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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-5.6

Corner lots.

A. 
*On all corner lots, the depth of all yards abutting on streets shall not be less than the minimum front yard depth required on all adjoining interior lots fronting on such street. However, provisions of this section shall not apply so as to reduce the buildable width to less than 50% of any lot less than 100 feet in width. No corner lot setback shall, in any case, be less than 20 feet, unless otherwise permitted in this chapter.[1]
[Amended 9-25-1991 by Ord. No. 2859-91]
[1]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
B. 
*Where the corner lot abuts interior lots located in an adjoining zone having lesser front setback requirements, buildings may assume the minimum front setback dimension of the adjoining zone only if the adjoining zone is immediately adjacent and contiguous to the property and the proposed building is to be situated within 100 feet of said adjacent zone.[2]
[Amended 9-25-1991 by Ord. No. 2859-91]
[2]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
C. 
Lot lines of corner lots that are coexistent with side lines of abutting lots shall be considered side lines.
D. 
Lot lines of corner lots that are coexistent with rear lines of adjoining lots shall be considered rear lines.
E. 
Lot lines of corner lots that are coexistent with lot lines of adjoining corner lots shall be considered side lines.
F. 
In the Residential Barrier Island Zones on corner lots of 50 feet or less on both street frontages, the narrower of the two street frontages shall be considered a side yard solely for purposes of meeting a required combined side yard greater than 12 feet as applied to principal buildings and decks.
[Added 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 4622-19]