Accessory structures or uses shall not be located in the required front yard or within the front half of the side yard of any residential zone and may be erected anywhere within the required rear yard, except as provided herein:

No accessory structure or use in a residential zone shall exceed a height of 18 feet and one story, except as specifically provided herein. The first floor height shall be limited to nine feet as measured from the top of the concrete floor or finished floor to the top of the sill plate.

No accessory structure or use shall occupy an area greater than 10% of the area of the rear yard.

When an accessory structure or use is attached to the principal building, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building or use.

In the case of a through lot, no accessory structure or use shall encroach upon that fourth of the lot depth nearest each street upon which the lot has frontage.

No accessory structure shall be used for human habitation.

Ground-mounted air conditioning units must be installed in the rear yard or, alternatively, be installed at least 10 feet from the side property line. In addition, appropriate screening must be installed surrounding the unit to maintain a sound barrier, Said screening may be by fencing or landscaping, as approved by the Building Department.

Accessory structures or uses shall not be located in the required front yard of a nonresidential zone, except that off-street parking spaces shall be permitted, but in no case shall said parking lot or portion thereof be permitted closer than 15 feet from the street line.

Accessory structures or uses shall not be located within five feet of a side or rear lot line. Accessory structures shall be minimally 15 feet from the principal building.

No off-street loading area or loading facility shall be permitted in a front yard.

No accessory structure or use in a nonresidential zone shall exceed a height of 20 feet and 1 1/2 stories, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter.

In any nonresidential zone, when an accessory structure or use is attached to the principal building, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building or use.

No accessory structure or use shall occupy an area greater than 15% of the area of the rear yard.

Private garages shall be permitted as accessory uses in all residential zones, either as detached structures or as part of the main building, for the storage of no more than three automobiles which shall be owned by the occupants of the main building.

Garages are limited in size to 30% of the first floor footprint of the principal structure unless specifically permitted in another section of this Code.

On corner lots, the tennis court shall not be located any closer than 35 feet from either street.

The installation of lights for tennis courts is prohibited.

Swimming pools and tennis courts shall be suitably fenced in accordance with the Township requirements as set forth in Subsection E below[1] and the following: The edge of the pool shall be set back a minimum of six feet from all property lines and no part of the pool shall be nearer to any street line than the rear wall of the main building which is located nearest to the street nor closer to the rear or side wall than the maximum depth of the pool.

No fence or wall shall be erected, altered or constructed in any residential zone which shall exceed six feet in height above ground level, except that no fence, hedge or wall exceeding three feet in height shall be permitted in the front yard. The front yard of a corner lot shall be considered the frontage on each intersecting street. In that case, the fence, hedge or wall may not exceed three feet in height.

No fence or wall shall be erected, altered or constructed in any nonresidential zone which shall exceed eight feet in height above ground level.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, if it is demonstrated that a retaining wall of a height greater than that set forth above is necessary, said retaining wall shall be terraced to enable suitable plantings to be installed along the retaining wall.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, no fence or wall shall be erected, altered or constructed in any zone which shall violate the provisions set forth regarding sight triangles.

Fences surrounding the perimeter of tennis courts shall be exempt from the above requirements. Said fence shall not exceed 12 feet in height above ground level and shall not be closer than two feet to any side or rear property line nor be located in any required front yard.

The finished side of a fence shall face the adjoining properties.

Barbed wire is permitted only on fences in Industrial Districts. Three strands of barbed wire are permitted and may extend no higher than 12 inches above the top of the fence on extension arms, sloping 45º to the owners side. Such an extension is included in the maximum permitted height of 8 feet for a fence.

Electrical devices hazardous to human life are prohibited on all fences.

All fences shall be constructed to resist wind pressure of 15 pounds per square foot of the net exposed surface of the fence.

Hedges may be placed in lieu of fences, with the same height restrictions.

An office of a resident professional shall not exceed 30% of one floor of the building in which it is located.

An office of a resident professional shall have a maximum of two employees and one professional and shall provide a minimum of four parking spaces in a double-width driveway.

Signs. Signage for the office of a resident professional shall be subject to the following limitations:

A child-care center shall be permitted to occupy as an accessory use a portion of a building which is occupied as a principal permitted use in all nonresidential zones.

This use shall be available to the occupants of the building and may also be available to others, provided that:

Places of worship. Churches, temples and other places of worship shall be governed by the following regulations:

Public, private or parochial school.

Essential services.

Veterans, civic and community clubs. All buildings shall be a minimum of 25 feet from any property line.

Satellite earth station antenna.

Commercial antennas.

Home occupation.

Automobile service station.

Motels in the Business B and Industrial B Districts.

Nursing homes and residential health care facilities in Business and Industrial A Districts.

Billboards.[1]

Any lawful nonconforming use which existed at the time of the passage of this chapter may be continued and any existing building or structure designed, arranged or devoted to a nonconforming use may be reconstructed or structurally altered, subject to the following: such building or structure shall in no case be enlarged or expanded unless the use therein is changed to a conforming use. An exception, however, shall be permitted whenever a one-family required a variance to permit its construction or expansion. In such case, the building may thereafter be enlarged without the need for application to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for any additional variances to the extent only of adding a second story dormer(s) to permit the use of said second story to the full limits of the height of the second story. In the event there is a cessation of the nonconforming use for a period of 12 consecutive months, the use shall be presumed to be abandoned.

Maintenance may be made to a nonconforming use, structure or lot, provided that the maintenance work does not change the use, expand the building or the functional use of the building, increase the area of a lot used for a nonconforming purpose or increase the nonconformity in any manner.

Building additions. Any existing structure with a permitted use located on a conforming or nonconforming lot which violates any yard requirements may have additions to the principal building, and/or an accessory building may be constructed without an appeal for a variance, provided that the total permitted building coverage is not exceeded and the accessory building and/or the addition does not violate any other requirements of this chapter.

Subdivision of lots. An existing lot whose area and/or dimensions are sufficient to permit a subdivision, but where a structure exists on the lot with one or more setback violations, may nevertheless be subdivided without an appeal for a variance, provided that the subdivision itself does not create any new zoning violations and does not increase the severity of the existing setback violation such as moving the lot line even closer to the existing building.

Restoration and repairs.

Any structure which will, as a result of the adoption of this subsection, become nonconforming, may continue as a preexisting nonconforming structure. However, in the event that the owner of said property seeks to expand, rebuild or otherwise modify the structure in a manner which will further expand or intensify the nonconforming aspect of the property, a variance will be required. Any such variance will be reviewed and acted upon by the Zoning Board of Adjustment within its sole discretion in a manner which is consistent with law.