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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.17.4

MF-4 Multifamily Zone.

[Added 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Multifamily dwellings subject to the provisions of § 348-8.18 and § 348-10.17.4F.
(2) 
Townhouse dwellings subject to the provisions of § 348-8.40 and § 348-10.17.4F.
(3) 
Single-family dwellings in accordance with the provisions of the R-75 Residential Zone as found at § 348-10.13E.
(4) 
Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, including schools, parks and playgrounds, but not workshops, warehouses, garages and storage yards.
(5) 
Private and parochial schools not operated for profit.
(6) 
Essential services.
(7) 
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries and adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults.
B. 
Required accessory uses.
(1) 
Off-street parking subject to the provisions of § 348-8.20.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Fences subject to the provisions of § 348-8.13.
(2) 
Private swimming pools subject to the provisions of § 348-8.21.
(3) 
Signs subject to the provisions of § 348-8.26.
(4) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
D. 
Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) 
Churches and places of worship (§ 348-9.5).
(2) 
Public utilities (§ 348-9.6).
(3) 
Home professional offices (§ 348-9.11).
(4) 
Quasi-public and private club recreation areas (§ 348-9.18).
E. 
Area, yard and building requirements for multifamily and townhouse dwellings.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: five acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot frontage: 200 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(5) 
Minimum front setback, subject to the provisions of § 348-8.18 and § 348-8.40.
(6) 
Minimum rear yard setback, subject to the provisions of § 348-8.18 and § 348-8.40.
(7) 
Minimum side yard setback, subject to the provisions of § 348-8.18 and § 348-8.40.
(8) 
Minimum unoccupied open space for multifamily dwellings: 40%.
(9) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet, subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12. In any event, the building shall not contain more than three usable floor levels in multifamily and townhouse complexes, counted vertically, at any point in the building above the grade level as determined by the average grade elevation of the corners of the building.
[Amended 3-10-2009 by Ord. No. 4182-09]
F. 
Multifamily densities. The number of bedrooms provided per dwelling unit has a direct effect on the density of a residential development in terms of the number of occupants and/or residents and consequently the number of automobiles likely to be owned and stored on the site. For this reason, the following densities are permitted:
(1) 
Multifamily and townhouse dwellings may be developed at a density not to exceed 7.2 dwelling units per gross acre, provided that the number of bedrooms, calculated in accordance with the definitions in this article for efficiency, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartment units does not exceed 14 bedrooms per gross acre. Efficiency units shall be considered to contain one bedroom. The applicant shall submit detailed floor plans for each unit type proposed, and the site plan and building plan shall specify the location of each unit type within the proposed buildings. Any change in the floor plan of a dwelling unit type or the location of dwelling unit types after the approval of a site plan shall require the approval of the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a building permit.
[Amended 3-10-2009 by Ord. No. 4182-09]
(2) 
Multifamily dwellings limited to occupancy by families or individuals with the head of the household being 55 years of age or older may be developed at a density not to exceed eight dwelling units per gross acre, and the number of off-street parking spaces provided shall not be less than 1 1/2 spaces per dwelling unit.