Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code
§ 25-4.4
"APT/TH" Apartment/Townhouse Multiple-Family Residential.
a.
Purpose. The purpose of the "APT/TH" district is twofold: 1) The districts are established in recognition of existing multiple-family developments in Aberdeen Township; and 2) The "APT/TH" district is established to provide areas where additional multi-family residential development can take place.
b.
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
d.
Density.
1.
The total number of dwelling units permitted shall be eight (8) townhouse units or ten (10) garden apartment units per gross acre/a combination of townhouses and apartments shall be permitted on one (1) site. The density shall be calculated on the average of the number of units allowed for each building type. When a mixture is used, a minimum of forty (40%) percent of either apartments or townhouses shall be provided. The density shall be reduced in sloping areas. Further, land in wetlands and floodways shall be excluded in calculating the permitted density.
2.
The maximum number of dwelling units shall be computed by adding the following calculations:
Density allowed X Land acreage in 0 — 14% slopes X 1.0 = Number of units.
Density allowed X Land acreage in 15 — 19% slopes X 0.5 - Number of units.
e.
Maximum Building Height. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height and two and one-half (2.5) stories except where walk-out basements are provided, the building height at the frontage shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height and three and one-half (3.5) stories.
f.
Area and Yard Requirements.
1.
The minimum tract size shall be five (5) acres including the areas of existing streets and water areas within the tract boundary lines provided they total no more than two (2%) percent of the tract area. All plans shall delineate the boundaries of the portion(s) of the tract devoted to each use.
2.
No building shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the future right-of-way of any existing or proposed public street, and no building shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of a railroad right-of-way. A minimum building setback of twenty-five (25) feet shall be maintained from any and all other tract boundaries. At least the first fifteen (15) feet adjacent to any street line and the first ten (10) feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking and shall be planted and maintained in lawn area, ground cover or landscaped with evergreen shrubbery and separated from the parking area by curbing.
3.
The minimum spacing between buildings shall be as follows: window wall to window wall: sixty (60) feet; end wall to end wall: fifty (50) feet; any building face to street curb: forty (40) feet; any building face to parking area: fifteen (15) feet. No building corner shall be closer to another building corner than fifty (50) feet.
4.
Land area equal to at least two hundred (200) square feet for each dwelling unit shall be specified on the site plan and improved by the developer as active recreation areas for use by the residents of the development. Such areas shall be an integral part of the development, and at least one (1) area shall be a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size, at least seventy-five (75) feet wide and have a grade less than five (5%) percent.