Park Ridge City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
AH-1 Affordable Housing Zone 1
§ 101-42 Applicability.
The AH-1 District encompasses the following properties, as identified on Borough Tax Maps: Block 1401, Lots 4, 5 and 6; Block 1403, Lot 1; and Block 1602, Lot 5.
§ 101-43 Inclusionary development set aside.
A total of 20% of the total number of dwelling units in a development in the AH-1 District shall be set aside for very-low-, low- and moderate-income households, in accordance with the provisions of this article and subject to Chapter 39, Affordable Housing, of the Borough Code.
§ 101-44 Permitted uses.
In the AH-1 Zone, a building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for the following purposes:
A.
Principal permitted uses: townhouses, garden apartments and multifamily residential dwelling units.
B.
Accessory uses: off-street parking, recreation facilities, fences and walls, signs and other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
§ 101-45 Area and bulk requirements.
The following standards and bulk regulations shall apply to permitted uses in the AH-1 District:
A.
Density. The maximum gross residential density for townhouses, garden apartments and multifamily developments shall be 12 dwelling units per acre.
B.
Buffer area.
(1)
A minimum twenty-five-foot buffer shall be provided from all external lot lines, except that portion which fronts on an external street. Such buffer shall be kept in its natural state where wooded, and when its natural vegetation is sparse or nonexistent, the landowner may be required to provide a year-round visual screen as determined to be appropriate by the approving authority.
(2)
No principal or accessory use or structure, including, without limitation, off-street parking and loading areas, shall be permitted within the required buffer area; but the approving authority may, upon a finding of reasons thereof, permit a portion of a buffer area to be used for utility easements or streets to ensure access to or from adjacent property.
(3)
Required buffer areas shall be included for the purposes of computing compliance with open space requirements and may be conveyed to unit owners as part of common elements, but in no case shall a buffer area be utilized for any active recreational or other active use.
C.
Area, yard and bulk requirements.
(1)
The following area, yard and bulk requirements shall apply to permitted uses in the AH-1 Zone:
(a)
Minimum lot area: two acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(c)
Minimum front yard: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum side yards: 25 feet.
(e)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(f)
Minimum distance between buildings:
[1]
Front-to-front units: 60 feet.
[2]
Back-to-back units: 60 feet.
[3]
Front-to-back units: 60 feet.
[4]
Front-to-side units: 45 feet.
[5]
Side-to-side units: 30 feet.
[6]
Side-to-back units: 30 feet.
[7]
Minimum internal road setback: 25 feet.
[8]
Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories; 35 feet.
[9]
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
[10]
Maximum impervious coverage: 50%.
(2)
Buildings shall not exceed 160 feet in length.
(3)
Each residential development shall contain a minimum of 25% of its total land area in open space.
D.
Recreation space. Recreation and sitting areas shall be provided at a ratio of 200 square feet per dwelling unit.
E.
Parking requirements. There shall be at least two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit for all uses in the AH-1 Zone.
§ 101-46 Supplemental regulations.
Number of buildings and uses on a lot. Multiple buildings and uses shall be permitted on a lot in the AH-1 Zone, irrespective of any regulations to the contrary which are set forth elsewhere in this chapter.