[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13]
In E3 districts, land and buildings may be used only for the
purposes set forth in sections 17A-354.1 through 17A-354.4.
[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)
(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.
(d)
Accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory signs, as permitted in division 6, subdivision I,
sections through 17A-367 17A-372 of this chapter.
(2)
Accessory parking spaces and other accessory uses, subject to
the limitations set forth in R1 districts, section 17A-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 17A-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 17A-354.7(a) and
17A-354.9 and regulations of division 6, subdivision III of this chapter
other than those set forth in section 17A-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
17A-201 shall be permitted as a conditional use, subject to the provisions
of Section 17A-208.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13]
All uses permitted under the provisions of sections 17A-354.2
and 17A-354.3 shall be subject to the additional use regulations set
forth in sections 17A-364,17A-365, and 17A-366.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13]
The bulk regulations contained in this subdivision apply to
all buildings and land in E3 districts.
[Ord. No. 90-27, § 13]
The bulk regulations for residential buildings in E3 districts
are the same as in R4 districts, section 17A-258.
[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 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 17A-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 17A-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 17A-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 17A-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
17A-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.
