Between Similar Structures. In development groups [more than one (1) building or structure on tract], the following distances shall be required between similar use structures:

There shall be a maximum of eight (8) units in a single row. The minimum width of a unit shall be eighteen (18) feet. There shall be an offset of four (4) feet between every two (2) units.

Townhouses should be grouped in clusters, with a maximum of thirty (30) per cluster. Private parking areas should be located near the entrances and outdoor living areas or patios adjoining open space of paths leading to open space. Units should not front on a through street.

The maximum density of townhouses shall be eight (8) dwelling units per acre. Each unit should have two (2) means of ingress and/or egress. End units should have at least a ten-foot side yard. Units should be at least fifty (50) feet from all tract boundary lines unless abutting the same or higher density area, in which case thirty-five (35) feet is permitted, exclusive of required buffers.

Townhouses in each cluster should be consistent in terms of architectural style and major design elements, such as materials, windows, roof designs, etc. Design approval shall rest with the Planning Board.

There shall be a maximum of twenty (20) units in any structure, and the maximum length of structures shall be one hundred sixty (160) feet. The maximum density shall be twelve (12) dwelling units per acre.

Garden apartment structures should be grouped in clusters, with architectural design consistent in each cluster. Each unit should have two (2) means of access, one directly from the unit to the outside and the other as required by the Planning Board. A four foot building offset should be required every forty (40) feet.

Provision shall be made for a master television antenna, and no individual antenna shall be permitted on the exterior of any building.

Recreation facilities, such as swimming pools and tennis courts, should be encouraged but carefully located to avoid problems of noise, light and similar nuisance elements affecting residential units. They shall be located not less than fifty (50) feet from any boundary.

Each principal building shall have uninterrupted frontage upon a street or court; if the frontage is upon a court, the least dimension of the court shall be not less than twice the average height of the opposite building walls.

No front yard shall be used for service such as clothes drying and outdoor storage.

Visibility at intersections, accessory buildings and signs are subject to the same regulations as contained in this Chapter 35, Land Use, Article 100, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Little Ferry, for R-A and R-B Zones.

Where a lot in an R-M Multifamily Residential Zone, used for garden apartments or townhouses, abuts a residential zone, there shall be provided along such abutting lot line in the R-M Zone a landscaped strip not less than fifteen (15) feet in width or depth, which strip shall not be utilized for a roadway or parking and shall be so planted as to form an effective visual screen.

All utilities and their service lines, including electric and telephone, shall be installed underground and in accordance with the specifications of the appropriate utility. Wherever the utility is not installed in a public right-of-way, an appropriate utility easement shall be provided.

All streetlights and all lighting along pedestrian walks and in parking areas shall be shaded and installed on ornamental standards with underground wiring. They shall be of a style and design compatible with the nature and design of the project and shall be approved by the Planning Board and the utility company.

All multifamily residential projects must be designed so as to provide free and safe circulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic within the project and on adjoining streets and roads.

Adequate provision shall be made for the storage and removal of garbage, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.

Adequate provisions shall be made for snow removal on all sidewalks, streets, roads, driveways and parking areas within the project, which shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.

All multifamily residential projects must be served by public water and sanitary sewer utilities, and any extension of these utilities shall be at the sole cost and expense of the owner.

All streets and roads within a multifamily residential project, except driveways, and all streets and roads bordering on the project shall be not less than sixty-two (62) feet in width, including the sidewalk area. The paved portion of all streets and roads bordering on the project and all through streets shall be not less than thirty-six (36) feet in width, and the paved portion of all other streets and roads shall be not less than thirty (30) feet in width unless the Planning Board requires a greater width because of the layout of the project or the anticipated flow of traffic. All streets, roads, driveways and parking areas shall be paved and curbed.

An improved recreational area or areas shall be provided at the rate of one thousand (1,000) square feet for every ten (10) dwelling units, but a swimming pool and associated recreational facilities shall not be considered an improved recreational area for the purpose of this section.

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In multifamily residential projects, fire hydrants shall be installed at appropriate locations and a maintenance easement or easements shall be provided as required by the Planning Board.

Each off street parking space shall be a minimum of ten by eighteen (10 x 18) feet.

All parking areas shall be designed for ninety degree parking with aisles having a minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet, except that where there is a limited amount of space available for parking, the Planning Board may permit sixty-degree-angle parking, with aisles having a minimum width of twenty (20) feet.

Front yard parking shall be prohibited.

The minimum distance from any off-street parking space to the exterior wall of the nearest multifamily structure shall be eight (8) feet.

One (1%) percent of the total number of parking spaces, but in no event fewer than two (2) spaces, at a location in the parking area most accessible to the building served by this parking area, shall be set aside to accommodate the physically handicapped. Such spaces shall each be twelve (12) feet in width and shall be level-paved. A level-paved aisle of four (4) feet in width shall be provided between such parking spaces and the building to permit access to the building by handicapped persons.