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South Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 26-29.1

Specific Standards.

[Ord. No. 8-13 § 14.0]
The following standards are required unless a design exception is granted by the Land Use Board:
a. 
Off-street parking and loading areas are prohibited in the required front yard setback area.
b. 
Detention basins are prohibited in the required front yard setback area, except that rain gardens or bioswales are permitted when incorporated into the proposed landscape plan as approved by the Land Use Board.
c. 
A grass/landscape area shall be provided along the roadway frontage pursuant to a landscape plan approved by the Land Use Board inclusive of shade trees, shrubs and ground cover.
d. 
Lighting standards that require lighting levels not to exceed 0.1 footcandles on residential property lines.
e. 
Connectivity between sites is required sufficient to facilitate convenient movements for pedestrians and vehicles. Where feasible, cross access drives for vehicles between adjoining sites and parking areas to reduce turning movements onto Dover Road and Route 166 are required, subject to site plan approval by the Land Use Board.