A. To encourage housing production that meets the intent and spirit of this Article, the
following incentives may be available to developments that include at least five percent (5%) of
the units for the overall project with income restrictions at the sixty percent (60%) AMI limit
(“Eligible Developments”):
i. Density Bonus and Dimensional Relief – Eligible Developments are entitled to an
increase in the maximum number of units permitted in the zoning district of an additional
percentage equal to the percentage of affordable units plus five percent (5%) up to a
maximum twenty-five percent (25%) density bonus. In RG-5 zones, the maximum
density bonus shall be limited to fifteen percent (15%) to prevent overcrowding. Said
increase in units shall not require additional lot area, frontage, or parking, or increase
floor-area-ratios as part of this entitlement.
ii. Off-Street Parking and Loading –
a. Eligible Developments are entitled to a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction
from the minimum parking requirements of this Ordinance provided that the
applicant submits a Transportation Management Program (TMP) to the
Planning Board and the TMP is maintained in accordance with any conditions
imposed by the Planning Board, as a requirement of any Definitive Site Plan
Approval. Where Definitive Site Plan Approval is not required, the TMP
shall be submitted to the Department of Inspectional Services concurrent with
any application for a building permit.
b. The Planning Board may grant a special permit to modify the loading
requirements; parking dimensional, landscaping, and layout requirements,
including the number of required parking spaces, where it is demonstrated that
with such modification there will be adequate space for off-street parking
and/or loading to provide for the needs of the subject building or use. In the
event a special permit application requests a reduction of the number of
required parking spaces, the requirements described above in subsection (a)
related to a TMP shall apply.
c. Where parking is reduced through a special permit under the provisions of this
Article, the total reduction in parking, after applying the entitlements of this
Article, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) and may not be combined with
reductions permitted in Article IV, Section 7, A. 2.