[Ord. 93-5 § 406,
1993; amended by Ord. 99-12 § 2,
1999; Ord. 99-21 § 3,
1999; Ord. 2001-3 § 3,
2001; Ord. 2002-11 § 3,
2002]
A. Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and In Buildings.
1. Detached single-family and two-family dwelling units;
2. 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.
3. Public playgrounds, public conservation areas, public parks, public open space and public purpose uses (see Section
16.56.010 for standards).
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 accessory buildings within
Section 16.24.010(D) of this title, 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 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 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
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Single-Family Detached Dwelling Units
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Two-Family Dwellings
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Principal Building Minimum
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Lot area
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4,000 square feet1, 3
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80,000 square feet1
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Lot frontage
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40 feet
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80 feet
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Lot width
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40 feet4
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80 feet
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Lot depth
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100 feet
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100 feet
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Side yard (each)
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10 feet 1; 15 feet both1
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10 feet each1
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Front yard
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15 feet2
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15 feet2
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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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5 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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(Reserved)
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2
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See Section 16.60.010 for exceptions in developed neighborhoods.
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3
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Minimum lot area of 4,000 square feet, except in the case of
new subdivisions, the minimum lot area shall be 5,000 square feet.
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4
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Minimum lot width of 40 feet, except in the case of new subdivisions,
the minimum width shall be 50 feet.
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E. Minimum Off-Street Parking. Each individual use shall provide parking
spaces according to the following minimum provisions:
1. Dwelling units shall provide two spaces per dwelling unit;
F. Permitted Signs.
1. Dwelling units: information and direction signs as defined in Section
16.52.130(A)(5);
G. Minimum Floor Area. Dwelling units: 900 square feet at the first
floor level per dwelling unit.
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 anytime 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.