Permitted Uses in MURD. Permitted uses are predominantly residential, with a combination of commercial use(s) independent of the primary residential use and/or accessory uses and accessory parking on the ground floor level and residential uses on the upper floors.

Building Height. The maximum height shall be four stories and the minimum floor to ceiling height shall be nine feet on all floors. Terraces and balconies may be provided on the interior courtyard spaces, but not on any of the frontages on the three public streets abutting this district. An interior courtyard on the second level, accessible to all is encouraged.

Parking Requirements. Parking shall be provided at a ratio of 1.5 spaces to each dwelling unit. No parking is required for any independent commercial uses. Overall required parking may be reduced by 5% for each car provided on premises (or on-street in a Borough designated reserved parking space) by any private sector car-sharing program, such as Zip-Car, up to a maximum of 20% reduction in the required parking.

All off-street parking areas shall be secured with remote controlled entrance gates and/or doors. Because of this requirement, all such entrances may be a minimum of 10 feet, any other provision to the contrary notwithstanding. The parking area under the building shall be fully enclosed, be heated and be mechanically ventilated or, if naturally ventilated, provided with a heated plenum under all residential floors above. Any parking spaces under the main building but only accessible from an exterior entry point, shall provide either a heated plenum under any residential floors above or fully insulated voids beneath the residential floors and secured roll-up remote controlled access doors to each such parking space.

Building Material and Design Elements. Materials and design elements shall employ the character of the important historic buildings in the Borough including the Clarke Thread Mill and the East Newark Elementary School, while keeping the overall design obvious as one built during the 21st Century. This means elements such as red brick and Victorian cornices will be incorporated with modern materials and facade design elements.

Streetscape and Landscape. Streetscape elements shall be provided that use the Central Avenue concept as appropriate for this section of the Borough. Brick pavers shall be incorporated into the streetscape as well as streetlights and street trees. Only street trees that are low pollen producers shall be allowed, to be certified by a landscape architect on the landscape plan required for Planning Board site plan review.