Rumson City Zoning Code
§ 22-7.28
Residential Recreational Facilities.
[Ord. 10/16/97, § XI; Ord. 11/15/01, § 3]
a.
No illumination is permitted. No use of a residential recreation facility is permitted from sunset to sunrise.
b.
The entire residential recreation facility area, including all appurtenances shall be included in lot coverage. If the area occupied by the residential recreation facility is not well defined, the Zoning Officer, or his designee, may determine a reasonable area using the smallest geometric figure which completely encloses the facility and all appurtenances.
c.
No residential recreation facility may be in a required front yard or between a principal detached single-family dwelling and the street but may be located in a designated rear yard line pursuant to subsection 22-7.7b.
d.
The minimum setback of a residential recreation facility from any side or rear property line is illustrated in Schedule 7-1 and shall be:
1.
The same as required by Schedule 5-1 for accessory structures or buildings for any residential recreation facility which occupies an area of 250 square feet or less and has no element exceeding a height of twelve (12') feet, or
2.
The same as required by Schedule 5-1 for principal structures or buildings, for any residential recreation facility which occupies an area greater than 250 square feet but not exceeding 3,000 square feet or has any element exceeding a height of twelve (12') feet, or
3.
The greater of fifty (50') feet or the setback required by Schedule 5-1, Note (7), for principal structures or buildings, for any residential recreation facility which occupies an area greater than 3,000 square feet.
e.
No element of any residential recreation facility shall exceed a height of:
1.
Sixteen (16') feet in the R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6 Zoning Districts and for residential uses in the POB, NB and GB Zoning Districts.
2.
Twenty-four (24') feet in the R-I and R-2 Zoning Districts.
f.
Fencing associated with a residential recreation facility, which is not also perimeter fencing for the lot, must meet the setback requirements of this subsection and all provisions of subsection 22-7.25. Permitted height shall be the lesser of six (6') feet or that permitted by subsection 22-7.25.
g.
Any residential recreation facility with an area greater than 3,000 square feet shall be screened from adjacent side or rear property lines unless the setback of the facility exceeds one hundred (100') feet; in which case screening is not required. When screening is required, a landscaped buffer strip shall be provided within the required setback and planted in accordance with subsection 22-8.4e, Buffering and Screening. A plan for the proposed buffer strip shall be submitted with the application for the facility and no development permit for the facility shall be issued until the Zoning Officer or his designee has reviewed and approved the screening plan.
h.
No residential recreation facility, with an area greater than 3,000 square feet, nor any facility which requires grading approval pursuant to subsection 22-7.27 shall be permitted without prior approval of a grading plan by the appropriate Municipal Agency, or by either the Construction Official, Zoning Officer, Borough Engineer or their designees.
Editor's Note: The schedules referred to herein are included as attachments to this chapter.
