[Ord. 93-5 § 603, 1993]
No townhouse or apartment dwelling unit or accessory deck, patio or fence of a townhouse unit shall be constructed in the Borough unless the following minimum standards are met, in addition to other applicable requirements of this title, and unless the dwelling and/or accessory deck, patio or fence is part of an approved original or amended site plan application, which application included homeowners' association bylaws and/or resolutions governing the provisions for accessory decks, patios and fences and a typical drawing of the envisioned appearance of such accessory decks, patios and fences.
A. Each building and complex of buildings shall have an architectural theme with appropriate variations in design to provide attractiveness to the development compatible within the development and in relation to adjacent land uses. Such variations in design shall result from the use of landscaping and the orientation of buildings to the natural features of the site and to other buildings as well as from varying unit widths, using different exterior materials, changing roof lines and roof designs, varying building heights and changing window types, shutters, doors, porches and exterior colors. Architectural elevations shall be submitted to the board for review and approval.
B. All dwelling units shall be connected to approved functioning water and sanitary sewer systems prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
C. Parking.
1. All parking facilities shall be on the same site as the building and located within 150 feet of the nearest entrance of the building they are intended to serve.
2. Parking spaces shall be provided in areas designed specifically for parking and there shall be no parallel or diagonal parking along interior streets.
D. No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of the laundry of the occupants of each building.
E. Dwelling units shall have access to a master television antennae system and individual townhouse units may not erect individual external television antennae.
F. Each unit shall have the following minimum net habitable floor areas:
Type | Minimum Net Habitable Floor Area |
|---|
Apartments | |
Efficiency | 500 square feet |
1-bedroom | 600 square feet |
2-bedroom | 750 square feet |
3-bedroom | 950 square feet |
4-bedroom | 1,150 square feet |
Townhouses | |
1-bedroom | 600 square feet |
2-bedroom | 750 square feet |
3-bedroom | 950 square feet |
4-bedroom | 1,150 square feet |
G. For each apartment unit, in addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 250 cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area in the cellar, basement or ground floor of the building where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting a fire hazard and where such belongings and effects may be kept locked and separated from the belongings of other occupants.
H. No townhouse dwelling unit shall be less than 20 feet wide.
I. For fee simple townhouse lots, lot and yard dimensions encompassing individual townhouse dwelling units may be freely disposed and arranged on a tract of land, provided they are superimposed upon an approved site plan for the subject development. Additionally, the following provisions shall be met:
1. The boundaries of any lot shall not infringe upon any common open space land areas, nor shall the boundaries of any lot be closer than five feet from any driveway or parking lot area.
2. No lot line shall be located closer than 15 feet from any tract property line nor closer than 10 feet from any street.
3. No construction permit shall be issued for any townhouse dwelling unit, at any time, unless the proposed construction is in accordance with the approved site plan, and this condition shall be recited in the deed of the subdivided townhouse lot.