Moorestown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIA
L-M R Low- and Moderate-Income Residence Districts
§ 180-33.1 Purpose and intent.
The purpose and intent of Article XIA, Residence Districts with Affordable Housing, is for the Township of Moorestown to meet its constitutional obligation to provide for very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing in accordance with the Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.). Each such district is required to provide for affordable housing in accordance with the Housing Plan Element of the Master Plan and implementing resolutions, ordinances, and agreements constituting the Fair Share Plan. Where such district is inclusionary, as such term is defined in Chapter 97 of the Code of the Township of Moorestown and the Fair Housing Act, the district provides a compensatory benefit over the preceding zoning district's use and/or intensity standards sufficient to address the affordable housing components of the development.
§ 180-33.2 AMF-1 Affordable Multifamily Residence 1 District.
[Added 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 34-2019]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-1, Affordable Multifamily Residence 1 Districts, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. All dwellings within the AMF-1 District shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households in accordance with Chapter 97 of the Code of the Township of Moorestown and all applicable laws and regulations, except for any unit reserved for the manager or other staff of the facility.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall be three acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on a public street shall be 300 lineal feet.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access. No building shall be located closer than 35 feet from a front property line and 25 feet to any other property line.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020]
(d)
All parking areas or driveways, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located no closer than 10 feet to a property line, except where shared parking is proposed. In the event shared parking is proposed, parking areas and driveways may extend over a side or rear property line.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020]
(e)
Tract access. All vehicular access to the tract shall be from the lowest order public street.
(2)
Density limitation. Twenty-five units per gross acre.
(3)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall be 30% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 65% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. Where more than one building is proposed, no orientation of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum distance from building front to building front | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building front to building side | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building rear | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear | 35 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building side | 20 feet |
(6)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020]
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum building depth through the short axis | 40 feet |
Maximum building length through the long axis | 260 feet |
Maximum height: residential buildings | 4 stories and 60 feet |
Maximum height: community center | 2 stories and 32 feet |
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings | 1 story and 18 feet |
(7)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
(8)
Parking space requirement: 1.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit. Through a shared parking arrangement on an adjacent lot and pursuant to § 180-73L, parking spaces within 200 feet of the subject property may count towards the required number of parking spaces.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020]
(9)
Buffers and landscaping. In addition to meeting the general requirements of § 158-26, the following specific buffer and landscaping requirements shall apply in the AMF-1 District:
(a)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 10 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any property line, except in instances where a shared parking lot is approved by the board of jurisdiction over the application. Buffers shall be comprised of landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to effectively frame the structure and obscure the public view of parking and loading areas. In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area. Berms may be required to achieve adequate visual screening. Existing vegetation may be accepted as the required buffer; however, the approving authority may require supplemental planting where existing vegetation does not provide adequate screening.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020]
(b)
Buffers may be comprised of fences/walls and landscaping. Shade or ornamental trees, in addition to evergreen material, shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(c)
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of § 180-73J(5).
(d)
No parking area, stormwater management basin or trash location shall be permitted in a required landscape buffer.
E.
Additional design requirements.
(1)
[1]All building facades shall be designed with an exterior that distinguishes the first floor from second and higher floors through the use of material changes, belt lines, water courses and other architectural elements. The cornice line at the top of the building, if flat roofed, shall be distinguishable in color and material from the uppermost floor's main facade.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), regarding building elevation facing a public street, was repealed 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection E(2) through (4) as Subsection E(1) through (3), respectively.
(2)
All HVAC units shall be disguised with color and texture similar to field colors when hidden by a parapet or roofline, if roof mounted; or, by landscaping and/or fencing if ground-mounted. Through the wall HVAC units shall not be permitted.
(3)
There shall be an extensive system of pedestrian and/or bicycle pathways serving all parts of the development that provides access to residential units, parking areas, bus stop(s), open space, recreation and other community facilities. The development shall connect to other pedestrian and/or bicycle pathways leading to shopping areas and employment centers nearby to the tract. In the development approval process, the developer shall make diligent application for a bus stop to the appropriate agency; such agency's decision shall be controlling.
§ 180-33.3 AMF-2 Affordable Multifamily Residence 2 District.
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-2, Affordable Multifamily Residence 2 District, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. All dwellings within the AMF-2 District shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households, except for any unit reserved for the manager or other staff of the facility.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall be 10 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. No minimum lot frontage shall be required for any development in the AMF-2 District, except that the board of jurisdiction shall ensure that such development comports with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access. No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract. No parking area, loading area, or driveway, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located closer than 25 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract.
(2)
Density limitation. The number of dwellings shall not exceed six units per gross acre of the tract in the AMF-2 District.
(3)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall be 20% in the AMF-2 District.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 45% of the total gross acreage of the tract in the AMF-2 District.
(5)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not be limited.
(6)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum distance from building front to building front | 60 feet |
Minimum distance from building front to building side | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building rear | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building side | 20 feet |
(7)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum building depth through the short axis | 40 feet |
Maximum building length through the long axis | 180 feet |
Maximum height: residential buildings | 3 stories and 45 feet |
Maximum height: community center | 1 1/2 stories and 28 feet |
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings | 1 story and 18 feet |
(8)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
§ 180-33.4 AMF-3 Affordable Multifamily Residence 3 District.
[Added 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 15-2019]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-3, Affordable Multifamily Residence 3 Districts, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be crected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking and private residential garages.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. In any AMF-3 District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households. Affordable units shall be restricted, regulated and administered consistent with the Township's affordable housing regulations, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls rules (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.) and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.), including the Fair Housing Act's definition of very-low-income households and all other provisions of the Township's Affordable Housing Ordinance (§ 97-1 et seq.).
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall be 12 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial road shall be 500 lineal feet in the AMF-3 District.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access. No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to an arterial road, 35 feet to any other street and 25 feet to any other property line. No parking area or driveway, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located closer than 25 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract.
(2)
Density limitation. Fourteen units per gross acre in the AMF-3 District.
[Amended 3-8-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
(3)
Ratio of dwellings. The number of townhouses, whether singly or in combination with multiple dwellings, shall not be less than 50% of the total number of dwellings.
(4)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall be 30% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 65% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(6)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed 24.
(7)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum distance from building front to building front | 60 feet |
Minimum distance from building front to building side | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building rear | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building side | 20 feet |
(8)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum building depth through the short axis | 40 feet |
Maximum building length through the long axis | 240 feet |
Maximum height: residential buildings | 3 stories and 45 feet |
Maximum height: community center | 1 1/2 stories and 28 feet |
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings | 1 story and 18 feet |
(9)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
E.
Buffers and berms. Landscaping buffers are required to minimize and visually screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on a site or from any adjacent area. Berms may be used to achieve buffering effects in accordance with the regulations herein.
(1)
General requirements. Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination of deciduous trees, conifers, shrubs, berms, and if appropriate, fences or walls in sufficient quantities and sizes to perform their necessary screening function.
(2)
Buffers may be installed in required yard areas. Buffers shall be continuous except for access drives as approved by the board of jurisdiction. Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures, accessory buildings or aboveground structures, and similar encroachments shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(3)
The minimum width of a landscape buffer shall be 20 feet. For any buffer less than 25 feet in width, a solid fence shall be incorporated into the buffer landscaping plan, six feet high except where such fence is within 25 feet of a street line, where such fence shall be three feet high.
(4)
Plant densities and structure requirements. The density of plantings and the requirements for structures shall vary with the width of the buffer in accordance with the following and the following table:
Minimum Plant Density for Buffers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Buffer Width | Minimum Number of Required Plant Types per 100 Lineal Feet | |||
Large or Medium Trees | Small or Ornamental Trees | Evergreens and Conifers | Shrubs | |
15 feet | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
20 feet | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
25 feet | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
40 feet | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
50 feet | 8 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
75 feet | 10 | 15 | 30 | 60 |
(5)
Any buffer less than 25 feet in width shall incorporate a fence or wall into the landscape design.
(6)
Existing vegetation may substitute for all or part of the required buffer plantings and may be accepted in lieu of new plantings at the discretion of the Planning Board or Zoning Board, as the case may be.
§ 180-33.5 AMF-4 Affordable Multifamily Residence 4 District.
[Added 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 10-2019]
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. In any AMF-4 District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Area and yard requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall be 10 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial road shall be 400 lineal feet.
(c)
Minimum front yard setback for buildings shall be 75 feet.
(d)
Minimum side yard setback for buildings shall be 75 feet.
(e)
Minimum rear yard setback for buildings shall be 65 feet.
(f)
Setbacks for parking lots, aisles and public access. No parking or loading area, aisle, or driveway, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located closer than 25 feet to a streetline and 20 feet to any other tract boundary.
(2)
Density limitation. The number of dwellings shall not exceed 14.75 units per gross acre in the AMF-4 District.
(3)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall be 15% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 45% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed 64.
(6)
The minimum separation distance between buildings shall be 50 feet.
(7)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum building depth through the short axis | 40 feet |
Maximum building length through the long axis | 200 feet |
Maximum height: residential buildings | 4 stories and 65 feet |
Maximum height: community center | 1 1/2 stories and 28 feet |
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings | 1 story and 18 feet |
(8)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of 10 feet. This provision shall not apply to garage driveways also used for parking.
E.
Additional design requirements.
(1)
Any building elevation facing a public street shall be designed to give the appearance of three stories and a roof with dormers, balconies and other openings, when the building is four stories in height. This design appearance shall not be construed to affect the usability of the full fourth floor for habitable purposes.
(2)
Parking space requirement: 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit. Accordingly, a de minimus exception from the residential site improvement standards (RSIS), N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14, Table 4.4, is permitted.
F.
Buffers and berms. Landscaping buffers are required to minimize and visually screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on a site or from any adjacent area. Berms may be used to achieve buffering effects in accordance with the regulations herein.
(1)
General requirements. Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination of deciduous trees, conifers, shrubs, berms, and if appropriate, fences or walls in sufficient quantities and sizes to perform their necessary screening function.
(2)
Buffers may be installed in required yard areas. Buffers shall be continuous except for access drives as approved by the board of jurisdiction. Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures, accessory buildings or aboveground structures, and similar encroachments shall not be permitted in the required buffer area.
(3)
The minimum width of a landscape buffer shall be 20 feet. For any buffer less than 25 feet in width, a solid fence shall be incorporated into the buffer landscaping plan, six feet high except where such fence is within 25 feet of a streetline, where such fence shall be three feet high.
(4)
Plant densities and structure requirements. The density of plantings and the requirements for structures shall vary with the width of the buffer in accordance with the following and the following table:
Minimum Plant Density for Buffers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Buffer Width | Minimum Number of Required Plant Types per 100 Lineal Feet | |||
Large or Medium Trees | Small or Ornamental Trees | Evergreens and Conifers | Shrubs | |
15 feet | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
20 feet | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
25 feet | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
40 feet | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
50 feet | 8 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
75 feet | 10 | 15 | 30 | 60 |
(5)
Any buffer less than 25 feet in width shall incorporate a fence or wall into the landscape design.
(6)
Existing vegetation may substitute for all or part of the required buffer plantings and may be accepted in lieu of new plantings at the discretion of the Planning Board or Zoning Board, as the case may be.
§ 180-33.6 AMF-5 Affordable Multifamily Residence 5 District.
[Added 5-20-2019 by Ord. No. 8-2019]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-5 Affordable Multifamily Residence 5 District, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Indoor and outdoor recreation facilities.
(5)
Maintenance facility.
(6)
Management office.
(8)
Personal services for residents.
(9)
Security office.
(10)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(11)
Off-street surface parking.
(12)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(13)
Signs.
(14)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction and allowed compliance. In any AMF-5 District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households for for-sale dwellings and 15% for rental development. The percentages shall be calculated on the total number of income-restricted and non-income-restricted dwellings. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the units may be provided on site, on tract, or off-site as permitted by the board of jurisdiction, or by any other provision by the board of jurisdiction that ensures the development of very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing in accordance with the Housing Element of the Master Plan. The board of jurisdiction may seek the recommendation of the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Oversight Committee on the means of satisfying this provision.
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Minimum lot area: seven acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 500 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 400 feet.
(5)
Maximum density: The number of dwellings shall not exceed 16 units per gross acre of the lot.
(6)
Maximum building coverage shall not exceed 30% of total lot area.
(7)
Maximum impervious surface coverage shall not exceed 60% of total lot area.
(8)
Maximum building height shall not exceed three stories and 60 feet.
E.
Site design regulations. The following additional regulations shall apply to any site development in the AMF-5 District:
(1)
Parking and loading requirements:
(a)
1.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided. Accordingly, a de minimis exception from the residential site improvement standards (RSIS), pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14 Table 4.4, may be permitted.
(b)
Off-street parking and loading may be located within yards, but shall not be located less than 50 feet from a front property line and 30 feet from any other property line. Section 180-39.6 shall not apply to any development in the AMF-5 District.
(2)
Buffers and landscaping. The following buffer and landscaping requirements shall apply in the AMF-5 District:
(a)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 50 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any street line. Buffers shall be comprised of landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to effectively frame the structure and obscure the public view of parking and loading areas. In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area. Existing vegetation may be accepted as the required buffer; however, the board of jurisdiction may require supplemental planting where existing vegetation does not provide adequate screening.
(b)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 25 feet in width shall be provided along any common property line in a side or rear yard. Buffers may be comprised of fences and landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to screen parked automobiles from view of those at grade or first floor level in adjacent homes and to prevent the shining of automobile head lights into the yards of adjacent property. In general, this buffer shall provide a visual screen between the parking areas in the immediate vicinity of the residentially zoned property at an elevation of no less than seven feet above the finished grade of the parking areas. In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(c)
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of § 180-73J(5).
(d)
No parking area, stormwater management basin or trash location shall be permitted in a required landscape buffer.
§ 180-33.7 AMF-6 Affordable Multifamily Residence 6 District.
[Added 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019[1]]
A.
Permitted uses. In the AMF-6, Affordable Multifamily 6 Residence Districts, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Dwelling for manager or other staff of the facility.
(4)
Maintenance facility.
(5)
Management office.
(7)
Security office.
(8)
Social service office for the benefit of residents.
(9)
Off-street surface parking.
(10)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(11)
Signs.
(12)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required income restriction. In any AMF-6 District, up to 50% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 20-2021; 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 14-2023]
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall be 10 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial road shall be 400 lineal feet in the AMF-6 District.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access. No building shall be located closer than 50 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract. No parking area or driveway, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located closer than 20 feet to the perimeter boundary line of the tract.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 20-2021; 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 14-2023]
(2)
Density limitation. Thirteen units per gross acre in the AMF-6 District, up to a maximum of 152 units.
[Amended 6-28-2021 by Ord. No. 20-2021; 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 14-2023]
(3)
Ratio of dwellings. The number of townhouses, whether singly or in combination with multiple dwellings, shall not be less than 50% of the total number of dwellings.
(4)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall be 25% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(5)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 65% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(6)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed 24.
(7)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum distance from building front to building front | 60 feet |
Minimum distance from building front to building side | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building rear | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building side | 20 feet |
(8)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum building depth through the short axis | 40 feet |
Maximum building length through the long axis | 240 feet |
Maximum height: residential buildings | 3 stories and 45 feet |
Maximum height: community center | 1 1/2 stories and 28 feet |
Maximum height: maintenance and other buildings | 1 story and 18 feet |
(9)
Building setbacks from parking spaces, driveways and private streets. The building setback, measured from the edge of paving or curbing to the closest point of a building, shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
§ 180-33.8 AMF-7 Affordable Multifamily Residence 7 District.
[Added 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 33-2019]
B.
Accessory uses permitted. Any of the following uses shall be permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use:
(1)
Community center for the use of residents and their guests.
(2)
Common recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
(3)
Maintenance building.
(4)
Management office if located within a community center.
(6)
Off-street surface parking.
(7)
Fences, walls and street furniture.
(8)
Signs.
(9)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the principal use.
C.
Required use. In any AMF-7 District, at least 20% of the total number of dwellings shall be affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households. Affordable units shall be restricted, regulated and administered consistent with the Township's affordable housing regulations, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls rules (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.) and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.), including the Fair Housing Act's definition of very-low-income households and all other provisions of the Township's Affordable Housing Ordinance (see Chapter 97).
D.
Area, yard, height and building coverage. Except as otherwise modified, the following bulk standards shall apply to all lots and buildings:
(1)
Tract requirements.
(a)
Minimum tract area. The minimum contiguous tract area shall be 15 acres.
(b)
Minimum tract frontage. The minimum frontage on an arterial road shall be 400 lineal feet in the AMF-7 District.
(c)
Tract perimeter setbacks for buildings, parking and access. No building shall be located closer than 75 feet to any abutting right-of-way line and 50 feet to any other property line. No streets, parking areas or driveways, excepting for access to and from a public street, shall be located closer than 125 feet to an arterial road from which it takes such access, and 40 feet from any other property line.
(d)
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage shall be 25% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(e)
Maximum impervious surface coverage. The maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 50% of the total gross acreage of the tract.
(2)
The maximum number of dwellings per building shall not exceed eight for an all townhouses structure and 16 dwellings for a structure containing stacked townhouses.
(3)
Density limitation. 4.67 units per gross acre in the AMF-7 District.
(4)
Townhouse dwelling, individual fee simple lots.
(a)
Minimum lot size: 2,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum street frontage: 20 feet per unit.
(c)
Minimum lot width: 20 feet per unit.
(d)
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(e)
Minimum front yard: 20 feet.
(f)
Minimum side yard: zero feet if adjoining another unit, 10 feet if an outside wall.
(g)
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(h)
Accessory use and structures. The following bulk standards shall apply to accessory structures:
[1]
No accessory use or structure shall be located in a front yard.
[2]
Accessory uses and structures of 100 square feet or less shall be set back a minimum of five feet from a property line.
[3]
Accessory uses and structures in excess of 100 square feet shall be set back a minimum of eight feet from a property line.
[4]
Decks attached to second stories shall be set back from any side property line at least three feet and meet the minimum rear yard setback requirement.
(5)
Townhouse dwellings, condominium ownership. Where individual fee simple lots are not proposed, the following distance requirements shall substitute for required yard areas:
(a)
Minimum separation distances between buildings. No orientation of the buildings shall place the front of a building facing the rear of another building. The minimum separation distances between buildings shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum distance from building front to building front | 70 feet |
Minimum distance from building front to building side | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building rear | 40 feet |
Minimum distance from building rear to building rear | 50 feet |
Minimum distance from building side to building side | 20 feet |
(b)
Additional building dimensions. Additional minimum and maximum building dimensions shall be as indicated in the following table:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Minimum building depth through the short axis | 40 feet |
Maximum building length through the long axis | 240 feet |
(c)
Separation distances shall be measured from the vertical exterior walls unless ornamental or architectural features of the building project more than three feet therefrom; in such event, the measurement shall be made from the vertical plane established by the furthest projection of such ornamental or architectural feature.
(6)
Building height. The following building heights shall apply to all uses in the AMF-7 District:
Requirement | Limitation |
|---|---|
Maximum height: residential buildings | 3 stories and 45 feet |
Maximum height: community center | 1 1/2 stories and 28 feet |
Maximum height: maintenance and other community buildings | 1 story and 24 feet |
Private garage | 1 story and 16 feet |
Private tool shed | 12 feet |
E.
Interior streets and parking area requirements. The following requirements shall apply to any interior street, whether public or private, and parking areas.
(1)
The minimum distance of a principal building to an interior street (curbline or edge of cartway in the absence of curbs) shall be 20 feet for the front and rear of the building and 15 feet each for the sides of the building.
(2)
Parking areas shall be a minimum of 12 feet from a principal building and 10 feet from a community building, fenced recreation area, or management building. This requirement shall not apply to parking situated within a building.
(3)
Visitor spaces shall be located throughout the development in areas where dwellings are concentrated.
F.
Community center. The development may include a community building that may include, but not be limited to, cooking and eating facilities, social activity room, management offices, indoor recreation, exercise room, locker rooms, mailroom, and snack bar. Where a community building is proposed, the following requirements shall be met:
(1)
The community building shall contain a minimum gross floor area equal to or greater than 25 square feet per dwelling.
(2)
Parking for the community building shall equal one space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(3)
The community building shall be open for occupancy and use prior to the issuance of more than half of the total certificates of occupancy for dwellings.
(4)
The community building may be used as a sales office until all certificates of occupancy for dwellings have been issued.
G.
Facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists.
(1)
Pedestrian pathways shall be provided to connect all dwellings with community facilities and active open space, if provided, and in such locations, including entrances and exits, where normal pedestrian traffic will occur. Where appropriate, bikeways may be provided instead of sidewalks. The provision of bikeways along any arterial street shall be made upon determination and requirement by the board of jurisdiction and the Master Plan.
(2)
A bicycle parking facility shall be required as part of the design of a community center.
H.
Buffers and berms. Landscaping buffers are required to minimize and visually screen any adverse impacts or nuisances on a site or from any adjacent area. Berms may be used to achieve buffering effects in accordance with the regulations herein.
(1)
General requirements. Landscape buffers shall consist of a combination of deciduous trees, conifers, shrubs, berms, and if appropriate, fences or walls in sufficient quantities and sizes to perform their necessary screening function.
(2)
Buffers may be installed in required yard areas. Buffers shall be continuous except for access drives as approved by the board of jurisdiction, utility easements, and pedestrian and bicycle sidewalks or pathways. Stormwater management facilities, parking, dumpster enclosures, accessory buildings or aboveground structures, and similar encroachments shall not be permitted in the required buffer area. No buffer shall be required that is more distant than 150 feet from a dwelling.
(3)
The minimum width of a planted landscape buffer shall be half the width of the required building setback.
(4)
Plant densities and structure requirements. The density of plantings and the requirements for structures shall vary with the width of the buffer in accordance with the following and the following table:
Minimum Plant Density for Buffers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Buffer Width | Minimum Number of Required Plant Types per 100 Lineal Feet | |||
Large or Medium Trees | Small or Ornamental Trees | Evergreens and Conifers | Shrubs | |
25 feet | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
35 feet | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
50 feet or wider | 8 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
(5)
The minimum plant densities shall be extrapolated from the widths in the minimum plant density table in the event that the proposed landscape buffer width differs from the specific examples in this subsection. Existing vegetation may substitute for all or part of the required buffer plantings and may be accepted in lieu of new plantings at the discretion of the board of jurisdiction, as the case may be.
I.
Phasing. Any phasing schedule shall be approved by the board of jurisdiction and/or through a municipal developer's agreement with Moorestown Township and the developer to ensure that the timing of development shall be consistent with the development of infrastructure and supporting services.
§ 180-33.9 Use restrictions and regulations.
In all L-M R Residence Districts, the following uses of land and buildings are permitted:
A.
Multiple residential dwellings for low- and moderate-income households, provided that such dwellings are occupied by and shall be affordable to low- and moderate-income households, as those terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.
§ 180-33.10 Area restrictions and regulations.
In all L-M R Residence Districts, the total number of multifamily dwellings proposed for development shall not exceed 12 dwellings per gross acre.
§ 180-33.11 Height restrictions and regulations.
In all L-M R Residence Districts, the height restrictions and regulations shall be the same as those permitted in the R-3 Residence District.
§ 180-33.12 Site design conditions.
A.
Compliance. In all L-M R Residence Districts, the site design shall comply with the following standards, as determined by the approving body, upon proper submission of a site plan application.
(1)
Provisions for adequate buffering to promote a desirable visual environment incorporating creative buffer development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.
(2)
Provisions for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation and parking to ensure the free flow of traffic while discouraging transportation patterns which result in congestion or blight.
(3)
Provisions to provide adequate light, air and open space through the appropriate design of buildings and structures on the site.
(4)
Provisions for exterior lighting and landscaping design in order to ensure that the proposed development is designed in harmony with the natural landscape and the general character of the community.
(5)
Provisions which show adequate exterior design and architecture of proposed buildings and accessory uses.
B.
During site plan review, the approving body shall take into consideration site design requirements and building standards promulgated by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing and shall further take into consideration recommendations submitted by the Moorestown Township Technical Advisory Committee with regard to site layout, design and construction standards for buildings and accessory facilities.