§ 190-130 Residential Zone R-60.

A. Permitted uses:

(1) Farms.

(2) Single-family dwellings.

(a) On minimum lot size: in accordance with Schedule C at the end of this chapter.

(b) On variable lot sizes: in accordance with § 190-161.

(c) On rural improvement lots subject to the following:

[1] Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of 100,000 square feet.

[2] Each lot shall have a minimum width and depth of 250 feet.

[3] Minimum tract size of 30 acres.

[4] Rural improvements shall be as set forth in § 190-87V.



(3) Public parks and playgrounds.

(4) Public buildings.

(5) Keeping of horses or ponies in accordance with § 190-125A(5) in the R-R Zone District.

B. Permitted accessory uses: same as for R-R Zone.

C. Uses permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit: [Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]

(1) Houses of worship. [Amended 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-25]

(2) Public, private or parochial schools.

D. Area, yard and building requirements: as specified in Schedule C at the end of this chapter.

§ 190-131 Residential Zone R-40.

[Amended 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. O-03-11; 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48; 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-25; 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-37]

A. Purpose. The principal purpose of the R-40 Residential Zone is to permit the development of single-family housing units on individual lots, to provide for conditional uses compatible with single-family-home neighborhoods, and to permit long-term and nursing home facilities in designated R-40 Overlay Zones. [Amended 12-22-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-25]

B. Permitted uses:

(1) Farms.

(2) Single-family dwellings on minimum lot sizes in accordance with Schedule C.

(3) Public parks and playgrounds.

(4) Purpose. The principal purpose of the R-40 Residential Zone is to permit the development of single family housing units on individual lots and to provide for conditional uses compatible with single family home neighborhoods.

(5) Public buildings.

(6) The keeping of horses or ponies (same as R-R Zone).

C. Permitted accessory uses: same as R-R Zone.

D. Uses permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit:

(1) Swim clubs.



(2) Houses of worship.

(3) Public, private and parochial schools.

(4) Veteran and service organization facilities.

(5) Cemeteries.

(6) Supportive-care housing for low- and moderate-income senior citizens and the handicapped.

(7) R-40 cluster development per § 190-202.1. [Added 2-26-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-5]

E. Area, yard and building requirements for uses permitted in Subsection B above: as specified in Schedule C. [Amended 12-22-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-25]

F. R-40 Overlay Zone. [Added 12-22-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-25]

(1) Permitted uses:

(a) All uses permitted in Subsection B.

(b) Long-term-care and assisted-living residential facilities licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:39-1 et seq., Standards for Licensure of Long-Term-Care Facilities.

(c) Nursing home facilities licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:33H-1 et seq., Certificate of Need: Policy Manual for Long-Term-Care Facilities.

(d) Outpatient clinics, medical laboratories and professional medical offices which are part of and located within a long-term-care facility as permitted in Subsection F(1)(b) and (c) and defined herein.

(2) Accessory uses:

(a) Fences in accordance with the Freehold Township fence regulations contained in § 190-165.

(b) Signs in accordance with Article XVII, Signs, and as permitted in § 190-179 of this chapter.

(c) Common parking areas.

(d) Common storage structures and facilities subject to the same limitations and requirements as the principal structures.

(e) Physical therapy facilities.

(f) Entertainment facilities.



(g) Libraries.

(h) Food preparation facilities.

(i) Dining facilities.

(j) Linen service facilities.

(k) Housekeeping service facilities.

(l) Security facilities, administrative offices, ancillary office space, storage facilities, chapels, and facilities for the temporary lodging of patients or residents.

(3) Area, yard and building requirements:

(a) Minimum lot area: five acres.

(b) Minimum lot frontage: 500 feet.

(c) Minimum lot depth: 350 feet.

(d) Maximum building height: four stories/50 feet.

(e) Maximum building coverage: 20%.

(f) Maximum floor area ratio: 0.35.

(g) All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 90 feet from an existing public street right-of-way.

(h) All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from any property line within a residential zone.

(i) All buildings shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from a parking area (except for loading and unloading areas for persons and supplies).

(j) Building height shall not exceed four stories or 50 feet.

(k) Required planted screening. A planted screen area along the rear and side yards of the site adjacent to residential uses not less than 20 feet in width shall be provided containing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs planted in such a manner that will provide a visual screen throughout the entire year. Where an area required for a planted screen has existing plants and shrubs, it shall be left in its natural state to the greatest extent practicable, and existing vegetation shall be supplemented with additional plant material where deemed necessary.

(l) Required planted screening areas shall be used for no other purpose than as a screen area. Structures which may be erected within a buffer area include fences, as elsewhere regulated in this chapter, stormwater management structures (including but not limited to basins, swales and related improvements), provided such facilities shall be suitably landscaped to be visually compatible and harmonious with the surrounding natural and/or planted screening areas. All nonpaved areas shall conform with Article XV, Fence and Buffer Regulations.

(m) Parking spaces shall provide for a minimum of 1.25 parking spaces per peak-hour employee rates, including required handicapped parking spaces in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

§ 190-132 Residential Zone R-40/P.

A. Permitted uses: same as for R-40 Zone.

B. Permitted accessory uses: same as for R-40 Zone.

C. Uses permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit:

(1) Same as § 190-131D. [Amended 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-37]

(2) Professional offices as permitted in accordance with § 190-151.

D. Area, yard and building requirements as specified in Schedule C at the end of this chapter. [Added 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-37]

§ 190-133 Residential Zone R-25.

A. Permitted uses:

(1) Farms.

(2) Single-family dwellings on minimum lot sizes in accordance with Schedule C. [Amended 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-37]

(3) Public parks and playgrounds.

(4) Public buildings.

(5) County nursing homes.

B. Permitted accessory uses: same as for R-40 Zone. [Amended 4-28-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-10; 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-37]

C. Uses permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit. [Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]

(1) Swim clubs.

(2) Houses of worship. [Amended 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-25]



(3) Public, private and parochial schools. [Amended 12-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-37]

(4) Veteran and service organization facilities.-09-37.

D. Area, yard and building requirements: as specified in Schedule C at the end of this chapter.

§ 190-134 Residential Zone R-20.

A. Permitted uses: same as for R-25 Zone.

B. Permitted accessory uses: same as for R-25 Zone, except that private garages shall not exceed a maximum of two automotive vehicles' capacity whether attached and/or within a freestanding building, which garaging area shall not exceed 24 feet by 24 feet or 576 square feet. [Amended 4-28-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-10; 9-24-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-30]

C. Uses permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit: same as for R-25 Zone.

D. Area, yard and building requirements: as specified in Schedule C at the end of this chapter.