Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-21
Residential Zone R-90.
The following shall apply in the Residential Zone (R-90):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings.
(2)
Parks and playgrounds.
(3)
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(3), which provided for essential services as a permitted use, was repealed 2-7-1995 by Ord. No. 95-24. Former Subsections A(4) and (5), which immediately followed this subsection and which provided for government uses and churches and other places of worship as permitted uses, were repealed 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-31.
(4)
Family day-care homes.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(5)
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]
(6)
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 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-31]
(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Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(1), concerning home occupation announcement signs, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord.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 shall be as follows:
[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Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), concerning home occupations, as amended, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord.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), 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 9,000 square feet. No residential dwelling unit in the R-90 Zone shall be located on a parcel of less than one acre unless served by either a sanitary sewer system or a community on-site waste water treatment system serving two or more residential dwelling units which meets the standards of § 211-9G(8)(b)[5] or [7], provided that the overall residential density on the parcel does not exceed one dwelling unit per acre.
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-65; 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-77; 3-4-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-25]
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 110 feet.
[Amended 8-6-1991 by Ord. No. 91-43]
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 35 feet.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be 10 feet.
(6)
The minimum combined side yard setback shall be 25 feet.
(7)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 30 feet.
(8)
The minimum accessory building side yard setback shall be 10 feet and a rear yard of five feet.
[Amended 1-16-1996 by Ord. No. 96-12]
(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. 2017-26]
(9)
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(10)
The maximum percent of building lot coverage shall be 40%. The maximum percent of impervious surface coverage on any lot shall be 55%. However, the maximum impervious surface coverage allowed shall increase to 60% 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)
[5]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]
[5]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection F(11), (12) and (13) was renumbered as Subsection F(12), (13) and (14), respectively, to accommodate the addition of this new Subsection F(11).
(12)
The minimum lot frontage shall be 50 feet, provided that all corner lots shall have a minimum of 90 feet along both street frontages.
[Amended 10-16-1990 by Ord. No. 90-58]
(13)
[6]The minimum rear yard setback for opened structures such as decks or attached seasonal or screened enclosures, whether on the first or second floor, shall be 15 feet.
[Amended 1-16-1996 by Ord. No. 96-12]
[6]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F(12), which provided for a minimum front yard setback along any existing or proposed collector street, was repealed 4-17-1990 by Ord. No. 90-32. Said ordinance also redesignated former Subsection F(13) as Subsection F(12).
(14)
The Township of Stafford recognizes that there are a large number of lots of record which do not meet the lot width or depth requirements of § 211-21F(2) and (3) for the issuance of a building permit. In order to allow the development of these lots without the necessity of appearing before the Board of Adjustment for the issuance of a variance, the Township believes that an exception should be allowed for the development of these lots. Therefore, lots of record which existed prior to the adoption of this subsection shall be entitled to receive a building permit notwithstanding the failure of such a lot to meet the requirements of lot depth and width as set forth in § 211-21F(2) and (3), provided that such lot of record meets all other requirements of § 211-21F. The provisions of this Subsection F(14) shall not apply to any lot of record located within the Pinelands Preservation Area.
[Added 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-89]
G.
Use of Pinelands development credits to increase density.
(1)
An owner or developer may construct single-family detached dwellings on lots of less than 9,000 square feet in a portion of the R-90 Zone, provided that application is made to the Stafford Township Planning Board for a conditional use permit and the following standards and criteria can be met:
(a)
The property, properties, lot or lots which are the subject of the application for a conditional use permit shall be part and parcel of or situated in one or more of the following blocks: Block 44-173, Block 44-181, Block 44-182, Block 44-183, Block 44-184, Block 44-184.01, Block 44-185, Block 44-186, Block 44-187 and Block 44-188. Said blocks containing that property, land area and acreage as currently delineated on the Stafford Township Tax Map sheets and so designated and defined are shown on the map attached hereto and adopted as part of this chapter. Pinelands development credits shall only be transferred to those blocks and lots in the R-90 Zone designated in this subsection and shown on the map attached hereto. The transfer of Pinelands development credits to any other portion of the R-90 Zone or any other zoning district in the Township is strictly prohibited.
(b)
An increase in the density of a residential development shall only be authorized, provided that sanitary sewers are or will be made available to the subject property as part of the conditional use permit, subdivision and/or site plan application.
(c)
An increase in the density of residential development shall only be authorized to applicants or developers who show and provide proof of ownership of Pinelands development credits.
(d)
A density of one residential unit shall be yielded for each twenty-five hundredths (0.25) of a Pinelands development credit redeemed. In no event, however, shall the number of dwelling units to which an applicant is entitled exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) times the number otherwise permitted or a gross density of six dwelling units per acre.
(e)
Pinelands development credits may be aggregated from different parcels for use in securing a bonus for a single parcel of land in that portion of the R-90 Zone specified in Subsection G(1)(a) above.
(f)
(Reserved)[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G(1)(f) regarding the developer providing evidence of ownership of the requisite Pinelands development credits, as amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-65, was repealed 7-3-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-45.
(g)
(Reserved)[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G(1)(g) which dealt with the use of Pinelands development credits for developments which exceed the maximum density for the district and which was added 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-65, was repealed 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-19.
(2)
Area, yard and building requirements. For development of single-family detached dwellings in accordance with this section, the following requirements shall apply:
(a)
The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.
(b)
The minimum lot width shall be 60 feet.
(c)
The minimum lot frontage shall be 50 feet.
(d)
The minimum lot depth shall be 90 feet.
(e)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet.
(f)
The minimum side yard setback shall be eight feet; combined, 20 feet.
(g)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(h)
The minimum accessory setback shall be 10 feet.
(i)
The maximum percent of building lot coverage shall be 40%. The maximum percent of impervious surface coverage on any lot shall be 60%. However, the maximum impervious surface coverage allowed shall increase to 65% upon the installation of dry wells for all roof runoff, in accordance with the standards delineated within § 130-72E.
[Added 3-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-34]
(j)
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]
(3)
Area, yard and bulk regulations shall be as currently specified in this section, except that, where an approved and functioning sanitary sewage collection system is not available, the minimum lot size shall be one acre.
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-65; 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-19]
