Glen Rock City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVC
A-2MF Residence District
§ 230-72.5 Principal permitted uses.
This district has been established to assist the Borough of Glen Rock fulfill its Realistic Development Potential portion of its constitutional obligation to provide affordable housing. The A-2MF district is designed to partially address this obligation and to implement certain obligations detailed in the court-approved settlement agreement between the Borough and Fair Share Housing Center. The provisions of this section are intended to promote the health, safety and welfare of the public and Borough of Glen Rock and encourage the construction of affordable housing in locations in close proximity to goods and services.
Permitted principal uses in the A-2MF district include:
This zone district is designed for multifamily developments containing affordable housing units, and also permits:
A.
Municipal buildings, municipal uses and public schools and private schools not operated for pecuniary profit. A private school should not be closer than 30 feet to the nearest adjoining lot line.
B.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses, provided that they shall not include any activity customarily conducted for gain.
§ 230-72.6 Prohibited uses.
Any use other than those listed in § 230-72.5 shall be prohibited.
§ 230-72.7 Bulk requirements.
A.
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum height of three stories or 35 feet measured as the average of the grade at the four corners of the building's foundation to the highest point of the roof, whichever is lesser. The roof pitch of the major roof must have a minimum of five inches of rise for every 12 inches of run.
B.
A maximum of 11 units shall be permitted.
C.
Yards.
(1)
Minimum required front yard setback between the principal building and Harding Place is 20 feet and the minimum required front yard setback between the principal building and Rock Road is 15 feet.
(2)
Minimum required side yard setback between a lot developed with a single-family dwelling shall be 70 feet.
(3)
Minimum side yard setback between the principal building and an adjacent railroad use or ROW is 10 feet.
D.
Landscaping.
(1)
A minimum landscape buffer between an on-site parking area and a single-family zone district shall be 15 feet. Required landscaping in this buffer area shall provide a year-round screen between adjacent single-family zone district and the on-site pavement. A six-foot-high fence is permitted to further supplement the landscaping of the buffer along the boundary line of the property adjacent to another residential zone up to the front yard setback line for the A-2MF Zone. A fence along the said buffer line in the front yard shall not exceed four feet in height.
[Amended 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 1877]
(2)
A minimum landscape buffer between an on-site parking area and adjacent public right-of-way shall be 15 feet. Required landscaping in this buffer area shall provide a year-round screen. This landscape buffer shall comply with all required roadway sight triangle needs.
(3)
All lot areas not developed with dwellings, parking, driveway, refuse and recycling pads, walks or mechanical equipment shall be attractively landscaped.
E.
Total impervious coverage in this district shall not exceed 60%.
F.
All dwellings constructed in the A-2MF district shall be reserved as affordable housing. All such affordable housing shall be deed restricted for a minimum of 30 years pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.2. Affordable housing as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.2 shall be supplied in accordance with the price stratification and bedroom distribution requirements as detailed in the court-approved settlement agreement between the Borough of Glen Rock and Fair Share Housing Center.
G.
All affordable housing units in this district shall be constructed, marketed, occupied and maintained in strict compliance with Glen Rock's Affordable Housing Ordinance and the court-approved settlement agreement between the Borough of Glen Rock and Fair Share Housing Center.