Manasquan City Zoning Code

§ 35-14.6

Houses of Worship and Schools.

[1972 Code § 107-42; Ord. No. 1097; Ord. No. 2246-2017]

Schools, (as defined in § 35-3.1 Definitions) churches and similar places of worship, parish houses, convents, church schools and libraries that are owned and operated by duly incorporated religious organizations shall be permitted in all zones of the Borough of Manasquan, subject to the following limitations and requirements:

The minimum building lot size shall be one acre for each building and accessory buildings. One parish house, convent, church school and church library may be constructed as part of a building used as a church or similar place of worship or in combination or singly as accessory buildings.

The minimum front yard depth shall be 25 feet.

The minimum side yard shall be 25 feet on either side.

The minimum rear yard depth shall be 50 feet.

The minimum street frontage shall be 200 feet.

The maximum building height shall be two stories, not to exceed 50 feet to the highest point of any building, exclusive of chimneys, steeples and similar items.

Parking areas shall be located only in the side yards and rear yard and not in the buffer strips required by paragraph h below.

Buffer strips 10 feet in width with planting, as indicated by the location and existing trees and undergrowth, shall be maintained all along the side lines and rear line. No trees shall be removed in the buffer strips unless approved by the Planning Board.

There shall be a minimum of one separate entrance and one separate exit from and to a public street, collector road, and arterial road.

No building permit shall be issued unless a site plan has been approved in writing by the Planning Board.

The Planning Board, in making its determination, shall be guided by the following standards in order that such uses may be properly related to the orderly and harmonious development of the community.

The proper relationship of the particular structures and other features shown on the site plan to one another and to present and proposed structures and other features in the area.

The proper relationship of parking areas, driveways and approaches to roadways and traffic flow on roadways and on private or public property in the area.

The proper relationship of structures and other features to the contours of the land.

The proper maintenance of natural features, trees and foliage.

The proper development of buffer strips as required by paragraph h above.

Such matters as relate to the planning and physical development of the Borough of Manasquan.

The Planning Board may require reasonable performance and maintenance guaranties, in a form satisfactory to the Board, for the completion and maintenance of those items shown on the site plan.

Manasquan City Zoning Code

§ 35-14.6

Houses of Worship and Schools.

[1972 Code § 107-42; Ord. No. 1097; Ord. No. 2246-2017]

Schools, (as defined in § 35-3.1 Definitions) churches and similar places of worship, parish houses, convents, church schools and libraries that are owned and operated by duly incorporated religious organizations shall be permitted in all zones of the Borough of Manasquan, subject to the following limitations and requirements:

The minimum building lot size shall be one acre for each building and accessory buildings. One parish house, convent, church school and church library may be constructed as part of a building used as a church or similar place of worship or in combination or singly as accessory buildings.

The minimum front yard depth shall be 25 feet.

The minimum side yard shall be 25 feet on either side.

The minimum rear yard depth shall be 50 feet.

The minimum street frontage shall be 200 feet.

The maximum building height shall be two stories, not to exceed 50 feet to the highest point of any building, exclusive of chimneys, steeples and similar items.

Parking areas shall be located only in the side yards and rear yard and not in the buffer strips required by paragraph h below.

Buffer strips 10 feet in width with planting, as indicated by the location and existing trees and undergrowth, shall be maintained all along the side lines and rear line. No trees shall be removed in the buffer strips unless approved by the Planning Board.

There shall be a minimum of one separate entrance and one separate exit from and to a public street, collector road, and arterial road.

No building permit shall be issued unless a site plan has been approved in writing by the Planning Board.

The Planning Board, in making its determination, shall be guided by the following standards in order that such uses may be properly related to the orderly and harmonious development of the community.

The proper relationship of the particular structures and other features shown on the site plan to one another and to present and proposed structures and other features in the area.

The proper relationship of parking areas, driveways and approaches to roadways and traffic flow on roadways and on private or public property in the area.

The proper relationship of structures and other features to the contours of the land.

The proper maintenance of natural features, trees and foliage.

The proper development of buffer strips as required by paragraph h above.

Such matters as relate to the planning and physical development of the Borough of Manasquan.

The Planning Board may require reasonable performance and maintenance guaranties, in a form satisfactory to the Board, for the completion and maintenance of those items shown on the site plan.