§ 348-10.13. R-75 Residential Zone.

A. Permitted uses.

(1) Single-family dwellings.

(2) Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, including schools, parks and playgrounds, but not workshops, warehouses, garages and storage yards.

(3) Private and parochial schools not operated for profit.

(4) Essential services.

(5) Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries and adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults. [Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90; amended 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02]

B. Required accessory uses.

(1) Off-street parking subject to the provisions of § 348-8.20.

C. Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Fences subject to the provisions of § 348-8.13.

(2) Private swimming pools subject to the provisions of § 348-8.21.

(3) Signs subject to the provisions of § 348-8.26.

(4) Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.

D. Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.

(1) Churches and places of worship ( § 348-9.5).



(2) Public utilities ( § 348-9.6).

(3) Marinas, but excluding boatyards ( § 348-9.10).

(4) Home professional offices ( § 348-9.11).

(5) Quasi-public and private club recreation areas ( § 348-9.18).

(6) (Reserved)'

(7) Single-family attached dwellings ( § 348-9.25). [Added 4-26-1983 by Ord. No. 166-83]

(8) (Reserved)

E. Area, yard and building requirements.

(1) Minimum lot area: 7,500 square feet.

(2) Minimum lot width: 75 feet.

(3) Minimum lot frontage:

(a) Interior lot: 40 feet.

(b) Corner lot: 100 feet on both streets.

(4) Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.

(5) Minimum front setback: 25 feet on local, local collector, and major collector streets and 60 feet on minor or principal arterial highways.

(6) Minimum rear yard setback:

(a) Principal buildings: 20 feet.

(b) Accessory buildings: 12 feet.

(c) Private swimming pools: 10 feet.

(7) Minimum side yard setback:



(a) Principal buildings: eight feet with two combined side yards not less than 20 feet.

(b) Accessory buildings: eight feet.

(c) Private swimming pools: eight feet.

(7.1) Maximum lot coverage by building: 30%. [Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]

(8) Maximum building height: 35 feet subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12. In any event, the building shall not contain more than three usable floor levels counted vertically at any point in the building above the grade level as determined by the average grade elevation of the corners of the building.

(9) Minimum gross habitable floor area:

(a) One-bedroom house: 860 square feet.

(b) Two-bedroom house: 960 square feet.

(c) Three-bedroom house: 1,060 square feet.

(d) Four-or-more-bedroom house: 1,160 square feet.

(10) In this zone, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this chapter, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings' may be erected on a parcel existing at the date of adoption of this chapter, which parcel shall have a width not less than 50 feet, a depth not less than 90 feet and an area not less than 5,000 square feet, provided that:

(a) Such parcel shall consist of a single lot which is not contiguous to other lots in the same ownership; or

(b) Such parcel shall consist of all the contiguous lots that are in the same ownership; or

(c) If such parcel consists of a single lot contiguous to another lot or lots in the same ownership, the lot comprising the parcel shall have been created by a subdivision previously granted approval by the Dover Township Planning Board; and

(d) The yard dimensions and other requirements not involving area, depth or width shall conform to the regulations for the R-75 Residential Zone, except that the side setback requirements shall be reduced to eight feet minimum on each side for lots less than 75 feet in width; and corner lots may have a reduced lot frontage on one street of not less than 70 feet. [Amended 8-22-1978 by Ord. No. 1775; 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068]

§ 348-10.14. R-50 Residential Zone.

A. Permitted uses.

(1) Single-family dwellings.

(2) Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, including schools, parks and playgrounds, but not workshops, warehouses, garages and storage yards.

(3) Private and parochial schools not operated for profit.

(4) Essential services.

(5) Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries and adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults. [Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90; amended 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02]

B. Required accessory uses.

(1) Off-street parking subject to the provisions of § 348-8.20.

C. Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Fences subject to the provisions of § 348-8.13.

(2) Private swimming pools subject to the provisions of § 348-8.21.

(3) Signs subject to the provisions of § 348-8.26.

(4) Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.

D. Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.

(1) Churches and places of worship ( § 348-9.5).

(2) Public utilities ( § 348-9.6).

(3) Marinas, but excluding boatyards ( § 348-9.10).



(4) Home professional offices ( § 348-9.11).

(5) Quasi-public and private club recreation areas ( § 348-9.18).

(6) (Reserved)

(7) (Reserved) ,

E. Area, yard and building requirements.

(1) Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.

(2) Minimum lot width: 50 feet.

(3) Minimum lot frontage:

(a) Interior lot: 40 feet.

(b) Corner lot: 90 feel on both streets.

(4) Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.

(5) Minimum front setback: 25 feet on local, local collector, minor collector and major collector streets and 60 feet on minor or principal arterial highways.

(6) Minimum rear yard setback:

(a) Principal buildings: 20 feet.

(b) Accessory buildings: 10 feet.

(c) Private swimming pools: eight feet.

(7) Minimum side yard setback:

(a) Principal buildings: five feet with two combined side yards not less than 15 feet.

(b) Accessory buildings: five feet.

(c) Private swimming pools: five feet.

(7.1) Maximum lot coverage by building: 35%. [Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]

(8)Maximum building height: 35 feet subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12. In any event, the building shall not contain more than three usable floor levels counted vertically at any point in the building above the grade level as determined by the average grade elevation of the corners of the building.

(9) Minimum gross habitable floor area:

(a) One-bedroom house: 760 square feet.

(b) Two-bedroom house: 860 square feet.

(c) Three-bedroom house: 960 square feet.

(d) Four-or-more-bedroom house: 1,060 square feet.

(10) In this zone, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this chapter, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on a parcel existing at the date of adoption of this chapter, which parcel shall have a width not less than 40 feel, a depth not less than 90 feet and an area not less than 4,000 square feet, provided that:

(a) Such parcel shall consist of a single lot which is not contiguous to other lots in the same ownership; or

(b) Such parcel shall consist of all the contiguous lots that are in the same ownership; or

(c) If such parcel consists of a single lot contiguous to another lot or lots in the same ownership, the lot comprising the parcel shall have been created by a subdivision previously granted approval by the Dover Township Planning Board; and

(d) The yard dimensions and other requirements not involving area, depth or width shall conform to the regulations for the R-50 Residential Zone, except that corner lots may have a reduced lot frontage on one street of not less than 50 feet. [Amended 8-22-1978 by Ord. No. 1775]