal of surface waters will not adversely affect neighboring
properties or the public storm drainage system.
F.
All permanent utility lines, pipes and conduits shall be located
below ground and all other installations and appurtenances shall be
adequately screened.
G.
The sizes, locations, designs, colors, textures, lighting and materials
of all temporary and permanent signs and outdoor advertising structures
or features shall not detract from the design of proposed buildings
and structures and the surrounding properties.
H.
Exposed storage areas, exposed machinery installations, service areas,
truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures and similar
accessory areas and structures shall be subject to such setbacks,
screen plantings or other screening methods as shall reasonably be
required to prevent their being incongruous with the existing or contemplated
environment and the surrounding properties.
I.
Adequate provision shall be made for a sewage disposal system which
shall be of sufficient size, capacity and design to collect and dispose
of all sewage from all present and proposed buildings in the PMUD
planned unit development and which shall be otherwise constructed
and maintained in conformity with all applicable state, county and
municipal regulations and requirements.
J.
Adequate provision shall be made for a storm drainage and surface
water detention system which shall be of sufficient size, capacity
and design to collect, carry off and dispose of all predictable surface
water runoff within the PMUD planned unit development and which shall
be otherwise constructed and maintained in conformity with all applicable
state, county and municipal regulations and requirements.
K.
Adequate provision shall be made for a water system which shall be
of sufficient size, capacity and design to supply potable water and
fire protection to each of the buildings within the PMUD planned unit
development and which shall be otherwise constructed and maintained
in conformity with all applicable state, county and municipal regulations
and requirements.
L.
Adequate provision shall be made for the collection and disposal
and, where possible, recycling of garbage, trash and solid waste generated
by the PMUD planned unit development, and such system shall be maintained
in conformity with all applicable state, county and municipal regulations
and requirements.
M.
Adequate provision shall be made for a system of interior roads sufficient
to accommodate predictable vehicular traffic within the PMUD planned
unit development and to ensure safe and efficient vehicular access,
including access of firefighting equipment to and from each of the
buildings within the PMUD planned unit development.
N.
In the event that PMUD planned unit development is to be constructed in sections over a period of years, then the provisions for the sewage and garbage disposal, storm drainage and water supply and for interior roads, specified in Subsections I, J, K, L and M of this section, need to be adequate only in respect to the sections of development which have previously received final approval and the section of development for which final approval is being sought. The developer shall supply to the Planning Board information disclosing such adequacy and obtain the Planning Board's approval thereof.
O.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, there shall be no minimum lot area, width or frontage, no minimum building setback, no maximum percentage of lot coverage, no requirement as to front, side or rear yards and no requirement concerning the location of accessory buildings or structures for any land use in a PMUD planned unit development. However, no plan for a PMUD planned unit development shall be approved unless the lot areas, widths, depths and frontages, building setbacks, percentages of lot coverage, front, side and rear yards and locations of accessory buildings or structures provided for in the site plan and subdivision plan are consonant with the public health, safety and general welfare. Nor shall regulations otherwise applicable to temporary or permanent signs apply to such signs relating to uses permitted in a PMUD planned unit development; the standards applicable to such signs set forth in Subsection G of this section shall, however, be observed.
P.
(Reserved)
Q.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the height of any residential building within a PMUD planned unit development shall not exceed 35 feet, except for mixed-use multiple dwellings which shall not exceed four stories or 60 feet, whichever is less, and the height of any other building shall not exceed 60 feet; except that buildings used primarily as places of worship shall not be subject to any height limitation. Residential and nonresidential buildings within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall be subject to the requirements of § 101-142S. In a retirement community, a building containing nursing care units may have a height not exceeding 40 feet, a building containing assisted living units and/or independent living units may have a height not exceeding 60 feet.
R.
No building or structure, other than a fence or garden wall less
than seven feet in height or a sign, shall be located within a distance
of 50 feet of any exterior boundary line of the site designated for
a PMUD planned unit development, and no such building or structure
other than those excepted above shall be located within a distance
of 50 feet of any state for county road. The Planning Board may reduce
the setback from any exterior boundary line of the site designated
for a PMUD planned unit development to not less than 15 feet where
the Planning Board finds that the application of the above setback
standard is not required in the interest of the residents, owners,
tenants, and occupants of the planned unit development, and will not
result in a substantially adverse impact on any neighboring property
owner. Within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development, the
distance requirements referenced herein shall not apply to exterior
boundary lines that form a municipal boundary.
S.
Standards and criteria for integrated mixed-use neighborhood developments.
(1)
All uses shall be subject to the evaluation standards and criteria set forth in § 101-142O and any design guidelines approved in association with such development.
(2)
The maximum height of any building within an integrated mixed-use
neighborhood development shall be as follows:
|
Land Uses
|
Building Height
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
Accessory buildings (excl. multilevel parking structures)
|
20
|
|
Single-family detached dwellings:
|
35
|
|
Townhouse dwellings:
|
45
|
|
Stacked townhouses and manor houses:
|
55
|
|
Other multifamily dwellings (including age-restricted):
|
60
|
|
Mixed-use and nonresidential buildings:
|
60
|
(a)
Mixed-use and nonresidential buildings within a commercial or
mixed-use area may be up to 100 feet tall if the Planning Board determines
that the additional height is warranted based upon the overall design
character of the planned integrated mixed-use neighborhood development.
Such buildings shall meet the following requirements:
[1]
The building architecture shall include a high degree of vertical
and horizontal articulation through the use of building offsets and
varied building materials.
[2]
The building shall be designed to a high degree of energy efficiency
and sustainability as demonstrated by meeting building industry accepted
energy efficiency/sustainability standards for LEED or other special
recognition.
[3]
For each foot of additional height, the building shall step
back an additional one foot at the point where the building height
is exceeded along any street frontage.
[4]
The exception set forth herein shall not apply to mixed-use
and nonresidential buildings located adjacent (i.e., adjoining properties
or across the street) to any public road in existence on the date
of adoption of these regulations or to single-family, townhouse, and/or
manor house development.
(b)
Building height shall be defined as the vertical distance measured
from the mean elevation of the finished grade along the perimeter
of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to
the mean height level (between the eaves and the ridge) for sloping
roofs, and to the deckline
of mansard roofs. This measure of building height shall apply to both
principal and accessory buildings. Building height shall not include
the rooftop projections set forth in this chapter's definition of
building height; however, all such projections shall be shielded from
view through the use of appropriate screening. Building height shall
also not include the first level of any at-grade parking garage serving
a multifamily residential building when developed in accordance with
design guidelines approved in association with an integrated mixed-use
neighborhood development. Flagpoles, roof cupolas, clock towers and
similar architectural appurtenances shall be recognized as permitted
exceptions to the applicable building height restrictions.
(3)
Roadway and pedestrian circulation shall be designed to include
a high degree of connectivity (e.g., interconnected street network
and pedestrian pathway system), both internally and externally. Except
as set forth below, dead-end roads and culs-de-sac are discouraged.
In the case of any integrated mixed-use neighborhood development,
a minimum of two roadway connections into the development shall be
required from existing Township roadways. In the event an adjoining
area in South Brunswick Township is developed, the main commercial
roadway in the integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall
be extended into South Brunswick when it has been determined by the
Planning Board that such connection will be adequately accommodated
and supported by the Township roadway network and will contribute
to the vitality and functioning of the integrated mixed-use neighborhood
development. Until such connection is made, a traffic improvement
(e.g., temporary cul-de-sac or roundabout) that addresses the vehicle
circulation needs of the integrated mixed-use neighborhood development
shall be provided. A second connection into South Brunswick shall
be provided if all necessary approvals can be secured. If the adjoining
area in South Brunswick contains compatible land uses relative to
the approved plan for the integrated mixed-use neighborhood development
(e.g., residential adjoining residential), the connection shall be
a roadway; otherwise, it shall be limited to a pedestrian/bikeway
connection.
(4)
Due to the interrelated nature of the uses within an integrated
mixed-use neighborhood development, the build-out of such a development
shall take place in a coordinated fashion. The terms of such build-out
shall be set forth in a developer's agreement between the Township
and the developer/applicant.
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-01]
|
Building Type
|
One Parking Space for Each
|
|---|---|
|
Academic and administrative buildings for educational institutions,
other than places of public assembly
|
1.5 persons of rated occupancy
|
|
Auditoriums, theaters, convention centers and all other places
of assembly providing seats for audiences, including places of worship
|
4 seats
|
|
Clubs
|
200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Coin laundries
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1 washing machine
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Commercial garages and gasoline stations
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1/2 gasoline pump and each 400 square feet of ground area devoted
to repair facilities (this to be in addition to any space that may
be allocated for normal storage of motor vehicles)
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Dwellings
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See prevailing RSIS standard
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Dwellings, mixed-use multiple
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See prevailing RSIS standard
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Elementary and junior high schools
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Employee or 10 students, whichever is greater
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Hospitals; convalescent and nursing homes
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1/4 bed and each employee
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Hotels; motels
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1 guest unit
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Hotels with restaurant
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As required for either, whichever is greater
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Hotels with restaurants and convention center
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As required for whichever is the greatest
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Industrial buildings
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2 employees
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Integrated mixed-use neighborhood development
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See § 101-143E
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Professional offices, general office and research buildings
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400 square feet of gross floor area
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Restaurants
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3 seats
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Retail stores, supermarkets and shopping centers
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180 square feet of gross floor area
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Schools with auditoriums
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As required for either, whichever is greater
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Senior high schools and similar institutions
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4 students
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A.
The minimum required number of parking spaces for uses permitted
in a PMUD planned unit development shall be as follows:
(1)
The following parking requirements shall apply to a retirement
community:
B.
The required number of parking spaces may, in the discretion of the
Planning Board, be reduced where the Planning Board finds that application
of the above standards is not required in the interest of the residents,
owners, tenants and occupants of the planned unit development and
their employees and that modification of the above standard is consistent
with the interests of the entire Township.
D.
Within an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development, parking
shall be provided subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Required parking shall be permitted to be provided within enclosed
garages, buildings, or parking structures; in surface parking lots;
or along the streets of any public or private roadways within the
integrated mixed-use neighborhood development tract area.
(2)
Parking for all residential units, including age-restricted
units, shall be provided in accordance with RSIS requirements.
(3)
Parking for nonresidential uses shall be provided as follows:
(a)
Hotels shall require one space per guest room. Parking for retail space associated with a hotel, as defined in § 101-140C, shall require parking per § 101-143D(3)b.
(c)
The parking standard for professional office, general office, and research-office buildings in an integrated mixed-use neighborhood development shall be provided per § 101-143A.
(d)
Restaurant uses shall be considered "retail space" and require
5.5 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area,
except that in the event floor area devoted to restaurant uses comprises
over 30% of the total retail gross floor area within the integrated
mixed-use neighborhood development, additional parking for restaurant
floor area in excess of 30% shall be provided at one parking space
per each two seats.
(4)
Parking spaces shall be provided as required in § 101-143D unless the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning Board through the use of a shared parking analysis that an adequate amount of parking will be provided on the site for all proposed uses. The methodology used by the applicant to calculate the reduced number of parking spaces may take into account the methods recommended in "Shared Parking," published by the Urban Land Institute, or other recognized standards acceptable to the Planning Board.
E.
Other building types which do not fit into one of the above categories
shall be referred to the Planning Board for determination of the appropriate
parking space requirements.
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Editor's Note: Former § 101-144, Family day-care
homes, added 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 0-90-24, was repealed 11-10-2011
by Ord. No. 0-11-13.
