Fair Haven City Zoning Code

See Table AHO in Subsection 30-5.1.

See Table AHO in Subsection 30-5.1.

See Subsection 30-5.1a.2 Table C: Schedule of Area, Yard, and Building Requirements.

The minimum required setback shall be 25 feet to property boundaries abutting municipally owned open space and 40 feet to all other property boundaries.

The minimum distance between buildings shall be equal to one-half their combined height.

Ten dwelling units per net acre for inclusionary age-restricted housing.

Eight dwelling units per net acre for inclusionary family housing after December 31, 2022, if there has been no contract for sale to transfer ownership of the property and/or a letter of intent for both acquisition and construction of an age-restricted inclusionary development.

Any development under the Overlay option shall set aside 20% of housing units for low- and moderate-income households.

Each affordable restricted unit shall remain restricted for a minimum of 30 years and that restriction may be unilaterally extended by the Borough at its sole discretion, thereafter.

Very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing shall be constructed in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq.[1] and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. including standards for the split between very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing, provided a minimum of 13% of the affordable units are very-low-income units at 30% of the median income and 37% of the affordable units are low-income units with the (up to) 50% balance of units allowed at moderate income; bedroom distribution; range of affordability; pricing of units; affirmative marketing and thirty-year minimum affordability controls.

Affordable housing units shall be subject to the standards in the Borough's Affordable Housing Ordinance.[2]

Residential Parking Standards.

Parking areas and drive aisles shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from all lot lines.

Permitted signs in the AHO-5 Methodist Church Affordable Housing Overlay Zone.

Section 30-7.22c14, Lighting and Illumination, shall apply.

A four-season landscape buffer area shall be provided around the perimeter of the development.

The landscape buffer shall be designed to screen the property from the street and neighboring uses. To that end, it shall include a mix of evergreen trees and shrubs, deciduous and ornamental trees and shrubs, appropriate ground cover, grasses, and other low plantings for the purpose of combining year round screening at ground and eye level with future mature tree canopy extending a minimum of 30 feet in height in an attractive and functional mix.

Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of eight feet in height at planting.

Deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of three inches at planting.

Plantings are encouraged to consist of native species.

Invasive species and species susceptible to blight and disease shall not be planted.

Architecture and Site Design. Standards relevant to residential architecture and site design in §§ 30-8, Design Guidelines and Standards for Subdivisions and Site Plans, and 30-9, Improvement Standards, Specific Criteria and Construction Specifications, shall apply.

Utilities. Sections 30-8, Design Guidelines and Standards for Subdivisions and Site Plans, and 30-9, Improvement Standards, Specific Criteria and Construction Specifications, shall apply. Where a conflict occurs between this section and §§ 30-8 and 30-9, this section shall supersede those standards.

Landscaping. Sections 30-8 and 30-9 apply. Where a conflict occurs between this section and §§ 30-8 or 30-9, this section shall supersede those specific requirements.

Lighting. Sections 30-9.2a12, Lighting, and 30-9.3c4, Lighting, shall apply. Where a conflict occurs between this section and §§ 30-9.2a12, and 30-9.3c4, this section shall supersede those standards.

Stormwater Management.