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Madison City Zoning Code

§ 195-32.13

Gateway Zone.

[Added 4-28-2008 by Ord. No. 20-2008]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this zone is to provide reasonable opportunities for inclusionary multifamily housing and commercial uses, through development standards for properties strategically located at the eastern gateway entrance to the Borough of Madison. The uses permitted are those that complement and are supportive of existing commercial uses in the remaining CC Community Commercial Zone and are compatible with abutting residential uses. The standards of this zone are intended to encourage superior building aesthetics and streetscape enhancement at a scale appropriate to this unique area and the Borough.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
B. 
Principal permitted uses:
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(1) 
Multifamily inclusionary development.
(2) 
Business, medical, professional, executive or administrative offices in existence at the time of adoption of this ordinance;[1] and
[1]
Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 26-2020, adopted 9-14-2020.
(3) 
Institutional and public uses.
C. 
Accessory uses:
(1) 
Uses that are customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use.
D. 
Gateway I area, height and bulk requirements.
(1) 
Area minimum: 50,000 square feet.
(2) 
Maximum height:
(a) 
Two and one-half stories or 35 feet for lots under 80,000 square feet.
(b) 
Three stories or 38 feet for lots greater than 80,000 square feet.
(3) 
Setbacks:
(a) 
For buildings 2 1/2 stories or less or under 35 feet in height:
[1] 
Front yard: 40 feet.
[2] 
Side yard: 15 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(b) 
For buildings in excess of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height:
[1] 
Front yard: 40 feet.
[2] 
Rear and side yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), regarding maximum impervious coverage for age-restricted and senior citizen multifamily dwellings, was repealed 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020.
(5) 
Minimum number of buildings per tract or lot:
(a) 
For lots greater than 80,000 square feet: two.
(b) 
For lots greater than 110,000 square feet: three.
(6) 
Maximum impervious cover for multifamily dwellings: 65%.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(7) 
Maximum dwelling units per acre for age-restricted and senior multifamily dwellings: 20 units per acre.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(8) 
Facade length-to-frontage ratio: the aggregate length of all building facades fronting a street shall not exceed 0.55 of the frontage width at the street right-of-way.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(8), regarding age-restricted and senior citizen multifamily off-street parking, was repealed 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection D(9) as Subsection D(8).
E. 
Gateway II area, height and bulk requirements.
(1) 
Area minimum: 120,000 square feet.
(2) 
Maximum height:
(a) 
Two and one-half stories or 35 feet for lots under 130,000 square feet.
(b) 
Three stories or 38 feet for lots greater than 130,000 square feet.
(3) 
Setbacks:
(a) 
For buildings 2 1/2 stories or less or under 35 feet in height:
[1] 
Front yard: 40 feet.
[2] 
Side yard: 25 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(b) 
For buildings in excess of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet:
[1] 
Front yard: 40 feet.
[2] 
Rear and side yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Maximum impervious coverage for multifamily dwellings: 65%.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(5) 
Minimum number of buildings per tract or lot:
(a) 
For lots under 130,000 square feet: 3.
(b) 
For lots greater than 130,000 square feet: 4.
(6) 
Maximum impervious cover for multifamily dwellings: 65%.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(7) 
Maximum dwelling units per acre for age-restricted and senior citizen multifamily dwellings: 20 units per acre.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(8) 
Facade length-to-frontage ratio: The aggregate length of building facades fronting a street shall not exceed 0.55 of the frontage width at the street right-of-way.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(8), regarding age-restricted and senior citizen multifamily off-street parking, was repealed 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection D(9) as Subsection D(8).
F. 
Business, medical, professional, executive or administrative offices, institutional and public uses are governed by the following regulations and requirements:
(1) 
Minimum area: 30,000 square feet.
(2) 
Maximum height: 2 1/2 stories, 35 feet.
(3) 
Setbacks:
(a) 
Front yard: 30 feet.
(b) 
Side yard: 25 feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
(5) 
Maximum FAR: 0.35.
G. 
The Zoning Map is amended to remove the following block and lots from the CC Community Commercial Zone and place them in the Gateway I and Gateway II Zones as follows:
(1) 
Gateway I: Block 5202, Lots 1. 5, 6, 7, 7.01, 8 and 19.
(2) 
Gateway II: Block 2302, Lots 1,2, 3, 22, 23.
H. 
Supplemental requirements; design standards for gateway uses.
(1) 
Parking.
(a) 
No parking shall be permitted in the required front yard, nor between any parts of the building facade and the street right-of-way line.
(b) 
Parking areas shall be screened from view of adjacent residential zones, existing residential uses and public roads by landscaping, fencing or a combination of these to create a buffer at least four feet in height. Landscaping shall contain a mix of deciduous and evergreen plantings sufficient to screen the view of vehicles in all seasons.
(c) 
Parking areas located beneath a building shall be fully screened from public view by a mix of deciduous and evergreen plantings and be physically enclosed from view by extension of the front facade of the building to shield all such parking.
(d) 
Parking areas should provide safe access to and from the vehicle for the driver and passengers.
(e) 
Access to parking beneath a building shall be by an elevator.
(2) 
Landscaping.
(a) 
An eight-foot landscaped buffer shall be required along each side yard, and a fifteen-foot landscaped buffer shall be required along the rear property line. All pervious areas in the required front yard and/or between the front building facade and the street right-of-way shall be fully planted and maintained in lawn area or ground cover or landscaped with a mix of deciduous and evergreen shrubbery and trees. The landscape plan shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(3) 
Vehicular access. Vehicular access to Main Street is limited to one ingress-egress point.
(4) 
Building arrangement and design:
(a) 
When development consists of multiple structures, buildings should be oriented around open space, courtyard or similar landscape amenity.
(b) 
The selection of building design elements, such as materials, fenestration, color and texture, should be compatible with that in the Borough and neighborhood.
(c) 
Streetscape design should include landscaping, street trees, pedestrian-scale streetlights, and similar features appropriate to a gateway location.
(d) 
Site lighting should be harmonious with the building style and design.
(e) 
The top third story, if any, shall be set back at least six feet, at all facades facing a property line, a distance from the second floor roof eave equal to its height above the second floor roof surface.
(f) 
All building facades shall be treated as front facades.
(5) 
Development shall implement § 195-24, General design standards, and § 195-25, Specific design standards, of the Borough Land Development Ordinance.
(6) 
Applicants for development in the Gateway Zones are encouraged to pursue creative design, LEED certifications and visual and aesthetic excellence.
(7) 
Applicants for development in the Gateway Zones shall submit a concept plan for Planning Board review prior to an application.
(8) 
All residential units, with the exception of one-hundred-percent-affordable housing developments, shall conform to the following minimum floor area requirements:
[Added 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 17-2010; amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 26-2020]
(a) 
Studio/efficiency: 500 square feet.
(b) 
One bedroom: 650 square feet.
(c) 
Two bedrooms: 800 square feet.
(d) 
Three bedrooms: 1,000 square feet.