New Bloomfield City Zoning Code
PART 6
R-1 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
§ 26-61 Intended purpose.
[Ord. No. 368, 11/7/2023]
The R-1 Residential Districts are composed of low-density residential areas of the Borough, plus certain open areas where similar residential development appears likely to occur. The regulations for these districts are designated to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the area, protect the amenities of certain areas of the Borough where the pattern has already been established with single-family development on relatively large lots and promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. To these ends, development is restricted to conventional low-density single-family detached dwellings and related land uses.
§ 26-62 Permitted uses (subject to the issuance of a permit by the Zoning Officer).
[Ord. No. 368, 11/7/2023]
(NOTE: See § 26-166B of this chapter.)
A.
Single-family detached dwelling units.
B.
Churches and similar places of religious worship.
C.
Public nursery, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school and institutions of higher education (and modifications to existing public and private educational institutions).
D.
Public parks, playgrounds and open space.
E.
Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, providing that care of persons requiring isolation, restraint, or curtailed freedom of movement are not included.
F.
General gardening and the growing of trees and nursery stock; not including roadside displays or commercial signs.
H.
Professional offices, conducted in a residential district, but not as a home occupation, subject to the definition in Part 2, and providing there is limited external evidence of such use, including signs as allowed in a residential zone and necessary off-street parking.
I.
Recreational areas (not to include swimming pools) and structures operated by membership clubs for the benefit of their members and not for gain, providing that the residential character of the neighborhood be preserved so as to in no way give the impression of a commercial use.
J.
Necessary public utility structures and buildings providing that they do not include materials storage, storage for trucks, repair facilities or housing quarters for repair crews.
K.
Cemeteries (minimum 10 acres).
N.
Uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses and which will not be detrimental to the intended purpose of this district.
O.
The following special exception (NOTE: See § 26-167B of this chapter.) uses, after approval by the Zoning Hearing Board:
(1)
Newly established, private nursery, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school and institutions of higher education; providing, however, that the lot upon which located contains a minimum of 10 acres plus 500 square feet of land area per pupil.
(2)
Golf courses and country clubs.
(3)
Other business activities conducted from a residential property that exceed the standards for a no-impact home-based business, or professional office, as permitted above, but are otherwise suitable within this district.
§ 26-63 Lot area, building height and yard requirements.
A.
Lot regulations. A lot width, lot area and setbacks of not less than the dimensions shown in the following table shall be provided for every dwelling unit and/or principal nonresidential building hereafter erected or altered for any use permitted in this district, per Table 63.A:
Table 63.A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lot Requirements | Building Setback requirements1 | ||||||
Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Maximum Lot Coverage | Front (feet) | One Side2 (feet) | Total Sides (feet) | Rear (feet) | |
Public utilities | None | 30 | 30 | 60 | 30 | ||
Single-family dwelling | 10,000 | 75 | 30% | 30 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
All others | 20,000 | 100 | 25% | 30 | 15 | 30 | 25 |
B.
Building height. No principal building shall exceed 2-1/2 stories or 35 feet in height; and no accessory building shall exceed one story or 18 feet in height.
§ 26-64 Off-street parking requirements.
§ 26-65 Habitable floor area.
[Ord. No. 368, 11/7/2023]
The minimum habitable floor area of any new dwelling unit hereafter utilized shall be:
Floor Area (square feet) | No. of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit |
|---|---|
700 | 0 to 1 |
800 | 2 |
1,000 | 3 |
§ 26-66 Limitations on signs.
[Ord. No. 368, 11/7/2023]
Only those signs referring or relating to uses conducted on the premises or in accordance with limitations and maintenance specified in § 26-128 of this chapter shall be permitted.