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Rumson City Zoning Code

§ 22-7.33

Residential Sports Facilities.

[Ord. 11/15/01, § 5; Ord. No. 12-013D; 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-008D]
a. 
No illumination is permitted. No use of a residential sports facility is permitted from sunset to sunrise.
b. 
The entire residential sports facility area, including all appurtenances, shall be included in lot coverage. If the area occupied by the residential sports 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 sports 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 pursuant to subsection 22-7.7b.
d. 
The setback of a residential sports facility from any side or rear property line shall be 50 feet.
e. 
Fencing associated with a residential sports facility must conform with the provisions of subsection 22-7.25 except setback must conform with paragraph d above, except in the case of tennis or platform tennis, which cannot exceed twelve (12') feet in height.
f. 
Any residential sports facility shall be screened from adjacent side or rear property lines unless the setback or 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 22-8.4, 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.
g. 
No residential sports facility 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