Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 250-27
Inclusionary Housing Zone 3 IH3 District.
[Added 9-17-2019 by Ord. No. 1365-19; amended 4-21-2020 by Ord. No. 1383-20]
A.
Establishment. There is hereby permitted and created an Inclusionary Housing Zone 3 (IH3) District as shown on the Official Zoning Map of the Borough of Caldwell, County of Essex, State of New Jersey. The Official Zoning Map of the Borough of Caldwell is hereby amended to include the IH3 District and is incorporated herein by reference. The IH3 District shall apply to the property located at 80 Roseland Avenue and designated on the Borough of Caldwell tax maps as Block 56, Lots 10.14 and 18.01, and any prior zoning for these lots is hereby changed accordingly. The zoning in this section shall not be construed or interpreted to affect the permitted uses, permitted accessory uses, bulk requirements and/or any other requirements of any other zone in the Borough.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of this zone is to permit an inclusionary development on the property located at 80 Roseland Avenue and designated on the Borough of Caldwell tax maps as Block 56, Lots 10.14 and 18.01, which contains a total area of approximately one acre. The inclusionary development will consist of 24 multifamily units, of which 18 will be market-rate units and six will be affordable family units (25% set aside).
C. UNIT, MULTIFAMILY
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A building on one lot, used and designed as a residence for three or more households living independently of each other and separated by either vertical, horizontal or both vertical and horizontal construction.
D.
Permitted principal uses.
(1)
Multifamily dwellings as defined in this section. More than one principal building may be constructed on a single lot.
E.
F.
Bulk, area, yard and height requirements:
(1)
Minimum lot area shall be 0.50 acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3)
Maximum gross residential density shall be 48 dwelling units per acre, and the maximum amount of total dwelling units shall not exceed 24 dwelling units.
(4)
Rear yard setback of five feet is required; no other setbacks are required.
(5)
Maximum impervious coverage is 100%.
(6)
Maximum height for principal structures shall be 4 1/2 stories or 65 feet.
(7)
Maximum height for accessory structures shall be one story or 15 feet.
H.
Inclusionary housing requirements.
(1)
Market-rate dwelling units shall total no more than 18.
(2)
Affordable dwelling units, which are defined by state statute, shall total 25% of the overall total dwelling units, which is six units.
(3)
The affordable housing shall be subject to market-rate and affordable housing phasing requirements, bedroom distribution requirements, low and moderate split requirements, accessibility requirements and other requirements, in accordance with Caldwell Borough ordinances and New Jersey State statutes and regulations.
I.
Parking requirements.
(1)
Although parking is governed by the Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq., the Borough of Caldwell recognizes that, due to local conditions, an alternative parking standard of one space per residential unit plus one accessible parking space (for a total of 25 parking spaces) is appropriate for the inclusionary development on the property, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.1(c).