A.
Intent. The purpose of the Multifamily Residential
District is to permit residential development of higher densities
consistent with existing developmental patterns within the City of
Somers Point.
B.
Regulations. The use, height and area regulations of §§ 114-18 through 114-26 inclusive, and those regulations set forth elsewhere in this chapter, where applicable to these sections, and the general regulations of Article XX are the regulations in the R-MF Residential District.
[Amended 8-25-1994 by Ord. No. 11-1994]
Area and bulk requirements shall be as follows:
A.
Lot size: minimum three acres.
B.
Lot width: 300 feet minimum at street.
C.
Lot depth: varied.
D.
Lot coverage: 30% maximum.
E.
Perimeter setbacks: 30 feet minimum for all yards
for all buildings, principal and accessory, and all parking areas.
F.
H.
Distance between buildings. All uses and all buildings
within the development shall be separated from all others by a minimum
of 30 feet at their closest point.
I.
Contiguous units. For garden apartments, there shall
be no more than six units in any principal building. For townhouses,
there shall be no more than six units in any principal building. No
more than two abutting units will have the same front yard.
J.
Density, all uses: 12 units per net residential acre
maximum.
K.
Common open space. For all uses, 70% of all developments
within this district shall be retained as common green space. Provisions
satisfactory to the Planning Board, City Council and City Solicitor
shall be made to assure that these common areas, not of individual
ownership, shall be maintained in a satisfactory manner without expense
to the general taxpayers of Somers Point.
[Added 12-13-1990 by Ord. No. 23-1990]
Area and bulk requirements for two-family dwellings
in the R-MF District shall be as follows:
A.
Lot size: 15,000 square feet minimum for a two-family
dwelling, with 7,500 square feet minimum per dwelling unit.
B.
Lot width: 90 feet, minimum, of roadway frontage per
two-family dwelling with 45 feet minimum per dwelling unit.
C.
Front yard setback: 35 feet minimum for principal
and accessory buildings. In the case of corner lots, all yards fronting
on a street will be considered front yards.
D.
Side yard setback: 15 feet minimum for both side yards
for each principal and accessory building. For two-family dwellings
totally separated by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof,
one side yard setback may be reduced to zero feet.
E.
Rear yard setback: 35 feet minimum for principal buildings
and five feet minimum for accessory buildings.
A.
Projections into required yards.
(1)
All projections, including windowsills, cornices and
cantilevered roofs, into any yard shall be limited to 36 inches.
(2)
Projections into front yards by single-story porches,
balconies, stairs and canopies shall be limited to six feet.
(3)
Projections into rear yards by fire escapes and balconies
shall be limited to four feet.
(4)
Bay windows into front yards and rear yards shall
be limited to three feet and in side yards shall be limited to two
feet. The length of such window(s) shall not exceed, in total, 30%
of the exterior wall width of which they are a part.
B.
In garden apartments and townhouses appropriate facilities
for the placing of trash and garbage and the collection and removal
thereof shall be constructed separate and apart from dwelling units.
Such facilities shall be completely enclosed and so constructed that
the trash or garbage shall not be visible to the general public and
shall meet with the approval of the City Construction Official and
the County Board of Health.
C.
All uses within this district are subject to site
plan review and approval.
[Amended 8-25-1994 by Ord. No. 11-1994]
D.
Recycling.
[Added 8-25-1994 by Ord. No. 11-1994]
(1)
There shall be included in any new multifamily housing
development that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor
or outdoor recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially
generated recyclable materials. The dimensions of the recycling area
shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which
are of adequate size and number and which are consistent with anticipated
usage and with current methods of collection in the area in which
the project is located. The dimensions of the recycling area and the
bins or containers shall be determined in consultation with the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator and shall be consistent with the district recycling
plan adopted pursuant to § 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13) and any applicable requirements of the Municipal Master
Plan, adopted pursuant to § 26 of P.L. 1987, c.102 and the
city's Recycling Ordinance and Regulations.
(2)
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for
the residential disposition of source-separated recyclable materials,
preferably near, but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster or
other refuse container(s).
(3)
The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be
safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles and
the users thereof. Collection vehicles shall be able to access the
recycling area without interference from parked cars or other obstacles.
Reasonable measures shall be taken to protect the recycling area,
and the bins or containers placed therein, against theft of recyclable
materials, bins or containers.
(4)
The recycling area or the bins or containers placed
therein shall be designed so as to provide protection against adverse
environmental conditions which might render the collected materials
unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection
of recyclable paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor
recycling area, shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered,
so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.
(5)
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the
materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points
of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or containers shall
be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.
Residents of the development shall be supplied with written notice
as to the location of such facilities and the use and operation thereof.
(6)
Landscaping and fencing shall be provided around any
outdoor recycling area and shall be developed in an aesthetically
pleasing manner, so as to visually shield the area and provide a buffer
from adjacent facilities and uses.
(7)
Maintenance of the recycling area, the bins and recyclable
materials therein shall be included in the written site maintenance
agreement provided for the project. The operators/managers of the
multifamily development shall be strictly responsible for maintaining
the area in a clean and neat condition.
(8)
Developer/operator/managers shall further comply with
the city's regulations concerning recycling and refuse disposal as
set forth in other ordinances and regulations of the City of Somers
Point.
A.
All areas not covered by driveways or pedestrian walkways
shall be landscaped.
B.
The following minimum standards shall apply:
(1)
Trees: two per dwelling unit.
(2)
Yards: grass or natural ground cover.
(3)
Buffers.
(a)
Townhouses: perimeter buffer of eight feet.
(b)
Garden apartments: buffered around all nonstreet
sides and along parking areas. Buffers along parking areas shall be
four feet, all others eight feet.
(c)
Eight-foot buffers will consist of evergreen
trees of alternating rows, eight feet on center in each row with smaller
evergreens or deciduous plant material between. Four-foot buffers
will consist of evergreen trees of four feet minimum height at planting,
placed six feet apart, with smaller evergreens or deciduous plant
material between. Within 10 feet of property corners evergreens of
not more than three feet shall be used.
(4)
All trees and fencing will be replaced as required
as a part of the common space maintenance program.
C.
Fences or walls shall be permitted, provided that:
(1)
All perimeter fences and walls shall be placed within
four feet of the property lines and shall be consistent in size, texture
and design and shall be constructed by the developer.
(2)
No fence or wall shall be more than four feet from
grade excepting those immediately surrounding swimming pools and the
rear yard which may be six feet.
[Amended 7-24-1980 by Ord. No. 14-1980]
Parking requirements shall be as follows:
A.
For townhouses: two off-street on-site parking spaces
per dwelling unit.
B.
For garden apartments: two off-street on-site parking
spaces per dwelling unit, plus one off-street on-site visitor's space
for every four dwelling units.
C.
Two-family dwellings: two off-street on-site parking
spaces per dwelling unit.
[Added 12-13-1990 by Ord. No. 23-1990]
The following signs shall be permitted: