[Amended 5-14-1996 by Ord. No. 15-96]
A. The minimum land area shall be 700 square feet for
each hotel or motel occupancy room.
B. The minimum number of hotel or motel occupancy units
in any hotel or motel shall be 50.
C. The minimum size of any hotel or motel occupancy unit
shall be 300 square feet.
D. The maximum lot coverage by a hotel or motel building
shall be 35%.
E. Off-street parking space shall be provided in the following ratios: one for each hotel or motel occupancy unit; one for each 50 square feet of dining floor area; one for each eight seats in any area for public assembly; one for each two employees of the hotel or motel and any concession or rental space; and one space for every 150 square feet of office area. This subsection may be met by the use of a reasonably remote parking site or as outlined in §
345-42B(5).
F. Refuse disposal facilities shall be enclosed and hidden
from sight from streets. Dumpster service may be requested by the
City at the owner's expense.
G. Where more than one building is to be constructed
on a single lot, the distance between them shall be 25 feet or 1/2
the height of the tallest building, whichever is greater.
H. Any wall of a hotel or motel building which faces
a public street shall be architecturally designed as a front wall
even when it is not, in fact, a front wall.
I. Interior roads shall have a minimum width of 12 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic, shall be so designed as to minimize hazards to pedestrians and to motor vehicles operated in and on such roads and in areas adjacent to such roads and shall comply with requirements of the City of Long Branch as set forth in Chapter
300, Subdivision of Land.
J. Parking stalls shall be nine feet wide and 18 feet
in length. Pedestrian walks shall be at least four feet in width and
shall have four-inch-thick concrete surface on a cinder or gravel
fill and shall be provided wherever normal pedestrian traffic will
occur. Parking areas and driveways shall be constructed as herein
specified: Grade to an even surface and compact earth with a ten-ton
roller, apply four inches of clean stone, compacted with a ten-ton
roller and penetrated with a bituminous sealer (OA4) at a quantity
of two gallons per square yard, then top with a one-inch layer of
asphalt FABC or equivalent.
K. Interior development roads and pedestrian walks shall
be provided with shade trees which are of a minimum size and character.
Open space adjacent to buildings and malls between buildings to be
utilized by residents and border strips along the site of pedestrian
walks shall be graded and seeded to provide a thick stand of grass
or other plant material.
L. Topsoil shall not be removed from the site during
construction but shall be stored and redistributed to areas most exposed
to view by occupants and the public, and such areas shall be stabilized
by seeding or planting.
M. Interior development roads, parking area, dwelling
entranceways and pedestrian walks shall be provided with sufficient
illumination to minimize hazards to pedestrians and motor vehicles
utilizing the same and shall, where necessary, be shielded to avoid
disturbing glares to occupants or buildings. Lighting shall be so
arranged as to reflect away from all adjoining residential buildings.
N. The land shall be so graded, paved areas so pitched
and storm drains and catch basins so located as to provide rapid runoff
to stormwater disturbing to occupants, under the normal range of water
conditions, as may be required by the City Engineer.
O. Buildings shall not be closer than 10 feet in interior
roads or parking areas.
P. Other standards and conditions relating to the site
plan and to curbing, driveways, parking areas, pedestrian walks, landscaping
and planting not otherwise specified herein may be attached as conditions
by the Planning Board and further by the City Council in the event
it renders final approval.
Q. Area and bulk requirements shall be as specified in §
345-7, except that when 1/2 of the building height exceeds the required front yard, the building height shall be the required front yard setback.
Garden apartment or mid-rise apartment structures may be specified for and restricted to occupancy by senior citizens, as that term may be defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. In that event, the following standards shall override and augment the regulations of §§
345-48 and/or
345-50 and/or
345-51 as appropriate. Except where contradiction or augmentation exists, however, the regulations of those sections shall apply.
A. No dwelling unit shall contain more than two bedrooms,
and at least 80% of all units shall have not more than one bedroom.
B. Efficiency units shall have a minimum of 500 square
feet of floor area.
C. One-bedroom units shall have a minimum of 650 square
feet of floor area.
D. Two-bedroom units shall have a minimum of 800 square
feet of floor area.
E. No more dwelling units shall be constructed than permitted
by the following lot area requirements per unit:
Number of Stories
|
Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit
(square feet)
|
---|
2 to 5
|
2,100
|
6 to 7
|
1,000
|
F. Off-street parking shall be provided on the basis
of the number of bedrooms per unit as follows:
(1) Efficiency units: 0.75 spaces per unit.
(2) One-bedroom unit: 0.75 spaces per unit.
(3) Two-bedroom units: 1.00 spaces per unit.
G. In addition to professional offices, a short-term
first aid room or infirmary for minor treatment and short-term resident
care may be established on one of the first two floors of a mid-rise
apartment.
H. The architectural design of all buildings shall be
consistent with the creation of independent, self-reliant and pleasant
living atmosphere for a group of older persons requiring indoor and
outdoor privacy, participation in social and community activities
and having limited or restricted mobility. As a minimum, 10% of the
lot area should be devoted to common recreation area.
I. All buildings shall be provided with a central heating
system for each building or for the entire project, designed with
sufficient capacity to maintain a temperature of 75° F. in all
bathrooms and of 70° F. in all other habitable rooms.
J. Each dwelling unit shall have bath facilities, including
as a minimum a lavatory, water closet and bathtub or stall shower.
K. The size of the bathroom and arrangement of the fixtures
shall be adequate for the convenient use of the fixtures by older
persons. The floor finish shall be impervious to water, have nonslip
characteristics and slope inward. The threshold should be flush with
the floor.
L. All plumbing fixtures, accessories and trim shall
be selected for and provide the maximum features of design that contribute
to the safety, convenience and aid to older persons.
M. The shower stall will include a built-in seat or bench
or sufficient space for a bath stool.
N. Openable windows operated from across the bathtub
will not be permitted.
O. Ventilation fans shall be also controlled so that
they can be operated independently from the lighting. Convenience
outlets in the bathroom shall be integrated with electric fixtures.
No other convenience outlets will be permitted in the bathroom.
P. Cooking facilities shall not be of a type exposing
open flame.
Q. Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with an emergency
signal which transmits to either a central administrative center or
to each of two dwelling units.
R. Ten percent of the floor space shall be used as recreational
area, for such purpose as game rooms, dining, television and meeting
rooms.
[Added 7-28-1998 by Ord. No. 22-98]
A. Definition. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SCATTERED SITE HOUSING
A form of attached owner occupied housing not to exceed two
units per structure, which must consist of a minimum of 10 units of
proposed project. Said structures may exist on nonadjacent properties;
however all initial proposed units/structures must be contained within
one Planning Board application.
B. Application limits.
(1) Designation as a Scattered Site Housing developer
must he obtained from the State of New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance
Agency as administered by the City Office of Economic Development
prior to the filing of Planning Board Application.
(2) A developer must obtain support of the City Council
prior to the filing of a Planning Board Application.
(3) A designated scattered site housing developer may
combine permitted R-5 housing types into one proposal, provided that
the specific area and bulk requirements for each allowed housing type
are met.
[Added 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. 20-01]
C. Requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum units per project is a total of 10, with a
minimum and maximum of two per structure. Ten additional units may
be added to the original project application as an amendment/revision
in two-unit increments.
[Amended 1-22-1999 by Ord. No. 7-99]
(2) Maximum buildout for R-5 Zone: 80 units.
[Amended 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. 20-01]
(5) Side setback: zero feet to adjoining unit; five feet
to adjacent property line.
[Amended 1-22-1999 by Ord. No. 7-99]
(6) Minimum frontage: 50 feet for every two units.
(7) Minimum lot depth: 120 feet.
(8) Minimum lot area: 6,000 square feet for every two
units.
[Amended 9-23-1998 by Ord. No. 33-98; 1-22-1999 by Ord. No.
7-99]
(9) Maximum lot coverage, all structures: 40%.
(10)
Parking requirement: two spaces per unit. (NOTE:
A garage is required for each unit and may be considered as one parking
space.)
(11)
Maximum height: 35 feet/three stories.
(12)
Minimum unit size: 1,600 square feet.
(13)
Bedrooms: minimum, two; maximum, three. (NOTE:
One additional room type from the following will also be allowed and
not he considered as a bedroom: den, gym, office, study.)
(14)
Accessory use height: 15 feet maximum height.
(15)
Accessory use setback: 10 feet from all sides/rear
property lines. (No accessory uses are allowed in front yard areas.)
(16)
All units must contain garage (attached/detached).
(17)
Storage area: minimum of 300 cubic feet.
(18)
Architectural aesthetics: subject to review
by Planning Board Site Plan/Aesthetics Committee.
(19)
Minimum landscaping: two trees per unit.
(20)
All units to be subject to deed restrictions
or requirements as approved by the Planning Board. These restrictions
and/or requirements, including but not limited to applications to
the Building Department for approvals of exterior alterations, such
as repair, replacement, resurfacing or painting of areas, including
but not limited to roof, siding, windows, doors and trim, will be
specifically designed to ensure the future aesthetics and maintenance
of the structures in conformance with other scattered sites and scattered
site developments or projects throughout the City.
[Added 1-22-1999 by Ord. No. 7-99]
D. Corner lots.
[Added 1-22-1999 by Ord. No. 7-99]
(1) The following exceptions are allowed on corner lots:
(a)
Maintain a minimum front yard setback from the
narrowest side of the lot fronting on a street.
(b)
Allow a ten-foot setback along the longest lot
side fronting on a street.
(2) The exceptions enumerated in this Subsection
D are only permitted if the side elevation on the widest side of the structure located on the longer of the two lot frontages which face a street includes a minimum of one bay or two double hung windows on the first floor and one window for each room on the second and third floors.