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Township of Florence, NJ
Burlington County
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[Amended 4-1-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-10; 9-9-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-17]
The purpose of this district is to provide affordable multifamily dwelling units and related facilities so as to comply with the substantive rules and regulations of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing and the Fair Housing Act. All residential development in the RD Residential District shall be restricted to occupancy by low- and moderate-income families in accordance with the substantive and procedural rules and regulations of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 87, Housing.
Permitted principal uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Multifamily affordable residential with public water and sewer only, as provided in Florence Township's housing element and fair share plan, as amended, and in the substantive certification of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, as amended.
B. 
Senior citizen community center.
C. 
Township administrative offices.
Maximum gross density for the RD Residential District is 20.3 units per acre.
Area and bulk requirements with public water and sewer shall be as follows:
A. 
Minimum building setbacks.
(1) 
Front yard setback: 50 feet.
(2) 
Side yard setback: 50 feet.
(3) 
Rear yard setback.
(a) 
Generally: 50 feet.
(b) 
If adjacent to Township-owned open space: 30 feet.
(4) 
Common parking area: 20 feet.
(5) 
Pedestrian walk: 10 feet.
B. 
Parking setbacks.
(1) 
Front setback: 20 feet.
(2) 
Side setback: 10 feet.
(3) 
Rear setback: 10 feet.
C. 
Maximum building length: 220 feet.
D. 
Minimum parking spaces: one per unit.
E. 
Maximum building height: three stories.
F. 
Minimum building spacing: 30 feet.
G. 
Minimum open space: 20% of the tract will be set aside for open space.
Development in the RD High-Density Residential, Municipal Affordable Housing District shall comply with all applicable provisions of the substantive rules of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, N.J.A.C. 5:92-1.1 et seq.