City of Salem, NJ R-2 Residence Districts

A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

Any use permitted in R-1 Residence Districts.

Single-family semidetached dwelling, provided that the adjoining semidetached dwelling with which it has a party wall in common is erected at the same time.

[Amended 6-19-2006 by Ord. No. 06-15[1]]

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection B, which permitted two-family homes, and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B.

Lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 3,600 square feet per family shall be provided for every semidetached dwelling hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling, and a lot area of not less than 7,200 square feet per family shall be provided for every detached dwelling hereinafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling. The minimum lot width at the building line shall be 55 feet for detached buildings and 33 feet for semidetached buildings.

[Amended 6-19-2006 by Ord. No. 06-15]

Building area. Not more than 40% of each lot may be occupied by buildings.

Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth, except as provided in § 130-85 hereof. The front yard on the long side of a corner lot may be reduced to a depth of not less than 13 feet.

Side yard.

(1)

For every detached building, there shall be two side yards on each lot which shall be not less than 20 feet in aggregate width, and neither of which shall be less than seven feet in width.

(2)

For every semidetached building, there shall be one side yard on each lot which shall be not less than 12 feet in width.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 20 feet in depth.