No lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered
or occupied for any purpose except the following:
A. Single-family dwelling for occupancy by one family, having at least
960 square feet of habitable floor area, cellar area excluded.
B. Church, library, or public or private school.
C. Agriculture and sale of garden products where produced.
D. Family day-care homes as defined by and in accordance with the Municipal
Land Use Law requirements, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
E. Municipal parks and municipal playgrounds, public buildings and uses
and public utility uses.
F. Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community
shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for
the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries,
adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled
adults and all other entities which may, in the future, be set forth
in, and defined by, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2,
respectively, are permitted uses in all residential districts of the
Borough of Milford and shall be subject to the same requirements as
applicable for single-family dwelling units located within said districts.
[Amended 4-19-2004 by Ord. No. 687-2004]
G. ECHO housing unit.
[Added 8-17-2009 by Ord. No. 755-2009]
Bulk and area requirements shall be in accordance with §§
190-110 and
190-17 unless otherwise indicated.
[Added 8-17-2009 by Ord. No. 755-2009]
A. Dimensional and building standards.
(1) Minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.
(2) All setback requirements for an accessory building shall be met.
(3) Only one unit shall be permitted per lot, there shall not be more
than two bedrooms and each unit shall contain a bathroom, kitchen,
and living and sleeping facilities.
(4) The unit shall be capable of being moved to another site and shall
be located on concrete block, concrete or wooden piers with adequate
tie-downs, but not a concrete slab.
B. Water and sewer requirements. Proof of approval by the Hunterdon
County Division of Public Health Services of a well and septic system
or water connection to the Milford Borough Water Department and/or
sewer connection to the Milford Borough Sewer Utility must be submitted
to the Borough authorities. A holding tank may be permitted in lieu
of a septic system hookup if permitted by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). A separate septic system shall
not be created for the unit.
C. Occupancy standards.
(1) The ECHO housing unit shall be removed from the premises upon the
death or permanent change of address of the original occupants. The
removal shall take place within 90 days, and, to facilitate this requirement,
the unit shall be part of the ECHO Housing Unit Program sponsored
by the Borough of Milford through Norwescap, Inc.
(2) Within 150 days of the termination of occupancy of an ECHO housing
unit, the lot shall be restored by the owner/occupant of the premises
to its status prior to installation of the unit.
(3) An ECHO housing unit shall be subject to review and issuance of a
permit by the Zoning Officer. Any waiver from any standard contained
in this section shall require site plan approval by the Joint Land
Use Board.