Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-4.3
VN Village Neighborhood.
[Ord. #85-482, S 403, Ord. #88-593, S III E-G; Ord. #89-607, SS 6, 7; Ord. #89-635, S 3; Ord. #390-674, S 2; Ord. #92-759, S 3; Ord. #95-845, S 2; Ord. #04-1170, S 2; Ord. #12-1418, S 2]
a.
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
1.
Detached single-family dwelling units.
2.
Public playgrounds, conservation areas, parks and public purpose uses.
3.
Churches.
4.
Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence, subject to the standards and requirements for single-family detached dwelling units located within the same district; however, such residence or shelter which houses more than six persons, excluding resident staff, shall be deemed a conditional use under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 and shall be subject to the standards specified in Subsection 16-6.1.
b.
Accessory Uses Permitted.
2.
One private residential tool shed not to exceed 150 square feet in area and 15 feet in height.
3.
Recreational facilities, customarily associated with detached single-family dwelling units.
8.
Underground sprinkler systems, provided the spray therefrom is not projected outside of the lot line or street lines.
c.
Maximum Building Height. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height except that churches shall not exceed 50 feet in height, and except as further allowed in Subsection 16-6.2 of this chapter.
d.
Area and Yard Requirements.
Detached Single Family Dwelling Units | Churches | |
|---|---|---|
Principal Building Minimum | ||
Lot areas | 1/4 ac. (10,890 sf.) (1) | 5 ac. |
Lot frontage | 50' | 300' |
Lot width | 50' | 300' |
Lot depth | 100' | 600' |
Side yard (each) | 10' | 100' |
Front yard | 10' | 100' |
Rear yard | 20' | 100' |
Accessory building Minimum (2) | ||
Distance to side line | 5' | 50' |
Distance to rear line | 10' | 50' |
Distance to other bldg. (3) | 20' | 50' |
Maximum | ||
Bldg. coverage of principal bldg. | 20% | 8% |
Aggregate bldg. coverage of accessory bldg(s). | 6% | 20% |
NOTES: | |
(1) | All detached buildings located in the VN District at the time of the adoption of this chapter on lots between 7,000 square feet and 10,890 square feet in area shall have a minimum lot size requirement of 7,000 square feet. |
(2) | These minimum requirements shall not apply to underground sprinkler systems. |
(3) | There shall be no minimum separation requirement between a swimming pool and principal dwelling. |
e.
Minimum Off-Street Parking. Each individual use shall provide parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. No parking area or driveway shall be located within five feet of any property line.
f.
Permitted Signs.
1.
Each principal permitted residential use may have one attached sign not exceeding two square feet in area.
2.
Each principal permitted public or quasi-public use may have:
(a)
One freestanding sign along each road which the property abuts provided that there is at least 300 feet of unbroken frontage, provided that the sign shall not exceed 25 square feet in area and eight feet in height and is set back at least 10 feet from any street right-of-way line and 25 feet from any other property line; plus.
(b)
One attached sign not exceeding 25 square feet in area.