No building, structure, area, lot or land shall
be used, in whole or in part, for other than one or more of the following
specified uses in all residential districts:
A. A one-family dwelling used as a residence, but not
more than one such dwelling on any one lot.
B. Any customary home occupation.
C. Churches, similar places of worship, parish houses,
convents, church schools and libraries, subject to the following limitations
and requirements:
[Amended 3-18-2020 by Ord. No. 4-2020]
(1) The minimum lot size shall be five acres for each
such building and accessory buildings. One parish house, convent,
church school limited solely to religious instruction and church library
may be constructed as part of a building used as a church or similar
place of worship or in combination or singly as accessory buildings.
(2) The minimum front yard depth shall be 100 feet.
(3) The minimum side yard shall be 75 feet on either side.
(4) The minimum rear yard depth shall be 75 feet.
(5) The minimum street frontage shall be 200 feet.
(6) The maximum building coverage, including, accessory
buildings, shall be 10% of the lot area.
(7) The maximum building height shall be two stories,
not to exceed 40 feet to the highest point of any building, exclusive
of chimneys, steeples and similar items.
(8) Parking areas shall be located only in the side yards and rear yard and not in the buffer strips required by Subsection
C(9) below.
(9) Buffer strips 25 feet in width with planting, as indicated
by the location and existing trees and undergrowth, shall be maintained
all along the sidelines and rear line. No trees shall be removed in
the buffer strip unless approved by the Planning Board.
(10)
There shall be a minimum of one separate entrance
and one separate exit from and to a public street.
(11)
The Planning Board may require reasonable performance and maintenance guaranties as provided for in Chapter
490, Site Plan Review.
D. Public parks and playgrounds, public libraries, municipal
buildings, public schools and public institutions of higher education.
E. Publicly owned and operated swimming pools situated
within a public park or playground.
F. Recreation areas and clubhouses operated by nonprofit
membership organizations, subject to approval by the Mayor and Council
upon recommendation of the Planning Board. In making its recommendation,
the Planning Board shall be guided by the following principles:
(1) The proposed area or building is to be operated for
the benefit of members, the majority of whom are residents of North
Haledon.
(2) The major activity will be one not customarily conducted
or classed as a commercial recreation.
(3) No undue traffic will be created thereby on local
residential streets.
(4) The plot plan indicates sufficient setback and screen
planting to insulate surrounding residential properties from undue
noise.
G. Customary agricultural operations, subject to the
following regulations:
(1) Such operations shall be conducted principally in
the open.
(2) The raising and breeding of homing and racing pigeons
is subject to the limitation that the same are properly housed and
not left to fly at large.
(3) Manure, fertilizer, hay, feed and other odor- or dust-producing
substances are stored at least 50 feet from the property line of any
adjoining property owner and at least 150 feet from any and all public
streets.
(4) The raising, breeding or keeping of all farm animals of any kind and in any number, including fur- and hair-bearing animals or livestock, poultry or fowl, is prohibited, but excluding domestic animals such as dogs and cats and those that may be allowed in Subsection
G(5) below, except that genus equus shall be regulated as hereinafter provided.
(5) The raising and breeding or keeping of poultry or
fowl is subject, however, to the limitation that no poultry farm hereafter
established shall occupy an area consisting of less than 10 acres
and the further restriction that all buildings used in the raising
or breeding of poultry or fowl must be at least 50 feet from all property
lines of said farm and a minimum of 150 feet from any and all public
streets.
[Amended 12-29-2011 by Ord. No. 34-2011]
H. Nursery
schools, preschools, and day-care facilities.
[Added 5-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 8-2016]
Any plot existing as a separate parcel in a
residential district and not complying with the minimum lot, size,
frontage or area on January 1, 1979, may, notwithstanding such fact,
be improved with a building in accordance with all other regulations
of this chapter, provided that the owner owns no adjacent land which
may be used as a part of the plot, and provided further that, notwithstanding
any provision above to the contrary, any plot existing as a separate
parcel by virtue of a subdivision prior to January 1, 1979, may be
improved with a building by compliance with all other regulations
of this chapter and the requirements of the Planning Board.
Within any residential district, the following
accessory uses shall be permitted:
A. Garages, private.
(1) Private garages are permitted.
(2) The renting of garage space for the storage of a commercial
vehicle or for any use other than the storage of a passenger car shall
be prohibited.
(3) No commercial vehicle shall be stored or parked in
a space that is unenclosed or uncovered.
B. Private open swimming pools accessory to a one-family
dwelling for the use of the owner of the dwelling and his/her family
and guests.
D. Signs, professional and real estate, pursuant to the provisions of Article
XII.
Within a residential district, no person shall
use any lot, building or accessory building for any commercial and/or
industrial enterprise. The use of any lot or premises for the storing
of wood, coal, fuel of any kind or any other materials, equipment,
machinery, vehicles, passenger or commercial, or for any business
whatever is prohibited.
[Added 3-20-2019 by Ord.
No. 5-2019]
A. Purpose. Provisions to permit senior residential group home as a
principal permitted use in the RA-2 Residential Zoning District are
intended to provide a group living environment with limited medical
management support for individuals 65 and over. Both social and recreational
amenities shall also be provided. It is the intention that such senior
residential group homes be provided on a limited basis within specified
residential neighborhoods and which will be limited in the total number
of occupants permitted to reside in the residence as further described
herein.
B. Principal permitted use requirements. A senior residential group
home is permitted as a principal permitted use in limited locations
within the RA-2 Zone in the Borough of North Haledon. In order for
the use to be permitted, all of the following requirements shall be
complied with:
(1)
Compliance with Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) N.J.A.C.
5:27. In addition to the following municipal requirements, senior
residential group homes classified as Class C boarding homes shall
comply with all DCA requirements.
(2)
Location. Senior group residences shall be limited to properties
located in the RA-2 Zone with frontage on a county road. Senior group
residences shall not be located within 200 feet of a school.
(3)
Minimum Lot, Area, Bulk and Use Requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
(b)
Maximum number of residents: 13.
(c)
Maximum building coverage: 14%.
(d)
Maximum building height: 35 feet/2 1/2 stories.
(e)
Minimum lot width: 130 feet.
(f)
Required front yard: 40 feet.
(g)
Required side yard: one, 20 feet; both, 50 feet; rear yard,
100 feet.
(h)
On-site parking requirements: One parking space per bedroom
shall be provided, plus one space for each employee.
(i)
Transportation to health and recreational services shall be
provided in accordance with Department of Consumer Affairs N.J.A.C. § 5:27-10.4.
(j)
Each senior group residence shall be served by public water
and sewer facilities.
(k)
A densely planted buffer five feet in width shall be provided
along the rear yard and both side yards.
(l)
The rear yard shall be fully enclosed with a fence six feet in height in accordance with provisions related to fences in §
600-63 of the Borough Code.
(m)
Minimum required gross floor area per resident: 450 square feet.
(n)
Each bedroom shall have a minimum floor area of 150 square feet.
(o)
Residents shall not be allowed to have personal vehicles on
site.
(p)
Senior residential group homes shall be licensed annually by
the Borough of North Haledon, subject to Borough Police security inspection,
health and fire inspections.