Barnegat Light City Zoning Code
§ 215-7
R-A Single-Family Residential Zone.
A.
Uses and buildings permitted. The following uses and buildings shall be permitted in the R-A Zone:
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Churches and other places of worship and Sunday school buildings and parish houses.
(3)
Public and parochial schools.
(4)
Public museums and libraries.
(5)
Public utility structures, but not including storage and maintenance uses and garages.
(6)
Home occupations.
(7)
Municipal recreational facilities, buildings and grounds.
(8)
Professional offices.
(9)
Private garages.
(10)
Accessory uses or buildings.
B.
Area and yard requirements.
(1)
In the R-A District no building or structure shall be erected on a lot less than 5,000 square feet in area. Such lot shall have a minimum dimension of 50 feet, shall abut upon a street and shall have the required frontage upon such street. In the computation of such areas, dimensions and frontages, neither public streets nor any portion thereof shall be included.
(2)
No building or structure shall be closer than 25 feet to the street line; provided, however, that where a building or structure is erected on a corner lot, said building or structure shall not be closer than 25 feet to the wider street and shall not be closer than 15 feet to the narrower street.
[Amended 3-25-1991 by Ord. No. 91-54]
(3)
Every principal building shall be provided with two side yards, each a minimum of nine feet; provided, however, that where any such building shall be located on a corner lot, one such side yard abutting one of the intersecting streets shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet. The other side yard shall have a minimum depth of the required nine feet.
(4)
No principal building shall be closer than 10 feet to any rear lot line.
(5)
No accessory building shall be closer than five feet to any side or rear lot line; provided, however, that any such accessory building shall not be closer than 25 feet to the rear of the required front yard located on the lot on which the accessory building is to be placed.
(6)
All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 35% of the lot.
C.
Minimum floor area of residential buildings. In order to ensure a reasonable ratio of open yard area and enclosed living space to provide for the health, safety and welfare of residents and further to preserve property values and promote purposes of zoning, every new dwelling unit shall have a minimum living space on the first floor of 7.2 square feet for every 50 square feet of lot area, up to the first 5,000 square feet of lot, said living space to be exclusive of porches, garages and accessory structures. Multistory dwellings shall have a minimum total living floor area of 12 square feet for every 50 square feet up to the first 5,000 square feet of lot, said living space to be exclusive of porches, garages and accessory structures.
D.
Off-street parking requirements. There shall be provided at the time of erection or enlargement of any principal building or structure minimum off-street parking space with adequate provision for ingress and egress as follows:
(1)
Two spaces for each dwelling unit.
(2)
One space for each five seats provided in a church and other public auditoriums.
(3)
One space for each five seats provided in a school auditorium or 1 1/2 spaces for each staff and faculty member, whichever requirement is greater.
(4)
For home occupation, two additional spaces over and above the number of spaces required for the residential use of the land in which the home occupation is conducted.
(5)
One space for each employee plus an additional three spaces for clients or patients for all professional offices.