[Added 4-14-2022 by Ord. No. 11-2022]
The purpose and intent of the AH-2 Overlay District is to provide an option for the development of age-restricted affordable housing. The AH-2 District is an overlay district in that the district regulations only apply in the case of affordable housing development, and only within that portion of the district developed for affordable housing. The regulations of the I-P2 Zone District, which underlies the AH-2 Overlay District as depicted on the Zoning Map, shall apply to all development other than affordable housing development.
The AH-2 Overlay District boundaries are described as follows:
A. 
Beginning at a point where the front lot line on North Jefferson Road of Block 9102, Lot 5, intersects the side lot line of Block 9202, Lot 14, as depicted on the official tax maps of the Township; thence
B. 
Along a line extending along the common boundary between Block 9102, Lot 5, and Block 9202, Lots 14 and 14.01, to a point 350 feet, measured perpendicularly, from the front lot line of Block 9102, Lot 5; thence
C. 
Along a line parallel to and at a distance of 350 feet from the front lot line of Block 9102, Lot 5, to a point within the New Jersey Power and Light Company easement, said point being located 130 feet, measured perpendicularly and in a southerly direction, from the northerly boundary of said easement; thence
D. 
Along a line parallel to and at a distance of 130 feet, measured perpendicularly and in a southerly direction from the northerly boundary of the New Jersey Power and Light Company easement, to the front lot line of Block 9102, Lot 5, coterminous with the easterly boundary of the right-of-way of North Jefferson Road; thence
E. 
Along the front lot line of Block 9102, Lot 5, in a northeasterly direction to the point of beginning as set forth in Subsection A above.
The permitted principal uses in the AH-2 Overlay District shall be limited to age-restricted units, as defined in § 72-3 of the Township Code, that are affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households, as defined in § 72-3 of the Township Code, and which are located within a multifamily building or buildings, and as regulated by § 166-180.31.
The permitted accessory uses in the AH-2 Overlay District shall be limited to the following:
A. 
Surface parking areas and driveways.
B. 
Recreational facilities for the use of residents of the development and their guests.
C. 
Garages attached to or detached from a principal building.
D. 
Signs accessory to the principal use.
E. 
Other accessory uses and structures that are customarily incidental to the permitted principal use, unless specifically prohibited by this chapter or other applicable law.
Uses prohibited in the AH-2 Overlay District shall include the following:
A. 
Any principal use not specifically permitted by this chapter or 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 AH-2 Overlay District shall be as set forth below:
A. 
Minimum lot area: three acres.
B. 
Minimum and maximum number of dwelling units: 60 dwelling units.
C. 
Maximum building coverage: 20% of the gross lot area.
D. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 55% of the gross lot area.
E. 
Maximum building height: four stories and 60 feet.
F. 
Minimum yard depths/setbacks.
(1) 
Buildings.
(a) 
Seventy-five feet from all front lot lines.
(b) 
Seventy-five feet from all lot lines abutting an adjacent residential zone district.
(c) 
Forty feet from all other lot lines.
(2) 
Parking areas, driveways, and outdoor recreation areas.
(a) 
Seventy-five feet from all front lot lines.
(b) 
Fifty feet from all lot lines abutting an adjacent residential zone district.
(c) 
Fifteen feet from all other lot lines.
G. 
Minimum distance between principal buildings: 30 feet.
H. 
Minimum distance between buildings and vehicular use areas (e.g., parking and loading areas and driveways): 10 feet, except that this requirement shall not apply to driveways designed and intended to provide direct access to garages or other buildings.
A. 
All dwelling units constructed in the AH-2 Overlay District shall be required to be age-restricted affordable rental units.
B. 
All affordable units to be produced pursuant to this article shall comply with the Township's Affordable Housing Ordinance at Chapter 72 of the Township Code, as may be amended and supplemented, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.), or any successor regulation, the Township's Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, as may be amended from time to time, and any applicable order of the Court, including a judgment of compliance and repose order. This includes, but is not limited to, the following requirements for all affordable units:
(1) 
Low-/moderate-income split. A maximum of 50% of the affordable units shall be moderate-income units and a minimum of 50% of the affordable units shall be low-income units. At least 13% of all restricted rental units shall be very-low-income units, which shall be counted as part of the required number of low-income units within the development.
(2) 
Bedroom mix. Irrespective of any bedroom distribution requirements to the contrary, all dwelling units shall contain one bedroom. No dwelling unit shall contain more than one bedroom.
(3) 
Deed restriction period. Each affordable rental unit shall remain subject to these affordability controls, covenants, conditions, deed restrictions, and the applicable affordable housing regulations for a minimum period of at least 30 years. At the conclusion of the thirty-year term, the affordability controls, covenants, conditions, and deed restrictions shall not automatically expire. At the conclusion of the thirty-year term, the Township reserves the right to exercise the option to extend the affordability controls, covenants, conditions and deed restrictions for an additional period of time by formal adoption of a resolution; or exercise any other option(s) available to the Township to preserve the affordability controls as set forth in UHAC or any other applicable statute, regulation or law that may be in effect at that time. At the conclusion of the thirty-year term, the Township shall be afforded a reasonable amount of time not to exceed 120 days to exercise this option to preserve and extend the affordability controls, covenants, conditions and deed restrictions; or to release the affordable unit from such requirements by formal adoption of an ordinance taken in compliance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11(e) or any other applicable statute, regulation or law that may be in effect at that time.
(4) 
Administrative agent. All affordable units shall be administered by a qualified administrative agent paid for by the developer.
(5) 
Other affordable housing unit requirements. Developers shall also comply with all of the other requirements of the Township's Affordable Housing Ordinance, including, but not limited to, i) affirmative marketing requirements, ii) candidate qualification and screening requirements, and iii) unit phasing requirements, unless specifically modified by order of the Court.
In addition to all other applicable requirements of this article, Chapter 166 and any other applicable law, rule or regulation, development within the AH-2 Overlay 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 shall include, as a minimum, an outdoor recreation area of suitable size and location.
B. 
Buffer requirements.
(1) 
A planted buffer area at least 25 feet in depth shall be planted along the frontage with North Jefferson Road.
(2) 
A planted buffer area at least 50 feet in depth shall be planted along any property line(s) which abut an adjacent residential zone boundary.
(3) 
A planted buffer area at least 15 feet in depth shall be planted between the age-restricted housing development and any property in the underlying I-P2 Zone which is not developed for residential use.
(4) 
The buffer plantings shall be located within the AH-2 Overlay District.
(5) 
All required buffer areas shall be designed in accordance with § 166-125D and E.
C. 
Signage. Signage requirements for the AH-2 Overlay District shall be consistent with the requirements for signs as set forth in § 166-143.
D. 
Exemption from tree removal replacement requirements. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 166-131, Tree preservation, removal and replanting, affordable housing developments in the AH-2 Overlay District shall be exempt from the requirement to replace trees that must be removed as part of the development process, subject to review and approval of the tree removal by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, as applicable. 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 not developed with buildings, pavement or other structures.
E. 
All other applicable requirements of this chapter, and of other chapters of the Township Code, shall apply to development within the AH-2 Overlay District unless specifically superseded by the regulations of this article.