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Manalapan Township City Zoning Code

§ 95-7.38

Planned developments.

A. 
Prior to approval of a planned development the Planning Board shall find the following facts and conclusions:
(1) 
That departures by the proposed development from zoning regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property conform to the zoning ordinance standards pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65c;
(2) 
That the proposals for maintenance and conservation of the common open space are reliable, and the amount, location and purpose of the common open space are adequate;
(3) 
That provisions through the physical design of the proposed development for public services, control over vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and the amenities of light and air, recreation and visual environment are adequate;
(4) 
That the proposed planned development will not have an unreasonably adverse impact upon the area in which it is proposed to be established;
(5) 
In the case of a proposed development which contemplates construction over a period of years, that the terms and conditions intended to protect the interests of the public and of the residents, occupants and owners of the proposed development in the total completion of the development are adequate.
B. 
The following provisions shall be applicable to a planned development:
(1) 
The Planning Board may grant general development plan approval to provide the increased flexibility desirable to promote mutual agreement between the applicant and the Planning Board on the basic scheme of a planned development.
(2) 
Any common open space resulting from the application of standards for density, or intensity of land use, shall be set aside for the use and benefit of the owners or residents in such development pursuant to § 95-8.9.
(3) 
The amount and location of any common open space shall be determined and its improvement and maintenance for common open space use shall be secured subject to § 95-8.9.
(4) 
The Planning Board may allow a greater concentration of density, or intensity of land use, within a section or sections of development, whether it be earlier, later or simultaneous in the development, than in others.
(5) 
A greater concentration of density or intensity of land use for any section to be developed shall be offset by a smaller concentration in any completed prior stage or by an appropriate reservation of common open space on the remaining land by a grant or easement or by covenant in favor of the municipality, provided that such reservation shall, as far as practicable, defer the precise location of common open space until an application for final approval is filed, so that flexibility of development can be maintained.
(6) 
The Planning Board may require that nonresidential uses to be built before, after or at the same time as the residential uses, and specify the timing for development of different types of residential dwellings.