The multiple-family residential district is designed to permit a more intense residential use of land with various types of multiple dwellings and related uses. A variety of types and sizes of residential accommodations for ownership or rental are thereby provided to meet the needs of the different age and family groups in the Township.

(Amd. of 1-16-2018)

(Ord. of 8-20-2024)

Minimum gross site area in square feet, per dwelling unit for each Multiple-Family District:

NOTE: Efficiency units shall be regulated the same as one (1) bedroom units.

NOTE: Units with more than three (3) bedrooms shall provide an additional one thousand (1,000) square feet of site area for each additional bedroom.

NOTE: Plans presented which include a den, library or extra room shall have such extra room counted as a bedroom for purposes of this Ordinance.

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Landscaped setbacks must be provided adjacent to, and surrounding each building on the following basis:

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Setbacks utilized for one building shall not be utilized to fulfill the setback requirement for any other building. Such landscape setback shall be exclusive to the building it surrounds.

2.

Buildings which include attached garages may utilize the required landscape setback to permit a parking apron and paved access to garages. However, pavement shall not surround more than forty (40) percent of the overall perimeter of the building.

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Each square foot of pavement which encroaches into a required setback must be replaced on another side of the same building. Site plans must clearly dimension landscaped greenbelts and provide calculations in instances of setback transfer.

4.

In no case shall any building encroach any closer than fifteen (15) feet to a road, drive, access lane or parking area.

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Yard areas used to facilitate utilities must maintain a thirty (30) foot greenbelt.

Well-defined and improved recreation areas and facilities, such as parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and community buildings, shall be provided. At a minimum, these parks shall include amenities such as picnic tables, benches and paved walking paths.

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The minimum number of square feet of recreation area and/or facilities shall be provided in addition to all required setbacks and greenbelts and shall be provided on a per unit basis according to the following schedule:

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Detention ponds and other subaqueous areas such as lakes, rivers, etc. may not be included in the calculations towards required recreation areas.

2.

Natural open space, excluding the types of areas mentioned above, may be included and credited for up to one-half (½) of the recreation area requirement upon Planning Commission approval.

Provisions for separate adult and youth recreation and open space areas are encouraged. Recreation facilities generally shall be provided in a central location and should be convenient to all units within the development. In larger developments, however, recreation facilities may be decentralized or part of an approved open space area plan. In either scenario, open space shall be connected throughout the development.