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South Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 26-20.2

Required Area, Yard, Height and Bulk Requirements.

[1975 Code § 13-14.2; Ord. No. 12-02; Ord. No. 13-02; Ord. No. 8-13 § 4.0]
a. 
Minimum Size of Lot.
1. 
Interior lot.
(a) 
Minimum lot size R-7 to be not less than 7,000 square feet for an interior lot.
(b) 
Minimum lot size R-10 to be not less than 10,000 square feet for an interior lot.
(c) 
Interior lots shall be a minimum of 70 feet in width for both R-7 and R-10 Zones.
2. 
Corner lot shall contain 10,000 square feet and have a street frontage of at least 100 feet on each of the intersecting streets.
b. 
Minimum Setback Requirements for Principal Building.
1. 
Front yard. No building shall be erected or altered so as to increase or decrease the pronounced uniformity of the street front alignment of the existing buildings and in the depths of the existing front yards. In any case the principal building will be set back from the property line a minimum of 25 feet on both interior and corner lots. Corner lots will set back off each of the intersecting streets.
2. 
Side yards (each): 10 feet on interior lots and 12 feet on corner lots.
3. 
Rear yard: 30 feet in depth.
c. 
Minimum Required Yards for Accessory Building:
1. 
Side yards (each): five feet in width.
2. 
Rear yard: five feet in depth.
d. 
Maximum Building Area. The total combined building area of dwelling and all permitted accessory buildings, including garage, shall not exceed 25% of the area of the lot.
e. 
Maximum Building Height. Thirty-five feet or 2 1/2 stories, whichever is less.
f. 
Minimum Floor Area. One thousand square feet in one story building (gross) and 1,500 in a 2 1/2 story building.
g. 
Minimum Unoccupied Open Space. 15%.