All buildings should be located with proper consideration of their orientation and relationship to other buildings, both existing and proposed, in terms of light, air and usable open space; access to public rights-of-way and off-street parking; height and bulk; drainage and existing topography; trees and vegetation; watercourses; solar access; and energy conservation.

Groups of related buildings shall be designed to present a harmonious appearance in terms of architectural style and exterior materials.

Buildings should be designed to be attractive from all vantage points, including fences, storage areas and rear entrances.

Building setbacks should be varied to the extent practicable in order to provide an interesting interplay of buildings and open spaces.

Accessory buildings should be architecturally treated in the same manner as principal structures.

All exterior storage areas and service yards, loading docks and ramps, electrical and mechanical equipment and enclosures, storage tanks and the like shall be screened from the public view, within and from the outside of the development, by a fence, wall, or mature landscape materials, consistent with the exterior design of building within the development.

Colors, materials and finishes shall be coordinated in all exterior elevations of buildings to achieve continuity of expression. All roof and wall projections such as gutters, flues, louvers, utility boxes, vents, grills, downspouts, exposed flashing, and overhead doors shall be painted or installed with an anodized or acrylic finish, in a color to match adjacent surfaces.

All openings in the wall of a structure, such as windows and doors, should relate to each other on each elevation, vertically and horizontally, in a clearly defined order; and should take into account orientation to the sun, in terms of architectural elements for sun-shading and consideration of the efficiencies of heat loss and gain through such openings.

Buildings and parking areas should be designed to relate to existing grade conditions. Exposed basement walls are not acceptable as an architectural treatment. All exposed basement walls must be painted to relate properly to the side of the building.

Landscape elements shall relate to architectural design elements and shall be considered a strong unifying component of the overall site design, reflecting the natural and man-made (architectural and aesthetic) qualities of the development.

Residential design should create the appearance of individuality of housing units, and avoid the appearance of a large, undifferentiated project.

Dwelling units should have adequate interior living space, using low-maintenance, high-quality aesthetically attractive materials.

Easy access to outdoor space and parking from all residential units should be provided.

The design should provide a safe, well-lighted residential environment free of through traffic and congestion.

Senior citizen housing should be located near community facilities, public transportation and neighborhood retail services.

Each development in excess of 50 dwelling units shall contain at least three substantially different, yet architecturally compatible, principal building designs and elevations. The architectural design and materials used in the construction of the sides and rear of a principal building shall be the same as the design and materials used on the front of the principal building.

Appurtenances such as, but not limited to, tanks, condenser units and other equipment shall be fully screened from view. Such appurtenances and their screening, plus chimneys, cupolas and other items which extend above the roof line, shall not exceed 15% of the horizontal area of the first floor unless the highest such item shall be used to measure building height.

Permitted yard encroachments shall include chimneys, one-story bay windows projecting less than two feet, cornices, eaves, and roof overhangs, terraces or patios not covered nor rising more than three feet above finished grade, gutters and downspouts.

All building plans approved by the Planning Board shall be reviewed and approved by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Bureau of Housing Inspection, or authorized plan review agency whose approval is required by state statute or municipal ordinance, before any building permits are issued by the Construction Official.

The following design guidelines should be adhered to:

Each such dwelling unit shall be accessible from the nearest parking spaces by means of a walk uninterrupted by steps or abrupt changes in grade and shall have a width of not less than five feet and a gradient of not more than one foot in 20 feet or an approved ramp. The parking spaces for the dwelling unit shall be reserved for the use of its occupants and be not less than 12 feet wide and shall not be so situated as to require the handicapped to pass behind parked cars to reach the entranceway.

Electrical switches, controls and fire alarms shall not be located more than 54 inches above the floor within the dwelling unit or in any common area likely to be used by such dwelling occupants. At least one toilet on the first floor of such dwelling units shall be 19 inches from the floor to the seat.

The Planning Board shall approve common buildings and facilities only if adequate provisions have been made for use by the physically handicapped and shall be guided in such judgment by the specifications for making buildings and facilities accessible to, and usable by, the physically handicapped as set forth in N.J.A.C. 17:19A et seq., New Jersey Barrier Free Design Regulations, promulgated by the Department of Treasury, Division of Building and Construction.

Exterior materials may include brick, stone, anodized aluminum and baked enamel metal panels, precast concrete and similar materials, with appropriate texture and trim to prevent large undifferentiated facades of the same material. All buildings within the historical district shall utilize exterior materials compatible with and of a type which will enhance the historical character of the area.

All roof planes or caps meeting the exterior facade shall have overhangs or appropriate cornice and trim details.

All major entrances to buildings shall be properly identified with architectural elements such as recessed entranceways, projected overhangs, and porticos.

Flat roof canopies on metal pipe columns shall not be used on commercial buildings.

Window and door openings shall include appropriate trim and either recesses or overhangs to promote a harmonious variety of light and shade on the facade of the building.

Buildings and structures used for functional purposes, such as warehouses, indoor sports facilities and manufacturing facilities, shall include appropriate landscaping adjacent to boundary facades in the public view.