Scotch Plains City Zoning Code
§ 23-9.1.2
Land Use Plan.
a.
Block 12001, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 and 24, shall be redeveloped with an inclusionary multifamily residential development which will consist of five buildings containing 181 garden apartment units; and seven buildings containing 47 townhouses, for a combined total of 228 units, inclusive of 34 affordable units (the "Project" or the "Redevelopment Project").
1.
Pursuant to § 7.a.iii. of the Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) Settlement Agreement:
"As a material condition of this Agreement, SP Reserve agrees to dedicate and donate to the municipality a portion of the Parker Property, to be utilized by the municipality for recreational and/or open space purposes. The portion of the property to be dedicated consists of Block 12001, Lot 24, comprising approximately .350 acres, and a portion of Block 12001, Lots 4, 5, 6, and 7, comprising approximately 2.55 ± acres, as shown on the two parcels "To Be Dedicated To Scotch Plains Twp." on the attached Exhibit D, the Concept Plan. Prior to the dedication and donation, SP Reserve shall environmentally remediate the land to standards appropriate to allow for the use as a park. The timing of the dedication shall be set forth in the Redevelopment Agreement to be entered between the parties." |
2.
Therefore, Block 12001, Lot 24, shall be dedicated to the Township and preserved as open space, and a portion of Block 12001, Lot 4, comprising approximately 2.55 ± acres, shall be dedicated to the Township and used as athletic fields, as detailed in Exhibit 1 of the redevelopment plan.[1] It is the recommendation of the redevelopment plan that the two aforementioned areas be rezoned to C-Conservation and P-Public, respectively, and added to the Township's ROSI (Registered Open Space Inventory).
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit 1 is on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
3.
In order to facilitate the dedication of the 2.55± acre parcel to the Township along with the creation of the necessary access easement, Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall first be consolidated. After the consolidation, the 2.55± acre parcel (the "recreation portion") to be dedicated to the Township shall be subdivided off the newly consolidated parcel along the subdivision line depicted in Exhibit 1 of the redevelopment plan.
4.
The redeveloper shall execute and file with the Union County Recorder of Deeds a dedication of the recreation portion and an access easement along the access driveway (the "access driveway") in favor of the Township, upon completion of the rough grading of the recreation portion and the parking area, and paving of the access driveway up to the property line of the recreation portion, to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer, but in no event less than the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy.
5.
The redeveloper shall provide a lot consolidation plan and minor subdivision plan as part of the preliminary site plan application to the Planning Board. The access easement shall be depicted on the site plan drawings. All of the bulk standards in the redevelopment plan are in reference to the new lot boundaries which will be created by the consolidation of Lots 4, 5, 6, and 7, and the subsequent subdivision to create the 2.55± acre parcel. Lot numbers can only be assigned by the Tax Assessor, and therefore the redevelopment plan will refer to the new consolidated lot, less the 2.55± acre parcel to be dedicated to the Township, as "Proposed Lot A," and the 2.55± acre parcel as "Proposed Lot B."
b.
Permitted uses in the Parker Gardens Redevelopment Area – Proposed Lot A (Portion of Lot 4 and Lots 5, 6 and 7).
1.
Permitted principal uses. Inclusionary multifamily residential development consisting of 228 units, inclusive of an on-site inclusionary affordable housing family rental component of 15% or a maximum of 34 units in accordance with the FSHC Settlement Agreement dated January 15, 2018 (the "project"). The project shall be comprised of 181 garden apartments located in five buildings, and 47 townhouses located in seven buildings.
2.
Permitted accessory uses.
(a)
Common outdoor public and private spaces, decks and terraces;
(b)
Active and passive recreation facilities;
(c)
Surface parking to support the inclusionary project;
(d)
Maintenance facilities and on-site supervisor quarters;
(e)
Gardens, hardscape patio areas, landscape features;
(f)
Green building techniques and green roofs;
(g)
Solar canopy array or roof-mounted systems;
(h)
Stormwater management/flood storage systems; and
(i)
Signage.
c.
Permitted uses in the Parker Gardens Redevelopment Area – Proposed Lot B (2.55± acre portion of Lot 4 to be dedicated to the Township of Scotch Plains).
e.
The following bulk standards are based upon the new lot boundaries which will be created by the consolidation of Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, and the removal of the 2.55± acre parcel to be dedicated to the Township, via subdivision, into Proposed Lot A.
1.
Bulk requirements for the Parker Gardens Redevelopment Area Proposed Lot A (Portion of Lot 4 and Lots 5, 6 and 7).
(a)
Density of development. The project shall have a maximum density of 228 units, inclusive of 34 affordable family rental units, with no three-bedroom or greater market-rate units.
Description | Requirement |
|---|---|
Building A | 5 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building B | 6 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building C | 8 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building D | 7 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building E | 7 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building F | 7 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building G | 7 two-bedroom townhouses |
Building H | 32 apartments |
Building I | 29 apartments |
Building J | 32 apartments |
Building K | 44 apartments |
Building L | 44 apartments |
(b)
Lot requirements.
Description | Requirement |
|---|---|
Minimum lot area | 10 acres |
Minimum lot width | 560 feet |
Minimum lot depth | 625 feet |
Minimum number of buildings | 12 |
Maximum building coverage | 35% |
Maximum impervious lot coverage | 70% |
Minimum central open space and passive recreation area | Approximately 30,000 square feet |
(c)
Building height.
Description | Requirement |
|---|---|
Maximum building height: clubhouse (feet)1 | 30 feet |
Maximum building height: clubhouse (Stories) | 2 stories |
Maximum building height: townhouse buildings (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) (feet) | 45 and 35 feet2 |
Maximum building height: townhouse buildings (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) (stories) | 3 and 2 1/2 stories2 |
Maximum building height: apartment buildings (H, I and J) (feet)1 | 41 feet |
Maximum building height: apartment buildings (H, I and J) (stories) | 3 stories |
Maximum building height: apartment buildings (K and L) (feet)3 | 53 feet |
Maximum building height: (K and I) (stories) | 4 stories |
NOTES: | |
|---|---|
1 | The height of the building shall be measured from the proposed grade at parking structure/garage to midpoint of roof. |
2 | The townhouse building shall be a maximum permitted height of three stories and 45 feet as measured from the rear (garage side) of the townhouses and as measured to the peak of the roof. The townhouse buildings shall have the appearance of 2 1/2 stories and a maximum building height of 35 feet as measured from Terrill Road or the interior of the project that is not a garage side or side elevation of the townhouse. The subsequent rows of townhouse buildings which do not front on Terrill Road may be a maximum of three stories and 45 feet as measured to the peak of the roof. |
3 | The height of the building shall be measured from proposed grade at parking structure/garage to the top of the roof. |
(d)
Townhouse requirements.
Description | Requirement (feet) |
|---|---|
Minimum townhouse unit width | 18 |
Minimum townhouse unit length | 38 |
(e)
Apartment building dimensions. [NOTE: It is understood that the concept plans attached to the redevelopment plan are conceptual in nature and that the dimensions of the buildings may change as the plans are further developed and refined. The final dimensions of the building are subject to Planning Board approval.]
Description | Dimension (feet) |
|---|---|
Building H | 213 × 78 |
Building I | 179 × 78 |
Building J | 213 × 78 |
Building K | 213 × 78 |
Building L | 213 × 78 |
(f)
Principal building setbacks and requirements.
Description | Setback Distance (feet) |
|---|---|
Minimum front yard setback | 50 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback | 115 feet |
Minimum eastern side yard setback | 15 feet |
Minimum western side yard setback | 50 feet |
Minimum distance between predominant garage faces of buildings | 45 feet |
Minimum distance between sides of buildings | 25 feet |
Minimum distance between predominant garage faces of buildings and sides of buildings | 30 feet |
(g)
Parking requirements.
Description | Requirement |
|---|---|
Minimum number of off-street car parking spaces | RSIS1 |
Minimum side yard setback of any driveway, aisle of parking area | 15 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback of any driveway, aisle of parking area | 60 feet |
Minimum number of garages, building H | 9 |
Minimum number of garages, building I | 9 |
Minimum number of garages, building J | 12 |
Minimum number of garages, building K | 12 |
Minimum number of garages, building L | 12 |
NOTES: | |
|---|---|
1 | Required visitor parking RSIS townhouse requirements may be addressed through shared parking located on the parking lot affiliated with the 2.55-acre dedicated property. |
(h)
Purely decorative roof appurtenances, such as decorative lanterns, chimneys, cupolas, parapets, among others, shall not increase the building height by greater than 10%.
(i)
Architectural features and appurtenances such as bays, fire features, porch entrances, balconies, covered entranceways, door surrounds, decks, porticos, patios or pediments may extend a maximum of four feet into a building setback.
(j)
Basements, lofts, and attics shall not count towards the calculation of the number of stories.