Linden City Zoning Code
§ 31-19.1
Apartments.
[1979 Code § 22-4.3a; Ord. No. 20-163; Ord. No. 25-7; Ord. No. 25-24; Ord. No. 25-35; Ord. No. 29-47]
Within any district permitting garden apartment construction as defined and regulated in this chapter, no garden apartment construction shall take place unless the following minimum standards are met:
a.
The overall density shall not exceed eighteen (18) families per acre for garden apartments from one (1) to two (2) stories and less than twenty-eight (28) feet in height; twenty-seven (27) families per acre for apartments of three (3) stories and no more than thirty-five (35) feet in height.
b.
Each structure shall have ingress and egress from the outside by a minimum of two (2) means to either common hallways or to each dwelling unit.
c.
The maximum floor area ratio to site area shall be for one (1) story apartment buildings: .75 and for three (3) story apartment buildings: 1.0.
d.
The following yard areas shall be minimum distances between buildings and between buildings and property lines.
Number of Stories | Front Yard | One Side | Total of Both Side Yards | Rear Yards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garden Apartments | 1-2 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
High Rise Apartments | 30 | 10 ft.* | 20 ft.* | 40 |
*Plus an additional one-half foot of yard area for each one (1) foot of building height exceeding twenty-five (25) feet. |
e.
Total building coverage shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) percent of the total land area of the site.
f.
A minimum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the total area shall be set aside for open space.
g.
One (1) to two (2) story apartment buildings shall not be permitted on a site of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size having a minimum street frontage of one hundred (100) feet. Three (3) story apartments shall not be permitted on a site of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in size having a minimum street frontage of one hundred (100) feet.
h.
Total site coverage by buildings and all paved areas (not including sidewalks) shall not exceed sixty-five (65%) percent of total site area for one (1) and two (2) story structures and shall not exceed seventy-five (75%) percent of total site area for three (3) story structures.