[Ord. No. 350 § 17]
No structure, fence, sidewalk, curb, walkway and/or driveway shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered or moved nor shall any lands or the buildings thereon be used for any purpose except in conformity with all regulations hereinafter established for the zone in which the land or structure is located, nor shall any open space or yard area established for the purpose of complying with the regulations of this chapter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner except as shall be specifically permitted in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 350 § 18]
No building or part thereof shall be erected within or project into any required yard area except in accordance with the following provisions:
a. 
An open and unscreened entrance porch leading to the basement, cellar or first floor not more than 10 feet in width may project no more than five feet not including steps into a required front yard area, provided the floor of the porch is within three feet of the adjoining ground level.
b. 
An open and unroofed patio or deck not more than three feet above ground level may extend into a required side or rear yard in accordance with permitted side or rear property line setback requirements. This restriction shall not apply to such patios if constructed at ground level.
c. 
Ordinary projection of cornices, eaves, gutters, sills, chimneys, and ornamental features may project not more than 24 inches into any required yard area.
[Ord. No. 350 § 19]
a. 
Appurtenances Attached to Principal Buildings. The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to antennas attached to buildings, nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads and the necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level.
Such features, however, shall not exceed in coverage 20% of the total roof area and shall not exceed a height such as is necessary to accomplish the purpose which they are intended to serve.
b. 
Free-Standing Accessories. Noncommercial radio and television antennas and flag poles which are erected as free-standing accessories and which might normally exceed the height limitations established by this chapter may be erected to a height which can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Board as necessary to accomplish their intended function, except that no such structure may be located nearer to any property line than a distance equal to 1/2 its height above ground.
[Ord. No. 350 § 21]
No principal building shall be erected upon a lot which does not have frontage upon a public street improved to meet the requirements of the Borough or for which such improvements have been guaranteed in accordance with requirements in the land subdivision and site plan regulations of the Borough.
[Ord. No. 350 § 22]
Any yard facing upon a public street shall be considered a front yard and shall conform to the minimum front yard requirements established for the zone in which the yard is located.
No front yard shall be used for the storage or parking of equipment or vehicles (including but not limited to commercial vehicles) other than automobiles, which are registered, insured and in operating condition and which are parked on an improved driveway.
[Ord. No. 350 § 23]
a. 
On any corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, printed or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet and 10 feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets, within the triangular area formed by the two intersecting street lines bounding the lot, and by a line connecting points on each street line located 25 feet from the intersection of the street lines.
b. 
Removal of Trees and Shrubs; Notice. In case any tree or shrub, or any part thereof along the public highway or sidewalk shall become dangerous to the public safety, the owner of the property in front of which such tree or shrub shall be located shall remove the same, or the required part thereof, forthwith upon service of written directive to that effect from the Borough Council, or from the County of Monmouth in the case of a County right-of-way or highway. The notice shall be sufficient if served in the same manner as a summons may be served in accordance with the New Jersey Rules of Court.
c. 
Removal by Borough or County. If the owner fails to remove the tree or shrub or portion thereof within two weeks after service of written notice to do so, the work shall be performed by the Borough under the supervision of the Superintendent of Roads, in the case of a County road, or under the supervision of the County Road Supervisor, who shall certify the cost thereof to the Borough Council.
d. 
County Named as Officer of Interlaken. In accordance with Title 40:48-2.26 the County of Monmouth is hereby named an officer of the Borough of Interlaken empowered to carry out this section on all County roads and at all intersections with County roads.
[Ord. No. 350 § 24; amended 10-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-7]
a. 
No accessory structure shall be erected prior to the completion of the principal building.
b. 
Accessory structures shall be permitted in rear and side yard areas only, behind the front line of the principal dwelling except for flag poles which shall be allowed in front yards.
c. 
Side and rear yard setbacks and building height shall comply with regulations contained in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements for accessory uses.
[Ord. No. 350 § 25]
No structure shall be erected within the boundary of any floodplain or within 25 feet of the top of the bank of any stream, whichever distance represents the greatest setback from the stream.
[Ord. No. 350 § 26]
Existing natural features such as streams, lakes, ponds, trees and the natural configuration of the ground shall be retained wherever possible. If it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Board that such features will substantially interfere with any reasonable proposed use of a property, such features may be altered only to the extent necessary to permit such use.
[Ord. No. 350 § 27; amended 12-17-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-4]
a. 
All driveways shall be a paved surface consisting of brick, stone, concrete or asphalt, providing vehicular access to a street.
b. 
No driveway shall be constructed closer than five feet to any adjoining lot line. However, lots containing driveways that are closer than five feet to any adjoining lot line shall be exempt from this provision if the driveways were existing prior to the adoption of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Interlaken.
c. 
There shall be no more than one driveway per lot, inclusive of circular driveways.
[Ord. No. 350 § 28; amended 5-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
a. 
Any and all uses or activities other than single family residential dwellings, parks or open space, and Borough governmental uses are hereby prohibited in any zone unless specifically permitted by this or any other ordinance of the Borough of Interlaken.
b. 
Without limiting any of the preceding, the Borough of Interlaken expressly prohibits any Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator License, Class 2 Cannabis Manufacture License, Class 3 Cannabis Wholesale License, Class 4 Cannabis Distributor License, and Class 5 Cannabis Retailer License in any zone within the Borough of Interlaken.
[Ord. No. 350 § 29]
No topsoil shall be removed from any premises in any zone.
No subsoil, sand or gravel shall be removed from any premises in any zone except that:
a. 
The Construction Official may issue a permit for the removal of subsoil from excavations for building foundations or other structures, provided that the total amount to be removed from the lot does not exceed 500 cubic yards or the Borough Engineer has approved the removal for appropriate engineering reasons and so notifies the Construction Official in writing.
[Added 8-21-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-3]
All exterior mechanical equipment, including units for heat, ventilation, air-conditioning, pool pumps and accessories and generators, shall be located in the rear and side yard area, and they shall comply with the rear yard and side yard setback provisions.