[Added 5-1-2007 by Ord. No. 0-07-12; amended 10-16-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-40]
A. Purpose and intent. The RMLD District is being created to fulfill four policies of the Township:
(1) First, the need for housing in the Township to meet the diverse housing needs of an aging population.
(2) Second, commercial development along Route 33 will provide increased convenience for the residents of the area and mitigate the extent of additional vehicle miles traveled with residential growth in the area.
(3) Third, the implementation of this zoning district is an integral part of the Township's efforts to meet its affordable housing obligation.
(4) Fourth, the implementation of the RMLD District arises from a settlement agreement which ends a dispute that has been a drain on public and private resources.
B. Permitted uses. The following shall be permitted in the RMLD District:
(1) Principal uses.
(a) Residential dwelling units, which may be configured as single-family attached, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, and multifamily dwellings.
(b) Commercial uses, including:
[1] Retail sales and services.
[2] Offices, including medical offices and centers, professional services and financial institutions.
[3] Restaurants and related food preparation, sales and service establishments.
[4] Special needs residential facilities which provide common living areas, shared by a number of separate bedrooms as licensed and permitted by the State of New Jersey.
[5] In conjunction with the uses enumerated above, provisions for drive-through, pick-up or take-out facilities.
(2) Conditional uses: none.
(3) Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted:
(a) Sheds, decks, fences, signs and entry features located in a manner that is consistent with a plan approved by the Planning Board at the time the development receives its development approvals which authorizes specific locations or typical locations for each dwelling type.
(b) Sheds and decks shall be located no closer than five feet to any rear or side yard property lines and may not be located in buffers required for the tract along adjoining uses.
(c) Home occupations as per § 188-64.
(d) Utilities and related services such as transformers, pumping stations, treatment facilities, meters, etc., necessary for the proper distribution and monitoring of these services.
(e) Off-street parking and loading areas consistent with New Jersey's Residential Site Improvement Standards.
C. Area, yard, bulk and architectural requirements. The following tract requirements shall apply:
(1) Permitted uses and density.
(a) Maximum number of dwellings units is 73 units.
[1] Seventy-two Mt. Laurel units.
[2] One custodial/superintendent unit.
(b) Minimum commercial square footage: 9,600 square feet.
(2) Landscape buffers.
(a) A landscaped buffer of a minimum width of 50 feet shall be provided along NJ State Highway Route 33.
(b) A landscaped buffer of a minimum width of 50 feet shall be provided along all other RMLD Zone boundaries except adjacent to the approved buffer in the PRC Zone, and where a buffer in the PRC does not exist, the buffer shall be 35 feet.
(3) Bulk requirements.
(a) Townhouses.
[1] No townhouse shall exceed 35 feet in height and 2 1/2 stories.
[2] No new accessory building as may be approved by the Board, shall exceed 15 feet in height and 1 1/2 stories.
[3] Setback and building requirements. The following are setback and building requirements for townhouse units:
(b) Multifamily units.
[1] No building containing age-restricted multifamily dwelling units shall exceed 45 feet in height and three stories.
[2] No new accessory building, as may be approved by the Board, shall exceed 15 feet in height and 1 1/2 stories.
(4) Bulk requirements for commercial development: As found on Schedule II, Bulk and Dimensional Requirements Nonresidential Zones for Highway Commercial (HC) Zone.[1]
(a) A minimum of 15% of the net commercial site shall be landscaped.
(b) A fifteen-foot-wide landscaped buffer to residential uses shall be provided and planted with evergreen plantings 10 feet high and 10 feet apart, and shall be supplemented with shrubs to provide four-season effect.
(c) Parking areas shall be screened from roadways by evergreen plantings installed a minimum of 24 inches high and located a maximum of 36 inches apart. A planting area within sight triangle easement shall be planted similarly with evergreen shrubs and shall have a maintained height of note more than 30 inches.
D. Additional requirements and exceptions from other requirements.
(1) The development application is exempt from review related to the presence or absence of historic or cultural resources, and is exempt from any municipal requirements pertaining to endangered species or habitat.
(2) The development application is exempt from any generally applicable fees charged by the municipality for COAH contributions, recreation, tree replacement, open space preservation, or similar fees. No off-tract infrastructure requirements may be assessed or assigned to the development for any roadway improvements by the municipality. Any off-site improvements or payments in lieu thereof related to the provision of potable water and sanitary service provision shall be imposed on a fair-share basis strictly in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-42.
(3) The application must be based upon the settlement agreement by and between the Township of Howell and Centex Homes, L.C.C. in regard to phasing requirements.
(4) The affordable housing obligation for this tract is 72 affordable family units, which shall be deed restricted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. and will comply with all of COAH's rules with respect to accessibility.
(5) As an inclusionary development, all applications are subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:94-8 et seq., which sets forth limitations on application requirements and provides a standard of review for the Planning Board for variances or deviations necessary to accomplish the intent of this district.
[Added 7-17-2007 by Ord. No. 0-07-23]
A. Purpose. The purpose and intent of the RAC Zone is to provide for the development of an adult community in areas of the Township of Howell in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. This may include recreational facilities.
B. Definitions. The following terms shall apply to the RAC Residential Adult Community District:
OPEN SPACES Any parcel of land or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space, provided that such area may be improved with only those buildings, structures, streets and off-street parking and other improvements that are designated to be incidental to the natural openness of the land. Open space may include farm land set aside in perpetuity intended for the preservation of the farming use. [Amended 6-4-2008 by Ord. No. 0-08-16]
C. Permitted uses.
(1) Principal uses: single-family and multifamily dwellings.
(2) Accessory uses:
(b) Off-street parking facilities.
(c) Utility structures.
(3) Conditional uses: none.
D. Tract/bulk requirements.
(1) Ownership and control. The tract shall be under one ownership or control by the applicant for purposes of obtaining all required development approvals and committing the tract to the regulations of the Residential Adult Community District.
(2) Minimum gross acreage: 50 acres.
(3) Minimum lot area.
(a) Corner: 6,000 square feet.
(b) Interior: 5,000 square feet.
(4) Minimum lot width:
(a) Corner: 70 feet.
(b) Interior: 50 feet.
(5) Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(6) Minimum lot depth along Garden State Parkway: 125 feet.
(7) Minimum lot frontage. (For irregularly shaped lots, 60% of minimum lot frontage is permitted.)
(a) Corner: 70 feet.
(b) Interior: 50 feet.
(8) Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(9) Minimum side yard: five feet; combined: 15 feet.
(10) Minimum distance between buildings: 15 feet.
(11) Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
(12) Maximum impervious coverage: 50%.
(14) Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(15) Maximum building density: 3.6 units per acre.
(16) Minimum open space (gross acreage): 30%.
(17) Maximum building coverage (overall): 25%.
(18) Minimum accessory building.
(a) Side yard: 10 feet.
(b) Rear yard: 10 feet.
(c) Maximum height: 16 feet/one story.
(19) Principal building setbacks.
(a) Along Garden State Parkway, between GSP and principal structure: 40 feet.
(b) Along border with Howell and Brick, between principal dwellings: 60 feet.
(20) Perimeter boundary setbacks.
(a) Along border with Howell and Brick: 20 feet.
(21) Building setbacks and minimum distances between all buildings shall be measured from lot lines (and not from street lines) to building foundation lines, excluding foundations for fireplaces, porches and other exterior protrusions of a building which do not protrude beyond five feet.
E. Deck, patio or screened porch. Permitted within 10 feet of any rear yard line and within five feet of any side yard line.
F. Minimum parking requirements.
(1) Minimum off-street parking: three per unit (includes garage).
(2) Minimum driveway curb cut: 18 feet.
G. Recreational area requirements.
(1) Clubhouse (15 square feet per dwelling unit): 2,655 square feet.
(2) Pool: 1,500 square feet.
(3) Pool sitting area: 3,000 square feet.
(4) Parking (one per 50 square feet of clubhouse): 54.
(5) Picnic/barbecue area (10 square feet per dwelling unit): 1,770 square feet.
(6) Impervious lot coverage: 50%.
(7) Two tennis courts and a horseshoe pit: 1.96 acres.
H. Deed restrictions. Approval of a residential adult community in the Township shall be conditioned upon the submission by the applicant to the approving board attorney of restrictive covenants on the deeds to any and all portions of a tract so developed, to include the following provisions:
(1) Requiring owners to, at all times, operate and maintain such lots or parts of the tracts in good order and repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
(2) Requiring that all cross-easements for all parking areas, appurtenant ways, pedestrian accesses and utilities shall be maintained between all lots.
I. Infrastructure requirements.
(1) Sight triangle easements shall be subject to the Land Use Regulations of the Township of Howell: Intersections: Interior: 90 feet by 90 feet. (Distance measured from center line to center line.)
(2) All roadways, open space and storm drainage facilities shall be privately owned and maintained by the homeowners' association.
J. Relationships to other sections within this chapter. Where the regulations of the RAC Zoning District conflict with any other regulations of this chapter, the regulations contained in this section for the RAC Zoning District shall apply.
