Long Hill Township City Zoning Code
§ LU-122.3A
R-MF-4 Multifamily Residential Zone 4.
[Ord. No. 413-2018 § 1; amended 7-15-2020 by Ord. No. 460-20]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of the R-MF-4 Zone District is to provide zoning for affordable housing which allows a realistic opportunity for the construction of very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing.
b.
Location. The location of the R-MF-4 Zone applies to a lot on the south side of Valley Road, east of Mountain Avenue. This lot is known as Block 10801, Lot 3.
c.
Permitted Uses. Multifamily dwelling units for the provision of inclusionary affordable housing pursuant to the "Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Requirements" below shall be permitted uses in the R-MF-4 Zone District.
d.
Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Requirements.
1.
This property shall be used for inclusionary affordable housing multifamily dwelling units.
2.
The minimum lot area shall be not less than five acres.
3.
The maximum density for residential development shall not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre, unless a higher number is set forth in the Township's September 27, 2017, settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center.
4.
Not less than nine units or 15% of the total number of units shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households for rental units and not less than 12 units or 20% of any for sale units shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households. Any computation resulting in a fraction of less than 0.5 shall be rounded down; any computation resulting in a fraction of more than or equal to 0.5 shall be rounded up.
5.
The affordable units must meet the income and bedroom distribution requirements of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-329.1 and N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3. Not more than 20% of the affordable units and not more than 10% of the market units may have three or more bedrooms.
6.
These bulk standards shall apply to development in the R-MF-4 Zone:
(a)
Minimum lot size: five acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 250 feet.
(c)
Maximum building height for pitched-roof structures: three residential stories over parking or 50 feet, whichever is less. "Height" shall mean the vertical distance from a plane representing the average ground elevation around the foundation to a point 1/2 the distance between the top of the uppermost plate and the highest point of a pitched roof.
(d)
Maximum building height for non-pitched-roof structures: three residential stories over parking or 45 feet, whichever is less. "Height" shall mean the vertical distance from a plane representing the average ground elevation around the foundation to the top of the highest beams for a flat roof or to the deck level of a mansard roof.
(e)
Minimum front yard: 50 feet.
(f)
Minimum side yard: 20 feet.
(g)
Minimum rear yard: 50 feet.
(h)
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(i)
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(j)
Floor area ratio: 0.5.
(k)
Buffer: 10 feet.
(l)
Parking: 1.5 spaces per unit.