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City of Bridgeton, NJ
Cumberland County
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In addition to the goals listed in the preamble and general intent, the districts established in these regulations are in accordance with the community goals and land use policies as described in the Bridgeton Master Plan and are intended to achieve the following:
A. 
To provide sufficient space, appropriately located, for residential development to meet the housing needs of the present and expected future population of the City within the range of dwelling types and densities anticipated.
B. 
To assure light, air and privacy, as far as possible, by controlling the spacing and height of buildings and other structures.
C. 
To protect residential areas against hazards of fire, offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odors, glare or other objectionable influences.
D. 
To prevent congestion, as far as possible, by regulating the density of population and the bulk of buildings, and by providing for sufficient off-street parking.
E. 
To protect residential neighborhoods, as much as possible, from heavy or through traffic.
F. 
To provide public and private educational, recreational, health and similar facilities to serve the needs of residents while mitigating potential negative impacts and incompatible land uses.
G. 
To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accord with a well-considered plan, to promote stable residential development, to protect the character of any district and its peculiar suitability for particular residential uses, to conserve the value of land and buildings and to protect the City tax revenues.
H. 
To promote residential home ownership and conversion of multifamily residences back to single-family dwellings.
A. 
Specific intent. It is the specific intent of these regulations to establish districts for low-density residential development primarily for single-family dwellings on large lots.
B. 
Use regulations.
(1) 
Uses by right. In any R-1 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for one of the following, but for no others:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(b) 
Municipal uses and buildings.
(c) 
Public utility uses such as electric substations.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Only those uses customarily incidental to and associated with those uses by right listed above will be permitted pursuant to § 370-58.
(b) 
Accessory uses shall be conducted on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory.
(3) 
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted when authorized by the approving authority:
(a) 
Churches or similar places of worship, convents and related religious facilities subject to § 370-39.
(b) 
Public, parochial or private schools conducted primarily to serve the educational needs of the community when not conducted primarily for profit or gain subject to § 370-40.
(c) 
General home occupations subject to § 370-51.
(d) 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
C. 
Area and bulk regulations as specified in § 370-11.1, Attachment 3.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
Specific intent. It is the specific intent of these regulations to establish districts for medium-density residential development allowing a wider choice of housing types than in R-1 Districts on smaller lots.
B. 
Use regulations.
(1) 
Uses by right. In any R-2 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for one of the following, and for no other:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(b) 
Two-family attached dwelling.
(c) 
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
(d) 
Municipal uses and buildings.
(e) 
Public utility uses such as electric substations.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Only those accessory uses customarily incidental to and associated with those uses by right listed above will be permitted pursuant to § 370-58.
(b) 
Accessory uses shall be conducted on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory except for the following:
[1] 
Off-street parking requirements for single-family attached dwellings constructed on several contiguous lots may be provided on a parking lot held in collective ownership.
(3) 
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted when authorized by the approving authority:
(a) 
Churches or similar places of worship, convents and related religious facilities subject to § 370-39.
(b) 
Public, parochial or private schools conducted primarily to serve the educational needs of the community when not conducted primarily for profit or gain subject to § 370-40.
(c) 
General home occupations subject to § 370-51.
C. 
Area and bulk regulations as specified in § 370-11.1, Attachment 3.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
Specific intent. The specific intent of these regulations is to provide districts for high-density residential development primarily but not exclusively for multifamily structures.
B. 
Use regulations.
(1) 
Uses by right. In any R-3 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for one of the following and no other:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(b) 
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
(c) 
Two-family attached dwelling.
(d) 
Municipal uses and buildings.
(e) 
Public utility uses such as electric substations.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Only those accessory uses customarily incidental to and associated with those uses by right listed above will be permitted pursuant to § 370-58.
(b) 
Accessory uses shall be conducted on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory.
(3) 
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted when authorized by the approving authority:
(a) 
Churches or similar places of worship, convents and related religious facilities subject to § 370-39.
(b) 
Public, parochial or private schools conducted primarily to serve the educational needs of the community when not conducted primarily for profit or gain subject to § 370-40.
(c) 
Home occupation subject to § 370-51.
C. 
Area and bulk regulations as specified in § 370-11.1, Attachment 3.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
Specific intent.
(1) 
It is the purpose of this zone to provide areas for relatively small lot sizes for the central portion of the City, and to stabilize and protect the characteristics of the area.
(2) 
It is the specific intent of these regulations to establish districts for high-density residential development allowing a wider choice of housing types than in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts.
B. 
Use regulations.
(1) 
Uses by right. In any R-4 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for one of the following, and for no other:
(a) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(b) 
Two-family attached dwelling.
(c) 
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
(d) 
Single-family attached dwelling (townhouse).
(e) 
Municipal uses and buildings.
(f) 
Public utility uses such as electric substations.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
(a) 
Only those accessory uses customarily incidental to and associated with those uses by right listed above will be permitted pursuant to § 370-58.
(b) 
Accessory uses shall be conducted on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory except for the following:
[1] 
Off-street parking requirements for single-family attached dwellings constructed on several contiguous lots may be provided on a parking lot held in collective ownership.
(3) 
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted when authorized by the approving authority:
(a) 
Churches or similar places of worship, convents and related religious facilities subject to § 370-39.
(b) 
Public, parochial or private schools conducted primarily to serve the educational needs of the community when not conducted primarily for profit or gain subject to § 370-40.
(c) 
General home occupations subject to § 370-51.
C. 
Area and bulk regulations as specified in § 370-11.1, Attachment 3.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Attachment 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D. 
Special exceptions to area and bulk regulations.
(1) 
Lots of record which, on the date this chapter becomes effective, have less than 6,000 square feet of area and/or less than 50 feet of width at the building setback line may be occupied only by single-family detached dwellings.
(2) 
Lot coverage may be increased to 45% on lots developed for single-family attached dwellings if the off-street parking requirement is met through the use of a common parking lot.
E. 
Supplemental controls for single-family attached dwellings (townhouses).
(1) 
No more than six single-family dwellings may be constructed in one building.
(2) 
End walls may not be closer than 25 feet to another building facing.
(3) 
No more than three dwelling units shall have the same setback line.
(4) 
Off-street parking shall be provided in rear yards.
(5) 
Off-street parking may be provided on a common lot, in which case the maximum aggregate lot coverage may be increased to 45%.