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The following uses are principal permitted uses within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, | |||||||
a. Townhouses and patio houses
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b. Townhouse-duplex combinations,
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c. Triplexes;
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d. Quadruplexes;
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e. Public and private educational facilities;
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f. Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses, Sunday school buildings and other similar uses;
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g. Public utilities and essential services;
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h. Parks, playgrounds, firehouses and library or municipal buildings;
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i Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities. (Ord. #19-88, 9; Ord #10-90) | |||||||
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Permitted accessory uses shall include off-street parking, signs as provided herein and other uses customarily incidental to a principal permitted use. (Ord #19-88, 9) | |||||||
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a. Minimum Lot Area The minimum lot area shall be fifty-four (54) acres.
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b. Minimum Lot Width The minimum lot width shall be three hundred (300') feet measured at the required front yard setback line.
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c. Minimum Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be fifty (50') feet from any external property line The required front yard setback line from any internal street or roadway shall be thirty (30') feet.
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d. Minimum Side Yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of fifty (50') feet from all external property lines except in those instances where a modification in a reduction of the buffer zone is permitted, the side yard setback may be reduced to thirty (30') feet. The relationship of side yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by subsection 19-5 2505 herein
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e. Minimum Rear Yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of fifty (50') feet from all external property lines except in those instances where a modification in the reduction of the buffer is permitted, the rear yard setback may be reduced to thirty (30') feet The relationship of rear yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by subsection 19-5.2505 herein.
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f. Maximum Lot Coverage. The maximum improved lot coverage for all buildings and manmade improvements shall be sixty-five (65%) percent.
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g. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height shall be three (3) stories or forty-two (42') feet There shall be no dwellings that constitute a basement or cellar apartment and no building shall contain more than three (3) living floors one above the other. There shall not be any "loft" space above a third floor level (Ord #19-88, 9, Ord #16-89, 1)
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a. Overall Residential Density The maximum permitted number of residential dwellings shall be four hundred twenty (420) and the maximum residential density for the T-1 Townhouse Zone shall be no greater than eight (8) dwelling units per acre.
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For the purpose of this Section, internal streets, roads and rights-of-way shall be included in the acreage calculations. | |||||||
b. Low and Moderate Income Housing. The applicant for townhouse development shall be required to fund a regional contribution agreement in accordance with the agreement between Alpine Associates and the Township of Denville as executed.
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In the event the regional contribution agreement is totally funded and implemented, the applicant for townhouse development shall not be required to construct low and moderate income housing in Denville In addition to the requirement to fund the regional contribution agreement, the regional contribution agreement shall also be subject to implementation of the AH Zone and the construction of a specified number of housing units as noted in Section 19-5.24 herein. | |||||||
In the event the regional contribution agreement is not forthcoming or cannot be executed, then the applicant for townhouse development shall be granted " a builder's remedy" and shall be required to construct four hundred twenty (420) dwelling units of which twenty (20%) percent shall be constructed for low and moderate income families | |||||||
If only a portion of the regional contribution agreement is effectuated, then the applicant shall be required to construct a proportional amount of low and moderate income housing equal to the inverse proportion of the number of units transferred under the RCA agreement | |||||||
c. Distribution of Low and Moderate Income Dwelling Units. Within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, any low and moderate income housing that is required to be constructed on site shall allocate fifty (50%) percent of the affordable housing units for moderate income households and fifty (50%) percent for low income households, as defined herein.
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d. Distribution of Dwelling Types
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1. Within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, there shall be a minimum of two (2) types of dwelling units These units may be constructed as townhouses, patio houses, townhouse-duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes, provided they comply with the minimum and maximum standards of this Section as provided herein.
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2. Within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, if low and moderate income housing units are to be constructed on site, there shall be no economic segregation of dwelling units separating lower income units from marketplace units
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3. Within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, at least four (4%) percent of the dwelling units shall be designed for occupancy by handicapped persons, in accordance with standards promulgated by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
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4. Distribution of Residential Units within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, of low and moderate income housing units are to be constructed on site, the required distribution of house units shall be governed by the following:
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*No more than twenty (20%) percent of the units may be efficiency units. | |||||||
In the event low and moderate income housing is constructed on-site, senior citizen housing shall not be permitted as a mandatory set-aside. | |||||||
5. Timing of Development. Within the T-1 Townhouse Zone, where low and moderate income housing is constructed, the development of low and moderate units and marketplace units shall be as follows:
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