Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-34.3
Mobile Home Park Zone Affordable Housing.
[Added 6-15-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-48]
The following shall apply in the Mobile Home Park Zone Affordable Housing Zone (MHP-AH):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Mobile home park at a density not to exceed nine units per acre with 60% of the units set aside for low- and moderate-income households, half of which shall be affordable to low-income households and half to moderate-income households.
B.
Required accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Off-street parking in accordance with the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards.
C.
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Recreational uses for residents.
(2)
Uses incidental to the principal use such as fences and trash enclosures.
D.
Permitted signs shall be as follows:
(1)
One freestanding site identification sign or identification structure not to exceed 30 square feet in area.
E.
Permitted conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1)
(Reserved)
F.
Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum lot area shall be 10 acres.
(2)
The minimum lot width and lot depth shall be 300 feet.
(3)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 50 feet from Route 9 and shall be 35 feet from all other roadways.
(4)
The minimum side and rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(5)
The minimum accessory building setback shall be 20 feet.
(6)
The maximum building height shall be 25 feet.
(7)
The minimum unoccupied open space shall be 30%.
G.
In addition to the requirements set forth in § 211-34.3A through F above, the following additional standards shall apply:
(1)
The mobile home park shall be subject to the applicable requirements for affordable housing sites set forth in Chapter 130, Land Use and Development.
(2)
The mobile home park shall not be age-restricted.
(3)
The mobile home park shall be served by public sewer and water facilities.
(4)
Setback from public streets. All buildings, parking areas and other aboveground improvements, with the exception of access drives or access roadways, landscaping and screening areas, shall be set back a minimum of 35 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets and 50 feet from Route 9 and shall be adequately landscaped to provide an aesthetically pleasing visual appearance.
(5)
Setback from property lines. All buildings, parking areas and other aboveground improvements, including access drives, but excluding landscaping and screening areas, shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from all side and rear lot lines and shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from all side and rear lot lines bordering lots which front Bolton Lane and shall be landscaped to provide adequate visual screening. A nuisance buffer shall be provided where reasonably practicable.
(6)
Minimum distance between mobile home units shall be 15 feet.
(7)
Building length. No mobile home shall be greater than 70 feet in length.
(8)
Distance between principal buildings and internal drives. No mobile home shall be located closer than 15 feet to any access drive or internal roadway.
(9)
Refuse and recycling storage. If trash pickup at individual units is not proposed, there shall be at least one outdoor refuse and recycling storage area of at least 100 square feet for each 15 dwelling units. The refuse and recycling storage area shall be suitably located and arranged for access and ease of collection. Such storage area shall not be part of, restrict or occupy any parking aisle and shall not be located further than 300 feet from the entrance to any unit which it is intended to serve. All refuse and recycling storage areas shall be adequately screened.
(10)
The standards delineated in § 211-34.3 herein shall be applicable to all mobile home parks in the Township; however, if the standards delineated within § 211-34.3 herein conflict with any provision in Chapter 140, Mobile Home Parks, § 211-34.3 shall supersede those provisions of Chapter 140.
