Tenafly City Zoning Code
§ 35-802.9
Accessory Buildings and Uses.
[Ord. No. 97-29 § 802I; Ord. No. 04-13; Ord. No. 05-06 § 1; Ord. No. 10-24 §§ 22 — 24; Ord. No. 10-27 § 3; Ord. No. 11-08 §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 13-20 § 1]
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, buildings and uses which are accessory to a principal use or building are permitted in all zones as follows:
a.
An accessory use shall be operated and maintained under the same ownership or by lessees thereof and on the same lot as the principal permitted use to which it is accessory.
b.
Such accessory use does not involve nor include any building structure or structural feature inconsistent with the principal permitted use.
c.
No accessory use shall be operated and no accessory building or structure shall be erected on any lot prior to the time of operation of the principal use or of the construction of the main building to which it is accessory as the case may be.
d.
No accessory building in any district shall be used for residence purposes.
e.
Any accessory use or accessory building or structure shall be located on the same lot with principal building to which it is accessory.
f.
Except as exempted herein, an accessory building or structure shall be located only in the rear yard provided that in residence districts:
1.
In the case of a corner lot, no accessory building or structure shall be located within 1/2 of the lot depth nearest the fronting street and it shall be set back from the other street lines at least as far as the principal building is required to set back from such other street line. See Sketch 17 attached to this chapter.
2.
In the case of an interior lot, no accessory building or structure shall be located within that 1/2 of the lot depth nearest the fronting street;
3.
In the case of a through lot, no accessory building or structure shall be located within 1/4 of the lot depth nearest each and every street;
4.
Provided further that the foregoing regulations shall not require an accessory building or structure to be set back more than 75 feet from a street; and
5.
Provided further, that the foregoing regulations on location of accessory building or structure shall not apply to an accessory use which occupies any part of the main building to which it is accessory.
g.
In the various zone districts, the coverage of all accessory buildings and structures, including paved parking areas and other impervious surfaces, shall not exceed the percentage of the rear yard area according to zone district as provided in the schedule below:
Zone | Rear Yard Impervious Coverage |
|---|---|
R-RMF | 50% |
B-1 | 75% |
B-2 | 75% |
C | 65% |
M-1 | 65% |
P | 25% |
h.
Patios and open decks are subject to the height, yard and setback requirements of the zone district for permitted principal uses. No patio, ground level deck, sidewalk, driveway, paved parking area or other impervious surface structure shall be located closer to a side or rear property line than 15 feet in the R-40 zone, 10 feet in the R-20 zone, five feet in the R-10 zone and three feet in the R-9 and R-7.5 zones.
i.
(Reserved)
j.
Basketball Hoops. In all one- and two-family residential zones, one basketball hoop, as defined in Section 35-201, shall be permitted to be placed directly upon or immediately adjacent to any existing driveway on a lot, provided that in front yards it shall not be situated closer to a front lot line than 1/2 the distance required for front yards for principal structures for the zone in which it is located, and shall not be situated closer to a side or rear lot line than the required driveway setback for the zone in which it is located, as provided under subsection 35-804.4a2.
