Manasquan City Zoning Code
§ 35-5.21
AR-1 Affordable Housing Zone.
[Added 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 2286-19]
The purpose of the Affordable Housing AR-1 Zone ("AR-1 Zone") is to provide for the development of a multifamily inclusionary development designed to assist the Borough in satisfying its combined Prior Round and Round 3 (1999-2025) Realistic Development Potential ("RDP") affordable housing obligation through construction of affordable units set aside for low- and moderate-income households. The AR-1 Zone shall comprise the following tax lots: Lots 25.01, 25.02, 26, and 27, Block 64. This section is adopted in furtherance of the Settlement Agreement entered into between the Borough and Fair Share Housing Center ("FSHC") on July 2, 2018 (hereinafter the "FSHC Settlement Agreement"), the Settlement Agreement entered into between the Borough and Broad Street 44, LLC, and Union Avenue 33, LLC (hereinafter the "Sepe Settlement Agreement"), and in connection with the Borough's Mount Laurel litigation captioned at MON-L-2508-15.
a.
Permitted principal uses: residential within a single multifamily building. A maximum of 22 units are permitted, and all units shall be market rate. The affordable housing obligation generated by this development shall be provided off-site pursuant to the terms of the Sepe Settlement Agreement, which provides that COs shall not be issued for units in this zone until overall affordable unit/market unit phasing requirements are complied with for the Broad Street site and the Union Avenue site.
b.
Permitted accessory uses.
1.
Off-street parking facilities.
2.
Other uses that are customarily incidental to a permitted principal use. No sheds are permitted on the property.
3.
Common facilities and amenities serving the residents of the multifamily developments, including swimming pools and other on-site recreational areas and facilities, common walkways, sitting areas and gardens, and other similar uses.
4.
Fences and walls erected, maintained or planted no greater than six feet above ground level within a side or rear yard, and no greater than four feet within a front yard, and otherwise in accordance with the standards of § 35-7.5.
5.
Bike racks.
6.
Solid waste and recycling area, set back at least five feet from any rear yard or side yard. No setback from the parking area is required. The area shall be screened from view from a public right-of-way by a combination of block and chain-link fence and shall have gated access.
7.
Site lighting. The arrangement of exterior lighting shall adequately illuminate parking areas and prevent glare to adjoining residential areas.
c.
Prohibited uses.
1.
Parking or storage of boats, boat trailers, motor homes, taxicabs, limousines, construction equipment, commercial vehicles and recreational vehicles.
d.
Bulk, area and building requirements.
1.
Minimum lot size: 36,000 square feet.
2.
Minimum lot frontage: 190 feet.
3.
Minimum lot depth: 180 feet.
4.
Minimum front yard setback: five feet.
5.
Minimum one side yard setback: six feet.
6.
Minimum both side yard setback: 20 feet.
7.
Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.
9.
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
10.
Maximum floor area ratio: 1.5.
11.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
12.
Maximum building width: 160 feet.
13.
Minimum parking setback from side lot line: five feet.
14.
Minimum parking setback rear from lot line: 15 feet.
15.
Minimum drive aisle setback from a side lot line: four feet.
e.
Site access, off-street parking, and loading requirements.
1.
One site access driveway shall be provided with a minimum width of 22 feet.
2.
Number of spaces, and parking space dimensions, as required by New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq., shall apply, notwithstanding any standards to the contrary in the Zoning Ordinance.
3.
Parking shall be in the rear yard, and may also be provided beneath the principal building, without setback from a principal or accessory building.
4.
No loading space is required.
f.
Landscape buffer. Adjacent to a residential zone, a fifteen-foot buffer, a five-foot portion of which must be planted, landscaped and provides irrigation. Landscaping along the public right-of-way is not required.
g.
Identification sign. One wall-mounted, nonilluminated address sign is permitted with a maximum sign area of five square feet.
h.
Design standards. A multifamily building should have a unified theme, displayed through the application of common building materials consistent with the rendering attached to the Sepe Settlement Agreement as Exhibit A, and materials list as Exhibit E,[2] or as may be modified as permitted by the Settlement Agreement. If the rendering conflicts with design standards or regulations within the zoning ordinance the rendering shall control.
[2]
Editor's Note: The settlement and exhibits may be found in the Borough offices.