A.
Existing zone lots of record. If two or more lots or combinations
of lots and portions of lots, developed or undeveloped, with continuous
frontage in single ownership were of record on June 20, 2011, and
if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements for lot width
and area established by this chapter, the lands involved shall be
considered to be an undivided parcel for the purposes of this chapter,
and no portion of said parcel shall be used or sold which does not
meet lot width and area requirements established by this chapter,
nor shall any division of the parcel be made which leaves remaining
lots with width or area below the requirements stated in this chapter.
B.
Corner lot. At all street intersections or the intersection of a
street and a driveway, no obstruction exceeding 2 1/2 feet in
height above the established grade of the street at the property line,
other than an existing building, post, column, hedge or tree, shall
be erected, maintained or planted on any lot within the area bounded
by the line drawn between the points along such street lot line 25
feet distance from their intersection.
C.
Through lots. A through lot shall be considered as having two street
frontages, both of which shall be subject to the front yard requirements
of the zoning schedule of this chapter.
D.
Required area or space cannot be reduced. The area or dimension of
any zone lot, yard, parking area, buffer zone or other space shall
not be reduced to less than the minimum required by this chapter;
and, if already existing at less than the minimum required by this
chapter, said area or dimension may be continued and shall not be
further reduced.
E.
Frontage upon a street. Every lot or parcel created by subdivision
and every building built upon a lot shall provide frontage upon an
improved street in accordance with the street standards established
by the Township of Verona and the State of New Jersey.
F.
Lot located in more than one zone. For any lot which is located in
more than one zone district, all yard, bulk and other requirements
shall be measured from the zone district boundary line and not the
true lot line.
A.
General application. No building or structure shall have a greater
number of stories or a greater number of feet than are permitted in
the district where such building is located.
B.
Permitted exceptions.
(1)
The building height provision contained in this chapter shall
not apply to church spires, belfries, flagpoles, water towers, fire
towers, chimneys, public buildings, or to necessary mechanical appurtenances
or to parapet walls, except no parapet wall may extend more than four
feet above the maximum height of the building.
(2)
The height of bulkheads, elevator enclosures or water tanks
or other structures constructed upon the roof of a building and occupying
in the aggregate less than 20% of the area of the roof upon which
the same are located shall not be included as a part of the height
of the building for the purpose of the regulations and restrictions
of this chapter.
(3)
All rooftop appurtenances shall be appropriately screened from
all adjoining properties with architectural screening, the material
color and composition of which shall be approved by the approving
body.
A.
General. The area required in a yard at any given level shall be open and unobstructed from such level to the sky, except for the projections and encroachments identified in Subsection C.
B.
Front yard requirements affected by Official Map. Where any lot shall
front on a street right-of-way which is proposed to be widened as
indicated on the Official Map or Master Plan of the Township of Verona,
the front yard shall be measured from such proposed right-of-way line
or easement line, if a dedication of right-of-way is not effectuated.
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C.
Projection into required yards. Certain features may project into
required yards as follows:
(1)
Normal skylights and parapets above the bottom of such yard.
(2)
Ordinary projections of windowsills and belt courses to the
extent of not more than four inches.
(3)
Cornices and other ornamental features to the extent of not
more than 12 inches.
(4)
An open or lattice-enclosed iron fire escape, fireproof outside
stairway or solid-floored balcony to a fire tower to the extent of
not more than six feet into a yard or an inner court; provided, however,
that an open or lattice-enclosed iron fire escape may project not
more than eight feet into a yard or into an inner court when it does
not occupy more than 20% of the area of such inner court.
(5)
Chimneys or flues may be erected within a side or rear yard
to the extent of not more than three feet, provided that they shall
not obstruct ventilation.
(6)
Patios may be located in any side or rear yard; provided, that
they are not closer than five feet to any property line.
(7)
Self-supporting walls and fences may project into any required
yard; provided, that any accessory retaining wall or fence is not
higher than three feet in height and shall not obstruct automobile
visions.
D.
Corner lots, sight triangle. On a corner lot, no obstruction that
would be greater than 2 1/2 feet above the center-line grades
of the intersecting streets shall be installed, erected, planted or
maintained within the triangular area formed by the right-of-way lines
at such corner and a straight line joining said right-of-way at points
which are:
(1)
Fifteen feet distant in business and commercial districts, except
for the Town Center District which shall be five feet.
(2)
Twenty-five feet distant in residential districts from the intersection
of the right-of-way lines and measured along said right-of-way lines
which are on the side of the property and for the full length of the
right-of-way line when said right-of-way line is located in the front
of the property.
E.
Required yard setbacks.
(1)
Interior lot, frontage upon one street. An interior lot containing
frontage upon an improved street will contain a front yard, two side
yards and a rear yard.
(2)
Interior lot, frontage upon two streets. An interior lot containing
frontage upon two improved streets (a through lot) shall contain two
required front yards and two required side yards.
(3)
Corner lot, frontage upon two streets. A corner lot having frontage
upon two improved streets shall have two front yards, one side yard
and one rear yard. The rear yard shall be located opposite the more
narrow frontage. The minimum side yard setback for such lot shall
be 1.5 times the minimum yard requirement. In the event the two lot
widths are equal, the lot shall contain two front yards and two rear
yards.
(4)
Lot containing three frontages. A lot containing frontage upon
three improved streets shall contain three required front yards. The
fourth required setback shall be a required rear yard setback.
(5)
Three-sided triangular shaped lot.
(a)
If fronting on two streets, a three-sided triangular-shaped
lot shall contain two required front yard and one required rear yard
setback.
(b)
If fronting on one street, a three-sided triangular-shaped lot
shall contain one required front yard, two side yards and one required
rear yard setback.
If A is a street right-of-way, B is a front yard
If A is an adjacent lot, B is a side yard
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A, B, C are front yards/D is a rear yard
If A = B, then E and F are rear yards
If A > B, then F is a rear yard and E is a side yard
If A < B, then F is a side yard and E is a rear yard
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F.
Paving of required yard areas.
(1)
For a one- or two-family dwelling abutting a public street,
no front yard, side yard or rear yard shall be paved in excess of
20 feet in width, and in no case shall paving in the front yard, side
yard or rear yard abutting a public street exceed 50% of the area
of said front yard, 50% of said side yard abutting a public street
or 50% of said rear yard abutting a public street, unless such additional
paving is otherwise permitted by this chapter. The curb cut shall
not exceed the width of the driveway.
(2)
For all other uses other than one- and two-family dwellings,
no required front yard, side yard, or rear yard shall be paved except
to allow driveway aprons to a public street or another approved parking
area from an approved parking area.
G.
Unenclosed balconies, porches and steps.
(1)
Unenclosed balconies or unenclosed porches or steps may have
a roof over same within the yard areas not to exceed the sizes listed:
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Yard
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Maximum Projection
(feet)
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Maximum Area
(square feet)
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Front
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5
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35
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Side
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3
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15
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Rear
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5
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30
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(2)
Multiple-family dwellings may have one canopy or porch at ground
level which shall not exceed 70 square feet and which shall have a
minimum setback of eight feet. Said canopy or porch shall not contain
any walls but shall be restricted to a roof and supporting columns
only.
