Washington Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
PR-3 Planned Residential Three District
§ 285-71 Purpose.
It is the purpose of the PR-3 Planned Residential Three District to permit single-family developments to be built on lands formerly zoned rural and designated in the Master Plan as R/L3. After a tract of rural land has been granted rezoning to PR-3, the applicant may reduce the size of lots to the dimensions specified in this article. However, the total number of units permitted may not exceed 1.2 houses per gross acre. Freshwater wetlands as defined in the New Jersey Fresh Water Wetlands Protection Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq., one-hundred-year floodplains, floodways and flood hazard areas are not included in gross acreage for purpose of calculating units per gross acre.
§ 285-72 Permitted and conditional uses.
All of the permitted and conditional uses allowed in the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall be allowed.
A.
Cooperative sober living residences and all other rooming and boarding houses are prohibited.
[Added 10-11-2023 by Ord. No. 20-2023]
§ 285-73 Accessory uses.
All of the accessory uses permitted in the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall be allowed.
§ 285-74 Area and bulk regulations.
[Amended 9-25-2024 by Ord. No. 12-2024]
B.
For all other projects the following regulations shall apply:
(1)
Minimum lot size for agricultural uses: 5 1/2 acres.
(2)
Minimum lot size for other uses: 10,500 square feet.
(3)
Maximum density per gross acre: 1.2 units.
(4)
Minimum lot width: 80 feet.
(5)
Minimum lot depth: 125 feet.
(6)
Maximum building coverage: 25% residential; 10% agricultural.
(7)
Minimum front yard: 30 feet.
(8)
Minimum side yards: 10 feet each.
(9)
Minimum rear yard: 30 feet.
(10)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(11)
Maximum impervious coverage: 40% residential; 15% agricultural.
C.
Freshwater wetlands as defined in the New Jersey Fresh Water Wetlands Protection Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq., one-hundred-year floodplains, floodways and flood hazard areas are not included in gross acreage for purpose of calculating units per gross acre in Subsections A and B of this section.
§ 285-75 Open space requirements.
The provisions of § 285-57 of the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall apply.
§ 285-76 Neighborhood commercial regulations.
The provisions of § 285-58 of the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall apply.
§ 285-77 Reduction of lot sizes.
The provisions of § 285-59 of the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall apply.
§ 285-78 Conditions prior to approval.
The provisions of § 285-60 of the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall apply.
§ 285-79 Other regulations.
The provisions of § 285-61 of the PR-1 Planned Residential One District shall apply.