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Cinnaminson Township
City Zoning Code

§ 525-15

Additional design standards in R-1CL District.

[Amended 4-1-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-2]
A. 
Development within the R-1CL Zone shall comply with all zoning, subdivision, site plan, performance and related requirements of Cinnaminson Township except that specific standards in this chapter amendment shall supersede any conflicting standards in Chapter 455, Subdivision of Land,[1] and this Chapter 525.
[1]
Editor’s Note: See now Ch. 330, Land Use Procedures, Art. III, Subdivision of Land.
B. 
Each lot within the cluster housing area shall have suitable access to a private or public road by way of easement or other suitable legal instrument.
C. 
Except within the cluster housing area, no fence shall be constructed in excess of 48 inches in height. Within the cluster housing area, fences constructed in the side or rear yard shall not exceed 72 inches in height; fences in the front yard are prohibited unless they are integral to the architectural design of the dwelling unit, are set back a minimum of five feet from the cartway and do not exceed 48 inches in height.
D. 
No fence shall be fabricated, constructed or built of any material other than wood, brick, stone, finished masonry, aluminum or vinyl and shall be designed and constructed to withstand the horizontal concentrated load of 200 pounds applied on a one-square-foot area at any point of the fence.
E. 
Within the cluster housing area, extension of walls up to 10 feet beyond the building facade and building line in a front, side or rear yard shall be permitted on all building lots, provided that the wall or walls are part of the original architectural design of the principal structure do not exceed six feet in height, and are not erected within five feet of any property line.
F. 
Building lots having adequate frontage on two streets shall be permitted to have access only onto the street with the lesser traffic intensity. In the event the two streets have approximately equivalent traffic intensity, the applicant shall choose the street to which the lot shall have access.
G. 
Building lots with frontage on two streets, one of which is New Albany Road, Riverton-Moorestown Road or Parry Road, and requiring frontage on the internal street, shall have a ten-foot buffer strip included within the required side or rear setback. This 10 feet of depth shall be subject to a conservation easement or other suitable legal instrument, maintained by a homeowners' association or other entity acceptable to the Township and planted as a condition of any subdivision approval with evergreen trees and shrubs and nonevergreen native vegetation, so as to supplement existing vegetation to provide a year-round visual screen at least six feet in height and covering 50% of the frontage of the lot by the end of two growing seasons. The height of growth requirements can be met in part by creating a berm at a slope of 1:3 within the buffer area. Fences shall not be constructed within the ten-foot buffer strip unless specifically approved by the Board of jurisdiction in Cinnaminson Township as part of a comprehensive buffer landscape design plan.
H. 
At least 30% of the development tract shall be set aside for passive recreation and permanent open space including floodplain, wetlands, detention areas and retention ponds. The developer shall provide reasonable active recreation facilities in the cluster area, such as but not limited to bicycle trails, walkways, community center, tennis courts, and swimming pools.
I. 
Signage advertising the sale of homes on the tract, in addition to that permitted in § 525-119, shall be permitted as follows:
(1) 
One additional sign, not to exceed 15 square feet for each model home to be located on the lot of the model home; and
(2) 
One additional sign for each phase of the development, to be located in each phase, not to exceed 15 square feet.
J. 
One sign advertising the sale or development of property shall be permitted at each entrance roadway to the tract area which is intended for access by the public.
K. 
The average lighting intensity for the community recreation facility in the cluster housing area shall be a minimum of 0.5 footcandle.
L. 
Provided that the parking needs of the cluster housing area are adequately accommodated, private streets within the cluster housing area shall have a cartway width of 20 feet with no on-street parking permitted. (See Subsection O below.) Private dead-end streets within the cluster housing area are permitted without culs-de-sac, provided that they have a suitable turnaround for automobiles at the terminus and serve no more than six cluster dwelling units.
M. 
Notwithstanding the narrow cartways and prohibition of on-street parallel parking within the cluster housing area, adequate parking must be provided to accommodate residents and visitors on individual lots and within common areas. Applicants shall demonstrate that the parking proposed will be adequate based on the housing type, subdivision design, local conditions and other relevant factors, but in no event shall parking be provided which is less than the following:
(1) 
Each dwelling unit shall provide a garage and a driveway with a minimum length from garage to the cartway or pedestrian walkway (if applicable) of 20 feet, which garage and driveway shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate on-site parking.
(2) 
Guest parking shall be provided in addition to the parking required at each dwelling unit at the rate of 0.5 spaces per cluster dwelling unit in appropriate locations along the private roadways.
(3) 
The community facility area shall provide an additional 12 parking spaces, provided that the facility serves no more than 85 residential units.
(4) 
Off-street parking spaces in the cluster housing area shall be nine feet by 18 feet in size.
N. 
At least 35% of the dwelling units proposed on the entire tract shall have rear or side loaded garages.
O. 
Sidewalks adjacent to the cartway shall not be required throughout the cluster housing area, provided that an adequate alternative pedestrian walkway system is provided.
P. 
A maximum of one toolshed is permitted per residential lot. The maximum height of toolsheds shall be 12 feet. The maximum floor area of toolsheds shall be 150 square feet in the cluster housing area and 200 square feet outside the cluster housing area.