Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-15.1
Recreational Marine Commercial Zone RMC.
[Added 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 89-40]
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1), Detached single-family dwellings, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(2)
Essential services.
(3)
Rental boat slips.
(4)
Aquaculture.
(5)
Family day-care homes.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(6)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, and community residences for persons with head injuries, as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2. The requirements for such residences shall be the same as for single-family dwelling units within this zone.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-45; amended 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-21]
B.
Required accessory uses.
(1)
Off-street parking.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Detached residential garages and sheds.
(2)
Private swimming pools.
(3)
Home occupations subject to the provisions of § 211-35U.
[Added 6-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-44]
D.
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Permitted signs, as amended 11-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-68 and 4-7-1992 by Ord. No. 92-14, was repealed 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-58.
E.
Conditional uses.
(1)
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), which concerned home occupations, as amended, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-44.
(2)
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(2), Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence, added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43, was repealed 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-21.
F.
Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-14]
(1)
Minimum lot area: 4,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot depth: 80 feet.
(4)
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet, provided that 15 feet shall be permitted at the end of a cul-de-sac or lagoon end lots.
(5)
Minimum side yard setback: four feet.
(6)
Minimum combined side yard setback: 10 feet.
(7)
Minimum rear yard setback: 20 feet.
(8)
Minimum accessory building side yard setback: six feet, and a rear yard of 10 feet, provided that lagoon end lots shall provide for a side yard setback of four feet and a rear yard setback of six feet from the bulkhead for aboveground pools and storage sheds under 100 square feet. Pools adjacent to a bulkhead require the appropriate CAFRA approvals.
(9)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(10)
Maximum percent building lot coverage: 40%.
(11)
Minimum rear yard setback for lagoon front properties, meaning setback from opened structures, such as decks, whether on first or second floor: 10 feet.
G.
Requirements for boat slips.
(1)
Off-street parking at one parking space per boat slip.
(2)
Associated marine uses, such as but not limited to gas pumps, bait and tackle, commercial boat storage, boat sales or repair business, would be subject to the site plan requirements as provided in Chapter 130 of the Code of Stafford Township.
