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Netcong City Zoning Code

§ 194-57

R-4 Garden Apartment District.

A. 
Permitted uses; general space and area regulations. Within any Garden Apartment District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered or used for other than an apartment house or group of apartment houses known as "garden apartments," subject to the following regulations:
(1) 
The maximum number of apartments shall be no more than nine apartments per acre, including new on-site streets.
(2) 
The maximum building coverage of the garden apartment lot or tract shall be no more than 20%.
(3) 
No garden apartment building shall be located within 75 feet of another such structure, and each shall be no more than 50 feet in length and 40 feet in depth. However, three separate buildings may be attached to each other, provided that, where attached, there shall be an offset of not less than 20% of the depth of the building, and such buildings so attached are to be considered as separate buildings.
(4) 
No building, structure or parking area shall be located within 100 feet of any preexisting public street as of the time of the initial application. Every building or structure shall have a minimum setback of 40 feet from all interior development roads and shall have a setback of 100 feet from adjoining property lines bounding the development area.
(5) 
Garages, not part of a garden apartment dwelling structure, and accessory buildings shall be located at least 25 feet from the nearest building wall of a garden apartment dwelling structure.
(6) 
All buildings shall be no more than two stories and not in excess of 35 feet in building height.
(7) 
There shall be no dwelling units below the first story or above the second story of any such structure and no more than five dwelling units in each separate building or structure.
(8) 
A minimum of 15% of the lot or tract shall be developed for recreational purposes.
B. 
Rooms. Each apartment unit in each garden apartment building shall contain, as a minimum, a separate bedroom, a separate living room, a separate bath and a separate kitchen, which kitchen facilities shall be located separate and apart from the other rooms in the apartment unit.
C. 
Minimum floor area and sleeping accommodations.
(1) 
All dwelling units shall conform to the following minimum floor area requirements, exclusive of porches, staircases, casements, breezeways and balconies:
(a) 
One-bedroom units: 750 square feet.
(b) 
Two-bedroom units: 900 square feet.
(c) 
All bedrooms in a garden apartment dwelling unit shall contain a minimum of 150 square feet of floor area.
(d) 
If there are more than two bedrooms, 150 additional square feet for each bedroom.
(2) 
All sleeping accommodations shall be in bedrooms only. One-bedroom apartments shall be occupied by not more than two adults and one child. Apartments having more than one bedroom shall be occupied by not more than two persons per each bedroom. Owners shall be responsible to insert the aforesaid provision in each and every lease agreement which is made with any tenant.
D. 
Storage space. In addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 200 cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area in the basement or ground floor of the dwelling structure or elsewhere where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting a fire hazard and where the said belongings and effects may be kept locked and separated from belongings of other occupants.
E. 
Laundry facilities. Each garden apartment building shall contain separately partitioned clothes-washing and -drying areas of at least 10 square feet of floor area for each dwelling unit. All laundry facilities shall be for the exclusive use of the occupants of the apartment units and shall be contained within the confines of a completely enclosed building. No clotheslines or clothes-hanging devices or washing, drying or laundry facilities of any kind whatsoever shall be located outside the confines of completely enclosed buildings. No vending machines, other than coin-operated clothes-washing machines and clothes-drying machines, shall be permitted in any building.
F. 
Television antenna. Each separate garden apartment building shall be supplied with one master television antenna for the use of all the apartments within the building.
G. 
Building construction. All buildings shall be constructed in accordance with the Construction Code provisions for fire walls shall be included in the design of each garden apartment building, and there shall be no more than four units between fire walls. Apartments must be soundproof to ensure a ten-decibel drop in sound between all apartments. The exterior of each garden apartment building shall be of brick or stone facing, solid brick, stone or some other acceptable masonry material; provided, however, asbestos shingles or cinder block as an exterior finish is prohibited. The exterior of all accessory structures shall be in harmony architecturally with, and be constructed of materials of a like character to those used in the principal structures.
H. 
Ventilation. Every garden apartment shall be designed to provide not less than two exterior exposures with windows so as to provide either through-ventilation or cross-ventilation.
I. 
Utilities. Every garden apartment unit and garden apartment building shall be supplied with water from the water system of the Borough of Netcong. All sanitary or domestic sewage shall be collected into and disposed through the sewer system of the Borough of Netcong. No package sewerage plant or other temporary facilities shall be permitted. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer in adequate numbers and at locations approved or recommended by the Borough Engineer. Such fire hydrants shall not be in excess of 600 feet from any dwelling unit or building used by tenants or the public. All water service and fire hydrants must be provided for and maintained by the owner at his expense to meet the standards of the National Fire Underwriters' Code.
J. 
Garbage disposal. There shall be a centrally located, enclosed and covered garbage and rubbish collection receptacle in the area of each building. The removal of garbage, rubbish, paper and trash shall be the responsibility of the owner of such garden apartment. Collection and disposal of the aforesaid shall be made at a minimum of twice per week or as directed by the Board of Health.
K. 
Parking.
(1) 
Off-street parking shall be supplied on the site, at a rate set forth in § 194-55E(7); and not less than 10% of such required spaces shall be in enclosed garages.
[Amended 10-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-14]
(2) 
Parking areas shall be located within reasonable proximity of dwelling structures which they serve. Parking stalls shall be 10 feet wide by 20 feet in length and shall provide a minimum area of 200 square feet per motor vehicle.
(3) 
Access drives with a minimum width of 22 feet shall be provided.
(4) 
All parking areas shall be suitably landscaped and screened and may not be nearer than 15 feet to any adjoining lot line. All such required off-street parking shall be properly screened to achieve a minimum height of five feet within a three-year period so that off-street parking will be screened from the boundary lines.
(5) 
Parking areas and driveways shall be constructed as herein specified: Grade to an even surface and compact earth with a ten-ton roller. Apply four inches of clean stone, compacted with a ten-ton roller and penetrated with a bituminous sealer (OA 4) at a quantity of two gallons per square yard. Then top with a one-inch layer of asphalt, FABC or equivalent.
(6) 
Snow clearance of parking lots and driveways and maintenance thereof shall be provided for and be the responsibility of the owner.
L. 
Roads and sidewalks.
(1) 
Interior streets and roads shall be installed to provide adequate circulation within the garden apartment development as well as access to all parking areas and public thoroughfares. All access drives shall be paved and curbed to meet Borough specifications. Such streets shall be paved to a width of 40 feet and shall be maintained by the owner of said premises, and said streets shall not be deemed to be dedicated to the Borough of Netcong nor shall the Borough of Netcong be required to maintain or provide snow clearance for said streets.
(2) 
Interior development roads and pedestrian walks shall be provided with shade trees. Open space adjacent to buildings and malls between buildings to be utilized by residents and border strips along interior development roads and along the sides of pedestrian walks shall be graded and seeded to provide a thick stand of grass or other plant material. Approaches to garden apartment dwelling structures and entrance areas shall be attractively shrubbed.
(3) 
Interior development roads, parking areas, dwelling entranceways and pedestrian walks shall be provided with sufficient illumination to minimize hazards to pedestrians and motor vehicles utilizing the same, and such illumination shall, where necessary, be shielded to avoid disturbing glare to occupants of buildings.
(4) 
Concrete sidewalks shall be installed leading from all apartment units to all parking areas, along access drives, streets and roadways; and along front streets, such walks shall be installed on both sides of the street right-of-way, of a minimum thickness of four inches, laid out on a cinder or slag base compacted. The sidewalks shall be four feet wide, with a three-foot space which shall be grass-seeded between the walk and the curb.