Manalapan Township City Zoning Code
§ 95-7.44
Residential detention basin lots.
[Amended by Ord. No. 95-14]
The Zoning Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements shall not apply to a detention basin lot which has been platted as part of a single-family residential development. Such detention basins and their lots shall adhere to the following minimum standards:
A.
The top of the excavation or the toe of the outside slope shall be set back at least 25 feet from adjoining residential or nonresidential property lines.
B.
The top of the excavation or the toe of the outside slope shall be set back at least 40 feet from the adjoining right-of-way line for any right-of-way dedicated for use as a public road.
C.
The detention basin lot shall have lot frontage of at least 25 feet and be improved with access for its maintenance.
D.
The detention basin shall not be located in the minimum buffer area required pursuant to the Schedule of Minimum Required Buffer Areas (Exhibit 5-2B).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit 5-2B is included at the end of this chapter.