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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-10.34

PRC-3 Planned Retirement Community Zone.

[Added 9-14-1982 by Ord. No. 2116]
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 but not limited to 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 and off-street parking facilities.
(2) 
Tents subject to the provisions of § 348-8.37.
[Added 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 2729-90]
D. 
Conditional uses subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) 
Public utilities (see § 348-9.6).
(2) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(2), dealing with motels, was repealed 2-22-1995 by Ord. No. 3084-95.
(3) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), Community residences for the developmentally disabled, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord. No. 3748-02.
(4) 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), dealing with shopping centers, was repealed 2-22-1995 by Ord. No. 3084-95.
(5) 
(Reserved)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(5), 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 No. 2729-90, was repealed 11-26-2002 by Ord.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 3 1/8 dwelling units for each acre of residential land planned and approved under this chapter.
[Amended 10-12-1994 by Ord. No. 3057-94]
(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)[5]
[5]
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-3 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-3 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) 
(Reserved)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(7), regarding maximum floor space per unit, was repealed 12-23-2019 by Ord. No. 4652-19.
(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 yards setbacks of not less than eight feet and rear yard setbacks of not less than 20 feet, except the rear yard setback of lots which have rear property lines abutting common/open space shall be a minimum of 15 feet, except attached structures, which may have one side setback of zero feet. Structures under 100 square feet shall comply with the setback requirements set forth in this chapter. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, an awning that does not have supports on the ground will be permitted in the aforementioned rear yard setback area, provided the awning is set back at least 12 feet from the neighbor’s rear property line and five feet from common/open space property lines.
[Amended 2-22-1995 by Ord. No. 3084-95; 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03; 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 3908-04]
(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 two dwelling units shall be constructed or permitted in any building or under any common roof.
(12) 
Roadways, streams, lakes, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks and walkways. The developer shall provide for the ownership and maintenance of all roadways, streams, lakes, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks and walkways. Such responsibility shall remain with the developer, except that it may be transferred to an organization conceived and established to own and maintain the roadways, streams, lakes, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks and walkways for the benefit of such development.
(13) 
All residential lots shall front on private roadways in accordance with a site development plan and subdivision plat approval by the Toms River Township Planning Board. The requirement of § 348-5.4A shall not be applicable within this zone.