The Township of Edgewater Park is hereby divided into 21 classes
of districts, which shall be known as:
R-1
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Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 85,000 square feet)
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R-2
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Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet)
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R-3
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Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet)
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R-4
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Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 7,500 square feet)
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R-5
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Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 12,500 square feet)
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R-6
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Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 6,000 square feet)
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R-7
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Residential Low-Density (minimum lot size: 32,000 square feet) [Added 12-1-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-11]
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R-8
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Single-Family and Multifamily Residential Inclusionary [Added 12-1-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-11; amended 12-4-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-9]
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R-LD
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Low-Density Single-Family Residential (minimum lot size: 6 acres)
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R-MF
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Multifamily Residential
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R-AR
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Age-Restricted Residential
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R-AR-1
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Age-Restricted Residential
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C-1
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Neighborhood Commercial
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C-2
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Downtown Commercial
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C-3
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Highway Commercial
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C-LI-1
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Commercial-Light Industrial
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C-LI-5
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Commercial-Light Industrial
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LI
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Light Industrial
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I
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General Industrial
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C
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Cemetery
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R-TH/MF
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Townhouse/Multifamily Inclusionary Residential [Added 12-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5; amended 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2]
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[Added 12-1-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-11; amended 3-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-4]
A. Permitted principal uses. In an R-7 Residential Low-Density District,
land shall be used only for the following permitted uses:
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Public parks and recreational facilities.
(3)
Governmental buildings and facilities.
B. Permitted accessory uses. Only the following accessory uses are permitted
when on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the foregoing
permitted uses:
(3)
Private swimming pools, including above and below ground.
(7)
Signs pursuant to Article
17, Signs.
C. Area and bulk regulations.
(1)
The area and bulk regulations for this district shall be in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the Schedule of Area
and Bulk Requirements.
(2)
A minimum fifty-foot-wide conservation easement shall be provided
along any abutting R-2 Zoning District. The easement shall prohibit
the location of any structures therein other than fencing.
(3)
A minimum twenty-five-foot-wide conservation easement shall
be provided along all tract boundaries that abut zoning districts
other than an R-2 District. The easement shall prohibit the location
of any structures therein other than fencing and public roadways.
(4)
A minimum 20% of a tract shall be open space, not including the required conservation easements indicated in Subsection
C(2) and
(3), above. The 20% required open space may include stormwater management facilities and passive or active recreation space to be maintained by a homeowners' association or other approved entity.
(5)
New residential lots shall be set back at least 200 feet from
existing public roadways.
(6)
Existing lots fronting on Bridgeboro Road and Mount Holly Road
shall not be subject to the conservation easement requirements herein.
D. Affordable housing. Any developer shall be obligated to provide the
affordable housing units on the subject lots, or at such other location
within the Township of Edgewater Park acceptable to the Township.
E. A minimum of 20% of all residential units approved on Block 404.06,
Lot 1 and Block 203, Lots 3Q Farm and 3.02 shall be low- and moderate-income
housing pursuant to the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) regulations
at N.J.A.C. 5:97 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. Both tracts should be developed together
as one inclusionary development with 20% of the total permitted units
(87 total units) to be provided as affordable, non-senior units (17
affordable units). The phasing requirements as set forth in the Township's
fair share ordinance shall pertain to both tracts so that they are
treated as one. Specifically, before 25% + 1 of the total number of
approved market rate units on both tracts are constructed, the developer
must have completed at least 10% of the total affordable units, etc.
[Amended 12-6-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
[Added 12-1-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-11; amended 3-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-4; 12-6-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10; 12-4-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-9]
A. Permitted principal uses. In an R-8 Single-Family and Multifamily
Residential Inclusionary District, land shall be used only for the
following permitted uses:
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Single-family attached dwellings.
(4)
Public parks and recreational facilities.
(5)
Governmental buildings and facilities.
B. Permitted accessory uses. The following accessory uses shall be permitted
when on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the foregoing
permitted uses:
(3)
Private swimming pools, including above and below ground.
(7)
Signs pursuant to Article
17, Signs.
C. Area and bulk regulations.
(1)
All uses other than residential shall comply with the requirements
of the R-3 Zone or their applicable conditional use requirements.
(2)
The area and bulk regulations for this district shall be in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the Schedule of Area
and Bulk Requirements.
(3)
A continuous, low-maintenance uniform perimeter privacy fence
shall be provided along the sides and rear property lines of the tract
at a height not less than five feet. Property owners shall be bound
to maintain the fence and replace when necessary with a compatible
fence.
(4)
Single-family attached units (townhouses) and multifamily units (apartments) developed to comply with the applicable affordable housing regulations of the State of New Jersey and pursuant to Chapter
120, Affordable Housing, Article
III, Fair Share Affordable Housing Obligations, of the Code of the Township of Edgewater Park may be provided as part of a larger development of single-family detached units for the purpose of providing additional housing types at varying levels of affordability. Single-family attached units shall be located on individual lots; however, all such lots shall be governed by a homeowners' association that will regulate uniformity of unit appearance and maintenance.
(5)
Single-family attached units (townhouses) and multifamily units
(apartments) shall be set back at least 25 feet from interior site
roadways, 60 feet from existing municipal public roadways, 40 feet
from county public roadways.
(6)
Where sides of units, both single-family detached and attached,
face existing public streets, an evergreen plant buffer shall be provided
to shield views to the sides and rears of units from the public right-of-way.
The width of the buffer shall be designed such that the intended screening
can be effectuated.
(7)
Recreation areas for the tract are required and subject to Planning
Board approval.
D. Council on Affordable Housing.
(1)
A minimum of 20% of all residential units approved on Block
404.06, Lot 1 and Block 203, Lots 3Q Farm and 3.02, shall be low-
and moderate-income housing pursuant to the Council on Affordable
Housing (COAH) regulations at N.J.A.C. 5:97 et seq. and the Uniform
Housing Affordability Controls at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(2)
Both tracts should be developed together as one inclusionary
development with 20% of the total permitted units (87 total units)
to be provided as affordable, non-senior units (17 affordable units).
The phasing requirements as set forth in the Township's fair share
ordinance shall pertain to both tracts so that they are treated as
one. Specifically, before 25% + 1 of the total number of approved
market rate units on both tracts are constructed, the developer must
have completed as least 10% of the total affordable units, etc.
[Added 12-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5; amended 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2]
A. Permitted principal uses. In the R-TH/MF Townhouse/Multifamily Inclusionary
Residential District, land shall be used only for the following permitted
uses:
(1)
Townhouse dwelling units at a maximum density of eight dwelling
units per acre. Should the required affordable housing be developed
as family rental units and the market-rate units be developed as for-sale
townhouses, the maximum permitted density for townhouse dwellings
is increased to 10 dwelling units per acre.
(2)
Multifamily dwelling units at a maximum density of 10 dwelling
units per acre if provided as family affordable rental units and if
the market-rate units are provided as for-sale townhouses.
(3)
Public parks and recreational facilities.
(4)
Governmental buildings and facilities.
B. Permitted accessory uses. Only the following accessory uses are permitted
when on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the foregoing
permitted uses:
(6)
Community buildings for the use of residents such as a clubhouse,
activity center and recreational structures.
(8)
Storage facilities for tools and equipment for the maintenance
of the grounds.
(9)
Off-street parking facilities pursuant to §
310-16-6.
(10)
Signs pursuant to Article
17.
(12)
Other customary accessory uses and structures which are clearly
incidental to the principal structures and uses.
C. Area and bulk regulations.
(1)
The area and bulk regulations for the townhouse and multifamily
units shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in the
Schedule of Area and Bulk Requirements.
(2)
A driveway providing access to a Townhouse/Multifamily Inclusionary
Development is permitted through any nonresidential district.
(3)
Recreation areas for the tract are required, including pedestrian
access to Cooper Street and Forrestal Drive and to adjacent residential
developments, to the extent possible and subject to Planning Board
approval.
(4)
Additional requirements applicable to townhouse dwelling units.
(a)
Townhouse dwelling units shall be set back at least 20 feet
from the ROW of interior site roadways and 60 feet from the ROW of
existing municipal public roadways.
(b)
Where sides of units face existing public streets or abut existing
single-family residential neighborhoods, an evergreen planting buffer
shall be provided to shield views to the sides and rear of units.
The width of the buffer shall be designed such that the intended screening
can be effectuated.
(c)
Townhouse dwelling units shall be located on individual lots;
however, all such lots shall be governed by a homeowners' association
that will regulate uniformity of unit appearance and maintenance.
(5)
Additional requirements applicable to multifamily dwelling units.
(a)
There shall be no multifamily dwelling units below the first
story.
[1] Each multifamily dwelling unit shall contain complete
kitchen facilities, toilet, bathing, and working facilities, as well
as living space. There shall be a common storage space in each building
of 25 square feet in area and a minimum of five feet in height per
dwelling unit.
(b)
There shall be no more than 12 multifamily dwelling units in
each building or structure. The facade and sides of any building or
structure shall feature variation in building materials, texture,
colors and lines.
(c)
Courtyards bounded by three or more sides by the wings of a
single building or by the walls of separate buildings shall have a
minimum court width of two feet for each one foot in height of the
tallest adjacent building.
(d)
No dwelling structure shall be located within 25 feet of another
structure.
(e)
Every building shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from
any and all interior roads, driveways and parking areas.
(f)
Landscape buffers shall be provided in the following manner:
[1] Tract buffer. Minimum width of landscaped buffer
shall be 50 feet along the perimeter of the tract where the boundary
is adjacent to a single-family detached zone or use, 35 feet where
adjacent to a commercial use or zone, and 35 feet where adjacent to
a multifamily residential use or zone or public street. Stormwater
management basins are permitted to encroach into required buffers.
D. Affordable housing. The required affordable housing set-aside shall
be 20% of the total number of for-sale dwelling units developed should
the affordable dwelling units be for sale or 15% of the total number
of dwelling units developed should the affordable housing units be
developed as family rental dwellings. Affordable housing units shall
be developed in accordance with the affordable housing regulations
of the Township of Edgewater Park.