Paramus City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
Golf Course Cluster Townhouse R-GC Zone
§ 429-65 Purpose.
To ensure the preservation of the existing golf courses in the Borough of Paramus and to create an additional incentive for the construction and/or funding of moderate and lower-income housing, a Golf Course Cluster Townhouse Zone is herewith established.
§ 429-66 Permitted uses; requirements.
Within this zone, any project containing a golf course may be developed for atrium units, patio houses and/or townhouses in accordance with the requirements of this Article. The developer of such project shall do the following:
A.
Design the site plan of the project in such a way that at least 18 holes of the golf course are preserved, either as they currently exist or as they may be redesigned.
B.
Execute a conservation easement or similar covenant running to the Borough and to each individual future project owner to ensure that the golf course is preserved as open space and used in the future only as golf course or other open space approved by the Land Use Board.
C.
The moderate and lower-income units required hereunder shall consist of atrium homes, quadplexes and/or multifamily units and shall be in accordance with the New Inclusionary Zoning Requirements for Affordable Housing Ordinance.
§ 429-67 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:
§ 429-68 Tract and lot area and bulk requirements.
Lots and structures in the R-GC Zone shall conform to the following requirements:
Market Units | Affordable Housing Units | |
|---|---|---|
Minimum gross tract area (acres) | 100 | 1 |
Maximum net density (dwelling units per acre)1 | 6.0 | 22 |
Minimum front setback: | ||
From internal road (feet) | 20 | 20 |
From minor street (feet) | 50 | 30 |
From collector street (feet) | 75 | 40 |
From arterial street (feet) | 100 | 50 |
Minimum side yard setback (feet)2 | 50 | 25 |
Minimum rear yard setback (feet)2 | 50 | 25 |
Minimum distance between buildings: | ||
End wall to end wall (feet)3 | 25 | 25 |
End wall to window wall (feet)4 | 30 | 30 |
Window wall to window wall (feet)4 | 50 | 50 |
Maximum length of any building facade (feet) | 200 | 200 |
Maximum building height | 2 stories or 30 feet (whichever is less) | 3 stories or 35 feet (whichever is less) |
Maximum building coverage (percent) | 20 | 30 |
Maximum impervious surface coverage (percent) | 35 | 60 |
Minimum buffers (to be planted as set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance) | ||
To adjacent single-family lot (feet) | 25 | 25 |
To adjacent commercial lot (feet) | 25 | 25 |
NOTES: | |
1. | Includes only that area actually being developed. Although at least 18 holes of the golf course must be covered by a conservation easement, the area of the golf course is not included in the calculation of this net density. |
2. | Plus buffer as required. |
3. | Measured in any direction. |
4. | Measured perpendicular to the plane of any window required by the New Jersey State Uniform Construction Code at points four feet on either side of such window. |
§ 429-69 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 RSIS shall differ, the provisions of the RSIS shall govern. |
§ 429-70 Minimum off-street parking ratio; reduction.
§ 429-71 Major parking lot setbacks.
The minimum setbacks for major parking lots from the following shall be as follows: