Wharton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
Supplementary Lot, Yard and Bulk Regulations
§ 165-91 Lot regulations.
A.
Every principal building shall be built upon a lot with usable frontage upon a street or streets, as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-7, and shall be improved to meet the Borough's standards or be accepted by the Borough.
B.
The minimum lot width shall be measured at the required front yard setback line. However, in cases of irregularly shaped lots whose sides are not parallel, the lot width may be measured at either the required front yard setback or front lot line, as follows:
(1)
In cases of irregularly shaped lots whose sides are not parallel and the lot width is measured at the required front yard setback, the street frontage shall not be less than 60% of the minimum lot width required, provided that the lot width measured at the front yard setback line shall conform to the minimum width specified in the zoning schedule for the district in which the lot is contained.
(2)
In cases of irregularly shaped lots whose sides are not parallel, the lot width may be measured at the front lot line, provided that the width of the lot measured at the required front yard setback line shall not be less than 85% of the required lot width measured at the front lot line.
(3)
In cases of irregularly shaped lots, total minimum lot area must be measured within a distance equivalent of 150% of the minimum required lot depth of the zone district as measured from the front lot line.
[Added 10-17-2005 by Ord. No. O-20-05]
C.
Within any sight triangle, no grade, vegetation, sign or other object shall be allowed to exceed a height of 30 inches above the adjacent roadway or be placed in such manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of motorists entering or leaving the intersection. Said triangle shall be formed by the street lines of such lot and a line drawn between points along such street lines 25 feet distant from their point of intersection.
D.
Where a single lot under individual ownership extends from one street to another, defined herein as a "through lot," both frontages shall be subject to the front yard requirements of this chapter.
§ 165-92 Yard regulations.
A.
No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building.
B.
The sketch maps in Appendix B[1] illustrate the delineation of the yards for measurement purposes regarding corner lots and other lots. Corner lots shall have two front yards for measurement purposes. All yards other than front yards of a corner lot shall be construed as side yards and shall conform to the side yard setback requirement of the zone district in which the lot falls.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
All front yards must face upon a dedicated public street, provided that, on streets less than 50 feet in width, the required front yard shall be increased by 1/2 the difference between the width of the street and 50 feet, and provided that any lot which abuts a street with a proposed right-of-way greater than 50 feet in width as shown on the Master Plan of the Borough of Wharton shall have a front yard setback measured from the nearest line shown on the Master Plan of the Borough of Wharton.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Projections into required yards; general exceptions, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-20-2002 by Ord. No. O-5-02