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Bernardsville City Zoning Code

§ LD-12-23.1

Accessory Building.

[Ord. No. 581 § 12-17.2A; Ord. No. 97-1094 §§ 8,9; Ord. No. 98-1148 § 1; Ord. No. 99-1167 § 4; amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1858]
No accessory building may be built on any lot on which there is no principal building or structure. If, as the result of a subdivision, an existing accessory building is located on a new lot on which there is no principal building or structure, that accessory building may remain on the lot, but it may not be used until a new principal building or structure is built on that lot.
a. 
No accessory building shall exceed the height regulations of the district in which it is constructed, provided, however, this shall not apply to accessory farm buildings such as barns, silos and water towers.
b. 
Accessory buildings shall be at least 10 feet from any principal building situated on the same lot, unless an integral part thereof, and shall be at least six feet from any other accessory building.
c. 
Accessory buildings on corner lots may not be erected nearer to the street than the front yard required on the adjacent lot.
d. 
No accessory building wall shall be located nearer to any side or rear lot line than the following distances:
R-1
40 feet*
R-1-10
40 feet*
R-1A
40 feet*
R-2
30 feet
R-3
15 feet
R-4
10 feet
R-5
7 feet
* See Subsection g below.
e. 
No accessory building shall be used as a dwelling unit in any of the zone districts except as provided in Subsection 12-5.1g relative to detached accessory dwelling units in the R-1 zone if approved as a conditional use.
f. 
No accessory building shall be erected in a front yard. On a residential lot, nonhabitable accessory structures limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, and garages are permitted in a front yard provided they are located at least 1 1/2 times the minimum front yard setback from the front street property line.
g. 
All accessory buildings over 20 feet in height as defined in this chapter and located in the R-1, R-1-10 and R-1A Zones shall be set back a distance equal to two times the building height (as defined by this chapter).