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South Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 26-11.2

General Use Limitations.

[1975 Code § 13-7.2; Ord. No. 2-05; Ord. No. 7-06 §§ 1 — 3; New]
Except as hereinafter provided, the following general regulations shall apply:
a. 
No structure shall be erected, moved, structurally altered, rebuilt, added to, or enlarged, nor shall any land be designated or used for any purpose other than as permitted in each zone by this chapter. No open space or yard surrounding any building shall be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except in conformity to the yard, lot area, building location, percentage of lot coverage and such other regulations hereinafter designated for the zone in which the building or open space is located.
b. 
No open space provided around any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing open space for any other building.
c. 
In residential zones set forth in the within chapter, there shall be only one main residential building on each lot of record.
d. 
In business and commercial zones, there shall be only one principal building erected on each lot of record except as otherwise provided herein.
e. 
A driveway or walk providing ingress and egress, by foot or vehicle, except to a one-family dwelling in residential zones, or to off-street parkings or loading areas shall not be considered as an accessory use in any zone.
f. 
On any corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of 2.5 feet and 10 feet above the curb grades of the intersecting streets, in the triangular area formed by the two intersecting street lines bounding the lot and by a line connecting points on each street line, located 30 feet from the intersection of the street lines.
g. 
No vehicles, equipment or storage shall be kept, placed or located in any required setback space for a front, side or rear yard unless otherwise specifically provided in the within chapter. Also no motor vehicle shall be parked, stored, displayed or otherwise located in or on any vacant or undeveloped lot unless otherwise specifically provide by the within chapter.
1. 
All violators of this section shall upon conviction be subject to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5. Each and every day in which a violation of this section exists shall constitute a separate violation subject to penalty.
h. 
No building or part thereof shall encroach upon any required yard area in any zone, with the exception that steps and entranceways not more than eight feet wide may project three feet into a required front yard and three feet into a required side yard.
i. 
Every principal building shall face a public street and shall be built upon a lot with frontage on a public Street which has been improved in accordance with standards of the Borough, unless relief has been granted by the Board of adjustment under the provision of N.J.S.A. 40:55-1.40, or unless otherwise provided herein.
j. 
An accessory building attached to a principal building shall comply in all respects with the yard requirements of this chapter for the principal building. Detached accessory buildings shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the principal building, and if located in a side yard area shall conform to side yard requirements for accessory buildings.
k. 
No church or house of worship shall be placed upon any lot that is less than a minimum of one acre in size. All churches or houses of worship shall provide at a minimum, onsite parking spaces equal to at least 50% of its congregation.