It is the purpose of this zone to promote the establishment of a concentrated residential development pattern that utilizes a mix of housing types and allows for innovative design approaches that provide housing opportunity to greater segments of the community.

Development that occurs in this zone must exhibit the following characteristics:

A.

Connection to public sewerage and water service;

B.

Environmental suitability;

C.

To achieve and satisfy the requirements of the council on affordable housing regarding low and moderate income housing.

(Prior code § 14-8.1)

A.

Single-family detached dwellings;

B.

Garden apartments in accordance with Section 16.68.060;

C.

Two-family dwellings in accordance with Section 16.68.070;

D.

Townhouses in accordance with Section 16.68.080;

E.

Any mix of permitted residential types, provided the permitted densities are maintained;

F.

Township buildings, parks, playgrounds or other township functions.

G.

Management/rental office and common areas, either within any building serving as a multifamily dwelling unit, or as a separate building in close proximity to the multifamily dwelling unit, that is part of inclusionary housing development project.

(Ord. 7-05 § 3 (part); prior code § 14-8.2)

A.

Private residential tool sheds not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) square foot in floor area or ten (10) feet in height;

B.

Private garage;

C.

Private swimming pool, in conformance with Section 16.18.150;

D.

Renewable energy facilities in accordance with Sections 16.85.020 and 16.85.030;

E.

Retaining wall structures, in conformance with Section 16.18.160.

(Prior code § 14-8.3)

(Ord. No. 34-2010, § VI, 12-28-2010; Ord. No. 4-2022, § 1, 4-12-2022)

Subject to the provisions of Chapter 16.84, the following conditional uses may occur in this zone:

A.

Schools;

B.

Churches.

(Prior code § 14-8.4)

A.

Tract Size.

1.

The maximum gross density of the overall tract shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre.

2.

Mt. Laurel requirements: Fifteen (15) percent of the total number of units shall be set aside and meet the state guidelines for affordable housing consistent with all of the rules and regulations established by the council on affordable housing.

B.

Densities by Unit Type.

1.

The net residential density of single-family detached dwellings shall not exceed 3.5 units per acre and shall conform to the C-1 schedule which follows:

2.

Twenty-five (25) percent of the land area of the site shall be set aside for single-family detached dwellings in accordance with the provisions of schedule C-1. This provision is waivable by the board for sites over twenty-five (25) acres and not required for sites less than twenty-five (25) acres.

C.

Area and Yard Requirements.

1.

For Single-Family Detached Dwelling.

a.

Principal Building. For each subdivision where single-family units are provided, the following schedule of lot sizes is provided. Ten (10) percent of the units shall be no less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet; fifteen (15) percent of units shall be no less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet; and the balance of the single-family units shall be no less than six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet. The single-family detached units shall comply with the following schedule:

b.

Accessory Building Minimum.

2.

For garden apartments: see requirements as outlined in Section 16.68.060.

3.

For two-family dwellings, duplex/twin: see requirements as outlined in Section 16.68.070.

4.

For townhouses: See requirements as outlined in Section 16.68.080.

D.

Height Limitations. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, unless said building is a multifamily dwelling unit that is a part of an inclusionary housing development project, in which case the maximum height shall not exceed forty-five (45) feet.

E.

Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall conform to standards contained in Chapter 16.22.

F.

Rental Housing.

1.

As a conditional use of this chapter, the density may be increased to 7.8 units per acre for up to two hundred (200) units, provided fifteen (15) percent of the units are made available for rental to low and moderate income households.

2.

The conditions of this chapter require:

a.

A minimum of twenty-five (25) rental units available for low and moderate income families;

b.

The rental housing shall meet all of the provisions of Section 16.68.060.

G.

Affirmative Marketing. The applicant of any project with affordable units will submit to the township an affirmative marketing plan which meets the following criteria:

1.

Fifty (50) percent of the affordable units will be initially prioritized for persons living or working in the township. The remaining fifty (50) percent shall be affirmatively marketed to persons in the region.

The units will be marketed in the following ways:

a.

Local advertising on the township bulletin board;

b.

Newsletter notice to township residents;

c.

Notice to groups in the region that traditionally assist low and moderate income households, such as social service, community based, civic and religious organizations;

d.

Newspaper articles or advertisements in the newspapers within the county and then the region;

e.

Advertisement of availability of affordable units on a regional cable television local access channel(s).

2.

The marketing program will commence at least ninety (90) days before the issuance of either temporary or permanent certificates of occupancy, and shall continue until all low and moderate income housing units are under contract of sale.

3.

The developers shall market the units in accordance with the above criteria and report proofs of advertising to the township planner. The township planner shall serve as the township's agent for affirmative marketing. The developer shall pay fees to the township for this service in accordance with the current rates of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. The township maintains the opportunity to contract with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as agent, if the township planner should no longer wish to serve in this capacity.

4.

For initial occupancy priority, households shall be screened for occupancy preference as required in N.J.A.C. 5:92-15.1. These households shall be offered contracts of sale and/or lease first and before other income eligible households. When fifty (50) percent of the housing units have been purchased or leased, according to N.J.A.C. 5:92-15.1, the remaining income eligible applicants, not yet under contract, shall be pooled and offered contracts.

H.

Inclusionary Developments. In each development where low and moderate income units are made available, the following bedroom and pricing stratification shall be incorporated in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:92-14.

1.

Bedroom Distribution. The following mix of bedrooms shall be incorporated in the total number of units where affordable housing is provided:

a.

At a minimum, thirty-five (35) percent of all low and moderate income units shall be two bedroom units.

b.

At a minimum, fifteen (15) percent of all low and moderate income units shall be three bedroom units.

c.

No more than twenty (20) percent of all low and moderate income units may be efficiency units.

2.

The Range of Affordability.

a.

As best as possible, the developer, in consultation with the township's agent, when establishing the average price of low and moderate income units shall be affordable to 57.5 percent of the median income of the region.

b.

In establishing a range of affordability for purchased housing, the developer, in consultation with the township's agent, shall establish the following distribution of prices for every twenty (20) low and moderate income units, as best as possible:

Proposed Pricing Stratification

i.

Covenants Running with the Land. The low and moderate income units shall be deed restricted in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:92 per the council on affordable housing. The developer of any tract with affordable units shall prepare an affordable housing manual that advises the owners as to their rights. The manual shall be reviewed and approved by the township planning board and the council on affordable housing.

(Ord. 7-05 § 3 (part); prior code § 14-8.5)

(Ord. No. 17-2011, 9-28-2011)

A.

Garden apartments may be permitted in the R-10 zone provided the following conditions are met:

1.

Tract Size. The minimum tract size shall be twenty-five (25) acres including the areas of existing streets and water areas within the tract boundary lines, provided they total no more than five percent of the tract area. A minimum of three hundred (300) feet of frontage on one arterial or collector street shall be required. All plans shall delineate the boundaries of the portion(s) of the tract denoted for each use.

2.

Setbacks. Apartment buildings shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from all property lines and not less than one hundred (100) feet to any existing residential structure on a lot abutting the property.

3.

Minimum Distance Between Buildings.

4.

Density. Garden apartments shall not exceed a maximum of ten (10) dwelling units per acre.

B.

Height Limitations. No apartment building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

C.

Minimum Vegetation Area. At least thirty-five (35) percent of the area devoted to apartment use shall be covered by vegetation.

All portions of the tract not utilized by buildings or paved surfaces shall be landscaped in an imaginative and aesthetically pleasing manner intended to reduce the visual impact of the structures and paved areas.

D.

Recreation Area. At least two hundred fifty (250) square feet per dwelling unit shall be set aside for recreation as an accessible and integral part of the apartment complex. Such area shall be a minimum of one-half acre in size and at least one hundred (100) feet wide.

E.

Storage Area Regulations. In addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling units, there shall be provided for each unit two hundred (200) cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area of the basement or ground floor of the dwelling structure where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting a fire hazard, and where such belongings and effects may be kept locked and separated from the belongings of other occupants. There shall be a further minimum common storage area in each building of fifty (50) cubic feet per dwelling unit, located convenient to the outside for bicycles, baby carriages, etc.

F.

Laundry Area. No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment for the washing and artificial drying of laundry of occupants shall be made to occupants of each building.

G.

Architectural Review. Review and approval of the architectural appearance of the apartment buildings by the planning board shall be required.

H.

Trash Enclosures. Trash disposal areas shall be enclosed. The enclosures shall be of a material the color and texture of which is consistent with that of the principal buildings.

I.

Site Improvement. All streets, internal and external driveways, parking areas, side-walks, curbs, gutters, street lighting, shade trees, water mains, water systems, culverts, storm sewers, pumping stations, drainage structures and other improvements, as may be found necessary in the public interest, including recreational facilities, shall be installed at the expense of the developer and shall be completed to the satisfaction of the planning board before a certificate of occupancy may be issued. In lieu of total completion of the above, an adequate performance bond properly guaranteeing the completion may be accepted. Such bond will be set at the time of posting and will be held by the township clerk, after approval by the township solicitor as to form and surety.

J.

Certification for Occupancy. Prior to planning board approval, a certification by the township shall be required confirming the adequacy and availability of public water and sanitary sewer facilities to service the proposed development. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, all dwelling units shall be connected to public water and sanitary sewer facilities, approved and functioning in compliance with East Greenwich's controlling ordinances and with the rules and regulations of the township.

K.

Buffer. Where apartment structures adjoin a single-family area, a minimum twenty-five (25) foot side buffer shall be provided within the apartment area. Buffers shall further be in accordance with the standards set forth in Chapter 16.28.

L.

Off-Street Parking. In accordance with Chapter 16.22.

(Prior code § 14-8.6)

(Ord. 01-2008)

Twins or duplexes may be permitted in the R-10 zone, provided the following criteria are met:

A.

Area and Yard Requirements.

1.

Tract Size. The minimum tract size shall be twenty-five (25) acres including the areas of existing streets and water areas within the tract boundary lines, provided they total no more than five percent of the tract area.

2.

Density. Two-family dwellings shall not exceed a density of six dwellings per acre.

3.

Principal Building Minimum.

B.

Height Limitations. No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

C.

Additions. No additions to a dwelling unit are permitted, except those which have been made available by the developer as optional features and which have been approved by the planning board or zoning board of adjustment.

D.

Prior to Certification. Prior to planning board approval, a certification by the township shall be required confirming the adequacy and availability of public water and sanitary sewer facilities to service the proposed development.Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, each dwelling unit shall be connected to public water and sanitary sewer facilities, approved and functioning in compliance with the township's controlling ordinances and with the rules and regulations of East Greenwich Township.

E.

Buffers. Buffers shall be required in conformance with standards set forth in Chapter 16.28.

F.

Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking shall be required in conformance with standards set forth in Chapter 16.22.

(Prior code § 14-8.7)

Townhouses may be permitted in the R10 zone provided the following conditions are met:

A.

Area and Yard Requirements.

1.

Tract Size. The minimum tract size shall be ten (10) acres, including the areas of existing streets and within the tract boundary lines, provided they total no more than five percent of the total area. A minimum of two hundred (200) feet of frontage on one arterial or collection street shall be required.

2.

Setbacks. Townhouses shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from all property lines and not closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any existing residential structure on a lot abutting the property.

3.

Density. Townhouses shall not exceed a density of eight dwelling units per acre.

4.

Minimum Distance Between Buildings.

B.

Height Limitations. No townhouse structure shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

C.

Maximum Dwelling Units. No more than eight townhouse dwelling units shall be contained in any one structure.

D.

Minimum Width. No townhouse dwelling unit shall be less than sixteen (16) feet wide, however, the average of all townhouses shall be twenty (20) feet.

E.

Maximum Length. No townhouse structure shall exceed two hundred twenty-five (225) feet in length.

F.

Additional Requirements. There shall be no more than two dwelling units in any unbroken building line. A setback of not less than two feet nor more than ten (10) feet shall be deemed a satisfactory break in the building line. The developer shall provide balanced groupings of structures. The particular groupings of the buildings shall be at the discretion of the planning board, as determined by internal traffic patterns, ingress and egress of emergency vehicles, aesthetic valuations and other criteria, as determined by the planning board.

G.

Privacy Fence. A ten (10) foot long privacy fence shall be provided six feet in height extending from the party wall of each unit.

H.

Storage Units. Storage units for each dwelling unit shall be designed by the developer as an integral part of each building. Freestanding accessory storage buildings are prohibited.

I.

Architectural Review. Approval of townhouse architecture by the planning board shall be required before final approval.

J.

Trash Disposal Areas. Trash disposal areas shall be enclosed. The enclosure shall be of a material the color and texture of which is consistent with that of the principal building.

K.

Pedestrian Access. Pedestrian access shall also be provided to the rear of all units.

L.

Minimum Vegetation Area. At least thirty (30) percent of the area devoted to townhouse use shall be covered with vegetation. All portions of the tract not utilized by buildings, paved surfaces or recreational uses shall be landscaped in an imaginative and aesthetically pleasing manner, intended to reduce the visual impact of the structure and paved areas.

M.

Recreation Area. At least two hundred fifty (250) square feet per dwelling unit shall be set aside for recreation as an accessible and integral part of the townhouse complex. Such area shall be a minimum of one-half acre in size and at least one hundred (100) feet wide.

N.

Laundry. No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of the laundry of occupants of each building.

O.

Television Antennae. Each building shall contain a single master television antenna system which shall serve all dwelling units within the building.

P.

Completion of Work by Developer—Performance Bond. All streets, internal and external driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, street lighting, shade trees, water mains, water systems, culverts, storm sewers, pumping stations, drainage structures and other improvements as may be found necessary in the public interest, including recreational facilities, shall be installed at the expense of the developer and shall be completed to the satisfaction of the planning board before a certificate of occupancy may be issued. In lieu of total completion of the above, an adequate performance bond properly guaranteeing the completion may be accepted. Such bond will be set at the time of posting and will be held by the township clerk, after approval by the township solicitor as to form and surety.

Q.

Certification for Occupancy. Prior to planning board approval, a certification by the township shall be required confirming the adequacy and availability of public water and sanitary sewer facilities to service the proposed development. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, all dwelling units shall be connected to public water and sanitary sewer facilities, approved and functioning in compliance with the township's controlling ordinances and with the rules and regulations of East Greenwich Township.

R.

Buffers. Where townhouse structures adjoin a single-family area, a minimum twenty-five (25) foot wide buffer shall be provided within the townhouse area. Buffers shall further be in accordance with the standards set forth in Chapter 16.28.

S.

Off-Street Parking. In accordance with the standards set forth in Chapter 16.22.

(Prior code § 14-8.8)