No accessory building or structure shall be
built on any lot on which there is not a principal building or structure.
A. Accessory structures or uses shall not be located
in the required front yard or within the front half of the side yard
of any residential zone and may be erected anywhere within the required
rear yard, except as provided herein:
(1) In all residential zones, no accessory structure or
use shall be located within five feet of a side or rear property line,
provided that accessory structures, other than patios and decks, which
are greater than 150 square feet in area shall be set back minimally
10 feet from side and rear property lines.
[Amended 3-17-2004 by Ord. No. 904-04]
(2) Accessory structures shall be set back minimally 10
feet from the principal building and four feet from another accessory
building.
(3) Light posts, mailboxes, fences, signs and retaining
walls shall be permitted within the required front yard of any residential
use. Off-street parking is also permitted in a front yard, restricted
to the driveway paved area. Mailboxes within the required front yard
setback shall be limited to those intended specifically for residential
mail and which are owned and maintained by the United States Postal
Service.
[Amended 3-17-2004 by Ord. No. 904-04]
(4) With respect to a building or portion of a building
used exclusively as a garage or a storage shed, used for storage of
personalty of the owner/occupier of the premises, whether attached
or detached, the minimum required side yard and rear yard abutting
such garage or storage shed shall be three feet, a shed being a small
structure built for storage, not to exceed 13 feet in length, 12 feet
in width and eight feet in height. The three-foot side yard setback
shall include the driveway.
[Added 12-20-2000 by Ord. No. 811; amended 3-17-2004 by Ord. No. 904-04]
B. No accessory structure or use in a residential zone
shall exceed a height of 18 feet and one story, except as specifically
provided herein. The first floor height shall be limited to nine feet
as measured from the top of the concrete floor or finished floor to
the top of the sill plate.
[Amended 3-17-2004 by Ord. No. 904-04]
C. No accessory structure or use shall occupy an area
greater than 10% of the area of the rear yard.
D. When an accessory structure or use is attached to
the principal building, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements
of this chapter applicable to the principal building or use.
E. In the case of a through lot, no accessory structure
or use shall encroach upon that fourth of the lot depth nearest each
street upon which the lot has frontage.
F. No accessory structure shall be used for human habitation.
G. Ground-mounted air conditioning units must be installed
in the rear yard or, alternatively, be installed at least 10 feet
from the side property line. In addition, appropriate screening must
be installed surrounding the unit to maintain a sound barrier, Said
screening may be by fencing or landscaping, as approved by the Building
Department.
[Added 3-17-2004 by Ord. No. 904-04]
No accessory building or structure shall be
built on any lot on which there is not a principal building or structure.
A. Accessory structures or uses shall not be located
in the required front yard of a nonresidential zone, except that off-street
parking spaces shall be permitted, but in no case shall said parking
lot or portion thereof be permitted closer than 15 feet from the street
line.
B. Accessory structures or uses shall not be located
within five feet of a side or rear lot line. Accessory structures
shall be minimally 15 feet from the principal building.
C. No off-street loading area or loading facility shall
be permitted in a front yard.
D. No accessory structure or use in a nonresidential
zone shall exceed a height of 20 feet and 1 1/2 stories, except
as provided elsewhere in this chapter.
E. In any nonresidential zone, when an accessory structure
or use is attached to the principal building, it shall comply in all
respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal
building or use.
F. No accessory structure or use shall occupy an area
greater than 15% of the area of the rear yard.
[Amended 4-18-2001 by Ord. No. 829]
Swimming pools and tennis courts shall not be
located within six feet of a property line nor closer to a street
line than the rear wall of the dwelling to which they are accessory
uses.
A. On corner lots, the tennis court shall not be located
any closer than 35 feet from either street.
B. The installation of lights for tennis courts is prohibited.
C. Swimming pools and tennis courts shall be suitably
fenced in accordance with the Township requirements as set forth in
Subsection E below and the following: The edge of the pool shall be set back
a minimum of six feet from all property lines and no part of the pool
shall be nearer to any street line than the rear wall of the main
building which is located nearest to the street nor closer to the
rear or side wall than the maximum depth of the pool.
(1) Pool setbacks shall be measured from the outermost
portion of the pool structure, decking, walkways, stairs, ladders
or other physical attachments to the pool.
[Added 3-17-2004 by Ord. No. 904-04]
Signs shall be regulated in accordance with Article
XX, Signs.
Application for a child-care center as a permitted
accessory use shall comply with the following:
A. A child-care center shall be permitted to occupy as
an accessory use a portion of a building which is occupied as a principal
permitted use in all nonresidential zones.
B. This use shall be available to the occupants of the
building and may also be available to others, provided that:
(1) The facility is licensed by the New Jersey Department
of Human Services.
(2) A minimum of 150 square feet of outdoor play area
per shift per child shall be provided. Play areas shall be permitted
in the rear and side yards only and shall be enclosed by a fence at
least four feet in height and landscaped and screened from adjoining
properties.
(3) The area and bulk requirements applicable to the zone
in which the site is located shall be complied with.
(4) No more than 15% of a building shall be occupied as
a day-care center.
(5) No additional parking shall be required.