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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 (4) Side Front Yard. There shall be a side front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front side yard. (5) Side Yards. There shall be two (2) side yards, each with a one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer of natural vegetation or landscaping. (6) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard or not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. The off-street parking of motor vehicles as required may be permitted in the rear yard, except not within the required one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer area. (7) Building Height. The building height shall not be more than thirty-five (35) feet and two and one-half (2 1/2) stories. (8) Parking. One (1) off-street parking space for every one and one-half (1 1/2) beds shall be provided. (9) Building Coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent. (910) Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) percent. (101) Street Frontage. The site must have three hundred fifty (350) feet of street frontage. (112) Storage of Vehicles. No resident shall be permitted to store or park a motor vehicle(s) at the facility, either permanently or temporarily, unless the motor vehicle(s) is used on a regular basis to conduct the normal daily affairs of that resident. (h) Congregate Care. In an R-G, R-M, OB-1, OB-2, R-C and PURD District, a congregate care facility shall be permitted only as a conditional use authorized in each case by the Planning Board and subject to the following conditions: (1) Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be five (5) acres. (2) Lot Width. The lot width at both the street line and the building setback line shall be not less than three hundred fifty (350) feet. (3) Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front yard. (4) Side Front Yard. There shall be a side front

fty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front yard. (4) Side Front Yard. There shall be a side front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front side yard. (5) Side Yards. There shall be two (2) side yards, each with a one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer of natural vegetation of landscaping. (6) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. The off-street parking of motor vehicles as required may be permitted in the rear yard, except within the required one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer area. (7) Building Height. The building height shall not be more than thirty-five (35) feet and two and one-half (2 1/2) stories. (8) Parking. One (1) off-street parking space for every one and one-half (1 1/2) beds shall be provided. 114

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 (9) Street Frontage. The building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent. (10) Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) percent. (11) Unit Size. All dwelling units shall be in accordance with the provisions of subsection 25-9.8. (12) Street Frontage. The site must have three hundred fifty (350) feet of street frontage. (i) Residential Health Care. In an R-T, R-G, R-M, OB-1 and OB-2 District, a residential health care facility shall be permitted only as a conditional use authorized in each case by the Planning Board and subject to the following conditions: (1) Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be five (5) acres. (2) Lot Width. The lot width at both the street line and the building setback line shall be not less than three hundred fifty (350) feet. (3) Front Yard. There shall be a side front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front yard. (4) Side Front Yard. There shall be a side front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front side yard. (5) Side Yard. There shall be two (2) side yards, each with a one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer of natural vegetation or landscaping. (6) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) foot of natural vegetation or landscaping. The off-street parking of motor vehicles as required may be permitted in the rear yard, except not within the required one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer area. (7) Building Height. The building height shall not be more than thirty-five (35) feet and two and one-half (2 1/2) stories. (8) Parking. One (1) off-street parking space for every one and one-half (1 1/2) beds shall be provided. (9) Building Coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent. (10) Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed thirty-five (35%)

e provided. (9) Building Coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent. (10) Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) percent. (11) Storage of Vehicles. No resident shall be permitted to store or park a motor vehicle(s) at the facility, either permanently or temporarily, unless the motor vehicle(s) is used on a regular basis to conduct the normal daily affairs of that resident. (12) Street Frontage. The site must have three hundred fifty (350) feet of street frontage. Comment [PG75]: combined with requirements for similar uses (hj) Assisted Living/Congregate Care. In an R-G, R-M, OB-1, OB-2, R-C and PURD District, an residential health care facilityassisted living or congregate care facility shall be permitted only as a conditional use authorized in each case by the Planning Board and subject to the following conditions: (1) Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be five (5) acres. 115

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 (2) Lot Width. The lot width at both the street line and the building setback line shall be not less than three hundred fifty (350) feet. (3) Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front yard. (4) Side Front Yard. There shall be a side front yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front side yard. (5) Side Yards. There shall be two (2) side yards, each with a one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer of natural vegetation or landscaping. (6) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet of natural vegetation or landscaping. The off-street parking or motor vehicles as required may be permitted in the rear yard, except not within the required one hundred fifty (150) foot buffer area. (7) Building Height. The building height shall not be more than thirty-five (35) feet and two and one-half (2 1/2) stories. (8) Parking. One (1) off-street parking space for every one and one-half (1 1/2) beds shall be provided. (9) Building Coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent. (910) Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed thirty-five (35%) percent. (11) Unit Size. All dwelling units shall be in accordance with the provisions of subsection 25-9.8. (102) Storage of Vehicles. No resident shall be permitted to store or park a motor vehicle(s) at the facility, either permanently or temporarily, unless the motor vehicle(s) is used on a regular basis to conduct the normal daily affairs of that resident. (113) Street Frontage. The site must have three hundred fifty (350) feet of street frontage. (i) Commercial Recreation. (1) All buildings and outdoor recreation facilities shall be set back at least one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from any property line and all parking areas, parking access aisles and

uildings and outdoor recreation facilities shall be set back at least one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from any property line and all parking areas, parking access aisles and accessory buildings shall be set back at least seventy-five (75) feet from any property line. (2) There shall be a fifty (50) foot wide buffer adjacent to all property lines, within the required setback, which shall consist of natural vegetation and, if required by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, new vegetation to supplement the existing vegetation. (3) The required setbacks and buffers for outdoor recreation facilities that are lighted for evening use shall be increased by one hundred percent (100%) over the above requirements. The use of outdoor recreation facilities shall not be permitted after 11:00 p.m. (4) A landscape plan, which provides substantial buffering of the parking area, must be approved by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment and kept on file in the Department of Planning and Development. All plantings shall be 116

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 maintained in perpetuity and all plants must be replaced in kind when necessary. (kj) Houses of Worship. (1) All houses of worship and their accessory uses shall be set back at least one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from any property line and all parking areas, parking access aisles and accessory buildings shall be set back at least seventy-five (75) feet from any property line. (2) There shall be a fifty (50) foot wide buffer strip adjacent to all property lines, within the required setback, which shall consist of natural vegetation and, if required by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, new vegetation to supplement the existing vegetation. (3) A landscape plan, which provides substantial buffering of the parking area, must be approved by the Planning Board or, Zoning or appropriate Board of Adjustment and kept on file in the Department of Planning and Development. All plantings shall be maintained in perpetuity and all plants must be replaced in kind when necessary. (4) Ingress and egress to the property shall be clearly marked and shall not be located within seventy-five (75) feet of a street intersection. (5) Parking requirements must be considered for the use for religious services as well as for accessory uses such as parochial schools. When calculating the parking requirements, the requirements for each use or building shall be aggregated. (6) Parking for the house of worship shall be on the same lot as the main structure. (lk) Townhouse Residential Cluster Development. A townhouse residential cluster development shall be permitted in the R-3 District as a conditional use in order to provide flexibility in residential unit type and design, to encourage preservation of open space, to facilitate land development activities that respect site constraints and sensitive environmental features, and to provide opportunity for development of appropriate recreational facilities and other public uses. A townhouse residential cluster development shall be developed as a single entity,

nd to provide opportunity for development of appropriate recreational facilities and other public uses. A townhouse residential cluster development shall be developed as a single entity, although it may be phased, and shall provide for an integrated development of townhouses, together with a substantial amount of open space and recreational facilities. A townhouse residential cluster development shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) The tract shall have frontage on and access from a State roadway. (2) The minimum tract size shall be one hundred fifty (150) acres. (3) The maximum gross density shall be 1.25 units per gross acre prior to any dedication of land as set forth in Section 12 below, and not exceed two hundred fifty (250) total units. (4) The maximum number of units in a townhouse structure shall be five (5). (5) The minimum distance between townhouse structures shall be seventy-five (75) feet rear to rear and thirty (30) feet side to side. (6) A townhouse structure shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from any right-of-way line. (7) The maximum height of any townhouse unit shall be forty-five (45) feet. 117

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 (8) The maximum number of stories shall be three (3). (9) The maximum building coverage for the entire tract prior to any dedication of land shall be twenty (20%) percent. (10) The maximum impervious coverage for the entire tract prior to any dedication of land shall be thirty-five (35%) percent. (11) There shall be a minimum perimeter buffer strip area around the perimeter of on the tract being developed which is at least seventy-five (75) feet in width, which buffer area strip shall consist of existing vegetation and, where deemed necessary by the Planning Board, supplemental vegetation (or fencing where appropriate), subject to the following: (i) The perimeter buffer strip shall permit roadway and utility crossings within the buffer except where adjacent to existing improved residential properties; provided, however, that said disturbance shall be limited to a linear distance of no more than four hundred (400) feet in any one location, and an area no greater than three (3) acres in size collectively when all areas of disturbance are combined; (ii) Where adjacent to existing improved residential properties, the perimeter buffer strip shall remain undisturbed in its natural state such that existing grading and vegetation is preserved; provided that a temporary intrusion into the perimeter buffer strip of up to twenty-five (25) feet in width measured from the interior buffer boundary (the "intrusion area") shall be permitted where required to excavate and grade for utility construction purposes as long as the intrusion area is regraded and replanted with evergreen vegetation and, where appropriate, berms so as to restore and establish the seventy-five (75) foot vegetated perimeter buffer strip and grading to substantially the same condition as existed prior to the intrusion; and provided further that while the utility right-of-way may be located partially within the intrusion area, under no circumstance will the actual utility lines be located within any part of the perimeter buffer strip where adjacent to existing improved

intrusion area, under no circumstance will the actual utility lines be located within any part of the perimeter buffer strip where adjacent to existing improved residential properties; (iii) Where the perimeter buffer strip abuts any part of the tract that will be dedicated to and accepted by the Township for open space preservation purposes and the dedicated lands are adjacent to existing property owned by the Township, the perimeter buffer strip may be reduced in width or eliminated; and (iv) Where the perimeter buffer strip abuts existing unimproved property owned by the Township, a portion of the perimeter buffer strip may be disturbed for roadway and utility purposes, provided that said disturbance is [a] located no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the property line, [b] has a linear distance of no more than six hundred (600) feet, and [c] has a total area of no greater than two (2) acres. (12) A minimum of forty (40%) percent of the tract shall be set aside as open space. Such open space may be either voluntarily dedicated to the Municipality for public use or may be reserved for the benefit of the residents of the development. If such open space is dedicated to the Municipality for public use, then the following standards must be met in order for the Municipality to accept the dedication: 118