West Long Branch City Zoning Code

Pool cabana, or pool house, structures shall be deemed accessory uses in all residential zones. Such structures shall be at ground level, and either be a detached accessory structure or attached to another accessory structure, enclosed, and containing a roof, all to serve a lawfully existing and approved inground swimming pool on a residential property.

Only one accessory pool cabana is permitted per residential property.

The pool cabana shall be used only for recreational use, or storage purposes associated with the principal residential use of the property.

The pool cabana must be seasonal (i.e., closed for at least 90 consecutive service days). It shall not be permitted to have heating equipment, air conditioning, or contain a full-service kitchen. It shall not contain a bedroom or similar living quarters. A toilet, sink, and exterior only shower are permitted. No cabana or pool house shall have a generator, fireplace, air conditioning condenser, basement, or wine cellar.

Any pool cabana shall comply with the following maximum dimensions:

The maximum pool cabana area size shall be computed by the footprint of the space under a fixed roof. Accordingly, the footprint area under such fixed roofs counts towards the maximum pool cabana area size.

The calculations above do not apply to awnings which are not constructed as fixed roofs.

The height of structures shall be no more than one story and 15 feet in height as defined in § 18-3, Building Height - Accessory Buildings. If the structure contains a flat roof, the maximum height of the structure shall be 12 feet.

Pool cabanas shall conform to the accessory structure setback and coverage requirements as set forth in the zoning district.

A deed restriction containing the following language is to be filed with the Monmouth County Clerk's Office for the property containing the accessory pool cabana and stating at least the following:

"The Grantor and Grantee specifically represent and warrant that this deed contains a deed restriction, whereby the cabana use will not contain heating equipment, bedrooms, and/or living quarters, full-service kitchen, or be used for sleeping. This deed restriction is intended to prohibit conversion to a habitable space."