a. Off-street parking is required subject to the requirements and conditions of this chapter.
b. Landscaping is required subject to the requirements and conditions of this chapter.
c. No more than 24" of unfinished foundation shall be exposed above ground in the front of any building, and no more than 42" of unfinished foundation shall be exposed above ground in the architectural rear of any building.
The purpose of the R-6 residential zone is to provide for smaller lot sizes in conformance with existing conditions in specific areas of the Township as identified in the Master Plan. The provisions and regulations set forth herein encourage the future development and maintenance of this area as a residential area with lots of no less than 5,000 sq. ft. and corner lots of no less than 10,000 sq. ft., for strictly residential purposes by prohibiting commercial development or conversions to commercial or multi- family housing.
A building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be occupied and used for any one of the following purposes:
a. Principal permitted uses and structures.
1. Detached one-family dwelling.
2. Family Day Car Homes.
b. Accessory buildings not to exceed 15 feet in height, structures and uses including:
1. Private garage, not to exceed two spaces.
2. Buildings for tools and equipment used for maintenance of the grounds, and greenhouses for hobby use.
3. Private swimming pools and tennis courts.
4. Signs, subject to the special conditions of this chapter.
5. Fences and hedges subject to the special conditions of this chapter.
6. Decks and Open Porches.
7. Other customary accessory uses and structures which are clearly incidental to the principal structure and use.
c. The following uses are permitted subject to approval of the Planning Board and the special conditions of this chapter.
1. Government buildings and services which are necessary to the health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality. This category shall include volunteer fire companies.
2. Public utility installations.
3. Churches, synagogues, parish houses, and similar religious uses.
4. Public and Parochial schools.
5. Satellite antenna dishes greater than one (1) meter in diameter.
The R-6 residential zone specified herewith shall be occupied only as indicated in this chapter.
a. Single-Family.
1. Principal buildings.
(a) Minimum lot size - 5,000 sq. ft. (interior lots)
-10,000 sq. ft. (corner lots)
(b) Minimum lot width - 50 feet (interior lots)
-100 feet (corner lots)
(c) Minimum lot depth - 100 feet
(d) Minimum front yard setback (measured from the future street R.O.W.) - 30 feet
(h)Minimum gross floor area
(1)Two story dwellings ;
First floor minimum - 700 sq. ft.
Overall minimum - 1,400 sq. ft.
(2)One and one-half story dwellings:
First floor minimum - 850 sq. ft.
Overall minimum - 1,400 sq. ft.
(3)Single story dwellings - 1,300 sq. ft.
(i) Maximum lot coverage building - 35% of buildable lot area impervious
- 90% of buildable lot area
(j) Maximum building height - 30 feet
(k) Maximum stories - 2 stories above grade
2. Accessory buildings, structures and uses.
(a) Except as provided below, all accessory buildings shall conform to the minimum height and setback requirements of the principal building. More than one accessory building shall be permitted on a lot, however only one accessory building may be permitted for which the side and rear yard setback requirements shall be five feet, provided that it does not exceed ten feet in height or 150 square feet in area, and is not attached to or within ten feet of the principal building.
(b)Accessory structures, other than buildings, intended for use or occupancy and located on or above ground, including swimming pools, tennis courts, patios, and decks or porches three feet in height or less, must maintain the required front yard and side yard setbacks of the principal building and a minimum ten feet (10') setback from the rear property line. Decks which exceed 3' in height must maintain the required side yard setback and may extend no more than 20' beyond the required rear yard setback line provided no point of the deck floor exceeds a height of 7' above finished grade. Any deck which exceeds 3' in height and is located within the required rear yard shall have it's base screened by either lattice or landscaping or a combination of the two.
All other accessory structures must maintain the required front, side and rear yard setbacks of the principal building. Fences are specifically not covered by this restriction and are governed elsewhere in this chapter.
a. Off-street parking is required subject to the requirements and conditions of this chapter.
b. Landscaping is required subject to the requirements and conditions of this chapter.
c. No more than 24" of unfinished foundation shall be exposed above ground in the front of any building, and no more than 42" of unfinished foundation shall be exposed above ground in the architectural rear of any building.
The purpose of the R-7 residential zone is to provide for an alternative to home ownership for those families and individuals who do not desire or cannot afford home ownership. The provisions and regulations set forth herein encourage the maintenance of existing garden apartment residential areas at current densities.
A building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be occupied and used for any one of the following purposes:
a. Principal permitted uses and structures.
1. Multifamily dwellings.
2. Family Day Care Homes.
b. Accessory buildings, structures, and uses including:
1. Private Garage.
2. Buildings for tools and equipment for the maintenance of the grounds.
3. Swimming pools, tennis courts, clubhouses and similar recreational facilities for the occupants of the multifamily development.
4. Signs subject to the requirements of this chapter.
5. Fences and hedges subject to the requirements of this chapter.
6. Decks and open porches.
7. Other customary accessory uses and structures which are clearly incidental to the principal structure and use.
c. The following uses are permitted subject to approval of the Planning Board and the special conditions of this chapter:
1. Government buildings and services which are necessary to the health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality. This category shall include volunteer fire companies.
2. Public utility installations.
3. Churches, synagogues, parish houses, and similar religious uses.
4. Public and Parochial schools.
5. Satellite antenna dishes greater than one (1) meter in diameter.
The R-7 residential zone specified herewith shall be occupied only as indicated in this chapter.
a. Principal buildings.
1. Minimum lot area - 25 Acres
2. Minimum lot width - 500 feet
3. Minimum lot depth - 500 feet
5. Minimum side yard setback - 50 feet (100 feet when adjacent to a single family residential use or zone)
7. Maximum lot coverage building - 27% of buildable lot area impervious
- 60% of buildable lot area
8. Maximum density - 10 units per acre
9. Maximum building height - 2 stories above grade or 30 feet, whichever is less
10.Minimum setback from pavement of internal public or private road or parking area - 25 feet.
11.Maximum number of units per structure - 16
12.Maximum length of structure - 175 feet.
13. A minimum interior storage area of 700 cubic feet per unit shall be required. This space may be provided in an area other than within the unit itself, but should be in a convenient location for the residents of the unit. Required storage space shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 5' and shall not include garage or closets.
14. Minimum distance between buildings - 50 feet between any two rear or front facades or any rear or front facade with a side facade; 35 feet between any two side facades. No portion of a front facade shall face any portion of a rear facade.
15. There shall be a trash and recyclable storage area completely surrounded by a six foot high solid architectural fence with front solid gates. All outside trash and recyclables shall be stored in this area and shall not be in public view over the fence height. All accessory apparatuses such as propane tanks shall be similarly enclosed.
16. There shall be a minimum buffer of 50 feet in width between any side or rear lot line that abuts an area zoned or used for single-family, industrial, commercial, or Federal or State highway use.
17. No individually registered commercial vehicle longer than 22 feet in length or 10 feet in height measured from the highest point of said vehicle excluding exhaust stacks and antennae or having a registered weight of 18,000 pounds or more, shall be stored or parked on any lot or portion of a lot nor parked on any street overnight situated in this residential zone.
18. Accessory buildings shall conform to the height and setback requirements of the principal building.
19. Each principal building shall:
(a) Not allow or contain outside television antenna. All television antenna equipment shall be built into the building to eliminate individual television antennas from being erected on the roof.
(b)Not fail to provide, in an enclosed area, laundry facilities of not less than one washer and one dryer for each ten dwelling units for the exclusive use of the occupants of the building, unless provided within each unit. No outside clothes lines or clothes hanging facilities or devices shall be provided or allowed.
20.All internal and external improvements found necessary in the public interest, including but not limited to streets, driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, lighting, shade trees, water mains, water system, culverts, storm sewers, sanitary sewers or other means of sewage disposal, drainage structures and the like, shall be installed in accordance with the standards set forth for major subdivisions of land, except that all curb to curb pavement widths shall not be less than 30 feet. No building permit shall be issued unless and until adequate performance guarantees of proper installation of such improvements shall have been posted in accordance with municipal ordinances.
21.There shall be no direct access of driveways from any dwelling unit onto a public street.
22.Buffers of no less than 50 feet shall be placed along all roads where a dwelling unit's rear or side facade faces a public road. The use of landscaped berms or decorative masonry walls can be utilized in addition to an all landscaped buffer. The use of a decorative wall and material to be used for the wall shall be at the discretion of the Planning Board.
