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Township Of Washington
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ARTICLE IV

Class A District

§ 580-12 Location.

[Amended 10-4-1978 by Ord. No. 78-26; 6-6-1988 by Ord. No. 88-15; 7-11-1988 by Ord. No. 88-19; 9-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-17]
The following lands and premises shown and designated on the Tax Assessment Map of the Township of Washington as revised to October 1976 are hereby classified as Class A District:
Block
Lots
2329
1 and 3
3101
1 — 8, 16 — 18, 22 — 27, 31 — 33
3101-A
9 — 22
3201
5 — 16
3301
1 — 29
3302
1 — 36
3303
1 and 10
3304
30 — 38
3305
2 — 5, 11, 13
3306
13 — 22
3307
18 — 29
3308
22 — 31
3309
1 — 9, 9 — A — 13
3310
1 — 6
3402
1 — 10, 11 — 13
3403
1
3404
1 — 8
3404-A
15 — 18
3404-B
19 — 29
3404-C
1 — 4, 11— 14
3406
3
3407
1 — 5, 7 — 13, 62
3408
1 — 13
3409
1 — 4
4101
1 — 3
4102
3, 4, 4-A, 4-B, 4-C, 4-D, 5, 5-B, 6 — 22
4102-A
1, 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D, 2, 5, 5-C, 5-D, 5-E, 5-F, 5-G, 5-H, 6, 7
4103
22 — 31
4104
1 — 6
4105
1 — 7
4204
1 and 2
4211
1 — 6
4212
1 — 12
4213
1 — 3, 6, 14, 14-A
4214
4 and 5
4215
1 — 8, 8-A — 12
4216
3 — 9
4301
1 — 15
4301-A
1 — 10
4301-B
1, 2, 4, 5
4303
14 — 24
4305
10 — 19
4307
8 — 16
4309
3, 5, 6
4311
1 — 4
4313
1, 1-A, 2, 3
4313-A
17 — 20
4313-B
9 — 13, 1 — 14, 1 — 15, 1 — 16
4313-C
1 — 8
4321
1 — 4
4322
1 — 3, 3-A, 5 — 8
4401
1
4402
1 — 4
4405
17 — 26
4406
2 — 9
4408
11 — 29
4410
52 — 58
4427
1 — 14
4428
1 — 7
4429
7 — 9, 16 — 20
4505
1
4505-A
1
4517
3 — 7
4518
1 — 8
4519
1 — 8
4520
10 — 15
4521
1 — 8
4522
1 — 10
4523
1 and 2

§ 580-13 Use regulations.

Within any Class A District, no building or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected to be used in whole or in part for any industrial, manufacturing or commercial purpose or for any other than the following specified purposes:
A. 
One dwelling for one family or housekeeping unit, but nothing herein shall prevent the location of a temporary or portable farmer's sale stand for products grown on the premises, provided that it shall not be within 10 feet of any other line or party lot line nor shall any sign or signs advertising such farmer's sale stand be more than four square feet in size, nor shall there be more than one such sign within any 100 feet of lot frontage owned by such farmer.
B. 
The office of a professional person residing on the premises; provided there is no display of advertising except by a small professional nameplate.
C. 
Municipal buildings, not including municipal shops or warehouses or buildings using power other than electrical power.
[Amended 1-7-1991 by Ord. No. 90-17]
D. 
Real estate signs referring only to the lot or tract on which they are located and having an area not exceeding eight square feet.
E. 
The keeping of livestock and all other animals; provided, however, that domesticated household pets and horses or ponies may be kept for noncommercial purposes. Such horses or ponies may only be kept on property which has a minimum lot size of two acres per horse or pony. All horses or ponies shall be stabled in a building, no part of which is closer than 20 feet to any dwelling on the same lot or within 50 feet of any property line, all horses or ponies shall be confined within a paddock or grazing areas, no part of which shall be within 20 feet of any property line.
[Amended 12-1-1980 by Ord. No. 80-24; 4-22-2002 by Ord. No. 02-10]
F. 
Model homes or sales offices within a residential subdivision and only during the period necessary for the sale of new homes within such subdivision.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 245-11G, listing local community center buildings, and § 245-11H, listing private schools, of the 1985 Code and which previously followed this subsection, were repealed 1-7-1991 by Ord. No. 90-17.
G. 
Community residences for the developmentally disabled and community shelters for victims of domestic violence, as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.2.
[Added 12-1-1980 by Ord. No. 80-24]
(1) 
Any such residence having more than six persons, excluding resident staff, shall require a conditional use permit, to be granted by the Planning Board, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. No permit shall issue if:
(a) 
The proposed residence is located within 1,500 feet of an existing such residence or shelter; or
(b) 
The number of existing such community residences or community shelters exceeds 50 persons or 0.5% of the population of the Township, whichever is greater; or
(c) 
The proposed residence or shelter is to be located in a district other than residential.
(2) 
The application for such a conditional use permit shall be accompanied by a detailed site plan drawn to scale and certified by a licensed professional engineer or surveyor, detailing all dimensions of the lot, including yard areas; size of proposed residence or shelter to be constructed or converted; number of rooms, type and location; proposed number of residents, proposed number of residential staff and location of staff rooms and facilities; proposed number of parking spaces for staff members and visitors and location; drainage facilities and any other relevant information that may be requested by the Planning Board.
(3) 
There shall be at least one parking space for each proposed resident and staff member. Each space shall contain at least 180 square feet. The Planning Board shall have the power to impose landscaping, shrubbery, buffer and safety device requirements that may be necessary or expedient as a result of the configuration of the lot and its location with respect to surrounding properties and thorough-fares. All adjacent properties shall be clearly delineated on the site plan, as well as thoroughfares, including intersections within 500 feet of the proposed location. The application fee shall be as set forth in Chapter 212, Fees, together with the actual costs incurred by the Planning Board, including expert assistance with respect to review of the site plan application.
[Amended 9-17-2018 by Ord. No. 18-13]
H. 
The presence of a second interior kitchen having one or more appliances for cooking, including ovens, stoves or cooktops, shall disqualify a dwelling from being considered a one-family or housekeeping unit, and shall be prohibited.
[Added 3-18-2019 by Ord. No. 19-03]
I. 
Places of worship shall be permitted as a conditional use in the Class A District subject to the conditions and requirements of § 580-95.1 of this chapter.
[Added 6-20-2022 by Ord. No. 22-11]

§ 580-14 Street frontage, lot width and depth, lot area and coverage requirements.

[Amended 9-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-15]
Within the Class A District, no lot or plot shall have a street frontage of less than 100 feet or less than 100 feet of lot width measured at the front yard setback line. Minimum required lot depth in the Class A District shall be not less than 95 feet. In this District, no lot or plot shall be less than 10,000 square feet in area and no building shall occupy an area greater than 20% of the area of the lot upon which it is built. Maximum impervious coverage in the Class A District shall not exceed 35%. See Schedule A, Area and Bulk Regulations, attached to and hereby incorporated into Chapter 580.

§ 580-15 Height restrictions.

[Amended 12-1-1980 by Ord. No. 80-24; 5-21-1990 by Ord. No. 90-3; 9-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-15]
No principal building shall be erected to a height in excess of 2 1/2 stories nor greater than 30 feet; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to churches and public buildings, nor to flagpoles or monuments, nor to domes, cupolas and chimneys, provided that the aggregate horizontal area of such parts shall not exceed 10% of the ground area covered by the main building. Radio and television antennas, poles, masts or towers shall not exceed 50 feet in height above ground level measured from the structure on which located. No accessory building or structure shall exceed 20 feet in height.

§ 580-16 Front yards.

[Amended 9-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-15]
Within any Class A District, a front yard is required on every lot which shall be a minimum of 30 feet from the front lot line, except as provided and regulated by § 580-9B, to the closest projection of the principal building. See Schedule A, Area and Bulk Regulations, attached to and hereby incorporated into Chapter 580.

§ 580-17 Rear yards.

[Amended 9-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-15]
Within any Class A District, the required rear yard setback as measured from the rear lot line to the closest projection of the principal building shall be 30 feet. See Schedule A, Area and Bulk Regulations, attached to and hereby incorporated into Chapter 580.

§ 580-18 Side yards.

[Amended 9-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-15]
Within any Class A District, except for corner lots, two side yards are required, each of a minimum width of 15 feet. See Schedule A, Area and Bulk Regulations, attached to and hereby incorporated into Chapter 580.

§ 580-19 Proximity of buildings to rear lot line.

Within any Class A District, no building, accessory or otherwise, shall be nearer to the rear lot line than three feet.