A map entitled "Middlesex Township Zoning District
Map" is hereby adopted as part of this chapter. The Zoning District Map shall be kept on file available
for examination at the office of the Zoning Officer. The Map shall
be signed and attested by the Township Secretary and shall bear the
Seal of the Township. All amendments affecting district boundaries
shall be noted on the Map by the Township Engineer, including date
of adoption, and shall be attested to by the Township Secretary.
These general regulations shall apply in all
zoning districts.
A. Any use not expressly listed for a zoning district is not permitted in that district, unless authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a comparable use not specifically listed in accordance with the provisions of §
175-105 of this chapter only in those districts where comparable uses not specifically listed are expressly listed as a use by special exception in the district.
B. Accessory structures which are customarily accessory
to principal structures or uses authorized as uses by special exception
shall be permitted as accessory uses by right.
C. In the AG-A, AG-B and R-AG Districts, principal farm
buildings and structures may occupy the same lot as a single-family
dwelling. Two single-family dwellings shall not occupy the same lot
unless all applicable requirements of the Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance are met.
[Amended 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 127]
D. In the R-1 District, a single-family dwelling or two-family
dwelling shall be the only principal structure on the lot. All dwelling
units shall be located within the same principal structure.
E. In all districts, all accessory structures shall be
located on the same lot with the principal structure to which they
are accessory. When two adjoining lots are in the same ownership,
an accessory structure shall not be constructed on a lot adjoining
the lot on which the principal structure is located. A consolidation
plan for the two adjoining lots shall be required so that the principal
structure and accessory structure may occupy the same lot.
F. In the C-1, C-2, I-1, C-3 and Route 228 Corridor Overlay Districts,
several authorized uses may occupy the same lot or structure, provided
all applicable requirements for each of the uses can be met on the
lot.
[Amended 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 127; 8-21-2019 by Ord. No. 134]
G. No part of any yard or other open space or off-street
parking or loading space required for any building or structure to
comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as part
of a yard, open space, off-street parking or loading space required
for any other building or structure.
H. All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the
Township shall be placed in the AG-B, Agricultural Zoning District,
until the Planning Commission has made a thorough study of the newly
annexed area, reported its recommendations to the Township Supervisors,
and the Township Supervisors have adopted a final zoning district
classification, This study and report by the Planning Commission shall
be made within three months of the date of annexation.