13-7 SCHEDULE OF STANDARDS M-R MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT



In any approved development, as provided for in this section, the following standards shall apply in addition to all other standards contained in this chapter. In cases of conflict, provisions of this section shall apply



§13-7.1 Permitted Primary Uses



a Townhouses.



b Garden apartments



c Retail stores, service establishments and professional uses, as hereinafter described in subsection 13-7.5 of this chapter, provided, however, that such uses shall be permitted only accessory to and subordinate to townhouses and/or garden apartments constructed on the balance of the tract. No certificate of occupancy for any retail shop or personal service establishment shall be issued until construction of all townhouses and/or garden apartments has been completed on the balance of the tract.



d Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence housing more than six persons but not more than 15 persons excluding resident staff.



§13-7.2 General M-R Development Standards



a. Total minimum tract size - 25 acres



b Maximum tract area for retail stores, service establishments and professional uses, and accessory uses customarily and incidental to same, shall not exceed ten percent of the total tract area.



c. Minimum tract area for open spaces shall be 15 percent In the computation of percent tract area for open spaces, areas used for retail shops and personal service facilities shall be excluded



d. Maximum overall tract density for residential dwellings - six dwelling units per acre. In computation of dwelling unit density, the areas used for retail shops and personal service facilities shall be excluded.



e. All public utilities shall be installed in accordance with the township subdivision ordinance standards



f Tract width - 300 feet Tract depth - 500 feet



g Maximum building coverage - 20 percent of the total area of the tract



h Minimum distance between buildings - 50 feet, as measured to the closest point



i The design layout of buildings shall provide, where possible, that the front of one building does not face the back of another building or accessory building.



j Minimum distance of buildings from interior street or driveway - 30 feet.



k Minimum distance of building from any on-site parking area, garage or other accessory building - 20 feet



l Buildings shall not exceed two stores or 35 feet in height, whichever is lesser Height shall be measured from ground level or finished grade to the highest point on the roof line



m Means of traffic ingress and egress shall comply with the standards for access to a major subdivision established in chapter XII, "Land Subdivision" of the Revised General Ordinances of Wantage Township, 1974, and amendments thereto



n. Points of ingress and egress shall not be located within 100 feet of an existing intersection.



o. Interior streets, roads, sidewalks and driveways shall comply with the improvement and design standards established in chapter XII, "Land Subdivision", of the Revised General Ordinances of Wantage Township, 1974, and amendments thereto.



p All interior streets, roads and driveways shall contain curbs, gutters and sidewalks



q. Pedestrian sidewalks shall also be provided in other suitable locations wherever normal pedestrian traffic will occur, and in order to handle the pedestrian traffic which the development will create



r Buildings may be owned either in the conventional manner, or as a condominium, provided, however, that two types of ownership shall not co-exist in any tract



s Townhouses and garden apartment units shall not be permitted in the same building with each other.



§13-7.3 Minimum Standards for Townhouses



a No townhouse cluster shall contain more than four dwelling units, nor exceed 80 feet in length. Each townhouse unit shall have at least two entrances. Common entrances are prohibited



b. Each townhouse shall have a minimum floor area of 800 square feet of heated living space



c. Each townhouse shall have two exterior exposures which are nonadjacent with at least three windows and one door in each such exposure. No area of any townhouse unit may be above or below any portion of any other adjacent townhouse unit



d. Each townhouse shall have private yards, contiguous to both exterior exposures Each yard shall have a minimum width equal to the width of the townhouse along the exposure the yard adjoins, and a minimum depth of 20 feet, measured perpendicular to such exposure.



e Townhouse rear yards may be fenced, provided however, that such fencing shall not exceed three feet in height



f. Front yard of tract to building setback - 100 feet.



g. Two side yards of tract to principal building setback -75 feet each.



h. Rear yard of tract to principal building setback - 75 feet



§13-7.4 Minimum Standards for Garden Apartments



a Not more than 20 percent of all apartment dwelling units shall contain two bedrooms The remainder shall be efficiency units or contain one bedroom only No three bedroom apartment units shall be permitted.



b No apartment building shall contain more than ten dwelling units nor exceed 80 feet in length



c. Apartment dwelling units shall contain the following minimum floor area of heated living space



One bedroom - 725 square feet.



Two bedroom - 800 square feet



d. Coin operated laundry washing and drying machines may be located in the basement of each apartment building for the sole use of the occupants of the building



e. Front yard of tract to building setback - 100 feet.



f Two side yards of tract to principal building setback 75 feet each.

g Rear yard of tract to principal building setback - 75 feet



§13-7.5 Minimum Standards for Retail Stores, Service Establishments, and Professional Uses



a. Permitted uses , accessory to and subordinate to primary uses



1. Retail stores and service establishments such as groceries, delicatessen, and meat market, drug stores, liquor stores, variety stores, shoe repair, luncheonettes, newspaper stores, banks, stationery stores, barber and beauty shops, laundromats and clothes cleaners.



2. Professional buildings for the offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, engineers, architects or other related professional uses, real estate and insurance brokers.



3 Garages for storage of commercial vehicles used in conjunction with permitted principal uses.



4 More than one commercial or professional use may be located in one building



5. Any other use that is determined by the board of adjustment to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses

b Height, area and front yard



1 No building shall exceed two stories or 35 feet in height. Height shall be measured from ground level or finished grade to the highest point on the roof line



2 Minimum lot area - one acre



3. Minimum front yard - 50 feet from the street line



c Signs.



1 All office and retail outlets shall be permitted one sign attached to the building, provided, the area of the sign does not exceed ten percent of the gross area of the first floor building front or a maximum of 15 square feet, whichever is smaller.



2. Signs may be either externally or internally illuminated, provided that any illumination is shielded in such a manner that it does not shine on any adjacent property, adjacent residential uses, or on any road or highway right-of-way



3. Signs may extend out from the building in a perpendicular fashion provided they do not extend more than four feet from the building and the lowest section of any sign so erected shall be raised a minimum of nine feet above the sidewalk level.



4 Each planned commercial center may be allowed one free standing sign advertising said center, provided that it does not exceed 100 square feet in area, be no higher than 35 feet, and is set back a minimum of ten feet from any street line

d. Minimum building area - 1,000 square feet of usable heated floor area.



e Minimum area for individual retail store or personal service establishment - 450 square feet of usable heated floor area



f Any commercial vehicle used in connection with a business, or any vehicle containing advertising matter intended to promote the interest of any business shall not be parked or stored in a parking area serving said business, unless the vehicle is parked in a side or rear yard of the lot not fronting on the street