The purpose and intent of the RM-7 Residence District is to
provide a reasonable opportunity for the development of age-restricted
affordable housing units as part of an inclusionary multifamily residential
development and to satisfy the terms of settlement agreements authorized
by Resolution No. 189-2020 of the Township Committee and to assist
in satisfying the Township's third-round affordable housing obligation.
The permitted principal uses and structures in the RM-7 Residence
District shall be limited to multifamily residential dwelling units
and furnished apartment units located within a multifamily building
or buildings. For purposes of this article, "furnished apartment unit"
shall mean a serviced apartment unit that uses a shorter-term rental
arrangement than standard apartments and is provided with furnishings
that the average apartment would require.
The permitted accessory uses in the RM-7 Residence District
shall be limited to the following:
A.
Surface and structured parking areas and driveways.
B.
Recreational facilities for the use of residents of the development
and their guests.
C.
Support services for residents.
D.
Other accessory uses and structures that are customarily incidental
to the permitted principal use, unless specifically prohibited herein.
Uses prohibited in the RM-7 Residence District shall include
the following:
A.
Any principal use not specifically permitted herein or permitted
by other applicable law.
B.
Any use prohibited in all zone districts of the Township of
Hanover.
The lot, bulk, and intensity of use standards for the RM-7 Residence
District shall be as set forth below:
A.
Minimum lot area: the entire property located outside of the
street right-of-way within the boundaries of the zone district.
B.
Maximum number of dwelling units, including both standard dwelling
units and furnished apartment units: 210 units, including not more
than 150 market-rate units and not less than 60 affordable units.
C.
Maximum building coverage: 50% of the gross lot area.
D.
Maximum improvement coverage: 75% of the gross lot area.
E.
Maximum building height: 70 feet, with the following exceptions:
(1)
Stairwells and elevators shall be permitted a maximum height
of 75 feet.
(2)
Rooftop recreational amenities and related structures, including
but not limited to shade and rain structures, trellises, railings,
etc., shall be permitted a height of 10 feet above the roof level
upon which they are located.
F.
Minimum yard depths/setbacks.
(1)
Buildings.
(a) Seventy feet from the front lot line.
(b) Twenty feet from all other lot lines.
(2)
Parking areas, driveways, and outdoor recreation areas.
(a) Six feet minimum from the front lot line, excluding
driveways that intersect with and provide access to or from a public
street.
(b) Fifteen feet from all other lot lines.
G.
Unit type, tenancy and bedroom mix. Excluding the affordable
dwelling units, which are regulated separately, the housing units
in any multifamily residential development shall be subject to the
following requirements:
(1)
All housing units shall be rental units.
(2)
Not more than 120 units shall be standard unfurnished dwelling
units; the balance of the permitted units may be furnished apartment
units.
(3)
Of the standard unfurnished dwelling units, not more than 50
units shall contain two bedrooms, and no units may contain more than
two bedrooms.
(4)
Of the furnished apartment units, not more than 15 shall contain
two bedrooms, and no units may contain more than two bedrooms.
H.
Phasing of market-rate units. No market-rate units, including
furnished and unfurnished apartment units, shall receive a certificate
of occupancy, temporary or final, until all of the required affordable
units have been granted a certificate of occupancy.
I.
Parking spaces. Notwithstanding the provisions of §
166-154 and §
166-155, the minimum number of required parking spaces shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum number of parking spaces for the standard unfurnished
dwelling units shall be in accordance with the New Jersey Residential
Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq., with fractions
of required spaces rounded as set forth in the standards.
(2)
The minimum number of parking spaces for the furnished apartment
units shall be one parking space for each unit.
(3)
The minimum number of parking spaces for the age-restricted
affordable units shall be one parking space for each unit.
(4)
In accordance with provisions of §
166-153L, the applicant may request, and the Board may approve, parking plans showing the construction of fewer parking spaces than required, and the depiction on the plan of a landscaped area that can readily be converted to off-street parking if the conditions for allowing lesser parking area ever change.
In addition to all other applicable requirements of this article, Chapter
166 and any other applicable law, rule or regulation, development within the RM-7 Residence District shall comply with the following requirements:
A.
Recreational facilities. There shall be provided as part of
any residential development recreational facilities suitable for the
use of the intended residents of the development. Such facilities
may be located within or outside of the residential building or buildings.
B.
Signage. Signage requirements for the RM-7 Residence District shall be consistent with the requirements for signs as set forth in §
166-143.
C.
Exemption from tree removal and replacement requirements. Inclusionary housing development in the RM-7 Residence District shall be exempt from the requirements of §
166-131, Tree preservation, removal and planting, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:93-10 and in recognition of the existing easements within the district that limit the ability to plant trees. The foregoing shall not be construed to exempt such developments from all other requirements to provide landscaping, including the planting of trees, on portions of the site outside of easement areas and not developed with buildings, pavement or other structures.
D.
All other applicable requirements of this chapter, and of other
chapters of the Township Code, shall apply to development within the
RM-7 Residence District unless specifically superseded by the regulations
of this article. In case of conflict between the provisions of this
article and the other provisions of this chapter, the provisions of
this article shall apply.