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Borough of Stanhope, NJ
Sussex County
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[Amended 8-30-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-26; 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-10; 4-30-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-11; 7-30-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-15; 9-26-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-20[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also specifically amended the title of former Art. XII, Village Residential Zones, to Historic Village Residential Zones.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
In Historic Village Residential Zones, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
A. 
Detached single-family dwelling units.
B. 
Home occupations, conditional use: See § 100-117.1.
C. 
Municipal parks and playgrounds.
In Historic Village Residential Zones, no lot shall be used and no accessory structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
A. 
Private garage which shall not exceed 500 square feet. In no case shall a commercial vehicle in excess of 6,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight be stored.
B. 
Private boathouse, not to exceed provisions for the storage of two boats.
C. 
No accessory building may be built on any lot in which there is not a principal building or structure.
D. 
Excluding swimming pools, there shall be no more than one accessory building per lot.
E. 
Accessory uses as defined by § 100-3, except that no accessory structure shall be occupied for residential purposes.
Private residential permanent pools shall be permitted in the rear yard areas only and shall adhere to the following standards:
A. 
All pools shall be located only in rear areas.
B. 
Pools should occupy no more than 25% of the rear yard.
C. 
No edge of any pool or paving, patio area, deck or other improvement integral to the function and construction of said pool shall be located closer to any building or lot line than 15 feet. Where such paving, patio areas or decks are attached to or otherwise occupy the entire area between the pool and the principal structure, the setback shall be determined as the distance from the water's edge to the principal structure, exclusive of said paving, patio area or deck.
D. 
The rear yard or portion of the rear yard area where the pool is located shall be enclosed with fencing of no less than four feet nor more than eight feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool. A pool with sides that are at least four feet above grade shall be considered in conformance with this requirement as long as any ladder, ramp or set of stairs attached thereto is removable or can be blocked off with a locking gate or partition.
E. 
The pool may be lighted by both underwater or exterior lights, provided that all exterior lights are located so that the light is neither directed or reflected upon adjacent properties. All freestanding standards for exterior lighting shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
F. 
Adequate screening approved by the Planning Board shall be provided.
The following required conditions shall be complied with in the Historic Village Residential Zone:
A. 
Principal buildings.
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 10,890 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum frontage: 50 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front setback: 20 feet.
(4) 
Minimum side setback: 10 feet.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
(5) 
Minimum rear setback: 20 feet.
(6) 
Maximum percentage of impervious surface area: 30%.
(7) 
Maximum building height: the lesser of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
(8) 
Parking spaces: two.
B. 
Accessory buildings.
(1) 
Minimum side yard: the greater of 10 feet or 15% of the lot width, except that utility sheds of less than 100 square feet in area and less than eight feet in height may be five feet from the property line.
(2) 
Minimum rear yard: one times the accessory building height, but not less than 10 feet, except that utility sheds of less than 100 square feet in area and less than eight feet in height may be five feet from the property line.
(3) 
Maximum height: 15 feet.