Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 250-30
Inclusionary Housing Zone 6 IH6 District.
[Added 4-21-2020 by Ord. No. 1385-20]
A.
Establishment. There is hereby permitted and created an Inclusionary Housing Zone 6 (IH6) 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 IH6 District, and is incorporated herein by reference. The IH6 District shall apply to the property located at 459 Bloomfield Avenue and designated on the Borough of Caldwell tax maps as Block 36, Lots 5 and 6, 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 459 Bloomfield Avenue and designated on the Borough of Caldwell tax maps as Block 36, Lots 5 and 6, which contains a total area of approximately 0.40 acre. The inclusionary development will consist of 30 multifamily units, of which 24 will be market-rate units and six will be affordable family units (20% 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.
E.
F.
Bulk, area, yard and height requirements.
(1)
Minimum lot area shall be 0.25 acre.
(2)
Minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
(3)
Maximum gross residential density shall be a maximum amount of total dwelling units and shall not exceed 30 dwelling units.
(4)
Retail uses shall be limited to the ground floor of a building and shall occupy a maximum of 3,000 square feet for the property.
(5)
Rear yard setback of five feet is required; no other setbacks are required.
(6)
Maximum impervious coverage is 99%.
(7)
Maximum height for principal structures shall be 4 1/2 stories or 65 feet.
(8)
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 24.
(2)
Affordable dwelling units, which are defined by state statute, shall total 20% 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, including a minimum of 20% of the affordable units being constructed as three-bedroom units and a maximum of one of the affordable units being constructed as a one-bedroom unit, 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 30 parking spaces) is appropriate for the inclusionary development on the property, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.1(c). All parking spaces shall be located on the site of the development.