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Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code

§ 25-4.18

AHO-2 Affordable Housing Overlay District.

[Added 6-21-2018 by Ord. No. 17-2018]
a. 
Purpose. The purpose of the AHO-2 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-2 Affordable Housing Overlay District, which shall consist of the area as shown on the Township of Aberdeen's Tax Map as:
1. 
Block 11 Lots 1 and 2 - Industrial site along Lloyd Road and the Garden State Parkway identified as Site B 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 12 Lot 7.01 - Office property along Line Road identified as Site E 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.
1. 
Principal Uses.
(a) 
Multifamily Housing. Multifamily residential apartments or townhouses may be permitted to provide areas where additional multifamily development can take place.
2. 
Accessory Uses:
(a) 
Community clubhouse building,
(b) 
Swimming pools.
(c) 
Common open space and public gathering areas,
(d) 
Tot lots.
(e) 
Maintenance facilities/sheds/garages.
(f) 
Signs.
(g) 
Fences, hedges, walls, and decorative landscape features.
(h) 
Solid waste and recycling facilities to support the development.
(i) 
Other customary accessory uses and structures that are clearly incidental to the principal structures and uses.
c. 
Development Standards for Site B (Block 11, Lots 1 and 2).
1. 
Maximum permitted building height: Three stories or 38 feet.
2. 
Maximum building coverage: 30% of the net lot area [the developable portions of the lot(s)].
3. 
Maximum residential density: 16 dwelling units per acre.
4. 
Principal Buildings:
(a) 
Minimum front yard setback: 30 feet.
(b) 
Minimum side yard setback: 20 feet.
(c) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 30 feet.
(d) 
Minimum distance between principal buildings: 30 feet.
(e) 
Minimum distance from off-street parking areas: 15 feet.
5. 
Accessory Buildings:
(a) 
Minimum side yard setback: 20 feet.
(b) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 30 feet.
(c) 
Minimum distance to other buildings: 15 feet.
6. 
Minimum tract sizes: five acres.
7. 
Off-street parking requirements: The off-street parking requirements shall be as set forth in the Residential Site Improvement Standards ("RSIS").[1]
(a) 
Off street parking minimum setback: 10 feet from any lot line.
(b) 
All other off-street parking requirements not referenced herein shall be met in accordance with § 25-5.12 of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq.
8. 
All other applicable development standards not referenced herein shall be met in accordance with § 25-5, Improvements and Design Standards, with the exception of § 25-5.5, Buffers, which shall not apply.
d. 
Development Standards for Site E (Block 12, Lot 7.01).
1. 
Maximum permitted building height: Three stories or 38 feet.
2. 
Maximum building coverage: 30% of the net lot area [the developable portions of the lot(s)].
3. 
Maximum residential density: 12 dwelling units per acre.
4. 
Principal Buildings:
(a) 
Minimum front yard setback: 30 feet.
(b) 
Minimum side yard setback: 20 feet.
(c) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 30 feet.
(d) 
Minimum distance between principal buildings: 30 feet.
(e) 
Minimum distance from off-street parking areas: 15 feet.
5. 
Accessory Buildings:
(a) 
Minimum side yard setback: 20 feet.
(b) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 30 feet.
(c) 
Minimum distance to other buildings: 15 feet.
6. 
Off-street parking requirements: The off-street parking requirements shall be as set forth in the Residential Site Improvement Standards ("RSIS").[2]
(a) 
Off-street parking minimum setback: 10 feet from any lot line.
(b) 
All other off-street parking requirements not referenced herein shall be met in accordance with § 25-5.12 of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq.
7. 
All other applicable development standards not referenced herein shall be met in accordance with § 25-5, Improvements and Design Standards, with the exception of § 25-5.5, Buffers, which shall not apply.
e. 
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.
6. 
Rental increases shall be in accordance with percentages set forth in § 25-6.7, Affordable Housing.
7. 
All affordable units shall be subject to the provisions of § 25-6.7, Affordable Housing.