Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-45.2 Linden Station Area
Core Transit Village District - Mixed Use SA-1.
[Ord. No. 54-23; Ord. No. 60-1 § 3]
a.
Purpose. The SA-1 District promotes a high density core area of transit oriented development and a mixed-use downtown of commercial and residential uses in the vicinity of Linden Station.
b.
Permitted Principal Uses. In order to promote transit oriented development and a mixed-use downtown, the following uses are permitted as the principal uses within the SA-1 District:
1.
Hotels.
2.
Vocational and fine art schools.
3.
Day care centers, including nursery schools.
4.
Public uses and public buildings, such as a police station, library, post office, museum, and similar uses that directly serve the public, or commuter parking facilities, and passenger drop-off and pick-up areas that provide for the renovation and upgrading of facilities at the Linden Railroad Station, but excluding facilities such as a public works garage, water treatment plant, electric transformer station, and uses of a similar nature.
5.
Publicly or privately-owned open spaces, such as parks and plazas available to the general public.
6.
Publicly-owned outdoor active recreation facilities.
7.
Mixed use buildings of nonresidential and residential uses subject to the following limitations:
(a)
The principal use of the ground floor shall be one or more nonresidential uses permitted in the C-1 District, excluding private parking lots, skating rinks, hospitals, religious uses and other institutional uses.
(b)
The use and design of the ground floor shall promote retail and service uses and other uses that generate pedestrian traffic and can serve commuters. No residential dwelling unit shall be located on the ground floor.
(c)
All residential dwelling units shall be located above the ground floor.
(d)
The residential dwelling units may be either rental or condominium units. At least two-thirds (2/3) of the residential units shall be one-bedroom units. No dwelling unit shall contain more than two (2) bedrooms.
(e)
The maximum permitted residential density is seventy-five (75) dwelling units per acre for buildings that are in excess of three (3) stories in height; and fifty (50) units per acre for buildings that are three (3) stories or less in height.
(f)
The maximum building height is six (6) stories and seventy-five (75) feet.
c.
Permitted Principal Existing Uses. An existing principal use which at the time of adoption of this section (April 21, 2010) was located within the C-1 District, and which was a permitted principal use on a conforming lot within the C-1 District, shall continue to be permitted and may be used and expanded on the lot in accordance with the requirements of the C-1 District.
d.
Permitted Accessory Uses. Accessory uses that are customarily incidental to the principal permitted use, subordinate to it, and not in violation of any other provisions of the City of Linden Zoning Ordinance are permitted.
e.
Open Space and Landscaping Requirements. The minimum area devoted to landscaped open space of the total lot area shall be ten (10%) percent of the total lot area. Landscaped roof areas may be considered as open space subject to Planning Board approval.
f.
Area, Yard, and Bulk Requirements. Development within the SA-1 Linden Station Area Core District shall be subject to the applicable area, yard, and bulk regulations for the SA-1 District as set forth in the area, yard, and bulk requirements for the Linden Station Area.
g.
Off-Street Parking Requirements. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements.
1.
Off-street parking serving the residential uses shall be provided in a ratio of one (1) off-street parking space for each one-bedroom dwelling unit and one and three-quarters (1 3/4) off-street parking spaces for each two-bedroom dwelling unit.
2.
One (1) off-street parking space shall be provided on site for each dwelling unit and any additional off-street parking spaces that may be required may be provided off site but within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed development.
3.
Off-street parking serving the nonresidential uses shall be provided on-site in a ratio of one (1) off-street parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross building floor area devoted to nonresidential use.
4.
Each off-street parking space shall have a minimum width of nine (9) feet, a minimum length of eighteen (18) feet and shall have access to an aisle that is no less than twenty-four (24) feet in width. No parking space shall be located in the required front yard setback area.
h.
Off-Street Loading Requirements. Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements.
1.
One (1) off-street loading space for the first twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of total gross building floor area.
2.
One (1) additional off-street loading space for each additional fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of total gross building floor area.
3.
Each off-street loading space shall be at least twelve (12) feet in width, fifty (50) feet in length, and have a height clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet and shall be separate from off-street parking facilities.
4.
Off-street loading areas shall be screened on three (3) sides by a building, and/or solid decorative screen wall, and/or landscaping, and shall be screened from view of all public roads and adjoining properties.
i.
Sign Requirements. Signage shall be compatible with building materials and colors and are permitted in accordance with the following requirements.