Milford City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Low-Density Residential - 1 R-1 Zone
§ 190-46 Permitted uses.
No lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
A.
Single-family dwelling for occupancy by one family, having at least 960 square feet of habitable floor area, cellar area excluded.
B.
Church, library, or public or private school.
C.
Agriculture and sale of garden products where produced.
D.
Family day-care homes as defined by and in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law requirements, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b.
E.
Municipal parks and municipal playgrounds, public buildings and uses and public utility uses.
F.
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries, adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults and all other entities which may, in the future, be set forth in, and defined by, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2, respectively, are permitted uses in all residential districts of the Borough of Milford and shall be subject to the same requirements as applicable for single-family dwelling units located within said districts.
[Amended 4-19-2004 by Ord. No. 687-2004]
G.
ECHO housing unit.
[Added 8-17-2009 by Ord. No. 755-2009]
§ 190-47 Conditional uses. [1]
§ 190-48 Accessory uses.
§ 190-49 Bulk and area requirements.
§ 190-50 Garages and outbuildings.
A.
Property line restrictions. No garage or other outbuilding shall be placed nearer to a side or a rear property line than five feet, and no detached garage or other outbuilding shall be placed nearer to a front street line than 50 feet, except that garages and outbuildings on corner lots shall be located in accordance with § 190-7F.
B.
Garage as part of dwelling. Nothing herein, however, shall prevent the construction of a garage as a structural part of a dwelling, provided that the outer walls of the garage are taken as the main walls of the building when measuring the front, side and rear yards required.
§ 190-51 Additional conditions applicable to ECHO housing units.
[Added 8-17-2009 by Ord. No. 755-2009]
A.
Dimensional and building standards.
(1)
Minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.
(2)
All setback requirements for an accessory building shall be met.
(3)
Only one unit shall be permitted per lot, there shall not be more than two bedrooms and each unit shall contain a bathroom, kitchen, and living and sleeping facilities.
(4)
The unit shall be capable of being moved to another site and shall be located on concrete block, concrete or wooden piers with adequate tie-downs, but not a concrete slab.
B.
Water and sewer requirements. Proof of approval by the Hunterdon County Division of Public Health Services of a well and septic system or water connection to the Milford Borough Water Department and/or sewer connection to the Milford Borough Sewer Utility must be submitted to the Borough authorities. A holding tank may be permitted in lieu of a septic system hookup if permitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). A separate septic system shall not be created for the unit.[1]
C.
Occupancy standards.
(1)
The ECHO housing unit shall be removed from the premises upon the death or permanent change of address of the original occupants. The removal shall take place within 90 days, and, to facilitate this requirement, the unit shall be part of the ECHO Housing Unit Program sponsored by the Borough of Milford through Norwescap, Inc.
(2)
Within 150 days of the termination of occupancy of an ECHO housing unit, the lot shall be restored by the owner/occupant of the premises to its status prior to installation of the unit.
(3)
An ECHO housing unit shall be subject to review and issuance of a permit by the Zoning Officer. Any waiver from any standard contained in this section shall require site plan approval by the Joint Land Use Board.