Point Pleasant Beach
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
§ 19-11.17-1
Residential Structures.
[Ord. No. 2010-46 § 2; Ord. No. 2015-12 § 3; Ord. No. 2015-17 § 3; amended 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
a.
All residential structures shall be limited to a basement, two stories and a half story. In no case shall any point of the structure exceed 35 feet in height or less as dictated by the zone requirement.
b.
Where a district permits only single story dwellings a half story, habitable attic shall be permitted.
[Ord. No. 2015-12 § 3]
c.
The pitch of the principal dwelling's roof shall not be less than six vertical on twelve horizontal. Dormers, if constructed, shall not be more than 33% of the length of the long axis of the dwelling.
The following are exempt from these limitations:
1.
A structure NOT in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and as illustrated on the Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (P-FIRM) issued 1/30/2015 or its subsequent revisions.
2.
Pre-existing homes unless the existing home is elevated and expanded at the same time.
3.
All homes with 2,500 square feet or less of "floor area" (as defined in Subsection 19-7.1 of the Borough Code) excluding, however, in determining whether the "floor area" is 2,500 square foot or less, decks, external stairs, unheated porches, detached garages, garages in any uninhabitable area under the first story, all other floor area in any uninhabitable area under the first story, and uninhabitable areas in any attic.
4.
Reserved.
[Deleted 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]