The R-85 Zone is intended to permit and promote
residential land uses within or near the village area of the Township,
including some of the Township's oldest residential neighborhoods
as well as some more recent residential development. It is intended
to preserve and/or encourage the village residential building elements,
historic character and relationships that characterize some of the
older portions of this zone district (e.g., open front porches and
stoops, lower building heights and reduced front setbacks), while
providing adequate accommodation for expansion of existing dwellings
as well as for new infill residential construction to meet contemporary
household demands. These zone regulations are intended to promote
the creation of a residential environment that encourages a sense
of security, community and social interaction.
In the R-85 Residence Zone, no lot shall be
used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any
purpose except the following:
A. Detached single-family dwellings and the accessory
structures and uses normally auxiliary thereto.
C. Garage facilities for only the motor vehicles owned
by the occupant of any single dwelling to which such garage is accessory.
D. Family day-care homes, subject to the terms set forth in the family day-care home definition in §
101-1.
[Amended 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13]
E. Child-care centers, subject to the minimum standards found in §
101-25F. Child-care centers as an accessory use are permitted, subject to the standards contained in §
101-13.4.
[Amended 11-10-2011 by Ord. No. 0-11-13]
F. Home occupations and professional offices, subject to the standards found in §
101-13.5.
G. Necessary public utilities and services pursuant to §
101-13.6.
[Added 10-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-13]
In the R-85 Residence Zone, the following conditional
uses are allowed upon approval by the Planning Board as provided in
this chapter:
A. Eleemosynary, charitable and philanthropic institutions,
hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, houses of worship, parochial
and private schools and nursery schools, provided that:
(1) Such uses shall be located on a major or minor arterial.
(2) A minimum lot area shall be five acres.
(3) All parking shall be on site and in accordance with
the Site Plan Review Ordinance.
There shall be a total combined width of side
yards on each lot equal to 25% of the total width of the lot. In no
case shall any side yard be less than 10 feet. The total width of
both side yards need not exceed 40 feet, except when so required under
other provisions of this chapter.
Upon every lot there shall be a minimum front
yard setback of not less than 45 feet from the street line of any
street. In blocks where structures have already been erected, however,
the average setback line observed by buildings on the same side of
the street within 200 feet on each side of any lot shall determine
the minimum front yard setback for a principal structure on such lot,
except that this distance need not exceed 45 feet from the street
line. Where there is an attached garage, the garage door side facing
the street shall be located not less than 25 feet from the street
line.
A. Notwithstanding the above, lots located in this zone along Plainsboro Road across from the VR-Village Residential-1 Zone shall be allowed a reduced front yard setback, but not less than 25 feet, subject to complying with applicable building design standards in §
101-221C of the VR-1/Village Residential - 1 Zone to the satisfaction of the Director of Community Development or designee.
B. On all corner lots, the depth of all yards abutting upon streets shall be not less than the minimum front yard depth required on an adjoining interior lot fronting on such street as determined in §
101-40 above.
Upon every lot there shall be a rear yard of
not less than 40 feet.
No single-family dwelling or other principal
structure herein permitted shall be erected upon a lot that is less
than 85 feet in width and frontage.
The maximum building coverage for residential
development, including accessory buildings, but excluding front open
and usable porches and entrance stoops, as well as additions to dwellings
that existed at the time this article went into effect (July 20, 2004),
shall be 20% of the lot area.