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Woodbine City Zoning Code

§ 26-4.5

Residential Moderate Density R1.

[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
The purpose of the Residential Moderate Density (R1) Zoning District is to allow residents the amenities of open space, wooded areas, recreational-picnic space, and small-scale farming areas on individual lots.
a. 
Principal Permitted Uses on the Land and in Buildings.
1. 
Single-family dwelling. (See Section 26-22 (Cluster Single-Family Residential Development)).
2. 
Hospitals, churches, parish houses, rectories and public and parochial schools, colleges and private schools for academic instruction (five acre minimum).
3. 
Rest homes, convalescent homes and nursing homes (five acre minimum).
4. 
Public parks and playgrounds, libraries, museums, water tanks and public recreational, forest and game preserves, open space, and community center buildings and public grounds with public swimming pools provided they adhere to the standards established in this Chapter.
5. 
Government buildings and institutions (five acre minimum).
6. 
Farming and raising livestock.
7. 
Public purposes uses.
8. 
Golf courses.
9. 
Agricultural commercial establishments.
10. 
Townhouses provided they adhere to the standards established in Subsection 26-23.10 (Multi-family Housing)
11. 
Conversion of an existing dwelling to not more than two apartments, each of which shall comply with the requirements of Subsection 26-23.10 (Multi-family Housing) and 26-23.5 (Conversion of Dwellings).
b. 
Accessory Uses and Buildings Permitted.
1. 
Home occupations as defined in Subsection 26-2.1 (General Definitions).
2. 
Swimming pools in accordance with Section 26-63 (Swimming Pools).
3. 
Fences and walls in accordance with Subsection 26-23.6 (Fences, Walls and Sight Triangles).
4. 
See Sections 26-21 (General Provisions - All Districts and Uses) and 26-75 (Exceptions and Modifications)
5. 
Private garages, for passenger vehicles, or private garages as defined in Subsection 26-2.1 (General Definitions) and parking areas.
6. 
Private residential tool shed in accordance with Subsection 26-23.9 (Residential Tool Shed).
7. 
Residential agriculture, as defined in Subsection 26-2.1 (General Definitions) and Subsection 26-23.8 (Residential Agriculture).
8. 
Housing facilities for transient and migratory farm workers located on the farm of an employing farmer, provided that such housing facilities shall be occupied only during those periods when workers are engaged in agricultural pursuits and provided further that nothing in this section shall be deemed to permit the establishment of housing facilities for transient labor not engaged in activities of an agricultural nature. All housing facilities used by migrant labor shall comply with the New Jersey Migrant Labor Code administered by the Migrant Labor Bureau of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry.
9. 
Small wind energy systems and solar energy systems in accordance with standards in Subsection 26-23.7 (Small Wind Energy Systems and Solar Energy Systems).
10. 
Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment and Make-Ready Parking Spaces in accordance with Subsection 26-11.6 (Electric Vehicles).
11. 
Trash enclosure for solid waste and recyclables.
12. 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to a principal use.
c. 
Height Limits.
1. 
No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height except that churches and hospitals shall not exceed 60 feet except further as provided in Section 26-75 (Exceptions and Modifications).
2. 
Townhouses. (See Subsection 26-23.10 (Multi-family Housing))
3. 
See Section 26-75 (Exceptions and Modifications) for permitted exceptions.
d. 
Area and Yard Requirements.
1. 
Single-family dwellings, rectories and parish houses in an R1 District shall have a minimum lot width of 100 feet at the street line and a minimum lot area of one acre provided that the standards of Subsection 26-43.7 (Water Quality) are met. Every principal building shall be provided with two side yards totaling 30 feet in width, the minimum width of any side yard being not less than 10 feet including the side yards of corner lots. The yard requirements above shall be increased by 50% for two-family dwellings.
2. 
No hospital, school, church, college building, nursing home, rest home, convalescent home, library, museum, and community center or public recreational building shall be closer to any street line than 50 feet. Every principal building shall be on a lot with a minimum width of 150 feet at the street line and a minimum area of 1.5 acres. Every principal building shall be provided with two side yards totaling 50 feet in width, the minimum width of any side yard being no less than 20 feet.
3. 
No principal building shall be closer than 30 feet to the rear lot line nor closer than 20 feet to the street.
4. 
Maximum building coverage shall be 20% of the lot area for the principal building and no more than an additional 20% for accessory buildings or uses.
5. 
See Sections 26-22 (Cluster Single-Family Residential Development) and 26-75 (Exceptions and Modifications).
6. 
Any municipal variance approval which grants relief from the density or lot area requirements for a residential or principal nonresidential use in the R1 District shall require that Pinelands Development Credits be used for all dwelling units or lots in excess of that permitted without the variance.
e. 
Gross Residential Floor Area.
1. 
Single-family detached dwelling: 700 square feet, plus an additional 150 square feet for each bedroom.
2. 
Each dwelling unit in an apartment or townhouse shall adhere to subsection 26-23.10 (Multi-family Housing).
f. 
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
1. 
See Section 26-11 (Parking and Loading Schedule) and Section 26-25 (Off-Street Parking).
g. 
Signs.
1. 
One lighted residence sign not to exceed one square foot, attached to the building or in the yard area.
2. 
One lighted or unlighted professional office sign not to exceed two square feet in area which may be attached to the front of the building, or placed in the yard area.
3. 
One unlighted real estate sign not over six square feet in area in advertising the sale, lease or rental of the building or lot on which the sign is located.
4. 
One lighted or unlighted sign for each hospital, school, church, library, museum, government building, community center, institutional use or public recreation building naming such building, either affixed flat to the building or erected in the yard space, provided such sign does not exceed 20 square feet in area.
5. 
All signs permitted in this district shall be set back a minimum of 12 feet from any street line of not attached flat to the front of the building, except for residence signs which shall be set back a minimum of five feet.
6. 
Street number designations shall be required and shall not be considered part of the total sign area permitted.
7. 
See Section 26-36 (Signs) for further requirements.
h. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Campgrounds in accordance with the standards in Chapter XIII (Campgrounds).
2. 
Public Utility Uses in accordance with the standards as set forth in Subsection 26-62.3 (Special Requirement for Public Utility Use.)
3. 
Residential dwelling units on lots of 3.2 acres in accordance with Subsection 26-75.8 (Cultural Housing).
4. 
Residential dwelling units pursuant to Subsection 26-75.7 (Substandard Lots/Pinelands Area).
5. 
Residential dwelling units on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 26-75.8b (Cultural Housing).
6. 
Bed and Breakfast Accommodations in accordance with Subsection 26-62.5 (Special Requirements for Bed and Breakfast Accommodations).
i. 
Stormwater Management. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXI (Stormwater Control).
j. 
Affordable Housing Overlay may apply. See Subsection 26.4.14 (Affordable Housing Overlay).