Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-23
Residential Zone RR-1.
The following shall apply in the Residential Zone (RR-1):
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) and (3), which immediately followed this subsection and which provided for government uses and essential services as permitted uses, were repealed 5-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32.
(2)
[2]Parks and playgrounds.
[Added 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(2), which provided for essential services as a permitted use, as added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43, was repealed 2-7-1995 by Ord. No. 95-24.
(3)
Family day-care homes.
[Added 5-3-1994 by Ord. No. 94-43]
(4)
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]
(6)
Outdoor showers located in the rear yard.
[Added 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-39]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(1), concerning home occupation announcement signs, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord.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Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(1), concerning home occupations, as amended, was repealed 6-24-1997 by Ord.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)
(Reserved)[5]
[5]
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 1-16-1996 by Ord. No. 96-12; 3-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-34; 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-14]
(1)
The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 80 feet.
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 20 feet.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be eight 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 four 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)
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(10)
The maximum percent of building lot coverage shall be 50%. The maximum percent of impervious surface coverage on any lot shall be 65%. However, the maximum impervious surface coverage allowed shall increase to 80% if all roof runoff is piped directly into a lagoon.
(11)
Internal walkways and patios shall be set back at least three feet from the lot line.
(12)
The minimum lot frontage shall be 50 feet.
(13)
The minimum front yard setback on culs-de-sac or lagoon-end lots shall be 15 feet.
(14)
The minimum rear yard setback for lagoon-front properties, meaning setback from opened structures, such as decks, whether on the first or second floor, shall be 10 feet.
