The following requirements must be compiled with in the T-3 Zone:

The following use are principal permitted uses in the T-E zone:

a. Apartments

b. Townhouses

c. Single family detached residences

d. Public and private educational facilities

e. Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses, Sunday School buildings and other similar uses.

f. Public utilities and essential services

g. Parks, playgrounds, firehouses and library or municipal buildings

h. Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities

Permitted Accessory Uses shall include off-street parking, signs as provided herein and other uses customarily incidental to a principal permitted use.

No building permit shall be issued for a building identified in paragraphs a and b in subsection 19- 5.2501B until, and unless a site plan shall have been submitted and approved in accordance with Section 19-4, Subdivision and Site Plan Review, and until building construction plans and site plans thereof shall comply with all of the following requirements:

a. Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area for the entire area shall be two (2) acres;

b. Minimum Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be twenty-five (25') feet from all external property lines. The relationship of rear yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by subsection 19-5.2502B herein.

c. Minimum Side Yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of twenty-five (25) feet from all external property lines. The relationship of rear yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by subsection 19-5.2503B herein.

d. Minimum Rear Yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of twenty-five (25) feet from all external property lines. The relationship of rear yards from building to building on-site shall be governed by subsection 19-5.2503B herein.

e. Maximum Improved Lot Coverage. The maximum improved lot coverage for all buildings and manmade improvements shall be sixty-five (65) percent.

f. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height shall be three (3) stories or forty- five(45) feet. There shall be no dwelling that constitutes a basement or cellar apartment and no building shall contain more than three (3) living floors one above the other.

The required conditions for the use identified in paragraph c. of subsection 19-5.2501B shall be governed by the standards established for the R-2 Residence Zone as set forth in Section 19- 6.1106.

The maximum residential density for the T-3 Zone shall be not greater than the maximum residential density for the R-2 Residence Zone which shall be not more than twenty-two (22) single family lots and not less that sixteen (16) low and moderate income rental units.

In the T-3 Zone, the following shall be the minimum distance between townhouse and/or apartment buildings:

a. The front of one building to one front of another building 75 feet.

b. The front of one building to the side of another building 40 feet.

c. The front of one building to the rear of another building 75 feet.

d. The side of one building to the side of another building (other than on attached unit) 30 feet.

e. The side of one building to the rear of another building 40 feet.

f. The rear of one building to the rear of another building 80 feet.

g. The maximum length of a building unit containing townhouse or apartment units shall be no more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in length and contain nor more than twelve (12) dwelling units.

a. Street Regulations.

1. The right-of-way and pavement widths of all internal streets, roads and vehicular traveled ways shall be determined in accordance with any state standards and from sound planning and engineering standards in conformity to estimated needs of the full proposed development and the traffic to be generated hereby. They shall be adequate in size, loading and design to accommodate the maximum traffics, parking and loading needs and access for emergency services including firefighting and police vehicles.

2. All private informal residential roads and streets shall contain a minimum pavement and right- of-way width of 24 feet for two way streets and 20 feet for one way streets. All public streets shall minimally met the Township of Denville and state street standards.

3. All streets and roads, either dedicated public streets or privately owned and maintained, or any combination thereof, shall be subject to the laws of the Township of Denville as to the construction of the Roadway.

4. Where an official map or master plan, or both, have been adopted, the proposed street system shall conform to the proposals and conditions shown thereon except as may be modified by the planning board or governing body, as provided by law.

b. Utility Improvements.

1. All utility improvements, including storm drainage systems, sanitary sewerage collection and disposal and water supply systems shall be in accordance with standards and procedures as established by law, county and state regulations. Said improvements shall be subject to review and approval by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the township engineer as well as appropriate county and state agencies, where applicable. Water supply facilities shall be subject to review and approval by the township engineer and fire department, and the Denville water department.

2. Electric, gas, and telephone service shall be provided by the developer in consent with the appropriate public utilities providing such service. Said services shall be provided as part of an underground system.

3. If such underground facilities can not be reasonably provided due to topographic or geological conditions of the land or due to technical circumstances, and the landowner shall adequately demonstrate the lack of feasibility of such an undertaking to the satisfaction of the Board of Public Utilities, a waiver of this requirement may be granted by the planning board.

c. Off-street improvement requirements

1. Within the T-3 Zone, a minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit. In addition, there shall be provided one half parking spaces for each dwelling unit which shall be conveniently located for common area off-street parking.

2. Each parking space shall be provided at a width of 9 feet and a length of 18 feet.

3. Parking for handicapped persons shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Act for Disabled Americans.

4. Aisle widths for all 90 degree parking shall minimally be 24 feet wide.

5. Said parking will be suitably landscaped, screened, lighted and conveniently located to the housing to be closer than 10 feet to a residential building.

d. Emergency facilities:

1. No housing unit shall be inaccessible to emergency service facilities, notably police, fire fighting and ambulance services.

2. Every principal doorway to a housing unit shall face or front upon a concrete macadam, or other similarly improved area capable of supporting a fire engine, ambulance or any similar emergency vehicle.

3. In no event shall a housing unit be constructed back to back or side to side where the principal or sole access to said dwelling unit do not have direct frontage upon the street or driveway.

e. Environmental standards.

1. Buffer standards. Buffer areas shall be maintained in areas adjacent to highways and railroad tracks in accordance with the requirements of the planning boards. The rear yard buffer shall not be greater than 25 feet. The side yard buffer shall not be greater than 20 feet.

2. Wetlands area. No development shall be permitted within any area classified as a wetland or a wetland transition area except in accordance with the lines standards established by the New Jersey Department Environmental Protection. The applicant shall acquire all necessary permits prior to commencement of construction.

3. Flood Plain Design. No principal use of any site within the flood plain area, including housing, shall be permitted, except as permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection.

All rental town home or apartment units constructed in this zone shall be restricted to low or moderated income housing as defined in COAH and applicable federal regulations.

All rental units shall be occupied who meet income requirement as established by COAH and applicable federal regulations at the time the application for occupancy. All applicants must provide the necessary documentation as required by COAH and applicable federal regulations to establish their eligibility to be selected for a rental unit.

The maximum rent for a unit shall be established in accordance with COAH guidelines and applicable federal regulations.

**Webmasters Note: The previous 19-5.25B has been added as per Ordinance No. 36-99.