[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;
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
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Detached Dwelling Units
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Churches
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Principal Building Minimum
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Lot area
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6,000 square feet1
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10,000 square feet
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Lot frontage
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60 feet
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100 feet
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Lot width
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60 feet
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100 feet
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Lot depth
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100 feet1
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100 feet
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Side yard
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10 feet 1; 15 feet both2
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15 feet each
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Front yard
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15 feet3
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20 feet
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Rear yard
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20 feet
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20 feet
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Accessory Building Minimum
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Distance to side line
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5 feet
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5 feet
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Distance to rear line
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5 feet
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5 feet
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Distance to other building
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5 feet
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10 feet
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Maximum
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Building coverage
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35%
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35%
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Lot coverage
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75%
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75%
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NOTES:
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1
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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.
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2
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(Reserved)
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3
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See Section 16.60.010 for exceptions in developed neighborhoods.
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E.
Minimum Off-Street Parking. Each individual use shall provide parking
spaces according to the following minimum provisions:
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.
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.