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Brick Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

R-ML 5, 6, 7 Residential Mount Laurel Mixed Single-Family Detached Dwelling Zone

§ 245-146 Applicability.

The following regulations shall apply in the R-ML 5, 6, 7 Zone only in accordance with the terms of a fully executed mediation agreement which has been approved by the Council on Affordable Housing and placed on file with the Brick Township Clerk.

§ 245-147 Permitted uses.

Single-family inclusionary detached dwelling use is permitted, provided that at least 10% of the dwelling units shall be affordable to low- or moderate-income households in accordance with Article V, Affordable Housing.

§ 245-148 Accessory uses.

All accessory uses permitted in the R-20 Zone are permitted.

§ 245-149 Area, yard and building requirements.

Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows:
A. 
The minimum total tract area proposed for development shall be 10 acres.
B. 
The maximum density permitted shall be six dwelling units per acre of buildable land in accordance with § 245-3 of this chapter.
C. 
Variable lot areas and setbacks shall be permitted, provided that no lot area shall be less than 5,000 square feet, the average size of all lots shall not be less than 6,000 square feet, not more than 25% of all lots shall be less than 6,000 square feet and not less than 25% of all lots shall be greater than 7,000 square feet, and lots shall conform to the following:
(1) 
Interior lots shall adhere to the requirements of the R-7.5 District, as established in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements in § 245-10 herein, and lot width which shall be as follows:
(a) 
Five-thousand-square-foot lot: minimum lot width 50 feet.
(b) 
Six-thousand-square-foot lot: minimum lot width 55 feet.
(c) 
Seven-thousand-square-foot lot: minimum lot width 60 feet.
(2) 
Corner lots shall adhere to the corner lot requirements of the R-7.5 District, as established in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements in § 245-10, except for minimum lot size as specified in Subsection C herein and for lot width as specified in Subsection C(1) herein.
(3) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article IV, § 245-23, reverse frontage lots shall be permitted in the R-ML 5, 6, 7 Zone, provided that a permanent buffer of not less than 15 feet is provided. All reverse frontage lots shall front upon the newly created street.
(4) 
The maximum principal building height shall be 28 feet.
(5) 
The maximum permitted habitable floor area ratio (HFAR) on each lot shall be a habitable floor area ratio of 0.25 for one-story structures and 0.35 for two-story structures. "Habitable floor area ratio" means the sum of the habitable area of all floors of the building or structure divided by the total area of the lot. Any area deemed habitable under the Uniform Construction Code[1] shall be calculated as habitable floor area.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 145, Construction Codes, Uniform.
(6) 
No garage space shall be designed to accommodate more than two automobiles.
(7) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 245-356L, street jogs with center-line offsets of not less than 75 feet shall be permitted in the R-ML 5, 6, 7 Zone.
(8) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 245-356N, applies to connecting street lines of less than 45° only.
(9) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 245-356T(15), credit shall be given against the requirements set forth therein for all trees having a diameter greater than two to four inches which shall be retained.

§ 245-150 Buffer zone.

A buffer zone of at least 10 feet in width in accordance with provisions of § 245-409 shall be required on all property lines abutting nonresidential uses, except as provided in § 245-149C(3).

§ 245-151 Affordable Housing Trust Fund contribution.

[Added 5-25-1993 by Ord. No. 354-2D-93]
The provisions of this article are subject to the mandatory fee contribution to the Brick Township Affordable Housing Trust Fund established in Article VI.