The following regulations shall apply in the
R-M Multifamily Residential Zone.
The following are permitted uses in the R-M
Zone:
A. Garden apartments and/or condominiums. Garden apartment
developments may be permitted in the R-M Zone, provided that the following
standards and conditions are complied with:
(1) The buildings shall be evenly distributed over the
entire property, maintaining the maximum possible separation. No structure
shall be so designed or so located in the development that the distance
from any window of any room used for human habitation shall be less
than 100 feet from the wall of any structure on the site. Such distance
may be reduced to not less than 50 feet for one exposure where a room
has two exposures or where the room is a bathroom or laundry or utility
room or is used as a community or group meeting room or for a similar
purpose. No separate freestanding building shall be closer than 100
feet to any other building on the site.
(2) No portion of any dwelling unit shall be lower than
the outside finished grade. No depressed siting shall be permitted.
(3) The total number of dwelling units in the project
shall not exceed an average of six units per acre of usable lot area.
(4) Not more than 25% of the gross area, if said area
is ponds or lakes with a mean depth equal to or greater than four
feet, is to be utilized for recreational or aesthetic purposes. Ponds
and lakes of depths of less than four feet shall not be utilized in
computation of recreation or aesthetic purposes.
B. Municipal buildings, volunteer first aid buildings
and firehouses.
[Added 3-25-2003 by Ord. No. 354-2C-03]
C. Public libraries.
[Added 3-25-2003 by Ord. No. 354-2C-03]
[Amended 11-25-2008 by Ord. No. 38-08]
The following are permitted as accessory uses:
A. Private garage space for the storage of motor vehicles.
B. A deck/patio enclosure as defined in §
245-3, provided it satisfies the following conditions:
(1)
The fence height shall not exceed five feet.
(2)
The fence material must be maintenance free,
such as vinyl and must be installed in a professional manner.
(3)
The color must be white and the material and
style of the fence must be selected by the condominium association
or management entity responsible for the maintenance of all common
areas within the development and it must be uniform throughout the
complex.
(4)
No locks shall be permitted on any gate in order
to permit free access for emergency services and building maintenance.
(5)
Each unit owner/renter must secure a letter
of approval from the condominium association or management entity
prior to applying for a fence permit from the Township.
(6)
The length of a fence enclosure measured perpendicular
to the dwelling unit shall not exceed 16 feet or the maximum distance
permitted by the association's governing documents, including applicable
rules and regulations, whichever is less.
(7)
In no instance shall the deck/patio enclosures
in a particular courtyard restrict the emergency accessway to a width
less than 20 feet subject to the approval of the Brick Bureau of Fire
Safety.
(8)
All applications for a deck/patio enclosure
must include proof of all applicable submission requirements to be
filed with the Township Planner prior to issuance of any permits and
will be subject to current fence fees.
C. Accessory uses as defined in Part
1 of this chapter.
[Added 3-9-1993 by Ord. No. 354-2A-93]
The following use is defined as a conditional use in this zone and may be permitted subject to the requirements set forth in Article
XXXII, §
245-297.
A. Conversion of nonresidential areas in an existing
multifamily residential development to inclusionary multifamily residential
units.
Area, yard and building requirements shall be as specified for this zone in the schedule, §
245-10 of this chapter.
Off-street parking space, together with appropriate access thereto, shall be provided on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve in accordance with the standards set forth in Article
XXXV, §
245-310 et seq.
Sign requirements shall be as per Article
XXXVI, §
245-312 et seq., of this chapter.
[Added 12-31-1990 by Ord. No. 354-2J-90; amended 4-19-2011 by Ord. No. 13-11]
The following uses may be permitted by the Planning Board, subject to the conditions and procedures as specified for each use in Article
XXXII, §
245-279 et seq.:
A. Places of assembly, parish houses, convents and cemeteries.
[Added 5-25-1993 by Ord. No. 354-2D-93]
The provisions of this article are subject to the mandatory fee contribution to the Brick Township Affordable Housing Trust Fund established in Article
VI.