A.
General application. No building shall be erected, no existing buildings
shall be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any open space surrounding
any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except in
conformity to the yard, lot area and building location regulation
hereinafter designated for the district in which such building or
open space is located, except that existing buildings on substandard-size
lots shall be allowed to be enlarged, as long as yard and other requirements
are met.
B.
Lot frontage. The minimum lot frontage of any lot shall be measured
along the minimum building setback line as required for the district
where located. No lot in any zone, except the B-1 Zone, shall have
a width less than 30% of the depth of said lot at the front lot line;
provided, however, that no lot need exceed 300 feet, nor shall any
lot be less than 60 feet along the front lot line.
C.
Reduction of required area or space. The area or dimension of any
zone lot, yard, parking area or other space shall not be reduced to
less than the minimum required by this chapter, and, if already less
than the minimum required by this chapter, said area or dimension
shall not be further reduced.
A.
General application. No building or structure shall have a greater number of stories than is permitted in the Schedule of Regulations, provided that the aggregate height of such buildings or structures shall not exceed the number of feet permitted in Article XII, Schedule of Regulations, except as follows.
B.
Permitted exceptions. Height limitations stipulated elsewhere in
this chapter shall not apply to:
(1)
Church or synagogue spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, provided
that the structure is as far from every lot line as it is high.
(2)
Radio and television antennas, used only for the reception of signals,
provided that each antenna is attached to a building and does not
extend more than 15 feet above the maximum allowable height of the
building to which it is attached.
(3)
Radio antennas used for civil defense and the public good such as
used by the Police and Fire Departments, to a height necessary for
their proper performance.
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 27-2022]
A.
Reserved.
[Repealed 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 27-2022]
B.
Corner lots shall provide a side-street setback line which shall
not be less than the minimum front yard required on any adjoining
lot fronting on a side street.
C.
Front yard exception. When an unimproved lot is situated between two improved lots, each having a principal building within 25 feet of any side lot line of such unimproved lot, the front yard may be reduced to the greatest depth of the front yard of the two adjoining improved lots but shall be not less than 10 feet; provided, however, that where any lot shall front on a right-of-way which is proposed on the Official Map of the Borough of Bloomingdale to be widened, the front yard of such lot shall be as required by Article XII, Schedule of Regulations, and shall be measured from such proposed future right-of-way.
D.
Yard requirements adjacent to drainage rights-of-way. No structure,
including permanent swimming pools, shall be built within five feet
of the edge of a drainage right-of-way, except that total side yard
setback from the property line is not required to be more than 10
feet if otherwise permitted.
E.
Front yard of corner lot. The front yard of any corner lot shall
be established on the wider of the two streets abutting said lot,
except that where the widths of the two abutting streets are equal,
then the front yard may be established on either street.
F.
Projections into required yards. Certain architectural features may
project into required yards as follows:
(1)
Cornices, canopies, eaves or other architectural features may project
into required yards a distance not exceeding two inches per one foot
of required yard width but may not exceed a total of three feet.
(2)
Fire escapes may project into required yards a distance not exceeding
four feet six inches.
(3)
Bay windows, balconies, fireplaces, uncovered stairways and sun decks
and chimneys may project a distance not exceeding three feet, provided
that such features do not occupy, in the aggregate, more than 1/3
of the length of the building wall on which they are located.
G.
Lakefront
Property. The following regulations shall apply for all residential
zones.
[Added 4-7-2020 by Ord. No. 12-2020]
(2)
The
following are permitted between the dwelling and the lake body:
(a)
Accessory structures. All applicable regulations contained in the
NJDEP Flood Hazard Area (FHA) Control Act Rules, as found at N.J.A.C.
7:13, shall apply.
(3)
All
other applicable residential bulk regulations shall apply.
There shall be not more than one principal dwelling structure
nor more than two accessory structures, including a private garage,
on each residential zone lot.
[Amended 6-27-2017 by Ord. No. 15-2017; 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 4-2022]
A.
Maximum size regulations.
B.
Minimum yard regulations.
(1)
Unattached accessory structures in residential districts. Accessory
structures which are not attached to a principal structure may be
erected within one of the side yards or within the rear yard in accordance
with the following setback requirements:
(2)
Swimming pools. Permanent swimming pools shall be subject to yard requirements covered in Chapter 16, Swimming Pools, in the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Bloomingdale.
(3)
Attached accessory structures in residential districts. When an accessory
structure is attached to the principal building, it shall comply in
all aspects to the requirements of this chapter applicable to the
principal building.
(4)
Nondwelling accessory structures in other districts. Nondwelling
accessory structures shall comply with front and side yard requirements
for the principal structure to which they are accessory and shall
be not closer to any rear property line than 10 feet; except that
where the rear property line shall abut a residential district, the
rear yard requirements for the principal structure in that zone district
shall apply to all accessory structures.
C.
Accessory structures shall not be utilized as a dwelling structure.
A.
Enclosed uses. Any enclosed use as may be required by ordinance to
be landscaped in accordance with this section and shall provide a
fence, six feet high, or a visual screen consisting of evergreen or
evergreen-type hedges or shrubs spaced at intervals of not more than
six feet, located and maintained in good condition within 15 feet
of the property line adjoining or abutting a residential district.
The evergreens, hedges or shrubs which make up this visual screen
shall be at least six feet at the time of planting. They shall also
contain foliage year-round which will measure at least four feet in
diameter for the first six feet above the level of the ground.
B.
Unenclosed uses. Any use which is not conducted within a completely
enclosed building, except for nurseries, and the display for sales
purposes of new or used cars, trucks, trailers or farm equipment,
in operative condition, shall be entirely enclosed by a fence maintained
in good condition or evergreen-type hedges or shrubs spaced at intervals
of not more than six feet. The evergreens, hedges or shrubs which
make up this visual screen shall be at least six feet high at the
time of planting. They shall also contain foliage year-round which
will measure at least four feet in diameter for the first six feet
above the level of the ground.
