The purpose of the Senior Residential (SR) Zone
is to provide for the planned development of single-family detached,
semidetached and attached dwelling units for residents who are 55
years of age or older. The zone is intended to provide a housing resource
commonly known as an active adult community for the Borough of Kinnelon
and surrounding areas.
For purposes of the SR Zone, the following definitions
shall apply:
ATTACHED DWELLING
A one-family dwelling unit attached to one or more one-family
dwellings by common vertical walls.
PATIO HOME DWELLING
A one-family, detached dwelling unit on a separate lot with
open space setbacks on three sides and with a court.
SEMIDETACHED DWELLING
A one-family dwelling attached to one other one-family dwelling
by a common vertical wall, and each dwelling located on a separate
lot.
SENIOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
A single-family dwelling unit intended, erected and restricted
for the benefit of residents who are 55 years of age or older as permitted
by federal housing regulations. Nothing herein shall prohibit a spouse
residing in such development who is under the age of 55 years, provided
that such spouse is married to and residing with a person who is a
minimum of 55 years of age. No person under the age of 18 years shall
be a resident of the SR Zone.
TOWNHOUSE DWELLING
A one-family dwelling unit in a row of at least three such
units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the
outside; no unit is located over another unit; and each unit is separated
from any other unit by one or more vertical common walls.
ZERO LOT LINE DWELLING
Not more than two patio homes attached to one another by
a common vertical wall with each dwelling located on a separate lot.
Permitted uses in the SR Zone shall be Senior
Residential Dwellings as follows:
B. Accessory uses:
(1) Off-street parking including garages within principal
permitted buildings.
(2) Common open space and on-site recreation facilities,
including, but not limited to, a clubhouse and swimming pool.
(3) Related storage, maintenance or other accessory structures
necessary for the operation and administration of the senior residential
development.
(4) Directional signs for building identification and
traffic safety.
(5) Fences necessary for safety, security and screening
purposes.
(6) One freestanding masonry monument sign of a maximum
area of 48 square feet and not larger than six feet in height nor
eight feet in width to identify the development from the public road
system.
Each SR Zone development shall comply with the
following requirements:
A. Maximum tract density. The maximum tract density shall
not be more than one dwelling unit per gross acre of land.
B. The minimum tract area shall be 150 acres.
C. The minimum setback from the tract boundaries shall
be 175 feet for townhouse buildings, and 75 feet for other permitted
principal uses.
D. The minimum required lot area for a patio home or
zero lot line shall be 5,500 square feet for an interior lot and 6,500
square feet for a corner lot.
E. The minimum required lot width for a patio home or
zero lot line home shall be 55 feet for an interior lot and 65 feet
for a corner lot.
F. The minimum required lot depth for a patio home or
zero lot line home shall be 100 feet.
G. The minimum building setback from internal roadways
shall be 25 feet from any building face to the street curb for townhouse
buildings and 30 feet for all other permitted principal buildings.
H. Maximum tract coverage. The maximum permitted tract
coverage by all impervious surfaces shall not exceed 20% percent of
the gross tract area.
[Amended 10-17-2002 by Ord. No. 17-2002]
I. Minimum tract open space. Not less than 65% of the
gross tract area shall remain as active or passive open space. Such
open space may include freshwater wetlands and transition areas as
approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
All approved on-tract open space shall be protected by a permanent
conservation easement or open space easements which specify the particular
type of open space usage and activities which may occur therein as
will be approved by the Planning Board.
J. The maximum building height for principal buildings
shall be no greater than 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories. The maximum height
of a clubhouse shall be 20 feet. The maximum height of other accessory
buildings and structures shall not exceed 16 feet.
K. Minimum parking shall be provided in the amounts required
by the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards (NIRSIS).
Townhouse attached dwellings shall provide a minimum of one garage
space. Patio home and zero lot line dwellings shall provide two garage
spaces. All garage spaces shall be within or attached to the dwelling
which they serve.
Each SR Zone development shall be served by
Kinnelon Borough public water and sewers. All electric utilities,
phone, CATV or other utility services shall be installed underground.
Any public water, sewer or drainage utility easement shall be a minimum
of 20 feet in width. All other easements shall be located and dimensioned
in consultation with the companies or agencies providing the service.
Each SR Zone development shall provide for screened
and accessible dumpster areas for regular trash and garbage disposal
and for the collection and disposal of recyclable materials. Details
of such plans shall be submitted to the Planning Board at the time
of site plan review.
Each SR Zone development shall be served by
paved roads, driveways and parking areas constructed in accordance
with the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards (NJRSIS).
All improvements shall be appropriately drained in accordance therewith.
Each SR development shall address and comply with the provisions of Article
XV Environmentally Sensitive Areas.