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South Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 26-23.2

Area, Yard and Building Requirements.

[Ord. No. 8-13 § 7.0]
a. 
Minimum area utilized for townhouse condominium development: two acres.
b. 
Maximum units per acre: eight units.
c. 
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
d. 
Minimum building setback from all property lines: 50 feet.
e. 
No more than eight dwelling units nor less than four dwelling units shall be contained in any one structure.
f. 
There shall be a maximum of 25% lot coverage.
g. 
Each structure shall have ingress from the front and rear to either common hallways or to each dwelling unit.
h. 
The minimum distance between buildings shall be 50 feet but in no event shall a townhouse condominium building be located within 50 feet of single-family dwelling.
i. 
A minimum of 15% of the total land area shall be set aside for usable recreation space.
j. 
All buildings shall provide not less than two exterior exposures for each dwelling unit, properly placed by windows or other openings so as to provide through ventilation or cross-ventilation for the unit.
k. 
The structures or buildings shall be authentic traditional colonial design or of a contemporary design and other details such as entrance, columns, windows, shutters, cornices, chimneys and porches shall be designed and executed in strict conformity with those general types. All buildings shall be constructed with an exterior of brick or stone or concrete.
l. 
Within townhouse condominium developments, all garages and outbuildings, and enclosures of any sort, must conform in general type to the architecture of the main structure.
m. 
All townhouse type buildings shall have not more than two floors devoted to dwelling living units. No portion of the basement area shall be used for dwelling purposes.
n. 
All streets, both external and internal (including street grading and paving), driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, streetlighting, shade trees, water mains and water systems, culverts, storm sewers, and such other improvements as may be found necessary in the public interest shall be installed in accordance with the standards adopted for subdivisions of land, and the building permit therein shall not be issued unless and until an adequate performance guarantee for the purpose of insuring proper installation of the improvements is posted with the Borough Clerk in a form approved by the Borough Attorney and in an amount determined by the Borough Engineer to be sufficient to insure the completion of all required improvements.
o. 
No townhouse condominium development shall be approved until approval of plans for disposal of sewerage in accordance with the standards set forth by the County Sewerage Authority are met. The performance guarantee outlined in this section is also applicable to sewerage disposal.
p. 
A recreation site shall be developed with facilities suitable to serve the residents of the development. It shall be located in an area which will not be detrimental to adjacent property owners by virtue of noise, light, glare and any other objectionable feature emanating from such facility. No recreation area shall be located in front of a building. A recreation area may be provided for to the side or rear of the buildings provided it is not located within 25 feet of any building.
q. 
No outside area or equipment shall be provided for the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner. Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each building for the laundering and artificial drying of laundry of occupants of each building.
r. 
Where a townhouse condominium development district abuts a residential district or a commercial use, an evergreen planting screen having a minimum width of five feet shall be provided. The screen shall consist primarily of evergreen trees so as to provide visual obstruction. The planting material shall be at least six feet high at the time of planting. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or developer to carry out this planting and to promote such maintenance and care as is required to obtain the effect intended by the original plan.
s. 
All parking lots in townhouse condominium developments shall be adequately lighted, either with wall-mounted or post-mounted ornamental fixtures. Lights shall be adequately shielded from adjacent properties. If garages are provided, they shall have a floor area of not less than 240 square feet. They may be built into the townhouse structure or separately constructed as herein provided. No garage or other accessory building shall be placed nearer to a side or rear property line than 50 feet when abutting a residential district; in all other cases, 25 feet. In no case shall a garage or accessory building be permitted between a street frontage and building. Each group of attached garages shall have a joint capacity of no more than 10 vehicles arranged in a row and there shall be a minimum distance of 12 feet between such structures. Garages and other accessory buildings shall be not more than one story in height. The architectural design and materials used in the construction thereof shall conform to the design and building materials used in the construction of the townhouse condominium structures. No part of any garage or other accessory building shall be used for living purposes. Garages and parking areas shall be used as automobile parking units only, with no sales, dead storage, dismantling or servicing of any kind permitted.
t. 
Pools included as part of the overall development of a townhouse condominium development shall be located within an area not less than 4,000 square feet that is devoted to the use of the pool and constructed according to the standards set forth in this chapter.