A.Â
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.Â
The minimum required lot width shall be measured at the mean width,
measured at right angles to its mean depth.
C.Â
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. However,
in the case of a single principal building and/or accessory building
on a through lot, the applicant shall specify which street is the
front street line. The other frontage shall be deemed the rear line
and shall comply with the rear yard setback of the district.
D.Â
A lot shall not be created or subdivided within the front yard area
between the entire front facade of a preexisting building and the
street lot line on which the building fronts. This provision shall
not apply where the preexisting building will be removed as a result
of the proposed subdivision.
[Added 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-04]
E.Â
In all proposed subdivisions, it shall be required that a circle
of a diameter equal to the minimum lot width, as specified in the
zone requirements, shall be inscribed within the lot lines of each
lot. This lot width circle shall be tangent to the front street lot
line. (Refer to Figure No. 6 within Appendix C.[1])
[Added 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 04-04]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix C is included at the end of this chapter.
A.Â
No yard or other open space that is 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.Â
The sketch maps in Appendix C[1] illustrate the delineation of the yards for measurement
purposes regarding corner lots and other lots.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix C is included at the end of this chapter.
C.Â
For additions to existing buildings on corner lots, the side street
setback requirements may be reduced to 20 feet where the proposed
addition is limited to an addition of a second-story dormer(s) to
permit the use of a second story to the full limits of the exterior
walls of the first floor if such exterior walls were extended upwards
to the height of the second story.
D.Â
Projections into required yards; general exceptions.
(1)Â
The ordinary projection of parapets, windowsills, doorposts,
rainwater leaders and similar structural fixtures may project a maximum
distance of 12 inches into required yards.
(2)Â
Cornices, eaves, bay windows, and other similar architectural
features may project a maximum distance of 24 inches into required
yards.
(3)Â
Fire balconies, fire escapes or fire towers may project a maximum
of four feet into required side or rear yards.
(4)Â
Chimneys or flues may project a maximum distance of three feet
into required yards.
(6)Â
Roofed and unroofed entry platforms and cellar doors and/or
associated stoops and steps not exceeding 35 square feet in area shall
be permitted in any front, side or rear yard setback area, provided
that, in any single-family zone, where such a projection is proposed,
the minimum setback shall be at least 6 feet from the adjacent lot
line.
[Added 12-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-19; amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No.
11-04; 6-25-2013 by Ord. No. 13-15]
(7)Â
In any single-family zone, a roofed open porch or entranceway,
not higher than the first story of the building, may project into
one required side yard on a lot, provided that it is at least six
feet from said side lot line. An open porch or an entranceway, not
higher than the first story of the building, may project into a required
front yard a distance of not more than eight feet, provided the projection
identified herein is a minimum of 18 feet from the front lot line.
Such a building feature is a component of the principal building;
therefore it is included in the calculation of building coverage and
total surface coverage.
[Added 6-25-2013 by Ord. No. 13-15]
(8)Â
An open (unroofed), temporary, handicapped ramp demonstrated
as necessary by a certification by a physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor
for a person residing at the residence in an R-1 or R-2 Zone is permitted
to project into a side or rear yard, provided the setback is reduced
to no less than five feet to the adjacent side or rear lot line.
[Added 6-25-2013 by Ord. No. 13-15]
E.Â
Height exceptions. Building height limitations shall not apply to
steeples, spires, belfries, cupolas, chimneys, domes or flagpoles,
provided that they are not permitted to exceed the height limitations
provided in this chapter by more than 15 feet, and further provided
that they shall not exceed 10% of the ground area covered by the main
building. If such equipment is constructed as an accessory building
or use, the height restrictions of this chapter shall apply. A single-level
garage with a width of not more than 22 feet, attached entirely below
the lowest story above grade (as defined herein) of a principal residential
structure in the R-1 and R-2 Zones, is exempt from the measurement
of building height. In addition, stairways to access a below-the-grade-plane
basement or cellar not greater than five feet wide shall also be exempt
from the lowest grade measured for building height.
[Amended 6-25-2013 by Ord. No. 13-15]
F.Â
Lots shall conform to the requirements of this chapter, and side
lot lines shall be either at right angles or radial to street lines.
G.Â
No lot shall be subdivided or reduced in area as to be less than
required by this chapter.
H.Â
Where extra width has been dedicated, or provided via easement, for
road widening, all setbacks and coverage calculations shall be from
the new street line, excluding land within the widening or easement
line.
I.Â
See Schedules A and B in the appendix for a summary of uses permitted
in all zone districts and the area and bulk standards.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedules A and B are included as an attachment to this chapter.
