Wantage Township City Zoning Code
§ 13-5.5
Area and Yard Requirements.
a.
Traditional development option:
1.
Density: one housing unit per 5 acres.
(a)
Minimum lot size = 5 acres.
(b)
Lot frontage = 250 feet.
(c)
Front yard setback = 80 feet.
(d)
Side yard setback = 40 feet.
(e)
Rear yard setback = 80 feet.
(f)
Minimum lot depth = 300 feet.
(g)
Impervious coverage = 10% of lot area.
(h)
A minimum of 20,000 square feet of contiguous developable land, as defined herein, inside the building envelope of each lot. The single-family dwelling shall be constructed entirely within the contiguous developable land inside the building envelope.
b.
Environmental preservation constraints option:
1.
Density: Varies depending on the carrying capacity of the land based on the environmental constraints calculation as defined in subsection 12-8.4.
(a)
Minimum lot size = 2 1/2 acres, with constraints calculation.
(b)
Lot frontage = 225 feet.
(c)
Front yard setback = 75 feet.
(d)
Side yard setback = 40 feet.
(e)
Rear yard setback = 75 feet.
(f)
Minimum lot depth = 250 feet.
(g)
Impervious coverage = 10% of lot area.
(h)
A minimum of 20,000 square feet of contiguous developable land, as defined herein, inside the building envelope of each lot. The single-family dwelling shall be constructed entirely within the contiguous developable land inside the building envelope.
c.
Open space/agricultural preservation option:
1.
Density: 1 housing unit per five acres.
(a)
Minimum lot size = 1 1/2 acres and no greater than 2 1/2 acres with an overall average of two acres per lot.
(b)
Lot frontage = 175 feet.
(c)
Front yard setback = 75 feet.
(d)
Side yard setback = 30 feet.
(e)
Rear yard setback = 75 feet.
(f)
Minimum lot depth = 250 feet.
(g)
Impervious coverage =15% of lot area.
(h)
A minimum of 45% of the tract shall be deed restricted as open space under a homeowner's association or accepted by resolution of the township committee. Preserved farmland shall be placed on separate lots. Two dwelling units can be associated with the farm lot.
(i)
A minimum of 20,000 square feet of contiguous developable land, as defined herein, inside the building envelope of each lot. The single-family dwelling shall be constructed entirely within the contiguous developable land inside the building envelope.