Rumson City Zoning Code
§ 22-7.32
Lots Bordering on a River.
[Ord. 5/13/93, § 4; Ord. 5/19/05, § 13; Ord. No. 09-014D, § 3; Ord. No. 12-013D]
These provisions apply to lots abutting a river or other navigable waterway.
a.
The yard bordering on a river or other navigable waterway may be designated as a front yard if the water frontage conforms to the minimum lot frontage of the zone district. If the front yard is so designated, then:
1.
The minimum required lot frontage shall be 50% of the required lot frontage of the zone district. In any subdivision, the road frontage reduction permitted by this provision may only be applied to one lot.
2.
Yard restrictions shall be as set forth in subsections 22-7.4 and 22-7.7d (for lots which have intersecting water frontage and street frontage and are treated as corner lots) or in subsection 22-7.7b (for lots with nonintersecting water frontage and street frontage, not treated as corner lots). References in these subsections to multiple frontages on streets also apply to multiple frontages on a street and a river or other navigable waterway. The required river setback described in subsection 22-7.32b shall apply.
3.
Accessory buildings and structures shall conform to subsection 22-7.8 and other applicable provisions in Section 22-7 and, where not in conflict with specific provisions of Section 22-7, with the general zoning provisions in Schedule 5-1, except a private, in-ground, residential accessory swimming pool (and appurtenant buildings and structures) or a boathouse may be located in a front yard bordering a river or other navigable waterway subject to subsection 22-7.32b.
b.
The minimum setback from a river or navigable waterway for:
1.
A boathouse or a private, in-ground swimming pool (and related accessory structures, including aprons, decks, walks, patios, fences, etc.) shall be ten (10') feet in the R4, R5, R6, GB, NP and POB Zone Districts and twenty-five (25') feet in all other Zone Districts.
2.
Any principal or accessory building, except a boathouse but including any building associated with a swimming pool (cabanas, filter buildings, storage buildings, etc.) shall be the greater of:
c.
Recreational vehicles, when permitted by subsections 22-7.18c,1 and 2, may be parked or stored overnight only at a location which complies with subsection 22-7.32b,2 and is at least ten (10') feet from any other property line, complies with subsection 22-7.6f and is totally screened from any street, river or navigable waterway.
d.
No hedges or screen plantings over three (3') feet in height shall be permitted in the water setback in an area equal to 50% of the building setback to the bulkhead or high-water line, or fifty (50') feet, whichever is the lesser distance. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the planting of shade or ornamental trees either individually or in small groupings. The height of fences within the required river setback shall be in accordance with subsection 22-7.25, Schedule 7-2.
Editor's Note: The schedules referred to herein are included as attachments to this chapter.