Peapack Gladstone City Zoning Code
§ 23-40.3
Yard Regulations.
[Ord. No. 751 § 27-3.3]
a.
Projections and Encroachments. The space in any minimum required yard shall be entirely free of buildings, structures (excluding parking) or parts thereof and no building or structure shall project into any minimum front, side or rear yard required by this article, except as follows:
1.
Cornices and eaves projecting no more than two (2) feet over any required yard.
2.
Sills, leaders and similar ornamental or structural features projecting six (6) inches into any required yard. An open fire escape projecting into a required yard not more than four (4) feet.
3.
Bay windows or balconies projecting no more than three (3) feet into a required rear or side yard. A chimney projecting into any required yard or court, provided that the projection does not exceed three (3) feet.
4.
Retaining wall, steps or fence which is less than six (6) feet high.
5.
Freestanding flagpoles, television and radio aerial masts, children's playground equipment, recreation equipment, excluding swimming pools and tennis courts, sidewalks, unroofed terraces, light posts, mailboxes and outdoor fireplaces.
6.
Window wells affording light and air to basement and cellar areas.
b.
Corner Lots.
1.
Where a lot is bounded by more than one (1) street, the front yard setback requirement shall be met on both abutting streets, except for existing platted lots, having a width of less than required, shall be permitted to have a front yard along the side street of one-half (1/2) the minimum front yard depth.
2.
On a corner lot, no fence, structure or plantings of thirty (30) inches in height measured from the curb or edge of roadway shall be erected or maintained within fifty (50) feet of the center line of intersecting streets.