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Maple Shade Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

RA Residence Districts

§ 205-9 Applicability.

In RA Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

§ 205-10 Permitted principal uses.

A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes and no other:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
Municipal building, municipal park, municipally owned or operated recreational area, municipally owned or operated recreational building, garage for storage and repair of municipal equipment, sanitary landfill operation conducted by the Township of Maple Shade for the disposal of trash and garbage collected in the Township of Maple Shade, incineration of trash and garbage collected in the Township of Maple Shade by the Township of Maple Shade, other municipal use, noncommercial recreational area or building and public park.
C. 
Telephone central office; electric substation.
D. 
Home-based office businesses, which employ no employees other than family members residing in the home, provided that:
(1) 
Not more than 20% of the home be devoted to business use;
(2) 
No customers come to the home;
(3) 
There be no outside appearance of a business use;
(4) 
The volume of deliveries and size of delivery vehicles not exceed that which is normally associated with residential use in a neighborhood.
E. 
Family member suite. A single family home may be altered so as to enable the incorporation of a family member suite, provided that there is no separation of utilities servicing the structure, nor introduction of a separate kitchen or kitchenette, and further provided that the suite is not internally segregated from the rest of the home such that the suite would not be accessible from the main entrance. Any addition constructed to incorporate a family member suite shall be in compliance with all bulk requirements for the zone.

§ 205-11 Conditional uses.

The below uses are permitted, provided that said uses are able to comply with the specifications and standards as set forth herein:
A. 
Public or parochial school; church; hospital.
B. 
Telephone central office; electric substation.
C. 
Two- or three-family dwelling on conversion only, in accordance with the additional provisions of § 205-74.
D. 
Club or lodge organized for fraternal or social purposes, provided that the chief activity shall not be one that is customarily carried on as a business, and provided that the buildings and services shall be for the use of members and their guests only.
E. 
Cemetery, provided that the lot area for such use shall be not less than 20 acres.
F. 
Home-based office businesses which employ not more than one employee other than a family member residing in the home subject to the provisions set forth for permitted home-based office businesses, and further provided that one on-site parking space be provided for said employee in addition to the number of parking spaces required for the principal use.
G. 
The following uses when located on a lot of not less than one acre:
(1) 
Convalescent home, sanatorium, or philanthropic use.
(2) 
Church.
(3) 
Hospital.
(4) 
Private educational institution.
(5) 
Public or parochial school.

§ 205-12 Permitted accessory uses and structures.

The following accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to residential use are permitted, provided that the height of buildings or structures shall not exceed a height of 15 feet.:
A. 
Private garage, provided that the private garage shall not exceed 768 square feet in size.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-23; 9-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11]
B. 
Swimming pool.
C. 
Garden shed (two only).
[Amended 9-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11]
D. 
Gazebo.
E. 
Signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of this chapter.
F. 
Parking of commercially registered vehicles, provided said vehicles do not exceed a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,000 pounds.
G. 
Temporary handicap access structures and ramps shall be governed by the following:
[Added 11-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-16]
(1) 
Temporary handicap access structures and ramps may be installed on a residential property, within the front and side yard setback areas, for a period not to exceed six months with verification of the need for the access from a licensed physician. The zoning permit may be extended for an additional six months if the need is justified to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer.
(2) 
Any extension of time beyond the maximum of the one-year limit provided by this section shall require the submission of an application to the reviewing board for an approval of a variance to permit the access structure and ramp to remain.
(3) 
Any temporary access structure or ramp installed or constructed under the special provisions of this section must be removed when the ownership or tenancy of the property changes.
(4) 
All application fees, variance fees, escrows and fees for property owner lists shall be waived in connection with applications made by the owner or occupant (with consent of the owner) of residential property to install handicapped ramps and other ADA accessibility improvements to the applicant's property to make the property more accessible for an occupant of the property who has a physical handicap.

§ 205-13 Area and yard requirements.

A. 
A lot area of not less than 12,000 square feet per family shall be provided for every building hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling, and each lot shall have a width at the building line of not less than 75 feet; the minimum lot width at the right-of-way shall be not less than the minimum required lot width at the building line, unless a variance is granted by the appropriate land use board having jurisdiction.
[Amended 2-27-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
B. 
Building area. Not more than 30% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
C. 
Yards. Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on each lot as follows:
(1) 
Front yard. One yard, not less than 35 feet in depth.
(2) 
Side yards. Two yards, not less than 30 feet in aggregate width, and neither less than 12 feet, except that, in the case of a corner lot, any yard which abuts a street shall be not less than 20 feet in width.
(3) 
Rear yard. One yard, not less than 30 feet in depth.
D. 
Accessory use and structure setbacks.
[Added 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-23; amended 12-8-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-21]
(1) 
No accessory use or structure shall be permitted in the front yard setback.
(2) 
Side yard/s. Six feet. Side yards on corner lots that are adjacent a street: 10 feet.
(3) 
Rear yard. 15 feet.
[Amended 9-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11]
Note: Sheds 192 square feet or less may be located no closer than three feet from a side or rear property line.

§ 205-14 Height regulations.

No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height measured from grade. The height of roof-mounted structures customarily incidental to residential use shall not exceed the distance from the nearest property line to the base of the structure.