[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-18]
The Affordable Housing Overlay-4 (AHO-4) Zone is to provide
a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing
pursuant to the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with
the Municipality's constitutional obligation to provide such housing
to for low-and moderate-income households. Specifically, the AHO-4
zone is established to incentivize redevelopment consisting of upper-story
multi-family residential uses, with an affordable housing set-aside,
along with ground-level retail, service, commercial and office uses.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-18]
Within the Affordable Housing Overlay-4 Zone, a minimum of 20%
of all dwellings, rounded up to the next whole dwelling unit, shall
be deed restricted for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households
and shall comply with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and sold or rented
in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C.
5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC)
at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply
with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable
to very-low-income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made
affordable to low-income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of
the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income
up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution: Bedroom distribution
shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules
at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
(UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and
all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative
marketing, thirty-year minimum affordability controls and construction
phasing with the market rate units developed on the tract shall also
be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C.
5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at
N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other
applicable law.
(e)
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible to affirmatively
market, administer and certify the occupant of each affordable unit,
with all administrative costs to be paid by the Developer.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-18]
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-18]
Within the AHO-4 zoning district the following principal uses
shall be permitted:
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-18]
Within the AHO-4 zoning district, the following accessory uses
are permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry
and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate
to a permitted principal use.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-18]
(a)
Maximum permitted residential density: 15 DU/Acre.
(c)
Maximum front yard setback: 40 feet at NJSH Route 206, Herrontown
Road & Mt. Lucas Road.
(d)
Minimum number of building stories: 2.5.
(e)
Maximum building height: 45 feet.
(f)
Maximum number of buildings: Multiple buildings per lot are
permitted.
(g)
Off-street parking:
(h)
Minimum planted buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(i)
Residential Access. At least one common access to dwelling units
shall be provided from the ground/street level of a building at a
point along the building facade that faces the primary street frontage.
Primary street frontage shall be NJSH Route 206, Herrontown Road or
Mt. Lucas Road.
(j)
Maximum residential use at street frontage. No more than 10%
of a building along the primary street frontage (NJSH Route 206, Herrontown
Road or Mt. Lucas Road) shall be devoted to the upper floor residential
use.
(k)
Minimum outdoor space. Outdoor space shall be provided for the
benefit of residents of a building at a rate of 150 square feet for
every dwelling unit. Outdoor space requirements may be satisfied through
the creation of private or common balconies, or common areas on the
ground/building roof. While outdoor areas may be developed to complement
the non-residential uses, such areas shall not count toward the residential
requirement.
(l)
Residential Storage. A minimum of 300 cubic feet of storage
shall be provided for each dwelling unit. The space for each unit
shall be able to be secured by the occupant of the unit for which
the storage space is dedicated. Individual storage units shall be
organized into a common area within the building that is located at
or below the ground floor level.
(m)
Bicycle parking. Outdoor bicycle parking shall be weather-protected
and provide the ability for individual users to secure their bicycle(s).
Buildings or structures used for outdoor bicycle parking shall be
designed to be architecturally compatible with the principal building(s)
in terms of materials, colors and finishes.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-21]
The Affordable Housing Overlay-5 Zone is to provide a realistic
opportunity for the construction of affordable housing pursuant to
the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with the Municipality's
constitutional obligation to provide such housing to for low-and moderate-income
households. Specifically, the AHO-5 zone is established to provide
for redevelopment consisting of multi-family residential uses, with
an affordable housing set-aside, to be developed in association with,
and within, the Princeton Shopping Center tract.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-21]
The minimum number of affordable dwelling unit credits resulting
from these regulations shall not be less than 22 percent of all dwellings
constructed in the zone, rounded up to the next whole dwelling unit.
All dwelling units created pursuant to the AHO-5 regulations shall
be deed restricted for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households
and shall comply with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and rented in
accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C.
5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC)
at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply
with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable
to very low income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made
affordable to low income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of
the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income
up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution: Bedroom distribution
shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules
at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
(UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and
all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative
marketing, thirty-year minimum affordability controls (or until Princeton
releases them) and construction phasing with the market rate units
developed on the tract shall also be in accordance with the Council
on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform
Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.,
the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(e)
The Developer/Owner will be responsible for retaining an Administrative
Agent that shall be responsible to affirmatively market, administer
and certify the occupant of each affordable unit, with all administrative
costs to be paid by the Developer/Owner.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-21]
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-21]
Within the AHO-5 zoning district the following principal uses
shall be permitted:
(a)
Multi-family residences available for rent.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-21]
Within the AHO-5 zoning district, the following accessory uses
are permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry
and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading, including structured parking.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Dog parks and/or runs and pet washing stations for the exclusive
use of the tenant residents.
(n)
Accessory uses customarily incidental and subordinate to permitted
principal uses including, but not limited to, maintenance, trash and
recycling facilities.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-21; amended 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-54]
(a)
Maximum permitted residential density: 7.5 DU/Acre.
(b)
Minimum lot size: Subdivision of land is permitted. There is
no minimum lot size requirement for new lots.
(d)
Minimum Building Setback to Residential Zone: 60 feet.
(e)
Maximum building height: 65 feet.
(f)
Maximum number of dwelling units: 200.
(g)
Maximum impervious coverage: 95% (Sec. T10B-246.1. "Maximum
permitted residential lot impervious coverages" is not applicable
to development within the AHO-5 district).
(h)
Minimum number of affordable housing credits created (excluding
bonuses): 44.
(i)
Minimum off-street parking: 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit.
(j)
Minimum planted buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(k)
Consistency with concept plan: Residential development pursuant
to the AHO-5 zone shall be generally consistent with the illustrative
concept plan included herein.
(l)
Floor area: The floor area of principal and accessory buildings
developed pursuant to the AHO-5 district regulations shall not count
towards the maximum permitted floor area ratio for permitted buildings
developed pursuant to the underlying Shopping Center district.
(m)
Minimum bedroom sizes: Bedrooms within multifamily dwellings developed pursuant to the AHO-5 district regulations shall be exempt from the minimum size requirements of section T10B-279.
(n)
Development pursuant to the AHO-5 district regulations shall
be exempt from the requirements of Division 9 Residential Clusters.
(o)
Height-to-Setback Ratio: The maximum ratio between the height
of a building and the setback of a building to the nearest property
line shall not exceed 1:1.25.
Editor's Note: Also codified at B17A-457.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
The purpose of the AHO-7 zoning district is to provide a realistic
opportunity for the construction of affordable housing pursuant to
the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with the Municipality's
constitutional obligation to provide such housing to for low-and moderate-income
households. Specifically, the AHO-7 zone is established to incentivize
redevelopment consisting of upper-story multi-family residential uses,
with an affordable housing set-aside, along with ground-level retail,
service, commercial and office uses.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
Within the AHO-7 zoning district, A minimum of 20% of all dwellings,
rounded up to the next whole dwelling unit, shall be deed restricted
for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households and shall comply
with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and sold or rented
in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C.
5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC)
at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply
with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable
to very-low-income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made
affordable to low-income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of
the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income
up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution: Bedroom distribution
shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules
at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
(UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and
all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative
marketing, 30-year minimum affordability controls and construction
phasing with the market rate units developed on the tract shall also
be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C.
5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at
N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other
applicable law.
(e)
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible to affirmatively
market, administer and certify the occupant of each affordable unit,
with all administrative costs to be paid by the Developer.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
The AHO-7 zoning district is located almost entirely within
the Witherspoon Jackson Historic District and contains properties
with buildings that are eligible for designation as a historic building
or as a contributing structure within a planned historic district.
Furthermore, these buildings represent significant contributions to
the existing desirable character of the Witherspoon Street corridor.
The AHO-7 regulations are not intended to incentivize the removal
of such buildings. Therefore, utilization of the AHO-7 regulations
requires the retention of any street-fronting principal buildings,
to the extent practicable, in existence at the time of the adoption
of the ordinance establishing these regulations, on the following
properties that are located within the AHO-7 zoning district. Only
those proposals that comply with this requirement shall be permitted
to develop pursuant to the AHO-7 regulations. Nothing in these regulations
is intended to supersede the requirements for Historic Preservation
Commission approval within the historic district.
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AHO-7 Required Principal Building Retention
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|---|---|---|
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Address
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Block
|
Lot
|
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3-5 Lytle Street
|
15.02
|
84
|
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7 Leigh Avenue
|
6905
|
21
|
|
114-118 Witherspoon Street
|
17.02
|
54
|
|
120 Witherspoon Street
|
17.02
|
53
|
|
124 Witherspoon Street
|
17.02
|
52
|
|
136-142 Witherspoon Street/7 Quarry Street
|
17.03
|
87.01-87.05
|
|
144a Witherspoon Street
|
17.03
|
86
|
|
164 Witherspoon Street
|
17.03
|
117
|
|
158 Witherspoon Street
|
17.03
|
80.01,118
|
|
165 Witherspoon Street
|
24.01
|
7
|
|
169 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
18
|
|
173 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
17
|
|
177 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
16
|
|
181 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
15
|
|
184 Witherspoon Street
|
15.01
|
28
|
|
188 Witherspoon Street
|
15.01
|
27
|
|
191 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
21
|
|
193 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
13
|
|
197 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
12
|
|
201 Witherspoon Street
|
21.01
|
11
|
|
204-206 Witherspoon Street
|
15.01
|
24
|
|
212 Witherspoon Street
|
15.02
|
85
|
|
214 Witherspoon Street
|
15.02
|
61
|
|
216 Witherspoon Street
|
15.02
|
60
|
|
230 Witherspoon Street
|
15.03
|
90
|
|
232 Witherspoon Street
|
15.03
|
87
|
|
238 Witherspoon Street
|
15.03
|
58
|
|
244 Witherspoon Street
|
15.03
|
57
|
|
246 Witherspoon Street
|
15.03
|
56
|
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
Within the AHO-7 zoning district the following principal uses
shall be permitted:
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
Within the AHO-7 zoning district the following accessory uses
shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry
and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate
to a permitted principal use.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
(b)
Maximum front yard setback: 10 feet.
(c)
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
(d)
Building height: Maximum height is 3.5 stories and not to exceed
45 feet.
(e)
Maximum number of buildings: Multiple buildings per lot are
permitted.
(f)
Off-street parking.
(1)
Residential uses:
a.
Up to five dwelling units, inclusive of existing
and new: no off-street parking is required.
b.
One off-street parking space shall be provided for
each new dwelling unit in excess of five dwelling units.
c.
On-street parking credit. Off-street parking requirements
shall be reduced by the number of new on-street parking spaces created.
(2)
Non-residential uses: no off-street parking required.
(g)
Minimum landscape buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(h)
Lighting. Illumination of sites and buildings shall be regulated
pursuant to Borough Code section 17A-365.1 Lighting.
(i)
Signage. Signs shall be regulated pursuant to Borough Code section
17A-368 Accessory Signs-Permitted in business districts.
