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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.24

DS Downtown Service Zone.

A. 
Permitted uses.
[Amended 12-26-1979 by Ord. No. 1900; 9-14-1982 by Ord. No. 2116; 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 2453-86]
(1) 
Single-family dwellings in accordance with the provisions of the R-50 Residential Zone.
(2) 
Multifamily dwellings at a density not to exceed eight dwelling units per gross acre, subject to the provisions of § 348-8.18, except as otherwise provided in § 348-10.18.1, and provided that such development has access limited to Highland Parkway and/or West Water Street.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90]
(3) 
All uses permitted in the Village Office Zone, provided that, except for single-family dwellings, development has access limited to Highland Parkway, West Water Street and/or Colfax Street.
(4) 
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]
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) 
Signs subject to the provisions of § 348-8.26.
(3) 
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) 
Public utilities (§ 348-9.6).
(2) 
Hotels and motels (§ 348-9.15).
(3) 
Shopping centers (§ 348-9.16).
(4) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), concerning trailers as a conditional use, was repealed 2-8-1989 by Ord.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)[2]
[2]
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 No. 1801, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord.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)[3]
[3]
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 No. 2729-90, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord.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 jot: 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.
(7) 
Minimum side yard setback:
(a) 
Principal buildings: 15 feet.
(b) 
Accessory buildings: 10 feet.
(8) 
Maximum building height: 45 feet subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12.
[Amended 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 2453-86; 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 3597-01; 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) 
Maximum lot coverage by buildings: 25%.
[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(11) 
Minimum unoccupied open space: 10%.
F. 
Alternate multifamily densities. The number of bedrooms provided per dwelling unit has a direct effect on the density of a residential development in terms of the number of occupants and/or residents and consequently the number of automobiles likely to be owned and stored on the site. For this reason, the following alternate densities are permitted:
[Amended 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 2453-86]
(1) 
Multifamily dwellings limited to occupancy by families or individuals with the head of the household being 52 years of age or older may be developed at a density not to exceed 11 dwelling units per gross acre, provided that the number of bedrooms, calculated in accordance with the definitions in this chapter for efficiency, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartment units, does not exceed 15 bedrooms per gross acre, and the number of off-street parking spaces shall not be less than 1 1/2 spaces per dwelling unit. Efficiency units shall be considered to contain one bedroom. The applicant shall submit detailed floor plans for each unit type proposed, and the site plan and building plans shall specify the location of each unit type within the proposed buildings. Any change in the floor plan of a dwelling unit type or the location of dwelling unit types after the approval of a site plan shall require the approval of the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a building permit.