Manasquan City Zoning Code
§ 35-5.25
Affordable Housing AR-3 Zone AR-3 Zone.
[Added 3-16-2026 by Ord. No. 2588-26]
The purpose of the Affordable Housing AR-3 Zone ("AR-3 Zone") is to provide for the development of a multi-family inclusionary development designed to assist the Borough in satisfying its combined Round 4 (2025-2035) Realistic Development Potential ("RDP") affordable housing obligation through construction of affordable units set aside for low and moderate income households. The AR-3 Zone shall comprise the following tax lot: Lot 57.01, Block 81.
a.
Permitted Principal Uses. Multi-Family Residential within a mixed-use building. A maximum of 24 units are permitted, five of the units shall be low- and moderate-income.
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 multi-family 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 subsection 35-7.5.
5.
Bike racks.
6.
Solid waste and recycling area, setback 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, taxi cabs, limousines, construction equipment, commercial vehicles and recreational vehicles.
d.
Bulk, area and building requirements.
1.
Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet.
2.
Minimum lot frontage: 100 feet.
3.
Minimum lot depth: 75 feet.
4.
Minimum front yard setback: 10 feet.
5.
Minimum one side yard setback: five feet.
6.
Minimum rear yard setback: five feet.
7.
Maximum building height: 40 feet/3.5 stories.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Chimneys and cupolas are not counted towards building height.
8.
Maximum building coverage: 65%.
9.
Maximum lot coverage: 85%.
10.
Minimum parking setback from side lot line: five feet.
11.
Minimum parking setback rear from lot line: five feet.
e.
Site access, off-street parking, and loading requirements.
1.
One site access driveway shall be provided with a minimum width of 22 ft.
2.
Number of spaces, shall be 1.7 parking spaces per unit.
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 10-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, non-illuminated address sign is permitted with a maximum sign area of five square feet.
h.
Design Standards. A multi-family building should have a unified theme, displayed through the application of common building materials.
i.
Miscellaneous. The standards of Subsection 35-7.9b and e shall not apply.
