Princeton City Zoning Code
Division 5A Mixed Residential-Retail-Office
MRRO District
§ B17A-355 Use regulations - Generally.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
In zoning district MRRO, the land and any improvement thereon may be used for the purposes as set forth herein below in Sections B17A-355 through B17A-356.2.
§ B17A-356 Uses permitted as of right.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1; Ord. No. 2012-08]
The following uses are permitted as of right, subject to the bulk regulations, parking requirements and other regulations set forth or referred to below:
(a)
Hospital Uses.
(1)
Hospitals properly licensed by the state which provide health, medical and surgical care for sick or injured human beings, including accessory uses as set forth below.
(2)
Dental and medical clinics operated by the principal hospital and medical offices.
(3)
Hospital pharmacies.
(4)
Convalescent and extended care facilities sponsored by or affiliated with the principal licensed hospital which are located on or adjacent to the hospital.
(b)
Accessory Hospital Uses.
(c)
Residential Uses.
(1)
One-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Attached dwellings.
(4)
Multiple dwelling.
(5)
Continuing care retirement communities.
(6)
Aged restricted housing intended for, and solely occupied by, persons 55 years of age or older. No more than 50% of the total number of units in the zone may be age restricted.
(d)
Accessory Residential Uses.
(1)
Meeting rooms to serve the residential component of any new development.
(2)
Congregate dining areas.
(3)
Doctor or nurses stations that primarily serve the residential component.
(4)
Exercise area.
(5)
Indoor and/or outdoor pools.
(6)
Home occupations as defined in section B17A-228(c)(2).
(7)
Off-street parking and parking structures.
(8)
Accessory signs as permitted in division 6, subdivision I, part 2 of this article and as permitted below.
a)
Each development in the MRRO district may have either a facade sign or a free standing sign and one marquee or canopy sign. Signs are not to be internally illuminated.
i.
A facade sign shall be located on the wall surface of the principal frontage or facade of the area occupied by such development and extending not more than four inches from such wall. The total area of such sign shall not exceed 10 square feet.
ii.
A free-standing sign shall be located between the principal building and the street but no closer than five feet to the property line. The total area of the sign shall not exceed 10 square feet. The height of any free-standing sign shall not exceed four feet.
iii.
The marquee or canopy sign shall not exceed eight square feet.
b)
Parking rate sign. Operators of parking garages and open lots shall post a sign at each entrance setting forth all pertinent rate information. Such information shall be readily visible to potential patrons before they pull into the entryway but beyond the building frontage zone. Such rate sign may be no more than eight square feet and may be in addition to such other signage as is permitted herein.
c)
Incidental signs. Incidental signs such as "no parking," "entrance," "loading only," or other similar directives that meet the standards of this subsection are allowed in the MRRO district and are not counted in determining the total area of all signs on the lot. Freestanding incidental signs may be up to six square feet in area and 42 inches in height. Wall-mounted incidental signs may be up to six square feet in area and 12 feet in height.
(e)
Nonresidential uses.
(1)
Medical Services Uses.
(2)
Medical and Professional Office Uses.
(3)
Restaurant Uses.
(4)
Banks.
(5)
Neighborhood Service Retail Uses That Include: barbershop, beauty parlors, tailors, dressmakers, photographic studios, shoe repair, self service automatic laundry, dry cleaning establishments and similar personal service uses dealing directly with consumers.
(6)
Retail stores, convenience food stores and bakeries excluding automotive sales or services.
(7)
Child Care Facilities.
(8)
Leasing office for on premises leasing.
(9)
Art and craft studios.
§ B17A-356.1 Conditional uses.
[Ord. No. 98-9, § I; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
The following additional use may be authorized as a conditional use subject to the provisions of section B17A-208 and to the bulk regulations, parking requirements and other regulations set forth and referred to below:
Personal wireless telecommunications facilities and personal wireless telecommunications equipment facilities, as defined in section B17A-201 shall be permitted as a conditional use.
§ B17A-356.2 Mandatory set-aside for affordable housing.
[Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
(a)
Subdivision and site plan approvals for residential developments within the district may only be approved if at least 20% of the units are affordable units meeting the standards in section B17A-202.2.
(b)
Subdivision and site plan approvals for nonresidential developments within the district may only be approved if the nonresidential development complies with section B17A-202.4.
§ B17A-357 Bulk regulations - Generally.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
§ B17A-358 Hospital uses, residential uses and nonresidential uses.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1; Ord. No. 2012-08]
(a)
Maximum Permitted for the Zone.
(1)
Floor area ratio: 1.8.
(2)
Height: five stories the height of which shall not exceed 67.5 feet.
Notwithstanding the height limit of five stories for new or reconstructed buildings, there currently exists in the southwest section of this MRRO zone a building which exceed five stories and may remain. Elevator shafts shall not be considered in determining the heights of buildings.
(3)
Coverage (%): 60%.
(4)
Up to 280 residential units shall be permitted in the zone.
(5)
Nonresidential space shall be no more than 6% of the total square footage permitted in the district excluding any parking garage(s) and any areas shared by residential and nonresidential uses.
(6)
First floor nonresidential development shall not extend for more than 180 feet along Witherspoon Street in the MRRO zone.
(7)
First floor nonresidential development may not front on Franklin Avenue.
(8)
Except for restaurant use, nonresidential development must be limited to 3,000 square feet per user.
(b)
Minimum requirements.
(1)
All buildings shall be setback 25 feet from any right-of-way or property line.
a)
Buildings shall not be required to meet the twenty-five-foot setback when such building abuts a parking garage on the same lot or on a lot in common ownership. For the purposes of this section the Borough/Township boundary line shall not be considered a property line.
(2)
Building setback height ratio 1:1.35.
a)
All parts of every building shall lie below planes sloping inward and upward from the lot lines with the horizontal to vertical ratio shown except that the building referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be exempt from this requirement.
b)
Architectural elements may project into the permitted building setback height ratio by up to three feet.
(3)
A lot size of 5.6 acres is required.
(c)
Buffer Areas, Plazas and Other Open Areas.
(1)
Open space (areas not occupied by buildings or parking) for both public and private use shall be integrated into and throughout the site. A minimum of 20% of land area shall be devoted to open space.
(2)
At least 20% of the required open space shall be located along Witherspoon Street and have a depth of at least 50 feet for a distance of at least 100 feet.
(d)
Distance between buildings. Shall be a minimum distance equal to the average of the two heights of said buildings at the points where such buildings are nearest to one another but not less than 20 feet. This provision shall not apply to two or more buildings which are connected together to form a complex of buildings.
§ B17A-359 Additional bulk regulations.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
The additional bulk regulations contained in division 6 of this chapter, shall also apply in MRRO districts.
§ B17A-360 Off-street parking and loading requirements - Generally.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1.]
(a)
Accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be provided for all new construction and for conversions, and accessory off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, shall be provided for new permitted uses, in accordance with the regulations set forth and referred to in Sections B17A-360 through B17A-363. All such parking spaces and loading berths shall be subject to the provisions of division 6, subdivision III of this chapter. The majority of the on-site parking must be provided in a parking garage either on site or on an adjacent lot. No more than 10% of the total parking on site may be surface parking.
§ B17A-361 Required parking - Residential uses.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
Housing Unit Type/Size | Parking Requirement |
|---|---|
Single-family detached | 1.0 |
Two-family dwellings | 1.5 |
Attached dwelling | 1.0 |
Multiple dwellings | 1.5 |
§ B17A-362 Required parking - Nonresidential uses.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1]
At least one parking space for each: | |
|---|---|
Hospitals, hospital dental and medical clinics, hospital out-patient departments and accessory uses | 440 square feet of floor area |
Dental and medical offices | 250 square feet of floor area |
Restaurants | 5 seats |
Retail, office and service business uses | Ground floor: 300 square feet of floor area Other floors: 450 square feet of floor area |
Continuing care retirement community | Independent living units: 1.4 units Assisted living units: 0.35 per bed Nursing beds: 0.35 per bed Staff positions: 1.0 per staff member on maximum shift |
Visitors: 5% of required total |
§ B17A-363 Required loading for nonresidential uses.
[Ord. No. 82-30, § 5; Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1.]
Accessory loading berths, open or enclosed, shall be provided for nonresidential uses, as follows: