Yard, Front: A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the street line of the lot and the nearest wall of the building or structure. The depth of the front yard shall be measured at right angles to the street line of the lot. Where applicable, these yard depths shall be established from the street line established by the planned or "Official Map" right-of-way limits adopted by the Borough.

Yard, Side: An open, unoccupied space between the side line of the lot and the nearest wall of the building or structure and extending from the front yard to the rear yard, or, in the absence of either of such yards, to the front or rear lot lines, as the case may be. The width of a side yard shall be measured at right angles to the side line of the lot.

Yard, Rear: A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest wall of the building or structure. The depth of a rear yard shall be measured at right angles to the rear lot line in the same manner as specified herein for the measurements of lot depth.

Unroofed porches, decks, elevated patios or terraces shall be prohibited from encroaching within the area twenty-four (24") inches from the side yard property line, except as may be set forth herein.

Any deck, unroofed porch, terrace or elevated patio which does not, at any point, exceed twenty-four (24") inches in height, as measured herein, shall be permitted to extend to the rear property line for waterfront properties. For all other properties, any such deck, unroofed porch, terrace or elevated patio shall not encroach within the area forty-eight (48") inches from the rear yard property line.

The height of unroofed porches, decks, elevated patios or terraces shall be measured perpendicularly from the surface of the platform to the existing finished grade. The maximum height of a deck in a Flood Zone that encroaches into the 25-foot rear yard setback shall be the base flood elevation, as defined in subsection 19-37.1 of the Borough Code, plus two (2') feet.

Any deck, unroofed porch, terrace or elevated patio which does not, at any point, exceed twenty-four (24") inches in height, as measured herein, shall be permitted to have a handrail affixed thereto providing that the rail does not exceed four (4') feet in height from the finished height of the deck of the structure. Such handrails shall have at least two (2") inch spacing between interior components, said interior components shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent of the surface area of the structure, and the rail shall be constructed in a manner consistent with the Uniform Construction Code.

Any portion of a deck, unroofed porch, elevated patio or terrace which exceed twenty-four (24") inches in height as measured herein, shall be prohibited from encroaching into any setback yards with the exception that any unroofed porch, stoop, or a stairway or other device constructed to facilitate the structures on the property from a side entranceway of said structures, may encroach into the side yard area, but not within the area twenty-four (24") inches from the side yard property line and provided further that such unroofed porch, stoop, stairway or other device may not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area. The intent of this exception is to accommodate a single entranceway of the structure and not to extend or continue around to other decks, elevated patios, unroofed porches or terraces.

One deck in a Flood Zone may encroach within the 25-foot rear yard setback as measured from the property line, provided the following apply:

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a walkway, not to exceed five (5') feet in width and parallel to a bulkhead or parallel to a property line on waterfront properties shall be exempt from the twenty-four (24") inch encroachment requirements set forth herein.

These regulations shall be applicable only to unroofed porches, decks, elevated patios or terraces constructed subsequent to the effective date of this paragraph f. and all such unroofed porches, decks, elevated patios or terraces constructed prior to the effective date of this paragraph f. shall not be required to comply with these regulations or any other prior regulations or requirements respecting such unroofed porches, decks, elevated patios or terraces.

As used herein the term "deck" shall mean a flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar to a floor, but typically constructed outdoors, often elevated from the ground and usually connected to a building.

As used herein, a shed shall mean an accessory building, as defined in Section 19-3, which is used solely for the storage of personal property, excluding motor vehicles. A shed shall be fully enclosed so as to obscure its contents from the public.

The following regulations shall apply to all proposed sheds constructed within the Borough of Point Pleasant:

In the event that a new shed is to be constructed or located on any property, and the proposed shed does not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in size, and furthermore does not violate any setback requirements as set forth herein, then and under those circumstances notwithstanding the fact that the shed will be located on a property which for other reasons is a preexisting nonconforming use, the addition of the shed on the preexisting nonconforming property will not require a variance application in order to allow the shed to be located on the preexisting nonconforming property. To that extent and that extent only the preexisting nonconformity will not be deemed to have increased or exacerbated because of the installation and location of a shed having no more than two hundred (200) square feet in size on the property.

All sheds, which are constructed prior to the effective date of this section, which do not meet the above standards, shall be considered to be preexisting nonconforming structures.

General Location of Accessory Structures and Uses. Accessory buildings shall be located on the same lot as the principal building, structure or use to which they are accessory, unless specifically permitted otherwise by this Chapter.

Distance from Principal Building. An accessory building and/or structure shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from any principal building located on the same lot

The total aggregate area of all accessory buildings or structures on a single-family residential lot, with the exception of a swimming pool, shall not exceed six hundred (600) square feet.

No jacuzzi/hot tub shall be located less than three (3) feet from the outside wall of the principal structure.

The wheelchair ramp shall be designed so as to encroach the minimum distance feasible into the required set back; and

The wheelchair ramp shall not encroach in any recorded easement or in the public right-of-way; and

The encroachment into the required setback shall be removed when the individual requiring the wheelchair ramp no longer resides on the property or the wheelchair ramp is no longer required; and

A zoning permit and building permit are required, however the Borough shall waive the building and zoning fees associated with the installation of the ramp upon the applicant's submission of a letter from a licensed physician indicating that the wheelchair ramp is necessary to accommodate a resident of the property. Said letter shall be submitted with the application in order for the fees to be waived.