[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
In zoning district MRRO, the land and any improvement thereon may be used for the purposes as set forth herein below in Sections B17A-355 through B17A-356.2.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1; Ord. No. 2012-08]
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)
Hospital Uses.
(1)
Hospitals properly licensed by the state which provide health,
medical and surgical care for sick or injured human beings, including
accessory uses as set forth below.
(2)
Dental and medical clinics operated by the principal hospital
and medical offices.
(3)
Hospital pharmacies.
(4)
Convalescent and extended care facilities sponsored by or affiliated
with the principal licensed hospital which are located on or adjacent
to the hospital.
(b)
Accessory Hospital Uses.
(c)
Residential Uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Attached dwellings.
(4)
Multiple dwelling.
(5)
Continuing care retirement communities.
(6)
Aged restricted housing intended for, and solely occupied by,
persons 55 years of age or older. No more than 50% of the total number
of units in the zone may be age restricted.
(d)
Accessory Residential Uses.
(1)
Meeting rooms to serve the residential component of any new
development.
(2)
Congregate dining areas.
(3)
Doctor or nurses stations that primarily serve the residential
component.
(4)
Exercise area.
(5)
Indoor and/or outdoor pools.
(6)
Home occupations as defined in section B17A-228(c)(2).
(7)
Off-street parking and parking structures.
(8)
Accessory signs as permitted in division 6, subdivision I, part
2 of this article and as permitted below.
a)
Each development in the MRRO district may have either a facade
sign or a free standing sign and one marquee or canopy sign. Signs
are not to be internally illuminated.
i.
A facade sign shall be located on the wall surface of the principal
frontage or facade of the area occupied by such development and extending
not more than four inches from such wall. The total area of such sign
shall not exceed 10 square feet.
ii.
A free-standing sign shall be located between the
principal building and the street but no closer than five feet to
the property line. The total area of the sign shall not exceed 10
square feet. The height of any free-standing sign shall not exceed
four feet.
iii.
The marquee or canopy sign shall not exceed eight
square feet.
b)
Parking rate sign. Operators of parking garages and open lots
shall post a sign at each entrance setting forth all pertinent rate
information. Such information shall be readily visible to potential
patrons before they pull into the entryway but beyond the building
frontage zone. Such rate sign may be no more than eight square feet
and may be in addition to such other signage as is permitted herein.
c)
Incidental signs. Incidental signs such as "no parking," "entrance,"
"loading only," or other similar directives that meet the standards
of this subsection are allowed in the MRRO district and are not counted
in determining the total area of all signs on the lot. Freestanding
incidental signs may be up to six square feet in area and 42 inches
in height. Wall-mounted incidental signs may be up to six square feet
in area and 12 feet in height.
(e)
Nonresidential uses.
(1)
Medical Services Uses.
(2)
Medical and Professional Office Uses.
(3)
Restaurant Uses.
(4)
Banks.
(5)
Neighborhood Service Retail Uses That Include: barbershop, beauty
parlors, tailors, dressmakers, photographic studios, shoe repair,
self service automatic laundry, dry cleaning establishments and similar
personal service uses dealing directly with consumers.
(6)
Retail stores, convenience food stores and bakeries excluding
automotive sales or services.
(7)
Child Care Facilities.
(8)
Leasing office for on premises leasing.
(9)
Art and craft studios.
[Ord. No. 98-9, § I; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
The following additional use may be authorized as a conditional use subject to the provisions of section B17A-208 and to the bulk regulations, parking requirements and other regulations set forth and referred to below:
Personal wireless telecommunications facilities and personal wireless telecommunications equipment facilities, as defined in section B17A-201 shall be permitted as a conditional use.
[Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
(a)
Subdivision and site plan approvals for residential developments
within the district may only be approved if at least 20% of the units
are affordable units meeting the standards in section B17A-202.2.
(b)
Subdivision and site plan approvals for nonresidential developments
within the district may only be approved if the nonresidential development
complies with section B17A-202.4.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1; Ord. No. 2012-08]
(a)
Maximum Permitted for the Zone.
(1)
Floor area ratio: 1.8.
(2)
Height: five stories the height of which shall not exceed 67.5
feet.
Notwithstanding the height limit of five stories for new or
reconstructed buildings, there currently exists in the southwest section
of this MRRO zone a building which exceed five stories and may remain.
Elevator shafts shall not be considered in determining the heights
of buildings.
(3)
Coverage (%): 60%.
(4)
Up to 280 residential units shall be permitted in the zone.
(5)
Nonresidential space shall be no more than 6% of the total square
footage permitted in the district excluding any parking garage(s)
and any areas shared by residential and nonresidential uses.
(6)
First floor nonresidential development shall not extend for
more than 180 feet along Witherspoon Street in the MRRO zone.
(7)
First floor nonresidential development may not front on Franklin
Avenue.
(8)
Except for restaurant use, nonresidential development must be
limited to 3,000 square feet per user.
(b)
Minimum requirements.
(1)
All buildings shall be setback 25 feet from any right-of-way
or property line.
a)
Buildings shall not be required to meet the twenty-five-foot
setback when such building abuts a parking garage on the same lot
or on a lot in common ownership. For the purposes of this section
the Borough/Township boundary line shall not be considered a property
line.
(2)
Building setback height ratio 1:1.35.
a)
All parts of every building shall lie below planes sloping inward
and upward from the lot lines with the horizontal to vertical ratio
shown except that the building referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall
be exempt from this requirement.
b)
Architectural elements may project into the permitted building
setback height ratio by up to three feet.
(3)
A lot size of 5.6 acres is required.
(c)
Buffer Areas, Plazas and Other Open Areas.
(1)
Open space (areas not occupied by buildings or parking) for
both public and private use shall be integrated into and throughout
the site. A minimum of 20% of land area shall be devoted to open space.
(2)
At least 20% of the required open space shall be located along
Witherspoon Street and have a depth of at least 50 feet for a distance
of at least 100 feet.
(d)
Distance between buildings. Shall be a minimum distance equal
to the average of the two heights of said buildings at the points
where such buildings are nearest to one another but not less than
20 feet. This provision shall not apply to two or more buildings which
are connected together to form a complex of buildings.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
The additional bulk regulations contained in division 6 of this
chapter, shall also apply in MRRO districts.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1.]
(a)
Accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be provided for all new construction and for conversions, and accessory off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, shall be provided for new permitted uses, in accordance with the regulations set forth and referred to in Sections B17A-360 through B17A-363. All such parking spaces and loading berths shall be subject to the provisions of division 6, subdivision III of this chapter. The majority of the on-site parking must be provided in a parking garage either on site or on an adjacent lot. No more than 10% of the total parking on site may be surface parking.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
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Housing Unit Type/Size
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Parking Requirement
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Single-family detached
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1.0
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Two-family dwellings
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1.5
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Attached dwelling
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1.0
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Multiple dwellings
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1.5
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[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
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At least one parking space for each:
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Hospitals, hospital dental and medical clinics, hospital out-patient
departments and accessory uses
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440 square feet of floor area
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Dental and medical offices
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250 square feet of floor area
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Restaurants
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5 seats
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Retail, office and service business uses
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Ground floor: 300 square feet of floor area Other floors: 450
square feet of floor area
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Continuing care retirement community
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Independent living units: 1.4 units Assisted living units: 0.35
per bed Nursing beds: 0.35 per bed Staff positions: 1.0 per staff
member on maximum shift
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Visitors: 5% of required total
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[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1.]
Accessory loading berths, open or enclosed, shall be provided
for nonresidential uses, as follows:
