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South Bound Brook City Zoning Code

§ 34-21.3

Required Conditions.

[Ord. 3/12/74, § 1403; Ord. 1/13/87, § 1403]
The following conditions must be complied with for all garden apartment buildings hereinafter constructed in the R-4 Zone:
a. 
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of two stories.
b. 
Yards. Every garden apartment development shall be so designed so that no structure containing a dwelling unit shall be closer than forty (40') feet to any abutting street line or twenty-five (25') feet to any other property line.
c. 
Open Space. There shall be a minimum distance of thirty (30') feet between all structures containing dwelling units, provided, however, no open court yard formed by either one building or a group of buildings shall be less than sixty (60') feet.
d. 
Density. Every garden apartment development shall have at least 3,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit and shall have no more than 14 units per acre.
e. 
Rooms. No garden apartment unit as permitted shall contain more than two bedrooms. However, no more than 20% of any such apartment unit shall contain more than one bedroom. For the purpose of administering this section, a bedroom shall be construed as any room other than kitchen, living room or bath.
f. 
Superintendent. Each garden apartment project, whether contained in one structure or more than one structure, shall have a building superintendent residing in the project.
g. 
Basement Apartments. No dwelling unit shall be permitted in any basement.
h. 
Minimum Lot Size. No garden apartment project, whether consisting of one or more than one structure, shall be located on any lot having an area of less than one acre and a minimum lot width of less than one hundred twenty-five (125') feet.
i. 
Landscaping. All open spaces in any garden apartment project shall be adequately landscaped and maintained in good condition after approval by the Planning Board. All parking and service areas will be so screened that adjacent residential areas are shielded from the parking or service areas, and all ingress and egress driveways to and from the parking and service areas shall only be located within the R-4 Zone District.
j. 
Lighting. Yard lighting shall be provided during the hours of darkness to provide illumination for the premises and all interior sidewalks, walkways and parking areas thereon. All wiring shall be laid underground and all lighting fixtures shall be so arranged that the direct source of light is not visible from any adjacent residential areas.
k. 
Minimum Floor Areas. Every garden apartment dwelling unit containing only one bedroom shall have a minimum floor area of 700 square feet per unit. Two bedroom units shall have a minimum floor area of 900 square feet per unit.
l. 
Parking Area. One and one-half (1 1/2) parking spaces per dwelling unit will be provided.