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Phillipsburg City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XA

R-MF Residential Multifamily Zone

§ 625-53.1 Permitted uses.

In the Residential Multifamily (R-MF) Zone, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
A. 
All uses permitted in the Residential (R-50) Zone and subject to R-50 standards.
B. 
Multifamily dwellings.

§ 625-53.2 Permitted accessory uses.

Permitted accessory uses shall include those uses and structures customarily associated with and incidental to multifamily dwellings, including but not limited to garages, parking areas, recreation facilities and community rooms for the exclusive use of residents and guests, storage and maintenance facilities, and management offices.

§ 625-53.3 Design requirements.

A. 
Density and bulk.
(1) 
Tract size. The minimum tract size shall be five acres.
(2) 
Density. The gross density shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per acre.
(3) 
Lot coverage. Maximum lot coverage by residential buildings shall not exceed 50%, excluding common facilities such as clubhouses, gazebos, maintenance sheds, and similar structures. A minimum of 15% of the total site shall be landscaped recreation and open space area.
(4) 
Building height. Garden apartments shall not exceed a height of three stories or 40 feet. Stand-alone apartment buildings shall not exceed a height of five stories or 60 feet.
(5) 
Setbacks.
(a) 
Minimum setback from property boundary: 25 feet or 35 feet from an active railroad.
(b) 
Minimum distance between buildings: 1/2 of the height of the taller face of the abutting principal buildings.
B. 
Signs shall comply with the general requirements of Article VIII and the following:
(1) 
A freestanding project identification sign not to exceed 30 square feet and a height of six feet measured from the ground line, located a minimum of 25 feet from the property line and limited to one per any street frontage or entrance. Such sign may be internally illuminated with nonglare lights or illuminated by shielded flood- or spotlights.
(2) 
Building identification signs, not to exceed four square feet each, and limited to one per building face for faces fronting on either a street or parking lot.
C. 
Internal circulation and off-street parking.
(1) 
All interior roads and off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with applicable residential site improvement standards (RSIS), N.J.A.C. 5:21.
(2) 
No parking shall be permitted in the required twenty-five-foot setback area when adjacent to a residential zone.
(3) 
A system of walkways shall be provided throughout the development, including its common areas, for safe pedestrian movement.
D. 
Recreation facilities appropriate to the size of the development shall be provided for the use of the residents.
E. 
Buffers.
(1) 
Buffering shall provide a year-round visual screen in order to ensure privacy and minimize adverse impacts from traffic, noise, glaring light, and abutting nonresidential uses.
(2) 
Buffering may consist of a combination of either fencing or evergreens, or combinations of materials, to achieve the stated buffering objectives.
F. 
Establishment of owners' association. The developer shall provide for an organization for the ownership and maintenance of any common facilities and recreation facilities, landscaped areas and internal roadways for the benefit of owners and residents of the development.