The Affordable Housing Overlay Zones are intended to allow greater
flexibility of development alternatives, especially attractive higher-density
residential development in appropriate areas of the Township. More
specifically, the intent of the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone is
to accomplish the following objectives:
A. To encourage mixed-use projects that combine residential with nonresidential
uses in the same building or building site area as a means to create
affordable housing, enhance the vitality of businesses, and reduce
the need for automobile travel;
B. To provide a meaningful blend of residential and nonresidential uses
that enhances and builds upon the Township's commercial base;
C. To provide additional affordable housing options for people, including,
but not limited to, young families and older citizens, who want to
live near their workplace and/or near retail and other nonresidential
uses.
The Affordable Housing Overlay Zones shall be in the nature
of an overlay zone. Land classified in the overlay zone shall also
be classified in one or more underlying zones. The regulations set
forth in this chapter for the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone shall
be in addition to those regulations set forth in the underlying zone.
In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Affordable
Housing Overlay Zone and the provisions of the underlying zone, the
provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone shall prevail when
a mixed-use project is being developed. If the mixed-use overlay zone
is silent in relation to any development standard, the development
standard identified in the underlying zone shall prevail.