The purpose of this zone is to provide for the construction
of moderate and lower-income units in the Borough of Paramus.
The R-AH Zone shall extend as shown on the Zoning Map of the
Borough of Paramus. All units developed in this zone shall be made
available to moderate and lower-income families pursuant to applicable
law.
Within any R-AH Zone, no building, structure or lot shall be
used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the permitted
uses expressly set forth herein. The following uses shall be permitted
within the R-AH Zone:
Accessory uses shall be permitted, provided that such uses are
customarily incident to and subordinate to the main permitted use
specified above. Such accessory uses include:
A. Roads, parking lots, garages and driveways.
B. Lawns, planted areas and open space areas.
D. Recreation facilities, provided that such facilities are not commercial
in operation and are restricted to the use of the occupants of the
project.
All lots and structures shall conform to the requirements listed
below:
A. Minimum tract area shall be 1 acre.
B. Minimum tract width shall be 200 feet.
C. Maximum adjusted gross density shall be 21 dwelling units per acre.
D. Minimum front setback shall be as follows:
(1) From internal road: 20 feet.
(2) From minor street: 30 feet.
(3) From collector street: 40 feet.
(4) From arterial street: 50 feet.
E. Minimum side yard setback shall be 25 feet.
F. Minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet together with any required
buffer.
G. Minimum distance between buildings shall be as follows:
(1) End wall to end wall: 25 feet measured in any direction.
(2) End wall to window wall: 30 feet measured perpendicular to the plane
of any window required by the New Jersey State Uniform Construction
Code at points 4 feet on either side of such window.
(3) Window wall to window wall: 50 feet measured perpendicular to the
plane of any window required by the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code at points 4 feet on either side of such window.
H. Maximum length of any building facade shall be 200 feet.
I. Maximum building height shall be 3 stories or 35 feet, whichever
is less.
J. Maximum building coverage shall be 30%.
K. Maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 60%.
L. Minimum buffers to be planted as elsewhere in this Chapter:
(1) To adjacent single-family zoned or used lot: greater of 25 feet or
one times building height.
(2) To adjacent commercially zoned or used lot: 25 feet.
Required minimum road widths shall be as follows:
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Width of Right-Of-Way (if provided)
(feet)
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Interior Streets Pavement Width
(feet)
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No curbside Parking
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40
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24
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1-side Parking
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50
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30
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2-side Parking
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50
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36
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In the event that the provisions of the Residential Site Improvement
Standards ("RSIS"), as promulgated by the Department of Community
Affairs, shall differ, the provision of the RSIS shall govern.
Minimum major parking lot setbacks from the following shall
be as follows:
A. Arterial streets: 40 feet.
B. Collector streets: 30 feet.
D. Internal streets: 10 feet.
E. Exterior property lines: 10 feet together with any required buffer.
F. Buildings: 10 feet (not applicable to any parking within a building).