A.
The purpose of Residential Zone R-4 shall be to create a zoning district for multifamily dwellings at a maximum density of 12 units per acre for all developments except housing for the elderly as permitted by § 365-44.
B.
Within this zone, no lot or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered to be used in whole or in part unless it complies with the schedule of Article III and the following regulations.
C.
Home occupations. Persons employed by any company, business, agency
or government who are part of a program permitting employees to work
from their homes are not subject to the requirements of this section,
providing the "home office" is restricted to computer and telephone
communication, no customers or clients come to the home, and no merchandise
is stored in or sold from the home.
[Added 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 1334]
(1)
Permitted home occupations are:
(a)
Single business owner.
(b)
Seamstress, tailor or embroidery.
(c)
Salesperson, provided that products are not stored on site.
(d)
Tutor in academic studies.
(e)
Manufacturers' representative, provided that no products are
stored on site.
(f)
General and subcontractors in the building trades, providing
no equipment, materials or supplies are stored on site or on the street.
(2)
In addition to other requirements of this section, home occupations
shall meet all of the following standards and conditions:
(a)
There shall be no display of advertising or signage on the property,
such as freestanding, monument or facade signage, identifying the
home occupation or business.
(b)
No more than one employee may work at the dwelling, other than
the owner of the dwelling, provided that there is sufficient off-street
parking for that employee.
(c)
The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within 15% of
the total gross habitable floor area of the principal building, excluding
space used for a private garage or basement. Vehicular and pedestrian
circulation, as well as parking in the vicinity of the home occupation,
shall not be impaired.
(d)
No mechanical equipment or other merchandise shall be stored
or sold on the premises.
(e)
In the case of contractors, no employees shall leave their vehicles
on site to use a company vehicle during working hours. No more than
one commercial vehicle, registered in the name of the property/business
owner, may be parked at the residence.
(f)
The home occupational use shall not alter the residential aspect
of the neighborhood.
(g)
No activity shall be visible from a property line or street.
(h)
There shall be no change in the exterior residential appearance
of the dwelling.
(i)
Mercantile license is required.
The following uses shall be permitted in Residential Zone R-4:
A.
Garden apartments.
B.
Townhouses and row houses.
C.
Housing for the elderly in garden apartment, townhouse or mid-rise
apartment buildings, subject to the following standards:
(1)
All units in the development shall be reserved by deed or covenant
for permanent residents of at least 62 years of age, except that the
spouse or one immediate relative, live-in domestic, companion or nurse
aged 18 or older may reside in the unit. In no event shall more than
two permanent residents reside in any one residential unit designated
as housing for the elderly. The deed or covenant reserving the unit
as housing for the elderly shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Borough Solicitor.
(2)
The residential density in developments of housing for the elderly
may be increased to a maximum of 20 units per acre.
(3)
The maximum height of a mid-rise apartment constructed as housing
for the elderly shall be 12 stories.
(4)
The minimum unit floor areas in Residential Zone R-4 may be reduced
in accordance with the following schedule for units which qualify
as housing for the elderly:
|
Unit Type
|
Minimum Floor Area
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Efficiency apartment unit
|
450
| |
|
One-bedroom apartment unit
|
600
| |
|
Two-bedroom apartment unit
|
750
| |
|
Townhouse
|
1,000
|
D.
Day-care centers, community centers and recreation facilities designed
and maintained to meet the social service needs of the residents within
the development.
Multifamily residential developments shall adhere to the following
standards:
A.
There shall be a minimum distance of 25 feet between any group of
single-family attached units and any other group of single-family
attached units. There shall be a minimum distance of 50 feet between
any multifamily structure and any other structure or property line,
and a minimum distance of 100 feet plus 10 feet for each story exceeding
six stories for any mid-rise structure.[1]
B.
There shall be a minimum setback of 75 feet between any structure
and a state, county or municipal street.
C.
All streets, roads, access drives and parking areas shall be paved
and provided with curbing in accordance with the Borough's standards
and specifications.
D.
Pedestrian walks shall be provided wherever normal pedestrian traffic
will occur. Pedestrian walks shall be hard-surfaced in accordance
with the Borough's specifications and standards.
E.
All developments shall provide for landscaping, including shade trees,
shrubs and lawns. The landscape plan shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Joint Land Use Board.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 1331]
F.
All developments shall provide sufficient illumination of streets,
roads, access drives, parking areas, dwelling entrances and pedestrian
walks. The site lighting plan shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Joint Land Use Board.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 1331]
G.
Each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum of one bedroom, complete
kitchen facilities, interior storage areas, bathroom areas, adequate
living space and a minimum habitable floor area in accordance with
the following schedule:
|
Number of Bedrooms
|
Minimum Habitable Floor Area
(square feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
750
| |
|
2
|
1,000
| |
|
3
|
1,250
| |
|
4 or more
|
1,500
|
H.
All dwelling units shall be soundproofed to a limit of at least 45
decibels.
I.
Within each development, recreation areas for preschool children
and school-age children shall be provided. Recreation areas for preschool
children shall be fenced. Developments containing four or more acres
shall be provided with open areas for active recreation and surfaced
areas for court games such as basketball, tennis, handball or volleyball.
Developments containing 15 or more acres shall provide open field
areas for group games such as softball, soccer or football.
J.
No garage structure apart from such facilities contained within the
dwelling structure or underground shall be permitted in multifamily
developments.
K.
In any apartment or in any high-rise apartment constructed under
this article it shall be required that no more than 25% of the units
therein shall include multi-bedroom apartments.
[Added 12-12-2001 by Ord. No. 1104]
See the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements attached to this chapter.
See Article XVII.
Any construction, alteration, modification or change in the
use of a building, structure or lot shall conform to the regulations
in the Borough's Construction Code and shall be subject to the review
procedures in the Borough's Development Review and Land Use Procedures
Ordinance.[1]
