Ringwood City Zoning Code
§ 40-4.9 Special Residence District
Comprehensive SRD Zone Requirements. 1
[1985 Code § 22-6.8; Ord. No. 1995-04 § 6; Ord. No. 2013-#01 § 2; Ord. No. 2013-#06]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of the Special Residence District is to help meet the Borough's low and moderate income housing obligation by providing a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing. It also meets the Master Plan objectives for the construction of senior citizen housing. The zone also follows the environmental objectives of the Master Plan in that there are minimal areas with slopes over 15%, no trout production streams, no wetlands of exceptional resource value and the soils are rated good for waste absorption, all as noted in the Critical Areas Map of the adopted Master Plan.
The Special Residence District (SRD) also recognizes the unique contribution to the Borough and region of the various activities and functions that are currently undertaken on the property zoned SRD. Another of the purposes of the SRD regulations is to allow for the continuation and orderly development of these functions and facilities.
b.
Area, Bulk and Yard Requirements:
1.
Minimum tract area: 65 acres;
3.
Minimum open space area: 25 acres. Open space shall be a single contiguous parcel and may be used only for underground utilities, passive recreation, septic treatment fields and occasional structures such as gazebos and benches.
4.
Maximum building height: three stories or 40 feet, whichever is less;
5.
Buffers. Buffers shall provide shielding by the use of landscaping, fences or walls or combination thereof. Buffers may be pierced by utilities and driveways generally perpendicular to the buffer.
6.
Building setbacks: 75 feet from all property lines. May include buffer areas.
c.
Senior Citizen Dwelling Requirements:
1.
Minimum site area: 15 acres;
2.
Maximum density: 10 dwelling units per acre;
3.
Maximum number of units: 150 dwellings;
4.
Location requirements: Frontage on County arterial with direct access off an existing municipal road;
5.
Parking requirements: 0.5 space per dwelling unit;
6.
Low and moderate income requirement: 15% but not less than 15 units shall be affordable to low and moderate income households.
d.
Group Home Requirements:
1.
Minimum lot area: two acres;
2.
Maximum density: eight bedrooms per acre, exclusive of staff accommodations;
3.
Maximum number of bedrooms in zone: 16 exclusive of staff accommodations;
4.
Maximum number of structures in zone: four;
5.
Locational requirements: direct access off an existing municipal road;
6.
Parking requirements: 0.5 space per bedroom;
7.
Low and moderate income requirements: All bedrooms, other than staff accommodations, shall be affordable to lower income residents.
e.
Residential Treatment Facility Requirements:
1.
All "Area and Bulk Requirements" of subsection 40:4-9b, shall be applicable.
2.
Maximum density: two beds per acre.
3.
Parking Requirements: one space for two beds plus one space for each staff member on the maximum work shift.
4.
Building Height: The height of building that is part of a Residential Treatment Facility may, notwithstanding the Limiting Schedule, have a maximum height of up to 55 feet on the following conditions:
(a)
Such maximum height shall be allowed only for an addition attached to an existing structure that will be used as part of the Residential Treatment Facility if such existing structure has a height on the date of this ordinance (Ordinance No. 2013-#06, codified herein was adopted May 30, 2013.) in excess of 50 feet.
(b)
All portions of the Residential Treatment Facility shall be non-combustible construction when required in the applicable construction code.
(c)
All portions of the Residential Treatment Facility shall be protected by an automatic fire suppression system meeting the requirements of the applicable construction code;
(d)
Any site plan approved by the Planning Board shall make provisions, satisfactory to the Planning Board, for landscaping and screening which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, will ameliorate, to the greatest extent practicable, any detrimental visual impact that the additional building height may have when viewed from any property line (including any road) of the property on which the Residential Treatment Facility is located.
f.
Other Requirements:
1.
All senior housing, group homes and residential treatment facilities shall be served by water and waste water disposal facilities approved by the applicable agency.
2.
Approval of any application for development shall be accompanied by a site plan meeting the requirements of subsection 38-5.1.
3.
Lower income housing shall meet the requirements of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) in terms of eligibility and affordability as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:92-1.1 et seq. and 5:93-1.1 et seq.
4.
Senior citizen housing may consist of single- and two-family dwellings and multi-family structures acceptable to COAH for lower income housing.
5.
Group homes may consist of detached dwellings or multi-family structures.