Warren City Zoning Code
§ 16-23F.2
Development Standards and Requirements.
[Added 3-12-2026 by Ord. No. 26-11]
a.
Principal uses.
1.
Townhouse.
2.
Stacked townhouse, which shall be defined as a structure containing two or more connected dwelling units stacked, at least in part, one dwelling unit above the other, which can include shared floors divided by walls and shared common party walls, with exterior private entrances shared by a maximum of three dwelling units.
3.
There may be multiple principal buildings on a lot.
b.
Accessory uses and structures.
1.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses.
2.
Recreational facilities for the sole use of the residents and their guests.
3.
Fences and walls.
4.
Storage building/structure for indoor storage of pool and maintenance equipment.
5.
Stormwater basins and structures.
6.
Sanitary pump station and associated mechanical equipment.
7.
Mechanical equipment and enclosures required by Utility providers.
8.
Mail kiosk/cluster box unit.
9.
Screened storage areas for trash and recyclables.
10.
Entrance monument, signage, and decorative guard house with maximum height of 16 feet and maximum area of 60 square feet, and with no access barrier.
11.
Off-street parking subject to the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 5, Chapter 21.
c.
Area and bulk requirements.
1.
Maximum density. No more than 176 total units, consisting of 121 market townhomes and 55 affordable units.
2.
Units per structure: eight units/structure, except up to 24 units/structure where there are stacked townhouse units in a structure.
3.
Maximum building height: 46 feet. Building height for units designed with "walk-out" basements shall be measured from the front facade. Building Height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the finished grade to the top of the highest roof beams on a flat or shed roof, the deck level on a mansard roof, the average distances between the eaves and the ridge level for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.
4.
Maximum number of stories: three stories.
5.
Minimum building setbacks from tract boundary:
(a)
Principal buildings.
(1)
Front Yard (Mountain Avenue Right-of-Way): 150 feet.
(2)
Northern and Eastern Property Lines: 40 feet.
(3)
There shall be no setback requirement for the Southern Property Line.
(b)
Accessory structures.
(1)
Any tract boundary: 10 feet.
(2)
Accessory structures shall include utilities, pump station, stormwater management basins/structures, and retaining walls. building mechanical and utility equipment/enclosures. There shall be a 10-foot separation from any of these structures to a dwelling unit.
