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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.21

VO Village Office Zone.

A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings.
(2) 
Offices for members of a recognized profession as defined in this chapter.
(3) 
Business offices or public utility in that portion of the zone east of the Garden State Parkway only.
[Amended 6-13-1990 by Ord. No. 2748-90; 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(4) 
Federal, state, county and municipal offices, including educational offices.
[Amended 2-25-1997 by Ord. No. 3230-97]
(5) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(5), listing medical and dental clinics, as amended, was repealed 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06.
(6) 
Essential services.
(7) 
Community residences for the developmentally disabled, community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences for the terminally ill, community residences for persons with head injuries and adult family care homes for elderly persons and physically disabled adults.
[Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90; amended 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02]
(8) 
Funeral homes, including one dwelling unit, in that portion of the zone east of the Garden State Parkway only.
[Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90; amended 6-13-1990 by Ord. No. 2748-90]
(9) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(9), which listed churches and places of worship, as amended, was repealed 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06.
(10) 
Child-care centers.
[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91]
(11) 
Adult-care centers.
[Added 9-24-1996 by Ord. No. 3196-96]
(12) 
Veterinary clinics or hospitals.
[Added 10-14-2014 by Ord. No. 4459-14]
B. 
Required accessory uses.
(1) 
Off-street parking subject to the provisions of § 348-8.20.
(2) 
Off-street loading subject to the provisions of § 348-8.19.
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) 
Signs subject to the provisions of § 348-8.26.
(4) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
D. 
Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) 
Churches and places of worship (§ 348-9.5).
(2) 
Public utilities in that portion of the zone east of the Garden State Parkway only.
[Amended 6-13-1990 by Ord. No. 2748-90]
(3) 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), which listed home professional offices as a permitted conditional use in the VO Zone, was repealed 2-9-1982 by Ord. No. 2068.
(4) 
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), concerning trailers as a conditional use, was repealed 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 2633-89. For current provisions concerning trailers, see Ch. 308, Fire Prevention and Protection, Art. VIII.
(5) 
(Reserved)[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(5), Community residences for the developmentally disabled, added 12-26-1978 by Ord. No. 1801, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02.
(6) 
(Reserved)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(6), Community shelters for victims of domestic violence, added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02.
E. 
Area, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 7,500 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot frontage:
(a) 
Interior lot: 75 feet.
(b) 
Corner lot: 100 feet on both streets.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
(5) 
Minimum front setback: 35 feet.
(6) 
Minimum rear yard setback:
(a) 
Principal buildings: 25 feet.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 15 feet.
(c) 
Private swimming pools: 10 feet.
(7) 
Minimum side yard setback:
(a) 
Principal buildings: 15 feet.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 10 feet.
(c) 
Private swimming pools: 10 feet.
(8) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet, subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12.
[Amended 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 2329-85; 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 3597-01; 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06; 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 4622-19]
(9) 
Minimum gross habitable floor area:
(a) 
One-bedroom house: 860 square feet.
(b) 
Two-bedroom house: 960 square feet.
(c) 
Three-bedroom house: 1,060 square feet.
(d) 
Four-or-more-bedroom house: 1,160 square feet.
(10) 
Floor area for office building: minimum 1,000 square feet; maximum 4,000 square feet above grade level.
[Amended 6-13-1990 by Ord. No. 2748-90; 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
(11) 
Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 25%.
[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(12) 
Minimum unoccupied open space: 15%.
(13) 
Maximum floor area ratio for office buildings: 0.30.
[Added 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06]
F. 
Architectural design. All building plans for the restoration of existing buildings or new development shall conform to the architectural guidelines prepared by the Site Plan Review Advisory Board and approved by the Planning Board.
G. 
(Reserved)[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, Alternate regulations for restoration of existing buildings and/or new development, was repealed 12-27-2006 by Ord. No. 4064-06.
H. 
Cross access easements. The Planning Board may require, as a condition of site plan approval, that the owner convey vehicular cross access easement(s) to adjacent properties located in the Village Office Zone.
[Added 4-26-1983 by Ord. No. 2166-83]