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City of Trenton, NJ
Mercer County
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No buildings shall hereafter be used, erected, altered, converted, enlarged, added to, moved or reduced, wholly or in part, nor shall any land be designed, used or physically altered for any purpose in any manner, except in conformity with this chapter.
When a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building, any subdivision shall be effected in such a manner as not to impair any of the requirements of this chapter with respect to the existing building.
No open space provided around any principal building for the purpose of complying with front, side or rear yard provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing the yard provisions for another principal building.
See Article XXX (§ 315-230 et seq.) of this chapter for supplementary provisions.
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries, adult family-care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults, and family day-care homes shall be permitted uses in all residential districts of the City of Trenton, and the requirements thereof shall be the same as for single-family dwelling units located within such districts. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b, in condominiums, cooperatives and horizontal property regimes that represent themselves as being primarily for retirees or elderly persons, or which impose a minimum age limit tending to attract persons who are near retirement age, deed restrictions or bylaws may prohibit family day-care homes from being a permitted use. Day-care/child-care centers for which a license is required from the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 492 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 et seq.) shall be a permitted use in all nonresidential districts of the City of Trenton.