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Belleville City Zoning Code

§ 23-18.6

Multi-Family Residence, Townhouse Dwelling.

[Ord. No. 3134; amended 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 3537]
a. 
No multi-family residence, duplex or triplex or Townhouse dwelling development structure shall exceed a measurement of 120 feet in its longest direction.
b. 
In Planned Residential Developments, multi-family residence or town house dwelling development structure shall not exceed a measurement of 160 feet in its longest direction.
c. 
Required setback along street frontages shall be maintained as open space and shall not be used for service of any kind such as vehicle parking, clothes drying or storage.
d. 
No incinerators shall be permitted. Refuse areas containing dumpsters or compactors shall be provided within buildings with adequate loading access for trash pick-up.
e. 
All public utility facilities including but not limited to electrical and telephone wires, sewers and sewer connections, and gas and water lines shall be installed beneath the surface of the ground and or interior to the building. Remote readers shall be utilized.
f. 
Basements may be used for the location of utilities, storage, recreation rooms or garage. Basements may be used as a dwelling unit in accordance with § 23-8.1 Three Family Dwellings.
g. 
No dwelling unit or any part of thereof may be used for profession or business office space by the occupant or any other person or persons.
h. 
For multi-family buildings within the PRD District, useable outdoor open space for outdoor play areas and for outdoor recreation shall be provided in the amount of 800 square feet per structure. Such required recreation space shall not be less than 25 feet in its shortest dimension and shall not be located in the required setback area, nor within 10 feet of the side and rear property lines.
i. 
The following accessory buildings and structures shall be permitted: recreational purposes and meeting rooms which shall be designed and used exclusively to serve the occupants; garages; and swimming pools and other recreational facilities provided that all such buildings and structures shall comply with the setback requirements of this sub- section.
j. 
Structures shall be designed to discourage the appearance of a barracks through the use of one or more of the following: staggered setbacks, variety of facade treatment, differing heights, and variety of roof treatments or the equivalent.
k. 
All applicable provisions of the New Jersey barrier free regulations shall apply.
l. 
These units are prohibited in areas designated as within the 100 year flood plain.