[Amended 9-25-1986]
See § 270-8.
This zone district is intended for garden apartments
with private garage facilities.
Any use other than those listed in § 72-93
is prohibited.
A.
Density. Garden apartments shall not exceed 10 dwelling
units per acre.
B.
Height. No building or structure shall exceed a maximum
of two stories or 30 feet in height.
[Amended 7-13-1995]
C.
Area. No lot in the BU Zone District shall be less
than three acres in area.
D.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of at least
40 feet.
E.
Side yard. There shall be a side yard of at least
50 feet between two adjacent garden apartment buildings, and no building
shall be closer than 25 feet to any abutting property line.
F.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least
50 feet, except that this requirement shall be waived where the rear
yard abuts a railroad or a public utility right-of-way at least 50
feet wide.
G.
Buffer strip. There shall be a buffer strip of at
least 10 feet between the BU Zone District and any property used or
zoned for residential purposes. This strip shall be landscaped with
a dense planting of evergreen shrubs or trees at least six feet high,
either alone or in combination with a wire or wooden fence.
H.
Occupancy of land. Not more than 35% of the land in
any one lot may be occupied by buildings and paved areas combined.
I.
Floor area ratio. The sum of the habitable floor area
of all floors of buildings or structures shall not exceed 34.5% of
the area of the site. This formula allows 1,500 square feet of floor
area for each unit or 15,000 square feet per acre, the chapter permitting
10 units per acre.[1]
[Amended 12-21-1987]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection J, Maximum
number of bedrooms, which immediately followed this subsection, was
repealed 12-21-1987.
J.
Landscaping. Attractive landscape plantings shall
be provided and maintained, and existing trees shall be retained wherever
possible.
K.
Maximum building length. The maximum length of any
garden apartment building shall not exceed 125 feet.
L.
Recreation areas. Ten percent of the gross area of
any one lot shall be set aside for casual recreational use, such as
an open grassy area for games and other activities.
M.
Clothes-drying areas. Clothes-drying areas shall be
screened and shall be located as approved by the Planning Board.
N.
Roadways. The right-of-way and pavement widths of
all internal roads shall be adequate in size and location to accommodate
the maximum anticipated traffic and access of fire-fighting and police
vehicles. All roads shall be constructed in accordance with Borough
ordinances and the laws of the State of New Jersey.
O.
Garages. There shall be at least one enclosed one-car
garage for each garden apartment unit.
P.
Off-street parking. One additional off-street parking
space shall be provided for each garden apartment unit. An area of
200 square feet shall be the minimum provided for each parking space
required.
Q.
Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be arranged
so as to reflect light away from all adjoining premises.
R.
Accessory buildings. No accessory buildings other
than garages shall be permitted in the BU Zone District.
S.
Superintendent. Each garden apartment project shall
have a superintendent residing on the premises.
