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Lyndhurst City Zoning Code

§ 21-5.2

Accessory Buildings and Uses in Residential Districts.

[Ord. No. 2067; Ord. No. 2567, § 3; Ord. #2658, § 1]
a. 
No accessory building or use shall be located in front yard, nor nearer than three feet to a rear or side lot line. In case of a corner lot fronting on two streets, no accessory building or use shall be located closer than 10 feet to the street side lot line. Accessory buildings shall be separated from the principal building by a distance of at least 10 feet.
b. 
Any accessory building attached to a principal building shall be considered part of the principal building and the total structure shall adhere to the yard requirements for the principal building regardless of the technique of connecting the principal and accessory building.
c. 
No accessory building shall exceed a height of 15 feet.
d. 
No accessory buildings except swimming pools shall occupy an area greater than 25% of the area of the required rear yard.
e. 
Accessory uses in residential districts shall be limited to the following:
1. 
Private garage for not more than four vehicles.
2. 
Garden house, tool house, playhouse, greenhouse, flagpole or other similar uses customarily incidental to residential use.
3. 
Private swimming pool provided same shall be subject to the swimming pool and health ordinances of the township.
4. 
Fences subject to subsection 21-5.3.
5. 
Signs as permitted by Section 21-9.
6. 
Driveways and parking spaces subject to subsections 21-8.11 and 21-8.18.
7. 
Recreational playground facilities or equipment.
f. 
A/C compressor units to be a minimum of three feet from property line in all districts.