§ 276-48. Townhouses and apartments.

No townhouse or apartment dwelling unit shall be constructed in the City unless the dwelling is part of an approved site plan and unless the following minimum standards are met in addition to other applicable requirements of this chapter:

A. 

Each building and complex of buildings shall have an architectural theme with appropriate variations in design to provide attractiveness to the development, compatible within the development and in relation to adjacent land uses. Such variations in design shall result from the use of landscaping and the orientation of buildings to the natural features of the site and to other buildings as well as from varying unit widths, using different exterior materials, changing roof lines and roof designs, varying building heights and changing window types, shutters, doors, porches and exterior colors. Architectural elevations shall be submitted to the Board for review and approval.

B. 

All dwelling units shall be connected to approved functioning water and sanitary sewer systems prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

C. 

All parking facilities shall be on the same site as the building and located within 150 feet of the nearest entrance of the building they are intended to serve. This distance requirement does not apply to townhouses or apartment dwelling units in the APT/TH District. Parking spaces shall be provided in areas designed specifically for parking and there shall be no parallel or diagonal parking along interior streets.

D. 

No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of the laundry of the occupants of each building.

E. 

Dwelling units shall have access to a master television antenna system and individual townhouse units may not erect individual external television antennas.

F. 

Each unit shall have the following minimum net habitable floor areas:

Apartments	Square Feet	Townhouses	Square Feet
Efficiency	500
One-bedroom	600	One-bedroom	700
Two-bedroom	725	Two-bedroom	850
Three-bedroom	875	Three-bedroom	1,000

G. 

For each apartment unit, in addition to any storage area contained inside individual dwelling units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 250 cubic feet of storage area in a convenient, centrally located area in the cellar, basement or ground floor of the building where personal belongings and effects may be stored without constituting a fire hazard and where said belongings and effects may be kept locked and separated from the belongings of other occupants.

H. 

Recycling provisions.

(1) 

There shall be included in any new apartment or townhouse development an indoor or outdoor recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially generated recyclable materials. The dimensions of the recycling area shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which are of adequate size and number and which are consistent with anticipated usage and with current methods of collection in the area in which the project is located. The dimensions of the recycling area and the bins or containers shall be determined in consultation with the City Recycling Coordinator and shall be consistent with the district recycling plan adopted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13).

(2) 

The recycling area shall be conveniently located for the residential disposition of source separated recyclable materials, preferably near, but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.

(3) 

The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles shall be able to access the recycling area without interference from parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures shall be taken to protect the recycling area and the bins or containers placed therein against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.

(4) 

The recycling area or the bins or containers placed therein shall be designed so as to provide protection against adverse environmental conditions which might render the collected materials unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of recyclable paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor recycling area, shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered, so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.

(5) 

Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or containers shall be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.

(6) 

Landscaping and/or fencing, at least six feet in height, shall be provided around any outdoor recycling area and shall be developed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.

I. 

No townhouse dwelling unit shall be less than 20 feet wide.