Parsippany Troy Hills
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIX
PRD Planned Residential Development
§ 430-207 Statement of objectives.
The preamble of this article is incorporated herein,[1] and the purpose in creating the PRD Planned Residential Development Zone is to encourage the development of a single entity for residential land use, considerate of physiographic factors, with particular consideration being given to the existing neighborhood development. The development shall be combined into one plan for the entire zone district.
[1]
Editor's Note: The preamble reads as follows:
"WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills has recently completed its periodic statutory review of the land use element of the Township's Master Plan; and"
"WHEREAS, the study of the land use element of the Master Plan focused to a large extent on significant vacant tracts of land which have not yet been developed, including a tract comprised of approximately 40 acres with frontage on Route 46 and running northerly along North Beverwyck Road to the rear of residential lots located on the southerly side of Ser-Del Drive; and"
"WHEREAS the aforementioned tract is presently bisected by a zone line between B-1 (Business) and R-3 (Residential); and"
"WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills has adopted a new land use element of the Master Plan in which it has been concluded that this area could best be developed as a single entity from a zoning and land use standpoint and that its most appropriate use is residential, particularly in light of the fact that there is no longer a need from a land use standpoint for the development of additional commercial uses along Route 48."
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, in the County of Morris state of New Jersey, as follows."
§ 430-208 Permitted uses.
Subject to development regulations as set forth hereinafter, the following uses shall be permitted:
A.
Single-family detached houses, subject to the terms and conditions of the R-3 Zone within this chapter.
B.
Townhouse development. A "townhouse development," for purposes of this article, shall mean a townhouse residential cluster developed as a single entity in which individual lots have a common or public open space as an appurtenance.
C.
Multifamily dwelling development. A "multifamily dwelling development," for purposes of this article, shall mean buildings used or designed for residential purposes containing attached single-family housing units where a family may occupy air space one above the other, but shall not include apartments. Multifamily dwelling development shall be restricted as provided in § 430-210C.
§ 430-209 Accessory uses.
Accessory uses usually incidental to the above uses shall be permitted, including, but not limited to those specified below:
§ 430-210 Development regulations.
A.
Single-family detached housing shall comply with the minimum development requirements for the R-3 Zone.
B.
Single-family attached housing shall comply with the following minimum standards:
(1)
The development density shall not exceed seven dwelling units per acre. The total number of dwelling units shall be computed by multiplying seven times the total acreage of the tract exclusive of lands developed for single-family detached housing and/or preexisting commercial purposes.
(2)
The use shall have or the applicant shall demonstrate that reasonable extensions of streets from such development will connect to a street classified as other than a local access street as shown on the adopted transportation plan of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, dated May 26, 1978. Access to and from the site shall be limited to Crown Point Road and Route 46.
(3)
Minimum tract size: 40 acres. For the purposes of this article, the word "tract" shall be synonymous with zone district itself.
(4)
Minimum setback distance of any residential structure shall be 50 feet from existing federal and state roads and any road classified as other than a local street as designated upon the transportation plan of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township.
(5)
Minimum setback from all other public streets: 30 feet.
(6)
Buffer requirement. There shall be established along any boundary of the tract which coincides with a single-family residential zone boundary, and along any boundary of the project which coincides with an existing single-family detached residential lot, a minimum buffer width of 65 feet. The buffer area shall contain no building or other impervious coverage. Further, site grading and other earthwork shall be prohibited within the buffer area, except to enhance the integrity of the buffer, such as earth berming.
(7)
Minimum width of any townhouse or multifamily dwelling: 20 feet.
(8)
Minimum floor area per unit: 800 square feet.
(9)
Maximum floor area per unit: 2,650 square feet.
(10)
Maximum average aggregate per unit of floor area of all dwelling units: 1,850 square feet.
(11)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(12)
Minimum number of units per structure: four.
(13)
Maximum number of units per townhouse structure: six.
(14)
Maximum number of units per multifamily structure: 16.
(15)
Minimum distance between structures: 30 feet.
(16)
Minimum setback from a side property line: 30 feet.
(17)
Minimum off-street parking requirements: two spaces, including required garage space, shall be required per unit. No off-street parking lots for townhouse dwelling units shall contain more than 50 spaces.
(18)
Floor plans for each typical development shall be required.
(19)
Building elevation plans shall be required.
C.
Recognizing the inherent physiographic and environmental factors with particular consideration being given to the existing surrounding land use. Multifamily dwelling development shall be restricted to that portion of the tract with an elevation below 190 feet elevation above mean sea level.
§ 430-211 Application procedures.
A.
An applicant shall initially submit a sketch plan for the entire tract. The sketch shall show all information items as required for any major subdivision as set forth in Chapter 225, Land Use, Subdivisions and Site Plans, and further shall indicate the general location of buildings, parking areas and roadways, as well as any other significant site development features planned by the applicant. The purposes of the sketch development plan are to:
(1)
Establish the land use plan for the site.
(2)
Establish staging or phasing of site development.
(3)
Determine at the earliest possible time general off-site improvements required as a result of the development.
(4)
Determine design criteria for buffer areas, parking lot location, open space areas, etc., and as applicable.
(5)
Establish an architectural theme addressing color, texture, building siting, etc.
(6)
Provide an evaluation of the traffic generation of the proposed overall plan and determination of the basic improvements required of the existing roadway system to adequately provide for additional traffic. The evaluation shall also set forth proposed agreements to accomplish improvements and staging of the same as a function of overall tract development.
B.
The applicant, after approval of the overall development plan, shall proceed with formal site plan and subdivision applications for all phases of development.