Hardyston, NJ Zoning Ordinance

Hardyston City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

Supplemental Use Regulations

§ 185-50 Agricultural uses.

Farms, including customary farm occupations and lands which qualify as farmlands, as defined herein, shall be subject to the following regulations:

Buildings utilized for horticulture, nurseries, greenhouses and for the growing, raising, harvesting and sale of agricultural crops or for any other farm use shall be not less than 100 feet from any front, side or rear lot line, except that residential buildings may be constructed and located in conformity with the standards for residences within those districts in which they are located.

[Amended 10-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-13]

No pigs, poultry or fowl shall be permitted except where incidental to the major agricultural activity.

§ 185-51 Home occupations.

Home occupations in residence zones shall be subject to the following:

Only one home occupation shall be permitted on each lot.

The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a principal or accessory building.

An area not more than 20% of the gross floor area of the principal building, not including any cellar, shall be used for the home occupation, whether located in the principal building or accessory building.

Not more than one nonresident of the premises shall be employed in connection with the home occupation.

There shall be no nuisance element detectable beyond the structure in connection with the home occupation.

No hazardous material shall be kept on the premises.

No sign advertising or identifying the home occupation shall be permitted.

There shall be no physical evidence of said use visible from the exterior of the building so used.

§ 185-52 Garden apartments, attached single-family houses, zero-lot-line detached dwellings and multi-level housing units.

[Amended 10-5-1999 by Ord. No. 99-8; 11-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14; 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7]

Development standards.

Development Standard	Apartment Building and Garden Apartments	Attached Single- Family	Multi-Level Housing	Zero-Lot- Line Detached
Minimum tract area	40 acres	15 acres	N/A	40 acres and minimum of 4,000 square feet per individual lot
Maximum overall tract density	4 1/2 units per acre	4 1/2 units per acre	2 units per acre	4 1/2 units per acre
Maximum number of units/ structures	12	8	16	N/A
Maximum length of structure	200 feet	200 feet	175 feet	N/A
Maximum building coverage	20%	20%	30%	30%
Maximum number of single units served by single common entrance	2	1	1	N/A
Minimum number of entrance/ exits per unit	2	1	1	N/A
Maximum height[1]	50 feet for apartment buildings; 35 feet for garden apartment	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet
Minimum distance between groups of structures:
End to end	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet	N/A
Rear to rear	60 feet	60 feet	60 feet	N/A
Front to back	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet	N/A
Front to front	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet	N/A
Front to side (except that buildings may join at corners)	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	N/A
Minimum distance to public road	65 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum distance to private road	45 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum lot width at street	N/A	12 feet	N/A	40 feet
Minimum lot width at building front line	N/A	18 feet	N/A	40 feet
Minimum lot depth	N/A	N/A	N/A	100 feet
Minimum distance to side property line	75 feet	25 feet	25 feet	12 feet, one side only[2]
Minimum distance to rear property line	75 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum yard widths	N/A	N/A	N/A	12 feet, one side only
Minimum front yard	N/A	25 feet	N/A	25 feet
Minimum rear yard	N/A	25 feet	N/A	25 feet
Required off-set	Minimum of 4 feet every 50 feet	N/A	Minimum of 4 feet every 50 feet	N/A
Required off- parking spaces	2 per dwelling unit for first 100 units, there-after 1/2 per unit	2 per dwelling unit	2.3 per dwelling unit	2 per street dwelling unit
Patios and decks	Not allowed outside the permitted building envelope	Permitted in the rear yard if said yard abuts a golf course but not within 15 feet of the rear property line	Not allowed outside the permitted building envelope	Permitted in the rear yard if said yard abuts a golf course but not within 15 feet of the rear property line
Maintenance easements				Reciprocal easements shall be executed as to such units, for the benefit of each owner or eventual owner, for the purpose of maintenance of said unit which shall be at least 4 feet in width. Such easement shall be recorded in the public records. Preparation, execution and recording shall be the developer's responsibility and a condition of subdivision.
Deed restrictions				Reciprocal deed restrictions running with the land shall be contained in each unit deed restricting the owner from altering the windowless common zero- lot-line wall y creating or permitting openings thereon, except for temporary repair or maintenance of such windowless wall.

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Note: No cellar or basement shall be used for living space except that in attached single-family dwellings where the basement or more than 1/2 thereof is at or above ground level, it may be used for a recreation room or similar purpose, but the building shall not exceed the specified height

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Note: Residential structures may be placed on any two lots contiguous to the interior property line common to their ownership. No openings of any kind shall be permitted in the interior property line wall. Further, eaves, roof overhangs, gutters, rainwater leaders and other similar structural fixtures may project up to 18 inches into any adjoining parcel, provided that the same are in accordance with appropriate architectural design for the zero-lot-line detached dwellings

Hardyston City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

Supplemental Use Regulations

§ 185-50 Agricultural uses.

Farms, including customary farm occupations and lands which qualify as farmlands, as defined herein, shall be subject to the following regulations:

[Amended 10-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-13]

No pigs, poultry or fowl shall be permitted except where incidental to the major agricultural activity.

§ 185-51 Home occupations.

Home occupations in residence zones shall be subject to the following:

Only one home occupation shall be permitted on each lot.

The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a principal or accessory building.

Not more than one nonresident of the premises shall be employed in connection with the home occupation.

There shall be no nuisance element detectable beyond the structure in connection with the home occupation.

No hazardous material shall be kept on the premises.

No sign advertising or identifying the home occupation shall be permitted.

There shall be no physical evidence of said use visible from the exterior of the building so used.

§ 185-52 Garden apartments, attached single-family houses, zero-lot-line detached dwellings and multi-level housing units.

[Amended 10-5-1999 by Ord. No. 99-8; 11-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14; 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7]

Development standards.

Development Standard	Apartment Building and Garden Apartments	Attached Single- Family	Multi-Level Housing	Zero-Lot- Line Detached
Minimum tract area	40 acres	15 acres	N/A	40 acres and minimum of 4,000 square feet per individual lot
Maximum overall tract density	4 1/2 units per acre	4 1/2 units per acre	2 units per acre	4 1/2 units per acre
Maximum number of units/ structures	12	8	16	N/A
Maximum length of structure	200 feet	200 feet	175 feet	N/A
Maximum building coverage	20%	20%	30%	30%
Maximum number of single units served by single common entrance	2	1	1	N/A
Minimum number of entrance/ exits per unit	2	1	1	N/A
Maximum height[1]	50 feet for apartment buildings; 35 feet for garden apartment	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet
Minimum distance between groups of structures:
End to end	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet	N/A
Rear to rear	60 feet	60 feet	60 feet	N/A
Front to back	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet	N/A
Front to front	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet	N/A
Front to side (except that buildings may join at corners)	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	N/A
Minimum distance to public road	65 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum distance to private road	45 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum lot width at street	N/A	12 feet	N/A	40 feet
Minimum lot width at building front line	N/A	18 feet	N/A	40 feet
Minimum lot depth	N/A	N/A	N/A	100 feet
Minimum distance to side property line	75 feet	25 feet	25 feet	12 feet, one side only[2]
Minimum distance to rear property line	75 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum yard widths	N/A	N/A	N/A	12 feet, one side only
Minimum front yard	N/A	25 feet	N/A	25 feet
Minimum rear yard	N/A	25 feet	N/A	25 feet
Required off-set	Minimum of 4 feet every 50 feet	N/A	Minimum of 4 feet every 50 feet	N/A
Required off- parking spaces	2 per dwelling unit for first 100 units, there-after 1/2 per unit	2 per dwelling unit	2.3 per dwelling unit	2 per street dwelling unit
Patios and decks	Not allowed outside the permitted building envelope	Permitted in the rear yard if said yard abuts a golf course but not within 15 feet of the rear property line	Not allowed outside the permitted building envelope	Permitted in the rear yard if said yard abuts a golf course but not within 15 feet of the rear property line
Maintenance easements				Reciprocal easements shall be executed as to such units, for the benefit of each owner or eventual owner, for the purpose of maintenance of said unit which shall be at least 4 feet in width. Such easement shall be recorded in the public records. Preparation, execution and recording shall be the developer's responsibility and a condition of subdivision.
Deed restrictions				Reciprocal deed restrictions running with the land shall be contained in each unit deed restricting the owner from altering the windowless common zero- lot-line wall y creating or permitting openings thereon, except for temporary repair or maintenance of such windowless wall.

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Hardyston City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

Supplemental Use Regulations

§ 185-50 Agricultural uses.

Farms, including customary farm occupations and lands which qualify as farmlands, as defined herein, shall be subject to the following regulations:

[Amended 10-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-13]

No pigs, poultry or fowl shall be permitted except where incidental to the major agricultural activity.

§ 185-51 Home occupations.

Home occupations in residence zones shall be subject to the following:

Only one home occupation shall be permitted on each lot.

The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a principal or accessory building.

Not more than one nonresident of the premises shall be employed in connection with the home occupation.

There shall be no nuisance element detectable beyond the structure in connection with the home occupation.

No hazardous material shall be kept on the premises.

No sign advertising or identifying the home occupation shall be permitted.

There shall be no physical evidence of said use visible from the exterior of the building so used.

§ 185-52 Garden apartments, attached single-family houses, zero-lot-line detached dwellings and multi-level housing units.

[Amended 10-5-1999 by Ord. No. 99-8; 11-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14; 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7]

Development standards.

Development Standard	Apartment Building and Garden Apartments	Attached Single- Family	Multi-Level Housing	Zero-Lot- Line Detached
Minimum tract area	40 acres	15 acres	N/A	40 acres and minimum of 4,000 square feet per individual lot
Maximum overall tract density	4 1/2 units per acre	4 1/2 units per acre	2 units per acre	4 1/2 units per acre
Maximum number of units/ structures	12	8	16	N/A
Maximum length of structure	200 feet	200 feet	175 feet	N/A
Maximum building coverage	20%	20%	30%	30%
Maximum number of single units served by single common entrance	2	1	1	N/A
Minimum number of entrance/ exits per unit	2	1	1	N/A
Maximum height[1]	50 feet for apartment buildings; 35 feet for garden apartment	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet
Minimum distance between groups of structures:
End to end	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet	N/A
Rear to rear	60 feet	60 feet	60 feet	N/A
Front to back	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet	N/A
Front to front	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet	N/A
Front to side (except that buildings may join at corners)	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet	N/A
Minimum distance to public road	65 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum distance to private road	45 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum lot width at street	N/A	12 feet	N/A	40 feet
Minimum lot width at building front line	N/A	18 feet	N/A	40 feet
Minimum lot depth	N/A	N/A	N/A	100 feet
Minimum distance to side property line	75 feet	25 feet	25 feet	12 feet, one side only[2]
Minimum distance to rear property line	75 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum yard widths	N/A	N/A	N/A	12 feet, one side only
Minimum front yard	N/A	25 feet	N/A	25 feet
Minimum rear yard	N/A	25 feet	N/A	25 feet
Required off-set	Minimum of 4 feet every 50 feet	N/A	Minimum of 4 feet every 50 feet	N/A
Required off- parking spaces	2 per dwelling unit for first 100 units, there-after 1/2 per unit	2 per dwelling unit	2.3 per dwelling unit	2 per street dwelling unit
Patios and decks	Not allowed outside the permitted building envelope	Permitted in the rear yard if said yard abuts a golf course but not within 15 feet of the rear property line	Not allowed outside the permitted building envelope	Permitted in the rear yard if said yard abuts a golf course but not within 15 feet of the rear property line
Maintenance easements				Reciprocal easements shall be executed as to such units, for the benefit of each owner or eventual owner, for the purpose of maintenance of said unit which shall be at least 4 feet in width. Such easement shall be recorded in the public records. Preparation, execution and recording shall be the developer's responsibility and a condition of subdivision.
Deed restrictions				Reciprocal deed restrictions running with the land shall be contained in each unit deed restricting the owner from altering the windowless common zero- lot-line wall y creating or permitting openings thereon, except for temporary repair or maintenance of such windowless wall.

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