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Bernardsville City Zoning Code

§ LD-12-17.1.2

Required Conditions.

[Ord. No. 2018-1772]
The following requirements must be complied within the AHO-3 Affordable Housing Districts:
a. 
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of four stories or 40 feet in height, whichever is the lesser,
b. 
Open Space. No more than 95% of a lot may be covered by an impervious surface. Any open space provided at ground level must have at least one dimension measuring at least 20 feet on the side and no dimension measuring smaller than three feet,
c. 
Driveway Position. No portion of any driveway hereafter constructed shall be within 10 feet of a lot line of an adjacent property,
d. 
Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area is 24,000 square feet
e. 
Lot Shape. It must be possible to fit a circle with a diameter of 100 feet completely within the lot,
f. 
Building Envelope. The building envelope shall exclude areas located within flood plains, wetlands and wetland buffers, except as may be approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and no floodplain nor wetlands nor wetland buffers shall be disturbed without the appropriate permits having been issued by the NJDEP,
g. 
Minimum Floor Area. Every dwelling hereafter erected shall have a minimum floor area excluding garages of:
Unit Type
Minimum Floor Area
(Square Feet)
0 Bedroom (Studio)
500
1 Bedroom
675
2 Bedrooms
900
3 Bedrooms
1000
Units with more than three bedrooms are not permitted.
h. 
The maximum number of dwelling units shall be 32 units per acre, producing 80 rental units which shall include 15% or 12 units for affordable family rental households.
i. 
There shall be a minimum of three affordable family rental units provided for every 24,000 square feet of lot area.
j. 
Minimum distance between apartment buildings is 20 feet.
k. 
No building shall contain more than 20 dwellings.