Keansburg City Zoning Code

All buildings shall be located with proper consideration of their orientation and relationship to other buildings, both existing and proposed in terms of light, air and usable open space, access to public right-of-way and off-street parking; height and bulk; drainage and existing topography; trees and vegetation; and other natural features and land forms.

Groups of related buildings shall be designed to present a harmonious appearance in terms of architectural style and exterior materials.

Buildings shall be designed to be attractive from all vantage points, including fences, storage areas and rear entrances.

Buildings shall provide an interesting interplay of buildings and open spaces.

Accessory buildings should be architecturally treated in the same manner as principal buildings.

All exterior storage areas and service yards, loading docks and ramps, electrical and mechanical equipment and enclosures, storage tanks and the like, shall be screened from the public view, within and from the outside of the development, by a fence, wall or mature landscape materials, compatible with the exterior design of building within the development.

Colors, materials and finishes shall be coordinated in all exterior elevations of buildings to achieve continuity of expression. All roof and wall projections such as gutters, flues, louvers, utility boxes, vents, grills, downspouts, exposed flashing, overhead doors, shall be painted or installed with an anodized or acrylic finish, in a color to match adjacent surfaces.

All openings in the wall of a building such as windows and doors should relate to each other on each elevation, vertically and horizontally, in a clearly defined order; and should take into account orientation to the sun for sun-shading and consideration of the efficiencies of heat loss and gain through such openings.

Buildings and parking areas should be designed to relate to existing grade conditions. Exposed basement walls are not acceptable as an architectural treatment. All exposed basement walls must be treated to relate properly to the design of the building.

Appurtenances such as, but not limited to, tanks, condenser units and other equipment shall be fully screened from view. Such appurtenances and their screening plus chimneys, cupolas and other items which extend above the roof line shall not exceed 15% of the horizontal area of the first floor unless the highest such item shall be used to measure building height.

All buildings shall be setback at least 10 feet from the cartway of a public street. Building design and site arrangements shall allow for public pedestrian access and sidewalks within this area unless sidewalks and pedestrian circulation are provided for within the adjoining right-of-way of the public street. Where the required front yard setback for the zone is greater, the zone regulations shall take precedence.

Buildings shall be designed to avoid long straight, unbroken lines. No principal building when viewed from any elevation shall be greater than 175 feet in length. Buildings shall have no more than two dwelling units in a line without setbacks or breaks in building elevations of at least six feet. Attached single family dwelling units and townhouses shall have not less than four and no more than eight dwelling units in a continuous building.

Rear yards, for ground floor units, where provided, shall be screened to provide visual privacy.

Easy access to outdoor space and parking from all residential units should be provided.

The minimum distance between principal buildings shall be as follows:

Courtyards. Courtyards bounded on three or more sides by wings of the same building shall have a minimum court width of two feet for each one foot in height of the tallest building or building wing.

Garages and/or carports, when not attached to a principal building, shall be located no closer than 25 feet to a facing wall of a principal building containing windows, nor closer than 15 feet to a facing wall of a principal building which does not contain windows.

A screened area or areas for storage of refuse and recyclables shall be located and arranged for ease of access and collection.

Minimum Gross Floor Area Requirements:

Bedroom Mix. All rooms, exclusive of living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, which contain 70 square feet or more of floor area, shall be considered bedrooms. If a dining room is not directly accessible from and adjacent to both the kitchen and living room, it shall also be considered a bedroom.

Except for residential redevelopments permitted pursuant to subsection 22-6.9, no multi-family dwelling unit shall contain more than three bedrooms. Not more than 15% of the dwellings in a multi-family development shall be three bedroom units and not more than 80% of the dwelling units shall contain more than one bedroom.

Exterior materials shall include appropriate texture and trim to prevent large undifferential facades of the same material.

All roof planes or caps meeting the exterior facade shall have overhangs or appropriate cornice and trim details.

All major entrances to buildings shall be properly identified with architectural elements such as recessed entranceways, projected overhangs, and porticos.

Flat roof canopies on metal pipe columns shall not be used on commercial buildings.

Window and door openings shall include appropriate trim and either recesses or overhangs to promote a harmonious variety of light and shade on the facade of the building.

Buildings and structures used for functional purposes, such as warehouses, indoor sports facilities and manufacturing facilities, shall include appropriate landscaping adjacent to facades in the public view.