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Residential-Affordable Housing-8 Zone" so as to amend subsection T. so as to amend in its entirety subsection (2) which shall read as follows:

2. Unit offset.
3. (a)For townhomes and stacked townhomes, not more than two consecutive dwelling units in the same building measured horizontally shall be constructed without setbacks, offsets and/or breaks in the front and rear building elevations of at least two feet.
4. (b)For Multifamily buildings other than townhomes and stacked townhomes, not more than two consecutive dwelling units in the same building measured horizontally shall be constructed without setbacks, offsets and or/breaks in the front and rear building elevations of at least four feet; provided, however, the four-foot offset may be satisfied by a deck or patio for each unit.
5. SECTION 11. The Township Code of the Township of Jackson is hereby amended and supplemented so as to amend Chapter 244, entitled “Land Use and Development Regulations,” so as to amend §244-51.2 entitled “MF-AH-8 – Mixed Residential-Affordable Housing-8 Zone” so as to amend subsection U. entitled “Utilities” so as to amend in its entirety subsection (3) and to add subsection (4) which shall read as follows:
3. All utility lines within the site of a mixed residential development shall be installed underground.
4. Unless otherwise required by the respective utility companies, all utility lines leading to the site may be installed above-ground.
5. SECTION 12. The Township Code of the Township of Jackson is hereby amended and supplemented so as to amend Chapter 244, entitled “Land Use and Development Regulations,” so as to amend §244-51.2 entitled “MF-AH-8 – Mixed Residential-Affordable Housing-8 Zone” so as to add subsection W. which shall be entitled “Open Space Requirements” and which shall read as follows:
6. W.Open Space Requirements. Every tract of land developed in the MF-AH-8 shall include common open space and active and passive recreation areas in accordance with the following:
1. Open space requirements: For the purposes of this section, the term “open space” is defined to mean any area of land (exclusive of buildings, streets, parking areas, stormwater retention basins and utility rights-of-way or water) which is open to the sky and which is set aside for active or passive recreational use. Buffers may be included as passive recreation.
2. A minimum of 25% of the gross tract acreage shall be set aside for private use for active and passive open space and recreational purposes and for common open space.
3. A minimum of 50% of the required open space shall be exclusive of the environmentally constrained areas as listed in §244-199A.(3)(a)-(d).
4. Lands used or deeded to public agencies for roads, streets or utilities including utility easements, shall not be defined as common open space. Bodies of water located within the tract may be counted as common open space.
5. Any lands set aside for open space shall be available for the residents and guests of the residents to use for active and passive recreational activities.
6. There shall be a close visual and physical relationship between open space and dwelling units. Open space areas shall be an integral part of the development and shall be located to best suit the purposes for which they are intended.