Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code
§ 25-4.17
AHO-1 Affordable Housing Overlay District.
[Amended 6-21-2018 by Ord. No. 17-2018[1]]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of the AHO-1 Affordable Housing Overlay District is to provide development that contributes to the Township of Aberdeen's municipal affordable housing obligation. There is hereby established the AHO-1 Affordable Housing Overlay District. The AHO-1 Affordable Housing Overlay District shall consist of:
1.
The entire NC (Neighborhood Commercial) zone located along Lower Main Street identified as Site A on the Affordable Housing Sites Plan of the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan prepared by T&M Associates, dated May 23, 2018.
2.
Block 155, Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Residential Properties adjacent to Glassworks identified as Site C on the Affordable Housing Sites Plan of the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan prepared by T&M Associates, dated May 23, 2018.
3.
Block 231, Lots 2, 3 and 4 - Commercial site along Route 35 identified as Site D on the Affordable Housing Sites Plan of the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan prepared by T&M Associates dated May 23, 2018.
b.
Permitted Uses. Mixed-use buildings, subject to the following conditions and requirements:
1.
A "mixed-use building" shall be defined as: a building of two or more stories with a minimum of the ground floor consisting of exclusively nonresidential uses, with the exception of residential entrances and/or lobby areas, and a minimum of one floor of residential uses over one or more floors of permitted nonresidential uses. For purposes of this definition, nonresidential uses shall include: retail and personal sales, service uses, office, storage and equipment facilities, community rooms and off-street parking.
2.
Residential apartments above nonresidential uses may be permitted in any structure containing a nonresidential use that is permitted pursuant to § 25-4.5, NC Neighborhood Commercial Zone, except that restaurants, bars, and taverns, and drive-in facilities shall not be permitted.
3.
The residential use shall be located on the second floor and higher.
4.
The entrance for the residential use shall be separate from that of the nonresidential use.
c.
Development Standards for Site A (NC Zone Along Lower Main Street).
1.
Maximum permitted building height: Three stories or 45 feet.
2.
Maximum residential density: 16 dwelling units per acre.
3.
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 80%.
4.
Minimum principal building front yard setback: 10 feet.
5.
Minimum principal building side yard setback: 10 feet.
6.
Minimum principal building rear yard setback: 20 feet.
7.
Off-street parking requirements.
(a)
For mixed-use development, the number of off-street parking spaces required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses.
(b)
The required number of off-street parking spaces may be reduced as established below:
(1)
The required number of spaces may be reduced by one space for each on-street parking space immediately adjacent to the lot line of the property with a mixed-use building.
(2)
The required number of spaces for a commercial or personal service establishment portion of a mixed-use development may be reduced to three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.
(c)
All other parking requirements shall comply with the "Residential Site Improvement Standards" (RSIS) and:
d.
Development Standards for Site C (Block 155 Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5).
1.
Maximum permitted building height: Three stories or 45 feet.
2.
Maximum residential density: 16 dwelling units per acre.
3.
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 80%.
5.
Minimum tract size: two acres.
6.
Off-street parking requirements.
(a)
For mixed-use development, the number of off-street parking spaces required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses.
(b)
All other parking requirements shall comply with the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS)[2] and:
(1)
Off-street parking shall be provided at the minimum ratio of 1.0 space per apartment unit.
(2)
Parking spaces shall be nine feet by 18 feet in size.
(3)
All parking areas and driveways shall be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq.
e.
Development Standards for Site D (Block 231 Lots 2,3 and 4).
1.
Maximum permitted building height: Four stories or 60 feet.
2.
Maximum residential density: 16 dwelling units per acre.
3.
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 80%.
5.
Minimum tract size: five acres total tract area.
6.
Off-street parking requirements.
(a)
For mixed-use development, the number of off-street parking spaces required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses.
(b)
All other parking requirements shall comply with the Residential Site improvement Standards (RSIS)[3] and:
(1)
Off-street parking shall be provided at the minimum ratio of 1.0 space per apartment unit.
(2)
Parking spaces shall be nine feet by 18 feet in size.
(3)
All parking areas and driveways shall be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines.
[3]
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq.
f.
Affordable Housing Requirements.
1.
A minimum of 15% of rental units and 20% of for-sale units shall be affordable to very-low-, low-, and moderate-income households.
2.
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be affordable to very-low- and low-income households. If only one affordable unit is created in a project, the unit shall be a very-low- or low-income unit.
3.
The units designated as very-low-, low-, or moderate-income units may be rented or sold only to very-low-, low-, or moderate-income households.
4.
The affordable units shall be affirmatively marketed to the housing region in accordance with the Township's Affirmative Marketing Plan.
5.
Affordability controls shall be maintained for a minimum of 30 years and thereafter until the Township of Aberdeen takes action to release the affordability controls.