Manalapan Township City Zoning Code
§ 95-7.8
Accessory buildings and structures.
[Amended by Ord. No. 95-14]
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter on the zone district schedule, accessory buildings and structures shall conform to the following regulations as to their locations on the lot:
A.
Location of accessory buildings.
(1)
An accessory building attached to a principal building shall comply in all respects with the zoning requirements for the principal building.
(2)
Detached accessory buildings shall not be located in a front yard.
(3)
Detached accessory buildings shall comply with the Schedule of Zoning District Standards,[1] except that one storage shed of a maximum size of 12 feet by 18 feet by 10 feet shall be permitted on a residential property. Storage sheds less than 10 feet high with a floor area of less than 100 square feet may be located not less than five feet from any side or rear lot line on a residential property.
[Amended 12-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-11]
[1]
Editor's Note: The schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
No detached accessory building, in any residential zone, shall be less than five feet from a principal building.
C.
No accessory building shall be constructed before the principal building.
D.
Accessory buildings must be located on the same lot as the principal use to which they are accessory.
E.
Within any residential zone district, an entry driveway, or a walkway may cross any yard area except that no driveway shall be within 10 feet of a side yard line or within 15 feet of a rear yard line. Within a nonresidential zone district, entry driveways and walkways may cross any yard area; however, other than crossing yards, driveways shall adhere to the yard requirements for accessory structures or as otherwise specified by the zone district regulations. Walkways in a nonresidential zone may be located in a yard area but they shall not encroach into any required buffer.
F.
A porch, deck, patio, or similar structure designed to adjoin or as part of the principal building shall in all cases conform to the yard requirements for the principal building except where the structure has no roof and is constructed not more than six inches above grade, it shall adhere to the yard requirements for an accessory structure.
G.
The aggregate ground area covered by detached accessory buildings in the rear yard area shall not exceed 20% of the required rear yard area within any zone.
H.
On any through lots (any lot running from one street to another), no accessory building erected in the rear yard shall be nearer the street line than the minimum distance specified for a front yard setback on that part of the street which the yard abuts.
I.
On residential properties, a generator that produces electricity with a muffler shall be permitted as an accessory structure within a required side yard or within a required front yard on a corner lot. The operation of such a generator shall be subject to the regulations contained in § 155-7B of the Township Code.