Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-30.19
R-20AC Single-Family Detached Residential District.
[Ord. No. 95-24 § 54-114; Ord. No. 99-19 § 10; Ord. No. 07-19 § 2]
A.
Permitted principal uses. The following principal uses are permitted in the R-20AC district:[1]
(1)
Single-family detached residential use.
(2)
Plant material nurseries, parks, golf courses; provided that plant material nurseries shall not result in the emission of any fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors or gases which can cause damage to health, to animals or vegetation or other forms of property, or which can cause any soiling at any point.
(3)
Riding stables and boarding of horses, provided they comply to the following:
(a)
There shall be a minimum lot area of 20 acres.
(b)
A minimum building setback of 100 feet shall be provided from all lot lines, and all buildings occupied either temporarily or permanently by horses shall be set back at least 150 feet from property lines.
(c)
A maximum permitted density of one boarded horse on-site per 15,000 square feet shall be permitted, provided the minimum twenty-acre standard is met. See Subsection 54-30.18A for applicable standard for other cases.
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Note: See Appendix A, included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures permitted in the R-20AC district are those uses and structures which are customarily incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use. In case of a question concerning whether a use or structure is accessory to a permitted principal use, the determination thereof shall lie with the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
D.
Prohibited uses. Any use other than those uses specifically permitted above are prohibited. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit timbering, lumbering or tree farming.
E.
Required conditions. The following requirements must be complied with in the R-20AC district:
(1)
Minimum lot area. Each lot shall have a minimum area of 20 acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width. Each lot shall have a minimum lot width of 400 feet, measured at the required front yard setback line.
(3)
Average lot width. Each lot shall have an average lot width of 400 feet, designed such that the minimum lot area of 20 acres shall be provided within 2,178 feet of the front street right-of-way line.
(4)
Minimum lot frontage. Each lot shall have a minimum frontage of 300 feet.
(5)
Minimum front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 100 feet.
(6)
Minimum side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less than 100 feet.
(7)
Minimum rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 100 feet.
(8)
Maximum building height. No building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories, or 30 feet in height, whichever is less.
(9)
Impervious coverage. The total impervious coverage on any lot shall not exceed 3% of the total lot area.