Bound Brook City Zoning Code
21-10.10 R-4 One
and Two-Family Residence District.
[Ord. No. 04-12 § 21-10.10]
a.
Primary intended use. This zone district is designed for one- and two-family residential dwellings, where "two-family dwellings" are defined as two single-family dwellings, on separate lots, but attached vertically by a party wall. The district also permits:
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-32]
1.
Public parks and public playgrounds.
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 and 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 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 one accessory structure on a lot.
c.
Required conditions. The following requirements for principal uses and structures must be complied with in the R-4 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 30 feet, except that where the existing buildings on the same side of the street and within 500 feet from an established setback, new buildings shall conform to such established setback line, provided, however, that no new building may be closer than 20 feet to the front property line nor need to be set back more than 40 feet from the property line.
3.
Side yard. Except for corner lots, there shall be two side yards and no side yard shall be less than six feet provided that the aggregate width of the two side yards combined must be a minimum of 15 feet.
4.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 25 feet.
5.
Minimum lot width: 50 feet for detached single-family dwellings; 25 feet for attached two-family dwellings.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-32]
6.
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet for detached single-family dwellings; 2,500 square feet for attached two-family dwellings.
[Amended 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-32]
7.
Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 60% of the total lot area.
8.
Minimum floor area. Every dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor area of 800 square feet per unit.
9.
Parking. There shall be two parking spaces for each unit.