Bernardsville City Zoning Code
§ LD-12-23.19
Additional Requirements.
[Ord. No. 2000-1210 § 2; Ord. No. 2015-1688 § 1]
The following provisions as to floor areas, impervious coverage and, except as noted in Subsection c hereof, front setback modifications shall apply in all residence districts other than the R-8, R-10A and R-10B Residence Districts. In the case of a residential lot within a tract subject to Open Space Residential Development (see Subsection 12-25.2a), the area of the lot shall be deemed to include such portion of the total Conservation Open Space and Common Open Space of the tract as the area of the lot bears to the area of all residential lots within the tract.
a.
The combined floor areas of all buildings may not exceed the amount allowed in the following table:
Lot area in square feet | Floor area allowed in square feet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
At least | but less than | is | plus | of excess over |
0 | 5,000 | 0 | 50% | 0 |
5,000 | 10,000 | 2,500 | 14% | 5,000 |
10,000 | 20,000 | 3,200 | 10% | 10,000 |
20,000 | 50,000 | 4,200 | 6% | 20,000 |
50,000 | 150,000 | 6,000 | 4% | 50,000 |
150,000 | unlimited | 10,000 | 3% | 150,000 |
b.
The portion of a lot covered by impervious surfaces may not exceed 1.5 times the floor area permitted for the lot under Subsection a plus a driveway allowance of 14 feet times the existing or proposed front setback.
c.
Except in the R-5 Residence District, the required residential front yard setback for a principal dwelling containing two or more stories, excluding attics and cellars but including basements, shall be increased over that otherwise required to at least equal the length of the longest side of the dwelling facing, or within 60° of being parallel to, a front lot line.
d.
On residential lots, the area devoted to driveway and parking in the front yard (defined by the area between the right-of-way and a line parallel to the right-of-way and equal to the front setback of the dwelling), shall not exceed 17% of the maximum impervious area as calculated per Subsection 12-23.19b. Where the dwelling is setback more than 50 feet from the street right-of-way, the 17% shall apply to the area within 50 feet of the right-of-way. Off-street parking in the front yard shall be limited to parking on an improved driveway or parking surface such as pavement, stone, pavers, or similar surface, and not on lawns.