For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough
of Medford Lakes is hereby divided into seven districts as follows:
(These zoning districts are consistent with the Pinelands Management
Areas set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:50, Subchapter 5).
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LR
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Lakes Residential
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LC
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Lakes Commercial
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LI
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Lakes Institutional
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LQP
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Lakes Quasi-Public
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LEC
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Lakes Environmental Conservation
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LSR
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Lakes Suburban Reserve
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LH
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Lakes Historic (overlay)
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A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to ensure,
where available, the quality of development that has been fostered
throughout the single-family structures and ensure a moderate density
similar to the existing residential use pattern. Protection of environmental
resources is encouraged, and all structures must use public sewers.
B.
Permitted principal uses: One single-family detached
dwelling per lot of required minimum size.
D.
Regulations and limitations.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot dimensions, residential buildings and
garages.
(a)
Width at building line: not less than 100 feet,
except, where the area of the lot exceeds 15,000 square feet, the
width shall not be less than 95 feet.
(b)
Depth of front and rear yards: not less than
25 feet.
(c)
Side yards. The two side yards shall not be
less than 25 feet in the aggregate width and neither shall be less
than 10 feet.
[Amended 8-12-2020 by Ord. No. 672]
(d)
Lakefront and corner homes shall be considered
to have two front yards and two side yards.
(e)
Sheds shall be placed in side yards of lakefront
corner homes.
(3)
Area occupied by buildings/impervious coverage limits.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the maximum impervious
surface on a single-family residential lot in residence districts
shall not exceed an amount determined by the following calculations:
Not more than 25% of the area of the lot may be occupied by the principal
building. The sum total of the principal building and all impervious
coverage granted for sheds, sidewalks, patios, decks, driveways, pools,
other man-made recreational facilities and any other improvement constructed
as an impervious surface shall not exceed 35% of the lot area. Total
pervious and impervious coverage shall not exceed 40% of lot area.
[Amended 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 566]
(4)
Building height: No residential building shall exceed
32 feet in height nor shall it exceed 2 1/2 stories excluding the
basement. The private garage shall be permitted to be 32 feet in height
when attached to the main house where there is a common wall separating
the two and 18 feet where the garage is detached from the main house.
Solar panels and residential windmill installation are subject to
the maximum height restriction.
[Amended 8-14-2013 by Ord. No. 607]
(5)
Access to street, road or trail: No building shall
be erected on any lot that is not contiguous, for the distance of
at least 35 feet to a pubic street, road or trail maintained by the
Borough, county or state, or contiguous to a dedicated street, road,
trail shown on a map or plan approved by the Borough Council for filing
in the office of the County Clerk and duly filed in said office.
(6)
No building may be constructed within the one-hundred-year
floodplain.
(7)
No more existing indigenous trees greater than three
inches in diameter, or indigenous shrubs greater than four feet in
height, may be removed from any property in this district than are
necessary to accommodate the improvements to be made. In no event
will more than 30% of such trees be removed. For purposes of this
section, indigenous trees and shrubs are those listed in N.J.A.C.
7:50-6.25.
(8)
All
new driveways constructed within the Borough shall conform to the
following standards:
[Added 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 566]
(a)
No driveway or portion thereof shall be located within three feet
of the side property line or within 15 feet of the rear property line,
lakefront lots not within 25 feet of the lakeside property line or
waterline, whichever is closer. No driveway or portion thereof shall
be located within 25 feet of the paved edge of any public intersection.
For corner lots accessing intersecting streets, no driveway or portion
thereof shall be located within 50 feet from the edge of the intersection
of Street A and 25 feet from the intersection of Street B.
(b)
No property with less than 75 feet of frontage shall have more than
one curb cut, not to exceed 22 feet in width as measured along the
front property line. No property with frontage of 75 feet or greater
shall have more than two curb cuts with the aggregate curb cut measurements
not to exceed 33 feet.
(c)
Sight triangles shall be maintained for all driveways. Plant and
tree growth or objects of any kind that would obstruct a person’s
line of sight or impede the safe egress from any driveway shall be
prohibited. Existing trees or other plantings or the location of structures
exceeding 30 inches in height that would obstruct the clear sight
of persons exiting any driveway shall be prohibited. For driveways
located along roads of other jurisdictions (county or state), if all
local standards are met, additional design, traffic and safety regulations
of those jurisdictions shall also be met.
E.
Minimum off-street parking: two spaces per dwelling
unit or as specified in the RSIS.
F.
Specifically prohibited uses.
(1)
Outdoor storage of any kind of materials except as
needed during the construction of any permitted structure, unless
specifically permitted elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
Outdoor storage of any kind of materials used in the
conduct of a commercial business or used in the conduct of a permitted
home occupation.
(3)
Outdoor overnight parking of any commercial vehicle
as defined in this chapter. Outdoor overnight parking of light commercial
vehicles is permitted.
[Amended 8-14-2013 by Ord. No. 607]
(4)
Any activity causing offensive noise, odor, dust, smoke, gases, or other vapors, electrical disturbances or interferences, disturbing lights or disturbing vibrations. For the purposes of this section, "disturbing lights" shall mean any lighting that violates Chapter 148 of the Borough Code.
[Amended 9-22-2021 by Ord. No. 683]
(5)
The installation and/or erection of a dish antenna
with a dish diameter greater than two feet.
(6)
Any other use not herein specifically allowed.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the district is to provide
consistency with existing neighborhood commercial uses within the
Borough's Lakes Commercial Zone. Consistency includes size of units,
type, and traditional historical style, facade and arrangement. The
Lakes Commercial Zone contains neighborhood commercial retail and
service businesses for the convenience of the residents. The three
types of development that can occur in this district:
B.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Neighborhood retail activities including neighborhood
grocery stores, delicatessens, bakeries, neighborhood drugstores,
neighborhood sporting goods shops, gift shops, hobby shops, clothing
stores and boutiques, shoe stores, neighborhood hardware stores, optical
shops, stationary stores, and florists.
(2)
Neighborhood service activities including barbershops
and beauty shops, tailors, dry-cleaning and laundering operations,
appliance repair shops, shoe repair shops and travel agencies.
(3)
Neighborhood restaurant/bar.
(4)
Photographic, art, dancing, music or other similar
type studios.
(5)
Professional or business offices.
(6)
Dwelling quarters for owners or operators in the same
building as the commercial use, and must contain not less than 850
square feet of living space.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Off-street parking. Parking spaces shall be provided
in accordance with Borough design standards.
(2)
Fences and walls.
(3)
Signs.
(4)
Accessory buildings and sheds.
(5)
Access to street, road or trail. No building shall
be erected on any lot that is not contiguous, for the distance of
at least 35 feet to a public street, road or trail maintained by the
Borough, county or state, or contiguous to a dedicated street, road,
trail shown on a map or plan approved by the Borough Council for filing
in the office of the County Clerk and duly filed in said office.
(6)
No building may be constructed within the one-hundred-year
floodplain.
(7)
No more existing trees, three inches or greater in
diameter, can be removed from any property in this district than are
necessary to accommodate the improvements to be made, but in no event
will more than 30% of such trees be removed.
D.
Regulations and limitations.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 3,000 square feet.
(2)
Maximum total floor area per use: 5,000 square feet,
i.e., each permitted use shall occupy no greater than 5,000 square
feet of floor area.
(3)
Minimum lot dimensions:
(a)
Width at building line: 50 feet.
(b)
Depth of front yard: eight feet on each trail
where the lot abuts a local trail.
(c)
Width of side yard: The two side yards shall
have an aggregate width of 20 feet with a minimum of eight feet for
any one side yard. The side yards for a corner lot shall have an aggregate
width of 20 feet, and the side yard abutting a trail shall be a minimum
of eight feet.
(d)
Depth of rear yard: 20 feet on each trail where
the lot abuts a local trail. For existing buildings, when buildings
surrounding the property in question are closer to the rear property
line than 20 feet the rear yard depth may be reduced to the average
of the existing surrounding rear yards but in no case less than 10
feet.
(e)
Building setback from county or collector road
right-of-way: 75 feet.
(4)
Building height: no building shall exceed 35 feet
in height nor shall it exceed 2 1/2 stories in height.
(5)
Floor area minimum: each building shall have a minimum
gross floor area of 400 square feet with a minimum width of 20 feet.
E.
General requirements.
(1)
No merchandise, products, waste, equipment or similar
material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside.
(2)
All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether
constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All
building walls facing any street or residential district line shall
be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes which shall not include
unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.
(3)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seedlings or similar plantings
and maintained in good condition.
A.
Purpose. The Lakes Institutional District consists
of land currently in institutional use in the Borough. The purpose
of this district is to maintain the institutional character of the
area in contrast to the mixed land use character of the remainder
of Medford Lakes.
D.
Regulations and limitations.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot dimension: not less than 50 feet at the
building line.
(3)
Depth of front and rear yards: not less than 25 feet.
(4)
Side yards: not less than 10 feet.
(5)
Area occupied by building: not more than 50%.
(6)
Building height: no building shall exceed 35 feet
in height nor exceed 2 1/2 stories.
E.
General requirements.
(1)
No merchandise, products, waste, equipment or similar
material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside, unless screened
from public view.
(2)
All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether
constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All
building walls facing any street or residential district line shall
be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes which shall not include
unpainted or painted cinder block or concrete block walls.
(3)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with shrubs, ground cover, seedlings or similar plantings
and maintained in good condition.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to ensure
the maintenance of the existing open space which is presently used
for municipal purposes. The parking lot at the corner of Tabernacle
Road and the Trading Post, and the memorial park area between Minnetonka
and Mohawk Trails are in this category.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to protect
the unique ecological balance of the forest, swamps, lakes, natural
waterways and open space by permitting low-density development in
a manner which ensures the quality of open space and surface water.
All present beach areas are also included in this category.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to protect
existing open space and to ensure a balance of density within the
total community. This district is also designed to permit low-density
development in a manner which ensures the maintenance of the open
space.
E.
Regulations and limitations.
(1)
Building height: no building shall exceed 35 feet
and 2 1/2 stories in height.
(2)
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above,
no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use in the LSR District
shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards
of the Pinelands Commission, whether or not the lot may be served
by a centralized sewer treatment or collection system.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of Lakes Historic is to protect
the unique architectural character of the community by ensuring that
development be performed in accordance with design standards for the
preservation of historic features.
B.
Permitted principal uses: those principal uses permitted
in the underlying zoning district.
C.
Permitted accessory uses: those accessory uses permitted
in the underlying zoning district.
D.
Conditional uses: those conditional uses permitted
in the underlying zoning district.
