Borough of Leonia, NJ District B-1

Frontage. The lot width at the street line shall not be less than 300 feet.

Setback requirements.

Front yard. The requirements of § 290-8B shall be complied with.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 35 feet. A building on a lot extending through from street to street shall, in lieu of a rear yard, conform to the front yard restrictions on each street.

Side yards. No principal building shall be located within 15 feet of a side property line; provided, however, that, for each 10 feet or part thereof of building wall in excess of 30 feet in length, said building shall have an additional setback of one foot. Buildings on corner lots shall meet the front yard setback requirements for each street.

Only three yards required. Minimum setback requirements shall be required on only three sides of a building in order to permit the clustering of buildings on a lot by abutting buildings on one side.

Distance between buildings. There shall be a minimum distance of 30 feet between principal structures, subject to the provisions of Subsection B(4). If an access drive is located between principal structures, the minimum distance between said structures shall be 50 feet.

Building requirements.

Height. No principal building shall exceed a height of three stories nor more than 35 feet.

Length of building. No building or group of buildings structurally joined end to end shall exceed 120 feet in length.

Units per building. No building shall contain less than three nor more than six dwelling units.

Exterior construction. Exterior walls of all buildings shall be faced with brick, stone or other equally durable and attractive material as approved by the Planning Board.

Maximum building coverage. The total area of all principal buildings shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area. The total area of all principal buildings and accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed 30% of the lot area.

Dwelling unit requirements.

Bedrooms per unit. No dwelling unit shall contain more than three bedrooms.

Minimum living floor area. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum living floor area in accordance with the following schedule:

	Number of Bedrooms	Minimum Living Floor Area (square feet)
	0 or 1	825
	2	1,050
	3	1,275

Apartment units shall not be located in a cellar, basement or in attic space.

Each unit shall have at least two exterior exposures with at least one window in each exposure.

Floors and ceilings and partitions between apartment units shall be constructed so as to have a minimum airborne-sound transmission loss classification of 50 decibels.

(6)

Basement storage space shall be provided with no less than 500 cubic feet for each dwelling unit.

Garages and accessory structures. Any garages shall be built into the apartment structure where feasible and shall be constructed as hereinafter provided:

Size. Each garage space shall be at least 10 feet in width and 20 feet in depth. Each group of garage spaces shall have a joint capacity of not more than six automobiles arranged in a row. Each garage space shall be separated from other garage spaces by a wall.

Design. Architectural design and materials used in the construction of garages and accessory structures shall conform to those used in the construction of the principal buildings.

Setbacks. Garages and accessory structures shall be erected beyond the street setback of the principal buildings, shall be at least 25 feet from a principal building and at least 15 feet from another accessory structure and at least three feet from a lot line.

Parking and traffic circulation. Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in accordance with Article XVIII and, in addition, shall meet the following requirements:

Parking spaces per unit. There shall be two parking spaces for each dwelling.

[Amended 5-13-1985 by Ord. No. 1008]

Location. Off-street parking areas shall be located beyond the street setback for principal buildings. All parking areas shall be at least 10 feet from a principal building and at least five feet from a lot line.

Access drives. Two access drives, each a minimum of 16 feet wide, leading to a street shall be required unless the Planning Board determines that one such drive is sufficient for the safe ingress and egress of traffic. Parking areas and access drives shall be located and arranged as to provide safe traffic movement. No such facilities shall be approved that are likely to involve any risk to vehicular or pedestrian traffic safety. No parking shall be permitted on any access drive. No access or egress drives shall be permitted from Grand Avenue.

Concrete sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks at least four feet in width shall be constructed as follows:

(a)

Between buildings and parking areas.

(b)

Between each entrance in each building.

(c)

In other such locations as may be warranted by probable pedestrian traffic in the interest of safety as determined by the Planning Board.

Adequate exterior lighting. Adequate exterior lighting shall be provided subject to approval of the Planning Board as to type, location and intensity. Except exterior wall fixtures located at building entrances, all illumination shall be reflected downward and away from adjoining streets and properties, and the direct source of illumination shall not be visible from any adjoining street or property.

Landscaping and open space. All portions of the site not used for buildings and off-street parking shall be attractively landscaped with trees, shrubs and grass lawns as required by the Planning Board. At least 15% of the gross area site shall be devoted to common open space suitable for use by the residents for recreation. Screening and fencing as regulated in Article XVIII shall be provided along side or rear property lines as required by the Planning Board.

Utilities.

All telephone and electric service lines on the property shall be underground.

Water supply and sanitary sewerage facilities shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Health and the State Department of Environmental Protection and all applicable state and local regulations.

Miscellaneous.

Television antennas shall be limited to one master antenna per building.

Air-conditioning units shall not be placed in windows and shall not protrude from the exterior wall.

Basement laundry facilities may be provided in each building. Outside clothes drying is prohibited.

There shall be no incinerators on the premises of the buildings. All trash and garbage shall be stored at all times in closed, insectproof and verminproof containers which shall be kept in a centrally located, concealed area outside of the building.