Manalapan Township City Zoning Code
§ 95-6.7
Community residences for the developmentally disabled and shelters for victims of domestic violence.
Community residences for the developmentally disabled or shelters for victims of domestic violence housing more than six, but less than 16 persons, excluding resident staff, may be permitted as a conditional use in those zones specified, provided that the use and/or structure shall adhere to the minimum standards of the particular zone and the following:
A.
A statement setting forth the full particulars on the building and/or use shall be submitted.
B.
Minimum lot area shall be 4,000 square feet for each person, resident staff member or employee housed at the residence or shelter, but not less than the minimum lot area required for single-family homes in the zone.
C.
Minimum gross habitable floor area shall be 240 square feet for each person or resident staff member housed at the residence or shelter.
D.
No conditional use permit shall be granted if the number of persons, other than resident staff, resident at such community residences or shelters exceeds 50 persons or 1/2 of 1% of the population of the Township, whichever is greater.
E.
No community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall be located upon a lot containing any other use, nor shall any structure or facility on the site be utilized to provide services for any person not residing on the site.
F.
No community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall be in excess of two stories in height, exclusive of basement areas. Basement areas shall not be utilized for living, sleeping or recreation areas.
G.
Each community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall submit proof of licensing by the Department of Human Services of the State of New Jersey.
H.
No community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall be located within 1,500 feet of any other community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence.
I.
No community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall be located in any area of heavy vehicular or pedestrian traffic congestion, or in any area where, by reason of any condition existing in proximity to the proposed community residence for the developmentally disabled, the occupants of said community residence for the developmentally disabled would be exposed to undue harm, danger or discomfort.
J.
Each community residence of the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall provide one off-street parking space for each resident staff member, plus one off-street parking space for each employee on the shift employing the largest number of persons, plus one off-street parking space for each three developmentally disabled persons or victims of domestic violence residing on the site, or fraction thereof. The off-street parking shall be screened from adjacent residentially zoned properties.
K.
No building utilized for a community residence for the developmentally disabled or shelter for victims of domestic violence shall be constructed or altered so as to be inharmonious with the residential character or adjacent structures and residential zones.