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Norwood City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

Senior Housing Zone

§ 233-116 Compliance required.

Within the SH Zone, no premises, lot, building or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected or altered to be used in whole or in part for any other use, except the following specified purposes.

§ 233-117 Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to implement the Land Use Plan element of the Master Plan Reexamination by establishing a Senior Citizen Housing Overlay Zone (SH) for the development of senior citizen housing on Borough owned land leased to a nonprofit housing developer. The purpose of this article is to constitute the reasons for any possible deviation from the land use element of the Master Plan of the Borough of Norwood in accordance with N.J.S.A, 40:55D-62a.

§ 233-118 Permitted uses.

Multifamily apartment, townhouse or condominium developments for senior citizen housing shall be permitted in the SH Zone in accordance with the requirements of this article. The SH Zone shall be defined by the metes and bounds description set forth in § 233-5.

§ 233-119 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
Housing built or to be built on Borough property that is leased to nonprofit entity subject to the terms of the lease from the Borough.

§ 233-120 Permitted development.

A. 
Development under the terms of this article shall be permitted in the SH Zone, except:
(1) 
In areas where residential development is prohibited by state or federal law.
(2) 
In areas where residential development would create a significant danger to public health or safety which cannot reasonably be substantially ameliorated by actions of the developer.
B. 
Nothing in this article shall limit the discretion of an municipal agency to require the reasonable steps to be taken to ameliorate problems of drainage, soil erosion or other substantial environmental problems that may be caused by development under the terms of this article.
C. 
Land which may not be developed under this article may be included in a development under the terms of this article for purposes of calculating lot coverage, gross density, open space and setbacks.
[Amended 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21]

§ 233-121 Design standards.

[Amended 9-14-2016 by Ord. No. 16:21]
A. 
The following design standards shall apply to the SH Zone:
Minimum lot size
4 acres
Maximum gross density (Dwelling units/acre)
17 units/acre
Front setback requirements (feet)
5
Rear setback requirements (feet)
20
Side yard setback (feet)
10
Lot coverage
40 percent
Maximum building height
4 stories
Usable open space
20 percent
B. 
Recreation. Multifamily developments in the SH Zone shall provide space in usable configuration for recreation which is appropriate for that development, distributed throughout the development so as to be convenient to residents.
C. 
Off-street parking.
(1) 
Off-street parking shall be provided as follows for apartments or condominiums for each unit: one space, plus an additional 10% of the per-unit requirement for visitors' parking.
(2) 
Parking stalls shall be nine feet by 18 feet.
D. 
Streets.
(1) 
Paved widths of minor streets:
(a) 
Twenty-four feet for two lanes and ninety-degree parking on two sides.
(b) 
Twenty-two feet for two lanes and parallel parking on one side.
(2) 
Curbs shall be provided as follows: A straight, battered curb of asphalt shall be provided.
(3) 
Road gradients shall not be less than 0.5% for any road. The maximum gradient shall be 15% for minor streets and 10% for collector streets.
(4) 
Culs-de-sac shall not be longer than 1,000 feet. The paved right-of-way of a cul-de-sac turnaround shall be at least 80 feet in diameter and the right-of-way radius shall not be less than 50 feet.

§ 233-122 Additional zoning standards for the SH Zone.

A. 
No apartment or condominium unit may have, as residents, more than four persons per unit.
B. 
There shall be no minimum requirements for dwelling unit sizes or occupancy-based size requirements, other than contained in the State Housing Code and Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law.
C. 
There shall be no requirements concerning:
(1) 
Architectural uniformity.
(2) 
Facade materials or color type.
(3) 
Maximum building lengths or staggering of units.
(4) 
Mandatory storage areas.
(5) 
Enclosed garages.
(6) 
Varied building heights or uniform rooflines.
(7) 
Separate entrances.

§ 233-123 Municipal cooperation.

The municipality shall take all reasonable steps to foster development of the units in the SH Zone, including but not limited to:
A. 
Providing for expedited disposition of site plan applications and municipal approvals by the developer.
B. 
Cooperation with the developer in securing sewage and water connections.
C. 
Waiver of the following fees for senior citizen housing developments:
(1) 
Subdivision and site plan application fees in the development.
(2) 
Building permit fees, except state fees.
(3) 
Certificate of occupancy fees.