[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 1999-5, adopted
5-5-1999, deleted the words "With Cluster and Bonus Density Provision"
from this article title.
The purpose of this district is to provide moderate
growth area for single-family residential dwellings and accessory
uses incidental thereto with provisions for clustering and the use
of bonus densities.
The following uses are permitted in the R District:
Permitted accessory uses in the R District shall
be as follows:
A.
Private residential swimming pools. A wall of a swimming pool shall not be located less than six feet from any rear or side property line or 10 feet from any alley or easement line. Swimming pools shall not be located within any front yard setback. In addition to the application for a construction permit, an applicant seeking to construct an in-ground swimming pool must also include grading plans which illustrate the proposed location of the pool as well as any appurtenances, and existing and proposed grades, and which demonstrate the proposed flow of surface drainage. The grading plan shall be signed and sealed by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer and shall be reviewed and approved by the Township Engineer to ensure that surface water flow is not impacted and that adjoining properties will not be subject to runoff beyond that which is existing prior to the installation of the in-ground pool. Before the Construction Department issues a certificate of approval, the applicant’s engineer must submit an as-built certification letter documenting that the in-ground pool has been installed in substantial conformity to the grading plan previously approved by the Township Engineer. Should the applicant seek to make any modification to the Township-approved grading plans, the applicant must submit the amended plans for additional review and approval by the Township Engineer. The cost of professional services rendered by the Township Engineer in connection with the application(s) shall be in accordance with Chapter 2, § 2-3, (entitled “Inspection fees”), of the Code of the Township of Florence.
[Amended 3-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03]
B.
Private garages and carports to a maximum height of
20 feet. Private garages and carports shall not be located less than
five feet from rear or side property lines or 10 feet from any alleyway
or easement line. Private garages and carports shall not be located
within any front yard setback.
C.
Garden sheds up to 100 square feet if not on a permanent
footing shall not be located less than two feet from rear or side
property lines and not less than two feet from any alleyway or easement
line and not less than two feet from any fence. A zoning permit shall
be required for any shed.
[Amended 8-15-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-15]
D.
Accessory buildings customarily incidental to residential
use less than 250 square feet in area for use with the main building.
Accessory buildings shall not be less than five feet from any rear
or side property lines, 10 feet from any alleyway or easement line
and all accessory buildings to residential use shall not exceed 20
feet in height.
E.
Clubhouse with golf courses.
F.
Dish antennas in rear yard only. Dish antennas shall
not be less than five feet from any rear or side property lines, 10
feet from any alleyway or easement line. Dish antennas shall not be
roof mounted.
G.
Flagpoles. Flagpoles shall be set back from all property
lines one foot for each one foot in height to a maximum of 50 feet
in height.
Conditional uses in the R District shall be
as follows:
A.
Utility structures and facilities needed to provide
direct service of gas, electricity, telephone, water and sewerage,
but not offices, garages, warehouses, maintenance areas or similar
commercially or industrially related operations of such companies.
B.
Quasi-public building and recreation areas.
C.
Home occupations which meet the standards of this
chapter.
D.
Hospitals, philanthropic and charitable uses.
E.
Senior housing, not to exceed a maximum aggregate
number of 500 units of such housing to be approved for development
within Florence Township under this chapter.
[Added 9-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-22]
Area and bulk regulations shall be as follows:
A.
Single-family residential detached dwellings, with
public sewer and water, noncluster.
(1)
Maximum density: two units per acre.
(2)
Bulk regulations.
(a)
Lot size: 20,000 square feet minimum.
(b)
Lot width: 125 feet minimum.
(c)
Lot depth: 160 feet minimum.
(d)
Lot coverage: 20% maximum. The principal building,
driveway and any expansion, enlargement or addition thereto shall
not exceed the maximum without a variance. For residential lots, an
additional lot coverage of 5% shall be allowed only for decks, patios,
sheds and/or swimming pools.
[Amended 3-1-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-1]
(e)
Front yard: 50 feet minimum.
(f)
Rear yard: 50 feet minimum.
(g)
Side yard: 20 feet each minimum.
(h)
Height: 35 feet maximum.
(i)
Minimum constraint-free circle (CFC): sixty-foor
diameter.
[Added 8-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-27]
B.
Single-family residential detached dwellings with
on-site septic and well, noncluster.
(1)
Maximum density: one unit per acre.
(2)
Area and bulk requirements.
(a)
Lot size: one acre, minimum.
(b)
Lot width: 150 feet minimum.
(c)
Lot depth: 175 feet minimum.
(d)
Lot coverage: 20% maximum. The principal building,
driveway and any expansion, enlargement or addition thereto shall
not exceed the maximum without a variance. For residential lots. an
additional lot coverage of 5% shall be allowed only for decks, patios,
sheds and/or swimming pools.
[Added 3-1-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-1]
(e)
Front yard: 50 feet minimum.
(f)
Side yards: 30 feet minimum, each side.
(g)
Rear yard: 80 feet minimum.
(h)
Height: 35 feet maximum.
(i)
Minimum constraint-free circle (CFC): forty-five-foot
diameter.
[Added 8-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-27]
C.
Single-family residential detached dwellings, with
public sewer and water and cluster developed and for which approval
was issued prior to May 25, 1999, for development in accordance with
the then applicable bonus density provisions in the chapter shall
be subject to the following bulk regulations:
[Added 4-18-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-7]
[Added 8-3-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-09]
A.
Purpose and intent. The intent of this section is to permit small
portable temporary pools that are not permanent in nature and can
be installed, used and removed within a period of a few months over
the summer months without any negative impact to the Municipal Code
or property owners.
B.
Permitted in residential zones. Portable temporary pools shall be
permitted as accessory uses to single-family residential dwellings
in the residential zones, and in the AGR agricultural zone, subject
to the specific conditions set forth herein. Temporary portable pools
shall be permitted as accessory uses to residential properties in
other zones.
(1)
A building permit and zoning permit are required for any new pool
that is 24 inches or more in depth. No permit shall be required under
the Uniform Construction Code for any pool that is less than 24 inches
in depth.
(2)
A homeowner who desires to install a temporary portable pool must
obtain an initial permit from the Construction Code Office and Zoning
Office. Once the initial permit is issued by the Township for the
period beginning not before May 1 and ending not later than September
30, then the property owner may apply for an annual certificate of
compliance from the Zoning Office each year prior to reinstallation
of the temporary portable pool. The fee for each certificate of compliance
will be $20.
(3)
In order to obtain a certificate of compliance each year it is necessary
that the pool is placed in the same location; that it remains temporary
in nature; and that the same safety barriers required under the Uniform
Construction Code remain in place.
(4)
A temporary portable pool or inflatable pool must be installed in
a residential zone on a property that has a primary residence. If
a residential property is located in a commercial zoning district,
then there still must be a primary residence on the same lot as the
temporary portable pool.
(5)
Impervious surface standards shall not apply for temporary portable
pools (including inflatable pools) that are less than four feet in
depth and meet the definition contained herein.
(6)
A temporary portable pool cannot be installed prior to May 1 and
must be removed no later than September 30 of each year. All permits
for temporary portable pools (including inflatable pools) shall contain
this requirement. Failure to adhere to this regulation will result
in enforcement action as a violation of the Code.
(7)
A temporary portable pool cannot be located closer than two feet
to any side or rear property line.
(8)
Temporary portable pools are not permitted in any front yard setback.
(9)
In order to provide for the safety of children and residents, no
municipal permits will be issued for an inflatable pool unless the
property has a proper barrier in place in accordance with the Uniform
Construction Code. Barrier requirements address fencing, pool steps,
locking gates, etc. A copy of the basic barrier requirements for all
pools, including temporary inflatable pools, is available from the
Construction Code Office.
(10)
The municipal permit process does not exempt a property owner
from receiving approval from their own homeowners' association (HOA)
prior to applying for municipal permits, nor does it override the
conditions in any homeowners' association bylaws.
