The following accessory uses are permitted in the RM-1.1 low-density mixed residential district:
(1) Private garages.
(2) Private residential swimming pools.
(3) Home occupations and home professional offices, as defined and regulated by the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Signs, as regulated in this chapter.
(5) Fences, as regulated in this chapter. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(3); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80.2(B)(3), 3-4-2003)
(a) The minimum size for an RM-1.1 residential development shall be 300 acres.
(b) An RM-1.1 mixed residential development shall be served by public water and public sewer.
(c) The following improvements shall be provided in conjunction with any RM-1.1 mixed residential development:
(1) Dedication to the township of the right-of-way required for a six-lane arterial roadway from Route 130 to Georges Road.
(2) Phased construction of two lanes of the arterial roadway from Route 130 to Georges Road. The location of the two lanes within the right-of-way shall be determined by the planning board. The two lanes must be completed and open for use prior to the issuance of the 151st building permit.
(3) Dedication of the portions of the tract (block 87 lots 5 and 6.04) located west of Georges Road for public purpose.
(d) The density of the residential development in an RM-1.1 mixed residential development shall be based on the gross tract acreage and shall not exceed 1.1 dwelling units per gross acre.
(e) No portion of any individual residential lot shall be located closer than 100 feet to the right-of-way of an arterial roadway nor closer than 50 feet to the right-of-way of a major collector roadway or the right-of-way of a jug handle or ramp.
(f) An RM-1.1 mixed residential development must have a minimum open space buffer area of 50 feet along any tract boundary line. This buffer area shall be comprised of existing vegetation, and, where additional landscaping is necessary so as to provide effective visual screening between the development and adjacent properties, it shall be required by the municipal agency. This 50-foot buffer area shall be measured exclusive of the minimum area and yard requirements of any individual lot. No structures shall be permitted within the buffer.
(g) A minimum of 50 percent of the total tract area shall be reserved as open space, to be devoted to conservation areas, buffers and/or passive, active or public recreational uses, which shall include the tract acreage located west of Georges Road (block 87 lots 5 and 6.04).
(h) Off-street parking shall comply with the off-street parking requirements set forth in this chapter.
(i) A minimum of 20 dwelling units created in an RM-1.1 mixed residential development shall be set aside and developed for low- and moderate-income households, which shall be in the form of single-family semidetached dwellings or two-family dwellings, meeting all of the criteria set forth in division 14 of this article, the rules and regulations of the affordable housing advisory commission, and the rules and regulations of the state council on affordable housing.
(j) The lots for single-family detached dwellings in an RM-1.1 mixed residential development shall conform to the following:
(1) Minimum lot area: 8,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.
(5) Minimum side yard: ten feet, with combined side yards of not less than 25 feet.
(6) Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(7) Minimum front yard: 25 feet. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(4); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80(B)(4), 3-4-2003; Ord. No. 2009-30, § I, 7-28-2009)
In the RM-1.1 low-density mixed residential district, lots for single-family semidetached dwellings shall conform to the following:
(1) Minimum lot size: 4,500 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: 45 feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.
(5) Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(6) Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(7) Minimum rear yard: 25 feet. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(5); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80.2(B)(5), 3-4-2003)
**Webmasters Note: The previous sections, 62-694 through 62-696, have been amended as per Supplement No. 19.
In the RM-1.1 low-density mixed residential district, lots for two-family dwellings shall conform to the following:
(1) Minimum lot size: 9,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: 85 feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.
(5) Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(6) Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(7) Minimum rear yard: 25 feet. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(6); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80.2(B)(6), 3-4-2003)
No dwelling in the RM-1.1 low-density mixed residential district shall be constructed, erected, altered or used which is so markedly incongruous or inharmonious with the character of the neighborhood as to materially decrease the value of adjacent or nearby property. The architectural character of each dwelling constructed shall be compatible with the other homes in the same neighborhood, regardless of the dwelling type. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(7); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80.2(B)(7), 3-4-2003)
Bikeway and pedestrian walkway systems must be provided in all RM-1.1 mixed residential developments. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(8); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80.2(B)(8), 3-4-2003)
RM-1.1 mixed residential developments must comply with the landscaping standards set forth in this chapter. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(9); Ord. No. 5-03, § 175-80.2(B)(9), 3-4-2003)
If the criteria in this subdivision are not met, the provisions of the R-3 single-family district in subdivision V of this division shall apply. (Code 1988, § 175-80.2(B)(10))
