[Amended 5-17-1982; 2-4-1985]
The following uses shall be permitted in R-5
Residential Districts:
B.
Required accessory uses.
A.
The following project design requirements for garden apartments are in addition to those specified in § 205-4.1, Schedule of District Regulations:
(1)
Minimum front yard setback: 100 feet from state and
federal highways; 50 feet from existing and proposed Township streets;
and 35 feet from all other internal streets and roadways.
(2)
Maximum density: 10 dwelling units per acre.
(3)
There shall be not more than 20 contiguous dwelling
units in each building.
(4)
The length of any one building shall not exceed 175
feet.
(5)
The project shall be designed to avoid straight unbroken
lines. There shall be no more than four dwelling units in a line without
a variation in setback equal to a minimum of 10 feet in the exterior
surface or building elevation.
(6)
Each building unit shall have a master television
antenna.
(8)
The design layout of garden apartment structures shall
be such that the front of one building does not face the back of another
building. When buildings are arranged front-to-back, they shall be
separated by a minimum of 100 feet.
(9)
The architecture of all buildings shall be compatible
with structures on adjacent lands and in the neighborhood.
(10)
All buildings shall supply, in an enclosed basement
area, laundry facilities for the use of the occupants of the building
unless such facilities are provided within each unit.
(11)
All buildings shall be clearly identified by
posting of building numbers.
B.
Individual apartment units shall comply with the following
design requirements:
(1)
Every dwelling unit shall have two separate means
of ingress and egress from the building in which it is located.
(2)
All apartment units shall include complete kitchen
facilities, toilets and bathing and washing facilities, as well as
living space.
(3)
Each dwelling unit shall contain at least one clothes
closet, with a minimum floor area of 40 square feet for the main bedroom
and 20 square feet for each other bedroom or similar facility. Where
two bedrooms are provided in a dwelling unit, a linen closet with
a minimum floor area of 15 square feet and a storage closet with a
floor area of at least 25 square feet shall be provided within each
dwelling unit.
(4)
In addition to any storage area contained inside individual
dwelling units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 420
cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area
in the basement or ground floor of the dwelling structure or elsewhere
where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting
a fire hazard and where said belongings and effects may be kept locked
and separated from belongings of other occupants.
(5)
All walls separating apartment units shall be of masonry
construction not less than eight inches in thickness or the equivalent
in terms of sound transmission loss factor. Each apartment shall be
separated from adjacent apartments by nonhabitable spaces such as
bathrooms, kitchens, stairs or mechanical areas.
(6)
The floor area per dwelling unit shall not be less
than the following: 500 feet for efficiency apartments; 600 square
feet for one-bedroom units; and 700 square feet for two-bedroom units.
(7)
Excluding bathrooms, closets, halls and stairways,
bedrooms shall have a minimum floor area of 100 square feet.
(8)
No dwelling unit shall be located above the second
floor or below the first floor.
(9)
Each dwelling unit shall contain at least one fully
equipped bathroom of at least 45 square feet, not including closet
space.
C.
All apartment projects must comply with the following
open space and recreation requirements:
(1)
A playground area or areas shall be provided at the
rate of at least 450 square feet per dwelling unit. Outdoor play equipment
shall be installed in each playground, in sufficient amount and variety
to service the occupants of the project. A swimming pool area or areas
may be installed as approved by the Planning Board and Recreation
Committee. All recreational areas which are adjacent to a public street
or internal roadway shall be separated from said roadway by a fence
at least four feet in height. In an active recreation area or areas,
an auxiliary building or buildings shall also be erected in conjunction
with said pool or pools.
(2)
For the purpose of this provision, usable open space
shall be exclusive of front yard, service driveways, parking areas,
loading or storage areas, drying yards, etc., and shall be maintained
exclusively for residents of the apartment house and their guests.
(3)
Active and passive recreation areas shall not be located
closer than 20 feet to a road or driveway.
D.
Off-street parking, driveway and roadway requirements:
(1)
A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be
provided for each unit.
(2)
Parking shall be prohibited along internal streets,
in required front yard areas and in usable open space areas.
(3)
No off-street parking area shall be located within
60 feet of any adjoining property line of a single-family use.
(4)
Off-street parking areas shall be physically separated
from streets and roads by curbs, constructed in accordance with Township
specifications.
(5)
Parking areas shall be constructed in accordance with
provisions established in this chapter and shall be graded, piped
and provided with catch basins so as to adequately drain the entire
area to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer.
(6)
In any apartment project where more than 60 open parking
spaces are required, the parking area shall be divided into sections
each not exceeding 60 open parking spaces, and such sections shall
be separated by grassed or landscaped areas at least five feet in
width, except that such dividing strips may be sidewalks or walkways,
provided that the same meet specifications of the Township Engineer.
(7)
All off-street parking shall be located on the immediate
apartment house property.
(8)
Streets not leading into parking areas shall be cul-de-sac
in design, with sufficient turning area and radius for emergency vehicles.
(9)
All interior streets and related improvements shall
be maintained by the apartment owner.
(10)
All roadways within the garden apartment area
shall provide a minimum paved roadway of 36 feet.
E.
Other provisions.
(1)
Where a garden apartment development abuts an area zoned for single-family, industrial or commercial use, said development shall provide a thirty-foot buffer strip, designed in accordance with the requirements of Article XXVI, within the required side or rear yard which abuts such use.
(2)
All areas not devoted to structures, parking areas
or other required uses shall be appropriately landscaped and maintained.
Wherever feasible, natural features will be preserved. Landscaped
areas, playgrounds and recreational areas shall be maintained by and
at the expense of the owner.
(3)
No buildings, including garages, other accessory structures,
interior streets and driveways, parking areas or play areas may be
located in the buffer strip.
(4)
All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet
from driveways and parking lots, and 35 feet from internal roadways.
(5)
A garbage and refuse storage and collection area which
is accessible for disposal and collection shall be provided at the
rear of each building and shall be adequately screened from view on
three sides. The collection and removal of garbage and refuse shall
be the responsibility of the owners.
(6)
One nonilluminated project identification sign shall
be permitted on each public street on which the garden apartment development
has frontage. The project name, address and vacancy status may be
advertised. Such signs shall not exceed 16 square feet total aggregate
area of all sides, with a maximum height of four feet located within
the property lines. No signs shall be attached to buildings nor shall
any other signs other than pedestrian or vehicular directional signs
be visible from the premises.
(7)
Topsoil shall not be removed from the site during
construction, but shall be stored and redistributed to areas most
exposed to view by occupants and the public, and such areas shall
be stabilized by seeding or planting.
(8)
Interior roadways, parking areas, dwelling entranceways
and walkways shall be sufficiently illuminated to minimize hazards
to pedestrians and motor vehicles. All luminaries shall be directed
downward and properly shielded to avoid disturbing glares to occupants,
buildings and adjoining properties and public streets.
(9)
Grading, paving, storm drain and catch basin construction
shall be in accordance with Township standards as required by this
chapter.
(10)
At least one full-time resident superintendent
shall be responsible as agent for the owner for the care, supervision
and maintenance of the project. In developments larger than 200 dwelling
units, an additional full-time maintenance person shall be provided
for each 100 dwelling units or fraction thereof in the development.
(11)
All utilities necessary to serve garden apartment
developments shall be installed underground in accordance with Township
standards as specified in this chapter.
(12)
Other standards and conditions relating to the
site plan review and to curbing, driveways, parking areas, pedestrian
walks, landscaping and planting not otherwise specified herein may
be attached as conditions by the Planning Board.
(14)
No licensed commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's
rated capacity of more than 3/4 ton shall be parked on any street
overnight in this residential zone.
(15)
Electrical meters shall be installed within
all buildings.
(16)
Nonconforming residential uses located in this
zone shall be permitted to have accessory buildings as permitted in
the R-2 Zone in accordance with the provisions of the R-2 Zone.
