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Wantage Township City Zoning Code

§ 13-24.10

Community Residences for the Developmentally Disabled and Community Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence Housing More than Six Persons Excluding Resident Staff.

a. 
Minimum lot area, 40,000 square feet plus 10,000 square feet for every occupant over six residing on the premises; no such residence shall house more than 15 persons, excluding resident staff.
b. 
Side and rear yard requirements shall be as specified in the applicable zone.
c. 
No community residence or community shelter shall be located less than 1,500 feet from any other such residence or shelter.
d. 
The building shall meet all fire code requirements including installation of a fire alarm system which shall be connected with the Wantage Township Fire Department.
e. 
Before a certificate of occupancy is issued, the planning board shall review and approve a site plan.
f. 
The maximum impervious surface requirement of the zone in which such use is located shall be adhered to.
g. 
The proposed use shall maintain a residential appearance and shall be substantially similar to the existing surrounding residential development.
h. 
Off-street parking shall be required and located in accordance with the requirements of this subsection on the basis of one additional off-street parking space for each two persons, excluding resident staff.
i. 
The planning board may deny the conditional use of the number of persons resident if existing community residences or community shelters exceeds 0.5% of the population of the municipality based on population estimates published annually by the New Jersey Department of Labor.