The following uses shall be the permitted uses allowed in the
A, R-1 and R-2 Districts:
A.
Farms as defined in Chapter 360, providing that if ponies, horses, cows, sheep, fowl of other farm livestock are kept on the farm, and a building is provided for the shelter and care of such animals, the building shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 363-8B. All livestock shall be contained within fenced areas or other suitable enclosures. The regulations pertaining to livestock shall not apply to house pets. A dwelling may exist on the same lot as a farm, providing that all setbacks for the dwelling and its accessory structures conform to the requirements of the zone for single-family dwellings.
B.
Single-family dwellings.
C.
Cluster residential developments in the R-1 and R-2 zones in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 361 herein.
D.
Township-owned buildings operated for public purposes.
The following uses shall be the accessory uses allowed in the
A, R-1 and R-2 Districts:
A.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above
uses, provided they do not include any activity commonly conducted
for gain unless specifically permitted in this article.
B.
Private residential swimming pools in accordance with
the following standards:
(1)
The pool shall not be closer than 20 feet to any side
or rear lot line, and no part of any private residential swimming
pool shall be constructed within the front yard setback required by
this chapter.
(2)
Artificial lights used or maintained in connection
with a private residential swimming pool shall be so located that
the direct source of light is not visible from any adjacent property.
C.
Private garages and off-street parking conforming to Article XII of Chapter 361, providing that garaging of more than one commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight not in excess of 15,000 pounds each, owned or used by a resident on the premises, shall be permitted. This section shall not be construed to prohibit commercial or farm vehicles used on a farm and accessory to the farm operation.
[Amended by Ord. No. 99-08]
E.
The raising and keeping of livestock, providing that all of the requirements of § 363-24A above are met on nonfarm lots of 40,000 square feet or more.
F.
Accessory buildings and structures maximum size shall be 3% of lot
area in all zones.
[Amended 6-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-04; 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-11]
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An accessory building or structure shall not be located in any required front yard, nor shall it be located in front of any principal structure. Accessory structures shall comply with setbacks distances shown in § 363-30.
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Accessory structures shall comply with the maximum height listed in § 363-29.
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Accessory structures may contain a sink and a toilet.
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H.
Minor
solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures. Minor solar
facilities shall be permitted to be ground mounted and mounted to
principal and accessory structures and buildings; provided, however,
that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar
panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches
beyond the edge of the roofline or 12 inches above the highest point
of the roof surface or structure. Flat roofs shall be exempt from
the height requirement. However, panels on a flat roof shall not extend
more than five feet above the roof line. Minor solar facilities shall
have a setback requirement consistent with building regulations. In
the case of a surface level or ground-mounted system, the system shall
be situated more than 50 feet from the nearest property boundary line.
Minor solar ground-mounted facilities serving residential uses shall
consist of no more than 10 panels. Minor solar ground-mounted facilities
located less than 50 feet from the nearest property line shall require
minor site plan approval prior to obtaining a zoning permit and shall
have setback requirements consistent with building regulations. Notwithstanding,
these systems shall not exceed the maximum building height in the
zoning district. Cadmium telluride solar panels shall not be permitted
due to the highly carcinogenic nature of cadmium and the possible
detrimental effects on children, wildlife, water supplies and the
environment.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
The following shall be conditional uses in the A, R-1 and R-2
Districts:
A.
All public buildings and public or institutional uses,
including parks and playgrounds in conformity with applicable site
plan review, procedural and design requirements of this chapter.
B.
Private campgrounds in the A and R-1 Districts only
and in conformity with the provisions of applicable site plan review,
procedural and design requirements of this chapter.
C.
Outdoor recreational facilities in the A and R-1 Districts
only and in conformity with the provisions of applicable site plan
review, procedural and design requirements of this chapter.
D.
Churches in conformity with the provisions of applicable
site plan review, procedural and design requirements of this chapter.
E.
Home occupations where the lot area is less than 40,000
square feet in conformity with the provisions of applicable site plan
review, procedural and design requirements of this chapter.
F.
The raising and keeping of livestock where the lot
area is less than 40,000 square feet, in conformity with the provisions
of applicable site plan review, procedural and design requirements
of this chapter.
G.
Skeet-shooting facilities, trap-shooting facilities,
turkey shoot facilities and pistol ranges may be permitted as a conditional
use in A Agricultural and R-1 Districts only after site plan review
and approval by the Planning Board, provided all of the following
standards and conditions are met:
[Amended by Ord. No. 09-91]
(1)
The parcel of land on which the facility is located
shall not be less than 50 acres.
(2)
No part of the operation involving guns or target
release equipment shall be located closer than 200 feet to a property
line or closer than 450 feet to an existing residential unit other
than one incidental to the use itself.
(3)
Hours of operation involving either guns or target
machinery shall be limited to the period between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., prevailing time, from September 1 through May 31 and from 9:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, from June 1 through August 31.
(4)
In addition to the buffer areas required in Subsection G(2) herein above, all parking areas shall be fully screened from view from all property lines and street lines through the use of appropriate plantings.
(5)
Required off-street parking shall be calculated based
upon maximum utilization of the facility with the objective of preventing
any incidence of parking on public streets in the Township. However,
where such maximum utilization is irregular and occasional and significantly
varies from the average daily utilization, overflow parking areas
may be provided which need not be paved if, in the opinion of the
Board, their use will be infrequent enough to allow the maintenance
of the healthy grass surface. Such overflow parking areas shall be
planted in grass and shall be mowed, replanted and otherwise suitably
maintained at all times.
(6)
The Planning Board may impose such other reasonable
conditions as it may deem appropriate with respect to, among other
matters, safety, noise levels, traffic and parking arrangements, the
amount of off-street parking, lighting, appearance and landscaping.
(7)
Outdoor rifle ranges are specifically excluded as
permitted conditional uses herein.
(8)
The occasional skeet and trap shooting by the owner
of property and persons specifically authorized by the owner in writing
shall not be deemed included in the above definitions of conditional
use, but shall be otherwise permitted, provided such shooting does
not violate any state statute rule or regulation.
I.
Small
wind energy system.
[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
The following uses shall be the temporary uses allowed in the
A, R-1 and R-2 Districts:
A.
Construction trailers and signs. Temporary construction
trailers and one sign not exceeding 100 square feet, each advertising
the prime contractor, subcontractor, architect, financing institution
and similar data for the period of construction, beginning with the
issuance of a building permit and concluding with the issuance of
a certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever is less, provided
such trailers and sign are on the site where construction is taking
place.
B.
Sales and management office. The Board, after a hearing,
may authorize the issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy
for a dwelling to be temporarily used as a sales and management office
for the sale of homes within a subdivision, provided all of the following
requirements are met:
(1)
The house to be used as an office is built upon a
lot approved as part of a subdivision that has been approved by the
Board.
(2)
The house is of substantially similar design as those
houses to be sold within the subdivision.
(3)
The dwelling shall meet all other zoning restrictions
for the zone in which it is located.
(4)
No business other than that accessory to the management
and sale of the land and buildings owned by the applicant shall be
permitted.
(5)
The temporary certificate of occupancy issued under
this section shall be for no longer than a one-year period. However,
such certificate of occupancy may be renewed by the board annually
after a hearing.
C.
Temporary ECHO housing. The Planning Board, after
a hearing, may authorize the issuance of a temporary certificate of
occupancy for a dwelling to be temporarily used as an ECHO housing
unit, provided all of the following requirements are met:
(1)
The applicant must submit to the Planning Board with
the application a site plan of the premises, which must show thereon
the following:
(a)
The name and address of the owner of the premises.
(b)
The name, address and date of birth of the one
or two persons who will occupy the ECHO housing unit.
(c)
The Township Tax Map lot and block numbers and
tax sheet numbers of the lot.
(d)
The lot dimensions and the location of the principal
building and accessory buildings and structures existing on the premises,
together with the location of the proposed ECHO housing unit, with
all setback lines shown from all lot lines and other structures on
the premises.
(e)
The location of existing septic and water systems.
(f)
Any other information deemed necessary by the
Planning Board to protect the general health and welfare of the residents
of the Township.
(2)
The housing unit shall not exceed 750 square feet.
(3)
The property must be large enough to accommodate the
unit and offer enough suitable space and access to utility lines.
(4)
Such housing unit shall not be located within the
front yard of any lot nor within five feet of the rear or side line
of any lot.
(5)
Such housing unit shall not be occupied by more than
two people, one of whom shall be 60 years of age or older and unable
to live independently because of physical illness or disability and
that person must be related by blood, marriage or adoption to one
or more of the persons residing in the principal dwelling on the premises
upon which the dwelling unit is to be located.
(6)
A single occupant must have an annual income of less
than $24,600. The combined income for two occupants must be less than
$28,080. This information must be submitted by affidavit, with the
preceding year's federal income tax return attached thereto.
(7)
The ECHO housing unit shall be constructed in such
a fashion as to be readily removable and shall be constructed in accordance
with all applicable laws, regulations, codes and ordinances. Such
unit shall only be permitted on lots upon which one single-family
dwelling is located.
(8)
The ECHO housing unit shall be removed upon the death
of the original occupants or upon a permanent change of residence
by same. The removal shall take place within 90 days of the earlier
of the above-mentioned events.
(9)
The use and occupancy of the ECHO housing unit by any person other than permitted by this section, or the failure to remove the unit within 90 days as required by Subsection C(8) shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(10)
The temporary certificate of occupancy shall
state that it shall be subject to all provisions of this section and
any violation thereof shall constitute an automatic revocation of
such temporary certificate of occupancy.
[Amended 10-24-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-09]
A.
All uses not expressly permitted in this article are prohibited.
B.
All classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or
cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined in Section 3
of P.L. 2021, c. 16, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related
supplies by a delivery service.
[Amended 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
[Amended 4-12-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-02]
No principal structure shall exceed 35 feet
in height. Accessory structures shall be limited to one story not
to exceed in height not to exceed 24 feet.
[Amended 12-11-1991 by Ord. No. 15-91]
150 feet
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Principal Building
(minimum)
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Detached Dwelling A
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Detached Dwelling R-1
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Detached Dwelling R-2
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Lot area
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5 acres1
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3 acres
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22,000 square feet1,3
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Lot size averaging
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3 acres
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1 acre
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Lot frontage
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75 feet
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50 feet
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Lot width
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300 feet
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150 feet
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110 feet
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Lot depth
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300 feet
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200 feet
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150 feet
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Side yard:
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Both
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105 feet2
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52.5 feet2
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44 feet2
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Each
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25 feet2
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25 feet2
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20 feet2
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Front yard
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50 feet2
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50 feet2
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50 feet2
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Rear yard
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50 feet2
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50 feet2
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50 feet2
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Accessory building
(minimum)
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Distance to street line
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50 feet
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50 feet
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50 feet
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Distance to side line:
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If in side yard
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25 feet
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25 feet
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20 feet
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If in rear yard
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5 feet
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5 feet
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5 feet
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Distance to rear line
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5 feet
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5 feet
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5 feet
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Distance to principal building
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10 feet
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10 feet
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10 feet
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Distance to other accessory building
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6 feet
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6 feet
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6 feet
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