[Added 3-27-2017 by Ord.
No. 1283]
The purpose of the AMF Overlay Zone is to create an opportunity
for the construction of low- and moderate-income housing in the Township
of Little Falls and thereby address the unmet-need portion of the
fair share housing obligation of the Township of Little Falls under
the New Jersey Fair Housing Act. This overlay zone shall be additionally
regulated by the Little Falls' Affordable Housing Ordinance.[1]
The AMF Overlay Zone is identified by the following properties:
Block 251, Lots 1-8, the unimproved portions of Lots 10-11, all of
Lot 14, and the unimproved portions of Lot 16, as they appear on the
Township's Official Tax Map.
In the Affordable Multi-Family Overlay Zone (AMF),[1] no lot, plot, parcel or tract of land shall be built on,
altered or have a structure erected and used for any purpose other
than that of:
A.
Multiple-family residential units.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also the Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Accessory uses for low- and moderate-income housing and multifamily
dwellings shall permit and may include the following:
(1)
Public utilities and essential services.
(3)
Accessory surface and/or garage parking.
(4)
A sign identifying the multiple-family residential development and located at the entrance or entrances to such development. The size, design, location, landscaping and maintenance of such sign or signs shall be in accordance with the requirements of Article XX, Signs, of this chapter and the specifications and conditions of the Planning Board.
(5)
Retention and detention drainage facilities.
A.
The residentially zoned properties shall be permitted to be developed
at a maximum gross density of 35 units per acre. Said development
shall consist of multifamily residential.
B.
Twenty percent of the total number of units constructed within the
AMF Overlay Zone shall be family rental units affordable to low- and
moderate-income households. When calculating the required number of
affordable units, any computation resulting in a fraction of less
than 0.5 shall be rounded down; any computation resulting in a fraction
of 0.5 or greater shall be rounded up; provided, however, that a minimum
of one affordable unit shall be required as part of any project constructed
within the AMF Overlay Zone.
C.
The housing units set aside for low- and moderate-income households
shall be constructed, marketed, and rented or sold in accordance with
applicable COAH regulations (or any other applicable state regulations
adopted to implement the requirements of the New Jersey Fair Housing
Act), including:
The applicable bulk standards are as follows and also appear
on the Township of Little Falls Bulk Schedule Table:[1]
A.
Minimum lot area: 280,000 square feet.
B.
Minimum lot width: 110 feet.
(1)
Where frontage is along Oak Hill Road, located in the City of
Clifton.
C.
Minimum lot depth: 110 feet.
D.
Minimum front yard: 15 feet.
E.
Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(1)
Where the side yard setback shall be determined by using the
existing private right-of-way as a pseudo lot line.
F.
Minimum rear yard: 10 feet.
(1)
Where the rear yard setback shall be determined by using the
start of the existing improved area as a pseudo lot line.
G.
Maximum lot coverage: 70%.
H.
Maximum height: 4 stories/50 feet.
I.
Minimum dwelling size: one-bedroom, 880 square feet; two-bedroom,
1,100 square feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A landscaped buffer a minimum of 15 feet in width and eight
feet in height at planting shall be provided for any development permitted
in this Affordable Multi-Family Overlay District which is adjacent
to a residential use. Said buffer shall be subject to review and approval
by the Planning Board/Zoning Board pursuant to site plan review.
A.
No use or structure, including parking or loading areas, shall be
permitted within the required buffer area, but the Planning Board
may, upon a finding of reasons therefor, permit a portion of a buffer
area to be used for utility easements or streets to ensure access
to or from adjacent property, and the Board may also permit a portion
of a buffer area to be used for a detention or retention basin, provided
that the basin is designed as a landscaping feature, and further provided
that the landscaping plan for the buffer area is determined by the
Planning Board to meet the objective of a buffer area.
A.
Parking may be provided as both surface parking and garage spaces.
B.
All required parking must be provided on site.
C.
Parking is prohibited in any required front yard setback.
D.
Parking shall be located to the rear of a building and/or the interior
of the site where its visual impact to adjacent properties and the
public right-of-way will be minimized. Parking is prohibited in any
front yard.
E.
The minimum setback from a building to a parking area or paved area
shall be 10 feet.
F.
Adequate fire and emergency access must be provided subject to the
Little Falls Fire Department.
G.
Parking spaces are to be a minimum of nine feet by 18 feet (9x18).
H.
One-car garage spaces shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and a maximum
width of 12 feet.
I.
On-site parking shall not be provided for any use or to any party
other than a resident of the site, nor shall parking areas be used
for any purpose other than parking.
All of the foregoing shall be subject to site plan review.
