The purpose of the V District is to recognize
the existence of the small lots in the Village of Crosswicks and the
Hamlets of Chesterfield and Sykesville. It is intended to permit dwellings
on small lots in order to reduce the level of nonconformity among
existing lots and to preserve the character of these villages and
hamlets.
Permitted principal uses shall be as follows:
A. Detached single-family dwellings.
B. Township government facilities.
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
A. Garages and parking areas.
B. Swimming pools and tennis courts.
D. Toolsheds and noncommercial greenhouses.
Permitted conditional uses shall be as follows:
A. Home occupations as a use subordinate and incidental
to the primary residential use, after site plan approval, located
on lots conforming to the residential requirements of this chapter
and conforming to the requirements of this section, and provided that
no commercial vehicles or construction vehicles shall be permitted
to be parked on a property as part of a home occupation.
The R-1, V, AG and C Districts within the Villages
of Crosswicks and Chesterfield are also designated as a Village Historic
Preservation District. The purpose is to give special recognition
to their unique characteristics as they reflect the 18th and 19th
century history, architecture, land use relationships and small village
way of life. This designation is an attempt to retain and preserve
structures and sites of historic significance whose age and character,
both individually and collectively, create the tone and character
of these villages. The regulations are intended to prevent any construction,
exterior alteration or demolition which would injure, depreciate or
conflict with the tone and character of the area and thereby safeguard
the heritage of the villages, conserve property values and foster
beauty. The regulations of the Village Historic Preservation District
are in addition to all other applicable requirements of this chapter.
In the Village Historic Preservation District, no building permit
or demolition permit shall be issued for the erection, reconstruction,
moving, exterior alteration, exterior remodeling, exterior restoration
or razing, in whole or in part, of any structure until the proposal
and the structure's architectural features have been reviewed and
commented upon by the Historical Society. The Construction Code Official
may issue a permit without referring the application to the Historical
Society for an alteration or restoration of an existing portion of
a structure, e.g., window, door frame or steps.