[Ord. No. 856, § 2; Ord. No. 82-17, § 4.]
The following uses are permitted in the E-1 district:
(a)
The educational activities of any institution of higher learning
that is organized and operated not for pecuniary profit and any activities
customarily incidental thereto; provided, that there is no nuisance
factor other than as occasioned by the incidental light and the noise
of the congregation of people, of passenger traffic and of the delivery
of goods.
(b)
Residences exclusively for the faculty, students and staff of
any such institution, including their families, in multifamily houses
and apartments and residences exclusively for students and assigned
supervisory staff, including the families of assigned supervisory
staff and in dormitories.
(c)
Single-family houses.
(d)
Accessory uses on the same lot with, and customarily incidental
to, any of the foregoing permitted uses.
[Ord. No. 856, § 2; Ord. No. 82-17, § 5.]
The following uses are permitted in the E-2 district:
(a)
The educational activities of any institution of higher learning
that is organized and operated not for pecuniary profit and any activities
customarily incidental thereto; provided, that there is no nuisance
factor other than as occasioned by the incidental light and the noise
of the congregation of people, of passenger traffic and of the delivery
of goods.
(b)
Residences exclusively for the faculty, students and staff of
any such institution, including their families, in multifamily houses
and apartments and residences exclusively for students and assigned
supervisory staff, including the families of assigned supervisory
staff in dormitories.
(c)
Single family houses exclusively for the faculty and staff,
including their families, of any such institution.
(d)
Accessory uses on the same lot with, and customarily incidental
to, any of the foregoing permitted uses.
[Ord. No. 90-12, § 4; Ord. No. 92-37, § 8.]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 92-37, § 7, deleted former
section 10B-263.2, Permitted uses in the E-3 district, which contained
portions of Ordinance No. 82-17.
The following are permitted uses in the E-4 district:
(a)
The educational activities of any private elementary and secondary
school that is organized and operated not for pecuniary profit and
any activities customarily incidental thereto.
(b)
Single-family structures, two-family structures and townhouse
structures as defined in section 10B-191(b) and (d), respectively,
multifamily structures, and dormitories, provided that:
(1)
The aforesaid structures are used exclusively for the students
of the school located in the zoning district and for the faculty and
staff of any such institution and of the Princeton Regional Schools
and of any private elementary and secondary school located within
the township and borough of Princeton, including their families.
(2)
The dwelling units, excluding dormitories, shall be restricted
by deed or lease so that occupancy is limited to such persons and
their families, except for short term leases of one year or less.
(3)
Such dwelling units shall have a net floor area no greater than
2,800 square feet.
(c)
Accessory uses on the same lot with, and customarily incidental
to, any of the foregoing permitted uses.
[Ord. No. 2011-16, § 2.]
The following uses are permitted in the AET district:
(a)
Educational uses. The educational activities of any institution
of higher learning that is organized and operated not for pecuniary
profit and any activities customarily incidental thereto; provided,
that there is no nuisance factor other than as occasioned by the incidental
light and the noise of the congregation of people, of passenger traffic
and of the delivery of goods, such uses including but not limited
to:
(1)
Instructional, reference, and classroom uses, excluding laboratory
buildings and uses but including computer facilities.
(2)
Office uses.
(3)
Library uses.
(4)
Theatres, performance halls, lecture halls, practice rooms,
exhibition space and other areas of public assembly.
(5)
Retail stores and uses devoted primarily to the sale of educational
or athletic supplies.
(6)
Residences exclusively for the faculty, students, staff and
any other individuals involved in the operation or activities of any
such institution, including their families, in multifamily houses
and apartments and residences exclusively for students and assigned
supervisory staff, including the families of assigned supervisory
staff and in dormitories not to exceed 10,000 square feet in size.
(b)
Transit uses.
(1)
Rail, light rail, street car, bus, jitney lines, taxis and taxi
stands, innovative and/or alternative modes of transportation, facilities
and stations, buildings and service infrastructure, and public utility
buildings, and rights-of-way. Buildings used as rail stations shall
be opened to the public and be lighted, air conditioned and heated
and shall provide public restrooms during the time when the rail system
is in operation. Such rail stations shall have electronic signage
and audio announcements together with prominently posted schedules.
(2)
Bicycle storage, sales, rentals and repairs.
(3)
Parking garages, off-street surface parking spaces, and below
grade parking spaces associated with transit uses.
(4)
Railroad sidings and other necessary railroad uses.
(c)
Retail and other nonresidential uses.
(1)
Museums, galleries and studios.
(2)
Retail stores, restaurants, cafes, pubs, convenience stores,
and uses devoted to or generally complementary to the uses permitted
in AET district.
(3)
Parking garages, provided that they are wrapped on the street
side with retail space, off-street, surface parking spaces, and below
grade parking spaces associated with the retail and other nonresidential
uses permitted in this subsection.
(4)
Public utility structures and uses.
(5)
Child care facilities.
(6)
Parks, playgrounds and public buildings.
(7)
All uses in structures in existence at the time this ordinance
becomes effective.
(d)
Accessory uses on the same or, in the case of a multi-lot development,
adjoining lots with, and customarily incidental to, restaurants, cafes
or pubs within the AET district, including outdoor restaurant seating
and service, food vending facilities and/or food service carts.
[Ord. No. 2011-16, § 2.]
The bulk regulations contained in this section apply to all
buildings and land in AET districts, as follows:
(a)
The following bulk regulations shall apply to all multifamily
residential buildings, educational and other nonresidential buildings
on lots of less than one acre in AET districts:
(1)
The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.6.
(2)
For purposes of this section, floor area ratio shall mean the
number of square feet of aggregate floor area of all buildings on
a lot, or, in the case of a development made up of more than one lot,
all lots, including noncontiguous lots, that make up the development,
divided by the number of square feet of the lot or lots that make
up the development.
(3)
The height shall not exceed 50 feet.
(4)
The coverage shall not exceed 30%.
(5)
No building shall be erected closer to a street line or front
yard lot line (excluding lot lines technically created by the boundary
between the borough and township separating parcels in common ownership,
or lot lines between lots in common ownership within a multi-lot project)
than 20 feet.
(b)
The following bulk regulations shall apply to all multifamily
residential buildings, educational and other nonresidential buildings
on lots of one acre or more in AET districts.
(1)
No building shall be erected closer to a street line or front
yard lot line (excluding lot lines technically created by the boundary
between the borough and township separating parcels in common ownership,
or lot lines between lots in common ownership within a multi-lot project)
than 20 feet.
(2)
Parking setback shall be 20 feet in a yard fronting on Alexander
Road with a sidewalk and full screening of the parking, including
fixtures such as landscaping, walls, and other architectural and landscape
architectural features provided in the setback area.
(3)
The height shall not exceed 60 feet, except that the building
height may be increased to a maximum of 100 feet provided that the
following standards are met:
a.
The maximum horizontal dimension of the portion of the building
over 60 feet is no greater than 75 feet, except for a single performance
hall fly tower which may have a horizontal dimension of 150 feet.
b.
The minimum distance between the portions of buildings over
60 feet in height is at least 150 feet.
c.
The portion of the building exceeding 60 feet in height is set
back from any public street an additional one foot for every two feet
by which the building exceeds 60 feet.
d.
The square footage of the footprints of the portions of the
buildings over 60 feet in height is no greater than 8% of the square
footage of the land in the zone owned by the applicant.
(4)
Side yard and rear yard setbacks for uses other than single
family residential: (i) shall not be required for lots adjacent to
nonresidential districts or lots; and, (ii) shall be 10 feet for every
25 feet of building height that is adjacent to lots used for single
family residential purposes.
(5)
At least 25% of the site shall be devoted to open space. The
following, or the land under the following, shall not be considered
common open space: streets, driveways and parking area. All other
areas, including all undeveloped land, plaza, outdoor recreational
areas and other open areas available for the use shall be considered
open space. Plazas, outdoor recreation areas, pathways and roadways
shall be designed with amenities and signage to encourage public awareness,
access and use. Projects shall provide pathways and roadways for both
pedestrian and vehicular public access and use of the transit facilities
in the district.
(6)
The aggregate floor area of nonresidential uses, excluding education
and transit uses, shall not exceed a 0.15 ratio to total project lot
area.
(7)
Except as modified herein, the additional bulk regulations applicable
to the AET zoning district shall be contained in section 10B-246,
provided that the boundary between the AET district and any E district
or other district adjacent to the AET district in Princeton Borough,
shall not be considered a district boundary for the purposes of section
10B-246. Section 10B-246 is amended to add the AET zone district and
bulk regulations for lots of one acre or more as follows:
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AET
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(Lots of one acre or more)
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District
For Permitted Uses
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Educational & multifamily residential
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Required Lot Area (Min.Acre)
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1.0
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Min. Sq. Ft.
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43,560
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Required Lot Width (Min. Ft.)
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(na)
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Required Lot Depth (Min. Ft.)
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(na)
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Required Lot Frontage (Min. Ft.)
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(na)
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Required Bldg. Setback
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Front
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20(*)
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Side
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10(**)
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Combined Side
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(na)
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Rear
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10(**)
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Permitted Bldg. Height (Max. Ft.)
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60/100***
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Bldg. Setback Height Ratio
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****
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Permitted Building F.A.R. for non-residential uses (excluding
educational and transit uses)
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0.15
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Required Parking Setback
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Front
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10
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Side
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10(s)*****
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Rear
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10(s)*****
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*
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Subject to the provisions in Section 10B-263.4(b)(i)
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**
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Subject to the provisions in Section 10B-263.4(b)(v)
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***
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Subject to the provisions in Section 10B-263.4(b)(iii): Building
Height 60 feet, up to 100 feet if the additional standards are satisfied
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****
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Subject to the provisions in Section 10B-263.4(b)(iii)
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*****
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Provided that the combined 20 feet setback is not required in
the AET Zone.
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(c)
Design standards:
(1)
Streetscape standards.
a.
Road edge landscape - A landscape area between the curb and
any proposed sidewalk shall be provided parallel to the road edge
and should be a minimum of six feet wide (eight feet preferred) and
contain a planting strip with street trees to provide a roadside shade
canopy. Interruption of the tree canopy to invite entrance to the
site and buildings and for architectural effect is encouraged. Where
parking is provided along the road, a two and one-half foot walkway
and access points to the street edge shall be provided in the landscaped
area. Paved access points should be provided across this area in locations
where public access thru the site is encouraged.
b.
Sidewalks - Sidewalks that are a minimum of eight feet wide
shall be provided parallel to Alexander Street beyond the road edge
landscape. Road edge landscape and sidewalk placement may be reversed
to preserve existing landscaping or other existing natural conditions.
c.
Building edge landscape - Landscapes of a minimum depth of four
feet including grass, planting beds, and trees where practicable,
shall be provided in a landscaped zone adjacent to buildings in the
AET district. Paved access points should be provided across this area
in locations where public access thru the site is encouraged. Additionally,
paved access providing major and minor access to building entrances
is permitted. Hardscape areas for seating and recreation are encouraged,
but shall be limited to a 150-foot frontage along Alexander Street
before interruption by at least 20 feet of planting or other softscape
in the building edge landscape area.
(2)
Building design guidelines. Creative design, visual interest
and access to open space shall be encouraged by the following design
standards:
a.
Building heights shall be varied within the development.
b.
Buildings of greater than three stories adjacent to residential
districts shall be of varying size and heights and with varying setbacks
so as to avoid long building lines, which tend to act as a barrier.
c.
The common open space available for public use shall be designed
to include a setting for outdoor cultural or entertainment activities.
d.
The common open space available for public use shall connect
with existing or planned adjacent pedestrian ways, plazas, and other
open space and shall be readily accessible to the public. Open walkways
between building masses to access common open space shall be encouraged.
e.
All building facades shall have full architectural treatment
and architectural elements, equivalent in quality to those on the
facade on the front entrance and landscaping so as to avoid monotony
and enhance their visual appeal. Windows shall be provided on all
sides of the building.
[Ord. No. 2011-16, § 2.]
In AET districts, accessory off-street parking spaces shall
be provided for all construction and for conversions, and accessory
off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, shall be provided for
new permitted nonresidential uses, in accordance with the regulations
set forth and referred to in this part, except that loading berths
are not required for education buildings and other nonresidential
buildings on lots greater than one acre. All such parking spaces (except
higher educational institutions, which shall be governed by subsection
(b) of this section, below) and loading berths shall be subject to
the provisions of section 10B-282, et seq., of this article.
Parking spaces made available to the proposed use whether within
the AET or adjacent zoning districts shall be included in the calculation
of parking spaces provided for a proposed use. In addition, shared
use of parking spaces for different uses, e.g., theater use would
use parking spaces in the evening that would be available to a commuter
use during the daytime, shall be encouraged, and shared parking spaces
shall be counted for each such use in determining compliance with
the parking space requirements in AET districts in accordance with
accepted standards and methodologies for shared parking analysis.
These methodologies consist in applying a percent presence ratio for
each critical time period to the respective parking and zoning ratio
of each proposed use. Applicant shall produce a matrix showing this
calculation for each use and each typical critical time period. The
total parking demand for the time period with the highest sum of the
parking demands for each use shall be used as the required parking
supply. The shared parking methodology can also be used for a single
proposed use whereby the applicant can demonstrate that for certain
critical time periods for that use there is a guaranteed supply of
available parking spaces in nearby parking facilities.
Commuter parking shall be provided within the AET Zone in the
Township or E5 Zone in Princeton Borough on parcels held in common
ownership within a multi-lot project or on lots adjacent thereto,
and consistent with any then existing agreements between the property
owner and the rail service operator. Train stations for heavy rail
service to/from Princeton Junction shall have within 1,000 feet thereof
a minimum of 180 parking spaces for monthly permit, daily meter and
partial-day users within the project parcel or lots adjacent thereto,
which spaces shall be considered in the shared parking provisions
of this section after 7:00 p.m. and on weekends. Special provisions
shall provide for twenty-four-hour, forty-eight-hour, and seventy-two-hour
overnight permits. Parking spaces for kiss and ride users shall be
provided adjacent to the rail station and shall not be used to satisfy
the minimum 180 space requirement.
(a)
Educational uses.
(2)
Nonresidential uses: At the time of any application for a zoning
permit, every higher educational institution shall certify to the
development enforcement officer the number of additional employees
(faculty and staff) and full time enrolled active graduate students
who do not live in university owned housing and are eligible to park
on campus ("eligible graduate students") to be accommodated in the
proposed structure and the aggregate number of all employees and eligible
graduate students by category, i.e., employees and eligible graduate
students projected to be employed by or enrolled in the educational
institution after the proposed structure is constructed and occupied.
The educational institution shall also certify the percentage of eligible
graduate students. The sum of all faculty and staff employed in the
subject structure and all eligible graduate students assigned to that
structure constitutes the commuting population employed in or assigned
to the structure.
a.
For each 1.25 commuting population employed or assigned to the
structure, one parking space shall be provided within the AET district,
or within campus facilities in the adjoining E-1 or E-2 districts
or in adjoining municipalities. Visitor parking is included in determining
this ratio.
b.
For places of public assembly, such as lecture halls of over
100 seats, auditoriums, theatres, chapels or gymnasiums, but not including
libraries or dining halls, one space shall be provided for each five
seats. Parking spaces provided for normal daytime activity for other
purposes shall be considered to be available for such public uses
as are normally conducted in the evening or weekends.
c.
At least once a year following approval of a structure, every
educational institution shall certify to the development enforcement
officer the aggregate number of employees (faculty and staff) and
eligible graduate students. Whenever that number exceeds the number
certified at the time of application, the development enforcement
officer shall notify the board of original jurisdiction, if there
was one, and recommend such additional parking spaces as may be required.
In the case of prior approval by a board of jurisdiction, such board
shall reopen the application, and the educational institution shall
propose such changes to the approved site plan as are necessary to
provide the additional parking spaces in accordance with the standards
as to the number, location, and design of such spaces set forth in
this article. In the case of prior approval by the development enforcement
officer, such officer shall require that the educational institution
provide the additional parking spaces in accordance with the standards
as to the number, location, and design of such spaces set forth in
this article, and the institution shall promptly do so. With every
application for development, the applicant shall submit an affidavit
that it has submitted all the certifications required by this section
for all property within the township under its ownership or control.
No application for development shall be deemed complete if the applicant
fails to submit such affidavit or if the certifications required by
this section have not been submitted.
(b)
Other nonresidential buildings and uses. For at least one separate
or shared parking space for each.
(1)
Libraries and other public buildings: 200 square feet of floor
area, but not less than one space for each five seats, where provided.
(2)
Restaurants, cafes and pubs: 400 square feet.
(3)
Philanthropic institutions, galleries and museums: 820 square
feet of floor area.
(4)
Theatres: five seats.
(5)
Service/retail: 475 square feet.
(6)
Office: 370 square feet.
(7)
Child care facilities: six seats or students.
For any other permitted buildings and uses for which no requirements
are set forth above, appropriate and comparable off-street parking
requirements shall be as set forth in section 10B-282, or, if no requirements
are set forth there, then, as determined by the board of jurisdiction,
taking into consideration Institute of Transportation Engineers or
other industry statistics and standards, the likelihood of all day
or short term use of parking spaces, the location and availability
of other means of access and other factors affecting the need for
parking.
The total number of parking spaces determined to be required
for the uses set forth in this subsection (c) shall be reduced by
the number of parking spaces provided for those employees of any such
use who are employees of a higher educational institution, who have
been provided parking spaces elsewhere in accordance with the calculation
of parking space requirements pursuant to section 10B-263.3(b), above.
(c)
Off-street loading. Accessory loading berths, open or enclosed,
shall be provided for non-residential uses, except churches, as follows:
(1)
Educational uses on more than one acre: zero berth.
(2)
For floor area of 0 to 30,000 square feet: zero berth.
(3)
For floor area of 30,000 to 100,000 square feet: one berth.
(4)
For each additional 75,000 square feet of floor area or fraction
thereof: one additional berth.
In comprehensive multi-lot development shared and/or common
loading berths may be provided to serve one or more uses, including
off-site loading areas with below ground connection to one or more
uses.
[Ord. No. 2011-16, § 2.]
In AET districts section 10B-292 through section 10B-299 shall
apply subject to the exceptions and/or modifications set forth below:
(a)
Educational and arts uses.
(1)
One facade sign is permitted for each face of each above ground
building mass fronting on a public street. Signs on educational use
buildings that name the building or do not face a public street are
exempt from section 17A-368.
(2)
Facade signs on educational use buildings may have an area of
not more than 24 square feet.
(3)
Marquee signs, wall mounted program signs, kiosks and temporary
banners for community, theater and arts events are encouraged to promote
an active public sense of place, and may include video and electronic
components providing information and schedules regarding programs,
events, performances and the like. Each marquee or wall mounted program
sign shall not exceed 100 square feet, and, each kiosk shall not exceed
a total volume of 800 cubic feet. Banners shall be a minimum of eight
feet above finish grade.
(b)
Transportation uses. Transportation facilities may have:
(1)
Up to two freestanding signs on Alexander Street.
(2)
One facade sign of not more than 24 square feet on each face
of a train station identifying the train station.
(3)
Marquee signs, wall mounted program signs, kiosks and temporary
banners for community, theater and arts events are encouraged to promote
an active public sense of place, and may include video and electronic
components providing information and schedules regarding programs,
events, performances and the like. Each marquee or wall mounted program
sign shall not exceed 100 square feet, and, each kiosk shall not exceed
a total volume of 800 cubic feet. Banners shall be a minimum of eight
feet above finish grade.
(4)
Additional facade signs for a retail/commercial use located
in a train station.
(c)
Way finding signs. Wayfinding signs are important due to the
gateway nature of Alexander Street and the concentration of arts,
educational and transportation uses. Wayfinding signs for educational
and arts uses shall be permitted consistent with the wayfinding signage
throughout the campus of the educational institution. Wayfinding signs
for transportation uses shall be encouraged at strategic street and
driveway locations, and throughout any train station project site
to guide automobiles, pedestrians and bicyclists to the train station,
parking areas, services, entrances and exits.
[Ord. No. 2011-16, § 2.]
The applicant shall provide an easement in dimensions and at
a location acceptable to the board of jurisdiction permitting public
pedestrian access from University Place to the rail station and pedestrian
and vehicular access from Alexander Road to the rail station, if relocated.
[Ord. No. 856, § 2.]
(a)
No lot in districts E-1 and E-2 shall have a lot coverage exceeding
50%, nor shall the total area of the plan projections of all buildings
on a lot exceed 20% of the gross area of the lot. For this purpose
a plan projection is a projection to ground level of the largest horizontal
cross section of a building.
(b)
For the sole purpose of computing lot coverage within districts
E-1 and E-2, the total land covered by such districts is divided into
three subareas as defined below, each of which shall be considered
as a single lot solely for such purpose:
(1)
Subarea A: Bounded by the E-2 district boundary on the north
and south and west, and by Springdale Road on the east.
(2)
Subarea B: Bounded by the E-2 district boundary on the north
and south, by Springdale Road on the west, and by the service district
boundary on the east;
(3)
Subarea C: Bounded by the E-1 district boundary on the north
and south and east and by the service district boundary on the west.
The beds of Carnegie Lake and Stony Brook shall not be included
in the computation of the areas of the aforesaid lots.
[Ord. No. 856, § 2; Ord. No. 90-12, § 5.]
Every dwelling unit in a multifamily structure in district E-1,
E-2, or E-4 that houses students and their immediate families, if
any, shall have the applicable minimum total net floor area as shown
in column (1) of the following table; except that such total net floor
area may be reduced by the area of related space, but in no event
shall such reduced total net floor area be less than the amount shown
in column (2) of such table. For the purpose of this section, related
space means the total area within the multifamily structure in which
the dwelling unit is located, but outside such dwelling unit, that
is actually provided and suitably finished for the common use of the
occupants of such multifamily structure for storage, (except garages
and carports), utilities and laundry, divided by the number of dwelling
units in such multifamily house.
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Type of Dwelling
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Minimum Total Net Floor Area
(square feet)
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Reduced Total Net Floor Area For Related Space
(square feet)
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Efficiency apartment
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400
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400*
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1 Bedroom
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590
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530
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2 Bedrooms
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725
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650
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*
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No reduction allowed for related space.
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[Ord. No. 856, § 2.]
In multifamily houses in districts E-1 and E-2, that house only
transient married students of institutions of higher learning and
their immediate families, the minimum size for a first bedroom in
each dwelling unit shall be 120 square feet and for each additional
bedroom therein the minimum size shall be 80 square feet.
[Ord. No. 856, § 2.]
(a)
Conditional use approval. Buildings over 100 feet in height
in E-1 and E-2 districts, for the educational activities of any institution
of higher learning that is organized and operated not for pecuniary
profit or for any activities customarily incidental thereto or for
the shelter of the faculty, students and staff of any such institution
in multifamily houses, apartments and dormitories, may be located
not less than 300 feet from the nearest E-1 or E-2 district boundary
line, but only by conditional use approval in accordance with the
provisions of division 4 of this article and only if all regulations
of the district, other than height, applicable to such buildings;
are complied with. To the extent that such E-1 or E-2 lines coincide
with the boundary between the borough and township or with the boundary
of a service district, such line shall not be considered a district
boundary line for this purpose. In acting upon applications for such
conditional use approval, the planning board, in addition to applying
the guiding principles set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section
10B-321, shall take into account the need for such additional height
and the scale of proposed buildings in relationship to the scale of
other buildings and spaces in the zoning district and in areas adjacent
to the zoning district containing an institutional complex of which
the proposed buildings are a part. The planning board shall grant
such conditional use approval only in cases where the scale of proposed
buildings is in harmony with that of the zoning district and such
adjacent areas and where such building is in keeping with the general
character thereof.
