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City of Absecon, NJ
Atlantic County
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New Laws (184) Index
[1997 Code § 224-19]
A. 
Intent. The purpose of Residential District R3 is to permit residential development of medium density with sufficient controls and to recognize an existing developmental pattern within the City of Absecon City.
B. 
Regulations within District. The use, height and area regulations of Sections 224-20 to 224-26, inclusive, and those regulations set forth elsewhere in this chapter, where applicable to these sections, and general regulations of Article XVIII are the regulations in Residential District R3.
[1997 Code § 224-21]
A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes:
A. 
Principal uses and buildings.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Accessory uses and buildings. Accessory uses and buildings shall be uses and buildings customarily incidental to the principal uses listed as permitted. They shall be understood to include:
(1) 
Accessory uses in paragraph B(1) through (4) of Residential District R1, Article IV, Section 224-7, along with the standards and conditions therein shall apply here.
[1997 Code § 224-22; Ord. No. 05-2004; Ord. No. 14-2005]
A. 
Lot size: 6,500 square feet minimum.
B. 
Lot width: 65 feet minimum.
C. 
Lot depth: 100 feet minimum.
D. 
Lot coverage: 45% maximum, principal and accessory buildings.
E. 
Front yard setback: 20 feet minimum, principal and accessory buildings. In the case of corner lots, all yards fronting on a street will be considered front yards and one side yard will be considered a rear yard. A porch or deck may protrude into a setback of maximum of eight feet.
F. 
Side yard setback: 7 1/2 feet minimum each for principal and accessory buildings and a four-foot minimum setback for storage sheds.
G. 
Rear yard setback: 15 feet minimum for principal buildings, five feet minimum for accessory buildings and three feet minimum for storage sheds. A porch or deck may protrude into a setback of maximum of five feet.
H. 
Height.
(1) 
Principal building three stories; 35 feet maximum from grade.
(2) 
Accessory building: 1 1/2 stories; 15 feet.
[1997 Code § 224-23]
A. 
The height limits in this Article shall not apply to chimneys or flues, provided that:
(1) 
The aggregate area covered by all such features shall not exceed 20% of the total roof area.
(2) 
The height of such features shall not be more than 15 feet above roof level.
B. 
Lot areas shall not be less than 6,500 square feet with the minimum setbacks prescribed, except that if a lot of record prior to adoption of this chapter has less area, frontage, depth or width than herein required, such lot may be used for a detached single-family residence and for such accessory uses permitted in Residential District R1, provided that:
(1) 
The lot area, frontage, depth and width are not more than 5% short of minimum requirements.
(2) 
The lot is not contiguous to other vacant lots in the same ownership.
(3) 
The minimum setbacks are adhered to.
C. 
No principal building within this district shall be required to have a front yard greater than that of one or two existing buildings on the immediate adjoining lots on each side, whichever is the farther removed from the street.
[1997 Code § 224-24]
Other regulations of Residential District R2, Article V, Section 224-17, along with all conditions and standards therein, shall apply here.
[1997 Code § 224-25]
Landscaping regulations of Residential District R1, Article IV, Section 224-11, along with all conditions and standards therein, shall apply here.
[1997 Code § 224-26]
Single-family parking requirements of Residential District R1, Article IV, Section 224-12, along with all conditions and standards therein, shall apply here.