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.
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.