§ 225-47. RG-4 Residential District.

[Added 2-24-1993 by Ord. No. 9-1993; amended 7-14-1993 by Ord. No. 30-1993; 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001; 6-12-2002 by Ord. No. 36-2002; 11-13-2002 by Ord. No. 72-2002]



A. Permitted principal uses shall be:

(1) Single-family detached dwellings.

(2) Public parks, playgrounds, active and passive recreation.

(3) Two-family dwellings.

(4) Single-family attached dwellings, provided that:

(a) Minimum tract size of five acres. This may be reduced by the Planning Board to three acres where a tract has 200 feet of frontage on a public street.

(b) No single-family attached dwellings will front on a public street.

(c) There should be a twenty-foot-wide buffer area around the perimeter of the site.

(d) Adequate sight distances for entrance onto public roads is required.

(e) No more than eight single-family attached dwellings shall be contained in any one continuous structure.

(f) Public sewerage shall be provided.

B. Permitted accessory uses shall be:

(1) Uses customary and incidental to the principal uses.

(2) Professional home office, provided that not more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building is used for office purposes.

C. Area, yard and building requirements shall be as specified in § 225-7.

D. Permitted modifications and conditional uses shall be:

(1) Home occupations subject to the conditions contained in § 225-44D(1).

(2) Public and private schools, churches, chapels, synagogues or similar houses of worship subject to § 225-46D(2)

(3) Planned adult communities pursuant to § 225-73.

E. Maximum density.

The density of housing in any development hereafter constructed shall be not more than four dwelling units per one acre, unless a transfer of Pinelands development credits is applied, in which case the density shall not be greater than six dwelling units per one acre.

F. Site plan review.

All development pursuant to § 225-47D(2) shall be subject to Chapter 198 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

G. Subdivision review.

All development pursuant to § 225-47A and B shall be subject to Chapter 198 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

H. Parking area requirements.

All development shall be subject to Article VII of this chapter.

I. Buffer requirements.

All development pursuant to § 225-47D(2) shall be subject to 94-8 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

J. Lighting requirements.

All development pursuant to § 225-47D(2) shall be subject to 94-23 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

K. Landscaping requirements.

All development pursuant to § 225-47D(2) shall be subject to 94-22 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

L. Signs.

All development pursuant to § 225-47D(2) shall be subject to Article VIII of this chapter.

§ 225-48. RG-5 Residential District.

[Added 2-24-1993 by Ord. No. 9-1993; amended 7-14-1993 by Ord. No. 30-1993; 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001; 9-12-2001 by Ord. No. 23-2001; 6-12-2002 by Ord. No. 36-2002; 11-13-2002 by Ord. No. 72-2002]

A. Permitted principal uses shall be:

(1) Single-family detached dwellings.

(2) Public parks, playgrounds, active and passive recreation.

(3) Two-family dwellings.

(4) Single-family attached dwellings subject to the following conditions:

(a) Minimum tract size of five acres. This may be reduced by the Planning Board to three acres where a tract has 200 feet of frontage on a public street.

(b) No single-family attached dwellings will front on a public street.

(c) There should be a twenty-foot-wide buffer area around the perimeter of the site.

(d) Adequate sight distances for entrance onto public roads is required.

(e) No more than eight single-family attached dwellings shall be contained in any one continuous structure.

(f) Public sewerage shall be provided.

B. Permitted accessory uses shall be:

(1) Uses customary and incidental to the principal uses.

(2) Professional home office, provided that not more than 25% of the gross area of the principal building is used for office purposes.

C. Area, yard and building requirements shall be as specified in § 225-7.

D. Permitted modifications and conditional uses shall be:

(1) Home occupations subject to the conditions contained in § 225-44D(1).

(2) Public and private schools, churches, chapels, synagogues or similar houses of worship subject to § 225-46D(2).

(3) Planned adult communities pursuant to § 225-73.

(4) Garden apartments, subject to the following conditions:

(a) Minimum tract size shall be 10 acres. This may be reduced by the Planning Board to seven acres where a tract has 250 feet of frontage on a public street.

(b) No garden apartment will front on a public street.



(c) A buffer area 20 feet in width shall be provided around the perimeter of the tract.

(d) Adequate sight distances for entrance onto public roads is required.

(e) Each garden apartment shall be limited to a maximum of 20 dwelling units and a length of 180 feet. Such structures shall be grouped in clusters of consistent architectural design. A minimum of two feet of building offset for every two ground floor dwelling units, or a minimum of four feet of offset for every five ground floor units, shall be provided.

(f) An outdoor private living space for each ground floor unit shall be provided. Adequate visual screening of such living space from all other neighboring dwelling units, outdoor living spaces, parking areas and roadways shall be provided.

(g) A variety of building heights between three- and four-story structures within a single project is recommended.

(5) Mix-use planned development option subject to the following conditions:

(a) Residential components shall be in accordance with the permitted and conditional uses in the RG-5 Zone. All conditional residential components of mixed-use developments must comply with all conditions as specified in Chapter § 225 for the particular use.

(b) Commercial components shall be in accordance with the permitted uses in the General Commercial (GC) Zone.

(c) Minimum tract size of 25 acres.

(d) Minimum frontage of 150 feet on a public street.

(e) No residential units shall front on an existing public street.

(f) There shall be a fifty-foot-wide buffer area around the perimeter of the site.

(g) Minimum lot depth. All residential units shall have a minimum depth of 100 feet if parking is located on individual lots, or 80 feet if parking is located off site.

(h) Mix of uses.

[1] The maximum amount of land to be designated for residential development may not exceed 80 %.

[2] The maximum amount of land to be designated for commercial development may not exceed 30%.

(i) There shall be a direct pedestrian linkage between the commercial and residential components of the project.

(j)Recreational facilities must be provided as part of the mixed-use development in accordance with § 225-73. The Planning Board may accept an in-lieu contribution towards the required recreation, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that the recreational needs can be met by existing Township facilities.

(k) A homeowners' association shall be formed in accordance with 94-31 of this Code. All common open spaces including, stormwater management facilities shall be owned and maintained by the association. The association may be affiliated with an overall development association or may be a separate association.

(6) Assisted living or independent living facilities subject to the density requirements of Subsection E below, provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) Minimum lot size shall be one acre.

(b) Minimum parking setbacks: 35 feet from any county right-of-way; 20 feet from a municipal right-of-way or rear property line; and zero feet where cross easements for parking are maintained.

(c) The Planning Board may impose more restrictive conditions or any further reasonable conditions to the effect of noise, traffic movement and volume, lighting and/or intensity of such conditional activities on adjacent land uses and may require a sufficient guarantee to ensure compliance with such restrictions or conditions.

(d) All utilities shall be located underground.

E. Maximum density.

The density of housing in any development hereafter constructed shall not be more than five dwelling units per one acre, unless a transfer of Pinelands development credits is applied, in which case the density shall not be greater than 7.50 dwelling units per one acre. For mixed-use developments, the permitted densities shall be based on the total acreage designated for residential uses.

F. Site plan review.

All development pursuant to Section D shall be subject to Chapter 198 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

G. Parking area requirements.

Off-street parking shall be pursuant to Article VII of Chapter § 225 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

H. Subdivision review.

All development pursuant to Section A shall be subject to Chapter 198 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

I. Buffer requirements.

All development pursuant to Section D shall be subject to 94-8 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

J. Lighting requirements.

All development pursuant to Section D shall be subject to 94-23 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

K. Landscaping requirements.

All development pursuant to Section D shall be subject to 94-22 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.

L. Signs.

All development pursuant to Section D shall be subject to Article VIII of Chapter § 225 of the Code of the Township of Egg Harbor.