Upper Township City Zoning Code
§ 20-4.21
Affordable Senior Housing ASH.
[Ord. No. 019-2018]
a.
Purpose. This use has been established in recognition of the need to provide affordable housing to meet the unique requirements of senior citizens with respect to design and proximity to open space, recreation and shopping areas. It is intended that this zone provide for the development of affordable age-restricted apartments to address the Township's housing obligation as discussed in the 2018 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan.
b.
Special Requirements for Affordable Senior Housing. Affordable senior residential facilities shall be permitted on Block 549, Lots 70,87,102-104 which is property owned by the Township of Upper and which will be made available for affordable senior housing as described in the 2006 Upper Township Master Plan, Housing Element and Fair Share Plan as amended in the 2018 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. The affordable senior residential facilities shall be in accordance with the following requirements.
c.
Principal Permitted Uses.
1.
Multifamily dwellings as part of an affordable age restricted development.
d.
Permitted Accessory Uses. The following accessory uses shall be permitted in conjunction with the affordable senior residence:
1.
Linen service facilities.
2.
Housekeeping services.
3.
Beautician services.
4.
Meeting and social rooms.
5.
Snack bars/ice cream parlors.
6.
Medical offices for visiting doctors.
7.
Indoor and outdoor recreation facilities.
8.
Health care administrative and management facilities.
9.
Other uses as a customarily associated with and subordinate to the principal permitted use; however, all support facilities, functions and services shall be designed and available only for the use and benefit of resident users of the senior apartments and their guests.
10.
Alternative wastewater treatment facilities.
e.
Yard and Bulk Requirements.
Minimum lot area | 8 acres |
Minimum lot width | 250 feet |
Minimum lot frontage | 250 feet |
Minimum lot depth | 250 feet |
Maximum impervious coverage | 60% |
Maximum building coverage | 35% |
Maximum building height | 45 feet |
Minimum building setbacks to tract boundary | 50 feet |
Maximum density | 10 dwelling units per acre |
Affordable housing units | 100% of the housing units shall be affordable to low and moderate income households; a minimum of 50% shall be affordable to low income households including a minimum of 13% shall be affordable to very low income households |
Minimum open space | 25% |
Minimum parking setback from tract boundary | 45 feet |
Minimum landscape buffer | 35 feet |
f.
Age Restrictions. All dwelling units within the affordable senior residence shall be deed restricted for occupancy by households with at least one person 55 years of age or older and with no person less than 19 years of age, provided that visitors less than 19 years of age are permitted for no more than eight weeks during any twelve-month time period. One temporary resident who provides necessary health care to a permanent resident of the dwelling units may be 21 years of age or older, provided that such an individual may not be accompanied by any person(s) intending to reside at the premises of the unit temporarily or otherwise. One manager unit shall be permitted and shall be excluded from these age restrictions.
g.
Other Requirements.
1.
The tract has access to either an arterial or collector road.
2.
The tract must be located within either an existing sewer service area or area proposed for community wastewater treatment facility. The sewage and water capacity provided shall be sufficient to accommodate the uses as approved by the Planning Board.
3.
Parking Requirements.
(a)
A minimum of one space per each apartment plus one space per employee for each shift.
(b)
No parking or standing shall be permitted in the required front yard except for emergency vehicles, drop-off/pick-up areas and visitor parking spaces.
(c)
Required parking spaces may be provided by any combination of enclosed or open spaces but in no event shall the parking facilities be more than 150 feet from the building that they are intended to serve.
(d)
The arrangement and location of internal roads, garages and parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board and shall be designed to insure safe and adequate circulation for senior citizen residents and their guests.
4.
Design Standards.
(a)
An all-season evergreen buffer shall be provided around the perimeter of the site where the site abuts residential uses, designed in accordance with the standards set forth in Subsection 20-5.8a of this chapter. Existing vegetation shall be considered and can replace the evergreen buffer upon determination of the Township Engineer and approval of the governing board. The required buffer and landscape planting may be located within the tract boundary setback.
(b)
The development shall have an architectural theme designed to be attractive and compatible with surrounding land uses. All buildings shall not be designed with flat roofs. Architectural elevations and typical floor plans shall be submitted to the Planning Board for its review and approval as part of a submitted site plan application.
(c)
Architectural standards for the affordable senior residence must be consistent with the ultimate purpose of achieving independent, self-reliant and pleasant living arrangements for senior citizens and should take into account the desires and needs of older persons for privacy and participation in social and community activities. Provisions should be made to accommodate the limitations that sometimes accompany advanced years and disabilities so the independent living can be sustained. Such provisions shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1)
Ramps shall be provided leading to all structures.
(2)
Grab bars shall be provided besides toilets, and bathtubs or shower stalls.
(3)
Dwelling units shall be designed and constructed so as to be free of architectural barriers, which should prohibit or limit access to or utilization of the dwelling units by physically handicapped or disabled individuals.
(4)
The use of stairways shall be minimized.
5.
Trash and recycling facilities shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 24 of the Township Revised General Ordinances.
6.
The Planning Board shall have the power to grant such exceptions from the above improvement requirements as may be reasonable if the literal enforcement of one or more provisions is impracticable or will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question.
7.
Affordable Housing Requirements. Each applicant for residential development shall provide 100% of all residential units as affordable units as required by the Township's housing plan and as determined by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing ("COAH") regulations. To ensure that any units created by this Ordinance No. 019-2018 generate affordable housing credits to be applied to the Township's affordable housing obligations, the affordable units within the Inclusionary Development shall comply with the Round 2 regulations of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, N.J.A.C. 5:93, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. ("UHAC") and/or any successor regulations, and all other applicable law, including a requirement that a minimum of 50% shall be affordable to low income households including a minimum of 13% of all affordable units are available to very low income households, and said Inclusionary Development shall be deed restricted for a period of at least 30 years consistent with UHAC.