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Lyndhurst City Zoning Code

§ 21-5.12

Community Residences for the Developmentally Disabled and Community Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence for Over Six Residents Not Including Resident Staff.

[Ord. No. 2067]
Such residential facilities shall be allowed in the zones as set forth in this chapter subject to the following requirements:
a. 
Minimum lot size, coverage, set-backs, height as required in the R-C District, for multiple family dwellings of five units or over.
b. 
Parking space - one space per resident; plus one space per employee.
c. 
Approval by the health department, fire department and construction official, as to conformance with applicable codes.
d. 
The proposed residence or shelter is not within 1,500 feet of an existing such residence or shelter.
e. 
The number of persons, other than resident staff, resident at existing such community residences or shelters within the municipality does not exceed 50 persons or .5% of the population, whichever is greater.
f. 
Any outdoor sitting and recreation areas shall be screened with a solid evergreen hedge or solid fence at least five feet but not over six feet in height designed to screen the view of such areas from adjacent properties and from the street.