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Stanhope City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

Village Business Zones 1

§ 100-86 Principal uses.

[Amended 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-10; 4-30-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-11; 9-26-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-20; 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
In Village Business Zones, no lot shall be used and no structure shall be erected, altered or occupied for any purpose except the following:
A. 
Retail sale of goods, such as foodstuffs, bakeries, groceries, liquors and package goods, drugs, pharmaceuticals, confectioneries, ice cream parlors, stationery, books, tobacco, newspapers, clothing, hardware, furniture, flowers, jewelry, hobbies, crafts and appliances.
B. 
Services such as banks and fiduciary institutions; drive-in window banks; barbershops; beauty salons; photographer studios; bars and taverns; restaurants and luncheonettes, other than drive-ins; business and professional offices; government buildings; dry cleaners and laundromats; and printing and publishing.
C. 
Parking lots and public parking garages, provided that there are no sales or services.
D. 
Detached single-family dwelling units.
E. 
Home occupations, conditional use: See § 100-117.1.
F. 
Houses of worship, as a conditional use. See § 100-117.1 for requirements.
G. 
One single-family dwelling unit on the second floor of a building and one single-family dwelling unit on the third floor of a building, except that this use is subject to Planning Board review and approval to establish adequacy of parking, solid waste storage and safe pedestrian access and is further subject to the review and approval of the Construction Code Official for conformance to current Construction Code regulations.
H. 
Child-care centers, conditional use: See § 100-117.1.
I. 
Medical offices.
J. 
Municipal parks and playgrounds.

§ 100-87 Accessory uses.

[Amended 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-10; 4-30-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-11; 9-26-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-20]
A. 
Private garage which shall not exceed 500 square feet. In no case shall a commercial vehicle in excess of 6,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight be stored.
B. 
Excluding swimming pools, there shall be no more that one accessory building per lot.
C. 
No accessory building may be built on any lot upon which there is no principal building.
D. 
Accessory uses as defined by § 100-3, except that no accessory structure shall be occupied for residential purposes.

§ 100-87.1 Swimming pools.

[Added 9-26-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-20]
Private residential permanent pools shall be permitted in the rear yard areas only and shall adhere to the following standards:
A. 
All pools shall be located in the rear yards only.
B. 
Pools should occupy no more than 25% of the rear yard.
C. 
No edge of any pool or paving, patio area, deck or other improvement integral to the function and construction of said pool shall be located closer to any building or lot line than 10 feet. Where such paving, patio areas or decks are attached to or otherwise occupy the entire area between the pool and the principal structure, the setback shall be determined as the distance from the water's edge to the principal structure, exclusive of said paving, patio area or deck.
D. 
The rear yard or portion of the rear yard area where the pool is located shall be enclosed with fencing of no less than four feet nor more than eight feet in height in order to deny accidental access to the pool. A pool with sides that are at least four feet above grade shall be considered in conformance with this requirement as long as any ladder, ramp or set of stairs attached thereto is removable or can be blocked off with a locking gate or partition.
E. 
The pool may be lighted by both underwater and exterior lights, provided that all exterior lights are located so that the light is neither directed nor reflected upon adjacent properties. All freestanding standards for exterior lighting shall not exceed 12 feet in height.

§ 100-88 Required conditions.

A. 
Principal buildings.
(1) 
Minimum lot size: 7,500 square feet.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
(2) 
Minimum frontage: 50 feet.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
(3) 
Minimum front setback shall conform to adjoining lots.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
(4) 
Minimum side setback shall conform to adjoining lots.
[Amended 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-10]
(5) 
Minimum rear setback: 25 feet.
(6) 
Maximum percentage of impervious surface area: 60%.
(7) 
Maximum building height: 45 feet or three stories, whichever is less.
(8) 
Parking spaces: in accordance with § 100-120.
(9) 
Maximum number of dwellings per acre: six dwelling units.
[Amended 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-10]
B. 
Accessory buildings.
[Amended 5-29-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-10; 9-26-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-20]
(1) 
Minimum side yard: the greater of 10 feet or one times the accessory building height, except that utility sheds of less than 100 square feet in area and less than eight feet in height may be five feet from the property line.
(2) 
Minimum rear yard: two times the accessory building height, but not less than 15 feet, except that utility sheds of less than 100 square feet in area and less than eight feet in height may be five feet from the property line.
(3) 
Maximum height: 15 feet.