The specific uses permitted in the R-1 Residence District shall
be the erection, construction, alteration or use of buildings or premises
and/or land for:
A. Single detached dwellings.
B. Cultivation of the soil, tree or plant nurseries or greenhouses as
noncommercial uses.
C. Public and parochial schools.
D. Noncommercial accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily
incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
[Added 9-13-1995 by Ord. No. 95:07]
The following use shall be permitted in the R-1 Residence District, subject to compliance with all conditions enumerated in §
162-146.1:
A. Senior citizen housing complexes, designed specifically for occupancy
by persons 62 or over and subsidized by the federal and/or state governments.
The following uses are conditional, provided that they meet the standards set forth in §
162-130 and the requirements of §
162-127:
A. Clubs, community centers or lodges as noncommercial uses.
B. Monuments, municipal buildings, public libraries or public museums.
C. Parks, playgrounds or tennis courts as noncommercial uses.
D. Churches, chapels or other places of worship.
Areas, building setback lines and yard provisions required in
this district for every building hereafter erected, altered or used
in whole or in part shall be as follows:
A. Lot area and width. The lot area and width shall not be less than:
(1)
Eight thousand five hundred square feet per family, with a minimum
width of 85 feet for a corner lot.
(2)
Seven thousand five hundred square feet per family, with a minimum
width of 75 feet for intermediate lots.
B. Building setback lines shall not be less than 25 feet back from the
street line (front lot line). However, no new building in the same
front or alteration or addition to an existing building, exclusive
of porches, eaves or cornices, shall project beyond the average front
wall of any existing building located within 200 feet on either side
of the side lines of the premises, and provided that such a building
setback line need not be more than 40 feet back from the street line
(front lot line).
C. Front yard. There shall be a front yard conforming to above setback regulations as in Subsection
B above.
D. Side yard, corner lots. There shall be one side yard abutting the
intermediate lot having a width of not less than eight feet and one
side yard 20 feet wide facing the side street.
E. Side yards, intermediate lots. There shall be two side yards, one
on each side of every dwelling or structure each having a width of
not less than 10 feet.
F. Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard the depth of which shall not
be less than 20 feet.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08]
The minimum ground floor living area, exclusive of steps, porches, bays, utility rooms (heating and laundry) or attached sheds, shall be as set forth below; see also §
162-117.
A. Nine hundred square feet for every dwelling one story high.
B. Seven hundred fifty square feet for every dwelling 1 1/2, two
or 2 1/2 stories high.
C. Seven hundred fifty square feet for every dwelling 1 1/2, two
or 2 1/2 stories high where a one-car garage, 200 square feet
in area, having a 50% or more habitable floor area over the same is
a structural part of the building.
[Amended 8-12-1992 by Ord. No. 92:12]
Accessory buildings on the same lot with and customarily incidental
to a single detached dwelling, provided that there shall be no change
in use that may differ from the intent of the original accessory use
after the same has been established, may include:
A. A private garage (detached), provided that the building shall not provide storage for more than one private passenger automobile for each 1,500 square feet of lot area; however, such detached garage shall not be designed or built to house more than two private passenger automobiles, shall not exceed 400 square feet in total floor space and shall not contain more than two vehicle doors, overhead or otherwise, each of which shall not be larger in width or height than is required for the ingress and egress of a private passenger automobile or for two private passenger vehicles if the two vehicle doors are combined as one door. Such a garage shall not be placed nearer to a side or rear property line than five feet and shall not be within 10 feet of the rearmost portion of the main building or nearer to a side street line than 25 feet. Nothing herein, however, shall prevent the construction of a garage as a structural part of a dwelling, provided that such a garage does not store more than two private passenger automobiles, and provided, further, that the outer walls of the building are used when measuring the front, side and rear yards as required under §
162-142.
B. A doghouse limited to two dogs for any one family, chicken houses,
rabbit hutches, pigeon lofts, etc., provided that the buildings shall
not be placed nearer to a rear property line than eight feet nor within
20 feet of the rearmost portion of any dwelling.
In no case shall there be permitted more than one main residential
building on each subdivision lot in this district.
[Amended 7-8-1998 by Ord. No. 98:08]
Maximum lot coverage, measured by the sum of all buildings,
and impervious surfaces, such as sidewalks, driveways, etc. on one
lot, shall not exceed 45%.
[Added 9-13-1995 by Ord. No. 96:07]
A. Design. A senior citizen housing complex may include designs for
efficiency apartments and one-bedroom apartments which are economical
in size and which are intended for use by persons 62 or over. The
building must include facilities for internal recreation areas, and
outdoor sitting areas and an appropriate sized apartment for a live-in
maintenance superintendent. Buildings of more than one story shall
have at least one elevator with sufficient dimensions to permit access
by a stretcher on wheels for the efficient evacuation of individuals
by an ambulance crew.
B. Unit size. Minimum unit sizes and occupancies are as follows:
(1)
Efficiency apartments shall contain a minimum of 400 square
feet of living area and have a maximum permitted occupancy of one
person.
(2)
One-bedroom apartments shall contain a minimum of 500 square
feet of living area and have a maximum permitted occupancy of two
persons.
C. Minimum lot size. One acre (43,560 square feet) of land area is required.
D. Density. Density provisions shall be waived in favor of a maximum
floor area ratio of 0.75 square foot of building area for each one
square foot of land area of the proposed site.
E. Height. No building may exceed three stories in height or a maximum
of 38 feet.
F. Minimum frontage. One hundred twenty-five feet measured at the building
line is required.
G. Front yard. Per §
162-142, Area, setback and yard requirements.
H. Side yard. Per §
162-142, Area, setback and yard requirements.
I. Rear yard. Per §
162-142, Area, setback and yard requirements.
J. Parking. Parking spaces shall be provided at the ratio of one parking
space for each two dwelling units contained in the building. Additionally,
there shall be one parking space for each full-time employee. Handicapped
parking shall be in compliance with the then current New Jersey Barrier
Free Subcode regulations and provisions.