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 West Windsor
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. General Legislation
 Chapter 200. Land Use
 Part 4. Zoning
 Article XXVII. Use and Bulk Regulations for Residence Districts

  § 200-177. R-3 District bulk and area regulations.  

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  • The following shall be the standards for the R-3 District:
    A. 
    Tract development.
    (1) 
    Minimum tract area. For other than single-family detached dwellings: five acres.
    (2) 
    Minimum tract frontage. For other than single-family detached dwellings: 150 feet.
    (3) 
    Open space. For townhouses only, not less than 30% of the tract area designated for townhouse development shall contain green open space; individual residential lots or portions thereof shall not be construed as open space. Common open space shall conform to requirements for such open space, except as modified herein, as contained in § 200-190C of this article.
    (4) 
    Maximum permissible development density. The average gross density shall not exceed three dwelling units per acre.
    (5) 
    Maximum improvement coverage: 40%.
    (6) 
    Design: The standards and principles for design set forth in § 200-190A(2)(h)[2] of this article as well as those applicable provisions contained in Part 1, Site Plan Review, Part 2, Subdivision, and Part 3, Subdivision and Site Plan Procedures, of this chapter, shall be used in the design of residential uses permitted in this district.
    B. 
    Individual lots. Requirements for individual lots shall be as follows:
    [Added 4-20-1990 by Ord. No. 90-12]
    Single-Family Detached
    Patio/Zero Lot Line
    Townhouse
    Minimum lot area (square feet)
    14,000
    7,500
    2,000
    Minimum lot frontage (feet)
    50
    50
    20
    Minimum lot width (feet)
    85
    60
    20
    Minimum lot depth (feet)
    85
    60
    --
    Minimum yards (feet)
    Front
    20
    20
    20
    Rear
    10
    10
    10
    Side
    10
    0,10
    10
    Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)
    20%
    32%
    --
    Maximum improvement coverage (MIC)
    25%
    35%
    45%
    NOTES:
    Yards abutting arterial streets shall be increased by 30 feet; those abutting collector streets shall be increased by 10 feet.
    Ten feet if a patio dwelling unit which may be on one side if also designed as an attached or zero lot line dwelling; one side 10 feet if zero lot line dwelling.
    At end units only.
    C. 
    Maximum building height: 2 1/2 stories, but not to exceed 35 feet.