Borough of Ship Bottom, NJ Chapter 16.24 R-1 Single-Family Residential District

§ 16.24.010 R-1 Single-Family Residential District.

[Ord. 93-5 § 404, 1993; amended by Ord. 99-21 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2001-3 § 1, 2001; Ord. 2002-11 § 3, 2002]

A. Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and In Buildings.

1. Detached single-family dwelling units;

2. Public playgrounds, public conservation areas, public parks, public open space and public purpose uses (see Section 16.20.010 for standards);

3. Churches;

4. Public utilities as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 (see Section 16.56.010 for standards);

5. 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, and adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults subject to the standards and requirements for single-family dwelling units located in the same district.

B. Accessory Uses Permitted.

1. Private residential swimming pools (see Section 16.52.160 for standards) and other usual recreational facilities, customarily associated with residential dwelling units;

2. Private residential sheds for the storage of objects owned by the residents of the property, each not exceeding 15 feet in height, and altogether not exceeding 150 square feet in gross floor area;

3. Boat trailers, boats on blocks and boats on trailers to be parked or stored within any yard area, provided that they are set back from any property line the distance specified for accessory buildings within Subsection D of this section, vehicular access to the property is not impeded, and no more than one boat (on or off a trailer) or boat trailer may be parked or stored in the front yard. Their dimensions shall not be counted in determining total building coverage and they shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the lot. All boats and trailers parked or stored on any property within the Borough shall be currently registered with the appropriate agency;

4. Off-street parking and private garages, either attached or detached (see Subsection E of this section below and Section 16.52.080);

5. Fences and walls not to exceed four feet in height in front yards and six feet in height in side and rear yards (see Section 16.52.030 for additional standards);

6. Home occupations (see Section 16.08.020 for definition and Subsection H of this section);

7. Signs (see Subsection F of this section below and Section 16.52.130);

8. Satellite dish antennae as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 (see Section 16.56.010 for standards).

C. Maximum Building Height. No building shall exceed 32 feet in height and 2 1/2 stories except as allowed in Section 16.60.010. On any non-conforming lot of less than 40 feet in width no building shall be erected consisting of more than one habitable story or exceeding 24 feet in height.

D. Area and Yard Requirements.

Requirement	Detached Dwelling Units	Churches
Principal Building Minimum
Lot area	6,000 square feet1	10,000 square feet
Lot frontage	60 feet	100 feet
Lot width	60 feet	100 feet
Lot depth	100 feet1	100 feet
Side yard	10 feet 1; 15 feet both2	15 feet each
Front yard	15 feet3	20 feet
Rear yard	20 feet	20 feet
Accessory Building Minimum
Distance to side line	5 feet	5 feet
Distance to rear line	5 feet	5 feet
Distance to other building	5 feet	10 feet
Maximum
Building coverage	35%	35%
Lot coverage	75%	75%

NOTES:
1	Any lot in the R-1 district existing prior to the adoption of this title which has a lot depth of 95 feet shall be considered a conforming lot and shall have a minimum lot area of 5,700 square feet. All other bulk requirements shall be met.
2	(Reserved)
3	See Section 16.60.010 for exceptions in developed neighborhoods.

E. Minimum Off-Street Parking. Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions:

1. Detached dwelling units shall provide two spaces per unit.

2. Churches shall provide one space per every five permanent seats. (One seat shall be considered 22 inches in calculating the capacity of pews or benches.)

3. See Section 16.52.080 for additional standards.

F. Permitted Signs.

1. Dwelling Units. Information and direction signs as defined in Section 16.52.130(A)(5);

2. Churches. One freestanding sign not exceeding 15 square feet in area, 10 feet in height and set back at least 10 feet from all street and property lines, plus one attached sign not exceeding eight square feet in area.

3. See Section 16.52.130 for additional standards.

G. Minimum Floor Area. Detached dwelling units: 900 square feet at the first floor level.

H. Home Occupations.

1. Such occupation may be pursued in the principal dwelling unit structure or in one or more secondary buildings which are accessory to such principal dwelling unit structure.

2. The use of the property for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 20% of the gross floor area of all buildings shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation. Moreover, when such a use is conducted within the principal dwelling unit, the minimum net habitable floor area as required elsewhere by ordinance shall be met for the residential use.

3. No person other than members of the household residing on the premises plus one outside employee or other assistant shall be engaged in the occupation.

4. The residential character of the lot and building shall not be changed; no occupational sounds shall be audible outside the building; and no equipment shall be used which will cause interference with radio or television reception in neighboring residences. No display of products shall be visible from the street, nor shall any materials be stored outside the dwelling unit.

5. The home occupation shall not generate the business or care of more than two clients at any one time and shall be by appointment only. The home occupation shall not include the breeding, raising, care, boarding or maintenance of animals.

6. The home occupation shall not necessitate the need to park more than two vehicles at any time in addition to those ordinarily used by the residents of the home. Such vehicles shall be limited to passenger automobiles and must be parked off-street. The home occupation shall not reduce the parking or yard requirements of the dwelling. There may be parked on the premises not more than one vehicle owned or operated in conjunction with the home occupation. No other vehicle(s) owned or operated in conjunction with the home occupation shall be parked overnight, stored or repaired, either on- or off-premises, within a residential zone, and no such vehicle(s) shall be parked overnight or stored on a street.

7. There shall be no exterior evidence of the home occupation other than one unlighted nameplate identifying the home occupation only by name, title or hours of operation, not exceeding three square feet in area, either attached or freestanding (maximum of three feet in height) and set back at least five feet from all street rights-of-way and property lines.