Bernardsville City Zoning Code
§ LD-12-20.4
AH-4 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISTRICT.
[Ord. No. 2018-1772 § 5]
a.
Primary Intended Use.
2.
Parking and facilities in accordance with § 9-10 of this chapter or Residential Site Improvement Standards as deemed appropriate by the local approving Board,
3.
Other accessory uses customarily incident to the above uses provide they not include any activity commonly conducted for gain unless specifically permitted by this Article.
b.
Required Conditions.
The following requirements must be complied with in the AH-1 Affordable Housing Districts:
1.
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is the lesser.
2.
Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet.
3.
Side Yards. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less than 10 feet.
4.
Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard of at least 15 feet.
5.
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.
6.
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 | 1,000 |
Units with more than three bedrooms are not permitted. | |
7.
The maximum number of dwelling units shall not exceed 10 affordable family units.
8.
Minimum distance between buildings is 20 feet.
c.
Design Standards.
1.
The design standards contained herein shall supplement the design and performance standards contained in Article 9-10 of Borough of Bernardsville Regulations. If there is a conflict, Article 9-10, as amended from time to time shall apply.
2.
New buildings shall relate to existing buildings and other structures in the vicinity that have a visual relationship to the site.
3.
Multiple buildings on a single tract shall be designed so as to be architecturally compatible with one another, utilizing common color schemes and materials.
4.
Building facades shall be consistent with the size, scale and setbacks of adjacent buildings and those where there is a visual relationship.
5.
The appearance of the side and rear elevations of buildings is important. Therefore, guidelines for the fronts of buildings shall also apply to the rear and sides where visible at street level from a public right-of-way.
6.
Buildings shall be designed so as to prevent exterior elevations from containing large expanses of blank or featureless walls. Also, large expanses of windows, including curtain-wall windows and other design elements not at a human scale, are strongly discouraged.
7.
The type, shape, pitch, feature and color of a roof shall be architecturally compatible with the building style, material, colors and details of other buildings in the area.
8.
Flat roofs shall be enclosed by parapets or other appropriate architectural details.
9.
All open space shall be designed and landscaped in a way to allow for easy maintenance and limited encroachment onto any public right of way. Additionally, all private open space shall be designed in a way that allows for a reasonable level of enjoyment by residents.
10.
Green building strategies are encouraged in the AH-4 Zone.