Townhouse dwellings.

Multifamily dwellings.

Private amenities and facilities intended for use by residents of the premises and their guests, including, but not limited to, clubhouses, lounges, game rooms, pool rooms, business centers, fitness centers, swimming pools, tennis courts, paddle courts, tot lots/children's play areas, dog runs, gazebos, multi-use recreation fields, walking trails, benches/seating, and passive recreation areas.

Balconies, decks, and terraces for individual units, along with rooftop decks and amenities.

Private garages and driveways.

Off-street parking lots.

Fences, walls, gates, and guard houses.

Signage.

Storage sheds.

Emergency standby generators.

Any other use which is subordinate and customarily incidental to the permitted principal use(s), including, but not limited to, leasing/sales/management offices, maintenance areas, trash/recycling facilities, solar energy devices, security cameras and related devices, and electric vehicle charging stations.

All residential development constructed in the COAH-3 Zone shall be required to set aside a minimum percentage of units for affordable housing. The minimum set aside shall be 20%. When calculating the required number of affordable units, any computation resulting in a fraction of a unit shall be rounded upwards to the next whole number.

All affordable units to be produced pursuant to this section shall comply with the required bedroom distribution, be governed by controls on affordability, and affirmatively marketed in conformance with the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.), or any successor regulation, with the exception that in lieu of 10% of the affordable units being required to be affordable to households earning 35% or less of regional median income by household size, at least 13% of affordable units shall be required to be affordable to households earning 30% or less of regional median income by household size.

Each affordable unit shall remain subject to these affordability controls, covenants, conditions, deed restrictions, and the applicable affordable housing regulations for a minimum period of at least 30 years. At the conclusion of the thirty-year term, the affordability controls, covenants, conditions, and deed restrictions shall automatically be extended unless the Borough takes formal action to release the affordable unit from such requirements by formal adoption of an ordinance taken in compliance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11(c) or any other applicable statute, regulation or law that may be in effect at that time. The Borough shall also maintain the right to exercise any other option(s) available to the Borough to preserve the affordability controls as set forth in UHAC or other applicable statute, regulation or law that may be in effect at that time.

All affordable units shall be administered by a qualified administrative agent paid for by the developer. The developer shall be responsible for all costs associated with the initial sale/rental of the affordable units, for the continuing administration of the affordable units, and for the preservation of the creditworthiness of the units.

All of the affordable units shall be rental units and may be permitted as multifamily dwellings. Affordable townhouse dwellings shall not be required but are permitted at the election of the developer.

All amenities and site services which are made available to the market-rate units shall also be made available to the affordable units on the same terms as the market-rate units.

Access. Except for maintenance vehicles, landscaping vehicles and equipment, no vehicular access to the site shall be permitted from Appletree Lane.

Setback from internal roadways. No building shall be located within 15 feet of a private street or internal roadway, provided that 20 feet shall be provided where there is a driveway serving a dwelling unit.

Distance between buildings. There shall be a minimum distance between buildings containing townhouses and/or multifamily dwellings with separations as set forth below:

Buildings with their sides facing another building side: 25 feet.

All other building sides facing another building: 35 feet.

Units per building. No building shall contain more than six townhouses and/or eight multifamily dwelling units.

Building offsets. For buildings with more than three attached multifamily or townhouse units, no more than three side-by-side, contiguous units shall have the same front facade plane. A minimum three-foot offset variation in front facade plane shall be provided between groupings within the same structure.

Fire separation walls. Fire separation walls shall be constructed between adjoining townhouse and/or multifamily units as required by the requirements of the NJ Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23 and the NJ Uniform Fire Code N.J.A.C. 5:71 as amended and supplemented.

The maximum height of accessory buildings and structures shall be 20 feet.

Accessory buildings shall meet the minimum street and property line setback requirements of principal buildings and shall be set back at least 35 feet from a principal building.

Architectural design and materials used in the construction of accessory buildings shall be consistent with those used in the construction of principal buildings.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to signs, off-street parking, fences, and walls, which are regulated elsewhere in this section.

Emergency standby generators shall be subject to the measured sound pressure levels of § 153-3 (Noise Ordinance) and shall be set back at least 35 feet from a lot line or public right-of-way. All such equipment shall be suitably buffered and screened to minimize views from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.

Refuse and recycling collection areas shall be either fully contained within a building or adequately screened from public view through a combination of solid fencing and plantings.

The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be as set forth in the Residential Site improvement Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21).

Parking spaces shall measure nine feet in width by 18 feet in length.

All off-street parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 10 feet from buildings, except for garages within or under a building and driveways serving such garages.

All off-street parking and internal roadways/drive aisles shall be prohibited within the required yards along Closter Dock Road and Frick Drive and shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from all other lot lines.

All off-street parking and internal roadways/drive aisles shall be suitably buffered and screened to minimize views from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.

Electric vehicle supply/service equipment and make-ready parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the Model Statewide Municipal Electric Vehicle (EV) Ordinance pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 171.

Two identification signs shall be permitted at the main driveway entrance to the site on Closter Dock Road, which identification sign may be either a freestanding ground sign or affixed to an entry wall.

For identification signs located on Closter Dock Road, the maximum sign area shall be 24 square feet, the maximum heights of signage letters shall be 10 inches, and the maximum height of signage shall be 42 inches. The maximum wall height on which the signage shall be placed, inclusive of any ornamental features on the wall structure, shall be six feet.

All signs shall be setback at least five feet from the lot line and at least 10 feet from the curb line of the abutting street.[2]

Internal sign illumination shall be prohibited.

Base plantings shall be incorporated into the design of the signage.

The maximum height of a retaining wall shall be six feet. Tiered retaining walls shall be measured separately, and each tier may be up to six feet in height, provided that there is minimally a five-foot separation between retaining walls and that same is suitably landscaped.

Site retaining walls may be constructed of finished concrete, stone, modular block, "big block" or soldier-pile with facade treatment.

The maximum height of walls along any property line shall be four feet, irrespective of any other regulation to the contrary.

A landscape plan shall be required, which shall be designed to incorporate a variety of plant material to enhance the character of the site and shall include foundation plantings and perimeter trees and shrubs.

A substantive planting plan for the site's Closter Dock Road, Frick Drive and Appletree Lane street frontages shall also be provided and shall consist of a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees, plants, and shrubs.

Shade trees shall be minimally 2.5-inch to three-inch caliper. Evergreen trees shall vary between seven to eight feet and eight to 10 feet in height. Shrubs shall be at least 24 inches in height.

All exterior lights shall be designed so as to reduce glare, lower energy usage and direct lights only to where they are needed.

All exterior lights shall be light-emitting diode (LED) light of the soft white category and shall be Dark Sky compliant.

All exterior lights shall be focused downward so that the direct source of light is not visible from adjoining streets or properties.

The maximum permitted height of light fixtures shall be 14 feet and shall include sharp cut-off fixtures.

The illumination of tennis courts and other paddle court games shall be consistent with the provisions set forth at § 220-5D.

Architectural elements such as varied roof forms, articulation of the facade, breaks in the roof, and walls with texture materials and ornamental details shall be incorporated to add visual interest.

Roof height, pitch, ridgelines, and roof materials shall be varied to create visual interest and avoid repetition.

Architectural elements such as fenestrations and recessed planes shall be incorporated into facade design. Architectural treatments and visual interest shall be applied to all visibly exposed facades of a building. All facades of a building shall be architecturally designed to be consistent with regard to style, materials, colors, and details.

A variety of building colors, materials and textures are encouraged.

Architectural features that enhance the facade or building form, such as decorative moldings, windows, shutters, dormers, chimneys, balconies, and railings, are encouraged.

All entrances to a building shall be defined and articulated by architectural elements such as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, porticoes, porches, overhangs, railings, etc.

Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, utility meters and regulators, exhaust pipes and stacks, satellite dishes and other telecommunications receiving devices shall be screened or otherwise specially treated to be, as much as possible, inconspicuous as viewed from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties.