Hanover Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXVIIIA
R-10A Residence District
§ 166-176.1 Purpose and intent.
The R-10A District is intended to promote and encourage the development of the zone for single-family detached or townhouse dwelling units having a common open space area in accordance with appropriate standards.
§ 166-176.2 Permitted principal uses.
The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted in the R-10A Zone District:
§ 166-176.3 Permitted accessory uses.
Permitted accessory uses shall be limited to those uses customarily incidental to permitted principal uses in the district, subject to the prohibitions in § 166-176.4. The permitted accessory uses may include, but are not limited to:
§ 166-176.4 Prohibited uses and structures.
Any use other than the uses permitted by §§ 166-176.2 and 166-176.3 above shall be prohibited. In addition, the following uses and structures shall be specifically prohibited:
A.
Swimming pools, wading pools and other similar water features.
B.
Detached garages, sheds, gazebos, tents and other detached accessory buildings.
C.
Outdoor play equipment, including but not limited to swings, slides, tree houses, play/climbing structures, sand boxes, tennis or racquet courts, basketball courts and hoops. The foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit barbecue equipment located on a deck, porch or patio.
D.
Outdoor storage of commercial vehicles, boats, trailers, campers and similar vehicles. This shall not be construed to prohibit the parking of personal vehicles used on a daily basis permitted and regulated by § 166-124B(1).
§ 166-176.5 Regulations for single-family detached dwelling units.
In addition to any other applicable requirements of this chapter or any other applicable requirement, the following requirements shall apply to development of single-family detached dwelling units within the R-10A Zone District. For the purposes of administering these requirements, a parcel of land occupied by only one dwelling in a multiple dwelling development, such as in a condominium form of ownership, shall not be considered a "lot."
A.
Minimum lot/tract area: 3.5 acres (152,460 square feet), exclusive of any public street rights-of-way, road widening easements and road widening dedications for such streets.
B.
Maximum density: 4.35 dwelling units per acre, exclusive of any public street rights-of-way, road widening easements and road widening dedications for such streets. In addition, no more than four bedrooms per dwelling shall be permitted.
C.
Minimum yard depths. The minimum yard depths applicable to buildings shall be as follows:
(1)
Fifty feet between any public street right-of-way or any road widening easements, whichever is more restrictive, and the closest point of any building wall, or support column in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs beyond walls and support columns.
(2)
Twenty feet between the edge of pavement of any private roadway, or 25 feet in the case of a private roadway with a sidewalk, and the closest point of any building wall, or support column in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs beyond walls and support columns.
(3)
Forty feet abutting any other tract boundary and the closest point of any building wall, or support column in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs beyond walls and support columns; provided however, that a minimum yard depth of 35 feet shall be permitted for up to one half of the dwellings in the development. The location of the reduced thirty-five-foot yard depths shall be where such reduced depth will have a lessened impact on adjacent properties, as determined by the Planning Board during the site plan review process and made a condition of any approval that may be granted, In those locations where a yard depth of less than 40 feet is proposed, the Board may, at its discretion, require an increase in buffer depth, planting density or other enhanced buffer/screening techniques.
D.
Minimum distance between dwellings. The following minimum dimensions shall separate principal buildings, with such distance measured between the closest points of building walls, or support columns in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs without support columns:
E.
Maximum height of principal buildings: 2 1/2 stories and 35 feet.
F.
Maximum floor area ratio: 35% of the lot/tract area, cumulative for all buildings including the area of any private roadway, but excluding the right-of-way and any road widening easement or dedication for public streets.
G.
Maximum building coverage: 20% of the lot/tract area, cumulative for all buildings including the area of any private roadway, but excluding the right-of-way and any road widening easement or dedication for public streets.
H.
Maximum improvement coverage: 40% of the lot/tract area, cumulative for all buildings, including the area of any private roadway, but excluding the right-of-way and any road widening easement or dedication for public streets.
§ 166-176.6 Regulations for townhouse dwelling units.
In addition to any other applicable requirements of this chapter or any other applicable requirement, the following requirements shall apply to development of townhouse dwelling units within the R-10A Zone District. For the purposes of administering these requirements, a parcel of land occupied by only one dwelling in a multiple dwelling development, such as in a condominium form of ownership, shall not be considered a "lot."
A.
Minimum lot/tract area: 3.5 acres (152,460 square feet), exclusive of any public street rights-of-way, road widening easements and road widening dedications for such streets.
B.
Maximum density: 4.1 dwelling units per acre, exclusive of any public street rights-of-way, road widening easements and road widening dedications for such streets. In addition, no more than four bedrooms per dwelling shall be permitted.
C.
Minimum yard depths. The minimum yard depths applicable to buildings shall be as follows:
(1)
Fifty feet between any public street right-of-way or any road widening easements, whichever is more restrictive, and the closest point of any building wall, or support column in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs beyond walls and support columns.
(2)
Twenty feet between the edge of pavement of any private roadway, or 25 feet in the case of a private roadway with a sidewalk, and the closest point of any building wall, or support column in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs beyond walls and support columns.
(3)
Forty feet abutting any other tract boundary and the closest point of any building wall, or support column in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs beyond walls and support columns.
D.
Minimum distance between dwellings. The following minimum dimensions shall separate principal buildings, with such distance measured between the closest points of building walls, or support columns in the case of roofed areas without walls, but excluding roof overhangs without support columns:
E.
Maximum height of principal buildings: 2 1/2 stories and 35 feet.
F.
Maximum floor area ratio: 35% of the lot/tract area, cumulative for all buildings, including the area of any private roadway, but excluding the right-of-way and any road widening easement or dedication for public streets.
G.
Maximum building coverage: 21% of the lot/tract area, cumulative for all buildings, including the area of any private roadway, but excluding the right-of-way and any road widening easement or dedication for public streets.
H.
Maximum improvement coverage: 38% of the lot/tract area, cumulative for all buildings, including the area of any private roadway, but excluding the right-of-way and any road widening easement or dedication for public streets.
§ 166-176.7 Regulations applicable to both single-family detached and townhouse dwelling units.
A.
Common areas. Within any development, all yard areas and other open areas not occupied by buildings, except for any public streets, shall be maintained in single ownership. The maintenance of such common areas shall be subject to the provisions in § 166-103F.
C.
Driveways. Driveways serving dwellings shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Driveway location. Driveway access to individual dwelling units shall be prohibited from North Jefferson Road, Park Avenue or Whippany Road. The foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit shared access to such streets via a driveway or roadway serving multiple units and located internal to the development, subject to the provisions in Subsection C(2) below:
(2)
Maximum number of driveways: one driveway providing access to individual dwelling units shall be permitted for each dwelling, subject to the provisions in Subsection C(1) above. One driveway providing shared access for multiple dwelling units within the development shall be permitted to/from each of North Jefferson Road, Park Avenue and Whippany Road.
(3)
Maximum driveway width: 20 feet for driveways serving individual dwelling units.
(4)
Minimum distance between driveways: 10 feet for single-family detached dwellings.
(5)
Minimum driveway length: 20 feet, measured from the edge of the pavement of the roadway from which the driveway provides access or from the sidewalk along such roadway, whichever is more restrictive. Driveways shall be designed to allow vehicles to park in the driveway without encroaching into the roadway or into the sidewalk along the roadway, or that portion of the driveway used by pedestrians using the sidewalk.
D.
Decks, patios and porches. Decks, patios and porches shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Porches at the front or side of dwellings shall comply with the setback and dimensional requirements applicable to the dwellings.
(2)
Patios and decks shall only be permitted to be located at the rear of dwellings, provided, however, that no decks shall be permitted at the rear of a dwelling when the rear of the dwelling faces a public street; only patios, recessed porches and steps shall be permitted in such locations. In such locations, any recessed porches and steps shall be at or below the first or ground floor of the dwelling.
(3)
Patios and porches located at the rear of dwellings shall be located at least 50 feet from any public street, measured from the right-of-way and any widening easement or dedication for such street.
(4)
Decks, patios and porches located at the rear of dwellings shall be located at least 25 feet from all property lines other than public streets.
E.
Fences and walls. Fences and walls shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
A fence or wall at least four feet high, but not more than six feet high, shall be required at the tract boundary, except for the frontage on any streets, to separate and screen any development from surrounding properties. Such fence shall be designed to prevent views through the fence. The use of chain link material for such fence shall be prohibited.
(2)
The only other fences that shall be permitted shall be a fence along the frontage with North Jefferson Road as regulated by § 166-138.2, privacy fences located adjacent to patios or decks, or safety fencing for any stormwater detention or retention basins. Said privacy fences shall not exceed a height of six feet.
(3)
Fences or walls shall not be used to separate dwellings or to separate yard areas for individual dwellings.