Tenafly City Zoning Code
§ 35-806
R-MF AND R-RMF DISTRICTS; ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GARDEN APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOUSES.
[Ord. No. 97-29 § 806]
In addition to the requirements contained in Schedule B, Area and Bulk Regulations[1] the provisions below shall apply to garden apartments and townhouses in the R-MF and R-RMF Districts.
a.
Projects including more than one principal building are permitted subject to a minimum distance between fronts of buildings of 30 feet and a minimum distance between ends of buildings of 15 feet.
b.
Maximum density for garden apartments shall be 10 units per acre of site area and for townhouses six units per acre of site area.
c.
No court shall be enclosed on more than three sides or shall be less than 50 feet in width.
d.
No portion of an attic or basement in a garden apartment or townhouse shall be used or occupied for dwelling purposes, except that not more than one dwelling unit in a garden apartment project may be provided in a basement for the building superintendent and his family or for other employees of the owner, only when employed on the premises.
e.
There shall be no more than six dwelling units in an unbroken building line for garden apartments, or four for townhouses, with a setback of at least four feet deemed to be a satisfactory break in the building line.
f.
Usable open space shall be provided on the site developed with active or passive recreation facilities for the use in common of the residents of the site, equal to at least 10% of the site area.
g.
Whenever the side or rear line abuts another residence district, a buffer strip shall be provided at least 10 feet in depth in addition to the yards otherwise required, planted and maintained with evergreen shrubbery at least four feet in height or other suitable planting approved by the Planning Board to provide an effective visual screen.
h.
No parking is permitted within the required front yard or within the required buffer strip, although access driveways are permitted to go through a buffer strip. Parking spaces and driveways shall be separated from buildings by a minimum of five feet, except where parking is under a building.
i.
In the R-RMF District, projections from existing buildings to permit architectural embellishments, ramps, terraces or balconies may be allowed as part of the site plan approval provided that substantial changes to the facade shall not be permitted.
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Editor's Note: Schedule B may be found as an attachment to this Chapter.