Southampton Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
12-3.12 TCI
Town Center Extension/Affordable Housing District.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2004-5; 11-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11; 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
a.
Purpose. The purpose of the Town Center Extension district is to enhance and strengthen the character of the rural town center and its surrounding green belt. The intent of this chapter is to provide guidelines for the extension of an existing town center by applying traditional design patterns, which have made rural farming centers desirable places to live. The extension district will be a combination of residential uses with diversified housing types, sizes, and costs and a mixed use/commercial central core. The goal is to direct development in a pattern that is compatible with the existing town center, encourage more efficient use of land and public services and provide an opportunity for affordable housing and care facilities to residents of the Township and region.
b.
Permitted uses.
1.
Residential uses. The maximum and minimum number of dwelling units permitted within the TCI zone shall be computed on the basis of eight dwelling units per gross acre. Gross residential density shall be eight dwellings per acre, which shall be computed using the entire or total tract acreage, inclusive of acreage used for nonresidential development. A variance from this density requirement will be considered, as long as the total number of low and moderate income dwelling units provided in the TCI zone is not less than 37 units.
(a)
Detached single-family dwellings, provided at a minimum of 20% of all housing types.
(b)
Townhouses, duplexes and triplexes, provided at a minimum of 20% of all housing types, but the total of such units shall not exceed 60% of all housing types.
(c)
Apartment dwellings provided that the total of such units should not exceed 40% of all housing types.
2.
Public and semi-public recreation facilities and open space.
c.
Conditional uses.
1.
Home occupation as per Subsection 12-4.14 and the following conditions:
(a)
A resident of the property conducts the occupation where the business is located.
(b)
There is no outward appearance of the business on the property, excluding the signage provisions of Subsection 12-5.15, and the occupation does not involve retail sales on the property.
(c)
There shall be no alteration of any buildings used for the home occupation in such a way that renders the structures unusable or incompatible with any uses normally permitted on the property.
(d)
Equipment used in the home occupation shall not interfere either visibly or audibly with the reception of radio or video equipment used by adjoining neighbors or cause substantial fluctuations in the line voltage outside of the home occupation.
(e)
The home office shall not exceed 1,000 square feet, or 25% of the total habitable square footage of the dwelling exclusive of any basement.
(f)
A day care provider that cares for five or less children, excluding the day care provider's own children, less than five years old is not subject to regulation within this section. If the provider is caring for children that do not meet the aforementioned requirements, all regulations within this chapter shall apply.
2.
Commercial/mixed uses limited to the list below, provided that the non- residential uses shall occupy not less than 5% and not more than 15% of the total area with the stipulation that all of the 37 low and moderate income dwellings are constructed prior to approval or proposed as part of the commercial/mixed use application. The commercial component of the Town Center Extension district shall be completed prior to the commencement of construction of the final 25% of the dwellings in the development. If build-out of this district is phased, then the minimum amount of commercial use shall be in proportion to the number of residential units constructed during that phase, for the purposes of calculating the percentage of commercial that must be completed.
3.
Assisted living care facility provided the following conditions are met:
(a)
The structure shall have frontage on a street that is a part of the proposed grid system extension.
(b)
The permitted conditional use shall be subject to all parking for this facility to be located to the side and rear of the building(s), although an entrance from the frontage street is allowed.
(c)
An assisted care facility constructed on the site shall have no more than 120 beds/rooms.
d.
Accessory uses.
1.
Garages, which shall be no larger than 1,260 square feet and may be either attached, detached, or a property may have one of each, provided the impervious coverage maximum is not exceeded. Garages shall not be converted to any other use.
2.
Tool sheds and outside storage sheds shall be limited to 48 square feet and be set back a minimum of three feet from any property line except at major roads. Setbacks from major roads shall be 1/3 of the lot depth or lot width. Accessory uses shall be architecturally compatible with the principle structure.
3.
Any uses to be applied to the site shall have setbacks designated and architectural features consistent with the Town Center Extension zone district and shall be subject to review and approval by the Town Center Subcommittee.
4.
Studio room defined as a guest room or home/office separated from the primary dwelling unit on a given lot, usually located as a second floor to a detached garage, provided same does not have kitchen facilities or shower or bathtub facilities.
e.
Development criteria - single-family dwellings.
1. | Lot area: | 6,000 square feet minimum |
2. | Lot depth: | 100 feet |
3. | Lot frontage: | 60 feet |
4. | Side yard: | 12 feet aggregate (5 feet each) |
5. | Front yard: | 15 feet minimum 25 feet maximum |
6. | Rear yard: | 35 feet |
7. | Build-to line: | 20 feet with a 5-foot variation |
8. | Building coverage: | 40% |
9. | Impervious coverage: | 60% |
10. | Parking: | On-site parking shall be provided by an enclosed garage and located in the rear yard with access from a lane or an enclosed garage accessed from the front street or from a side yard driveway. If the garage is accessed from a side street, the front facade of the garage shall be set back at least 10 feet from the side yard building line. The driveway shall not be closer than 3 feet to the side yard property line. A shared driveway may be implemented as an alternative with a maximum 12-foot width and a minimum 3-foot wide planting strip between the dwelling and driveway. |
f.
Development criteria: duplex and triplex dwellings.
1. | Lot area: | 3,500 square feet minimum |
2. | Lot frontage: | 35 feet |
3. | Lot depth: | 100 feet |
4. | Side yard: | 7.5 feet each |
5. | Front yard: | 15 feet minimum 25 feet maximum |
6. | Rear yard: | 35 feet |
7. | Build-to line: | 20 feet with a 5-foot variation |
8. | Building coverage: | 50% maximum |
9. | Impervious coverage: | 70% maximum |
10. | Parking: | On-site parking shall be provided by an enclosed garage and located in the rear yard with access from a lane or an enclosed garage accessed from the front street from a side yard driveway. If the garage is accessed from a side street, the front facade of the garage shall be set back at least 10 feet from the side yard building line. The driveway shall not be closer than 3 feet to the side yard property line. A shared driveway may be implemented as an alternative with a maximum 12-foot width and a minimum 3-foot wide planting strip between the dwelling and driveway. |
g.
Development criteria: townhouse dwellings.
1. | Lot area: | 2,300 square feet minimum |
2. | Lot frontage: | 23 feet |
3. | Lot depth: | 100 feet |
4. | Side yard: | Interior lots (0 feet) End lots - 5 feet |
5. | Front yard: | 5 feet minimum 9 feet maximum |
6. | Rear yard: | 45 feet |
7. | Build-to line: | 7 feet with a 2-foot variation |
8. | Building coverage: | 70% |
9. | Impervious coverage: | 80% |
10. | Parking: | A garage or parking pad in the rear yard shall provide on-site parking with access from the lane. Garages shall be setback 3 feet from the side lot line and 5 feet from the rear lot line. Overflow and guest parking shall be accommodated on the street. |
h.
General regulations: single-family, duplex, triplex, townhouse dwellings.
1. | Lot density: | 8 d.u./acre with a 20% set aside for affordable dwellings per Subsection 12-4.12. The maximum and minimum number of units permitted shall be 186 with 37 units devoted to low and moderate income dwellings. |
2. | Building height: | 2 1/2 story minimum 3 1/2 story maximum |
3. | All dwellings shall be constructed 2 feet above the ground level. | |
4. | All porches shall be at least 6 feet deep. | |
i.
Development criteria: apartment dwellings.
1. | Lot frontage: | Building shall be continuous along street frontage with architectural facades modulated every 18 to 36 feet. |
2. | Lot depth: | 140 feet |
3. | Side yard: | 0 feet Interior apartment 30 feet between end elevations for vehicular access |
4. | Front yard: | 10 feet minimum 15 feet maximum |
5. | Rear yard: | 32 feet minimum |
6. | Building coverage: | 70% maximum |
7. | Impervious coverage: | 80% maximum |
8. | Parking: | On-site parking shall be provided to the rear of the building by means of an open or closed structure. Open parking shall require landscape edging and 1 tree per 4 cars. Overflow and guest parking shall be accommodated on the street. |
9. | Building height: | 2 story minimum - with pitched roof 3 story maximum - with a variation of a mansard or flat roof parapet. |
10. | Lot density: | 10 d.u./acre with a 15% set aside for low and moderate income housing per Subsection 12-4.12. |
j.
Development criteria: Mixed Use/Commercial.
1. | Building depth: | 36 feet minimum 80 feet maximum |
2. | Building bay spacing: | 20 feet minimum 36 feet maximum |
3. | Building height: | 2 stories minimum 3 1/2 stories maximum |
4. | Lot depth: | 54 feet minimum 90 feet maximum |
5. | Lot width: | 24 feet minimum (1 bay) Entire building (maximum) |
6. | Front yard: | 0 feet minimum 5 feet maximum |
7. | Rear yard: | 10 feet minimum from building to curb lines or rear parking lot/alley |
8. | Side yard: | 0 feet minimum 15 feet maximum with alley for rear yard parking access |
9. | Build-to line: | 0 feet |
k.
General regulations: Mixed Use/Commercial.
1.
The maximum lot coverage shall be 60%, plus an additional 10% for amenity items such as courts, plazas, and landscaping and similar design features.
2.
The buildings shall have commercial use on the ground floor, and may have residential or commercial, or a combination of both on the second, third or dormer floor, if provided.
3.
On corner lots the lot width shall be a minimum of 32 feet.
4.
All facades shall be articulated so as to appear as multiple buildings if their width is greater than 25% of the length of the commercial/mixed use block.
5.
On corner or interior lots, one story porches, entrance hoods, one or two story bays, greenhouses, stoops, awnings, canopies and roof overhangs are permitted in the front yard.
6.
Permitted encroachments include awnings that do not extend more than five feet from the facade, balconies for housing on second floor not to extend more than five feet from the facade, towers on all corner buildings with specific approval from the Land Development Board.
7.
On corner lots, the permitted encroachments in the side yard facing the street shall be the same as the front yard.
8.
If residential units are provided, parking for the residential units shall be provided within a one-hundred-foot radius of the lot. The depth of any on-site parking area shall not be greater than 25% of the lot depth, and shall be located at the rear of the site.
9.
Housing above retail or service establishment must be a minimum of 650 square feet in area. A separate residential entrance must be provided.
10.
The minimum floor area for all nonresidential structures shall be not more than 30,000 square feet.
l.
Low and moderate income housing requirements.
1.
A maximum and minimum of 37 residential units within the TC1 district shall be subsidized or otherwise made affordable to low and moderate income households as defined in Subsection 12-4.12. This portion of the development's housing stock shall equal, at a minimum, 37 units of low and moderate income housing pursuant to the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements. The low and moderate income housing requirement may be achieved through the production of 37 fee simple units.
2.
There shall be a temporary overlay rental option applicable in the TCI district. During the period that the overlay is in effect, a developer may satisfy the low and moderate income housing requirement by producing a combination of fee simple and rental units, provided that the number of units result in a yield equivalent to 37 low and moderate income units. To the extent rental units are provided, the portion of the tract specifically devoted to rental units may be developed at a density of 10 dwelling units per acre with a 15% (maximum) set aside.
3.
The temporary overlay rental option shall automatically expire as of the date that any developer files with the Land Development Board, as the case may be, an application for development of any affordable housing site with Southampton Township that includes a sufficient number of low and moderate income rental units to complete Southampton Township's rental obligation of five units.