§ 30-204

Multiunit dwellings

All multiunit dwellings as defined in section 30-3, and all townhouses, as defined in section 30-3 of this chapter shall conform to the following regulations and standards:

- (1) Standards for development.
  - a. No more than six dwelling units shall be permitted in a structure.
  - b. No more than one multiunit dwelling structure shall be allowed on any one lot of record unless allowed at the planning board's discretion as part of an application subject to inclusionary zoning.
  - c. All multiunit structures shall be serviced by a public sewerage system and a public water system.
  - d. Maximum lot coverage. The total ground area occupied by all principal buildings, together with all accessory buildings, shall not exceed 35 percent of the total area.
- (2) Dimensional regulations. Unless different lot sizes are approved as part of an application subject to inclusionary zoning, each building lot shall meet the following minimum lot size and front, side and rear yard dimensions:

Minimum front yard depth (feet): 55

Combined minimum width of side yard (feet): 40

Minimum width of any one side yard (feet): 15

Minimum rear yard depth (feet): 30

- a. Height. Principal building shall not exceed 35 feet in height; no accessory or other structure shall exceed 15 feet in height.
- b. Buffer strip. The governing authority shall determine the need for and size of a landscaped buffer strip to be located along the rear and side lot lines.
- c. Special buffer requirements adjacent to other residential zones. Along any boundary line adjacent to a residential zone that requires a greater side or rear yard than those required in the apartment development standards, a buffer strip equal to the difference shall be provided, measured from the property line.
- d. Rubbish disposal. Each building shall be provided with an enclosed fireproof waste pen of sufficient size to accommodate all trash and waste stored on the premises. Waste pen and utility area shall be properly screened and buffered from all buildings and property lines.

(3) Density requirements. Unless different lot sizes are approved as part of an application subject to inclusionary zoning, multiunit dwellings shall be limited in number to total lot size in accordance with following: 15,000 square feet of area for each of the first two units, and then all additional units in conformance with the following table:

Apartment Type	Unit Lot Requirements (square feet)
0—1 bedroom	1,500
2 bedrooms	3,000
3 bedrooms	4,500

- - a. [Additional rooms.] Rooms designated as dens or similar connotations, which could be converted to use as bedroom(s), shall be considered as bedrooms for the purpose of this section.
  - b. Distances between buildings on the same lot. If approved as part of a cluster development, the minimum distances between two buildings or any two rows of buildings substantially parallel to each other shall be 50 feet. The minimum distance between two abutting ends of buildings in the same general plane row shall be 25 feet.
  - c. Off-street parking. Minimum off-street parking shall be provided and maintained as follows:
    - 1. Two car spaces per dwelling unit (270 square feet per space, including access, egress and general circulation).
    - 2. No parking line shall be permitted within ten feet of any boundary line or within the required minimum front yard.
    - 3. The circulation system, including roads, entrances, exits and other means of access constructed as part of a multifamily dwelling development shall be constructed so as to accommodate emergency vehicles, including fire apparatus.

(Ord. of 5-27-2009; Ord. of 12-8-2021(2); Ord. No. 12-13-2023(2); Ord. of 2-26-2025(2))