Bound Brook City Zoning Code
21-10.20 R-1.1
Single-Family Residence District.
[Ord. No. 2008-05]
a.
Primary intended use. This zone district is designated for single-family residential use but permits:
Public parks and public playgrounds, but the procedure in Subsection 21-10.2q must be followed.
b.
Accessory uses.
1.
Permitted accessory uses customarily incident to the above uses provided they do not include any activity commonly conducted for gain unless specifically permitted in this chapter.
5.
Private swimming pools provided, however, the edge of the waterline of the pool shall not be closer than 10 feet to any side or rear lot line on corner lots no part of any private swimming pool shall be constructed within the front yard requirement for either street.
(a)
Artificial lights used or maintained in connection with a private swimming pool and other accessory uses shall be so located that the direct source of light is not visible from an adjacent property. Lighting intensity shall not exceed 0.25 footcandle at the property line.
(b)
No private swimming pool shall be used other than as an accessory use.
6.
There shall be no more than two accessory structures placed on any lot.
c.
Required conditions. The following requirements for principal uses and structures must be complied within the R-1.1 Residence District:
1.
Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is the lesser.
2.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 60 feet.
3.
Side yard. Except for corner lots, there shall be two side yards and no side yard shall be less than 15 feet provided that the aggregate width of the two side yards combined must equal 30 feet.
4.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 60 feet.
5.
Minimum lot area. Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of 19,000 square feet.
6.
Maximum impervious lot coverage: shall be 25%.
7.
Minimum lot width: 120 feet.
8.
Floor Area Ratio: 0.20
e.
Grandfathering of R-1.1 District. Lots which are improved should be grandfathered for the existing principal structures. Existing lots as of July 2007 should be grandfathered as to lot area, setbacks and lot width. Any change to the principal building would void the grandfather provision.