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Spring Lake Heights
City Zoning Code

§ 22-606.1

Residential Zones R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5.

[Ord. #6-1989, §606.1; Ord. #22-2007; Ord. No. 13-2009 § 1; Ord. No. 2014-05; Ord. No. 2015-08; Ord. No. 2017-07 § 8; amended 12-16-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-17]
a. 
Permitted Principal Uses (Land and Buildings).
1. 
One-family detached dwellings. The maximum building height for principal structures in all residential zones shall be thirty-two (32) feet, or as listed below, as measured from the top of the curb at the center of the lot. The building height for structures located on corner lots shall be measured from both curbs and the average number shall be utilized. The maximum building and eave height, as listed in the table below for principal structures, may be increased by 5 feet in Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Flood Zones, in order to achieve a maximum three (3) foot separation of finished floor from the applicable base flood elevation, for structures that are being elevated or newly constructed to meet flood zone construction guidelines. Principal structures in all residential zones shall be limited to two and one-half (2½) stories. Additional requirements relating to building height for principal structures in residential zones is set forth in the table below:
Type of Roof
Maximum Eave Height
(feet)
Maximum Roof Building Height
(feet)
Maximum Stories
Gable/hip
25
32
2 1/2
Flat
25
25
2 1/2
Mansard (Dutch Colonial & Other)
25
32
2 1/2
2. 
Residential Cluster Development of single family detached dwellings or of townhouses in the R-1 zone district only.
3. 
Golf courses as defined by this chapter in an R-1 zone only.
4. 
Municipal facilities and public parks, playgrounds, playfields and walkways deemed necessary and appropriate by the governing body of the Borough.
5. 
Essential services.
6. 
R-5 Residential Townhouse Overlay. Townhouse residential development shall be permitted in the R-5 Zone on the Wyckham Manor Tract, Block 46.02, Lots 1-62, in accordance with the Schedule of Permitted Uses, Yard, Area and Bulk Requirements in Section 22-612. Permitted accessory uses shall include private garage, pool and pool storage building, fences, trash enclosures and off-street parking. Common elements serving the townhouse residential development such as the pool, pool storage building, access drives, off-street parking, trash enclosures and fences shall be permitted on Block 46.02, Lot 63. This shall be considered an Overlay Zone.
[Ord. No. 13-2009 § 1]
7. 
An existing single-family residential dwelling built prior to the adoption of this paragraph 7 (adopted by Ord No. 2017-07: adopted on November 13, 2017) in the R2, R3, R4 and R5 Zones may add a front porch or landing for entrance steps conforming to the following requirements:
(a) 
The distance from the front porch or landing nearest the front property line must be 22 feet or more.
(b) 
The front yard setback of a porch or landing shall not be considered the front yard setback of the principal building.
(c) 
The front entrance landing may have a roof over the landing but no form of enclosure.
(d) 
No porch deck shall be higher than the primary structure entrance threshold and shall be in conformance with the Federal Flood Elevation Standards at the time of construction.
(e) 
In cases where the existing primary structure encroaches into the side yard setback(s), the porch may extend into the side yard setback to same extent as the primary building.
b. 
Permitted Accessory Uses and Buildings.
1. 
Clubhouses and dining facilities, tennis and other racquet sports, swimming pools and shuffleboard courts subordinate to the operation of a golf course in an R-1 zone only.
2. 
Private garage space and other uses customarily incidental and subordinate to residential development, provided that such uses do not house any activity conducted as a business or industry and further provided that any accessory use shall be located on the same lot with the principal use.
3. 
Temporary equipment, uses or structures for uses, shall be permitted during the construction period beginning with the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or abandonment of the construction work, or one year, whichever is less, provided that said equipment and structures are situated on the site where construction is taking place. Construction equipment shall not be left on the site during construction for more than 14 consecutive calendar days if not in active use.
4. 
One accessory building per property for use as a storage shed for garden tools and implements, pool equipment shed or changing room for use on the grounds of residential properties as per §22-502.1b.
5. 
Fences and walls.
c. 
Conditional Uses. Other uses permitted upon site plan approval of the Planning Board.
1. 
Quasi-public buildings and recreation areas, conforming to the provisions of subsection 22-607.3.
2. 
Public utility installations, conforming to the provisions of subsection 22-607.5.
3. 
Professional offices as a home occupation only in detached single-family dwellings on lots in the R-4 and R-5 zone districts only and conforming to the residential requirements of this article. Site plan approval shall be required.
d. 
Other Requirements. Area and bulk requirements and off-street parking requirements as specified in Section 22-612 of this chapter.