[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 22-4.0, Summary Regulations Included; Schedule, which immediately preceded this article, was deleted 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07. Ord. No. 2008-32, adopted 10-27-2008, renumbered §§ 200-166 through 200-172 of this article as §§ 200-155 through 200-161, respectively.
The regulations applicable to the residence districts shall be as designated in the sections below.
[Amended 12-15-1986 by Ord. No. 86-35; 12-16-1991 by Ord. No. 91-34; 11-30-1992 by Ord. No. 92-35; 12-14-1992 by Ord. No. 92-38; 9-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-27; 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-38; 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10; 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 98-19; 5-1-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-08; 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-05; 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an RR/C District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) 
Home occupations subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(3) 
Public and nonprofit parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation and community buildings, swimming pools and other activities of a recreational character, such as golf and tennis clubs.
(4) 
Farm and agricultural activities or use of land, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4. Commercial composting is not a permitted use.
(5) 
The sale and processing of agricultural products raised or grown on the particular farm from which it is sold, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(6) 
Temporary buildings, temporary construction offices and temporary storage of materials, provided that such use is located on the lot where construction is taking place or on a lot adjacent to or part of the development site and that such temporary use is to be terminated within 30 days of issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the total project or work is abandoned according to N.J.S.A. 5:23-2.5(c)2.
(7) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to the above uses and located on the same lot.
(8) 
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence. community residences for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with head injuries serving not more than 15 persons and otherwise meeting the standards and criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2, including being duly licensed pursuant to the statutes referenced therein. All requirements for single-family residences set forth in the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 200 of the West Windsor Code, shall apply to such community residences. Review by the board of jurisdiction, except when variances are sought, shall not be required.
(9) 
Building structures and uses owned and operated by the Township of West Windsor.
(10) 
Veterinary clinics in existence as of January 1, 2000. They shall be subject to the requirements for the RR/C District, except as modified below, and to the following special requirements:
(a) 
Minimum lot area: 3 1/3 acres.
(b) 
The veterinary clinic shall be sited at least 150 feet from any residential use or zoning district.
(c) 
Buildings housing animals shall be soundproofed to a maximum transmission of 65 dB measured on the outside of the exterior wall. Other soundproofing requirements may be imposed by the board of jurisdiction, such as, but not limited to the following: nonopening windows and forced-air ventilation, solid core doors and sound-absorbent ceilings.
(d) 
Proper and ample ventilation of all animal areas in buildings shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board of jurisdiction and shall meet all state licensing requirements.
(e) 
Animals may be kept overnight for medical reasons only.
(f) 
Animals shall be housed indoors and may be allowed outside only for short periods under staff supervision for hygienic or medical reasons. When they are outside, they shall be kept in a completely enclosed area.
(g) 
A maximum percentage of floor area for overnight holding of animals shall be limited to 30% of the gross floor area of the veterinary clinic/hospital building.
(h) 
The veterinary clinic shall have frontage on and primary access via an arterial roadway as defined in the Township's Circulation Plan.
(i) 
The building setback shall be twice that of the zone: 100 feet for front yard and 60 feet for individual side yards and rear yard.
(j) 
A landscape buffer at least 50 feet wide within the one-hundred-fifty-foot standard set forth in Subsection A(10)(b) above, consisting of deciduous and evergreen plant material, shall be provided sufficient to screen parking and structures year round from all abutting side and rear yards. Such buffer may be waived by the board of jurisdiction where the applicant demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that natural on-site vegetation, existing topography or other existing conditions provide acceptable screening from any surrounding residential property. In such case, the board of jurisdiction shall require a conservation easement to preserve this buffer screening.
(k) 
The veterinary clinic shall include a separate dwelling unit for the owner of the clinic, spouse and children, and such unit shall be attached to the clinic. The clinic shall be operated by the owner of the dwelling unit and may be operated only if the owner is residing in the unit.
(l) 
Only one veterinary clinic is permitted on each tract on which was located a veterinary clinic as of January 1, 2000.
(m) 
No cremation or disposal of dead animals is allowed on the premises. Disposal of used and contaminated veterinary medical supplies shall meet low-level hazardous waste disposal requirements.
(n) 
Maximum FAR for all uses: 9%.
(o) 
Maximum improvement coverage for all uses: 20%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(p) 
Pitched roofs, residential building materials (such as brick, wood and clapboard) and other architectural elements shall be employed to make the veterinary structure compatible with the portion housing the dwelling unit.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an RR/C District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Open space cluster (OSC) development in accordance with § 200-174, provided that the record supports and the board of jurisdictions makes the findings for planned developments set forth in § 200-234B.
[Amended 9-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-19]
(2) 
Church or other places of worship, parish house or religious school building, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping and site plan design are compatible with the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(b) 
No building or part thereof or any parking or loading area shall be located nearer than 50 feet to any street line or lot line.
(c) 
A parish house, rectory or parsonage shall conform to the requirements for a single-family dwelling.
(d) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3 1/3 acres.
(e) 
The maximum FAR for any such use shall be 13%.
(f) 
The maximum improvement coverage (MIC) for any such use shall be 40%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(g) 
A child-care center shall be considered an accessory and may be combined with this conditional use; however, the combined FAR and MIC of this conditional use and any child care shall not exceed the limits set above. In addition, any child-care use shall meet the requirements provided in Subsection B(9).
(3) 
Public and private elementary, junior and senior high schools, subject to the requirements of Subsection B(2)(a) and B(2)(b) of this section, in addition to minimum lot sizes as established by the New Jersey State Department of Education for school facilities.
(4) 
Public libraries and museums, subject to the requirements of Subsection B(2)(a), (b) and (d) of this section.
(5) 
Social clubs, fraternal, veterans, social service, union and civic organizations, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The project meets criteria set forth under Subsection B(2)(a), (b) and (d) of this section.
(b) 
The project is designed to be structurally compatible and in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(c) 
Undue traffic congestion on streets providing access to the project is not created.
(d) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with the standards established herein and in Part 1, Site Plan Review, of this chapter, is provided.
(6) 
Water storage tank or tower, water reservoir, water or sewer pumping station and water or sewage treatment plant, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The project is designed to be structurally compatible and in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(b) 
The project is in keeping with the Master Plan or Utility Master Plan of the Township.
(c) 
The project conforms with yard setbacks for the district in which it is to be located.
(d) 
Adequate landscaping in conformance with standards established in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(7) 
Substations, electric and gas facilities and all other public utilities, subject to the following requirements:
(a) 
All those requirements of Subsection B(6) above.
(b) 
No storage of materials and trucks and no repair facilities or housing of repair crews, except within completely enclosed buildings.
(8) 
Transmission lines, transmitting and receiving antennae or aerials, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
None shall exceed 55 feet in height.
(b) 
None shall be of such height or position that aircraft warning lights are required by any governmental agency.
(c) 
All shall be so located on a lot and aligned as to be as inconspicuous as possible.
(d) 
The design for freestanding antennae structures shall be structurally compatible and in keeping with the character of the neighborhood in which it may be located.
(9) 
Child-care centers, day camps, kindergartens and preschools, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
At least 100 square feet of outdoor play space per child shall be provided.
(b) 
Outdoor play space shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed on all sides and shall not include driveways, parking areas or land unsuited by other usage or natural features for children's active play space. Fencing or other enclosures shall be a minimum height of four feet and shall be subject to all setback requirements for the district in which it is located. Gate doors, where provided, shall be equipped with safety locking devices so as to preclude inadvertent opening of the fenced enclosures.
(c) 
An outdoor play area shall be on the same lot as the child care center.
(d) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3 1/3 acres. The maximum number of children shall not exceed 40 per lot.
(e) 
No child-care center, day camp, kindergarten or preschool shall be located within 1/4 mile radius of any similar use.
(f) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping and site plan design are compatible with the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(g) 
Such facilities shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
(h) 
Undue traffic congestion on streets providing access to the project is not created.
(i) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with standards established in Article XXX of this Part 4, is provided.
(j) 
The hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(k) 
Maneuvering room must be provided on site for parking and unloading/loading of children so as to preclude the necessity for stacking or backing out onto a public street. No unsafe conditions for pickup and dropoff of children shall be permitted.
(l) 
There shall be a minimum of 35 square feet of usable activity indoor floor space for each child. Areas for administrative use, bathrooms, hallways, storage and kitchen areas shall not be counted in the calculation of the minimum required indoor play space.
(10) 
The taking in of nontransient boarders or roomers by a family resident on the premises, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
There shall be no display or advertising on the premises in connection with such use.
(b) 
There shall not be more than two boarders or roomers in any one dwelling.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(11), regarding community residences for the developmentally disabled, as amended 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10, and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-05.
[Amended 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10; 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
The following shall be the standards for the RR/C District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 3 1/3 acres.
B. 
Minimum lot frontage: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
D. 
Minimum lot depth: 250 feet.
E. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 30 feet.
F. 
Maximum FAR: 5%.
G. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 10%.
H. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.
[Added 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10; amended 11-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-29; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-26]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-1/C District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27; 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32]
(1) 
Any use permitted in an RR/C District.
(2) 
Day-care centers on properties located immediately adjacent to the Princeton Junction Redevelopment Plan area.
[Added 8-12-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-15]
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-1/C District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an RR/C District, as may be modified herein.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
Nursing home, rest home or home for the aged, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The minimum lot area required for each four or remainder over a multiple of four resident patients or resident guests shall be the same as the minimum lot area required for each dwelling unit in the district in which the use is to be created.
(b) 
Such buildings shall conform to the standards issued by appropriate agencies of the State of New Jersey and be duly licensed under appropriate state laws.
(c) 
A landscape strip shall be provided along each side or rear property line in accordance with the standards established in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
[Amended 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10; 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-18; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-26]
The following shall be the standards for the R-1/C District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 1 2/3 acres.
B. 
Minimum lot frontage: 85 feet.
C. 
Minimum lot width: 175 feet.
D. 
Minimum lot depth: 175 feet.
E. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 40 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 20 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
F. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
G. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 17%.
H. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, 35 feet.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection I, regarding specific exceptions to the bulk and area regulations for certain uses, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32.
I. 
Standards for day-care centers. The following shall be the standards for day-care centers as permitted by § 200-158. For the purposes of calculating compliance with these requirements, the entirety of the tract within the district shall be considered.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot frontage: 300 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot width: 300 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 500 feet.
(5) 
Minimum yards:
(a) 
Front yard: 135 feet.
(b) 
Front yard parking setback: 66 feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(d) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
(6) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 20%.
(7) 
Maximum building floor area: 15,000 square feet.
(8) 
Outdoor play areas.
(a) 
An outdoor play area shall be provided on the same lot as the day-care center.
(b) 
Outdoor play space shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed on all sides and shall not include driveways, parking areas or land unsuited by other usage or natural features for children's active play space. Fencing or other enclosures shall be a minimum height of four feet, unless otherwise governed by applicable state regulatory requirements in which event fence height shall be compliant with such regulations, and shall be subject to all setback requirements for the district in which it is located. Gate doors, where provided, shall be equipped with safety locking devices so as to preclude inadvertent opening of the fenced enclosures.
(9) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping, and site plan design are compatible with the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(10) 
Such facilities shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing and/or any other applicable state agency.
(11) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with standards established in Article XXX of this Part 4, is provided.
(12) 
The hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(13) 
Maneuvering room must be provided on site for parking and unloading/loading of children so as to preclude the necessity for stacking or backing out onto a public street. Procedures for the drop-off and pick-up of children shall be consistent with industry standards, provided that no unsafe conditions for pickup and drop-off of children shall be permitted.
(14) 
Architectural and site design standards. The following architectural and site design standards shall apply.
(a) 
Architectural detail, style, color, proportion and massing shall reflect the features of a traditional village center to the greatest extent feasible. Buildings shall reflect a continuity of treatment from the Princeton Junction Area, obtained by maintaining the building scale or by subtly graduating changes: by maintaining base courses; by maintaining cornice lines in buildings of the same height; by extending horizontal lines of fenestration (windows); and by reflecting architectural styles and details, design themes, building materials and colors used in surrounding buildings. To the extent possible, upper-story windows shall be vertically aligned with the location of windows and doors on the ground level.
(b) 
Signage and lighting shall be designed in a manner complementary to the building's architecture and in keeping with the goal of achieving a traditional village center.
(c) 
Pitched roofs (6/12 to 12/12) are recommended. Both gable and hipped roofs shall provide overhanging eaves on all sides that extend a minimum of one foot beyond the building wall. Generally, flat and mansard-type roofs should be avoided; however, such roof treatments may be allowed if the architectural detail, style, proportion and massing is complementary of adjacent structures and consistent with a small-scale village character. Buildings may have flat roofs, provided that all visibly exposed walls have an articulated cornice that projects horizontally from the vertical building wall plane and presents a two-story facade.
(d) 
There shall be shared parking and cross-easements to the maximum extent practicable.
(15) 
Conservation easement. A conservation easement with an average width of at least 165 feet shall be provided along any property line which immediately abuts a single-family residential zone or property, provided that the minimum width of the buffer at any given point is 100 feet.
[Added 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-26]
The use, bulk, and area regulations for the R-1A District shall be the same as for the R-1/C District.
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-2 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
[Amended 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 91-05; 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27; 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32]
(1) 
Any use permitted in an RR/C District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-2 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
[Amended 8-22-1983 by Ord. No. 83-24; 9-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-27; 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-38]
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an RR/C District, as may be modified herein.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
Nursing home, rest home or home for the aged, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The minimum lot area required for each four or remainder over a multiple of four resident patients or resident guests shall be the same as the minimum lot area required for each dwelling unit in the district in which the use is to be created.
(b) 
Such buildings shall conform to the Manual of Standards for Nursing Homes issued by the Department of Institutions and Agencies of the State of New Jersey and be duly licensed under appropriate state laws.
(c) 
A landscape strip shall be provided along each side or rear property line in accordance with the standards established in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
[Amended 9-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-27; 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-38]
The following shall be the standards for the R-2 District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: one acre.
B. 
Minimum lot frontage: 85 feet.
C. 
Minimum lot width: 175 feet.
D. 
Minimum lot depth: 175 feet.
E. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 40 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 20 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
F. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
G. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 17%.
[Amended 10-24-1994 by Ord. No. 94-35]
H. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, 35 feet.
I. 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection I, regarding specific exceptions to bulk and area regulations for certain uses, added 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 91-05, was repealed 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32.
J. 
For lots with single-family residential structures in existence as of the effective date of this subsection, the FAR, MIC, and required yards shall be as follows:
[Added 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27[3]]
(1) 
Maximum FAR: 15%.
(2) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 20%.
(3) 
Minimum yards:
(a) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(c) 
Side yard: 30 feet.
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided for an effective date of 1-27-2008.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 200-172, R-2A Residence District use and bulk regulations, added 10-24-1994 by Ord. No. 94-55, was repealed 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27. This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former § 200-173 as § 200-172.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-30 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) 
Home occupations, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(3) 
Parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation and community buildings, swimming pools and other activities of recreational character, such as golf and tennis clubs.
(4) 
Farm and agricultural activities or use of land, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4. Commercial composting is not a permitted use.
(5) 
The sale and processing of agricultural products raised or grown on the particular farm from which it is sold, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(6) 
Temporary buildings, temporary construction offices and temporary storage of materials, provided that such use is location on the lot where construction is taking place or on a lot adjacent to or part of the development site and that such temporary use is to be terminated within 30 days of issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the total project or work is abandoned according to N.J.S.A. 5:23-2.5(c)2.
(7) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to the above uses and located on the same lot.
(8) 
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill and community residences for persons with head injuries serving not more than 15 persons and otherwise meeting the standards and criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2, including being duly licensed pursuant to the statutes referenced therein. All requirements for single-family residences set forth in the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 200 of the West Windsor Code, shall apply to such community residences. Review by the board of jurisdiction, except when variances are sought, shall not be required.
(9) 
Building structures and uses owned and operated by the Township of West Windsor.
(10) 
Private, semipublic or public golf and country clubs, provided that such facilities are located on a lot of at least 100 acres in size which is deed-restricted to recreational uses in perpetuity.
(11) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to the use permitted by Subsection A(10) hereof, including the following:
(a) 
Dining, bar, lounge and banquet facilities with related kitchen and storage areas.
(b) 
Pro shops, fitness centers, locker rooms, golf cart and bag storage areas.
(c) 
Meeting rooms and management offices.
(d) 
Tennis and paddle tennis courts.
(e) 
Swimming pool and cabana with locker rooms.
(f) 
Maintenance building.
(g) 
Parking, subject to the regulations contained in Article VI of this chapter.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-30 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Church or other place of worship, parish house or religious school building, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping and site plan design are compatible with the neighborhood in which the use is to be located.
(b) 
No building or part thereof or any parking or loading area shall be located nearer than 50 feet to any street line or lot line.
(c) 
A parish house, rectory or parsonage shall conform to the requirements for a single-family dwelling.
(d) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3 1/3 acres.
(e) 
The maximum FAR for any such use shall be 13%.
(f) 
The maximum impervious coverage (MIC) for any such use shall be 40%.
(g) 
A child-care center shall be considered an accessory use and may be combined with this conditional use; however, the combined FAR and MIC of this conditional use and any child care shall not exceed the limits set above. In addition, any child-care use shall meet the requirements provided in Subsection B(8).
(2) 
Public and private elementary, junior and senior high schools, subject to the requirement of Subsection B(1)(a) and (b) of this section, in addition to the minimum lot sizes as established by the New Jersey State Department of Education for school facilities.
(3) 
Public libraries and museums, subject to the requirements of Subsection B(1)(a), (b) and (d) of this section.
(4) 
Social clubs, fraternal, veterans, social service, union and civic organizations, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The project meets the criteria set forth under Subsection B(1)(a), (b) and (d) of this section.
(b) 
The project is designed to be in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(c) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with the standards established herein and in Part 1, Site Plan Review, of this chapter, is provided.
(5) 
Water storage tank or tower, water reservoir, water or sewer pumping station and water or sewage treatment plant, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The project is designed to be in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(b) 
The project is in keeping with the Master Plan of the Township.
(c) 
The project conforms with yard setbacks for the district in which it is to be located.
(d) 
Adequate landscaping in conformance with standards established in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(6) 
Substations, electric and gas facilities and all other public utilities, subject to the following requirements:
(a) 
All those requirements of Subsection B(5) above.
(b) 
No storage of materials and trucks and no repair facilities or housing of repair crews, except within completely enclosed buildings.
(7) 
Transmission lines and transmitting and receiving antennas or aerials, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
None shall exceed 55 feet in height.
(b) 
None shall be of such height or position that aircraft warning lights are required by any governmental agency.
(c) 
All shall be so located on a lot and aligned so as to be as inconspicuous as possible.
(8) 
Child-care centers, day camps, kindergartens and preschools, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
At least 100 square feet of outdoor play space per child shall be provided.
(b) 
Outdoor play space shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed on all sides and shall not include driveways, parking areas or land unsuited by other usage or natural features for children's active play space. Fencing or other enclosures shall be a minimum height of four feet and shall be subject to all setback requirements for the district in which it is located. Gate doors, where provided, shall be equipped with safety locking devices so as to preclude inadvertent opening of the fenced enclosures.
(c) 
An outdoor play area shall be on the same lot as the child-care center.
(d) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3 1/3 acres. The maximum number of children shall not exceed 40 per lot.
(e) 
No child-care center, day camp, kindergarten or preschool shall be located within a radius of 1/4 mile of any similar use.
(f) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping and site plan design shall be compatible with the neighborhood in which they are to be located.
(g) 
Such facilities shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
(h) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with standards established in Article XXX of this Part 4 is provided.
(i) 
The hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(j) 
Maneuvering room must be provided on site for parking and unloading/loading of children so as to preclude the necessity for stacking or backing out onto a public street. No unsafe conditions for pickup and dropoff of children shall be permitted.
(k) 
There shall be a minimum of 35 square feet of usable activity indoor floor space for each child. Areas for administrative use, bathrooms, hallways, storage and kitchen areas shall not be counted in the calculation of the minimum required indoor play space.
(9) 
The taking in of nontransient boarders or roomers by a family resident on the premises, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
There shall be no display or advertising on the premises in connection with such use.
(b) 
There shall not be more than two boarders or roomers in any one dwelling.
(10) 
Nursing home, rest home or home for the aged, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The minimum lot area required for each four or remainder over a multiple of four resident patients or resident guests shall be the same as the minimum lot area required for each dwelling unit in the district.
(b) 
Such buildings shall conform to the standards issued by appropriate agencies of the State of New Jersey and be duly licensed under appropriate state laws.
(c) 
A landscape strip shall be provided along each side or rear property line in accordance with the standards established in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-32]
The following shall be the standards for the R-30 District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 40 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 30 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 18%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
G. 
Bulk and area regulations for the uses permitted by § 200-162A(10) and (11) shall be as set forth in this § 200-163 with the exception of the requirement set forth in § 200-162A(10) and of the following specific standards:
(1) 
Maximum FAR: 0.0076.
(2) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 0.06.
(3) 
Building setbacks from residential lot lines:
(a) 
For maintenance buildings and storage buildings: 100 feet.
(b) 
For all other buildings, swimming pools and tennis courts: 200 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-33]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-30A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) 
Home occupations, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(3) 
Parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation and community buildings, including fire houses and first aid squads, swimming pools and other activities of recreational character, such as golf and tennis clubs.
(4) 
Farm and agricultural activities or use of land, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4. Commercial composting is not a permitted use.
(5) 
The sale and processing of agricultural products raised or grown on the particular farm from which it is sold, subject to the regulations contained in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(6) 
Temporary buildings, temporary construction offices and temporary storage of materials, provided that such use is located on the lot where construction is taking place or on a lot adjacent to or part of the development site and that such temporary use is to be terminated within 30 days of issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the total project or work is abandoned according to N.J.S.A. 5:23-2.5(c)2.
(7) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to the above uses and located on the same lot.
(8) 
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill and community residences for persons with head injuries serving not more than 15 persons and otherwise meeting the standards and criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2, including being duly licensed pursuant to the statutes referenced therein. All requirements for single-family residences set forth in the Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 200 of the West Windsor Code, shall apply to such community residences. Review by the board of jurisdiction, except when variances are sought, shall not be required.
(9) 
Building structures and uses owned and operated by the Township of West Windsor.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-30A District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-30 District.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-33]
The following shall be the standards for the R-30A District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 25 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 18%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-34]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-30B District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-30B District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-30 District.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-34]
The following shall be the standards for the R-30B District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 40 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 18%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-35]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-30C District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-30C District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-30 District.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-35]
The following shall be the standards for the R-30C District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 18%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-36]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-30D District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-30D District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-30 District.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-36]
The following shall be the standards for the R-30D District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 18%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-37]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-24 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-24 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Church or other place of worship, parish house or religious school building, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping and site plan design are compatible with the neighborhood in which the use is to be located.
(b) 
No building or part thereof or any parking or loading area shall be located nearer than 50 feet to any street line or lot line.
(c) 
A parish house, rectory or parsonage shall conform to the requirements for a single-family dwelling.
(d) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3 1/3 acres.
(e) 
The maximum FAR for any such use shall be 13%.
(f) 
The maximum impervious coverage (MIC) for any such use shall be 40%.
(g) 
A child-care center shall be considered an accessory use and may be combined with this conditional use; however, the combined FAR and MIC of this conditional use and any child care shall not exceed the limits set above. In addition, any child-care use shall meet the requirements provided in Subsection B(8).
(2) 
Public and private elementary, junior and senior high schools, subject to the requirements of Subsection B(1)(a) and (b) of this section, in addition to minimum lot sizes as established by the New Jersey State Department of Education for school facilities.
(3) 
Public libraries and museums, subject to the requirements of Subsection B(1)(a), (b) and (d) of this section.
(4) 
Social clubs, fraternal, veterans, social service, union and civic organizations, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The project meets the criteria set forth under Subsection B(1)(a), (b) and (d) of this section.
(b) 
The project is designed to be in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(c) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with the standards established herein and in Part 1, Site Plan Review, of this chapter, is provided.
(5) 
Water storage tank or tower, water reservoir, water or sewer pumping station and water or sewage treatment plant, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
The project is designed to be in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(b) 
The project is in keeping with the Master Plan of the Township.
(c) 
The project conforms with yard setbacks for the district in which it is to be located.
(d) 
Adequate landscaping in conformance with standards established in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(6) 
Substations, electric and gas facilities and all other public utilities, subject to the following requirements:
(a) 
All those requirements of Subsection B(5) above.
(b) 
No storage of materials and trucks and no repair facilities or housing of repair crews, except within completely enclosed buildings.
(7) 
Transmission lines and transmitting and receiving antennas or aerials, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
None shall exceed 55 feet in height.
(b) 
None shall be of such height or position that aircraft warning lights are required by any governmental agency.
(c) 
All shall be so located on a lot and aligned so as to be as inconspicuous as possible.
(8) 
Child-care centers, day camps, kindergartens and preschools, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
At least 100 square feet of outdoor play space per child shall be provided.
(b) 
Outdoor play space shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed on all sides and shall not include driveways, parking areas or land unsuited by other usage or natural features for children's active play space. Fencing or other enclosures shall be a minimum height of four feet and shall be subject to all setback requirements for the district in which it is located. Gate doors, where provided, shall be equipped with safety locking devices so as to preclude inadvertent opening of the fenced enclosures.
(c) 
An outdoor play area shall be on the same lot as the child-care center.
(d) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3 1/3 acres. The maximum number of children shall not exceed 40 per lot.
(e) 
No child-care center, day camp, kindergarten or preschool shall be located within a radius of 1/4 mile of any similar use.
(f) 
The location of access driveways, landscaping and site plan design shall be compatible with the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(g) 
Such facilities shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
(h) 
Adequate landscaping or screening from adjacent residential lots along each side and rear lot line in accordance with standards established in Article XXX of this Part 4 is provided.
(i) 
The hours of operation shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(j) 
Maneuvering room must be provided on site for parking and unloading/loading of children so as to preclude the necessity for stacking or backing out onto a public street. No unsafe conditions for pickup and dropoff of children shall be permitted.
(k) 
There shall be a minimum of 35 square feet of usable activity indoor floor space for each child. Areas for administrative use, bathrooms, hallways, storage and kitchen areas shall not be counted in the calculation of the minimum required indoor play space.
(9) 
The taking in of nontransient boarders or roomers by a family resident on the premises, subject to the following special requirements:
(a) 
There shall be no display or advertising on the premises in connection with such use.
(b) 
There shall not be more than two boarders or roomers in any one dwelling.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-37]
The following shall be the standards for the R-24 District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 24,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 125 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 25 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 19%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-38]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-20 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-20 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-24 District.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-38]
The following shall be the standards for the R-20 District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 40 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 15 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 20%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-20A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-20A District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-24 District.
[Added 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
The following shall be the standards for the R-20A District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 30 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 15 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 20%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-20B District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted in an R-30A District.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-20B District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-24 District.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
The following shall be the standards for the R-20 District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 40 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet.
D. 
Maximum FAR: 13%.
E. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 20%.
F. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not greater than 35 feet.
[Amended 8-22-1983 by Ord. No. 83-25; 12-5-1986 by Ord. No. 86-35; 9-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-27; 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-38; 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-10; 3-31-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10; 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-03; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-26; 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
A. 
Application.
[Amended 9-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-19]
(1) 
Open space cluster (OSC) planned development requirements may be applied in accordance with the provisions of this section to modify bulk and area requirements specified in the RR/C and R-1/C Residence Districts of this Part 4.
(2) 
Open space cluster planned developments shall be required:
(a) 
Where greenbelt as designated in the Conservation Element, Farmland Preservation Plan Element, or the Open Space and Recreation Plan Element of the Master Plan is present on the property, regardless of tract size.
(b) 
On tracts which adjoin preserved properties, regardless of tract size.
(c) 
On tracts which adjoin properties identified for preservation by the Conservation Element, Farmland Preservation Element, or the Open Space and Recreation Plan Element of the Master Plan, regardless of tract size.
(d) 
On tracts which adjoin properties containing greenbelt as designated on the Conservation Element, Farmland Preservation Element, or the Open Space and Recreation Plan Element of the Master Plan, regardless of tract size.
Table A
Open Space Cluster (OSC) Lot and Bulk Requirements
Zoning District Basic Permitted Lot Size
OSC Permitted Reductions in Absence of Greenbelt 3 1/3 Acres
OSC Permitted Reductions in Absence of Greenbelt; Adjacent to a Preserved Lot, a Lot Identified for Preservation, or a Lot Containing Greenbelt
OSC Permitted Reductions in Absence of Greenbelt 1 2/3 Acres
OSC Permitted Reductions in Absence of Greenbelt; Adjacent to a Preserved Lot, a Lot Identified for Preservation, or a Lot Containing Greenbelt
OSC Permitted Reductions in Presence of Greenbelt 3 1/3 Acres and 1 2/3 Acres
Lot area1
50,000 square feet
1 1/3 acres
3/4 acre
1 acre
1/2 acre
Lot frontage (feet)
75
75
60
60
45
Lot width (feet)
150
150
125
125
100
Lot depth (feet)
150
150
125
125
100
Yards (feet)
Front
40
40
30
30
25
Side
20
20
15
15
12
Rear
20
20
15
15
12
NOTES:
1
The lot area reduction in the presence of designated greenbelt or otherwise in the absence of designated greenbelt but adjacent to a lot containing greenbelt to as low as 1/2 acre is mandatory to avoid disturbance to the greenbelt. If such lots as are created under this provision cannot meet the State of New Jersey standards for wells and septic systems, then public water and/or public sewer must be provided or, in the alternative that public water and/or public sewer is not available, such lots may be increased by quarter-acre increments to accommodate wells and septic systems.
B. 
Minimum area. The minimum total area of a tract to be developed as an OSC shall be 20 acres, except that, when designated greenbelt is located on the tract or the tract is adjacent to preserved property, there shall be no minimum tract area. Such area to be so developed shall be as a single entity or under unified control.
[Amended 9-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-19]
C. 
General procedures. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, development proposals in accordance with this section shall only be approved by the board of jurisdiction if the record supports and such board makes the findings for planned developments set forth in § 200-234B and the proposal is in compliance with the applicable requirements Part 1, Site Plan Review, and Part 2, Subdivision, of this chapter. Further, nothing contained in this section shall relieve the owner or agent of the owner or the developer of an open space cluster from receiving subdivision plat approval in accordance with the provisions of Part 2, Subdivision, of this chapter.
D. 
Maximum number of OSC lots. The number of individual building lots created shall be no greater than if the tract were developed as a conventional subdivision conforming to all Township zoning and subdivision standards and the lots were not reduced in size.
E. 
Area reductions permitted and other requirements with respect thereto. In an OSC, single lots for single-family detached dwelling units may be reduced in size as stipulated in Table A, Open Space Cluster (OSC) Lot and Bulk Requirements. The permitted FAR and MIC shall remain the same as if the lot were not reduced in size. Further, lots may be reduced, provided that the land which would otherwise be required for residential lots but which is not required under the permitted lot area reduction provisions of this subsection shall be devoted to common open space. The FAR and MIC for clustered subdivisions in the R-20, R-20A, and R-20B Districts approved prior to December 1, 2008, shall be based on a lot area of 32,670 square feet, except that the FAR and MIC shall be based on the actual lot area if the lot is larger than 32,670 square feet. The FAR and MIC for clustered subdivisions in the R-30, R-30A, R-30B, R-30C and R-30D Districts approved prior to December 1, 2008, shall be based on a lot area of 43,560 square feet, except that the FAR and MIC shall be based on the actual lot area if the lot is larger than 43,560 square feet.
[Amended 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06]
F. 
Common open space.
(1) 
Area to be dedicated. The common open space area to be dedicated shall not be less than the difference in lot sizes that would have resulted in the application of conventional subdivision standards and the standards as allowed for an open space cluster.
(2) 
Location and configuration. The common open space shall be in one compact and contiguous parcel to the maximum extent practicable. Parcels of common open space unconnected to other parcels and linear strips of open space, except those connecting parcels of open space on- and off-tract and existing or proposed pedestrian and bicycle paths and those along stream corridors, are discouraged. The common open space shall maximize the sense of openness of the development as seen from public rights-of-way and shall be contiguous to existing or proposed open space on adjacent tracts, if possible. All greenbelt designated in the conservation element of the Master Plan shall be included in the common open space.
(3) 
Ownership and administration. The requirements pertaining to ownership and administration of common open space shall be the same as those conditions established for a PRN development, as outlined in Article XXVII, § 200-190C, of this Part 4.
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-3 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an R-2 District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district, as set forth in § 200-161 of this Part 4.
(2) 
With sewer and public water: single-family detached dwellings on smaller lots, townhouses, patio houses or single-family zero lot line detached dwellings.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-3 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
(2) 
A planned residential development containing a combination of residential dwellings as permitted under § 200-175A(2) of this article, subject to the following conditions and standards and conforming to the requirements for planned developments stipulated in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(a) 
Minimum development area: 25 acres in contiguous parcels served by public water and sewer systems. For purposes of this requirement, streets existing prior to the development of a planned residential development shall not be deemed to divide acreage nor be a part of the acreage.
(b) 
Maximum permissible average gross density: three dwelling units per acre shall be the basic average gross density permitted, unless increases under the incentive options in § 200-175B(3) herein are permitted by the Planning Board up to but not to exceed five dwelling units per acre.
(c) 
Incentive options for increased gross density. Maximum permissible average gross density of a planned residential development may be increased under the following options:
[1] 
Open space: For each 1% of increased common space above 30% acceptable to the Planning Board, the maximum permitted basic average gross density may be increased by 3%, up to a maximum density increase of 15%.
[2] 
Least cost housing: For each dwelling unit of nonsubsidized least cost housing provided above the permitted basic average gross density and maintained as such thereafter, an additional conventional dwelling unit may be built, up to a maximum increase in the basic average gross density of 40%.
[3] 
Planned development. Where the Planning Board grants approval for a planned development, the maximum permitted basic average gross density may be increased as follows:
Planned Development Acreage
Density Increase
25 - 50
5%
51 - 100
10%
Over 100
15%
[4] 
Increases under Subsections B(2)(c)[1], [2] and [3] above may be cumulative. However, the increases permitted shall not exceed the maximum permissible average gross density of five dwelling units per acre.
(d) 
Minimum tract frontage: 150 feet in total as measured along a public street which provides access to the planned development.
(e) 
Residential unit type distribution and net density. There shall be a variety of housing types and densities within a planned development and complying with the following:
[1] 
Residential unit distribution.
[a] 
At a minimum, two of the permitted housing types shall be provided.
[b] 
Of the housing types provided, no one type shall exceed 80% of the total dwelling units of a planned development.
[2] 
Net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by such uses shall include internal local streets, parking areas and all private yards, but not areas designated as common open space or development collector streets.
[a] 
The net density of single-family, detached units shall not exceed four dwelling units per acre.
[b] 
The net density of single-family, patio homes and zero lot line dwellings shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.
[c] 
The net density of townhouses shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre.
(f) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40% of the area of the planned development.
(g) 
Bulk requirements.
[1] 
Building heights shall not exceed 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet.
[2] 
Lot sizes and dimensions, yard sizes and building arrangement may be freely disposed and arranged, provided that the planned development conforms to a development plan approved by the Planning Board pursuant to the applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter. In review of such development plans, the Planning Board shall also be guided by the following design principles:
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
[a] 
No portion of a dwelling shall be closer than 25 feet to the right-of-way of a local internal road or 50 feet to a collector road or major thoroughfare, as designated by the Township's Master Plan.
[b] 
Along all boundary lines of any R-3 District, except where they coincide with the right-of-way lines of a state or county road, public utility right-of-way or public parks, the same zoning provisions of the abutting district shall prevail with respect to the side yards, rear yards, screen planting and such other transitional feature.
C. 
Common open space. The common open space conditions pertaining to a PRN-1 District as contained in § 200-190C of this article shall apply to a planned development in the R-3 District, except that the minimum required common open space shall be 30%.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A. 
Permitted uses. In the R-3A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
With sewer and public water: townhouse, patio house or single-family zero lot line detached dwellings within a planned development, provided that 20% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application shall be low and moderate-income dwellings as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-3A District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
(2) 
Garden apartment dwellings within a planned development containing a minimum of 50 acres, except that in the case of planned developments which include more than one permitted housing type and a minimum of 20% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application as low- or moderate-income housing, the aforesaid minimum 50 acre requirement shall be reduced to 45 acres.
[Amended 10-27-1986 by Ord. No. 86-28]
The following shall be the standards for the R-3 District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area. For other than single-family detached dwellings: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage. For other than single-family detached dwellings: 150 feet.
(3) 
Open space. For townhouses only, not less than 30% of the tract area designated for townhouse development shall contain green open space; individual residential lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space, except as modified herein, as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density. The average gross density shall not exceed three dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(6) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. Requirements for individual lots shall be as follows:
[Added 4-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-12]
Single-Family Detached
Patio/Zero Lot Line
Townhouse
Minimum lot area (square feet)
14,000
7,500
2,000
Minimum lot frontage (feet)
50
50
20
Minimum lot width (feet)
85
60
20
Minimum lot depth (feet)
85
60
--
Minimum yards1 (feet)
Front
20
20
20
Rear
10
10
10
Side
10
0,102
103
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)
20%
32%
--
Maximum improvement coverage (MIC)
25%
35%
45%
NOTES:
1Yards abutting arterial streets shall be increased by 30 feet; those abutting collector streets shall be increased by 10 feet.
2Ten feet if a patio dwelling unit which may be on one side if also designed as an attached or zero lot line dwelling; one side 10 feet if zero lot line dwelling.
3At end units only.
C. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
The following shall be the standards for the R-3A District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area. For other than single-family detached dwellings: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage. For other than single-family detached dwellings: 150 feet.
(3) 
Common open space. For townhouses and garden apartments only, not less than 25% of the tract area designated for a planned development shall contain green space. Individual residential lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space, except as modified herein, as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density.
(a) 
The average gross density shall not exceed four dwelling units per acre.
(b) 
The net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by such uses shall include internal local streets, parking areas and all private yards, but not areas designated as common open space or development collector streets.
[1] 
The net density of single-family, patio homes and zero lot line dwellings shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.
[2] 
The net density of townhouses shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre.
[3] 
The net density of garden apartments shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Residential unit type distribution. There shall be a variety of housing types within a planned development containing 50 or more acres such that, at a minimum, two of the permitted housing types shall be provided. Of the housing types provided, no one type shall exceed 80% of the total market rate dwelling units within the development. This unit type distribution requirement shall not apply to units designated for low- and moderate-income housing.
(6) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(7) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. Requirements for individual lots shall be as follows:
[Amended 4-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-12]
Patio/Zero Lot Line
Townhouse
Minimum lot area (square feet)
5,000
2,000
Minimum lot frontage (feet)
50
18
Minimum lot width (feet)
50
18
Minimum lot depth (feet)
50
--
Minimum yards1 (feet)
Front
20
20
Rear
10
10
Side
0,102
103
Maximum floor area ratio
35
35%
Maximum improvement coverage
38%
35%
NOTES:
1Yards abutting arterial streets shall be increased by 30 feet; those abutting collector streets shall be increased by 10 feet.
2Ten feet if a patio dwelling unit which may be on one side if also designed as an attached or zero lot line dwelling; one side 10 feet if zero lot line dwelling.
3At end units only.
C. 
Maximum building height: three stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-41]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-3.5 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered on a lot which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Dwelling units on three adjoining lots. Two of the units shall share a common wall and the third may be either attached or detached.
(2) 
Any use permitted by § 200-156A(2) through (7).
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-3.5 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
None.
[Added 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-41]
The following shall be the standards for the R-3.5 District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area. For other than single-family detached dwellings: 35 acres.
(2) 
Open space: at least 70% of the tract area.
(3) 
Maximum number of units: 69.
(4) 
Design. The standards and principles for design contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. Requirements for individual lots shall be as follows:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 3,500 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot frontage: 50 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 75 feet.
(5) 
Minimum yards:
(a) 
Front: 18 feet.
(b) 
Rear: five feet.
(c) 
Side: five feet. (Note: Zero-foot side yard setback when units share a common wall.)
(6) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 60%.
(7) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 80%.
C. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-4 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an R-2 District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district, as set forth in § 200-161 of this Part 4.
(2) 
With sewer and public water: patio house, single-family zero lot line detached dwellings, townhouse, garden apartment and mid-rise apartment dwellings.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-4 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
(2) 
A planned residential development containing a combination of residential dwellings as permitted under Subsection A(2) of this section, subject to the following conditions and standards and conforming to the requirements for planned developments stipulated in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
(a) 
Minimum development area: 25 acres in contiguous parcels served by public water and sewer systems. For purposes of this requirement, streets existing prior to the development of a planned residential development shall not be deemed to divide acreage nor be part of the acreage.
(b) 
Maximum permissible average gross density. Five dwelling units per acre shall be the basic average gross density permitted, unless increases under the incentive options in Subsection B(3) below are permitted by the Planning Board, up to but not to exceed eight dwelling units per acre.
(c) 
Incentive options for increased gross density. Maximum permissible average gross density of a planned development may be increased under the following options:
[1] 
Open space. For each 1% of increased common open space above 40% acceptable to the Planning Board, the maximum permitted basic average gross density may be increased by 2%, up to a maximum density increase of 10%.
[2] 
Least cost housing. For each dwelling unit of nonsubsidized least cost housing provided above the permitted basic average gross density and maintained as such thereafter, an additional conventional dwelling unit may be built, up to a maximum increase in the basic average gross density of 10%.
[3] 
Low- or moderate-income housing. For each unit of housing subsidized by a federal, state or private subsidy program which provides units for low- or moderate-income families or individuals, including senior citizens, and maintained as such thereafter, an additional conventional dwelling unit may be built, up to a maximum increase in the basic average gross density of 30%.
[4] 
Planned development. Where the Planning Board grants approval for a planned development, the maximum permitted average gross density may be increased as follows:
Planned Development Acreage
Density Increase
25 - 50
5%
Over 50
10%
[5] 
Increases under Subsection B(2)(c)[1], [2], [3] and [4] above may be cumulative. However, the increases permitted shall not exceed the maximum permissible average gross density of eight dwelling units per acre.
(d) 
Minimum tract frontage: 100 feet in total as measured along a public street which provides access to the planned development.
(e) 
Residential unit type; distribution and net density. There shall be a variety of housing types and densities within a planned development and complying with the following:
[1] 
Residential unit distribution.
[a] 
At a minimum, two of the permitted housing types shall be provided.
[b] 
Of the housing types provided, no one type shall exceed 80% of the total dwelling units of a planned development, except that if mid-rise apartments are provided, they shall not exceed 40% of the total dwelling units.
[2] 
The net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by such uses shall include internal streets, parking areas and all private yards, but not areas designated as common open space or development collector streets.
[a] 
The net density of single-family patio homes and zero lot line dwellings shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.
[b] 
The net density of townhouses shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre.
[c] 
The net density of garden apartments shall not exceed 15 dwelling units per acre.
[d] 
The net density of mid-rise apartments shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(f) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 35%, except 40% if at least 10% of the total dwelling units in a planned residential development are single-family patio homes or zero lot line dwellings. If less than 10% single-family uses is provided, the maximum improvement coverage shall be adjusted proportionately.
(g) 
Bulk requirements.
[1] 
Building heights for all building types exclusive of mid-rise apartments may vary from one to four stories, but in no case shall they exceed 45 feet.
[2] 
Building heights for mid-rise apartments may vary from four to six stories, but in no case shall they exceed 70 feet.
[3] 
Lot sizes and dimensions, yard sizes and building arrangement may be freely disposed and arranged, provided that the planned development conforms to a development plan approved by the Planning Board pursuant to the applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter. In review of such development plans, the Planning Board shall also be guided by the design principles contained in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article.
C. 
Common open space. The common open space conditions pertaining to a PRN-1 District as contained in § 200-190C of this article shall apply to a planned development in the R-4 District.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-4A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
[Amended 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 94-44]
(1) 
Any permitted use in an RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
With sewer and public water: patio house, single-family zero lot line detached dwelling, two-family and semidetached dwelling, townhouse, garden apartment dwelling within a planned residential development, provided that 20% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application shall be low- and moderate-income dwellings as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4. As an alternative to providing the required 20% low- and moderate-income housing on-site, an applicant, upon application to the Planning Board, may elect to transfer such obligation under the following conditions:
[Amended 7-17-1989 by Ord. No. 89-29; 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
(a) 
A developer's agreement shall be approved by the Township Committee upon recommendation of the Planning Board and subject to the approval by a court maintaining jurisdiction of the Township's Mt. Laurel program that governs, among other related items, the following aspects of the senior citizen project: site and building design criteria; development, operation and management guidelines; staging of the senior citizen project construction in relation to the market rate development contained in off-site R-4A Zone, including financial contingency arrangements governing willful default by an applicant of said staging program; and provisions for the continuation of a portion of senior citizen units as affordable units beyond the prescribed thirty-year time limit required of such units.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-4A District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses: Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
The following shall be the standards for the R-4 District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 150 feet.
(3) 
Open space: For other than patio houses or single-family zero lot line detached dwellings, not less than 40% of the tract area shall contain green open space; individual lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density. The average gross density shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(6) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. Requirements for individual lots shall be as follows:
Patio/Zero Lot Line
Townhouse
Minimum lot area (square feet)
7,500
2,000
Minimum lot frontage (feet)
50
20
Minimum lot width (feet)
60
20
Minimum lot depth (feet)
60
--
Minimum yards1 (feet)
Front
20
20
Rear
10
10
Side
0,102
103
NOTES:
1Yards abutting arterial streets shall be increased by 30 feet; those abutting collector streets shall be increased by 10 feet.
2Ten feet if a patio dwelling unit; one side 10 feet if zero lot line dwelling.
3At end units only.
C. 
Maximum building height.
(1) 
Patio, zero lot line, townhouses or garden apartments: 2 1/2 stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.
(2) 
Mid-rise apartments: six stories, but not to exceed 70 feet.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
The following shall be the standards for the R-4A District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 100 feet.
(3) 
Open space: Except as otherwise provided herein, not less than the lesser of 25% of the development area, excluding the area of single-family lots, or 20% of the gross development area shall be designed as and devoted to common open space for use primarily by the residents of the planned development. Individual lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density.
(a) 
The average gross density shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre.
(b) 
Net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by such uses shall include internal streets, parking areas and all private yards, but not areas designated as common open space or development collector streets.
[1] 
The net density of single-family patio homes and zero lot line dwellings shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.
[2] 
The net density of two-family and semidetached units shall not exceed eight dwelling units per acre.
[3] 
The net density of townhouses shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre.
[4] 
The net density of garden apartments shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
[5] 
Residential unit type distribution. There shall be a variety of housing unit types within a planned development such that at a minimum, two of the permitted housing types shall be provided. Of the housing types provided, no one type shall exceed 80% of the total market rate dwelling units within the development. This unit type distribution requirement shall not apply to units designated for low- and moderate-income housing.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
[7] 
Design. The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. Requirements for individual lots shall be as follows:
Patio/Zero Lot Line
Townhouse
Two-Family Semidetached
Minimum lot area (square feet)
5,000
2,000
3,200
Minimum lot frontage (feet)
50
18
40
Minimum lot width (feet)
50
18
40
Minimum lot depth (feet)
50
--
--
Minimum yards1 (feet)
Front
20
20
20
Rear
10
10
10
Side
0,102
103
103
NOTES:
1Yards abutting arterial streets shall be increased by 30 feet; those abutting collector streets shall be Increased by 10 feet.
2Ten feet if a patio dwelling unit; one side 10 feet if zero lot line dwelling.
3At end units only.
C. 
Maximum building height. Three stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-4B District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
With sewer and public water: patio house, single-family zero lot line detached dwellings, two-family and semidetached dwellings, townhouses and garden apartment dwellings within a planned development, provided that 20% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application shall be low- and moderate-income dwellings as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-4B District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
The following shall be the standards for the R-4B District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 100 feet.
(3) 
Open space: Except as otherwise provided herein, not less than the lesser of 25% of the development area, excluding the area of single-family lots, or 20% of the gross development area shall be designed as and devoted to common open space for use primarily by the residents of the planned development. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space, except as modified herein, as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
[Amended 10-7-1985 by Ord. No. 85-25]
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density.
(a) 
The average gross density shall not exceed eight dwelling units per acre.
(b) 
The net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by given uses shall include internal streets, parking areas and all private yards, but not areas designated as common open space or development collector streets.
[1] 
The net density of single-family patio homes and zero lot line dwellings shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.
[2] 
The net density of two-family and semidetached units shall not exceed eight dwelling units per acre.
[3] 
The net density of townhouses shall not exceed 10 dwellings per acre.
[4] 
The net density of garden apartments shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(6) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. The standards for the R-4B District shall be the same as those for the R-4A District.
C. 
Maximum building height. The standards for the R-4B District shall be the same as those for the R-4A District.
[Amended 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-5 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
With sewer and public water: garden apartments, townhouses or maisonette dwelling units within a planned development, provided that 20% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application shall be low- and moderate-income dwellings as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-5 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses: Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
[Amended 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
The following shall be the standards for the R-5 District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 150 feet.
(3) 
Open space: Not less than 25% of the tract shall contain green open space; individual lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space, except as modified herein, as contained in § 200-190C of this Part 4.
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density. The average gross density shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre. Net densities shall conform to those established for the R-4B district. The net density for a maisonette unit shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(6) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
[Amended 12-23-1996 by Ord. No. 96-24]
B. 
Individual lots. Bulk and area regulations for individual lots shall conform to the regulations for such uses as contained in the R-4A District, § 200-181B, of this Part 4.
C. 
Maximum building height. Building heights may vary from one to four stories, but in no case shall they exceed 45 feet.
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-5A District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an R-2 District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district as set forth in § 200-161 of this Part 4.
(2) 
With sewer and public water, any permitted use in an R-5 District with the addition of mid-rise apartments.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-5A District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
(2) 
A planned residential development containing a combination of residential dwellings as permitted under Subsection A(2) above, conforming to the requirements for planned developments stipulated in Article XXXI of this Part 4.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
(a) 
Residential unit type distribution and net density. There shall be a variety of housing types, densities and costs within a planned development and complying with the following:
[1] 
Residential unit distribution.
[a] 
At a minimum, two of the permitted housing types shall be provided.
[b] 
Of the housing types provided, no one type shall exceed 60% of the total dwelling units of a planned development, except that if mid-rise apartments are provided, they shall not exceed 40% of the total dwelling units.
[2] 
The net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by such uses shall include internal local streets, parking areas and all private yards, but not areas designated as common open space or development collector streets.
[a] 
The net density of mid-rise apartments shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(b) 
Bulk requirements. Mid-rise apartments shall not exceed six stories or 70 feet in height.
(c) 
Common open space. The common open space conditions pertaining to a PRN-1 District as contained in § 200-190C of this article shall apply to a planned development in the R-5A District.
The following shall be the standards for the R-5A District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 150 feet.
(3) 
Open space: Not less than 40% of the tract area shall contain green open space; individual lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space, except as modified herein, as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
(4) 
Maximum permissible development density. The average gross density shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(6) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-189A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots. Bulk and area regulations for individual townhouse lots, subject to the regulations for such uses as contained in the R-4 District, § 200-181B, of this Part 4.
C. 
Maximum building height.
(1) 
Building heights for all dwelling types exclusive of mid-rise apartments may vary from one to four stories, but in no case shall they exceed 45 feet.
(2) 
Building heights for mid-rise apartments may vary from four to six stories, but in no case shall they exceed 70 feet.
[Added 10-24-1994 by Ord. No. 94-53]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-5B District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses: Any permitted use in an R-5 District, subject to the bulk, area and other regulations of that district.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an R-5B District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses: Any use permitted by condition in an R-5 District.
C. 
Bulk and area regulations - R-5B District. The bulk and area regulations of the R-5 District shall apply in the R-5B District, except that the maximum permitted development density shall be as follows: The average gross density shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre, except that such gross density may be increased to 15 dwelling units per acre if 40% of the additional units are low- and moderate-income dwellings, and further provided that at least 30% of the total number of units on-site are low- and moderate-income units. Net densities shall conform to those established for the R-4B District. The net density for a maisonette unit shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04]
A. 
General.
(1) 
All regulations in Chapter 200 shall apply except for the following, which shall not apply: §§ 200-29C, 200-29M(2), 200-29M(5), 200-29M(8), 200-29O(2), 200-29P, 200-36.1, 200-91P(7)(f), 200-226E(2), and 200-227.
(2) 
The standards set forth in § 200-189.2 shall apply in lieu of the following sections for the entire site §§ 200-27D(2), 200-29N(3), 200-30A-B, 200-32, 200-91P(6)(c)2[d], and 200-134C.
(3) 
The standards set forth in § 200-189.2 shall apply in lieu of the following sections for podium structures only §§ 200-91P and 200-134B.
(4) 
The District shall be developed in a comprehensive manner pursuant to one development plan.
B. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Permitted uses. In the R-5C District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(a) 
With sewer and public water: mid-rise apartments which may be permitted on podiums where the podium counts as one story and which mid-rise apartments may include buildings in condominium ownership, and garden apartments, which may include buildings held in condominium ownership, are permitted, provided that the equivalent of 25% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application shall be low- and moderate-income housing meeting all of the applicable standards and requirements for affordable units, including those set forth in the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC), N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. and in § 200-237. At least 50% of the affordable units shall be affordable to low-income households, and at least 13% of all rental affordable units shall be affordable to very-low-income households earning 30% or less of the regional median household income by household size, which very-low-income units shall be included as part of the low income requirement. The remaining affordable units shall be made affordable to moderate-income households. The affordable units shall be located on-site and shall be reasonably dispersed throughout the development phased in accordance with the affordable housing construction schedule set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.4(d). The state-wide nonresidential development fee shall apply to the nonresidential portion of the development to the extent that it includes other than residential uses, except that it shall not apply to the management and leasing office and clubhouse.
(2) 
Accessory uses. In the R-5C District, the following uses may be permitted as accessory uses:
(a) 
Parking, including structures and surface lots.
(b) 
Community and recreational amenities, including clubhouse, rental office, management office, and convenience market, except that no gasoline dispensing provisions are permitted, cultural facilities, day-care facilities, social services, supporting neighborhood retail uses, fitness room, spa, pool, and play lot.
(c) 
Dumpsters, trash compactors, and other trash, recycling, or utility structures.
(d) 
Street furnishings, planters, streetlights and exterior, garden-type shade structures.
(e) 
Fences and walls.
(f) 
Decks, patios, and terraces.
(g) 
Shelters for car sharing and shuttles.
(h) 
Loading docks.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04]
The following shall be the standards for the R-5C District:
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: 60 acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 150 feet.
(3) 
Minimum yards.
(a) 
Where building facade is parallel to a tract line: 15 feet from the tract line.
(b) 
Where corner of the building is tangent to a tract line: five feet from the tract line.
(4) 
Minimum buffer from lot line to parking, drive aisle, or turnaround area: zero feet when adjacent lots are in common or affiliated principal ownership. Drive aisles may be located on Block 8, Lot 54 or 10.02 when the property is in common or affiliated principal ownership.
(5) 
Modification to the proposed greenbelt easement on Block 8, Lots 54 and 10.02 shall be permitted to provide for circulation and fire safety.
(6) 
Maximum permissible development density:
(a) 
The average gross density shall not exceed 10 dwelling units per acre.
(b) 
The net density of mid-rise and garden apartments shall not exceed 40 dwelling units per acre.
(7) 
Maximum improvement coverage to be determined on a tract-wide basis - 40% of the tract. Additional improvement coverage up to a total improvement coverage of 55% on Block 8, Lots 54 and 10.02 may be permitted to allow for streets, paths, and emergency access serving the development. Any increase in improvement coverage on such lots shall be only for streets, paths, and emergency access serving the development. The applicant shall provide calculations demonstrating compliance with both the 40% and 55% improvement coverage requirements.
(8) 
Maximum building height for mid-rise apartments and community building: 85 feet.
(9) 
Maximum building height for garden apartments: 50 feet.
(10) 
Design criteria.
(a) 
Distances between structures. In development groups (more than one building or structure on the tract), the following distances shall be maintained between structures:
[1] 
Any building face to street curb or internal road right of way: seven feet minimum from any front building face or two feet from any side building face or corner.
[2] 
Any building face or corner to parking area: five feet minimum, or zero feet where a driveway is fronting a garage.
[3] 
End wall to window wall: 25 feet minimum.
[4] 
Window wall to window wall (separate buildings): 25 feet minimum.
[5] 
Window wall to window wall (in same building): 20 feet minimum, exclusive of architectural accents, including, but not limited to, nooks, notches, or bays.
(b) 
Building site design principles.
[1] 
Overall principles.
[a] 
Parking stalls for residents and visitors shall be located near dwelling unit entrances.
[b] 
Screening of private outdoor living areas shall be addressed and may be accomplished with plant materials, masonry structures or wood fencing. Architectural elements such as masonry walls and fences shall be compatible in both style and materials with the dwelling unit of which it is part.
[c] 
The design of all accessory uses, including but not limited to street furnishings, planters, streetlights, exterior garden-type shade structures, fences, walls, decks, patios, terraces, and shelters for car sharing and shuttles, shall complement the architectural style, type, and design of the buildings and the overall project design.
[2] 
Garden apartments.
[a] 
Each garden apartment structure shall be limited to a maximum of 45 units and a length of 335 feet. Such structures shall be grouped in clusters of consistent architectural design. Architectural treatment, roof changes or vertical or horizontal offsets of a minimum of two feet to create visual breaks on the exterior of buildings should be provided.
[b] 
Open balconies or outdoor private living spaces for individual dwelling units should be provided. Balconies integrated into the architectural facade shall be considered as architectural offsets if more than two feet in depth.
[3] 
Mid-rise apartments (which may include split-level style and on podiums).
[a] 
Mid-rise apartments shall be located on a site directly adjacent to the major portions of common space or open space in the development.
[b] 
Open balconies, decks, patios, or garages at the ground floor units should be provided. Balconies integrated into the architectural facade shall be considered as architectural offsets if more than two feet in depth.
[c] 
Architectural treatment, roof or parapet changes, or jogs of a minimum of two feet to create visual breaks on the exterior of the buildings should be provided.
[d] 
Architectural treatments, porticos and material changes at points of principal entry should be provided.
[4] 
Buildings may be permitted on podiums.
B. 
Vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian circulation.
(1) 
Access. The street system shall be integrated with the existing network of streets so that there are at least two points of unobstructed access to and from the tract. Access drives or driveways shall be provided in accordance with the criteria provided in this section.
(2) 
General vehicular circulation design principles.
(a) 
The street system should utilize, where appropriate, cul-de-sacs, roundabouts, loop streets, and other suitable forms of street layout. Varying street widths according to their intended traffic carrying and parking purposes are encouraged.
(b) 
An emergency access drive shall be provided. This access drive may be fenced off or gated when not in use.
(c) 
Connector road to Old Meadow Road. The owner of the tract shall cause an easement to be provided granting one way access in from Old Meadow Road through the existing access within the apartment community on Block 8, Lot 10.02 leading to the R-5C District and providing access in one direction for a future connection in one direction into Block 8, Lots 17, 24, and 30 on the West Windsor Township Tax Map as of the effective date of this section. The one-way access connector road shall be jointly maintained by the owners of the aforementioned properties and the developer of Block 8, Lot 8.
(d) 
Connector road to Route 1. Should the owner of Block 8, Lot 18 redevelop its property, the developer of Block 8, Lot 8 shall cause an easement to be provided granting direct two way access from the access road off of Route 1 to Block 8, Lot 18 on the West Windsor Township Tax Map as of the effective date of this section. Should Block 8, Lot 18 be redeveloped, the costs to upgrade and maintain the access connector roadway and any modifications to the existing curb, or as may be required by NJDOT, shall be paid by the owner of Block 8, Lot 18. The portion of the connector roadway not already completed shall be constructed by the owner of Block 8, Lot 18. An easement so providing shall be a condition of development approval in the R-5C District and shall become effective upon the demolition of all structures and redevelopment of Block 8, Lot 18 as of the date of the adoption of this section and redevelopment of such lot.
(e) 
Road and driveway connections from main roads shall be located at grade and not below the crest of vertical curves.
(f) 
Vehicular connections to adjacent properties may be provided where appropriate.
(g) 
Access ways, but not parking spaces, are permitted on adjacent lots when in common principal ownership. An easement shall be provided therefor.
(h) 
Pedestrian circulation.
[1] 
Comprehensive on-site pedestrian circulation shall be provided.
[2] 
Pedestrian connections shall be provided to Block 8, Lots 10.03, 24, 10.02, and 54 on the West Windsor Township Tax Map as of the effective date of this section.
(i) 
Bikeways. Bicycle access shall be combined with motor vehicle access and identified with an appropriate street marking such as a sharrow or striped shoulder outside of vehicle lanes or provided as a separate parallel system adjacent to motor vehicle access. Width and design guidelines for all bikeways shall be as provided in § 200-36C(3)(c)[2] of the West Windsor Township Land Use Ordinance.
(j) 
A comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian plan shall be provided. Consideration shall be given to linking pedestrian and bicycle circulation features to adjoining open space; amenities, as determined, to be appropriate and feasible.
(k) 
The treatment of any crosswalk shall be designed with materials that indicate the different traffic characteristics of intersecting streets.
C. 
Parking and loading requirements.
(1) 
Off-street parking. The standards set forth in the RSIS shall govern all off-street parking, except for the standards that govern the size of parking spaces, circulation in parking structures, and compact parking, which shall conform to the standards in § 200-29M(6) of the West Windsor Land Use Ordinance.
(2) 
Location of parking spaces.
(a) 
Parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be on the same lot or tract of land as the building or use to be served.
(b) 
A parking space plan addressing parking space allocations shall be submitted with the site plan application.
(3) 
Car share and shuttles.
(a) 
A resident shuttle service or ride-sharing service to the Princeton Junction Station shall be provided on or before the date when a minimum of 50% of units are occupied.
(b) 
Drop-off or pick-up areas for car share vehicles or resident shuttles are permitted.
(4) 
Bicycle parking design principles.
(a) 
Location. Bicycle parking facilities shall be located indoors and outdoors.
[1] 
Each garden apartment building shall have a dedicated interior space or enclosed room for storage of bicycles.
[2] 
Mid-rise apartment buildings shall have dedicated interior space or an enclosed room for storage of bicycles. Such spaces may be located within a parking garage.
(b) 
Off-street loading requirements.
[1] 
Mid-rise apartments that are on a podium: One loading area shall be provided. Loading areas may be provided in designated parking areas.
[2] 
Mid-rise apartments, which include split-level style and garden apartments: One loading area shall be provided for every 50 apartment units. Driveways fronting garages may satisfy this requirement.
D. 
Open space and recreational facilities.
(1) 
Open space distribution requirements are as follows:
(a) 
Common active open space, including recreational facilities: 40,000 square feet minimum. Common active open space or recreational space may include areas on top of structures such as parking garages. Common active open space calculations shall not include lands in conservation easements.
(b) 
Natural open space. A minimum of 38 acres shall remain as a green belt, defined as greenbelt consisting of natural features, significant wooded areas, vegetation, channels, floodways or water bodies.
(c) 
Recreational facilities.
[1] 
Play lots. One play lot, minimum 3,500 square feet in size, primarily for use by older children, is required. Facilities may include swings, slides, play sculptures, and benches for parents. A tot lot primarily for use by toddlers is not required, as long as there is at least one tot lot accessible to residents on Block 8, Lots 54 and 10.02. Accessibility shall be provided through a reciprocal easement agreement.
[2] 
Swimming pools. One swimming pool, minimum 1,800 square feet in size, is required.
[3] 
Tennis courts, basketball courts, and play fields. There are no requirements for tennis courts, basketball courts, or play fields on-site, as long as there is at least one tennis court, one half-sized basketball court, and a play field accessible to residents on Block 8, Lots 54 and 10.02. Accessibility shall be provided through a reciprocal easement agreement.
[4] 
Multipurpose community facility. A recreation center or multipurpose community facility, including space for permitted accessory uses, is required. The facility may be a freestanding building or integrated into a principal permitted building. The facility may be multistory. The facility shall be within walking or easy biking distance of the majority of residents it is intended to serve.
E. 
Landscape standards.
(1) 
Street trees. Street trees shall be provided in addition to any buffer requirements for municipal or county streets, if any streets are provided in the plan. Street trees shall be in accordance with the West Windsor Land Use Ordinance and Township Comprehensive Master Street Tree Plan standards for location, species selection and spacing. Street trees along fire lanes are not required.
(2) 
Landscape buffers. Buffers shall be provided along all site edges as provided for herein:
(a) 
Along property lines adjacent to parking areas or drive aisles a planted three-foot-wide buffer of evergreen shrubs shall be provided. Shrubs shall be a minimum of three feet in height at time of planting, placed a maximum of three feet on center. Buffer plantings may be located on the adjacent property when in common or affiliated principal ownership. Loading areas shall be excluded from buffering requirements.
(b) 
Along property lines where utility and/or sewer easements interfere, a five-foot-wide buffer shall be provided. The buffer shall contain a mix of evergreen shrubs planted at a maximum of three feet on center, and plants planted in naturalistic groups of mixed plant varieties to provide visual interest.
(3) 
Parking areas.
(a) 
All open parking areas and access ways thereto shall be properly drained, and all such areas shall be a paved surface. Geo Grid, or an acceptable alternative, shall be permitted for emergency vehicle access ways.
(4) 
Podium landscape standards.
(a) 
Ground floor units. A hardscape or landscape screen shall be provided between each ground floor apartment outdoor space and other community spaces.
(b) 
Deck material. Podium deck shall differentiate spaces by using different materials or finish colors.
(c) 
A variety of small plantings that can prosper in shallow soil conditions shall be provided as landscape elements in outdoor community spaces.
F. 
Sign regulations.
(1) 
Development in the R-5C District shall conform to the requirements provided in this subsection.
(2) 
General. Each site plan application shall include a signage plan showing the specific design, location, size, height, construction, and illumination of proposed signs in accordance with the regulations contained herein.
(3) 
Permitted signs. The following standards shall apply to all signs in the R-5C District. No sign type other than those identified below shall be permitted.
(a) 
Monument signage.
[1] 
Two monument signs shall be permitted (one at the entrances on Old Meadow Road and Route 1).
[2] 
The maximum monument sign area, excluding the base structure, shall be 60 square feet per side, of which no more than 50 square feet may be devoted to the LED sign permitted by Subsection F(3)(a)[4] hereof.
[3] 
The maximum monument sign height, including structure and sign area, for signs along Route 1 shall be 12 feet and for signs along Old Meadow Road shall be six feet.
[4] 
An electronically programmable and changeable digital LED sign shall be permitted on the monument signs to display information solely related to the development. The sign shall not be used for third-party advertising of any kind except for announcements by the Township, except that political signage shall not be permitted. The LED changeable digital signage must conform to any applicable NJDOT regulations.
(b) 
Wayfinding signage.
[1] 
One freestanding or wall wayfinding sign shall be permitted for each building entrance.
[2] 
Freestanding wayfinding signs shall be permitted, to be spaced throughout the site for the purpose of wayfinding as needed.
[3] 
The maximum wayfinding sign area shall not exceed nine square feet and the letter height shall not exceed four inches.
[4] 
For freestanding signs, the maximum sign height, including structure and sign area, shall be six feet above existing grade.
[5] 
One wall sign shall be permitted for the community center. The maximum wall sign area shall not exceed 50 square feet.
(c) 
Street address signage.
[1] 
Street address signage shall be provided on each building or for each individual tenant.
[2] 
Street address numbers shall have a maximum height of eight inches.
(d) 
Blade signs/banners.
[1] 
A maximum of two blade signs per mid-rise apartment building shall be permitted. The maximum sign area shall not exceed 60 square feet and may project up to three feet from the building.
[2] 
Banner signs may be permitted as needed throughout the site.
[3] 
Blade signs and banners may be attached to buildings or freestanding posts.
G. 
Loading, refuse and recycling, and service utility areas.
(1) 
All loading, refuse and recycling collection, service and utility areas shall be sufficient in size to collectively serve the development. The required method of screening for dumpsters, trash compactors, recycling facilities or other outdoor storage areas shall conform to the standards outlined in § 200-189.2B(5)(c).
(2) 
Outside deposit areas shall not be permitted in any required yard or setback area, nor shall they interfere with the operation of off-street parking facilities.
(3) 
Trash compactors, recycling facilities, and loading areas shall be located on the site so as to provide clear and convenient access for collection vehicles.
(4) 
The applicant shall provide a waste management and recycling plan, subject to Township review and approval. Such management plan shall be submitted with an application for preliminary approval.
(5) 
Transformers, telephone terminal boxes, and cable TV boxes located on the ground shall be screened in the manner set forth in § 200-189.2B(5)(c).
(6) 
Refuse and recycling requirements.
(a) 
Outdoor storage areas.
[1] 
A central area consisting of trash compactors and recycling facility shall be provided to service the entire development. This area shall be conveniently located for residential deposition of waste and recyclables.
(b) 
Dwelling unit storage.
[1] 
Individual garden apartment dwelling units shall provide a location within the unit for storage of designated recyclable materials in compliance with § 200-134B of the West Windsor Land Use Ordinance. Garden apartment units for which a garage is rented may have such storage space within the attached garage structure.
[2] 
A separate location for storage of designated recyclable materials within individual mid-rise apartment building dwelling units is not required, provided that each floor of the mid-rise apartment building shall include a central room for trash and recycling with bins for collection of recycling and a chute for trash terminating in a collection area within the structure.
H. 
Snow storage and removal. Procedures for snow storage and removal shall be identified.
[Added 9-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
A. 
Use and bulk standards. The use, bulk and other regulations governing the R-5B District shall apply, except that:
(1) 
Stacked flats/apartments attached to townhouses restricted to units set aside for low- and moderate-income households are permitted.
(2) 
Group homes in detached dwellings or attached to townhouse buildings with a minimum capacity of three bedrooms intended for individuals with development disabilities are permitted.
(3) 
A commercial building or buildings not to exceed 10,000 square feet in total gross floor area which may be occupied by any principal use or conditional use as permitted in the P-3 Business District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district, are permitted.
(4) 
Twenty-five percent of the total dwellings that are the subject of the development application shall be low- and moderate-income housing meeting all of the applicable standards and requirements for affordable units, including those set forth in the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC), N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., and in § 200-237. At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income households and at least 13% of all rental affordable units shall be made affordable to very-low-income households earning 30% or less of the regional median household income by household size, which very-low-income units shall be included as part of the low-income requirement. The remaining affordable units shall be made available to moderate-income households. The affordable units shall be located on site and shall be reasonably dispersed throughout the residential component phased in accordance with the affordable housing construction schedule set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.4(d). Parking spaces shall be reserved for the affordable units.
(5) 
In lieu of the net density requirements set forth in § 200-184A(4)(b), the following shall apply:
(a) 
The net density of townhouses and stacked flats attached to the townhouses shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
(6) 
Accessory uses: street furniture, decks, patios, fences, walls, pump stations and garbage corrals.
B. 
Modifications of design standards. The design standards set forth in this Chapter 200 shall apply, except that:
(1) 
Parking for a commercial building or buildings shall be permitted within the front yard provided that a minimum forty-foot planted buffer area be maintained to said parking area from the street right-of-way. No separate off-street loading space shall be required for a commercial building or buildings.
(2) 
The minimum window wall to window wall requirement shall be 30 feet.
(3) 
A minimum of 30 acres shall be preserved for open space.
(4) 
Useable recreation facilities as set forth in § 200-36C(3)(c) shall be 2.5% of the gross tract area.
(5) 
The following requirements as to recreational facilities shall apply:
(a) 
Play lots: One play lot shall be required with a minimum of 2,000 square feet for toddlers and up to 5,000 square feet for older children.
(b) 
Tennis: One court shall be required.
(c) 
Swimming pools: Shall not be required.
(d) 
Community building: Shall not be required.
(e) 
Pickleball and bocce courts: Shall be permitted.
(6) 
In lieu of the active recreation purpose requirement set forth in § 200-190C(1), the following shall apply:
(a) 
Such designated open space shall include no less than two acres of land developed for active recreation purposes.
C. 
Snow storage and removal. Procedures for snow storage and removal shall be identified.
D. 
Bicycle and pedestrian accessibility.
(1) 
A comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian circulation plan shall be provided. Consideration shall be given to linking pedestrian and bicycle circulation features to adjoining open space amenities, as determined to be appropriate and feasible.
(2) 
Pedestrian crossings in streets and alleys shall include special ground texture treatment such as brick, stone, cobblestones and other suitable material. The treatment of any crosswalk shall be designed with materials that indicate the different traffic characteristics of intersecting streets.
[Amended 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1; 10-7-1985 by Ord. No. 85-25]
A. 
Permitted uses. In a PRN-1 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in a RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
Single-family, zero lot line; single-family, detached; two-family, detached; single-family, semidetached; townhouse; maisonette; garden apartment dwellings; or senior citizen low- and moderate-income housing units within a planned residential neighborhood, provided that the low and moderate income dwellings shall be rental, family dwellings and 15% of the total dwelling units that are the subject of a development application shall be low- and moderate-income dwellings as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4. A planned residential neighborhood, subject to the following standards conforming to the requirements for planned developments stipulated in Article XXXI of this Part 4:
[Amended 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 94-44; 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-21]
(a) 
Minimum development area: 100 acres in contiguous parcels served by sewer and public water systems. For purposes of this requirement, streets existing prior to the development of a PRN shall not be deemed to divide acreage nor be a part of the acreage.
(b) 
Maximum permissible average gross density: 8 1/2 dwelling units per acre shall be the basic average gross density permitted.
(c) 
Neighborhood convenience services. Neighborhood commercial uses, such as stores for retail sales and services, professional offices, restaurants, taverns and gasoline stations shall, in the discretion of the applicant, be permitted and shall be designed and intended primarily to serve the residents of the PRN. In no case shall such areas designated for commercial use and accessory uses thereto exceed 5% of the total planned development. Bulk controls with regard to FAR and maximum improvements coverage for such designated neighborhood convenience services areas shall conform to those regulations as set forth for the B-1 District, Article XXVIII, § 200-200, of this Part 4.
(d) 
Public services. Public service facilities (e.g., schools, firehouses, etc.) may be located within the designed common open space of an approved PRN, in the discretion of the applicant, provided that such uses shall not exceed 7.5% of the total development tract area of a PRN. The lands on which such public service facilities are located shall be considered open space for purposes of the calculation of the minimum required open space as set forth herein.
(e) 
Minimum frontage: 300 feet in total as measured along a public street which provides access to the PRN.
(f) 
Residential unit type, distribution and net density. In the PRN-1 District, there shall be a range of housing types and densities in accordance with the requirements set forth below:
[1] 
Market rate dwelling units may be composed of a single housing type. Low- and moderate-income dwelling units may be composed of the same housing type as market rate dwelling units or of one or more other permitted housing types.
[2] 
Net density of particular types of dwelling units shall be in accordance with the schedule below. In calculating permitted net densities as outlined herein, the area of land covered by such uses shall include internal local streets, parking areas and all private yards and areas designated as common open spaces, but not the development collector streets, nor areas that may be occupied by commercial uses.
[a] 
The net density of single-family zero lot line and single-family detached dwellings shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre.
[b] 
The net density of semidetached and two-family units shall not exceed eight dwelling units per acre.
[c] 
The net density of a townhouse, condominium or rental shall not exceed 15 dwellings per acre. Fee simple townhouses shall not exceed 10 dwellings per acre.
[d] 
The net density of garden apartment and maisonette dwelling units shall not exceed 25 dwelling units per acre.
[e] 
The net density of senior citizen mid-rise dwellings shall not exceed 45 dwelling units per acre.
(g) 
Maximum improvement coverage.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
[1] 
Coverage requirements shall be 40% of the total area of the PRN; 37% for the principal building located on individual single-family detached lots, and 44% for all pervious and impervious surfaces located on individual single-family detached lots; 56% for the principal building located on a fee simple townhouse lot, and 75% for all pervious and impervious surfaces located on a fee simple townhouse lot. Standing water bodies shall not be treated as having surfaces subject to improvement coverage requirements. The maximum improvement coverage shall relate to the usable lot area and exclude wetland areas.
[2] 
For purposes only of calculating the maximum improvement coverage of a principal building located on a lot only, such lot area will be deemed to include a portion of the wetland area within said lot so that when such portion is added to the non-wetlands portion lot area of said lot, the wetland area of the lot does not exceed 10%. Wetlands subject to this provision need not be subject to conservation easements. For example, if the usable portion of a lot is 4,500 square feet, only 500 square feet of wetlands is included in the lot area for the purposes of this calculation, even if the total area of wetlands within the lot is greater than 500 square feet.
(h) 
Bulk requirements.
[1] 
Building heights may vary from one to four stories, but in no case shall they exceed 45 feet. Senior citizen mid-rise apartments may be six stories, but not to exceed 70 feet.
[2] 
Lot sizes and dimensions, yard sizes and building arrangement may be freely disposed and arranged, in accordance with the following standards:
[a] 
Except as provided for units constructed pursuant to R-3A standards as set forth hereinafter, no portion of a dwelling shall be closer than 20 feet to the right-of-way of a local internal road or 50 feet to a collector road or major thoroughfare, as designated by the Township's Master Plan.
[b] 
Along all boundary lines of any PRN District, except where they coincide with the right-of-way lines of a state or county road, public utility right-of-way or public parks, the same zoning provisions of the abutting district shall prevail with respect to the side yards, rear yards, screen planting and such other transitional feature.
[3] 
Individual lots: patio/zero lot line/SFD.
[a] 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
[b] 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
[c] 
Minimum lot depth: 50 feet.
[d] 
Minimum yards:
[i] 
Front yard: 20 feet.
[ii] 
Rear yard: 10 feet.
[iii] 
One side (at building setback): zero feet.
[iv] 
Two sides (given as a percentage of lot width): 20%, but no less than 10 feet.
[e] 
Maximum distance from detached accessory buildings to:
[i] 
Principal building: eight feet.
[ii] 
Side lot line: five feet.
[iii] 
Rear lot line: five feet.
[4] 
Fee simple townhouses:
[a] 
Maximum lot are: 2,000 square feet.
[b] 
Minimum lot width: 18 feet at setback line.
[c] 
Minimum lot depth: Not applicable.
[d] 
Minimum yards:
[i] 
Front yard: 20 feet.
[ii] 
Rear yard: 10 feet.
[iii] 
Side yard (at end unit only): 10 feet.
[5] 
Common open space. Common open space shall be subject to the requirements of Subsection C of this section.
B. 
Conditional uses. In a PRN-1 District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses: Any use permitted by condition in an RR/C District, with the exception of § 200-156B(1),(3) and (4).
[Amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-43]
C. 
Common open space.
[Amended 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-21]
(1) 
General requirements. Except as otherwise provided herein, not less than the lesser of 25% of the development area, excluding the area of single-family lots, or 20% of the gross development area shall be designed as and devoted to common open space for use primarily by the residents of the planned development or subject to conservation easements restricting their development. Such designated open space shall include no less than three acres of land developed for active recreational purposes. Land in conservation easements shall not be used in calculating MIC or building setbacks from lot lines.
(2) 
Ownership requirements.
(a) 
Such common open space, stormwater facilities, rights-of-way, cartways, recreation facilities and lands and similar infrastructure benefiting the development and/or the residents in common may be conveyed to homeowners' associations or trusts or offered for dedication to the Township or other governmental agency, in the developer's discretion, which dedication shall be accepted if it is established that the Township has previously accepted similar areas or facilities. Lands contained within single-family detached lots which otherwise would be considered common open space, such as lands subject to conservation easements or deed restricted against use as wetlands, shall be included in the calculation of lands set aside for common open space. If such areas or facilities are not dedicated and accepted by the Township or another governmental agency, the landowner shall provide for and establish an organization for the ownership and maintenance of any common recreation areas and open space, and such organizations shall not be dissolved or shall it dispose of any of the same by sale or otherwise (except to an organization conceived and established to own and maintain such areas or facilities) without first offering to dedicate the same to the Township or any other government agency.
(b) 
As to any such areas or facilities that the Township is not required to accept pursuant to the foregoing, the applicant proposes dedication to the Township, then the Planning Board shall forward each request with its recommendation prior to the granting of preliminary plan approval of a development application containing open space to the Township Council.
(c) 
If the Township Council does not approve such dedication, the applicant may submit a cluster or planned development plan providing only for ownership of such areas or facilities as outlined herein.
(3) 
Open space maintenance requirements.
(a) 
In the event that the organization created for open space management shall at any time after the establishment of a planned development fail to maintain any open space or recreation area in a reasonable order and condition in accordance with the plan, the Township may serve written notice upon such organization or upon the owners of the development setting forth the manner in which the organization has failed to maintain said areas in reasonable condition, and said notice shall include a demand that such deficiencies of maintenance be cured within 35 days thereof and shall set the date and place of a hearing thereon which shall be held within 15 days of the notice. At such hearing the Township may modify the terms of the original notice as to the deficiencies and may give an extension of time not to exceed 65 days, within which they shall be cured.
(b) 
If the deficiencies set forth in the original notice or in modifications thereof shall not be cured within said 35 days or any extension thereof, the Township, in order to preserve the open space and maintain the same for a period of one year, may enter upon and maintain such land. Said entry and said maintenance shall not vest in the public any rights to use the open space and recreation areas, except when the same is voluntarily dedicated to the public by the owners.
(c) 
Before the expiration date of said year, the Township shall, upon its initiative or upon the request of the organization theretofore responsible for the the maintenance of said areas, call a public hearing upon 15 days' written notice to such organization and to the owners of the development to be held by the Township, at which hearings such organization and owners of the development shall show cause why such maintenance by the municipality shall not, at the election of the Township, continue for a succeeding year. If the Township shall determine that such organization is ready and able to maintain said open space and recreation areas in reasonable condition, the Township shall cease to maintain said open space and recreation areas at the end of said year. If the Township shall determine such organization is not ready and able to maintain said open space and recreation areas in a reasonable condition, the Township may, in its discretion, continue to maintain said open space and recreation areas during the next succeeding year and, subject to a similar hearing, a determination in each year thereafter. The decision of the Township in any such case shall continue a final administrative decision subject to judicial review.
(d) 
The cost of such maintenance by the municipality shall be assessed pro rata against the properties within the development that have a right of enjoyment of the open space in accordance with the assessed value at the time of imposition of the lien and shall become a lien and tax on said properties and be added to and be a part of the taxes to be levied and assessed thereon and enforced and collected with interest by the Township and in the same manner as other taxes.
[Amended 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1; 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 97-21]
A. 
The standards for the PRN-1 District for single-family detached and zero lot line lots shall be the same as those ratio/zero lot line lots in the R-3A District, except as otherwise specified for a planned residential neighborhood. Notwithstanding the foregoing, floor area ratio (FAR) restrictions shall not apply.
B. 
The following provisions of other sections of this chapter shall be applied to development in the PRN-1 District as set forth below:
(1) 
Subdivision.
(a) 
Sections 200-53H and 200-54G and H. In the PRN-1 District, the period of vesting for preliminary approvals shall be 10 years from the date of each approval, and the period of vesting for final approvals shall be five years from the date of each approval.
(b) 
Section 200-56. Street right-of-way and cartway. In the PRN-1 District, the standards to be applied shall be those codified in the New Jersey Site Improvement Standards that address the same subject area. The other standards of § 200-56 continue to apply.
(c) 
Section 200-60. In the PRN-1 District, the standards to be applied as to the provision of sidewalks shall be those codified in the New Jersey Site Improvement Standards that address the same subject area.
(2) 
Zoning.
(a) 
Section 200-233. Not applicable to development in the PRN-1, except that common open space shall not include: parking areas or accessways thereto or lands privately owned or in fee simple, except if subject to a conservation easement restricting development. Land in conservation easements shall not be used in calculating MIC or building setbacks from lot lines.
(b) 
Section 200-237. Where inconsistent with the terms hereof, the provisions of any applicable COAH regulation shall apply and be substituted for the provisions hereof.
(c) 
Section 200-237A. In the PRN-1 District, the applicable percentage of affordable housing shall be as set forth in the provisions relating thereto. Of the total affordable housing dwelling units, 50% shall be low-income units and 50% shall be moderate income units.
(d) 
Section 200-237C. Distribution and locational criteria. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the PRN-1 District, subject to reasonable zoning and planning considerations, rental affordable units need not be dispersed among for sale units such as single-family detached and townhouse units. Further, subject to reasonable zoning and planning considerations, affordable housing units may be of a single product type, such as garden apartments, and clustered in the area of the tract devoted to such use; that is, for example, garden apartment uses.
(3) 
Site plan.
(a) 
Section 200-13G and H; 200-14G and H. In the PRN-1 District, the period of vesting for preliminary approvals shall be 10 years from the date of each approval, and the period of vesting for final approvals shall be five years from the date of each approval.
(b) 
Section 200-27B and C. In the PRN-1 District, the standards to be applied shall be those codified in the New Jersey Site Improvement Standards. The PRN-1 District standards shall apply to the extent not inconsistent with the New Jersey Site Improvement Standards.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an EH District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of the district.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
With sewer and public water, any permitted use in an R-5 District, provided that such dwellings are for senior citizen low- and moderate-income housing developed by a bona fide nonprofit or limited dividend owner or sponsor, as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4.
B. 
Conditional uses. In an EH District, the following uses may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) 
Any use permitted by condition in an R-2 District.
(2) 
Professional offices, not to exceed 25,000 square feet in gross floor area as part of a mixed use site plan containing senior citizen affordable housing and public safety fire house facility, subject to the following requirements:
[Amended 7-17-1989 by Ord. No. 89-29]
(a) 
Bulk and lot area regulations for office use shall be those contained in the P District, § 200-205, of this Part 4, except that the building heights shall not exceed two stories.
(b) 
A developer's agreement shall be approved by the Township Council upon recommendation by the Planning Board and subject to the approval by a court maintaining jurisdiction of the Township's Mt. Laurel program that governs, among other related items, the following aspects of a mixed-use development program to be undertaken by different parties: procedures governing the conveyance of two parcels of land to the Township, which are to be subdivided from a tract to be developed with professional offices for subsequent use and development by others as a fire company facility and an affordable housing senior citizen project on the respective parcels; provisions regarding no cost for the future fire company parcel and a cost of $150,000 for the senior citizen parcel; grant of drainage easements and the establishment of cost sharing and reimbursement arrangements regarding a common detention facility to service the uses envisioned for the overall tract of which the professional offices are a part; and provision through site plan design of one access point for the professional office parcel, together with an easement and interconnection to the senior citizen parcel for emergency vehicle access.
[Added 2-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-1]
A. 
Tract development.
(1) 
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum tract frontage: 150 feet.
(3) 
Maximum permissible development density.
(a) 
The average gross density shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per acre.
(b) 
The net density for various unit types shall conform to those stipulated for the R-5 District.
(c) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
(d) 
Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
B. 
Individual lots: Bulk and area regulations for individual townhouse lots, subject to the regulations for such uses as contained in the R-4 District, § 200-181B, of this Part 4.
C. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet.
[Added 10-24-1994 by Ord. No. 94-54]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Planned Residential Retirement Community (PRRC) District is to provide for a variety of dwelling unit types and services for the elderly population, which is growing both locally and in the State of New Jersey. Dwelling units in the PRRC District are intended for mature adults, 55 years of age or older, and contain a variety of housing types and services to satisfy a wide range of life-styles.
B. 
Permitted uses. In a Planned Residential Retirement Community, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in the RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district as set forth in § 200-157.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
A planned residential retirement community subject to the requirements set down herein and conforming to the findings for a planned development as defined by the N.J.S.A. 40:25D-45, provided that the following minimum requirements shall be met:
(a) 
Minimum tract area. A planned residential retirement community, hereinafter referred to as "PRRC," is defined as a community having one or more parcels of land with a total acreage of at least 400 acres forming a land block to be dedicated for the use of a planned residential retirement community. For the purposes of determining total parcel acreage, public streets located between properties under the control of the planned residential retirement community do not constitute a break in parcel continuity.
(b) 
Age restrictions. Through its corporations, association or owners, said land shall be restricted by bylaws, rules, regulations and restrictions of record to use by permanent residents 55 years of age or older, with the following exceptions:
[1] 
A member of a couple under the age of 55 years who is residing with his/her partner who is 55 years of age or over.
[2] 
Emancipated children (as defined under New Jersey law) residing with their parents or parent where one of the parents with whom the child or children are residing is 55 years of age or over.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
[3] 
One adult under 55 years of age will be admitted as a permanent resident if it is established that the presence of such person is essential to the physical care of one or more of the adult occupants who shall be 55 years of age or older.
(c) 
Minimum open space accessible to the public. A minimum of 30% of the total tract area must be in open space accessible to the public. The open space to be preserved shall include Block 33, Lot 1, between Village Road and the JCP right-of-way, so as to serve as an open space buffer between the PRRC and the remainder of the RR/C Zone.
[Amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-43]
(d) 
Public water and sewer service. All uses will be serviced by public water and sewer systems.
(e) 
Affordable housing required. A minimum of 15% of the total dwelling units shall be low- and moderate-income residential units as required by Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4. Total dwelling units shall be defined as conventional individual residences/apartments plus bedrooms in assisted living facilities (such as congregate care, continuing care, nursing home). The method of accomplishing the required affordable housing shall be established at the time a development application is made for a PRRC.
(f) 
Maximum permissible density. Maximum gross density in a PRRC is 1.45 dwelling units per acre. For the purpose of calculating maximum permissible density, individual beds and units in a congregate care, congregate housing, nursing home, continuing care facility, extended care facility or outpatient clinic are not considered units. The PRRC shall have no more than 500 total beds and 306 dwelling units in congregate care, continuing care, extended and outpatient care facilities.
[Amended 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02]
(g) 
Permitted residential uses. The following residential uses are principal permitted uses in a PRRC, provided that they meet the standards of Subsection C of this section.
[1] 
Single-family detached.
[2] 
Two-family semidetached.
[3] 
Single-family zero lot line.
[4] 
Zero lot line semidetached.
[5] 
Townhouse.
[6] 
Condominium.
[7] 
Garden apartments.
[8] 
Congregate care facilities/assisted care facilities.
[9] 
Continuing care/extended and outpatient care facilities.
(h) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to a PRRC development.
[1] 
Recreational, cultural and religious facilities for the sole use of the residents and their guests.
[2] 
Garages and storage sheds off residential lots for recreational vehicles or household goods for resident use only.
[3] 
Accessory uses and buildings customarily associated with residential uses in conformance with § 200-226.
[4] 
Medical services not to exceed 10,000 square feet in floor area.
[5] 
Restaurant use designed as part of the planned development and not exceeding 5,000 square feet in floor area.
[6] 
Elder and day-care centers.
C. 
Bulk and area regulations for PRRC District.
(1) 
The following shall be the standards for PRRC developments:
(a) 
Minimum tract area: 400 acres.
(b) 
Minimum building and parking setbacks from Old Trenton Road: 100 feet.
(c) 
Minimum building and parking setbacks from tract boundaries: 50 feet and 100 feet from existing residential lot lines.
(d) 
Maximum improvement coverage for total PRRC tract area: 25%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(e) 
Common open space: 60% of the PRRC must be set aside in common open space. Common open space calculations may include all environmental constrained lands and land set aside for public open space.
(f) 
Maximum building height. No single-family detached dwelling unit or nonresidential use shall exceed two stories or 35 feet, and no multifamily unit or congregate care facility shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height.
(2) 
The following shall be the standards for residential unit types permitted in PRRC developments:
(a) 
Single-family detached:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 50 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(b) 
Two-family semidetached:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 6,500 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 80 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 20 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(c) 
Single-family zero lot line:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 50 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 0/10 feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(d) 
Zero lot line semidetached:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 6,500 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 65 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 0/10 feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(e) 
Townhouse (fee simple):
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 2,000 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 20 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet (end units).
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 10 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 75%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(f) 
Condominium/garden apartments:
[1] 
Minimum distance from internal roads: 25 feet.
[2] 
Minimum distance between buildings:
[a] 
Window wall to window wall: 75 feet.
[b] 
Window wall to end wall: 30 feet.
[c] 
End wall to end wall: 12 feet.
[d] 
Building face to parking: 12 feet.
[e] 
Building face to street curb: 20 feet.
(g) 
Congregate care facility/continuing care/extended care facility/outpatient facility:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: five acres or one acre per each 42 beds, whichever is greater.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage: 100 feet.
[3] 
Minimum lot depth: 500 feet.
[4] 
Minimum front yard setback from internal roads: 50 feet.
[5] 
Minimum side yards: 50 feet.
[6] 
Minimum rear yards: 50 feet.
[7] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 70%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
[8] 
Minimum distance between buildings: same as condominium/garden apartments, except for front yard setback.
[9] 
Maximum floor area ratio: 45%.
(3) 
The following shall be the standards for all nonresidential uses permitted in a PRRC development:
(a) 
Medical services, restaurants and elder and day-care centers shall follow the area and bulk controls of the B-1 District.
(b) 
Off-residence garages, storage sheds and parking for recreational vehicles or household goods.
[1] 
Area devoted to off-residence storage and recreational vehicle parking for residence use only shall not exceed five acres.
[2] 
Building and parking setback from all residential uses and tract boundaries: 150 feet.
[3] 
Landscape buffer perimeter screening: 50 feet.
D. 
Design requirements for a PRRC.
(1) 
A comprehensive design plan shall be prepared for the entire PRRC which creates a series of distinct neighborhoods, each featuring a communal meeting area or neighborhood focal point developed with seating areas, landscaping, decorative pavement and lighting and structural features such as picket fencing, masonry walls, a gazebo, etc. A minimum of 250 square feet of developed open space shall be set aside in the form of neighborhood greens or parks per each residential unit approved in a PRRC.
(2) 
The development plan for the site, its developed facilities and the interior of residential units in a PRRC must be specifically designed to meet the potential physical and social needs and visual auditory, ambulatory and other impairments that may affect older persons, particularly as residents age in place.
(a) 
There should be provided a safe and convenient system of walks accessible to all occupants. Due consideration should be given in planning walks and ramps to prevent slipping or stumbling. Handrails and ample space for rest should be provided. All walks, paths and risers shall be designed according to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
(b) 
Artificial lighting shall be provided along all walks and interior roads and driveways and in all off-street parking areas, with sufficient illumination for the safety and convenience of older age residents, depending on anticipated nighttime use.
(c) 
A PRRC shall provide developed open space and common recreational or community facilities for the exclusive use of its residents.
[1] 
There shall be not less than six square feet of floor space per dwelling unit provided in community or clubhouse buildings. Such facilities shall be designed and equipped to meet the social and recreational needs of the anticipated residents. This may include hobby and craft rooms, lounge areas, meeting rooms, card rooms, rooms providing support facilities for outdoor recreation facilities or other similar facilities.
[2] 
Not less than 5% of the developable area of the PRRC and excluding developable public open space lands shall be developed for outdoor recreational use. This may include swimming pools and related facilities, shuffleboard and horseshoe courts, tennis courts and other appropriate facilities.
(d) 
The interior of a residential unit in a PRRC shall be designed to accommodate the reasonable physical impairments of residents as they evolve from independence to limited functioning. Among the features which may be considered in unit design are skidproof floors, emergency call systems, elevated switches and electrical outlets that do not require the user to bend or crouch, grab bars at bathtubs and toilets, doors wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs, appliances that are front-mounted with easy to read dials and gauges and avoidance of barriers such as high doorsteps, uneven walking surfaces, hard to open doors (use lever handles) and difficult to operate plumbing fixtures.
(e) 
An on-site security and maintenance service system may be provided for a PRRC, including an entrance gatehouse, fences, walls and supporting service buildings.
(3) 
The entire planned residential retirement development shall be designed and constructed to provide utility services, including stormwater drainage, electric, telephone and, where desired, CATV cables, all of which shall be installed underground.
E. 
Off-street parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in a PRRC as follows: one attached garage space plus one space in the driveway for each single-family detached dwelling unit; and for multifamily unit dwellings, 1.25 parking spaces for each one-bedroom unit, 1.75 parking spaces for each two-bedroom unit and two parking spaces for each three-bedroom unit. Adequate parking facilities for residents, employees and visitors of a congregate care facility shall be provided. For congregate care and continuing care/extended care facilities, there shall be 0.5 off-street parking space per bedroom in addition to one off-street parking space for each employee on the largest shift. All parking areas for congregate care, continuing care/extended care facilities and nonresidential accessory uses shall be visually defined along their perimeter by a fence, wall, hedge, tree line or landscaped berm, or some combination of the above. Screening shall be at least four feet in height to soften the pedestrian's view of a large number of parked cars.
F. 
Application procedure and development standards. The procedural requirements and standards for planned residential retirement community developments are those required for all major development applications as specified in this Part 4, Part 1, Site Plan Review, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, except where otherwise provided in this section, and a developer seeking approval of a planned residential retirement community development shall submit to the Planning Board a general development plan as outlined and described in § 200-115 of Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, prior to the submission of any application for preliminary approval.
G. 
Other provisions.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02]
(1) 
For any development application filed for vacant land within the congregate care component of the PRRC District as of the date of this ordinance, at least 51 of the units shall be low- and moderate-income housing meeting all the applicable standards and requirements for affordable units, including those set forth in the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC), N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., and § 200-237. At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income households, and at least 13% of all rental affordable units shall be made affordable to very-low-income households earning 30% or less of the regional median household income by household size, which very-low-income units shall be included as part of the low-income requirement. The remaining affordable units shall be made available to moderate-income households. The affordable units shall be located on-site and shall be reasonably dispersed throughout the development phased in accordance with the affordable housing construction schedule set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.4(d). The state-wide nonresidential development fee shall apply to the nonresidential portion of the development to the extent that it includes other than residential uses.
[Added 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Planned Residential Retirement Community-1 (PRRC-1) District is to provide congenial dwelling opportunities for the elderly population, which is growing both locally and in the State of New Jersey. Dwelling units in the PRRC-1 District are intended for mature adults, 55 years of age or older.
B. 
Permitted uses. In a PRRC-1 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in the RR/C District, subject to the bulk and area regulations of that district as set forth in § 200-157.
[Amended 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2007-27]
(2) 
A planned residential retirement community subject to the requirements set down herein and conforming to the findings for a planned development as defined by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45, provided that the following minimum requirements are met.
(a) 
Minimum tract area: 150 acres.
(b) 
Age restrictions. Through its corporations, associations or owners, said land shall be restricted by bylaws, rules, regulations and restrictions of record to use by permanent residents 55 years of age or older, with the following exceptions:
[1] 
A member of a couple under the age of 55 years who is residing with his/her partner who is 55 years of age or older.
[2] 
Emancipated children (as defined under New Jersey law) residing with their parents or parent where one of the parents with whom the child or children are residing is 55 years of age or older.
[3] 
One adult under 55 years of age will be admitted as a permanent resident if it is established that the presence of such person is essential to the physical care of one or more of the adult occupants 55 years of age or older.
(c) 
Public water and sewer service. All uses within the planned residential retirement community shall be serviced by public water and sewer systems.
(d) 
Affordable housing required. A minimum of 15% of the total dwelling units shall be low- and moderate-income residential units meeting the requirements of Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4. A minimum of 1/5 of the total low- and moderate-income units shall be provided on site. They may all be moderate-income units and shall be architecturally and aesthetically integrated into the development. Any units transferred off site shall not be age-restricted but shall be available to income-qualified households of all ages.
(e) 
Maximum permissible density. Maximum gross density in a planned residential retirement community is 0.955 dwelling unit per acre for market units. Low- and moderate-income units shall not be counted for density purposes under this subsection.
(f) 
Permitted residential uses. The following residential uses are the principal permitted uses in a planned residential retirement community, provided they meet the standards of Subsection C of this section.
[1] 
Single-family.
[2] 
Two-family.
[3] 
Single-family zero lot line.
[4] 
Semidetached zero lot line.
[5] 
Townhouse.
(g) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings incidental to a planned residential retirement community development are:
[1] 
Recreational, cultural and religious facilities for the sole use of the residents and their guests.
[2] 
Garages and storage sheds off residential lots for recreational vehicles or household goods for resident use only.
[3] 
Accessory uses and buildings customarily associated with residential uses in conformance with § 200-226.
[4] 
Medical services not to exceed 10,000 square feet in floor area.
C. 
Bulk, area and other regulations for the PRRC-1 District.
(1) 
The following shall be the standards for planned residential retirement communities:
(a) 
Minimum tract area: 150 acres.
(b) 
Minimum building and parking setbacks from public roads existing at the time of adoption of this section: 100 feet.
(c) 
Minimum building and parking setbacks from tract boundaries: 100 feet.
(d) 
Maximum improvement coverage for total PRRC-1 tract area: 18%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(e) 
Preservation of Greenbelt. There shall be no disturbance to the Greenbelt as designated on the Conservation Element of the Master Plan.
(f) 
Common open space. Sixty-seven percent of the planned residential retirement community shall be set aside in common open space. All environmentally constrained land, as defined by § 200-238A(1), all of the Greenbelt as designated on the Conservation Element of the Master Plan, and all developed recreational open space shall be included in the areas set aside as common open space. The open space to be preserved shall include lands contiguous to Zaitz Park. The applicant is encouraged to make common open space external to the planned residential development accessible to the public in a manner consistent to the Conservation Element of the Master Plan.
(g) 
The applicant shall provide a nature center of at least 2,725 square feet or make a contribution to the Township for such a center in West Windsor. The contribution shall be in the amount of $1,000 per market unit, payable on a pro rata basis at the time a certificate of occupancy is issued for each market unit.
(h) 
Maximum building height. No dwelling unit or nonresidential use shall exceed two stories and 35 feet.
(2) 
The following shall be the standards for residential-unit types permitted in planned residential development communities:
(a) 
Single-family:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 50 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: five feet, except that there must be at least 15 feet between adjoining units.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 45%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(b) 
Two-family:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 6,500 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 80 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: five feet, except that there must be at least 15 feet between adjoining units.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 45%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(c) 
Single-family zero lot line:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 50 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 0/10 feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 45%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(d) 
Semidetached zero lot line:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 6,500 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 65 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard-setback: 0/10 feet.
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 45%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(e) 
Townhouse:
[1] 
Minimum lot area: 2,000 square feet.
[2] 
Minimum lot frontage and width: 20 feet.
[3] 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet (end units).
[5] 
Minimum rear yard setback: 10 feet.
[6] 
Maximum improvement coverage: 75%.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21]
(3) 
The following shall be the standards for all nonresidential uses permitted in a planned residential retirement community:
(a) 
Medical services shall follow the area and bulk controls of the B-2 District.
(b) 
Off-residence garages, storage sheds and parking for recreational vehicles or household goods:
[1] 
Area devoted to off-residence storage and recreational vehicle parking, which shall be for residents' use only, shall not exceed three acres.
[2] 
Building and parking setback from all residential uses and tract boundaries: 150 feet.
[3] 
Landscape buffer perimeter screening: 50 feet.
(c) 
Recreational, cultural and religious facilities shall be subject to the same height and setback requirements as a single-family dwelling unit. The applicant shall demonstrate to the Planning Board the appropriateness of the proposed size of such facilities and the sufficiency of the proposed parking.
D. 
Design requirements for a planned residential retirement community:
(1) 
A comprehensive design plan shall be prepared for the entire planned residential retirement community which creates a series of distinct neighborhoods, each featuring a communal meeting area or neighborhood focal point developed with seating areas, landscaping, decorative pavement and lighting and structural features such as picket fencing, masonry walls, a gazebo, etc. A minimum of 250 square feet of developed open space per each residential unit approved in a planned residential retirement community shall be set aside in the form of neighborhood greens or parks.
(2) 
The development plan for the site, its developed facilities and the interior of residential units in a planned residential retirement community must be specifically designed to meet the potential physical and social needs and visual, auditory, ambulatory and other impairments that may affect older persons, particularly as residents age in place.
(a) 
There shall be provided a safe, convenient and continuous system of internal walks connecting residences, neighborhoods, community facilities, and adjacent properties accessible to all occupants. Due consideration should be given in planning walks and ramps to prevent slipping or stumbling. Handrails and ample space for rest shall be provided. All walks, paths and risers shall be designed according to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
(b) 
Artificial lighting shall be provided along all walks and interior roads and driveways and in all off-street parking areas, with sufficient illumination for the safety and convenience of older residents, depending on anticipated nighttime use.
(c) 
A planned residential retirement community shall provide developed open space and common recreational or community facilities for the exclusive use of its inhabitants.
[1] 
There shall be not less than 10,000 square feet of floor space provided in community or clubhouse buildings. Such facilities shall be designed and equipped to meet the social and recreational needs of the anticipated residents. This may include hobby and craft rooms, lounge areas, meeting rooms, card rooms, rooms providing support facilities for outdoor recreation facilities or other similar facilities.
[2] 
Not less than 5% of the developable area (excluding Greenbelt and environmentally constrained areas) of the planned residential retirement community shall be developed for outdoor recreational use. This may include swimming pools and related facilities, shuffleboard and horseshoe courts, tennis courts and other appropriate facilities.
(d) 
The interior of a residential unit in a planned residential retirement community shall be designed to accommodate the reasonable physical impairments of residents as they evolve from independence to limited functioning. Among the features which may be considered in unit design are skid-proof floors, emergency call systems, elevated switches and electrical outlets that do not require the user to bend or crouch, grab bars at bathtubs and toilets, doors wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs, appliances that are front-mounted with easy-to-read dials and gauges and avoidance of barriers such as high doorsteps, uneven walking surfaces, hard-to-open doors (use lever handles) and difficult-to-operate plumbing fixtures.
(3) 
The entire planned residential retirement community shall be designed and constructed to provide utility services, including stormwater drainage, electric, telephone, and, where desired, CATV cables, all of which shall be installed underground.
(4) 
Section 200-67 shall apply to the single-family, two-family, single-family zero lot line, and semidetached dwelling units, except that the distance requirement in § 200-67B shall not apply. In lieu thereof, the § 200-67 standards shall apply so that substantially similar dwelling units shall not be located on lots that are next to each other or on lots across the street from each other or on both sides of such lots.
E. 
Off-street parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in a planned residential retirement community as follows: one attached garage space plus one space in the driveway for each single-family detached or attached dwelling unit. All parking spaces for nonresidential accessory uses shall be visually defined along their perimeters by a fence, wall, hedge, tree line or landscaped berm, or some combination of the above. Screening shall be at least four feet in height to soften the pedestrian's view of a large number of parked cars.
F. 
Application procedure and development standards. The procedural requirements and standards for planned residential retirement community developments are those required for all major development applications as specified in Part 1, Site Plan Review, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, except where otherwise provided in this section.
[Added 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-22[1]]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Residential Retirement Community (RRC) District is to provide for dwelling opportunities for the elderly population, which is growing both locally and in the State of New Jersey. Dwelling units in the RRC District are intended for mature adults, 55 years of age or older.
B. 
Permitted uses. In an RRC District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for a Residential Retirement Community subject to the requirements set down herein, provided that the following minimum requirements shall be met:
(1) 
Minimum tract area: 40 acres.
(2) 
Age restrictions. Through its corporations, associations or owners, said land shall be restricted by bylaws, rules, regulations and restrictions of record to use by permanent residents 55 years of age or older, with the following exceptions:
(a) 
A member of a couple under the age of 55 years who is residing with his/ her partner who is 55 years of age or older.
(b) 
One adult under 55 years of age will be admitted as a permanent resident if it is established that the presence of such person is essential to the physical care of one or more of the adult occupants 55 years of age or older.
(3) 
Public water and sewer service. All uses within the Residential Retirement Community shall be serviced by public water and sewer systems.
(4) 
Affordable housing required. A minimum of 25% of the total dwelling units shall be low- and moderate-income residential units meeting the requirements of Article XXXI, § 200-237, of this Part 4. Units provided shall be architecturally and aesthetically integrated into the development.
(5) 
Maximum permissible density. Maximum gross density in a Residential Retirement Community is 2.0 dwelling units per acre, with the total number of units not to exceed 88 dwelling units.
(6) 
Permitted residential uses. The following residential uses are the principal permitted uses in a Residential Retirement Community, provided they meet the standards of Subsection C of this section. Townhouse and stacked townhouse requirements herein shall supersede any conflicting requirements in the West Windsor Land Use Ordinance. For the purposes of the RRC District, a townhouse building shall contain at least three connected dwelling units. Townhouse and stacked townhouse units shall be permitted within the same building, provided that no building shall exceed a total of 10 units.
(a) 
Townhouse.
(b) 
Stacked townhouse.
(7) 
Permitted accessory uses. The following accessory uses and buildings are permitted, incidental to a Residential Retirement Community:
(a) 
Recreational facilities and structures for the sole use of the residents and their guests, including but not limited to a clubhouse building, pavilion structure, swimming pool, and sport courts.
(b) 
Accessory uses and buildings customarily associated with residential uses in conformance with § 200- 226.
C. 
Bulk and area standards for the RRC District.
(1) 
Standards applicable to the total development tract area:
(a) 
Minimum building and parking setbacks from the ultimate right of way of Old Trenton Road: 70 feet, except that where the side of a residential building faces Old Trenton Road, this setback may be reduced to no less than 60 feet.
(b) 
Minimum building and parking setbacks from all other tract boundaries and from the ultimate right of way of frontage roads (other than Old Trenton Road): 40 feet.
(c) 
Maximum improvement coverage for total RRC tract area: 40%.
(d) 
Preservation of Greenbelt. There shall be no disturbance to the Greenbelt as designated on the Conservation Element of the Master Plan. The Greenbelt area shall be preserved through a conservation easement.
(e) 
Common open space. Fifty percent of the Residential Retirement Community shall be set aside in common open space. All environmentally constrained land, as defined by § 200-238A(1), all preserved floodplain and associated buffer land, all of the Greenbelt as designated on the Conservation Element of the Master Plan, and all active recreational open space shall be included in the areas set aside as common open space. Stormwater management areas shall be included in the common open space calculation when they are designed as open space features such as naturalized ponds and rain gardens.
(f) 
Maximum building height. No dwelling unit or nonresidential use shall exceed three stories and 38 feet.
(2) 
Standards applicable to residential uses:
(a) 
Townhouse and stacked townhouse in condominium arrangement:
[1] 
Minimum front building setback from curb of internal roadways: 25 feet.
[2] 
Minimum side building setback from curb of internal roadways and parking: 12 feet.
[3] 
Minimum building separation, side to side: 20 feet.
[4] 
Minimum building separation, side to rear or rear to rear: 40 feet.
[5] 
Minimum building separation, front-to-front: 50 feet.
[6] 
Minimum building separation, front-to-side: 50 feet.
(b) 
Patios, decks, unenclosed porches with roofs, bay windows, chimneys, and similar architectural features are permitted to protrude up to five feet into all required building separation areas, provided structures maintain the minimum separation to meet applicable building and fire codes.
(3) 
Standards applicable to nonresidential uses: Recreational facilities shall be subject to the same height and setback requirements as residential uses.
D. 
Design requirements for a Residential Retirement Community:
(1) 
A comprehensive site plan shall be prepared for the entire Residential Retirement Community.
(2) 
A Residential Retirement Community shall provide active recreational open space and facilities for the exclusive use of its inhabitants. A minimum of 250 square feet of active recreational open space per each residential unit approved in a Residential Retirement Community shall be set aside in the form of neighborhood greens, parks, trails, and recreation facilities. The required active recreational open space area shall include a clubhouse with at least 2,000 square feet of building area and a swimming pool. Walking trails, regardless of surface material, can be counted toward active recreational open space area at a rate of 12 square feet for per one linear foot of trail centerline. Walking trails shall include seating areas at a minimum rate of one bench per 500 linear feet of trail; bench locations may be clustered together or spaced out along the trail, provided the minimum total number of benches is met.
(3) 
There shall be provided a safe, convenient and continuous system of internal walks connecting residences, neighborhoods, community facilities, and adjacent properties accessible to all occupants. Projects within the Residential Retirement Community district shall provide sidewalks on at least one side of all proposed streets and at least 1,000 linear feet of trails.
(4) 
Bike lanes shall not be required in the Residential Retirement Community District, provided sidewalks and walking trails are installed per the above requirements of this section.
(5) 
The entire Residential Retirement Community shall be designed and constructed to provide utility services, including stormwater drainage, electric, telephone, and, where desired, CATV cables, all of which shall be installed underground.
E. 
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21, Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS). Townhouse units shall meet the requirements for three-bedroom townhouses in RSIS and stacked townhouses shall meet the requirements for two-bedroom garden apartments in RSIS. In addition, off-street parking shall be provided for the clubhouse at a rate of one space for every eight housing units approved.
F. 
Application procedure and development standards. The procedural requirements and standards for Residential Retirement Community developments are those required for all major development applications as specified in Part 1, Site Plan Review, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, except where otherwise provided in this section.
G. 
In the event of any conflict between the provisions and requirements of this section and the provisions and requirements of any other section of this chapter, the provisions and requirements of this section shall govern.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former §§ 200-194.2 and 200-194.3 as §§ 200-194.3 and 200-194.4, respectively.
[Added 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-22]
A. 
Purpose. The Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood (PMN) District is intended to provide for a village-style center convenient to the evolving residential neighborhood along Bear Brook Road and proximate to the train station and surrounding commercial employment centers. It is intended to be bicycle and pedestrian friendly by permitting a compact mix of modest-sized stores, personal and professional services, corporate suites, market-rate residential dwelling units, and plazas. The PMN District is also intended to provide a compatible setting for affordable housing close to mass transit services and employment opportunities.
B. 
Planned comprehensive development, development application requirements and required uses. Any development application in the PMN District shall be submitted as a planned development, in the nature of a preliminary site plan application, for the entire district. Such application shall describe any phasing of the proposal, together with any on-site and off-tract improvements needed to support such phases. The application for preliminary site plan approval may also include a request for final approvals with respect to such phase or phases. The following shall apply:
(1) 
A Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood development shall be subject to the requirements of this district and to the mandatory findings for a planned development as required by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.
(2) 
Ten acres shall be dedicated for the use of a municipally sponsored affordable housing development in accordance with Subsection I(2).
(3) 
A roundabout shall be installed at the intersection of Bear Brook Road and Old Bear Brook Road, and the main access road to the development shall run from the fourth point of such roundabout. Such access road shall be primarily retail in character.
(4) 
A minimum of 20,000 square feet of nonresidential space shall be required. A convenience food store food outlet is strongly encouraged but not required to be part of the required nonresidential floor area.
[Amended 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-24]
(5) 
A minimum of 70 residential units, market and affordable, other than the units of a municipally sponsored affordable housing development, of which a minimum shall be 15 apartments above retail stores or offices, shall be provided.
C. 
Principal permitted uses. In the PMN District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Neighborhood retail uses providing for the sale of goods and services, not exceeding 40,000 square feet of floor area, including but not limited to convenience food stores, pharmacies, restaurants (excluding curb-service establishments and drive-through facilities), cafes, luncheonettes, and delicatessens, indoor recreation facilities, including instructional studios and fitness centers, repair and servicing, indoors only, of any article for sale which is permitted in this district, attended laundry and retail dry-cleaning services (not including bulk processing and, in the case of dry-cleaning establishments, not providing for the storage of more than five gallons of flammable or toxic cleaning fluid on the premises), book, newspaper, periodical and stationery stores and copy centers, parcel package shipping store or mailing center, bicycle shops and bicycle rental facilities, museums, art galleries and other cultural facilities of a similar nature, banks, and personal services establishments (e.g., barber or beauty salon and spa and massage services). Game rooms and parlors and drive-throughs are prohibited.
(2) 
Corporate suites, which are defined as "hotels" in § 200-4 and contain 10 or more units of dwelling space or have sleeping facilities for 25 or more persons and are kept, used, maintained, advertised as, or held out to be a place where sleeping or dwelling accommodations are available to transient or long-term guests in one or more buildings. The minimum size of such suites shall be not less than 350 square feet of climate-controlled space and shall include facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. No such suite shall have more than two bedrooms. The facility may include accessory structures and garages, mail facilities, a pool, and a business center, which may contain a computer center, video conferencing facilities, telecommunications facilities, copy/production facilities, a theater with permanent seating for not more than 35 people, multimedia presentation facilities, meeting rooms and conference facilities, a fitness center, not more than 1,000 square feet of retail space, and other business support areas, all of which facilities are intended for the exclusive use of occupants and their guests.
(3) 
General and administrative offices as well as professional offices (e.g., physicians, lawyers and architects); small commercial offices (e.g., realtors and travel agencies); small governmental offices (e.g., Social Security); and offices incidental to uses permitted in this section.
(4) 
Townhouse dwellings, two-family dwellings, apartments over retail or office, and live-work dwelling units not exceeding 100 total units. The number of market-priced townhouses shall be limited to 51 dwelling units. The market residential units shall be subject to a twenty-percent low- and moderate-income housing set aside in accordance with Subsection I.
(5) 
Affordable housing meeting all standards of the Council on Affordable Housing and in accordance with Subsection I(1).
D. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Recreational and/or open space facilities, including, but not limited to, walkways, courtyards, plazas, community centers, and community gardens.
(2) 
Off-street parking and loading located to the rear of the principal use it serves and designed in an aesthetically appealing manner in terms of layout and materials. Such parking and loading shall not block the alley, aisle or roadway.
(3) 
Signs.
(4) 
Street furniture, planters, approved public art elements, gazebos, information kiosks, and waste/recycling receptacles.
(5) 
Sidewalk cafes associated with permitted restaurants.
(6) 
Fences and walls, which shall complement the architectural style, type and design of the building and the overall project design. They shall be constructed in accordance with a fence and wall design plan approved by the Planning Board.
(7) 
Decks, patios and terraces, which shall complement the architectural style, type and design of the building and the overall project design. They shall be constructed in accordance with a deck, patio, and terrace design plan approved by the Planning Board.
(8) 
Walk-up ATMs.
E. 
Minimum tract size. The minimum tract area shall be the Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood District.
F. 
Location of retail and other uses. Retail uses shall be located primarily on the main access road described in Subsection B(3). They shall not be located within 200 feet of the front of any existing single-family detached residential building on Old Bear Brook Road except where the entryway and interior of the retail use are not visible from the first floor of the existing residential building because of the building design, the creation of a corner plaza, placement of nonretail buildings, or landscaping. Only townhouse dwellings, two-family dwellings, corporate suites, and affordable housing may be located on that portion of Old Bear Brook Road east of the extension of the existing easterly boundary line of Block 9.02, Lot 3. The applicant will be required to provide landscaping and/or berming on its property or in the public right-of-way to ameliorate the impact of the roundabout and retail uses on Block 9.02, Lot 3. With the written consent of the owner of Block 9.02, Lot 3, the applicant shall take such steps as to landscaping and berming on such lot as the Planning Board finds reasonable to ameliorate the impact on such lot of the roundabout and retail uses. Retail service areas shall not be visible from residential units.
G. 
Building orientation and setbacks from existing public roads. All buildings situated on Bear Brook Road shall have their front facade and main entry facing the public road. All buildings adjacent to Old Bear Brook Road shall be set back 35 feet from the right-of-way, and within such setback a landscape buffer shall be provided.
H. 
Maximum improvement coverage for district. The maximum improvement coverage for the Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood District shall be 60% for the district.
I. 
Greenbelt preservation. No development other than stormwater management facilities shall be permitted in the Greenbelt as depicted in the Conservation Plan Element of the Master Plan. The facilities shall be designed so as to enhance the Greenbelt.
J. 
Affordable housing.
(1) 
Twenty percent of the residential component shall be low- and moderate-income housing meeting all COAH requirements. It shall be located on site in apartments.
(2) 
The developer, at its option, may make payments in lieu of providing affordable units pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.4(e) at $152,227 per unit, or as such amount is modified by COAH from time to time, equivalent to the fair market value of 10 developable acres for a municipally sponsored affordable housing development in a location within the district acceptable to the Township, such location to be shown on such plan as will be approved by the Planning Board, and as reduced by the amount that will be generated by application of the nonresidential fee of 2.5% required by the Statewide Nonresidential Development Fee Act, if such fee is required at the time of approval. Such fair market value shall be based on the number of market-rate garden apartments that can be accommodated on such 10 acres at the permitted density of 7.5 units per acre. If it chooses such option, the developer shall enter into a developer's agreement with the Township as to the payment and such other matters as the developer and Township deem appropriate. The developer's agreement shall include terms requiring that the developer convey such ten-acre parcel, providing that the fee of 2.5%, if applicable, and in-lieu payments in a number to be identified will be a credit against and constitute payment in full of the purchase price, and providing that the developer shall have no further affordable housing obligation other than the provision of the additional affordable units necessary to satisfy the set-aside obligation. Upon receipt by the developer of unappealable preliminary subdivision and site plan approval for the overall mixed-use project, including subdividing off a separate lot for the ten-acre parcel, or at an earlier date if agreeable to the Township and the developer, the developer shall deliver a deed and normal affidavit of title to the ten-acre parcel to the Township, and the Township shall deliver a document to the developer acknowledging that the developer's obligations with respect to the nonresidential fee and said in-lieu payments have been discharged in full.
K. 
Public activity area. The Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood development shall contain a centrally located public space associated with the retail space. The public space shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet, which shall be designed as a public activity focus for the development. Design elements, which may include patterns in the pavement, a fountain, gazebo, sculpture, bollards, sitting areas and landscaping, shall be incorporated into this public space.
L. 
Area, bulk, and other regulations for fee simple lots.
(1) 
Residential.
(a) 
Townhouse dwellings.
[1] 
Lot area: minimum of 1,800 square feet per dwelling unit; maximum of 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
[2] 
Lot width: at front yard setback line, minimum of 20 feet per dwelling unit; maximum of 30 feet per dwelling unit.
[3] 
Minimum lot depth: 75 feet.
[4] 
Yard dimensions:
[a] 
Setback line from Old Bear Brook Road: 35 feet.
[b] 
Build-to line from Bear Brook Road and internal streets: 25 feet on Bear Brook Road; 15 feet on internal streets.
[c] 
Side yard (each end of row): minimum of eight feet; maximum of 15 feet.
[d] 
Rear yard: minimum of 25 feet, except that there need not be a setback for the garage.
[5] 
First finished floor level must be a minimum of two feet above sidewalk grade.
[6] 
Maximum building height: 38 feet, but no more than 2 1/2 stories.
[7] 
Maximum impervious surface: 70%.
[8] 
Maximum building size: six dwelling units in a row, except that 10 dwelling units in a row shall be permitted on local streets.
[9] 
Rear yard garage and alley required. No front yard driveways or garages are permitted.
(b) 
Two-family dwellings.
[1] 
Lot area: minimum of 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit; maximum of 5,000 square feet per dwelling unit.
[2] 
Lot width. At front yard setback line: minimum of 30 feet per dwelling unit; maximum of 50 feet per dwelling unit.
[3] 
Minimum lot depth: 75 feet.
[4] 
Yard dimensions:
[a] 
Setback line from Old Bear Brook Road: 35 feet, but no more than 2 1/2 stories.
[b] 
Build-to line from Bear Brook Road and internal streets: 25 feet on Bear Brook Road; 15 feet on internal streets.
[c] 
Side yard (one side): minimum of eight feet; maximum of 12 feet.
[d] 
Rear yard: minimum of 25 feet.
[5] 
First finished floor level must be a minimum of two feet above sidewalk grade.
[6] 
Maximum building height: 38 feet, but no more than 2 1/2 stories.
[7] 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
[8] 
Rear yard parking and alley required. No front yard driveways or garages are permitted.
(c) 
Live/Work units.
[1] 
Lot area: minimum of 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit with attached office and retail; maximum of 6,000 square feet per dwelling with attached office and retail.
[2] 
Lot width. At front yard setback line: minimum of 40 feet per dwelling unit; maximum of 65 feet per dwelling unit.
[3] 
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
[4] 
Yard dimensions:
[a] 
Setback line from Old Bear Brook Road: 35 feet.
[b] 
Build-to line from Bear Brook Road and internal streets: 25 feet on Bear Brook Road; 15 feet on internal streets.
[c] 
Side yard (one side): minimum of eight feet; maximum of 12 feet.
[d] 
Rear yard: minimum of 25 feet.
[5] 
Maximum building height: 38 feet, but no more than 2 1/2 stories.
[6] 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
[7] 
Rear yard or side yard parking required; alley access optional. No front yard driveways or garages are permitted.
(d) 
Municipally sponsored affordable housing.
[1] 
Lot area: 10 acres.
[2] 
Yard dimensions:
[a] 
Setback line from Old Bear Brook Road: 35 feet.
[b] 
Build-to line from Bear Brook Road and internal streets: 25 feet on Bear Brook Road; 15 feet on internal streets.
[c] 
Front yard: minimum of 10 feet; maximum of 20 feet.
[d] 
Side yard: minimum of 15 feet.
[e] 
Rear yard: minimum of 25 feet.
[f] 
Building spacing: a minimum of 30 feet of distance between an end wall to window wall, and a minimum of 75 feet of a window wall to window wall structural arrangement.
[3] 
Maximum building height: 38 feet, but no more than 2 1/2 stories.
[4] 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
[5] 
Maximum building size: eight attached dwelling units or 225 feet of building length.
[6] 
Maximum gross density: 7.5 units per acre, based on the entire acreage conveyed to the Township or its designated affordable housing provider.
(2) 
Nonresidential.
(a) 
Corporate suites.
[1] 
Lot area: minimum of five acres.
[2] 
Lot width: minimum of 250 feet.
[3] 
Minimum lot depth: 750 feet.
[4] 
Yard dimensions:
[a] 
Front yard: minimum of 15 feet on internal streets; 35 feet on Bear Brook Road and Old Bear Brook Road.
[b] 
Side yard: minimum of 10 feet.
[c] 
Rear yard: minimum of 20 feet on internal streets.
[5] 
Maximum building height: 40 feet or three stories, whichever is less, on Bear Brook Road and the main retail access drive; 50 feet or four stories, whichever is less, on other streets; within 250 feet of Old Bear Brook Road, 38 feet.
[6] 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
[7] 
Parking shall be behind building or screened from public view in side or front yards, except on-street parking associated with village center.
(b) 
Commercial uses and mixed-use buildings.
[1] 
Yard dimensions:
[a] 
Setback line from Old Bear Brook Road: 35 feet.
[b] 
Build-to line from Bear Brook Road and internal streets: 25 feet on Bear Brook Road; 15 feet on internal streets.
[c] 
Side yard (each side): minimum of zero feet, if attached to an adjacent building, or a minimum of five feet if not attached to an adjacent building; maximum of 20 feet.
[2] 
The majority of the building must be at the build-to line, but at least 15% of the facade shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet therefrom to create one or more alcoves enclosed on three sides. Outdoor dining and arcades are permitted within such alcove areas.
[3] 
There shall be an overhang or arcade along all front facades.
[4] 
Building overhangs, including canopies and balconies, can project up to five feet over the build-to line.
[5] 
Nonresidential uses are required on the first floor. Apartments are permitted only on the second, third, or fourth floor.
[Amended 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-24]
[6] 
[1]At least 75% of the buildings shall be three stories.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection L(2)(b)[6], regarding maximum store size, was repealed 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-24. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection L(2)(b)[7] through [10] as Subsection L(2)(b)[6] through [9], respectively.
[7] 
The maximum building height shall be three stories or 40 feet, whichever is less, except that up to 15% of the facade may be at a height of four stories or 50 feet, whichever is less, provided that such additional height accommodates either space for mechanicals or for lofts for third floors of apartments and is not located on Old Bear Brook Road.
[8] 
All affordable units above the retail shall be rental, and the market units may be for sale or rental.
[9] 
Parking shall be located behind the building and screened from public view from streets. No parking shall be located between a building and a street. On-street parking on internal roads shall be permitted. Alleys are recommended.
(3) 
All buildings in the Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood District shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from any existing residential lot not separated by a public road if adequate buffering, as determined by the Planning Board, is provided. If such adequate buffering is not provided, the setback shall be 75 feet from such property line. The existing wooded area within such buffer shall be preserved to the extent feasible.
M. 
Required off-street and on-street parking.
(1) 
All streets in the Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood development shall be designed to accommodate two travel lanes and parking on both sides of the street.
(2) 
In lieu of the standards set forth in § 200-27B, the following off-street parking standards shall apply:
(a) 
Off-street parking for corporate suites shall be 1.4 spaces per suite.
(b) 
Off-street parking for all retail or office uses shall be a minimum of one space per each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) 
Except for the municipally sponsored affordable housing development and the hotel and corporate residential suites, off-street parking lots shall be prohibited in any front yard setback area, shall be located at the rear of buildings on the interior of lots and shall be accessed by means of common driveways, preferably from side streets or lanes. Cross-access easements for adjacent lots with interconnected parking lots shall be required. Shared parking facilities are encouraged where possible. Where off-street parking areas are visible from existing public or internal streets of the development, they shall be buffered by landscaping or a low masonry wall.
N. 
Pedestrian and bicycle accessibility.
(1) 
A comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian-/bicycle-friendly circulation system shall be provided between all uses, along roads, and through the open space.
(2) 
The developer shall provide paved pedestrian/bicycle linkages, including crosswalks, to all off-tract adjacent residential developments on the project side of Bear Brook Road and Old Bear Brook Road as well as a sidewalk linkage or path to Alexander Road.
(3) 
Pedestrian crossings in streets and alleys shall include special ground texture treatment such as brick, stone, cobblestones and other suitable material. The treatment of the crosswalk at the intersection of Bear Brook Road and Old Bear Brook Road should be designed with materials which indicate the different traffic characteristics of these two streets.
O. 
Signs. A comprehensive sign plan shall be prepared for all use types proposed within the Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood development. The signs shall be compatible in design and integral to the architectural design. A mix of wall and hanging signs is required. The sign standards set forth in § 200-258D shall apply.
P. 
Architectural design standards and guidelines.
(1) 
Buildings shall generally relate in scale and design features to the surrounding buildings in the development and off-tract. Buildings shall reflect a continuity of treatment obtained by maintaining the building scale or by subtly graduating changes; by maintaining base courses; by continuous use of front porches on residential buildings; by maintaining cornice lines in buildings of the same height; by extending horizontal lines of fenestration; and by reflecting architectural styles and details, design themes, building materials, and colors used in surrounding buildings.
(2) 
Corner buildings shall be designed to appear as landmark buildings, since they have at least two front facades visibly exposed to the street. One possible treatment to achieve this goal would have buildings designed with additional height or architectural embellishments, such as corner towers, to emphasize their location.
(3) 
Buildings shall avoid long, monotonous, uninterrupted walls or roof planes. Building wall offsets, including projections such as balconies, canopies, and signs, recesses, and changes in floor level, shall be used in order to add architectural interest and variety and to relieve the visual effect of a simple, long wall. Similarly, roofline offsets, dormers, or gables shall be provided in order to provide architectural interest and variety to the massing of a building and to relieve the effect of a single, long roof.
(4) 
The architectural treatment of the front facade shall be continued in its major features around all visibly exposed sides of a building. All sides of a building shall be architecturally design to be consistent with regard to style, materials, colors, and details. Blank wall or service area treatment of side and/or rear elevations visible from the public viewshed is discouraged.
(5) 
All visibly exposed sides of a building shall be articulated with a base course and cornice. For example, the base course may align with either the kickplate or sill level of the first story. The cornice may terminate or cap the top of a building wall, may project horizontally from the vertical building wall plane, and may be ornamented with moldings, brackets, and other details. The middle section of a building may be horizontally divided at the floor, lintel or sill levels with belt or string courses.
(6) 
Gable roofs with a minimum pitch of 9/12 shall be used to the greatest extent possible. Where hipped roofs are used, it is recommended that the minimum pitch be 6/12. Both gable and hipped roofs shall provide overhanging eaves on all sides that extend a minimum of one foot beyond the building wall. Flat roofs are permitted only as part of a green roof or renewable energy system, provided that all visibly exposed walls have an articulated cornice that projects horizontally from the vertical building wall plane. Other roof types shall be appropriate to the building's architecture. Mansard roofs are prohibited on buildings less than three stories in height. Architectural embellishments that add visual interest to roofs, such as dormers, belvederes, masonry chimneys, cupolas, clock towers, and other similar elements, are encouraged.
(7) 
Fenestration shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and details of the building. Windows shall be vertically proportioned wherever possible. To the extent possible, upper-story windows shall be vertically aligned with the location of windows and doors on the ground level.
(8) 
All entrances to a building shall be defined and articulated by architectural elements such as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, porticoes, porches, overhangs, railings, balustrades, and others, where appropriate. Any such element utilized shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and details of the building as a whole, as shall the doors.
(9) 
In mixed-use buildings, the difference between ground-floor commercial uses and entrances for upper-level commercial or apartment uses shall be reflected by differences in facade treatment or a canopy. Storefronts and other ground-floor entrances shall be accentuated through architectural elements. Further differentiation can be achieved through distinct but compatible exterior materials, signs, awnings, and exterior lighting.
(10) 
Ground-floor retail, services, and restaurant uses shall have large-pane display windows. Such windows shall be framed by the surrounding wall and shall not exceed 75% of the total ground-level facade area.
(11) 
Natural materials such as wood and masonry are recommended. High-quality artificial siding and metal roof materials are permitted. Other roof materials, whether asphalt or other materials, must mimic slate or tile. Stucco or similar treatment may be used as an accent. Materials manufactured from local or regional manufacturers and from recycled or renewable resources shall be considered. A description of the source for all construction materials shall be provided for review by the Township.
(12) 
Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, utility meters and regulators, exhaust pipes and stacks, satellite dishes and other telecommunications receiving devices shall be screened or otherwise specially treated to be, as much as possible, inconspicuous as viewed from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties.
(13) 
Street furniture such as benches, street lamps, bicycle racks, receptacles for litter, including mandatory recycling receptacles, bus stops, landscape planters and hanging baskets shall be provided. A standard street furnishing plan shall be established for the entire district. Options shall be established in order to permit variety. Furnishings manufactured from recycled materials shall be considered. Furnishings manufactured from local or regional sources shall be considered.
(14) 
All ground-level residential units are encouraged to have clearly defined front yards using landscaping, hedging, fencing or brick, stone, or masonry walls, none of which, except for approved planting, shall exceed three feet in height.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-06]
A. 
Purpose. The Planned Mixed Use Neighborhood-1 (PMN-1) District is intended to encourage a mix of residential development in conjunction with appropriately scaled and compatible commercial development consisting of retail sales and services, a hotel, corporate suites, general and administrative offices, fitness and instructional studios and similar uses with convenient access to Route 1 and proximate to the train station and surrounding commercial employment centers such as Carnegie Center. It is intended to be bicycle and pedestrian friendly and permit a compact mix of restaurants, commercial, market-rate and affordable residential dwelling units and plazas, and a limited service hotel. The PMN-1 District is intended to provide a compatible setting for affordable housing close to mass transit services and employment opportunities.
B. 
Planned comprehensive development, development application requirements and required uses. Any development application in the PMN-1 District shall be submitted as a planned development, in the nature of a preliminary site plan application, for the entire district. Such application shall describe any phasing of the proposal, together with any on-site and off-tract improvements needed to support such phases. The application for preliminary site plan approval may also include a request for final approvals with respect to such phase or phases. The following shall apply:
(1) 
A PMN-1 development shall be subject to the requirements of this district and to the mandatory findings for a planned development as required by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.
(2) 
A minimum of 15,000 square feet of nonresidential floor area shall be devoted to neighborhood retail commercial goods and services.
(3) 
A minimum of 600 residential units, market and affordable, shall be provided.
(4) 
A limited service hotel with a minimum of 120 rooms shall be provided.
(5) 
A roundabout is preferred for the intersection of Meadow Road and Carnegie Center Drive.
C. 
Principal permitted uses. In the PMN-1 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Neighborhood retail uses providing for the sale of goods and services, not exceeding 30,000 square feet of floor area, including but not limited to convenience food stores, pharmacies, restaurants (excluding curb-service establishments and drive-through facilities), cafes, luncheonettes and delicatessens, indoor recreation facilities, including instructional studios and fitness centers, attended laundry and retail dry-cleaning services (not including bulk processing and, in the case of dry-cleaning establishments, not providing for the storage of more than five gallons of flammable or toxic cleaning fluid on the premises), book, newspaper, periodical and stationery stores, copy centers, parcel package shipping stores or mailing centers, bicycle shops and bicycle rental facilities, banks, and personal services establishments (e.g., barber or beauty salon and spa and massage services).
(2) 
A hotel.
(3) 
General and administrative offices and professional offices (e.g., physicians, lawyers and architects); small commercial offices (e.g., realtors and travel agencies); and offices incidental to uses permitted in this section.
(4) 
Garden and mid-rise apartments and townhouse dwellings. The residential units shall be subject to a 25% low- and moderate-income housing set aside in accordance with Subsection I.
D. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Recreational, clubhouse, swimming pool, recycling buildings, and open space facilities, including, but not limited to, walkways, courtyards, plazas, community centers, and community gardens.
(2) 
Off-street parking and loading designed in an aesthetically appealing manner in terms of layout and materials.
(3) 
Signs.
(4) 
Street furniture, planters, approved public art elements, gazebos, information kiosks, and waste/recycling receptacles.
(5) 
Sidewalk cafes associated with permitted restaurants.
(6) 
Fences and walls, which shall complement the architectural style, type and design of the building and the overall project design. They shall be constructed in accordance with a fence and wall design plan approved by the board of jurisdiction.
(7) 
Decks, patios and terraces, which shall complement the architectural style, type and design of the building and the overall project design. They shall be constructed in accordance with a deck, patio, and terrace design plan approved by the board of jurisdiction.
(8) 
Walk-up ATMs.
(9) 
Garages for use by tenants.
E. 
Minimum tract size. The minimum tract area shall be comprised of Block 9, Lots 12.01 and 12.03, and Block 9.03, Lot 12.02, as shown on the tax maps of the Township of West Windsor.
F. 
Location of nonresidential uses. Nonresidential uses shall be located on Block 9, Lot 12.01 within 700 feet of the Route 1 North Service Road right-of-way.
G. 
Maximum improvement coverage. The maximum improvement coverage shall be 70%.
H. 
Greenbelt preservation. No development other than walking trails shall be permitted in the greenbelt as depicted in the Conservation Plan Element of the Master Plan, except that the greenbelt on Block 9.03, Lot 12.02 may be modified at the time of development application review based upon the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission buffer line. An easement shall be provided for all greenbelt shown on the approved plans not already subject to greenbelt easements. Any walking trail shall be designed so as to enhance the greenbelt.
I. 
Affordable housing. Twenty-five percent of the residential component shall be low- and moderate-income housing meeting all of the applicable standards and requirements for affordable units, including those set forth Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC), N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., and § 200-237. At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income households, and at least 13% of all rental affordable units shall be made affordable to very-low-income households earning 30% or less of the regional median household income by household size, which very-low-income units shall be included as part of the low-income requirement. The remaining affordable units shall be made affordable to moderate-income households. The affordable units shall be located on site and shall be reasonably dispersed throughout each residential component phased in accordance with the affordable housing construction schedule set forth in NJAC 5:97-6.4(d). The state-wide nonresidential development fee shall apply to the nonresidential portion of the development to the extent that it includes other than residential uses.
J. 
Public activity area. The PMN-1 development shall contain a public space on Block 9, Lot 12.01. The public space shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet, which shall be designed as a public activity focus for the development. Design elements, which may include patterns in the pavement, a fountain, gazebo, sculpture, bollards, sitting areas and landscaping, shall be incorporated into this public space.
K. 
Residential unit standards.
(1) 
The average gross density shall not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre for the entire tract.
(2) 
Of the housing types provided, no one type shall exceed 75% of the total dwelling units to be developed.
(3) 
Building heights for all dwellings may not exceed four stories and 55 feet.
(4) 
Yard dimensions:
(a) 
Front yard: minimum of 15 feet on internal streets and drives and 25 feet on public streets measured from the property line. Paved areas for access to garages and parking lots are permitted in front yards.
(b) 
For dwellings that front Carnegie Center Drive, the yard setback shall be a minimum of 15 feet from the property line.
L. 
Area, bulk, and other regulations for nonresidential uses on fee simple lots.
(1) 
Hotel.
(a) 
Lot area: minimum of one acre.
(b) 
Lot width: minimum of 200 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(d) 
Yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: minimum of 15 feet on internal streets and drives, and 35 feet on public streets, measured from the property line. Paved areas for access to garages and parking lots are permitted in front yards.
[2] 
Side yard (each side): minimum of 15 feet, exclusive of any canopy.
[3] 
Rear yard: minimum of 20 feet on internal streets and drives, measured from the property line.
(e) 
Maximum building height: 60 feet or five stories, whichever is less.
(f) 
Maximum improvement coverage: 75%.
(2) 
Commercial other than hotel and office.
(a) 
Lot area: minimum of one acre.
(b) 
Lot width: minimum of 200 feet.
(c) 
Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
(d) 
Yard dimensions:
[1] 
Front yard: 25 feet.
[2] 
Side yard (each side): minimum of 20 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: minimum of 20 feet on internal streets and drives, measured from the property line.
(e) 
Maximum store size: no more than 40% of the total gross floor area.
(f) 
The maximum building height shall be two stories or 30 feet, whichever is less.
(3) 
Office.
(a) 
Area, bulk, and other regulations for office uses on fee simple lots shall be in accordance with the standards enumerated in the ROM-1 Zoning District.
(4) 
All nonresidential buildings shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any existing residential lot not separated by a public road.
M. 
Required off-street and on-street parking.
(1) 
All streets shall be designed to accommodate two travel lanes.
(2) 
The off-street parking standards set forth in § 200-27B shall apply, except as follows:
(a) 
Off-street parking for the hotels shall be one space per room plus 0.5 parking space/employee.
(b) 
Off-street parking for all retail or office uses shall be a minimum of one space per each 500 square feet of gross floor area. The applicant shall demonstrate that parking is sufficient for each use.
(c) 
Off street parking for restaurants set forth in § 200-27B shall apply in the PMN-1 District unless authorized otherwise by the board of jurisdiction based on the applicant demonstrating that parking is sufficient for the use.
(3) 
Except for the hotel and retail, off-street parking lots shall be prohibited in any front yard setback from a public street and shall be accessed by means of common driveways, preferably from side streets or lanes. Cross-access easements for adjacent lots with interconnected parking lots shall be provided where necessary. Shared parking facilities are encouraged where possible. Where off-street parking areas are visible from existing public streets of the development, they shall be buffered by landscaping or a low masonry wall.
N. 
Pedestrian and bicycle accessibility.
(1) 
A comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian circulation system shall be provided between all uses, along roads, and through the open space.
(2) 
The developer shall provide paved pedestrian/bicycle linkages, including crosswalks, to all off-tract adjacent residential developments on the project side of Meadow Road as well as a sidewalk linkage or path to Old Meadow Road and Carnegie Center Drive.
(3) 
Pedestrian crossings in streets and alleys shall include special ground texture treatment such as brick, stone, cobblestones, concrete and other suitable material and shall be 10 feet in width. The treatment of any crosswalk shall be designed with materials that indicate the different traffic characteristics of intersecting streets.
(4) 
Safe and secure bicycle parking shall be provided.
O. 
Signs. A comprehensive sign plan shall be prepared for all use types proposed within the PMN-1 District. The signs shall be compatible in design and integral to the architectural design. A mix of wall and hanging signs is required. The sign standards set forth in § 200-258D shall apply.
P. 
Architectural design standards and guidelines.
(1) 
Buildings shall generally relate in scale to the surrounding buildings in the development and off-tract. Buildings shall reflect a continuity of treatment obtained by maintaining the building scale or by subtly graduating changes; by maintaining base courses; by maintaining cornice lines in buildings of the same height; by extending horizontal lines of fenestration; and by reflecting architectural styles and details, design themes, building materials, and colors used in surrounding buildings.
(2) 
Buildings shall avoid long, monotonous, uninterrupted walls or roof planes. Building wall offsets, including projections such as balconies, canopies, and signs, recesses, and changes in floor level, shall be used in order to add architectural interest and variety and to relieve the visual effect of a simple, long wall. Similarly, roofline offsets, dormers, or gables shall be provided in order to provide architectural interest and variety to the massing of a building and to relieve the effect of a single, long roof.
(3) 
The architectural treatment of the front facade shall be continued in its major features around all visibly exposed sides of a building. All sides of a building shall be architecturally designed to be consistent with regard to style, materials, colors, and details. Blank wall or service area treatment of side and rear elevations visible from the public views is discouraged.
(4) 
For residential units, gable roofs with a minimum pitch of 6/12 shall be used to the greatest extent possible. Where hipped roofs are used, it is recommended that the minimum pitch be 6/12. Both gable and hipped roofs shall provide overhanging eaves on all sides that extend a minimum of one foot beyond the building wall. Flat roofs are permitted, provided that all visibly exposed walls have an articulated cornice that projects horizontally from the vertical building wall plane. Other roof types shall be appropriate to the building's architecture. Mansard roofs are prohibited on buildings less than three stories in height. Architectural embellishments that add visual interest to roofs, such as dormers, belvederes, masonry chimneys, cupolas, clock towers, and other similar elements, are encouraged.
(5) 
Fenestration shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and details of the building. Windows shall be vertically proportioned wherever possible. To the extent possible, upper-story windows shall be vertically aligned with the location of windows and doors on the ground level.
(6) 
All entrances to a building shall be defined and articulated by architectural elements such as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, porticoes, porches, overhangs, railings, balustrades, or others, where appropriate. Any such element utilized shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors, and details of the building as a whole, as shall the doors.
(7) 
Ground-floor retail, services, and restaurant uses shall have large-pane display windows. Such windows shall be framed by the surrounding wall and shall not exceed 75% of the total ground-level facade area.
(8) 
For residential units, natural materials such as wood, stone and masonry are recommended. High-quality artificial siding and metal roof materials are permitted. Other roof materials, whether asphalt or other material, must mimic slate or tile. Stucco or similar treatment may be used as an accent. Materials manufactured from local or regional manufacturers and from recycled or renewable resources shall be considered.
(9) 
Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, utility meters and regulators, exhaust pipes and stacks, satellite dishes and other telecommunications receiving devices shall be screened or otherwise specially treated to be, as much as possible, inconspicuous as viewed from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties.
(10) 
Street furniture such as benches, street lamps, bicycle racks, receptacles for litter, including mandatory recycling receptacles, bus stops, landscape planters and hanging baskets shall be provided. A standard street furnishing plan shall be established for the entire district. Options shall be established in order to permit variety. Furnishings manufactured from recycled materials shall be considered. Furnishings manufactured from local or regional sources shall be considered.
(11) 
All ground-level residential units are encouraged to have clearly defined front yards using landscaping, hedging, fencing or brick, stone, or masonry walls, none of which, except for approved planting, shall exceed three feet in height. Wood and chain link fences are not permitted.
Q. 
Snow storage and removal. Procedures for snow storage and removal shall be identified.
[Added 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 98-19]
A. 
Permitted uses. In an R-1/O District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
Any permitted use in an RR/C District, subject to the bulk, area and other regulations of that district.
[Amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-43]
(2) 
Offices for professional, financial, administrative and service activities, such as, but not limited to, medical, dental, real estate, insurance, travel, legal, accounting, architecture, engineer, tax and financial advisers and similar uses.
(3) 
Accessory uses and accessory buildings, incidental to the above uses located on the same lot and within the same zoning district permitting the principal use.
B. 
Conditional uses. In the R-1/O District, the following uses may be permitted as a conditional use:
(1) 
All conditional uses permitted in the RR/C District.
[Amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-43]
[Added 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 98-19; amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-43]
Except for the RR/C uses noted above, the following shall be the standards for the R-1/O District:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 50,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.
C. 
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
D. 
Minimum yards:
(1) 
Front yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
Rear yard: 15 feet.
(3) 
Side yard: There shall be two side yards with a minimum of 15 feet each.
(4) 
Yards abutting residential uses or districts: except for one front yard, the above yards shall be increased by 25 feet in those instances where they abut, wholly or in part, a residential district or lot line.
E. 
Maximum FAR: The maximum permitted FAR shall be allowed to vary according to the following schedule:
(1) 
Uses in one-story buildings: 0.18 (maximum).
(2) 
Uses in multistory buildings: 0.23 (maximum).
F. 
Maximum improvement coverage: 60%.
G. 
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet.
[Added 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 98-19]
A. 
For all nonresidential development in the R-1/O District, the developer shall provide in the manner set forth in Subsection B below the number of low- and moderate-income units equal to the quotient derived from dividing the floor area of all uses by 6,600 square feet.
B. 
The board of jurisdiction shall determine the manner in which the low- and moderate-income units are provided for from among one or more of the following:
(1) 
On-site construction.
(2) 
Through a regional contribution agreement.
(3) 
Through a fee to the Township, pursuant to a developer's agreement, in an amount equal to the number of low-and moderate-income units required multiplied by the per unit regional contribution agreement rate established by the Council on Affordable Housing or its successor. The amount of the per square foot fee shall be established at the time of preliminary approval and shall be adjusted to reflect increases or decreases in the cost of building construction as set forth in the Dodge Building Costs Indexes for United States and Canadian Cities, utilizing the average of the Philadelphia area and the New York Metropolitan area or, if such index ceases to be published, another suitable index. Such fee may be used only to provide low- and moderate-income units in addition to those units which sites in the Township's affordable housing program are designed to generate, assuming maximum development of the sites, except that, if such funds are used for a site for which a development proposal is pending, they may be used to provide low- and moderate-income units in addition to those proposed.
C. 
In addition, the applicant may propose one or more of the following, in which case the board of jurisdiction may choose from among such proposals and from the methods set forth in Subsections B(1) through (3) in deciding the manner in which the applicants' obligation to provide low-and moderate-income housing shall be met.
(1) 
Off-site construction on a site zoned for low- and moderate-income housing, provided that the low- and moderate-income units proposed are in addition to the number of such units the site is designated or proposed to generate. If no development proposal is pending for the site at the time the application for the nonresidential development is approved, the number of low- and moderate-income units for which the site is designed shall be determined by assuming the maximum development of the site. If a development proposal is pending, the number of low- and moderate-income units proposed shall govern.
(2) 
Off-site construction on a site not zoned for low- and moderate-income housing, provided that the site is acceptable to the board of jurisdiction.
(3) 
An on- or off-site land donation which shall be utilized for providing low- and moderate-income housing. Such donation may be made in lieu of all or part of the cash contribution.
D. 
The low- and moderate-income units shall comply with the affordability and other standards set forth in § 200-237.
E. 
If the low- and moderate-income units are provided on site, they shall meet the requirements of § 200-209A(8)(a)[6][c], whether or not such units are part of a planned development. In addition, such units shall be accessible to the common open space; be buffered in the manner set forth in § 200-227; and be provided with active recreational facilities consistent with § 200-36C.
F. 
If the board of jurisdiction determines that a cash contribution shall be made in lieu of construction of the units, a regional contribution agreement, or land contribution 10% of the contribution due for each building, shall be due prior to issuance of the building permit of the building in question. The contribution for each building shall be calculated by multiplying the average per square foot of floor area contribution for the development as a whole by the square footage of the building. Any land which the board of jurisdiction agrees to accept in lieu of all or part of the cash contribution shall be conveyed to the Township prior to the issuance of the first building permit.
G. 
As the R-1/O District regulations provide for the on-site construction of low- and moderate-income housing at the board of jurisdiction's option for proposed nonresidential use, the basic rights of an R-1/O nonresidential development shall be 100%.