Montclair City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
R-2 Two-Family Zone
§ 347-47 Permitted principal uses.
§ 347-48 Permitted conditional uses.
The following conditional uses may be permitted in the R-2 Two-Family Zone:
A.
Private and public schools, under the conditions in § 347-12.
[Amended 6-24-1980 by Ord. No. 80-41]
B.
Churches in separate buildings, subject to the following conditions:
(1)
The premises shall have frontage on a street having pavement width of at least 30 feet.
(2)
The premises shall have a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet.
(3)
Off-street parking shall be provided in the amount of at least one space for every eight seats, or one space for each 16 feet of seating capacity if benches rather than seats are used, with adequate landscaped screening from adjoining residential properties.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 07-8]
(4)
The proposed use will not have a substantial adverse effect on the adjoining residential properties or on the traffic circulation in the area.
C.
Charitable institutions except hospitals, subject to the following conditions:
(1)
The use will not have a substantial adverse effect on the adjacent residential properties.
(2)
The traffic generated by the use will not have a substantial adverse effect on the traffic pattern in the area.
(3)
Off-street parking shall be provided for at least the staff members of the institution, with adequate landscaped screening from adjoining residential properties.
D.
Small cell wireless facilities pursuant to the conditions in § 347-17.3B(2) and also pursuant to the bulk requirements in § 347-17.3.
[Added 12-17-2024 by Ord. No. O-24-35]
§ 347-49 Permitted accessory uses.
The following accessory uses are permitted in the R-2 Two-Family Zone:
A.
Garages appurtenant to residential use.
B.
Off-street parking for one-family dwellings for not more than four vehicles.
C.
Off-street parking for two-family dwellings for not more than five vehicles.
D.
Swimming pools.
E.
Other accessory uses customarily associated with principal and conditional uses permitted in this zone.
§ 347-50 Lot size requirements.
B.
Lot size may be reduced to 4,000 square feet, with a minimum frontage of 40 feet, where the property is part of a neighborhood improvement or neighborhood strategy area as delineated under Township Community Development Program, subject to Planning Board approval as complying with the applicable neighborhood plan.
§ 347-51 Bulk requirements.
[Amended 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. O-22-23]
Bulk requirements shall be the same as in the R-1 Zone.
§ 347-52 Height and setback of accessory structures; parking areas and driveways.
[Amended 9-16-1980 by Ord. No. 80-53]
Height and setback of accessory structures and parking areas and driveways shall be the same as in the R-1 Zone.