Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-22
Residential Zone R-75.
The following shall apply in the Residential Zone (R-75):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings.
(2)
[1]Parks and playgrounds.
[Added 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2), which provided for government buildings, including schools, libraries, museums parks and playgrounds, as permitted uses, was repealed 2-7-1995 by Ord. No. 95-24.
(3)
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(3), which provided for essential services as permitted uses, was repealed 2-7-1995 by Ord. No. 95-24.
(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]
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.
[Amended 5-16-1989 by Ord. No. 89-38; 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
(1)
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(1), concerning home occupation announcement signs, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord.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)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), concerning home occupations, as amended, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-44.
(2)
[5]Churches and other places of worship, subject to the provisions of § 211-35L. In addition, property must be situated in the Manahawkin area of the Township, north of Route 72 and east of Route 9.
[Added 4-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-40]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(2), which provided for churches and other places of worship as conditional uses, as amended 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32, was repealed 2-7-1995 by Ord. No. 95-24.
(3)
(Reserved)[6]
[6]
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 7,500 square feet.
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be 10 feet.
(6)
The minimum combined side yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(7)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(8)
The minimum accessory building side yard setback shall be 10 feet and a rear yard setback 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. 2017-27]
(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)
[7]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]
[7]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection F(11) and (12) was renumbered as Subsection F(12) and (13) to accommodate the addition of this new Subsection F(11).
(12)
The minimum lot frontage shall be 50 feet, provide that all corner lots shall have a minimum of 100 feet along both street frontages.
(13)
The minimum rear yard setback from 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]
