West Long Branch City Zoning Code
§ 18-4.7
MF-2 Multi-Family-2 Residential Overlay Zone.
[Ord. #O-08-7, S VIII; Ord. #O-11-1, S 6; Ord. #O-12-20, S 6; amended 9-20-2023 by Ord. No. O-23-14]
MF-2 Residential Overlay Zone shall be subject to the following regulations:
a.
Permitted Uses.
1.
Multi-family dwellings including an inclusionary component of low- and moderate-income housing units in accordance with Subsection 18-4.9, Affordable Housing Inclusionary Development Regulations.
2.
Uses permitted in accordance with the H/C Highway/Commercial Zone.
[See Ord. No. O-11-1 repealing the I/C Zone]
b.
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1.
Private garages for the storage of automobiles.
3.
Swimming pools, as defined in this Chapter.
4.
Clubhouse and maintenance buildings in a multi-family housing development for use by residents of the development and their guests.
5.
Recreation facilities including swimming pools, tot-lots, picnic areas, shuffle board courts and other facilities in multi-family residential developments for the use of residents and their guests.
c.
Area, Yard, Building (Bulk) and Unit Requirements. As specified in Subsection 18-5.1 of this Chapter
d.
Other Provisions and Requirements.
2.
As specified in Section 18-7 of this Chapter.
(a)
Parking shall be in accordance with Subsection 18-7.4a8, "Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations" paragraph (a) "Residential uses shall conform with parking requirements in N.J.A.C. 5:21, Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS)." The Borough recognizes unique circumstances of the subject zone, including location, access to New Jersey State Highway Route 36, and other site-specific factors which present very limited opportunity for overflow parking areas adjacent to the zone. Due to these unique circumstances the Borough acknowledges and permits residential parking standards to be exceeded pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21-3.6, "Agreement to Exceed Standards," which sets forth rules whereby RSIS standards may be exceeded under specific circumstances of a residential development upon agreement of both the developer and municipal approving authority. The Borough also recognizes N.J.A.C. 5:21-3.2, "Waiver Request," in which the Borough, the developer, or jointly the Borough and developer, may in connection with a specific development within the zone request a waiver of a site improvement standard adopted under RSIS in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-40.4(c) if adherence to the standard would jeopardize the public health and safety.
6.
Recreation facilities shall be provided such as a swimming pool, picnic area, tennis, shuffle board, bocce ball, tot lot, or other such similar facilities. Recreation facilities shall total not be less than 50 square feet per dwelling unit.
7.
The number of bedrooms for affordable housing units shall be distributed in accordance with New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing Rules in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3, Affordability Average; Bedroom Distribution.
8.
Affordable housing buildings and/or units shall be dispersed among market rate buildings and/or units within the development. No two affordable buildings shall be adjacent to one another.
9.
The site shall contain an emergency access route.
10.
A twenty-five (25') foot planted buffer shall be provided along the side and rear yards except in those areas directly abutting existing vegetation within a delineated wetlands area or regulated transition area.
11.
Residential structures along front, side and rear yards areas shall not exceed two stories.
12.
Common open space, recreational and/or other common facilities shall be owned, operated and maintained by a homeowners' association comprised of all the owners of the individual units.
13.
All proposed restrictive covenants, articles of incorporation or other documents related to the creation of a homeowners' association or other documents providing for ownership and maintenance of common property and facilities shall be submitted to the Planning Board Attorney and Borough Attorney prior to final site plan approval.