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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-10 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. 25-10.1 Objectives. The Township Council has determined that West Orange contains many unique geological, topographical and environmentally sensitive conditions within its boundaries. Furthermore, the diminishing amount of open space and changes in land development techniques require that new land use control methods be employed to insure that environmentally sensitive areas be protected and that future growth be consistent with the character of the community as a whole and with the goals described by the Revised Comprehensive Master Plan of the Township. Therefore, in order that the public's health, safety and general welfare be furthered and the conservation and more efficient use of energy, materials and open space be encouraged and that a more efficient use of the land and public services be fostered, together with the need to lessen the demand on the community's infrastructure, the Township does hereby provide for the following planned development districts. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.4A) 25-10.2 Planned Residential Developments. The areas within which the controls of this section shall apply are delineated on the Township Zoning Map and are entitled "Planned Unit Residential Development" (PURD) and "Cluster" (RC) Districts of the Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, which map is adopted simultaneously herewith. a. Standards of Development. 1. Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted within PURD and RC Districts. (a) Single-family, detached dwelling in the RC District only. (b) Townhouses. (c) Garden Apartments in the PURD District only. (d) Multi-family structures development in the PURD District only. (e) Common open space. (f) Developed recreational facilities. (g) Uses ancillary and accessory to the above. (h) Retail and service facilities for the project only with no signs or exterior advertising. 2. Permitted Density. The density shall be computed on the basis of the entire contiguous tract owned by the applicant. The density of the development need not be uniformly applied to the entire site for which an application for a Planned Development is

iguous tract owned by the applicant. The density of the development need not be uniformly applied to the entire site for which an application for a Planned Development is submitted, provided that all site design objectives and staging limitations established elsewhere in this section are adhered to by the applicant. The maximum density in the RC and PURD Districts shall be four (4) dwelling units per gross acre. (a) Districts designated as "RC" shall have a maximum density of four (4) dwelling units per gross acre. (b) Districts designated as "PURD" shall have a maximum density of six (6) dwelling units per gross acre. Comment [PG41]: addressed elsewhere in ordinance 3. Open Space Credit. "If a portion of land being part of a contiguous area, or adjacent to a P.U.R.D. or Cluster zone is dedicated or restricted by the owner as a transitional strip, buffer or common open space, then the density for the area of the lands remaining in the 43