Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-18
Residential Zone R-2.
The following shall apply in the Residential Zone (R-2):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections A(2) through (4), which immediately followed this subsection and which provided for further permitted uses, were repealed 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32.
(2)
Family day-care homes.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(3)
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]
(4)
Parks and playgrounds.
[Added 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
B.
Required accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Off-street parking.
C.
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
Private swimming pools.
(2)
Private tennis courts.
(3)
Storage sheds.
(4)
Detached garages.
(5)
Home occupations subject to the provisions of § 211-35U.
[Added 6-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-44]
D.
Permitted signs shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-16-1989 by Ord. No. 89-38; 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
(1)
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(1), concerning home occupation announcement signs, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-44.
(2)
All freestanding signs shall meet the following size, height and setback requirements:
(a)
Maximum area: four square feet.
(b)
Maximum area per side: two square feet.
(c)
Maximum height: 30 inches.
[Amended 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
(d)
Minimum front yard setback: 10 feet.
(e)
Minimum side yard setback: six feet.
E.
Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-2 Zone, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), concerning home occupations, as amended, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord.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), concerning cluster-type developments, added 1-21-1992 by Ord. No. 92-06, was repealed 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-58.
(3)
(Reserved)[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(3), 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:
(1)
The minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 120 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 150 feet.
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 40 feet.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(6)
The minimum combined side yard setback shall be 40 feet.
(7)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 30 feet.
(8)
The minimum accessory building side and rear yard setback shall be 15 feet, except as otherwise specified herein.
(a)
There shall be a rear yard setback of five feet and a side yard setback of two feet for sheds and other similar structures only that are not greater than 12 feet in height and not greater than 150 square feet in area.
[Added 9-26-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-24]
(9)
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(10)
The maximum percent of building lot coverage shall be 20%. The maximum percent of impervious surface coverage on any lot shall be 30%. However, the maximum impervious surface coverage allowed shall increase to 35% upon the installation of dry wells for all roof runoff, in accordance with the standards delineated within § 130-72E.
[Amended 3-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-34]
(11)
[6]Internal walkways and patios shall be set back at least three feet from the lot line.
[Added 3-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-34]
[6]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection F(11) was renumbered as Subsection F(12) to accommodate the addition of this new Subsection F(11).
(12)
Where sanitary sewers are not or cannot be made available, all residential developments shall comply with the area, yard and building requirements of the Rural Residential Zone (RA).[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F(12), Cluster developments, which immediately followed this subsection, added 1-21-1992 by Ord. No. 92-06, was repealed 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-58.
