Warren City Zoning Code
§ 16-21.2
Development Standards and Requirements.
a. | Permitted uses | Side-by-side attached units commonly called a townhouse. Townhouse units may be placed one above the other. |
Apartments where units may be designed to be one above the other | ||
b. | Accessory uses | Patios, balconies, decks |
Fences and walls | ||
Signs | ||
Stormwater facilities | ||
Pump stations | ||
Refuse corrals | ||
Maintenance facilities | ||
Common recreational facilities | ||
c. | Housing units permitted | No more than 176 dwelling units shall be permitted, of which 44 shall be affordable units |
d. | Minimum habitable space for income-restricted affordable units* | 1-bedroom: 750 square feet |
2-bedroom: 1,000 square feet | ||
3-bedroom: 1,150 square feet | ||
*Habitable space shall not include garage, unfinished attic and basement floor space whether finished or not. Habitable space shall be calculated using outside wall dimensions. The affordable housing bedroom distribution mix shall be as per UHAC regulations, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3. | ||
e. | Maximum units: | |
Townhouse building | 8 | |
Apartment building | 44 | |
f. | Maximum number of bedrooms per unit | 3/unit |
g. | Maximum average habitable unit floor area | Townhome: 2,875 square feet Apartment unit: 1,650 square feet |
h. | Maximum building height | |
Townhouse building | 3 stories/36 feet (whichever is less), measured from the first floor elevation | |
Apartment building | 3 stories/40 feet (whichever is less), measured from the first floor elevation. Apartment units may also include a loft area not including a bathroom. This space is not a story | |
i. | Minimum building setbacks | |
Minimum building setback from northerly tract boundary adjacent to Block 205, Lots 12.11-12.16 and Hillcrest Road | 50 feet | |
Minimum building setback from I-78, Majors Road and westerly tract boundary | 25 feet | |
Front yard from private street | 10 feet (curbline of traveled way) | |
Minimum distance between buildings | 25 feet | |
j. | Lot coverage | |
Maximum building coverage | 25% | |
Maximum total impervious coverage | 70% | |
k. | Parking | Development shall meet Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) |
l. | Signage | Development ID permitted at entrances. ID sign face shall have maximum area of 25 square feet and height of no greater than 5 feet. Sign shall be no less than 10 feet from public right-of-way |
m. | Buffer | A fifty-foot buffer coinciding with the northerly tract boundary (Block 205, Lots 12.11-12.16) of which no less than 25 feet shall remain in its natural state |
n. | Housing affordability | 44 units shall be affordable pursuant to requirements of § 16-6 of Chapter XVI (Zoning Ordinance) |
o. | Recreational requirements | The project shall provide recreational opportunities including a club house, pool and open play space |
p. | Access to Majors Road | Except for emergency vehicle access, there shall be no vehicular access to Majors Road from this development or egress from the development to Majors Road |