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Supporting Documentation · Feb 4, 2026

West Orange Fourth Round HEFSP_adopted 111025_Appendices

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be The bulk regulations for any principal or conditional use permitted in the underlying zone district shall be the applicable bulk regulations for the underlying zone district. The bulk regulations for multifamily residential development shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Lot Area: five acres (b) Minimum Building Setback from Any Property Line: 50 feet, plus one additional foot for each foot of building height above 50 feet (c) Maximum Building Coverage: 35% (d) Maximum Impervious Coverage: 75% (e) Maximum Building Height: 5 % stories/65 feet () Maximum Gross Residential Density: 24 dwelling units/acre, rounded up to a maximum of 142 dwelling units with (a) 28 on-site affordable housing units and a payment in lieu of $59,473.20 or (b) 29 on-site affordable housing units. Building Height and Stories The standards set forth below shall supersede any regulation to the contrary in the West Orange Land Use Regulations Ordinance: (a) The building height shall be the vertical distance measured from the mean elevation of the finished grade adjacent to the building foundation to the roof line elevation of a flat roof, or the midpoint elevation of a pitched roof. (b) Rooftop amenities and rooftop features shall not be considered a story or fractional portion thereof. (c) Architectural roof design features such as attics, mansards, parapets, cupolas, and other similar architectural design features and/or appurtenances shall not be considered a story or fractional portion thereof. e, Other Regulations 1. w Tree removal on slopes of 15% or greater shall only be permitted to allow for pedestrian access. A maximum of two development identification signs shall be permitted as follows: At development entrance, with maximum area of 75 square feet (per side) At parking lot, with maximum area of 55 square feet (one side only) f. Parking Regulations. Off-street parking for residential uses shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Parking Schedule I in Subsection 25-12.2a.1. g. Affordable Housing Requirements ly 4844-7802-2092, v. 2 Low- and moderate-income dwelling units shall be provided in accordance with this subsection. The minimum affordable housing set-aside shall be 20 percent of the dwelling units in the development. Of these, at least half must be reserved for, and affordable to, low-income households. A minimum of 13 percent of the

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e housing set-aside shall be 20 percent of the dwelling units in the development. Of these, at least half must be reserved for, and affordable to, low-income households. A minimum of 13 percent of the affordable units shall be affordable to households earning 30 percent. or less of the area median income for the Council on Affordable Housing region. Low- and moderate-income housing units shall be governed by the standards set forth in the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, N.J.A.C, 5:80-26.1 et seq., and shall comply with the applicable rules of the Council on Affordable Housing and any other relevant state regulations. All development including affordable dwelling units shall also be subject to Section 25-18 25

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