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Paramus City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

R-AH Residential - Affordable Housing Zone

§ 429-57 Purpose.

The purpose of this zone is to provide for the construction of moderate and lower-income units in the Borough of Paramus.

§ 429-58 Extent; availability of units.

The R-AH Zone shall extend as shown on the Zoning Map of the Borough of Paramus. All units developed in this zone shall be made available to moderate and lower-income families pursuant to applicable law.

§ 429-59 Permitted uses.

Within any R-AH Zone, no building, structure or lot shall be used in whole or in part for other than one or more of the permitted uses expressly set forth herein. The following uses shall be permitted within the R-AH Zone:
A. 
Atrium homes.
B. 
Quadplexes.
C. 
Multifamily units.

§ 429-60 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses shall be permitted, provided that such uses are customarily incident to and subordinate to the main permitted use specified above. Such accessory uses include:
A. 
Roads, parking lots, garages and driveways.
B. 
Lawns, planted areas and open space areas.
C. 
Sidewalks and plazas.
D. 
Recreation facilities, provided that such facilities are not commercial in operation and are restricted to the use of the occupants of the project.

§ 429-61 Tract and lot area and bulk requirements.

All lots and structures shall conform to the requirements listed below:
A. 
Minimum tract area shall be 1 acre.
B. 
Minimum tract width shall be 200 feet.
C. 
Maximum adjusted gross density shall be 21 dwelling units per acre.
D. 
Minimum front setback shall be as follows:
(1) 
From internal road: 20 feet.
(2) 
From minor street: 30 feet.
(3) 
From collector street: 40 feet.
(4) 
From arterial street: 50 feet.
E. 
Minimum side yard setback shall be 25 feet.
F. 
Minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet together with any required buffer.
G. 
Minimum distance between buildings shall be as follows:
(1) 
End wall to end wall: 25 feet measured in any direction.
(2) 
End wall to window wall: 30 feet measured perpendicular to the plane of any window required by the New Jersey State Uniform Construction Code at points 4 feet on either side of such window.
(3) 
Window wall to window wall: 50 feet measured perpendicular to the plane of any window required by the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code at points 4 feet on either side of such window.
H. 
Maximum length of any building facade shall be 200 feet.
I. 
Maximum building height shall be 3 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
J. 
Maximum building coverage shall be 30%.
K. 
Maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 60%.
L. 
Minimum buffers to be planted as elsewhere in this Chapter:
(1) 
To adjacent single-family zoned or used lot: greater of 25 feet or one times building height.
(2) 
To adjacent commercially zoned or used lot: 25 feet.

§ 429-62 Minimum off-street parking ratios.

A. 
The required minimum off-street parking ratios shall be in accordance with the RSIS.

§ 429-63 Minimum road widths.

Required minimum road widths shall be as follows:
Width of Right-Of-Way (if provided)
(feet)
Interior Streets Pavement Width
(feet)
No curbside Parking
40
24
1-side Parking
50
30
2-side Parking
50
36
In the event that the provisions of the Residential Site Improvement Standards ("RSIS"), as promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs, shall differ, the provision of the RSIS shall govern.

§ 429-64 Major parking lot setbacks.

Minimum major parking lot setbacks from the following shall be as follows:
A. 
Arterial streets: 40 feet.
B. 
Collector streets: 30 feet.
C. 
Local streets: 20 feet.
D. 
Internal streets: 10 feet.
E. 
Exterior property lines: 10 feet together with any required buffer.
F. 
Buildings: 10 feet (not applicable to any parking within a building).