Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-30.40
R-40 Single-Family Detached Residential District.
[Ord. No. 99-19 § 8; Ord. No. 07-19 § 10]
A.
Permitted principal uses. The following principal uses are permitted in the R-40 district:
(1)
Single-family detached residential use.
(2)
Plant material nurseries, parks, golf courses. 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.
B.
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures permitted in the R-40 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-40 district:
(1)
Minimum lot area. Every lot shall have a minimum area of 40,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width. Each lot shall have a minimum lot width of 150 square feet, measured at the required front yard setback line.
(3)
Minimum lot frontage. Each lot shall have a minimum frontage of 100 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 50 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less than 25 feet.
(6)
Minimum rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet.
(7)
Maximum building height. No building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories, or 30 feet in height, whichever is less.
(8)
Maximum impervious coverage. The total impervious coverage on any lot shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.