Plainsboro Township
City Zoning Code

In any area specified on the Zoning Map as having a classification of PCD Planned Unit Development, residential uses permitted in the R-200 Rural Zone under Article V of this chapter, irrespective of whether or not the same shall be a part of a PCD planned unit development.

Agricultural uses.

Places of worship, facilities for social and civic clubs and organizations, public buildings, schools and other community facilities.

Accessory uses, including but not limited to facilities for administration, maintenance and fire prevention and safety.

Child-care centers located next to or within residential areas shall be subject to the minimum standards found in § 101-25F.

Child-care centers located within nonresidential areas shall be subject to the minimum standards found in § 101-65F.

Child-care centers as an accessory use are permitted, subject to the standards contained in § 101-13.4.

Family day-care homes, subject to the terms set forth in the family day-care home definition in § 101-1.

Home occupations and professional offices, subject to the standards found in § 101-13.5.

Necessary public utilities and services pursuant to § 101-13.6.

Permitted uses.

Residential density. There shall not be more than 11 dwelling units per acre of residential land. In computing the total number of acres of residential land, any land devoted to private and public roads shall be excluded; all other land devoted to residential use shall be included. In addition, any common open space and land dedicated for public buildings shall be deemed residential land.

Common open space. Not less than 25% of the land area within such a PCD planned unit development shall be devoted to common open space. Any golf course, land dedicated for public use and maintenance for recreational or conservational purposes and land subject to easements prohibiting construction thereon shall be deemed land devoted to common open space for the purpose of satisfying this requirement and shall be deemed residential land for the purpose of § 101-124B. The location of common open space shall be consistent with the declared function of the common open space, and the requirements set forth in Chapter 85, Subdivision and Site Plan Review, with respect to the maintenance of common open space and provision of an organization to own and maintain the open space, shall be applicable to such a PCD planned unit development.

Coverage. Not more than 25% of the residential land, as defined in § 101-124B, shall be covered by residential buildings.

With respect to additions to detached single-family dwellings which have received a certificate of occupancy, the following building setbacks shall apply:

Accessory buildings and structures shall maintain the same yard requirements as the R-85 Residence Zone regulations, except for swimming pools, where such pool and water surface shall be located so that all yard requirements for the lot are met by the principal use, but in no case shall be less than 10 feet.

Conditional use. A planned unit development shall be permitted, provided that public water and sewer service shall be available, and further subject to conditions specified in this section.

Uses permitted in a PCD.

Area requirements. The minimum land area for a PCD planned unit development shall be 50 contiguous acres. For the purposes of this requirement, streets shall not be deemed to divide acreage.

Residential density.

Bulk requirements.

Minimum frontage: 300 contiguous feet as measured along a public street which provides access to the PCD.

Maximum improvement coverage: 40% of the residential area of the PCD.

Public services. Public service facilities (e.g., schools, firehouses, etc.) may be located within the designated common open space of an approved PCD.

Common open space. Not less than 25% of the development area shall be designed as and devoted to common open space for use primarily by residents of the planned development. Such designated open space shall be in major continuous parcels having adequate access to public and private roads and consisting of land in a natural state or land developed for recreational purposes so that the distribution is as follows:

Family day-care homes, subject to the terms set forth in the family day-care home definition in § 101-1.

Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in a PCD Zone extension for low- and moderate-income housing:

Residential density. There shall not be more than 14 dwelling units per gross acre of residential land.

Common open space. Within the areas that the PCD Zone is extended, efforts will be made to preserve environmental features, including treed areas, watercourses, wetlands and similar features. Recreational amenities and open areas shall be provided within the extension adequate to serve the residential units being constructed.

Building coverage. Not more than 25% of the gross land area of the PCD extension shall be covered by residential buildings.

Building height. The maximum building height shall not exceed two stories for senior citizen housing and three stories or 35 feet for all other housing.

Lot size. The minimum lot size to qualify for PCD regulations is 25 acres.

Lot width. The minimum lot width for the PCD shall be at least 500 feet on a primary collector street.

Maximum improvement coverage. The maximum coverage by impervious improvements, including roadways, parking lots and buildings, shall be 50% of the gross lot area.

Building and parking setbacks. The minimum building setback from a major arterial street shall be 100 feet, and the minimum parking setback shall be 50 feet. The minimum parking setback from all other property lines shall be 20 feet, and the minimum building setback from all other property lines shall be 50 feet.

Parking. The following minimum parking standards shall apply: