[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13]
The following uses are permitted as of right, subject to the bulk regulations, parking requirements and other regulations set forth or referred to below:
(a) 
Residential uses.
(1) 
One-family dwellings.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings.
(3) 
Attached dwellings.
(4) 
Multiple dwellings.
(5) 
Conversion of a residential building in existence prior to November 19,1968, to a multiple dwelling with not more than four dwelling units or to a rooming house; provided, that:
a. 
No structural alterations or other construction shall create a new noncompliance or increase the degree of noncompliance.
b. 
The same number of parking spaces shall be provided for such conversions as are required for new construction of similar dwellings.
(b) 
Educational uses.
(1) 
Instructional, reference, and classroom uses, including computer facilities.
(2) 
Office uses.
(3) 
Library uses.
(4) 
Dormitories and combined dormitories and residences.
(5) 
Indoor or outdoor athletic facilities.
(6) 
Theatres, lecture halls, practice rooms, chapels, and other areas for public assembly.
(7) 
Retail stores and uses devoted primarily to the sale of educational and athletic supplies.
(8) 
Buildings or portions of buildings for permanent storage of equipment used primarily for construction or maintenance of more than one building.
(c) 
Other nonresidential uses.
(1) 
Churches and other places of worship.
(2) 
Public schools and private academic schools.
(3) 
Parks, playgrounds and public buildings.
(4) 
Clubhouses, except for clubs whose principal activity is carried on as a business.
(5) 
Child care facilities.
(d) 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Accessory signs, as permitted in division 6, subdivision I, sections through B17A-367 B17A-372 of this chapter.
(2) 
Accessory parking spaces and other accessory uses, subject to the limitations set forth in R1 districts, section B17A-228; except, that within a dwelling unit other than a one-family dwelling, only one room may be rented for residential purposes, for occupancy by not more than two persons.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13; Ord. No. 98-9, § I]
The following additional uses may be authorized as conditional uses, subject to the provisions of section B17A-208 and to the bulk regulations, parking requirements and other regulations set forth or referred to below:
(a) 
Laboratory buildings and uses; provided, that no machinery or equipment installed in the laboratory or in connection with the laboratory which is capable of causing to nearby residential uses dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable fire, explosive or other hazard; noise or vibration; smoke, dust, odor or other form of air pollution; heat, cold or dampness; excessive radiation or electromagnetic or other disturbance; glare, liquid or solid refuse or other wastes; emissions from gas storage and/or deliveries; or other objectionable substance, condition or element or any similar disturbance.
(b) 
Dining halls, subject to the same provisions as for laboratory buildings or uses.
(c) 
Heating and cooling plants, power plants, and other similar utilities needed to serve an educational institution.
(d) 
Infirmaries, medical treatment centers, and philanthropic institutions related to the primary education functions in the district.
(e) 
Parking garages and other off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, subject to the limitations of sections B17A-354.7(a) and B17A-354.9 and regulations of division 6, subdivision III of this chapter other than those set forth in section B17A-388, except that any parking garage for which a development application was filed prior to April 1, 1990 and situated on Block 48.01, Lots 2 and 15 shall be treated as a permitted use.
(f) 
Personal wireless telecommunications facilities and personal wireless telecommunications equipment facilities, as defined in section B17A-201 shall be permitted as a conditional use, subject to the provisions of Section B17A-208.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13; Ord. No. 2005-13, § II]
The following bulk regulations shall apply to all educational and other non-residential buildings.
(a) 
For all lots not owned or used by institutions of higher education or their affiliates, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.6. For land owned by or used by institutions of higher education or their affiliates, up to 300,000 square feet of floor area for uses other than parking garage use and up to 140,000 square feet of floor area for a parking garage shall be permitted east of Olden Street and up to 200,000 square feet of floor area inclusive of parking garage use shall be permitted west of Olden Street. The above stated floor area square footage figures are in addition to the amount of floor area on land owned or used by institutions of higher education or their affiliates existing as of April 1, 1990. If a parking garage is constructed east of Olden Street, it may be converted to another use only if the converted space would be allowed to be newly constructed without exceeding the limits on floor area. Floor area existing on April 1, 1990 which is removed or destroyed may, subject to applicable zoning, be replaced within the E3 district and shall not be subject to the floor area square footage limitations set forth in this section.
(b) 
The height shall not exceed 39 feet, except that, within the area bounded by a line set back 50 feet from the rights-of-way lines of Prospect Avenue on the south and Olden Street on the west, 50 feet from the SB district line on the north, and 250 feet from the R3 district line on the east, the height shall not exceed elevation 236. Buildings within the area in which buildings over 39 feet are permitted shall be screened so that they are not visible from the second floor of structures in adjacent residential districts not separated from the E3 district by a public street.
(c) 
The overall site design for the E-3 district at full build out shall include courtyards and walkways similar to those that exist elsewhere on the University campus and shall include the twenty-five-foot landscaped buffer behind the residential properties on Murray Place. Upon approval of the first site plan or sooner in the E-3 zone, this twenty-five-foot buffer will be replanted and well maintained with appropriate under story planting. In addition to the replanting of the twenty-five-foot buffer adjacent to the rear yards of the residences on Murray Place, a comprehensive landscape plan shall be developed and followed for the E-3 zone. This plan, to be implemented in stages appropriate to proposed improvements on the site, shall indicate how areas not covered by structures; parking lots or walkways shall be treated. Each site plan must include shade trees, lawn area, ground cover, foundation plantings; ornamental shrubs and trees appropriate to a campus setting and must be replaced as necessary. All plantings shall be selected considering energy conservation. Native tree species shall be used where possible.
(d) 
No building shall be erected closer to a street line or lot line (unless the line is for a lot under common ownership not devoted to a different use) than 25 feet, except that (1) no portion of a building may be erected closer to the public right-of-way or to a lot line (unless the line is for a lot under common ownership not devoted to a different use) than the height of that portion; (2) no uses other than parks, playgrounds, and open parking shall be permitted within 250 feet of any R3 district not separated from the E3 district by a public street; and (3) no building shall be erected closer to Prospect Avenue than a line set back 60 feet from and running parallel to the structure known as the McKim, Mead and White gates for a distance of 40 feet on each side of the center point of said gates.
(e) 
Vehicular and pedestrian circulation in and surrounding the E-3 zone will be carefully reviewed by the board of jurisdiction to limit impacts on surrounding residential property owners.
(f) 
Any newly constructed buildings on the E-3 site will be carefully designed from inception to deflect all possible light, HVAC noise, and other sounds away from the adjacent residential neighborhood.
(g) 
In applying the site plan standard of section B17A-193 (f), (g), (h), and (i), the impact of the proposed site development and the conditions to ameliorate the adverse impacts shall be judged and imposed on the basis of the block in which the proposed site development is located and not limited to its lot. For this purpose, the block shall mean the lot and its contiguous area bounded by public streets and zone district lines.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13; Ord. No. 2005-25, § III]
In addition to the other applicable ordinance standards, the following site performance standards shall apply to proposed developments in the E3 district in the area east of Olden Street also known as the E-quad:
(a) 
Upon issuance of certificates of occupancy for new buildings in the E-Quad totaling 1,000 square feet or more, the driveway immediately behind the Murray Place residences shall be permanently closed to vehicular traffic and only be used for emergencies. Breakaway barriers shall be placed at the northern end of such driveway, and signage indicating no through traffic and no parking shall be placed at the northern and southern ends.
(b) 
A landscaped buffer generally of twenty-five-foot width shall be constructed along the rear of the Murray Place residences. This landscaped buffer shall include, but not be limited to, adequate under story plantings in addition to the required tree screen plantings pursuant to section B17A-354.7(b). The additional under story plantings shall be required as part of any site plan for development in the E-3 zone east of Olden Street.
(c) 
The parking places in front of the eastern facade of Von Neumann Hall shall be removed to provide a landscaped buffer on the property line for the nearest neighbors.
(d) 
All remaining on-grade parking areas shall have additional shade trees planted and islands installed in accordance with the following standards:
One tree for every 3.4 spaces;
Island strips five feet wide;
At least one island terminus (at least nine feet wide and coterminous with the length of the parking space) every 20 spaces.
It is recognized that additional lighting may be necessary for security concerns because of increased landscaping.
(e) 
The existing exterior lighting of the eastern edge of the E-Quad shall be modified to eliminate the effect of glare (if any) on the adjacent Murray Place residences by shielding, redirecting, or replacing the existing lighting. The Von Neumann Building lighting shall be modified and made consistent with security and safety concerns.
(f) 
The parking lot for the Prospect Avenue Apartments shall be landscaped with a ten-foot wide buffer on the north, east, and south to improve the appearance of the area, provided that there may be an opening in the eastern buffer for a walkway to Murray Place. Additionally, the existing dumpsters shall be either shielded or relocated so as not to be viewable from the adjacent Murray Place residences or from the street. It is understood that the same number of parking spaces for the Prospect Avenue Apartments shall be provided behind the Prospect Avenue Apartments and the three buildings immediately to the west.
(g) 
Geometry improvements with landscaping shall be made to the drive to the E-Quad from Prospect Avenue to permit left and right turns to be made while exiting therefrom onto Prospect Avenue.
(h) 
Conditional uses permitted in the E-3 zone shall not be permitted within 250 feet of the rear of the homes along Murray Place.
(i) 
Any renovation or reconstruction of the Von Neumann building will not increase the building's height or change the building's footprint and the buildings HVAC units servicing the building's will not generate any more noise than the existing units and the building will not generate any more light than it currently does. Given the close proximity of the buildings, uses will be limited to offices, classrooms, small computer facilities and libraries. No laboratory facilities will ever be constructed in the Von Neumann building. Any new building on the site of the Von Neumann building will be subject to review and approval of the board of jurisdiction with careful consideration of the impacts from those uses on the surrounding residential properties.
(j) 
The existing breakaway behind the E-Quad and the thoroughfare to Nassau Street will remain in place permanently to prevent the flow of traffic from the E-Quad parking area to/from Nassau Street.
(k) 
Any newly constructed buildings will be required to comply with Chapter 21 of the Borough Code regarding noise and section B17A-365.1 regarding lighting.
(l) 
Loading docks, delivery areas or chemical storage area shall not be permitted to face Murray Place if they are within 250 feet of the rear property line of the homes along Murray Place. Any relocated or new storage tanks must be shielded from residential properties by buildings or other appropriate containments. Deliveries shall be limited to weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Delivery vehicles shall not utilize Aiken Avenue, Murray Place, Patton Avenue or Princeton Avenue. Certification shall be provided annually to the development enforcement officer of compliance with these requirements.
(m) 
An emergency call box will be installed in the eastern end of the E-Quad site to provide greater security.
(n) 
Trash receptacles will be provided and maintained in the eastern end of the E-Quad to prevent litter from blowing onto the lawns of the homes along Murray Place.
(o) 
The site will be permanently maintain the existing site motorized vehicular thoroughfares that only enter and egress the site from Prospect Avenue and Olden Street. Furthermore, no motorized vehicular thoroughfares will ever be constructed onto Murray Place and no additional pedestrian/bicycle thoroughfares will ever be constructed other than the existing extension of McCosh Walk.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13; Ord. No. 2005-13, IV]
The additional bulk regulations contained in division 6, subdivision II of this chapter, with the exception of section B17A-379, 382 and 383, shall also apply in E3 districts.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13; Ord. No. 2005-13, § V]
The off-street parking and loading requirements in E3 districts are the same as in E1 districts, except that:
(a) 
Parking spaces for new uses or for replacement of spaces existing as of April 1,1990 within the area designated the E3 district by this chapter shall be provided within the E3 district or within that portion of the E2 district south of Prospect Avenue and east of Washington Road.
(b) 
The number of parking spaces existing as of April 1,1990 north of William Street within the area designated the E3 district by this chapter and located on lands owned by institutions of higher education shall continue to be provided in that portion of the E3 or E4 district north of William Street, east of Washington Road, and west of Charlton Street.
(c) 
The above locational requirements shall not apply to the extent that a certified shuttle system is utilized as provided in section B17A-342(e). However, the shuttle system serving buildings in the E3 zone must connect to parking spaces east of Washington Road in adjoining municipalities, as well as to parking spaces at other off-site locations.
(d) 
The E-3 district east of Olden Street shall not be permitted to have more than 648 parking spaces on-site exclusive of any available on-street parking.