Mendham City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
East Business Zone - Affordable Housing EB-AH ZONE
§ 215-71 Purpose.
The purpose of the East Business Affordable Housing Zone is to provide for retail sales and services to accommodate the general public and to provide a location that creates a realistic opportunity for the construction of low- and moderate-income housing in the Borough of Mendham on land that is available for development, thereby addressing the Borough's fair share housing obligation under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act[1] and constitutional obligations to provide affordable housing. The EB-AH Zone also promotes compatible land uses of attractive buildings, to ensure the compatibility of the development within the zone with adjacent residential areas and to improve and provide for the efficient and safe flow of traffic.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.
§ 215-72 Location.
The zone boundary applies to Block 801, Lot 20 (as it exists at the time of ordinance), also known as the "tract." The municipal zone map is hereby amended to reflect the same.
§ 215-73 Uses permitted.
Within the East Business Affordable Housing Zone, no building or land may be used in whole or in part for any use other than the following specified uses:
A.
Any use permitted in any residential zone.
B.
Any use permitted in the Historic Business Zone.
C.
In addition to the above, the following retail and service uses:
(1)
Automotive sales and services.
(2)
Automotive gasoline station.
(3)
Automotive service station.
(4)
Automotive sales lot.
(5)
Laundry (retail only).
(6)
Dry-cleaning establishments (retail only).
(7)
Clinic, medical or dental.
(8)
Building supplies (retail only).
(9)
Garden supplies (retail only).
(10)
Planned commercial development.
(11)
Health clubs and recreational facilities.
D.
Dwelling, multifamily: for the provision of inclusionary affordable housing, including market-rate and affordable housing up to a maximum of 75 units.
E.
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to permitted uses, including required off-street parking, structured parking and solar panel systems subject to the standards set forth in § 215-31.1, Subsections E to G. The storage of all goods and materials shall be in the rear of any structure and shall be screened from view by a solid fence or wall enclosure. All repairs shall be done within the principal structure. Accessory uses and structures in the EB-AH Zone shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
§ 215-74 Development standards.
The following development standards shall be applicable to all permitted uses and development in the East Business Affordable Housing District:
A.
The area, height and setback requirements as set forth the East Business Zone in Schedule I, Schedule Limiting Height and Area of Improvements, and Schedule II, Minimum Building Setbacks,[1] shall apply to the EB-AH Zone, except as indicated below.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are included as attachments to this chapter.
B.
The area, height and setback requirements for multifamily dwellings within the EB-AH District are listed below:
(1)
Minimum lot size 3.0 acres, which may be subdivided from the tract provided that appropriate access and maintenance agreements are applied to all shared components of the development including access and parking;
(2)
Maximum number of units is 75;
(3)
Unit mix and affordability requirements.
(a)
Twenty percent of the total number of units actually constructed shall be affordable to low- and moderate-income households, with the balance being market-rate units. Inclusionary residential housing shall comply with the requirements set forth in the Borough's Affordable Housing ordinance.[2]
(b)
No more than 50% of the market-rate units shall be two-bedroom units and no more than 50% of the remaining market-rate units shall be one-bedroom units or studio units. The applicant may, in its discretion, include up to two three-bedroom market-rate units.
(c)
The affordable units shall be family rental units and shall not be age restricted.
(d)
The affordable units shall consist of moderate-income, low-income, and very-low-income units in accordance with UHAC (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.).
(e)
The affordable units shall provide a preference for qualifying veterans in accordance with the requirements of the N.J.S.A. 52:27D-311(j).
(4)
Minimum lot, bulk and setback requirement:
(a)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(b)
Minimum front yard: 700 feet, to property line at the Main Street ROW (NJ-124).
(c)
Minimum side yard: 50 feet (as measured from the nearest point of any building to any property line. Parking areas shall be located no closer than three feet from any parcel boundary shared with properties in the EB District and shall be located no closer than 10 feet from any parcel boundary shared with properties in other districts).
(d)
Minimum rear yard: 50 feet.
(e)
Minimum recreational area: 5,000 square feet.
(f)
Maximum building height: four stories over parking/60 feet, with the following exceptions:
[1]
Height shall be measured to the top of building (i.e., the highest point of a flat roof, the deck line of mansard roofs, or the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs) from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at each corner of the building next to the foundation.
[2]
Rooftop amenities and rooftop features (including mechanical equipment and machinery) shall not be considered a story and such appurtenances shall not be considered part of overall building height.
(g)
Maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 80% for the tract. If tract is subdivided, the impervious coverage may be calculated based upon the lot area of the entire tract.
C.
The requirements of § 215-27, Impact on adjoining residential zones, shall apply. In addition, any proposed development shall maintain a thirty-foot buffer from where the East Business Affordable Housing Zone abuts any residential zone, but existing improvements, roadways, or structures located within said buffer shall be exempted from this requirement.
E.
Automotive sales and service uses, automotive gasoline stations and automotive service stations shall, in addition to the above development standards, be subject to the standards and regulations set forth in § 215-11.
F.
Off-street parking standards in the EB-AH District:
(1)
The following parking ratios shall be applicable in the EB-AH District:
(a)
Retail and commercial uses shall be 3.5 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area.
(b)
Recreational and fitness centers shall be one space per 1,500 square feet of floor area.
(c)
Residential dwellings shall use Residential Improvement Site Standards.
(d)
Parking may be reduced in mixed uses based on a submission of a shared parking analysis per the Urban Land Institute (ULI) standards if approved by the Planning Board.