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Greenwich Township Gloucester County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-2 Residence Districts

§ 700-14 Applicability of provisions.

In R-2 Residence Districts, the use and area regulations contained in this article shall apply.

§ 700-15 Use regulations.

A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any use permitted in R-1 Residence Districts, and no other.

§ 700-16 Area regulations.

A. 
Lot area and width.
(1) 
Minimum lot area requirements shall be determined by accessibility to public water and/or sewer facilities. A lot shall be considered accessible to water and/or sewer facilities upon proper certification that such facilities will be installed prior to occupancy.
(2) 
Where public water and/or sewer facilities are accessible, a lot area of not less than 12,500 square feet per family shall be provided for every building hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling. Each lot shall have a frontage on at least one street of not less than 85 feet; provided, however, that a permit may be issued by the Zoning Administrator for lots of record at the effective date of this amended subsection which have a width of 75 or more feet and which have a lot area of 10,000 or more square feet. Lots of smaller dimensions shall be referred to the Planning Board, in accordance with the provisions of § 700-47.
B. 
Building area. Not more than 25% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
C. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 30 feet in depth.
D. 
Side yards. There shall be two side yards on each lot, which shall be not less than 25 feet in aggregate width and neither of which shall be less than 10 feet, except that on corner lots, one side yard shall be provided, perpendicular to the street upon which a unit fronts, which shall not be less than 15 feet in width.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 21-2003]
E. 
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall not be less than 25 feet in depth.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 21-2003]