Nutley City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Townhouses
§ 700-55 Dimensions; distance between structures.
§ 700-56 Appearance.
The townhouse structure shall be designed to discourage the appearance of a barracks through the use of one or more of the following: staggered setbacks, variety of facade treatment, differing heights and variety of roof treatments or the equivalent.
§ 700-57 Setback.
The required setback along street frontages shall be maintained as open space and shall not be used for service of any kind such as vehicle parking, clothes drying or storage.
§ 700-58 Incinerators; refuse areas.
No incinerators shall be permitted in any townhouse district. Refuse areas containing dumpsters or compactors shall be provided in such number and locations and having such capacities as may be determined necessary by the Health Officer to adequately serve the health and welfare of the occupants of each group or groups of townhouses. Such refuse areas shall be effectively screened by decorative fencing or landscaping high enough to conceal the full height of the facility.
§ 700-59 Public utility facilities.
All public utility facilities, including but not limited to electrical and telephone wires, sewers and sewer connections and gas and water lines, shall be installed beneath the surface of the ground.
§ 700-60 Parking areas.
A.
Parking area shall be provided in the amount of two parking spaces per townhouse unit. There shall be no parking area within 10 feet of a front lot line. Proper screening and landscaping shall be required of other areas located in the side and rear yards. In addition to the foregoing parking area requirements, additional parking area shall be provided for visitors in the amount of one parking space for each four dwelling units, which cannot be leased or sold.
B.
All parking areas shall be lighted in such manner as to provide not less than one footcandle of illumination at all times in all parts of such parking areas. All lighting shall be shielded and directed away from neighboring properties.
C.
Parking spaces, if leased or sold, shall be leased or sold only to the tenants of the individual townhouses. If leased, the leasing fee shall be included in the unit rentals.
§ 700-61 Rights-of-way and access drives.
A.
Widths of rights-of-way and construction of primary interior streets shall conform to the prevailing Township street standards for local streets (thirty-foot pavement). Parking for visitors may be permitted only on one side of primary interior streets.
B.
Access drives shall be 12 feet wide for one-way traffic and 24 feet wide for two-way traffic. No parking shall be permitted on access drives.
§ 700-62 Lot coverage.
The coverage by the principal building shall be limited to 25% of the lot area. Accessory buildings shall be permitted to cover up to an additional 10% of the lot area. Parking areas and drives shall not be permitted to cover more than 30% of the lot area. At least 35% of the lot must be maintained as nonimpervious surface.
§ 700-63 Basements.
The basement of each townhouse may be used for the location of utilities, storage, recreation room or garage and for no other purpose.
§ 700-64 Use of townhouses.
§ 700-65 Recreation areas.
In any group or groups of townhouses, usable open space for outdoor play areas and for outdoor recreation shall be provided in the amount of 500 square feet per individual townhouse unit. Such required recreation space shall not be located in the required setback area nor within 10 feet of the side and rear property lines.
§ 700-66 Accessory buildings and structures.
The following accessory buildings and structures shall be permitted: accessory community facilities buildings for recreation purposes and meeting rooms only, which shall be designed and used exclusively to serve the townhouse occupants; garages not exceeding one story in height; and swimming pools and other recreational facilities, provided that all such accessory buildings and structures shall comply with setback requirements of § 700-67 of Article XI of the Zoning Code of the Township of Nutley.