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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.15.6

R-B-6 Barrier Island Residential Zone 6.

[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: none.
(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: 1,500 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 50 feet, except that oceanfront lots shall be a minimum of 35 feet in width.
(3) 
Minimum lot frontage:
(a) 
Interior lots: 40 feet.
(b) 
Corner lots: 80 feet combined minimum lot frontage.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 30 feet.
(5) 
Minimum front yard setback:
(a) 
Two feet.
(b) 
Twenty-five feet to the easterly side of an oceanfront lot, and 20 feet to the street line. At the option of the owner, these setbacks may be reduced but shall not be less than the average setback of all principal buildings on the same side of the street and within 200 feet.
(6) 
Minimum rear yard setback:
[Amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 4622-19]
(a) 
Principal building: two feet, but oceanfront lots shall provide a setback of at least 20 feet on the easterly side of the lot.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 10% of lot depth, not to exceed principal building setback.
(c) 
Private swimming pools: two feet; six feet from any fence.
(d) 
Decks: Decks greater than 36 inches in height are subject to the following requirements:
[1] 
10% of lot depth, not to exceed principal building setback.
[2] 
May not be located less than two feet from the rear lot line.
(7) 
Minimum side yard setback: four feet with two combined side yards not less than 12 feet.
(a) 
Principal building: four feet.
(b) 
Combined principal building: 12 feet.
(c) 
Accessory buildings: four feet.
(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.
(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: 35 feet subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12. In any event, the building shall not contain more than two usable floor levels 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) 
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.