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Warren City Zoning Code

§ 16-23A.4

Development Standards and Requirements.

[Amended 3-12-2026 by Ord. No. 26-10]
a.
Townhouse Areas.
1.
Maximum number of units
No more than 115 units shall be permitted, of which 107 shall be market-rate for-sale units and 8 shall be affordable units
2.
Minimum percentage of market-rate units with master bedrooms on ground level
10%
3.
Maximum building height
3 stories/40 feet (whichever is less) as measured from average finished grade.
If all units within a building contain a walk-out or day-light rear basement or cellar wall with a minimum four-foot exposure above finished grade, the height of that building may be increased to 48 feet
4.
Minimum habitable space for income-restricted affordable units*
1-bedroom: 600 square feet
2-bedroom: 750 square feet
3-bedroom: 850 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.
5.
Maximum units per building
6, except that a townhouse unit footprint can be replaced with 2 stacked multifamily units to a maximum of 12 units
6.
Maximum number of bedrooms per unit
4/unit
7.
Maximum average* market-rate habitable unit floor area
Townhome unit: 2,800 square feet multifamily dwellings, which shall include stacked townhouses in Unit 1: 1,850 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.
8.
Townhouse and Multifamily dwellings shall comply with the following:
(a)
Minimum building setback from any tract boundary line, except minimum building setback from Block 5, Lot 85.01 shall be 20 feet
50 feet
9.
Townhouse and multifamily dwelling units shall be zero lot line and without additional setback requirements.
10.
Parking
(a)
Minimum parking setback from any tract boundary line
15 feet
(b)
Parking spaces may be provided as surface parking or within a building in accordance with RSIS
b.
Multifamily housing area.
1.
Maximum number of units:
No more than 220 shall be permitted, of which 153 shall be market rate rental units and 67 shall be affordable units
2.
Maximum building height
(a)
Multifamily buildings
4 stories/52 feet (whichever is less) as measured from average finished grade. Basement parking, if any, shall not be considered a story
(b)
Clubhouse building:
35 feet
(c)
Parking deck:
40 feet to the parapet wall
3.
Minimum habitable space for income restricted affordable units*
1-bedroom: 600 square feet
2-bedroom: 750 square feet
3-bedroom: 850 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.
4.
Maximum units per building
125 units
5.
Maximum number of bedrooms per unit
3/unit
6.
Maximum average* habitable unit floor area
1,650 square feet
7.
Multi-family buildings (excluding accessory structures and buildings) shall comply with the following:
(a)
Minimum building setback from any tract boundary line
50 feet
(b)
Minimum building setback from the curb line or edge of pavement of any internal street, parking space or other vehicular area, except at entrances to underbuilding parking
10 feet
8.
Parking
(a)
Minimum parking setback from any tract boundary line
15 feet
(b)
Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with RSIS.
(c)
Buildings within a multifamily housing area shall be zero lot line and without additional setback requirements.
(d)
Parking may be permitted in the front yard provided landscaping and/or fencing is provided between the parking area and street.
c.
Age-Restricted Multi-Family Development (Block 85.01, Lot 2).
1.
Maximum number of age-restricted multi-family residential dwelling units
140 Units including 35 affordable rental units that will be governed by controls on affordability and comply with all UHAC requirements. All affordable units will be restricted to residents aged 55 or older. No person under 18 shall reside in an age restricted unit.
2.
Maximum Building Height
(a)
Multi-Family Residential
5 stories/55 ft. as measured from grade. Any basement and/or cellar shall not be considered a story.
3.
Minimum Building Setback
40 feet from any external lot lines (tract boundary/age-restricted development)
4.
Minimum Building Setback
10 feet from any Internal lot lines (the boundaries between individual lots within the tract/age-restricted development)
5.
Parking
(a)
Minimum Parking Setback
10 feet from any external lot line (tract boundary)
(b)
Minimum Parking Setback
5 feet from any internal lot lines (the boundaries between individual lots within the tract)
(c)
Parking may be permitted in the front yard provided landscaping and/or fencing is provided between the parking area and street.
(d)
Parking spaces for age-restricted multi-family residential development, which shall include surface, basement, or subsurface parking, shall be provided in accordance with RSIS requirements.