Mendham Township City Zoning Code
§ 500-13
Flag lot provisions.
A.
General.
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a one-family residential structure may be constructed on a flag lot in the R-5 and R-10 zones having less than the required frontage on a street, provided that all of the requirements of this § 500-13 are met.
(2)
The provisions of § 500-4D(1)(f) permitting a detached dwelling for guests or employees as an accessory use shall not apply to a flag lot.
B.
Lot requirements. In the R-5 and R-10 zones, a maximum of two flag lots may be created as part of a subdivision in accordance with the following:
(1)
The front setback for a flag lot abutting the frontland lot or another flag lot shall be 1.5 times the setback otherwise required in the zone. In the R-5 zone a flag lot shall have a minimum lot area of 7.5 acres excluding the area of the flag lot staff. In the R-10 zone a flag lot shall have a minimum lot area of 10 acres excluding the area of the flag lot staff. All other bulk standards applicable to a conventional lot in the zone shall continue to apply.
(2)
The flag lot shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet on the flag lot staff. Adjacent flag lots may share a common flag lot staff.
(3)
In no case shall a driveway to a backlands lot be constructed less than 50 feet from an existing dwelling on an adjacent parcel.
(4)
A fire protection system pursuant to § 485-10B(23) shall apply in the case of the development of two flag lots.
C.
Flag lot driveway requirements.
(1)
The strip of land designated as a flag lot driveway shall, in the case of a single flag lot, be owned by the party holding title to the flag lot. The area of the flag lot staff shall not be included in calculating the area of the flag lot.
(a)
A common driveway providing access to more than one lot shall be in the joint ownership of the parties holding title to the flag lots.
(2)
A flag lot driveway shall not be nearer than the width of two conventional lots in the zone to any other flag lot driveway at the point of intersection with the same state, county or municipal roadway.
(3)
Flag lot driveways shall be built in accordance with the requirements of § 485-10D(2).
D.
Development of flag lots. Development of a flag lot shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXIV, Lot Development Permit,[1] and shall include inspections by the Township Engineer to assure compliance with the provisions of § 485-10D.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Ch. XXIV was repealed 12-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9-2013.