A. The schedule entitled "Schedule of Regulations as to Bulk, Height and Other Requirements," hereto attached and made a part of this article, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter and may be amended in the same manner as any other part of this chapter.
B. The regulations listed in said schedule for each district are hereby adopted and prescribed for such district and, unless otherwise indicated, shall be deemed to be minimum requirements in every instance of their application, except as modified by the following special provisions:
(1) The required schedule regulations per Article VI for the construction, alteration or addition of a one-family dwelling shall not apply to any lot having less than the required area or width at the time of the adoption of this chapter and held at that time in separate ownership from that of adjoining land, provided that the area and width of such existing lot shall be no less than 80% of the required minimum set forth in the Schedule of Regulations.
(2) Penthouses, stage towers, scenery lifts, elevators, bulkheads, clock towers, cupolas, water tanks and similar structures and mechanical appurtenances may be erected on a building to a height greater than the limit for the district in which the building is located, provided that no such exception shall cover at any level more than 25% of the area of the roof on which it is located, provided, further, that no such exception shall be used for sleeping or housekeeping purposes or for any commercial purpose other than such as may be incidental to the permitted use of the main building.
(3) The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to chimneys, church spires, belfries, standpipes, water towers, flagpoles, monuments or antennas or a satellite dish.
(4) Extensions of a structure into a required front or rear yard shall be permitted as follows:
(a) By cornices, canopies and similar extensions which are 10 feet or more above grade: one foot.
(b) By open, fireproof fire escapes: four feet, in rear yards only.
(c) By eaves: two feet.
(d) By any terrace or porch having its floor level no higher than the floor level of the first story of the building and having no railing or other member higher than three feet above floor level: six feet. [Amended 12-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2862]
(5) Extension of a structure into a required side yard shall be permitted as follows:
(a) Same as permitted for extensions into required rear yards, except that no uncovered porch or terrace shall project more than three feet into any required side yard.
(6) In specified areas, the depth of front yards for one-family dwellings to be hereafter erected in an R-1, R-lA or R-lAA District and for one- or two-family dwellings to be hereafter erected in an R-2 District shall be as follows:
(a) In the area between two intersecting streets or between an intersecting street and the Township limit or between an intersecting street and a zoning district boundary. "Intersecting streets," for the purpose of this section, are those which intersect the same side of the street on which the lot which is to be developed fronts; the depth of the front yard of a lot to be developed in the area shall not be less than the average depth of the front yards of other buildings on the same side of the street and in the same zoning district, provided that 50% of the frontage of the lots in the same area is developed, but not less than the setback required for the district by the Schedule of Regulations.
(b) Where the distance from the lot to be developed to an intersecting street, Township limit or zoning district boundary exceeds 200 feet, only those lots within 200 feet on each side of the lot to be developed shall be included in determining the average depth of a front yard. Where the distance on one side of said lot to be developed to an intersecting street, Township limit or zoning district boundary does not exceed 200 feet, such distance plus the 200 feet on the other side of said lot shall be included in determining the average depth of a front yard.
(c) In the above specified areas, the required depth of a front yard shall not exceed 50 feet.
(7) The required maximum lot coverage regulations for the alteration of or addition to a one-family or two-family dwelling shall not apply to any lot to the extent such lot coverage exceeds 35% prior to July 25, 1987.
(8) The required minimum side, front and rear yard dimensions for the alteration of or addition to a one-family or two-family dwelling, provided that the same do not increase the existing lot coverage and/or footprint of existing building outline, shall not apply to the extent that said side, front, and rear yard dimensions (meet or exceed the requirements for side, front and rear yards set forth in the Schedule of Regulations, prior to July 25, 1987) shall be no less than 80% of the required minimum set forth in the Schedule of Regulations. [Amended 12-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2862]
A. A buffer shall consist of an area set aside primarily for the purpose of reducing the impact of commercial, industrial and parking lot activities on residential uses. The minimum width of buffers shall be as follows:
(1) Parking and loading area buffers shall be in accordance with regulations of this chapter.
(2) For conditional use buffer, see
(3) Buffer areas shall be screened and/or landscaped in accordance with the Site Plan Review Ordinance.
Any lot containing a residence for one or two families shall have at least 60% of the required front yard in landscaping. This area shall not be covered with paving, walkways or any other impervious surface. Landscaping may consist of grass, ground cover, shrubs and other plant material.
