[Added 6-15-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-774]
The objective of the Affordable Housing District
is to establish an area permitting multifamily market rate and affordable
housing while conserving on-site environmental features and buffering
adjacent single-family residences.
A.
Minimum lot area: one acre; if a subdivision is proposed
to create multiple lots, a site plan for the entire tract shall be
submitted.
B.
C.
Minimum/maximum front yard setback: five feet.
D.
Minimum side yard setback: 15 feet.
E.
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
F.
Minimum separation between buildings: 25 feet.
G.
Maximum impervious coverage: 17%.
H.
Minimum separation between parking and buildings:
five feet.
I.
Maximum building coverage: 13%.
J.
Maximum building height: 40 feet, measured from the
front building elevation.
K.
Buffer. A densely planted landscaped buffer is required
along all rear lot lines and side lot lines abutting a different zoning
district. The buffer must have a minimum width of nine feet seven
inches at the western end and gradually widen to a minimum width of
16 feet six inches at the eastern end. The buffer is intended to screen
adjacent residences from on-site buildings and parking.
Design standards for the Affordable Housing District shall be
as follows:
A.
Buildings shall be oriented to the front and relate
to the public street, both functionally and physically. The primary
orientation of a building shall not be toward a parking lot.
B.
Multiple buildings on a single property shall be designed
to be architecturally compatible with one another, using common color
schemes and materials.
C.
Garages must be located in the rear of structures
and may not be visible from Bloomfield Avenue.
D.
The appearance of the side and rear elevations is
important, especially where parking is provided next to buildings.
Large, blank facades are prohibited. All elevations must be punctuated
with windows and/or entrance doors. Garage doors may not be a primary
feature of any elevation.
E.
Units may not be accessed at front grade. A minimum
grade separation of three steps is required along Bloomfield Avenue
to maintain a unified appearance from the street. Designated accessible
apartments shall provide additional means of access to Bloomfield
Avenue.
F.
All mechanical equipment, such as meters and air conditioners,
shall be screened from public view, and all utility lines shall be
installed underground.
G.
Outside storage of materials and belongings of residents
is prohibited.
H.
Common solid waste storage areas are encouraged to
be architecturally designed to not appear as "dumpster drops." At
a minimum, solid waste storage areas must be enclosed on all sides
by a six-foot-high cedar board on board fence. Where a fence is visible
from the public right-of-way, it shall be supplemented with a hedge
comprised of a single species of deciduous flowering shrubbery. The
enclosure shall contain a swing gate for access, which faces the parking
area. The inside of the enclosure must be fully screened from adjacent
single-family residences.
I.
Recyclable materials shall be stored inside until
time of collection or in clearly designated areas integrated with
outside solid waste storage enclosure.
K.
Outdoor lighting.
(1)
Lighting shall be designed to promote on-site
safety and aesthetics and minimize undesirable off-site side effects.
(2)
Lighting shall be designed to not spill onto
adjacent residential properties. A lighting plan shall be prepared
to allow a determination of lighting impacts at the property lines,
Bloomfield Avenue and adjacent properties and overhead sky glow.
(3)
Maximum intensity provided shall be 0.03 footcandle
for parking areas and 0.02 for all other areas. The maximum illumination
at property lines shall be 0.1 footcandle at grade. Metal halide bulbs
shall be used. Light poles shall be a maximum of 15 feet in height.
(4)
No lighting source shall be visible from windows,
streets or driveways.
(5)
Floodlight-type fixtures attached to buildings
are prohibited.
L.
Sidewalks along Bloomfield Avenue shall be a minimum
of five feet in width.
M.
Parking areas shall contain walkways leading to Bloomfield
Avenue. Walkways shall have a minimum width of three feet. Parking
areas shall contain planting beds at their ends facing Bloomfield
Avenue and adjacent residential properties. Each planting bed shall
contain at least one three-inch caliper flowering tree and a low evergreen
hedge. Planting beds may not contain turf and must be mulched.
N.
Street trees are required at twenty-five-foot intervals
along Bloomfield Avenue and must be located in the planting strip
between the sidewalk and curb area. The planting strip shall be prepared
as a continuous planting bed and soil shall be removed to a depth
of 12 inches and replaced with a mixture consisting of equal parts
topsoil, humus and sand. The strip may be planted with Acer ginnala
– Amur maple or Acer campestre – Hedge maple, with a minimum
three-inch caliper.
O.
Front yards must be landscaped with a combination
of small flowering trees, evergreen shrubs, perennials and bulbs to
create a garden space. Turf is prohibited in front yards.
P.
Side yards may contain turf and must contain a minimum
of two flowering trees.
Q.
Open space/recreation areas must be designed to be
usable for active or passive activities. Open space/recreation shall
incorporate existing natural features as design elements whenever
possible. Existing large trees shall be pruned and mulched or underplanted
with appropriate ground cover. Open space/recreation spaces must be
accessible to all residents of the development. Detailed plans for
open space/recreation areas must be included with the site plan application.
Plans shall indicate existing plant material to be included, new plantings,
pathways and recreation features, such as bocce courts or benches.
Provisions shall be made for residents with dogs.
R.
The rear buffer must be designed to screen buildings,
parking and refuse areas from adjacent single-family residences. The
grade change between residences and new development makes the placement
of evergreen and deciduous plant material crucial. A continuous row
of evergreen trees must be planted along the back edge of the buffer.
Evergreen trees must be planted in alternating masses of seven to
10 plants selected from the plant schedule found in this section.
Sections of the buffer greater in width than 10 feet shall be planted
with alternating masses (five to seven plants) of evergreen and flowering
shrubbery in front of masses of evergreen trees. To ensure continued
health of plantings within the buffer area, the following landscape
maintenance guidelines shall apply:
(1)
Irrigation. A timed irrigation system shall
be installed and maintained along the entire rear buffer area. Such
irrigation system shall be designed by a certified irrigation designer
to ensure proper coverage, energy efficiency and water conservation.
(2)
Pruning. Plants shall be allowed to grow into
their natural shapes. No plant shall be sheared. Pruning shall be
undertaken to improve plant health and ensure public safety first,
and for aesthetic reasons secondly. Pruning shall be undertaken to
remove crossing branches, broken branches and to improve air circulation
and access to light. Plantings shall be pruned to develop as a mass.
They shall not be permitted to grow into each other. Branches shall
be selectively trimmed or removed to maintain proper spacing between
plantings. Pruning shall be undertaken to ensure that plantings provide
a visual buffer between the development and adjacent residences.
(3)
Fertilizing. A balanced granular fertilizer
shall be applied annually during mulching.
(4)
Mulching. Buffer shall be mulched annually with
two inches of dark, double shredded hardwood mulch. All leaves, weeds
and debris shall be removed prior to mulching. No dyed mulches shall
be applied. Mulch shall be applied as an even layer and not be mounded
at the base of plantings.
(5)
Pest control. Standards of integrated pest management
shall be applied.
(6)
Plant schedule. Landscaping is subject to the
following plant schedule:
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Plant Schedule
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Minimum Size
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Spacing
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Street Trees
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Acer ginnala
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Amur maple
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3-inch caliper
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25 feet on center
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Acer campestre
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Hedge maple
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3-inch caliper
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25 feet on center
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Parking Lot Trees
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Carpinus betulus
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European hornbeam
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Carpinus caroliniana
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American hornbeam
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Prunus x Okame
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Okame flowering cherry
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Prunus x yedoensis
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Akebono flowering cherry
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
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Capital callery pear
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Flowering Trees
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Cercis canadensis
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Eastern redbud
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Cornus kousa
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Kousa dogwood
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Cornus mas
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Cherry dogwood
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Magnolia stellata
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Star magnolia
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Syringa reticulata
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Japanese tree lilac
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3-inch caliper
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As needed
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Evergreen Trees
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Cupressocyparis leylandi
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Leyland cypress
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5 feet to 6 feet
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5 feet on center
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Ilex aquaperni 'San Jose'
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San Jose holly
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5 feet to 6 feet
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5 feet on center
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Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens
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Nellie R. Stevens holly
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5 feet to 6 feet
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8 feet on center
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Ilex opaca
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American holly
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5 feet to 6 feet
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8 feet on center
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Picea omorika
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Serbian spruce
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5 feet to 6 feet
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10 feet on center
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Picea pungens glauca
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Colorado blue spruce
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5 feet to 6 feet
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10 feet on center
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Evergreen Shrubs
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Ilex x blue angel
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Blue angel holly
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5 gallon
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3 feet on center
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Ilex x blue maid
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Blue maid holly
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5 gallon
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3 feet on center
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Ilex x blue princess
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Blue princess holly
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5 gallon
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3 feet on center
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Ilex crenata
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Japanese holly
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5 gallon
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3 feet on center
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Prunus laurocerasus
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Cherry laurel
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5 gallon
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3 feet on center
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Taxus baccatta rependens
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Spreading English yew
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5 gallon
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3 feet on center
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Flowering Shrubs
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Euonymus alatus compactus
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Burning bush
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5 gallon
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5 feet on center
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Hydrangea quercifolia
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Oakleaf hydrangea
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5 gallon
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5 feet on center
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Ilex verticillata
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Winterberry holly
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5 gallon
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5 feet on center
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Viburnum carlesi
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Koreanspice viburnum
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5 gallon
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5 feet on center
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Viburnum dentatum
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Arrowood viburnum
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5 gallon
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5 feet on center
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Weigela florida
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Flowering Weigela
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5 gallon
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5 feet on center
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Any development application shall require site
plan approval proceedings in accordance with the procedural requirements
in this chapter and the Municipal Land Use Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
All standards of this chapter shall apply unless
there is a conflict with the provisions of this chapter, in which
case the provisions of this chapter shall control.
An essential and nonseverable condition of any
approval to develop in the Affordable Housing District shall be full
compliance with the terms and conditions of any applicable Mt. Laurel
Settlement Agreement approved by the Superior Court.
