Dennis Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Districts; Map; Boundaries
§ 185-9 Enumeration of districts.
[Amended 6-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-04]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of Dennis is hereby divided into 19 districts, four of which exist exclusively in the Pinelands Area. Within the Pinelands Area, these districts are consistent with the Pinelands Management Areas set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:50, Subchapter 5.
Symbol | District Name |
|---|---|
R-3 | R-3 Rural Single Family Residential |
R-10 | R-10 Low Density Single Family Residential |
VR | Village Residential |
VC | Village Commercial |
CR | Clermont Residential |
CVC | Clermont Village Center |
CVR | Clermont Village Residential |
OVR | Ocean View Residential |
OVCC | Ocean View Center Core |
OVC | Ocean View Center |
OVCR | Ocean View Center Residential |
B | Business |
M | Marina |
C | Conservation |
Cape May Tributaries and Bays East Overlay | |
Pinelands | |
A | Airport Hazard |
PV | Pinelands Village |
PR | Rural Development |
PF8 | Moderate Density Forest |
PF25 | Low-Density Forest |
§ 185-10 Zoning map. [1]
[Amended 1-12-1998 by Ord. No. 97-18; 3-31-99 by Ord. No. 99-06; 8-8-06 by Ord. No. 2006-11; 12-20-07 by Ord. No. 2007-01; 4-1-08 by Ord. No. 2008-05; 7-15-13 by Ord. No. 2013-03; 3-26-19 by Ord. No. 2019-01]
A.
The boundaries of these zoning districts are established on the Zoning Map adopted by the Mayor and Committee dated February 28, 1997 and as amended on November 24, 1997, February 22, 1999 and on February 15, 2005, August 8, 2006, February 20, 2007 and the map dated April, 2013, as adopted by Ord. No. 2013-03, which accompanies this ordinance and is on file in the office of the Township Clerk and is hereby made a part of this chapter.
In addition, Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 90-194, adopted 8-13-90, provided as follows:
"Section 1. Amendments to the Zoning Map delineating Airport Hazard Zones as plotted by the Municipal Engineer, as required by the Air Safety and Hazardous Zoning Act of 1983, and hereby approved.
Section 2. The Township Committee of the Township of Dennis hereby adopts by reference and attachment the standards of the Air Safety and Hazardous Zoning Act of 1983, codified at N.J.A.C. 16:62-1.1 et seq. and incorporates said standards as part of the Township Master Plan and Zoning Ordinances."
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 185-11 Interpretation of boundaries.
Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow street center lines, railroad and utility rights-of-way, streams and lot or property lines as they exist on lots of record at the time of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise indicated by dimensions on the Zoning Map. Any dimensions shown shall be measured horizontally and, when measured from a street, shall be measured from the street right-of-way line even if the center line of that street is used for the location of a zoning district line. The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Board of Adjustment. The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure, lot, use and development within every district, and the district lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
§ 185-12 Alteration of district boundaries of lots in single ownership.
A.
Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot other than by following a stream or street, any use permitted in either district may be extended not more than 20 feet into the adjacent district. A use permitted in the zoning district so extended shall thereafter be a permitted use in the extended area. A zoning district line, however, shall be altered only once by utilizing this section of the chapter, after which the lot use shall be governed by the regulations of the zoning district in which it is located after the zoning district boundary line adjustment.
B.
Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot as a result of an approximately plotted state freshwater wetlands boundary, the upland zoning district shall be extended to the field established and state verified wetlands boundary. The zone shall not be continued beyond a lot property line without application to the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment with proper field survey locationing and state certification of wetlands lines.