Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-4.10
PPE Public Parks and Education District.
[Ord. #96-885, S 9; Ord. #97-914, S 2; Ord. #99-962, S 3; Ord. #01-1037, S 1; Ord. #04-1170, S 8; Ord. #12-1418, S 9; Ord. No. 16-1507, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 1556 § 2]
a.
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
1.
Farms.
2.
Public parks, conservation areas, open space and public purpose uses.
3.
Schools, including the operation of public and private day schools of elementary and/or high school grades licensed by the State of New Jersey.
4.
Detached single-family dwelling units.
5.
Cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 (See Subsection 16-6.1, Conditional Uses, and specifically Subsection 16-6.1p for the required conditions for cellular antennas for telephone, radio, paging and/or television communication).
6.
Continuing care retirement communities, in accordance with the provisions governing such development in Subsection 16-6.9 of this chapter, on the approximately 40 acre property within the PPE District which has been designated as a redevelopment area in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. and which is identified as Block 29001/Lot 16 on the Montgomery Township Tax Maps.
b.
Permitted Accessory Uses and Conditions for Development.
1.
Recreational facilities including tennis courts, basketball backboards, cabanas and other such facilities customarily associated with the permitted principal use, as the case may be.
2.
Landscaping features including benches, trellises, gazebos and other such features customarily associated with the permitted principal use, as the case may be.
3.
Underground sprinkler systems provided that the water spray does not extend beyond any property line.
4.
Fences not exceeding four feet in height and located in rear and side yard areas only except and in accordance with the following:
(a)
Farms may have fencing not exceeding four feet in height within any yard area;
(b)
Dog runs and/or privacy areas in rear yard areas only may have fencing a minimum six feet in height, provided that the fencing is set back at least 15 feet from all property lines;
(c)
Tennis courts in rear yard areas only may be surrounded by a fence a maximum 15 feet in height, provided the fence is set back at least 50 feet from all property lines;
5.
Residential tool sheds as defined in Subsection 16-2.1 of this chapter and in accordance with the following provisions and conditions:
(a)
The tool shed shall be located on a lot as an accessory use to a single-family detached dwelling unit and only one tool shed shall be permitted per residential lot;
(b)
The tool shed shall be used only to store objects owned by the residents of the subject property;
(c)
The tool shed shall not exceed 15 feet in height; and
(d)
The tool shed shall not cover an area equivalent to 0.35% of the residential lot or 400 square feet, whichever area is less.
6.
Farm produce stands in accordance with the following provisions and conditions:
(a)
The produce stand shall be located on a lot as an accessory use to a farm as defined in Subsection 16-2.1 of this chapter and only one produce stand shall be permitted per farm;
(b)
The produce stand shall sell only the produce harvested on the subject farm and/or produce harvested elsewhere in Montgomery Township;
(c)
The produce stand shall be set back at least 15 feet from all street right-of-way and property lines; and
(d)
The produce stand may have one non-lighted name identification sign which does not exceed eight square feet in area and which is set back at least 10 feet from all street right-of-way and property lines.
7.
Private residential swimming pools as defined in Subsection 16-2.1 of this chapter and in accordance with the following provisions and conditions:
(a)
The swimming pool shall be located on a lot as an accessory use to a single-family detached dwelling;
(b)
The swimming pool shall be located in a rear yard area only and shall occupy no more than 75% of the subject rear yard area;
(c)
The swimming pool shall be located no closer than 15 feet to any property line, but there is no required minimum distance between the swimming pool and the single-family detached dwelling on the lot;
(d)
The swimming pool shall be located no closer than 10 feet to any septic tank and no closer than 20 feet to any septic disposal field; and
8.
Home occupations in accordance with the requirements and review procedures specified in Subsection 16-6.7 of this chapter.
9.
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67 of the Municipal Land Use Law and in accordance with the conditions and standards governing satellite dish antennas in Montgomery Township specified in Subsection 16-6.1i of this chapter.
c.
Area and Yard Requirements for the PPE District.
Schools/Public Purposes Uses | Single-Family Detached Dwelling Units | |
|---|---|---|
Principal Building Minimums | ||
Lot area | 5 ac. | 10 ac. |
Lot frontage | 300 feet | 350 feet |
Lot width | 300 feet | 350 feet |
Lot depth | 600 feet | 750 feet |
Side yard (each) | 100 feet | 100 feet |
Front yard | 100 feet | 100 feet |
Rear yard | 100 feet | 100 feet |
Accessory Building Minimums | ||
Distance to side line | 50 feet | 50 feet |
Distance to rear line | 50 feet | 50 feet |
Distance to other building | 50 feet | 20 feet |
Coverage Maximums | ||
Building coverage | 8% | 7% |
Lot coverage | 20% | 10% |
e.
Off-Street Parking.
1.
Detached single-family dwelling units shall provide 1.5 spaces per two-bedroom unit; two spaces per three-bedroom unit; 2.5 spaces per four-bedroom unit; and three spaces per five or more bedroom unit;
2.
Elementary schools (Grades K-6) shall provide one space per employee; intermediate schools (Grades 7-9) shall provide 1.5 spaces per employee; secondary schools (Grades 10-12) shall provide 2.5 spaces per employee; and in all cases, sufficient space for school bus loading and unloading shall be provided.
3.
All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate the permitted activities and the amount and location of the off-street parking shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board; and
4.
No parking area or driveway for a single-family detached dwelling shall be located within 10 feet of any property line and no parking area or driveway for a school or any other use shall be located within 25 feet of any property line.
5.
Commercial vehicles may be parked on a residential lot in accordance with the following requirements:
(a)
One registered commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding one ton on four wheels, owned or used by a resident of the premises, shall be permitted to be regularly parked or garaged on any residential lot, provided that said vehicle is parked only in a rear and/or side yard of the residential lot at least 10 feet from any property line and in an area which is relatively unexposed to neighboring properties and is screened from neighboring properties by evergreen conifer plantings at least five feet in height; and
(b)
For purposes of this subsection, a commercial vehicle is a bus and/or vehicle containing advertising matter intending to promote the interest of any business, whether or not said vehicle is registered as a commercial vehicle with the New Jersey or other State Division of Motor Vehicles, except that this provision shall not be deemed to limit the number of commercial trucks or cars used on a farm or construction equipment which is used on the site for construction purposes, and except further that vehicles associated with a home occupation shall meet the requirements specified in Subsection 16-6.7 of this chapter.
6.
Recreational vehicles may be parked on a residential lot in accordance with the following requirements:
(a)
Recreational vehicles, including travel trailers, campers, motor homes, horse trailers, boat trailers, ATV and motorcycle trailers, shall be permitted to be regularly parked on any residential lot, provided that said vehicle is parked only in a rear and/or side yard of the residential lot at least 10 feet from any property line and in an area which is relatively unexposed to neighboring properties and is screened from neighboring properties by evergreen conifer plantings at least five feet in height; and
(b)
The dimensions of such recreational vehicles shall be counted in determining building coverage. Moreover, such vehicles and trailers shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters while situated on the residential lot. Finally, such vehicles shall be annually licensed with a valid registration and shall be capable of use on a public road; no junked vehicle shall be permitted to be parked on a residential lot pursuant to this subsection.
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 nonresidential 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.