Princeton City Zoning Code
Division 10
Affordable Housing Zones
§ B17A-409 Purpose.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
The Affordable Housing Overlay Zones are to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing pursuant to the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with the Municipality's constitutional obligation to provide such housing to for low-and moderate-income households. More specifically, the AHO-1 and AHO-2 zones are established to incentivize redevelopment consisting of multi-family residential uses, with an affordable housing set-aside, along with ground-level retail, service, commercial and office uses to reinforce the existing development pattern of the corridor defined, primarily, by Nassau Street. The AHO-3 Zone is established to incentivize redevelopment consisting of multi-family residential uses with an affordable housing set-aside.
§ B17A-410 Mandatory Affordable Housing Set-Aside.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
Editor's Note: See also Article XII of the Township Code for Affordable Housing provisions as adopted by Ord. No. 2020-15.
Within the Affordable Housing Overlay Zones, a minimum of 20% of all dwellings, rounded up to the next whole dwelling unit, shall be deed restricted for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households and shall comply with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and sold or rented in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable to very-low-income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution: Bedroom distribution shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative marketing, thirty-year minimum affordability controls and construction phasing with the market rate units developed on the tract shall also be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(e)
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible to affirmatively market, administer and certify the occupant of each affordable unit, with all administrative costs to be paid by the Developer.
§ B17A-411 Affordable Housing Overlay-1 (AHO-1) Regulations.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
§ B17A-412 Affordable Housing Overlay-1 (AHO-1) Historic Building Retention Required.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
The AHO-1 district contains properties with buildings that are eligible for designation as a historic building or as a contributing structure within a planned historic district. Furthermore, these buildings represent significant contributions to the existing desirable character of the Nassau Street corridor. The AHO-1 regulations are not intended to incentivize the removal of such buildings. Therefore, utilization of the AHO-1 regulations on the following properties requires the retention of the street-fronting buildings, in existence at the time of the adoption of this section, on the following properties that are located within the AHO-1 zone. Only those proposals that comply with this requirement shall be permitted to develop pursuant to the AHO-1 regulations:
Editor's Note: This section adopted 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17.
AHO-1 Required Building Retention | ||
|---|---|---|
Address | Block | Lot |
195 Nassau Street; 9-11 Charlton Street | 47.01 | 23, 26 |
199-201 Nassau Street | 47.01 | 24, 25 |
6-8 Charlton Street | 47.02 | 18 |
203-205 Nassau St | 47.02 | 19 |
209 Nassau St | 47.02 | 20 |
211-213 Nassau St | 47.02 | 21, 22 |
215 Nassau Street | 47.02 | 23 |
217 Nassau Street | 47.02 | 24 |
219 Nassau Street | 47.02 | 25 |
221-223 Nassau Street | 47.02 | 26 |
229-231 Nassau Street | 47.02 | 29 |
2-4 Charlton St | 47.02 | 38 |
21 Wiggins St | 27.02 | 42, 43, 44 |
54 N Tulane St | 27.02 | 45 |
50 N Tulane St | 27.02 | 46 |
40-42 N Tulane St | 27.02 | 47 |
47 N Tulane St | 27.03 | 52 |
51 N Tulane St | 27.03 | 53 |
57 N Tulane St | 27.03 | 55 |
61 N Tulane St | 27.03 | 56 |
25 Wiggins St | 27.03 | 57 |
230 Nassau St | 30.01 | 1 |
236 Nassau St | 30.01 | 36 |
234 Nassau St | 30.01 | 37 |
6, 8 Chestnut St | 30.01 | 85, 94 |
238-240 Nassau Street | 30.02 | 38, 83 |
254-258 Nassau Street | 30.02 | 78 |
252 Nassau Street | 30.02 | 79, 80 |
242, 244, 246 Nassau Street | 30.02 | 81, 82, 92 |
14 Pine St | 30.02 | 86 |
250 Nassau Street | 30.02 | 87 |
260-262 Nassau Street | 33.01 | 1 |
264 Nassau Street | 33.01 | 24, 96 |
239 Nassau Street | 48.01 | 4 |
245-247 Nassau Street | 48.01 | 5 |
257 1/2 Nassau St. Alley | 48.01 | 16 |
§ B17A-413 Affordable Housing Overlay-1 (AHO-1) permitted principal uses.
§ B17A-414 Affordable Housing Overlay-1 (AHO-1) permitted accessory uses.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
Within the AHO-1 zoning district the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.
§ B17A-415 Affordable Housing Overlay-1 (AHO-1) Site Development Regulations.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17; amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-39]
(b)
Maximum front yard setback: 10 feet.
(c)
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
(d)
Building height: Minimum height is 2.5 stories, not to exceed 50 feet.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-39]
(e)
Maximum number of buildings: Multiple buildings per lot are permitted.
(f)
Off-street parking.
(1)
Residential uses:
a.
Up to five dwelling units, inclusive of existing and new: no off-street parking is required.
b.
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each new dwelling unit in excess of five dwelling units.
c.
On-street parking credit. Off-street parking requirements shall be reduced by the number of new on-street parking spaces created.
(2)
Non-residential uses: no off-street parking required.
(g)
Minimum landscape buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(h)
Illumination. Illumination of sites and buildings shall be regulated pursuant to Section B17A-365.1 Lighting.
§ B17A-416 Affordable Housing Overlay-2 (AHO-2) Regulations.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
§ B17A-417 Affordable Housing Overlay-2 (AHO-2) Historic building retention required.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
The AHO-2 district contains properties with buildings that are eligible for designation as a historic building or as a contributing structure within a planned historic district. Furthermore, these buildings represent significant contributions to the existing desirable character of the Nassau Street corridor. The AHO-2 regulations are not intended to incentivize the removal of such buildings. Therefore, utilization of the AHO-2 regulations on the following properties requires the retention of the street-fronting buildings, in existence at the time of the adoption of this section, at on the following properties that are located within the AHO-2 zone. Only those proposals that comply with this requirement shall be permitted to develop pursuant to the AHO-1 regulations:
Editor's Note: This section adopted 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17.
AHO-2 Required Building Retention | ||
|---|---|---|
Address | Block | Lot |
342 Nassau St | 34.01 | 14 |
338 Nassau St | 34.01 | 32 |
341 Nassau St | 52.01 | 67 |
360 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 1 |
366 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 173 |
366 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 213 |
344 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 214 |
350-352 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 215 |
364 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 221 |
354 Nassau Street | 32.01 | 222 |
351-353 Nassau Street | 53.01 | 78 |
343-345 Nassau Street | 53.01 | 80 |
347-349 Nassau Street | 53.01 | 81 |
357-359 Nassau Street | 53.01 | 82 |
361 Nassau Street | 53.01 | 83 |
1-5 Peck Place | 53.01 | 85 |
§ B17A-418 Affordable Housing Overlay-2 (AHO-2) permitted principal uses.
§ B17A-419 Affordable Housing Overlay-2 (AHO-2) permitted accessory uses.
Within the AHO-2 zoning district the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.
§ B17A-420 Affordable Housing Overlay-2 (AHO-2) site development regulations.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
(b)
Maximum front yard setback: 10 feet.
(c)
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(d)
Building height: Minimum height is 2.5 stories, not to exceed 45 feet.
(e)
Maximum number of buildings: Multiple buildings per lot are permitted.
(f)
Off-street parking.
(1)
Residential uses:
a.
Up to five dwelling units, inclusive of existing and new: no off-street parking is required.
b.
1.1 off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each new dwelling unit in excess of five dwelling units.
c.
On-street parking credit. Off-street parking requirements shall be reduced by the number of new on-street parking spaces created.
(2)
Non-residential uses: shall comply with the requirements of the underlying zone.
(g)
Minimum landscape buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(h)
Illumination. Illumination of sites and buildings shall be regulated pursuant to Section B17A-365.1 Lighting.
§ B17A-421 Affordable Housing Overlay-3 (AHO-3) Regulations.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
§ B17A-422 Affordable Housing Overlay-3 (AHO-3) permitted principal uses.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
Within the AHO-3 zoning district the following principal uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Multi-family dwellings.
§ B17A-423 Affordable Housing Overlay-3 (AHO-3) permitted accessory uses.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
Within the AHO-3 zoning district the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.
§ B17A-424 Affordable Housing Overlay-3 (AHO-3) site development regulations.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-17]
(b)
Maximum front yard setback: 15 feet.
(c)
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
(d)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(e)
Maximum number of buildings: Multiple buildings per lot are permitted.
(f)
Off-street parking: 1.3 space per dwelling unit.
(g)
On-street parking credit. Off-street parking requirements shall be reduced by the number of new on-street parking spaces created.
(h)
Minimum landscape buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(i)
Illumination. Illumination of sites and buildings shall be regulated pursuant to Section B17A-365.1 Lighting.
§ B17A-451 Purpose (AHO-6).
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
The Affordable Housing Overlay-6 Zone is created to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing pursuant to the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with the Municipality's constitutional obligation to provide such housing to for low- and moderate-income households. Specifically, the AHO-6 zone is established to provide an alternative framework for redevelopment of the underlying R-4A (lot 2) and AH-6 (Lots 26 & 27) districts with market-rate mixed-income and affordable dwellings. This framework would permit no more than 160 total mixed-income dwellings, with no fewer than 80 affordable dwelling units.
§ B17A-452 Mandatory Affordable Housing (AHO-6).
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
Within the Affordable Housing Overlay-6 Zone, no less than 80 dwelling units shall be deed-restricted for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households and shall comply with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and rented in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable to very-low-income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution. Bedroom distribution shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative marketing, affordability controls shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(e)
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible to affirmatively market, administer and certify the occupant of each affordable unit, with all administrative costs to be paid by the developer/owner.
§ B17A-453 Affordable Housing Overlay-6 (AHO-6) Regulations.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
§ B17A-454 Affordable Housing Overlay-6 (AHO-6) permitted principal uses.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
Within the AHO-6 zoning district, the following principal uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Multi-family residences, non-age-restricted, for rent.
(b)
Commercial uses, limited to the following:
(1)
Offices.
(2)
Retail stores, excluding automotive sales or service establishments.
(3)
Bakeries.
(4)
Eating and drinking places.
(5)
Barbershops, beauty parlors, tailors, dressmakers and millinery shops, photographic studios, shoe repair, shoeshine and hat cleaning shops, and similar personal service stores dealing directly with retail consumers.
(6)
Studios for dancing and music instruction.
(7)
Private vocational and trade schools.
(8)
Laundromats, outlets and pick-up stations for laundries and cleaning establishments.
(9)
Medical and dental offices.
§ B17A-455 Affordable Housing Overlay-6 (AHO-6) permitted accessory uses.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
Within the AHO-6 zoning district, the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.
§ B17A-456 Affordable Housing Overlay-6 (AHO-6) Site Development Regulations.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
(a)
Maximum number of total dwelling units: 160.
(b)
Minimum number of affordable dwelling units: 80.
(d)
Maximum front yard setback: 15 feet.
(e)
Maximum impervious coverage: 80%.
(f)
Maximum building height: five stories and 55 feet.
(h)
Minimum landscape buffers to residential zones: 10 feet.
(i)
Commercial use(s) shall comply with the following:
(1)
Shall be located on the ground floor.
(2)
Shall have a storefront(s) facing Witherspoon Street; however, if more than one commercial use is proposed, this requirement shall be deemed to be satisfied as long as at least one of the uses has a storefront on Witherspoon Street.
(3)
Shall be limited to no more than 10,000 total square feet of gross floor area.
(4)
All retail space shall be contiguous within a single building.
(j)
Comprehensive development required. The AHO-6 zone shall be developed in accordance with a single plan that is coordinated among all properties to create a unified residential development. Lots may be merged, but subdivision for the purposes of segregating the zone into smaller development tracts is not permitted.
§ B17A-457 Affordable Housing Overlay-7 (AHO-7)
Editor's Note: Also codified at T10B-272.153.
§ B17A-457.1 Purpose.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
The purpose of the AHO-7 zoning district is to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing pursuant to the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with the Municipality's constitutional obligation to provide such housing to for low-and moderate-income households. Specifically, the AHO-7 zone is established to incentivize redevelopment consisting of upper-story multi-family residential uses, with an affordable housing set- aside, along with ground-level retail, service, commercial and office uses.
§ B17A-457.2 Mandatory Affordable Housing Set-Aside.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
Within the AHO-7 zoning district, A minimum of 20% of all dwellings, rounded up to the next whole dwelling unit, shall be deed restricted for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households and shall comply with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and sold or rented in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable to very-low-income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution: Bedroom distribution shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative marketing, 30-year minimum affordability controls and construction phasing with the market rate units developed on the tract shall also be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(e)
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible to affirmatively market, administer and certify the occupant of each affordable unit, with all administrative costs to be paid by the Developer.
§ B17A-457.3 Affordable Housing Overlay-7 (AHO-7) Historic Building Retention Required.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
The AHO-7 zoning district is located almost entirely within the Witherspoon Jackson Historic District and contains properties with buildings that are eligible for designation as a historic building or as a contributing structure within a planned historic district. Furthermore, these buildings represent significant contributions to the existing desirable character of the Witherspoon Street corridor. The AHO-7 regulations are not intended to incentivize the removal of such buildings. Therefore, utilization of the AHO-7 regulations requires the retention of any street- fronting principal buildings, to the extent practicable, in existence at the time of the adoption of the ordinance establishing these regulations, on the following properties that are located within the AHO-7 zoning district. Only those proposals that comply with this requirement shall be permitted to develop pursuant to the AHO-7 regulations. Nothing in these regulations is intended to supersede the requirements for Historic Preservation Commission approval within the historic district.
AHO-7 Required Principal Building Retention | ||
|---|---|---|
Address | Block | Lot |
3-5 Lytle Street | 15.02 | 84 |
7 Leigh Avenue | 6905 | 21 |
114-118 Witherspoon Street | 17.02 | 54 |
120 Witherspoon Street | 17.02 | 53 |
124 Witherspoon Street | 17.02 | 52 |
136-142 Witherspoon Street/7 Quarry Street | 17.03 | 87.01-87.05 |
144a Witherspoon Street | 17.03 | 86 |
164 Witherspoon Street | 17.03 | 117 |
158 Witherspoon Street | 17.03 | 80.01,118 |
165 Witherspoon Street | 24.01 | 7 |
169 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 18 |
173 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 17 |
177 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 16 |
181 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 15 |
184 Witherspoon Street | 15.01 | 28 |
188 Witherspoon Street | 15.01 | 27 |
191 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 21 |
193 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 13 |
197 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 12 |
201 Witherspoon Street | 21.01 | 11 |
204-206 Witherspoon Street | 15.01 | 24 |
212 Witherspoon Street | 15.02 | 85 |
214 Witherspoon Street | 15.02 | 61 |
216 Witherspoon Street | 15.02 | 60 |
230 Witherspoon Street | 15.03 | 90 |
232 Witherspoon Street | 15.03 | 87 |
238 Witherspoon Street | 15.03 | 58 |
244 Witherspoon Street | 15.03 | 57 |
246 Witherspoon Street | 15.03 | 56 |
§ B17A-457.4 Affordable Housing Overlay-7 (AHO-7) Permitted principal uses.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
Within the AHO-7 zoning district the following principal uses shall be permitted:
§ B17A-457.5 Affordable Housing Overlay-7 (AHO-7) Permitted accessory uses.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
Within the AHO-7 zoning district the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.
§ B17A-457.6 Affordable Housing Overlay-7 (AHO-7) Bulk Requirements.
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
(b)
Maximum front yard setback: 10 feet.
(c)
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
(d)
Building height: Maximum height is 3.5 stories and not to exceed 45 feet.
(e)
Maximum number of buildings: Multiple buildings per lot are permitted.
(f)
Off-street parking.
(1)
Residential uses:
a.
Up to five dwelling units, inclusive of existing and new: no off-street parking is required.
b.
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each new dwelling unit in excess of five dwelling units.
c.
On-street parking credit. Off-street parking requirements shall be reduced by the number of new on-street parking spaces created.
(2)
Non-residential uses: no off-street parking required.
(g)
Minimum landscape buffers to residential zones: 15 feet.
(h)
Lighting. Illumination of sites and buildings shall be regulated pursuant to Borough Code section B17A-365.1 Lighting.
§ B17A-481 Purpose; (AH-6) Zone.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-24]
The Affordable Housing-6 Zone is created to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing pursuant to the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and thereby comply with the Municipality's constitutional obligation to provide such housing to for low- and moderate-income households. Specifically, the AH-6 zone is established to provide for redevelopment consisting of municipally sponsored, 100% affordable, multi-family (non-age-restricted) residential dwellings for rent.
§ B17A-482 Mandatory Affordable Housing; (AH-6) Zone.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-24]
Within the Affordable Housing-6 zone, 100% of all dwellings shall be deed restricted for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households and shall comply with the following:
(a)
Affordable dwelling units shall be constructed and rented in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
(b)
Affordable dwelling unit household income breakdown shall comply with the following:
(1)
At least 13% of the affordable units shall be affordable to very-low- income (VLI) households at 30% of the median income;
(2)
At least 50% of the affordable units shall be made affordable to low-income units (the 50% requirement is inclusive of the 13% VLI requirement); and
(3)
The balance of units permitted at moderate income up shall not exceed maximum of 50% of all affordable units.
(c)
Affordable dwelling bedroom distribution: Bedroom distribution shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(d)
The range of affordability, pricing and rent of units, affirmative marketing, affordability controls shall be in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq. the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and all other applicable law.
(e)
The owner/operator, shall be responsible to affirmatively market, administer and certify the occupant of each affordable dwelling unit.
§ B17A-483 Affordable Housing-6 (AH-6) Regulations.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-24]
§ B17A-484 Affordable Housing-6 (AH-6) permitted principal uses.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-24]
Within the AH-6 zoning district, the following principal use shall be permitted:
(a)
Multi-family residences, non-age-restricted, for rent.
§ B17A-485 Affordable Housing-6 (AH-6) permitted accessory uses.
[Added 7-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-24]
Within the AH-6 zoning district, the following accessory uses shall be permitted:
(a)
Residential management office.
(b)
Common rooms/areas, including for meetings, recreation, laundry and storage.
(c)
Communications infrastructure.
(d)
Maintenance and storage.
(e)
Off-street parking and loading.
(f)
Street/site furnishings.
(g)
Home occupations.
(h)
Fences and walls.
(i)
Landscape amenities and open space.
(j)
Pedestrian circulation elements.
(k)
Signs.
(l)
Storm water management facilities and other utilities.
(m)
Other customary uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.