East Brunswick City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXV
D Regulations for the SCMXD Senior Citizen Mixed Use Planned Development District
§ 228-217.40 Purpose and intent.
The Township of East Brunswick recognizes the current population trend of citizens living longer and in better health. In order for the Township of East Brunswick to encourage innovation in design and to accommodate these population trends and changes in land development technology and to provide for necessary senior citizen housing, related services and auxiliary facilities; to ensure compatibility among land uses; to conserve the value of land; to encourage more efficient use of land and of public services; to encourage better transportation of people; and to preserve the residential integrity of adjacent areas, the Council of the Township of East Brunswick hereby declares it is in the general interest of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township of East Brunswick and is consistent with the objectives of this article and the Township's adopted Master Plan to permit greater flexibility in design, layout and construction in senior citizen housing development and related services and auxiliary commercial facilities.
§ 228-217.41 Permitted uses.
A.
Planned senior citizen residence development, including a variety of housing types and styles.
B.
Offices.
C.
Personal services, provided no one establishment is greater than eleven thousand (11,000) square feet.
D.
Studio of a photographer, teacher of music, dance, art, martial arts, etc.
E.
Medical facilities, such as physician offices.
F.
Banks.
§ 228-217.42 Accessory uses.
A.
Recreational and social facilities primarily for residents of this development.
§ 228-217.43 Prohibited uses.
[Amended 6-23-2025 by Ord. No. 25-24; 8-11-2025 by Ord. No. 25-28]
A.
Trailers intended or used for dwelling space, offices, storage or any other residential, commercial or industrial purpose, except that nothing herein contained is intended to prohibit the use of trailers for transportation or as construction offices or for the storage of materials and supplies on a job site during the period of construction.
B.
Limousine and livery service.
C.
Sex clubs and massage parlors.
D.
All uses and buildings not listed as permitted.
§ 228-217.44 Area and bulk requirements for overall development.
A.
Gross residential density: 5 units per acre.
B.
Minimum tract size: thirty (30) contiguous acres.
C.
Maximum impervious tract coverage: fifty (50%) percent.
D.
Open space: fifty (50%) percent.
E.
Parking area and driveway setback: 10 feet from side and rear lot lines.
F.
Landscape buffer: 20 feet along tract frontage which abuts a major collector, as designated in the Township Master Plan, and includes shade trees, earth berms and landscaping.
§ 228-217.45 Area and bulk requirements for single-family dwelling units.
A.
Minimum lot area shall be 5,000 square feet.
B.
All units are to be single-family detached and/or attached, not to exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height. Loft bedrooms are permissible.
C.
Front setback: fifty (50) feet from major collector roads, as defined in the Township Master Plan; 20 feet from all other roads.
D.
Side setbacks: 10 feet.
E.
Rear setback: 20 feet.
F.
Maximum building coverage: forty (40%) percent.
G.
Accessory structure setback: two feet.
§ 228-217.46 Area and bulk requirements for multiple dwelling units and all other non-single-family residential uses.
A.
Front yard setback for principal and accessory structures: fifty (50) feet from major collector roads, as designated in the Township Master Plan; thirty (30) feet from interior roads.
B.
Side setback for principal structures: thirty (30) feet.
C.
Rear setback for principal structures: thirty (30) feet.
D.
Side and rear setback for accessory structures: 10 feet.
E.
Maximum height: thirty-five (35) feet.
§ 228-217.47 General standards.
In order to fulfill the purpose of this ordinance the following standards shall apply:
A.
Any nonresidential development shall be integrated into the overall mixed use development plan. Such integration shall include a consistent design vocabulary, pedestrian access, site amenities and solidly screened loading areas.
B.
The required open space shall be improved with recreation amenities appropriate for use by the senior citizen community. Improvements shall include sitting and walking areas as well as suitable landscaping. Improved open space areas shall encompass a minimum of five (5%) percent of the required open space area.
C.
Affordable units shall be provided as follows:
Twenty (20%) percent of multi-family units;
Ten (10%) percent of single-family units.
Fifty (50%) percent of affordable units shall be affordable to low income households and fifty (50%) percent of affordable units shall be affordable to moderate income households.
D.
Any part of the development not used for structures, parking, access, or walkways, except for natural areas, shall be landscaped with grass, trees and shrubs.
E.
A phasing plan shall be approved by the Planning Board. Any such phasing plan shall not require a phasing in of different types of dwelling units permitted except that affordable units and market units shall be phased according to the following table:
No. of Units Completed as % of Total No. of Approved Units (not more than) | No. of Affordable Units Completed as % of Total # Approved Affordable Units (at least) |
|---|---|
25% | 25% |
50% | 50% |
75% | 75% |
100% | 100% |
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any dwelling unit in a development subject to this section unless the phasing requirement of this table shall have been satisfied.
Nonresidential uses in new buildings beyond the first 11,000 square feet shall be phases in equal proportions to residential uses, i.e., 50% of nonresidential square footage approved can be permitted as long as 50% of residential square footage approved is built.
F.
A master deed and or by-laws governing the project shall specify that no age-restricted dwelling unit may be sub-leased to any person under the age of fifty-five (55).