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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.15.5

R-B-5 Barrier Island Residential Zone 5.

[Added 8-22-2017 by Ord. No. 4554-17]
A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Federal, state, county and municipal buildings and grounds, including schools, parks and playgrounds, but not workshops, warehouses, garages and storage yards.
(3) 
Essential services.
B. 
Required accessory uses.
(1) 
Off-street parking subject to the provisions of § 348-8.20.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Fences subject to the provisions of § 348-8.13.
(2) 
Private swimming pools subject to the provisions of § 348-8.21.
(3) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
D. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Public utilities (§ 348-9.6).
(2) 
Quasi-public and private club recreation areas (§ 348-9.18).
E. 
Area, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 3,950 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 40 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot frontage:
(a) 
Interior lots: 40 feet.
(b) 
Corner lots: 129 feet combined minimum lot frontage.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: not applicable.
(5) 
Minimum front yard setback: 20 feet.
(6) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 20 feet.
(a) 
Principal building: 20 feet, but oceanfront lots shall provide a setback of at least 25 feet on the easterly side of the lot.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 10% of lot depth.
(c) 
Private swimming pools: eight feet.
(d) 
Decks: Decks greater than 36 inches in height are subject to the following requirements:
[1] 
Ten percent of lot depth; and
[2] 
May not be located less than three feet from the rear lot line.
(7) 
Minimum side yard setback: four feet on one side and eight feet on the other, and provide a minimum of 12 feet between buildings on adjoining lots. Oceanfront lots shall provide a minimum side yard setback of eight feet on both sides.
(a) 
Principal building: four feet, eight feet for oceanfront lots.
(b) 
Combined principal building: 12 feet, except oceanfront lots which are permitted a minimum of 16 feet.
(c) 
Accessory buildings: four feet, eight feet for oceanfront lots.
(d) 
Private swimming pools: four feet from lot line; six feet from any fence.
(e) 
Decks: Decks greater than 36 inches in height are subject to the following requirements:
[1] 
Four feet minimum; 12 feet combined setback, except oceanfront lots eight feet side setback with combined 16 feet.
(8) 
Maximum lot coverage by buildings:
(a) 
Lots up to 2,000 square feet: 47 1/2%.
(b) 
Lots over 2,000 square feet: 950 square feet plus 25% of the lot area over 2,000 square feet.
(9) 
Maximum building height: 25 feet, subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12. In any event, the building shall not contain more than one usable floor level counted vertically at any point in the building above the grade level as determined by the average grade elevation of the corners of the building. Habitable attic space, roof decks with enclosed storage space and other architectural treatments above the counted usable floor(s) may be approved by the Zoning Officer, subject to prior approval by the homeowners' association.
[Amended 8-14-2018 by Ord. No. 4597-18; 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 4680-20]
(10) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 90%.
(11) 
A minimum of two feet of pervious surface shall be provided along the side and rear lot lines, or in other similar locations subject to the approval of the Township Engineer. Exceptions can be made if the applicant's professionals can prove that the stormwater runoff will be maintained on site and handled using the best management practices as set forth by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
[Amended 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 4649-19]
(12) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 0.8.
F. 
Other requirements.
(1) 
All applications for construction permits and zoning permits shall include proof of notice to the Ocean Beach Shores Club.
(2) 
Applications to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and/or Planning Board of the Township of Toms River shall include proof of notice to the Ocean Beach Shores Club.