Borough of Leonia, NJ Article V AH Zone

[Adopted 6-30-1994 by Ord. No. 1185]

§ 290-11 Permitted uses in the AH-zone.

[Amended 9-27-1999 by Ord. No. 13-99]

The only permitted principal and accessory uses shall be multi-family dwellings primarily to be used for affordable housing. Affordable housing shall be defined as those housing units which are sold or rented to a person or persons of low or moderate income who qualify pursuant to the regulations of the Project Funding Agencies, the Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County and the Council on Affordable Housing as individuals who could purchase low and moderate housing. All permitted accessory uses shall be those uses which are clearly incidental to the principal use of affordable housing, including but not limited to off-street parking, recreation areas or facilities, fences, signs and other customary accessory uses. Occupancy by any boarders in single-family dwellings is prohibited.

§ 290-12 Area, yard and building requirements.

In the AH-Zone, the following bulk requirements shall be met:

A. Lot size. There should be a minimum lot size of 6,000 square feet.

B. Density. There should be no more than one dwelling unit per 2,000 square feet.

C. Front yard. The front yard setback shall be a minimum of four feet.

D. Rear yard. The rear yard shall be not less than five feet from the property line.

E. Side yard. No principal building shall be located within five feet of the side property line(s).

§ 290-13 Building requirements.

A. Height.

(1) No principal building shall exceed a height of two stories no more than 30 feet.

(2) No building shall exceed a length of 75 feet.

(3) No building shall contain less than three and no more than six dwelling units.

(4) No building shall exceed 60% of the total lot in average.

B. Lot coverage. Lot coverage shall not exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of all impervious surfaces.

§ 290-14 Dwelling unit requirements.

A. No dwelling unit shall contain more than three bedrooms. A minimum living floor area for each dwelling unit shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

	Number of Bedrooms	Minimum Living Floor Area (square feet)
	0 - 1	650
	2	800
	3	950

B. No dwelling units shall be located in a cellar, basement or other similar space. Each unit shall have at least two exterior exposures with one window on each exposure.

§ 290-15 Off-street parking.

Each dwelling unit shall have 1 1/2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit within it in addition to the requisite handicapped parking space(s). All off-street parking shall be located at least four feet from the principal building. Parking spaces may be located off a public street.

§ 290-16 Pedestrian walkways.

There shall be walkways at least three feet wide between the building or buildings and all parking areas and between the entrance to each building or dwelling unit.

§ 290-17 Exterior lighting.

All exterior lighting shall be adequate as to provide lighting to the property and its occupants but shall not project onto adjacent properties.

§ 290-18 Landscaping and open space.

All portions of the side lot which is not used for building or off-street parking shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs and lawns. Screening and fencing shall be provided along the side and rear property as required by the Borough of Leonia Planning Board.