The townhouse structure shall be designed to discourage the
appearance of a barracks through the use of one or more of the following:
staggered setbacks, variety of facade treatment, differing heights
and variety of roof treatments or the equivalent.
The required setback along street frontages shall be maintained
as open space and shall not be used for service of any kind such as
vehicle parking, clothes drying or storage.
No incinerators shall be permitted in any townhouse district.
Refuse areas containing dumpsters or compactors shall be provided
in such number and locations and having such capacities as may be
determined necessary by the Health Officer to adequately serve the
health and welfare of the occupants of each group or groups of townhouses.
Such refuse areas shall be effectively screened by decorative fencing
or landscaping high enough to conceal the full height of the facility.
All public utility facilities, including but not limited to
electrical and telephone wires, sewers and sewer connections and gas
and water lines, shall be installed beneath the surface of the ground.
The coverage by the principal building shall be limited to 25%
of the lot area. Accessory buildings shall be permitted to cover up
to an additional 10% of the lot area. Parking areas and drives shall
not be permitted to cover more than 30% of the lot area. At least
35% of the lot must be maintained as nonimpervious surface.
The basement of each townhouse may be used for the location
of utilities, storage, recreation room or garage and for no other
purpose.
In any group or groups of townhouses, usable open space for
outdoor play areas and for outdoor recreation shall be provided in
the amount of 500 square feet per individual townhouse unit. Such
required recreation space shall not be located in the required setback
area nor within 10 feet of the side and rear property lines.
The following accessory buildings and structures shall be permitted: accessory community facilities buildings for recreation purposes and meeting rooms only, which shall be designed and used exclusively to serve the townhouse occupants; garages not exceeding one story in height; and swimming pools and other recreational facilities, provided that all such accessory buildings and structures shall comply with setback requirements of §
700-67 of Article
XI of the Zoning Code of the Township of Nutley.