504 APPLETON Way, Whippany, NJ 07981-1750

Residential-Multifamily District

This R-M Residential-Multifamily Zone District is designed to accommodate various types of residential units, including single-family detached, two-family dwellings, single-family attached (townhouses), multifamily dwellings (garden apartments) at a gross density of 13 du per acre, conditioned upon the provision of a 22 percent set-aside for low- and moderate-income housing units. In the event that an owner shall seek to develop at a gross density of less than 13 du per acre, the owner or developer seeking to so develop shall be required to provide the same number of low- and moderate-income units as if the land were developed on the basis of 13 units per acre with a twenty-two-percent set-aside for low- and moderate-income units unless the Planning Board shall grant a variance to this requirement. This zone was created for the purposes of settlement of Morris County Fair Housing Council v. Township of Boonton L-6001-78 P.W. insofar as the case involves the Township of Hanover. Community residences for the developmentally disabled or mentally ill persons, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, and community residences for persons with head injuries are also permitted, subject to the same regulations applicable to the type of building containing such residence or shelter in the district. In the event that there is any conflict between the standards established for this R-M Zone and other sections of this chapter not related to health and safety, the standards as set forth herein shall prevail.