Union Township City Zoning Code

The recreational activities and/or facilities for which the area is intended must be specified on the development plans.

Recreation area shall be readily accessible to all development residents; or, in the case of recreation areas dedicated to the Township shall be easily and safely accessible to the general public. At least one side of the recreation area shall abut a street for a minimum distance of 50 feet for access of emergency and maintenance vehicles.

The configuration of the recreation area must be able to accommodate recreation activities proposed by the development plans. The required minimum area shall not include narrow or irregular pieces of land which are remnants from lotting and/or street and parking areas. Recreational areas shall have a minimum dimension of 50 feet and a minimum area of 10,000 square feet. The Planning Board may vary the minimum area requirement of recreation space when the recreation space, as calculated in § 30-6 of this chapter, is less than the required 10,000 square feet.

Recreation areas required by the zoning regulations herein shall not include land with resource limitations as established by the zoning regulations.

Recreation areas shall not be traversed by utility easements unless said utilities are placed underground and no part of them or their supportive equipment protrudes above ground level.

The following may not be located in recreation areas: sewage treatment or disposal facilities of any type, water storage tank, well pump house, and any similar use or other use which is not related to or associated with recreation.

Active recreation areas shall be located in such a location that the use of the facility will not be a nuisance to the residents of nearby dwellings.