[Amended 2-4-1985]
Within any residential district, no buildings
shall be constructed or altered so as to be inharmonious with the
residential character of adjacent structures.
The keeping of horses for personal pleasure
or use shall be permitted for any single-family residential use, provided
that:
A.
There shall be not more than two horses located on
any residential property.
B.
There shall be an aggregate open area equal to not
less than five acres for each horse on the property.
C.
Such open area shall not be located closer than 100
feet to any property line.
D.
Buildings for the quartering of horses shall not be
located closer than 100 feet to any property.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 03-22]
The outdoor storage of any unoccupied recreational
vehicle, camper or boat or any occupied or unoccupied open or closed
trailer used for commercial or recreational purposes shall be permitted
on single-family and two-family lots in accordance with the following
restrictions:
A.
Only one such recreational vehicle, trailer or camper
and one boat no greater than 28 feet in length shall be permitted
to be stored outdoors on any single-family or two-family lot.
B.
Such recreational vehicle, camper, trailer or boat
shall only be stored at a location that is no closer to the street
line than both the actual building line of the properly whereon such
recreational vehicle, camper, trailer or boat is stored and the actual
building line of the property adjacent to such storage area.
C.
Such recreational vehicle, camper, trailer or boat
shall comply with all side yard and rear yard setback requirements
applicable to accessory structures for that zone.
D.
Such vehicles are specifically prohibited on the street
in and across from all residential zones regardless of whether both
sides of such a street are located in a residential zone, as well
as on both sides of the street in front of or directly across from
any residential use.
E.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to permit
the outdoor storage of any unoccupied recreational vehicle, camper,
small boat or any occupied or unoccupied opened or closed trailer
used for commercial or recreational purposes in any zone for multifamily
dwellings, including but not limited to condominiums, townhouses or
garden apartments.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 03-22; 11-20-2006 by Ord. No.
06-32; 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09]
A.
There shall be no more than one permitted commercially registered
vehicle as defined by the Motor Vehicle Code of the State of New Jersey
(N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.) per authorized dwelling unit of the types
identified herein parked on any lot zoned for residential purposes,
as well as on both sides of the street in front of any residential
use or directly across the street from any residential use, between
the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The following commercially registered
vehicles are permitted:
(1)
Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds
or less and excluding trucks commonly identified as "box" and "walk-in"
trucks of any gross vehicle weight; and
(2)
Examples of permitted vehicles include, but are not limited
to, minivans, full-size and heavy-duty pickups, utility vans, multipurpose
vehicles; and those types of vehicles shown and consistent with permitted
vehicles displayed in Exhibit A on file with the Department of Community
Development; and
(3)
Heavy-duty pickup trucks and van conversions with a gross vehicle
weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less are permitted, provided that
such vehicles are to be used as utility vehicles (used for trade purposes
and as further shown in Exhibit A on file with Department of Community
Development), and further provided that such vehicles have either
an open or enclosed bed with neither racks nor stakes.
B.
The following types of commercial vehicles are prohibited from being
parked on any street in any zone between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and
7:00 a.m. except when engaged in providing emergency repair services
or actively engaged in moving the residents of the premises. (See
the examples displayed in Exhibit A on file with the Department of
Community Development.)
(1)
All commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more
than 10,000 pounds including but not limited to large walk-in trucks,
box trucks, dump trucks, rack and stake body trucks, grain body trucks,
tractors and tractor-trailers;
(2)
Wreckers, as defined in Chapter 356 of the Code of the Township of North Brunswick, with the exception of light-duty wreckers as defined in § 356-9B that are licensed by the Township of North Brunswick, provided same are parked on a lot and not on the street;
(3)
Buses or vans registered for more than 11 passengers, with the
exception of school buses registered for 16 or fewer passengers that
comply with applicable USDOT Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards,
provided that same are parked on a lot and not on the street;
(4)
Taxicabs or other livery services whose driver is on duty or
on call and who are available to pick up passengers; and
C.
No commercial
vehicle of any kind shall be parked on any street, lot, avenue, highway
or portion thereof that is located in a residential use in any zone,
as well as on both sides of the street in front of any residential
use or directly across the street from any residential use, that contains
any form of advertising or display beyond the requirement of N.J.S.A.
39:4-46 not permanently affixed by paint, stencil, or comparable process
onto the body of the vehicle.
[Added 11-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-32]
All driveways and parking spaces for residential
dwelling units in any residential zone or for any residential use
which are constructed or altered and that result in an expansion of
the habitable area after December 1, 2006, shall be required to be
constructed of an improved surface and shall be located no closer
than a minimum of three feet to the property line.
Unless specifically authorized elsewhere in
this chapter, all dwelling units shall be above the finished grade
level and the number of stories above ground level shall be limited
to 2 1/2, and no dwelling shall have an outside stairway to the
second floor above ground level.
[Amended 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 21-09]
Any parcel utilized for single-family or two-family dwelling
purposes shall not contain more than one principal building or use.
[Added 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 21-09]
The following size limitations shall apply to all detached accessory
structures and buildings in residential zones and on properties developed
for residential use:
A.
Detached garages. Detached garages shall not exceed 24 feet in width,
24 feet in depth and 15 feet in height.
B.
Other accessory structures and buildings. With the exception of detached
garages, no other accessory building or detached raised deck shall
exceed 240 square feet in area and 12 feet in height, including detached
pergolas/gazebos with louvered roofs and structures commonly known
as "tree houses."
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 205-45.1, Single-family
cluster options, was repealed 4-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection M(3), regarding the handicapped
parking zone assigned to 919 Lee Avenue, was repealed 2-16-2016 by
Ord. No. 16-02.
[Added 11-2-1998 by Ord. No. 98-14]
No application for multifamily residential development for which the applicant has indicated that the dwelling units shall be offered for sale only in response to § 205-110A(22) of this chapter shall be changed to market or offer the units for rent.
