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Bernardsville City Zoning Code

§ LD-12-17.2.2

Required Conditions.

[Ord. No. 2018-1772]
The following requirements must be complied within the AHO-4 Affordable Housing Districts:
a. 
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 3.5 stories or 40 feet in height, whichever is the lesser,
b. 
Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 50 feet,
c. 
Side Yards. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less than 20 feet,
d. 
Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard of at least 50 feet,
e. 
Driveway Position. No portion of any driveway hereafter constructed shall be within 10 feet of a lot line of an adjacent property,
f. 
Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area is 25 acres.
g. 
Lot Shape. It must be possible to fit a circle with a diameter of 170 feet completely within the lot,
h. 
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,
i. 
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.
j. 
At least six affordable family rental units shall be for very low-income households.
k. 
Minimum distance between buildings is 20 feet.
l. 
Maximum density is 14 family rental dwelling units per non-critical area. Critical areas include: slopes of 15% or greater, wetlands, lakes, ponds and open waterways, and conservation easements. 15% of total dwelling units shall be for affordable family rental households; or 20% of total dwelling units shall be for affordable owner-occupied family households.