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Greenwich Township City Zoning Code

§ 16-15.5.4

Development requirements.

[Ord. No. 1989-8; Ord. No. 1990-11 § 2]
a. 
Development in the PD Zone shall be served by public water and sewerage systems, including the provision of such service to all single-family detached dwellings located therein, without regard to the minimum size of the individual lot.
b. 
Freshwater wetlands shall be protected in accordance with the New Jersey "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act."
c. 
Density. In a PD there shall be not more than three dwelling units for each gross acre of said PD which, in addition to the land covered by buildings, includes streets, easements and open space portions of the development. Density averaging shall be permitted as defined in Subsection 16-3.3 of this Zoning Chapter.
Maximum gross densities within a PD for each residential use type shall be as follows:
Single-family detached - two dwelling units per acre (max)
2 DU/AC (max)
Patio Homes - five dwelling units per acre (max)
5 DU/AC (max)
Duplexes - 10 dwelling units per acre (max)
10 DU/AC (max)
d. 
(Reserved)
e. 
(Reserved)
f. 
The PD site shall have a minimum of 150 feet frontage on a public street.
g. 
No building, private driveway or parking area shall be located within 50 feet of any external boundary of the overall site of a PD. No building or structure other than entrance gatehouses, fences, or freestanding walls shall be located within said setback area.
h. 
Coverage. The maximum coverage by buildings shall not exceed 50% of the gross area of each residential section. The maximum coverage by all impervious surfaces, including buildings, shall not exceed 70% of each individual building lot.
i. 
Building height. No building shall exceed a height of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height.
j. 
Residential unit mix. In the PD option there shall be a mix of residential housing types. In the PD option district 200 single-family detached homes on lots of 13,000 square feet or greater shall be permitted. Three hundred patio homes on lots of 5,000 square feet or greater shall be permitted. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event there is significant change in market conditions, and subject to the determination thereof and the approval thereof by the Land Use Board, a maximum of 10% of the total units may be converted from patio style to single-family homes or from single-family homes to patio style homes. A maximum of 70 low- and moderate-income duplex units on lot of 5,000 square feet or greater for each two unit building shall also be permitted. Thirty-five of the duplexes shall be low-income units and 35 of them shall be moderate income units.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2014-02]
k. 
For purposes of this subsection, roadways within the Affordable Housing District, shall have the following minimum right-of-way and cartway widths:
Major Roadways Public
Minor Roadways Public
Right-of-way
52 feet
52 feet
Cartways
32 feet
30 feet
In all other respects, public roadways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the right-of-way widths, cartway widths, pavement specifications and other design considerations contained in the Greenwich Township Streets and Roads Ordinance which is in effect on the date of adoption of ordinance.*
l. 
In the event that the applicant pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-45.3a does not submit a general development plan to the Land Use Board prior to seeking preliminary approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46 or 48, the Land Use Board in determining the period of time for such approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-49d shall take into consideration the provisions of paragraph 4g of the May 19, 1989 Developer's Agreement. The Board in reviewing such application shall comply with the provisions of Subsections 16-15.5.21e and f.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2014-02]
m. 
Each single-family home, patio home and duplex shall have a basement.
n. 
Notwithstanding the above, the development requirements in that portion of the B-2 District designated within the PDZ on the Greenwich Township Zoning Map shall be those set forth in the Greenwich Township Zoning Ordinance for the B-2 Highway Business Zone in effect on the date this ordinance takes effect.[1] Furthermore, in the event that the applicant does not submit a general development plan for that portion of the B2 District designated within the PDZ, the applicant may, at the option of the applicant, develop said property pursuant to planned development or conventional site plan applications and approvals.
[1]
Editor's Note: This subsection was adopted by Ordinance No. 1990-11, July 26, 1990 and became effective pursuant to law.