This zone district is designed to provide sound, decent, attractive,
and safe apartments restricted to low-income senior citizen households,
as defined by the Council on Affordable Housing (or as further regulated
by funding sources). Each development in this zone is also permitted
to contain one apartment for use by an on-site superintendent. This
unit, which will contain not more than two bedrooms, need not be age
restricted, although it may in fact be income restricted in accordance
with the administrative rules of the Council on Affordable Housing.
Any use or structure customarily incidental to a principal permitted
use.
Any use other than listed in §
600-221 is prohibited.
No building permit shall be issued for a building in this district
until and unless a site plan shall have been submitted and approved
in accordance with Part 2, Subdivision and Site Plan Review, and until
building construction plans and site plans thereof shall comply with
all of the following requirements:
A. Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of three stories. Cupolas,
belfries, steeples, and other nonhabitable architectural design features
are permitted, in fact, encouraged, provided they do not exceed 10%
of the building's height.
B. Yards. No principal building shall be located closer than 100 feet
to the front property line. Required side yard setback is 75 feet.
Required rear yard setback is 50 feet. Accessory structures, recreation
facilities and parking area are permitted in front, side, and rear
yards, provided that no accessory structure, recreation facility or
parking area shall project closer than 40 feet to any property line.
C. Minimum lot area. No senior citizen apartment building shall be constructed
upon any lot containing an area of less than seven acres. No lot which
is intended to be developed for senior citizen rental housing shall
have less than 400 feet of frontage.
D. Density of development. Buildings within this zone shall contain
not fewer than 50 apartments, and no more than 75 apartments, all
of which shall be restricted for low-income senior citizen households,
as defined by the Council on Affordable Housing and applicable federal
regulations, exclusive of the superintendent's apartment. All one-bedroom
apartments shall be not less than 600 square feet; while two-bedroom
apartments shall be not less than 800 square feet.
E. Parking. There shall be provided not less than 0.75 parking stall per each apartment plus 10%. Parking lots shall be located conveniently close to building entrances. Parking lot and driveway access shall comply with generally acceptable design standards for age-restricted housing. All parking areas shall comply with the provisions of §
600-179. The number of parking spaces reserved for drivers who are disabled shall be based on a recognized published standard for this type and quantity of housing.
F. Access drives. Access drives shall be installed which provide adequate
circulation within the property. All access drives shall be paved
and curbed to meet Township road specifications. All parking lot access
drives shall have minimum pavement width of 24 feet for two-way traffic
and 18 feet for one-way traffic circulation. Primary site access drive(s)
linking this site to a thoroughfare shall provide for a thirty-six-foot
wide aisle if not provided with a center median. If a center median
aisle is proposed, then each of the one-way lanes of traffic shall
be 20 feet in width.
G. Curbing. There shall be Belgian block curbs meeting Denville Township
specifications around the perimeter of all parking areas and access
drives.
H. Storm drains. All parking areas and access drives shall be provided
with an adequate system of storm drainage as approved by the Township
Engineer.
I. Walks. There shall be an adequate system of walks leading from all
apartments to all parking areas, along access drives, and along front
streets. All such walks shall be installed and constructed to Township
specifications.
J. Landscaping. Those portions of all front, side, and rear yards that
are not used for structures, off-street parking, access drives, gardens,
or recreational amenities shall be attractively planted and maintained
with native hardy trees, shrubs, and grass lawns or other ground covers
as set forth on a planting plan to be furnished by the developer with
the site plan application. Special landscape treatments and/or fences
may be required by the Planning Board along side and front property
lines so that the parking area is appropriately buffered from adjacent
residential properties. Every effort shall be made to disturb a minimal
amount of property.
K. Lighting. Appropriate yard lighting as approved by the Planning Board
shall be provided to illuminate the property properly at night. The
wiring shall be laid underground. No light shall penetrate into neighboring
properties.
L. Signs. One ground-mounted monument type sign identifying the development
is permitted. It shall be located within the property, but outside
any area needed for safe sight distance. Said sign shall be no more
than 24 square feet per side with no more than two sides.
M. Tenant selection. All housekeeping units shall be occupied by senior
citizens who meet age and income requirements as established by COAH
and applicable federal regulations at the time of application for
occupancy. All applicants must provide the necessary documentation
as required by COAH and applicable federal regulations to establish
their eligibility to be selected for an apartment.
N. Compliance with low-income housing requirements. All senior citizen
apartments constructed in this zone shall be restricted to low income
senior citizen households as defined by COAH and applicable federal
regulations.
O. Rents. The maximum rent for a unit shall be established in accordance
with COAH guidelines and applicable federal regulations but shall
not be more than 40% of a housekeeping unit's gross income.