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Park Ridge City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone

§ 101-54 Applicability.

The Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone encompasses the following parcels determined to be an area in need of redevelopment on September 8, 2015: Block 1516, Lot 2; Block 1801, Lots 1 and 2; and Block 1801.01, Lot 1.01 (formerly Block 1801, Lots 3-5, and Block 1802, Lots 1-7). The zoning and design requirements set forth in this article shall serve as an overlay to the existing NB Neighborhood Business zoning underling these parcels.

§ 101-55 Permitted uses.

All uses, accessory uses and conditional uses permitted in the Neighborhood Business District (NB) of the Borough of Park Ridge shall be permitted in the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone. The following additional uses shall also be permitted:
A. 
Public recreation and assembly facilities.
B. 
Uses ancillary to multifamily development including lobbies, entrances, gymnasiums, laundry facilities and other similar ancillary uses if located on the first floor of a building.

§ 101-56 Conditional uses.

Parking structures shall be permitted in the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone subject to the following conditions:
A. 
The lot on which the structure is located shall have a minimum lot area of 0.75 acre.
B. 
The outside perimeter of a parking structure which fronts on a County Road shall be developed with principal permitted uses as set forth in § 101-58.15.
C. 
The outside perimeter of a parking structure which fronts on a local road shall be designed to meet the requirements of § 101-58.21A(1) and (2) and § 101-58.21B of the Park Ridge Code.
D. 
Parking structures shall comply with the bulk requirements of this article; however, no parking structure shall have a height in excess of 40 feet nor shall a parking structure have more than four parking levels.

§ 101-57 Bulk requirements.

The following bulk requirements shall apply within the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone:
Regulation
Standard for Sites Fronting on Kinderkamack Road (Blocks 1801 and 1801.01)
Standard for Lots Not Fronting on Kinderkamack Road (Block 1516)
Minimum lot area
25,000 square feet
25,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
100 feet
100 feet
Minimum lot depth
100 feet
100 feet
Maximum building stories
5
3
Maximum building height
58 feet
40 feet
Maximum building coverage
85%
90%
Maximum impervious coverage
95%
95%
Minimum front yard
5 feet
0 feet
Maximum front yard
20 feet
20 feet
Minimum rear yard
0 feet
0 feet
Minimum side yard
0 feet
0 feet
Maximum floor area ratio
3.5*
2.5*
Market rate unit minimum sizes
{i1}Studio
500 square feet
N/A
One-bedroom
700 square feet
N/A
Two-bedroom
1,000 square feet
N/A
Affordable housing unit minimum sizes
One-bedroom
650 square feet
N/A
Two-bedroom
850 square feet
N/A
Three-bedroom
950 square feet
N/A
NOTES:
*
The ratio of the total floor area to lot area.

§ 101-58 Supplemental requirements.

A. 
Except where otherwise indicated herein, all development within the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone shall comply with the following additional criteria:
(1) 
Architectural design.
(a) 
Any construction above four stories or 50 feet must be stepped back from the lower street front facade(s) a minimum of 10 feet, except when adjacent to a public railroad right-of-way.
(b) 
Any outdoor space created by the required setback area may be used as outdoor space for tenants.
(c) 
Where a building fronts on a public plaza of more than 30 feet in depth from a right-of-way, there shall be no setback requirement for buildings having a height of more than 40 feet.
(d) 
Where a building and/or block exceed 300 feet in length, the building for calculation purposes shall be limited to 300-foot sections.
(e) 
There shall be a strong delineation between floors to separate the street level of buildings and the upper floors, with either a change in material, a recess in the building facade or a cornice line to ensure the reinforcement of the pedestrian scale of the street.
(2) 
Parking requirements. Parking requirements shall be as set forth in § 101-58.24 of the Borough Code except for parking requirements for residential units, where the parking standard shall be 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit.
(3) 
Streetscape design and additional requirements.
(a) 
The provisions of § 101-58.22 shall apply to development within the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone with the exception of minimum sidewalk width which shall be 12 feet. Building articulations, stoops and building entry features may encroach into the twelve-foot required sidewalk width provided that the encroachment does not exceed 30% of the building facade.
B. 
Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone improvements shall also include directional signage for vehicular and pedestrian consistent with the Borough parking plan; public plazas with a minimum depth of 30 feet and minimum width of 70 feet and one bench and trash receptacle for every 50 feet of street frontage.
C. 
Streetscape designs shall include paver detail and tree grates in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan.
D. 
Affordable housing requirements. A minimum of 10% of all units constructed must be set aside as affordable housing units as defined by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. All housing units designated as affordable units must comply with all state criteria for affordable housing design and must be constructed to ensure that the Borough shall be eligible to receive affordable housing credit for all affordable housing units.
E. 
Public recreation/assembly space. In addition to the requirement for a public plaza, any development within the Redevelopment Area Overlay Zone shall provide a minimum of 22 square feet of public recreation/assembly space.