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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.33

PRC Planned Retirement Community Zone.

A. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings, attached or detached, subject to the provisions of Subsection E.
(2) 
Recreation, cultural and medical facilities for the sole use of residents of the community and their guests, including the following:
(a) 
Lake.
(b) 
Clubhouse.
(c) 
Picnic grounds.
(d) 
Shuffleboard court.
(e) 
Horseshoe court.
(3) 
Essential services.
(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.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Necessary accessory buildings and uses, including facilities for maintenance, administration, streets, fences, and off-street parking facilities.
[Amended 12-26-2017 by Ord. No. 4569-17]
D. 
Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) 
Public utilities (§ 348-9.6).
(2) 
Motels for use predominantly by guests of permanent residents (§ 348-9.15).
(3) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), Community residences for the developmentally disabled, added 12-26-1978 by Ord. No. 1801, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02.
(4) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), 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 No. 2729-90, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord.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. No building, structure or land shall be used or erected, altered, enlarged or maintained except for a planned retirement community within the area which is in accordance with a site development plan and subdivision plat approved by the Planning Board. Such site development plan shall meet at least the following minimum requirements:
(1) 
Minimum use. The minimum area for a planned retirement community shall be 100 acres, provided that an area of less than 100 acres may be added to an existing planned retirement community if contiguous thereto and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) 
Residential density. There shall be not more than four dwelling units for each acre of residential land planned and approved under this chapter.
(3) 
Residential building coverage. Not more than 15% of the gross area shall be covered by residential buildings.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet subject to the provisions of § 348-5.12. In any event, the building shall not contain more than three 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.
(5) 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(5), setbacks from tract boundary, was repealed 10-14-2014 by Ord. No. 4459-14.
(6) 
Off-street parking. At least the following number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided: 1 1/2 spaces for each dwelling unit and for each guest room or suite of a motel. Off-street parking for any other purpose shall be in accordance with § 348-8.20. Residential driveways within a PRC Zone shall comply with the setbacks of § 348-8.11.1D and any construction or expansion of a driveway shall require a zoning permit. Driveways constructed in a PRC Zone prior to the effective date of this provision shall be exempt from the driveway setback requirements of § 348-8.11.1D.
[Amended 5-8-2018 by Ord. No. 4584-18]
(7) 
Minimum floor space per unit.
(a) 
Efficiency unit: 700 square feet.
(b) 
One-bedroom unit: 800 square feet.
(c) 
Two-bedroom unit: 900 square feet.
(d) 
Three-bedroom unit: 900 square feet.
(8) 
Minimum lot size. Each such unit shall have allocated to it a minimum lot of 5,000 square feet, with an additional 5,000 square feet to be set aside for or restricted to green area above described.
(9) 
Front yards, side yards and rear yards. All buildings shall have front yard setbacks of not less than 20 feet, side yard setbacks of not less than eight feet and rear yard setbacks of not less than 20 feet. Buildings under 150 square feet shall comply with the setback requirements as set forth in this chapter.
[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03; 12-26-2017 by Ord. No. 4569-17]
(10) 
Water and sewage facilities. No individual wells or individual sewage disposal systems shall be permitted, and each building shall be serviced with said utilities by a central supply or disposal system which is approved by the Township Board of Health, Sewerage Authority and other controlling agencies. No building permit shall be issued unless and until plans for such facilities have been submitted to the proper authorities for approval and adequate provisions are made to ensure that such necessary facilities shall be installed.
(11) 
Maximum dwelling units per building. No more than four dwelling units shall be constructed or permitted in any building or under any common roof.