Allentown City Zoning Code
§ 28-10.9.7
Special Yard and Height Provisions for Residential.
[Added 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 03-2021]
a.
In the case of a lot extending through from street to street, the front yard requirements shall be observed on both streets.
b.
Side Yards for Residential Districts. There shall be two side yards, each with a width prescribed in the Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements, incorporated in the "Zoning Map of the Borough of Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey", except that lots existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter having a width less the minimum required in the applicable zone shall have side yards defined as follows:
1.
For each foot less than the required lot width in the applicable zone, the applicant may reduce the total width of the two side yards by six inches, up to a total of six feet.
2.
The reduced total width shall then be apportioned between the two side yards, except that the width of the narrowest side yard shall not be less than 1/3 the total width of the two side yards or a width of six feet, whichever is greater.
c.
Frontage Area and Depth Requirements.
1.
No lot not meeting the requirements of § 28-10.9 for its respective zone shall be built upon except where deeds for smaller lots were of record prior to the effective date of this chapter or such lots were plotted or plans filed in the Monmouth County Clerk's office prior hereto. Yard and height provisions shall be applicable to all lots of whatever size.
d.
Private Garages and Other Outbuildings Other Than a Shed. No garage or other outbuilding shall be placed nearer to a rear property line than five feet, and for each foot the rear wall of such building exceeds 10 feet, the offset from the rear property line shall be increased by one foot. As to side yards, the applicable yard requirements set forth in the district schedule shall prevail. No detached garage or other outbuilding shall be placed nearer to a side street line than a distance equal to half the width of the lot. However, nothing herein shall prevent building a common or joint garage upon lots adjoining at the side, nor prevent the construction of a garage as a structural part of a dwelling provided that the outer walls of the garage are taken as the main walls of the building when measuring the front, side and rear yards required under the district schedule.
