Englishtown City Zoning Code
§ 620-11
R-LD, Residential Low Density Zone.
[Amended 9-25-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5; 6-10-1998 by Ord. No. 98-7; 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2.130.10]
The following regulations shall apply in the Low Density Residential Zone:
A.
Principal uses permitted. In the Low Density Residential Zone, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be constructed which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for the following purposes:
(1)
Single detached dwelling for one family per lot, designed for one housekeeping unit only with accessory buildings.
(a)
Private garage. A garage attached to any side of a dwelling and constructed as a part of such dwelling shall be considered as a part of a dwelling and not as an accessory building and shall meet all of the requirements of the front, side and rear yards of the principal structure.
(2)
Farms. No storage of manure or other odor- or dust-producing substances or uses shall be permitted within 100 feet of any property line.
(3)
Professional office, provided that the subject parcel is located along and fronting on Wood Avenue, and with the following restrictions:
(a)
That the office be constructed in a single principal structure containing a colonial exterior architectural design.
(b)
Parking subject to the provisions of § 518-10A(1)(c) for the floor area devoted to office use. All off-street parking areas shall be limited to the rear of the office building. Off-street parking and access drives shall not be located closer than five feet to any side or rear property line. The perimeter of all off-street parking areas and access drives shall have continuous, cast-in-place concrete curbing or such alternate curb types as approved by the municipal agency. All parking areas adjacent to conforming residential uses must be appropriately screened with landscaping and fencing as approved by the Board.
(c)
No more than one professional office shall be located in any one building.
(d)
In addition to the professional office, the building may contain one or more apartment(s) or dwelling units, provided that the apartment(s) shall be restricted to the upper floors of the building, each containing a minimum gross floor area of 800 square feet and have an entrance separate from the office use. In addition, two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each apartment or dwelling unit.
(e)
Signs for the office are subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(f)
Any office governed by this section shall be treated as a dwelling unit for all purposes of compliance with the Code of the Borough of Englishtown, except as limited by this subsection.
(g)
The maximum permitted lot coverage for any use permitted by this subsection shall not exceed 60%.
(4)
Elementary schools, high schools and institutions of higher education.
(5)
Public parks and playgrounds and other Borough recreation uses.
(6)
Public libraries and museums.
(7)
Administrative buildings of the Borough and other Borough purposes and uses.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Detached private garages, provided that no such garage contains any vehicle having more than two axles or having a separation between the two axles of greater than 20 feet.
(2)
Home occupation.
(3)
Buildings used for private horticultural purposes.
(4)
Customary farm buildings for the storage of products or equipment located on the same lot as the principal use.
(5)
Private noncommercial swimming pool, tennis courts, racquetball courts or other customary residential accessory uses, provided that such accessory structure or use be located on the same lot as the principal building.
(6)
Signs, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(7)
Fences, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(8)
Off-street parking, subject to the provisions of § 518-10A(1)(c), Off-street parking requirements for particular uses.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Church or any place of worship, including incidental buildings connected with church activities.
E.
Required lot area. Lot area shall not be less than 20,000 square feet and lot width not less than 100 feet.
F.
Yards required. Each lot shall have front, side, and rear yards not less than the depth or widths following:
(1)
Front yard setback. No principal or accessory building or structure shall hereafter be constructed, erected or altered so as to project beyond the mean building or setback line observed by dwellings within 200 feet fronting on the same side of the street and in the same block. In undeveloped blocks of 200 feet or more, the setback line shall be 50 feet from the street right-of-way line.
(2)
Side yard setback.
(a)
Principal building. No building shall be erected nearer than 15 feet to the sideline of any interior lot line. The total of both side yards shall not be less than 35 feet. On corner lots, no building shall be erected to project beyond the mean building or setback line observed by dwellings within 200 feet fronting on the same side of the street in the same block. If no established building line exists, then not nearer than 50 feet to the sideline which is coincident with the street right-of-way line.
(b)
Accessory buildings.
[1]
No accessory building or structure with a height less than 16 feet shall be erected nearer than 15 feet to a sideline of any interior lot or to a sideline which is coincident with a street right-of-way line.
[2]
No accessory building or structure with a height ranging from 15 feet to 24 feet shall be erected nearer than 25 feet to a sideline of any interior lot or to a sideline which is coincident with a street right-of-way.
[3]
No shed shall be erected nearer than three feet to a sideline of any interior lot or to a sideline which is coincident with a street right-of-way line.
(3)
Rear yard setback.
(a)
Principal buildings. No building shall be erected nearer than 50 feet to the rear line of the lot or the rear line which is coincident with a street right-of-way line.
(b)
Accessory buildings.
[1]
No accessory building or structure with a height less than 16 feet shall be erected nearer than 10 feet to a real line of interior lots or to a real line which is coincident with a street right-of-way line.
[2]
No accessory building or structure with a height ranging from 16 feet to 24 feet shall be erected nearer than 20 feet to a rear line of any interior lot or to the rear line which is coincident with a street right-of-way line.
[3]
No shed shall be erected nearer than three feet to a rear line of any interior lot or to the rear line which is coincident with a street right-of-way line.
G.
Maximum lot coverage permitted: 35%.