The dimensional requirements for all zoning districts in the Borough of Penns Grove are summarized in the Table of Dimensional Requirements (§ 450-17). The purpose of the summary is as a reference in making comparisons between dimensional requirements in the various districts. Covered in this article are general dimensional requirements for special circumstances applicable to all districts.
The regulations for each district pertaining to maximum overall
density, minimum lot area, minimum lot area per dwelling unit, minimum
lot width, minimum front yard, minimum side yard, minimum rear yard,
maximum height and maximum building coverage shall be as specified
in this article unless specifically stated for a particular use in
the Table of Use Regulations[2] or in Article III or as permitted under Article V, Performance Standards.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Dimensional Requirements
is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Table of Use Regulations is included
as an attachment to this chapter.
The maximum number of dwelling units per acre of land shall not exceed the numbers specified in § 450-17 for the district involved.
A.
Where a minimum lot area is specified, no principal building or use shall be created or established on any lot of lesser area, except as may be permitted in § 450-17.
B.
The lot area and yards required for any new building or use shall
not include any part of a lot that is required by any other building
or use to comply with the requirements of this chapter. No required
lot area and yard shall include any property, the ownership of which
has been transferred subsequent to the effective date of this chapter,
if such property was a part of the area required for compliance with
the dimensional requirements applicable to the lot from which such
transfer was made.
Where a minimum lot width is specified, no principal building shall be erected on any part of a lot which has a width less than specified, except as may be permitted by § 450-21.
A.
In any district, no structure, fence or planting shall be maintained
between a plane two feet above curb level and a plane seven feet above
curb level so as to interfere with traffic visibility across the corner
within that part of the required front or side yard which is within
a triangle bounded by the street lot line and a straight line drawn
between points on each lot 25 feet from the intersection of said lot
lines or extension thereof.
B.
At each point where a private accessway intersects a public street
or road, a clear sight triangle of 10 feet measured from the point
of intersection of the street line and the edge of the accessway shall
be maintained, within which vegetation and other visual obstructions
shall be limited to a height of not more than two feet above the street
grade.
On a corner lot, the yard facing each street shall equal the
required front yard for lots facing that street.
Where two or more main buildings for other than residential uses are proposed to be built upon property in one ownership, front, side and rear yards are required only at lot lines abutting other property. See § 450-35 for requirements for residential uses.
[Amended 5-5-1998 by Ord.
No. 98-4]
Where a minimum depth of front yard is specified in § 450-17, an open space of at least the specified depth shall be provided between the legal right-of-way or the future right-of-way and the nearest point of any building or structure. Only landscaped areas, signs and necessary drives and walks shall be permitted in the required front yard, except as provided in §§ 450-26 and 450-27.
[Amended 5-5-1998 by Ord.
No. 98-5]
Ground story bays and porches not over half the length of the
front wall may project into any front yard 3 1/2 feet. Chimneys,
flues, columns, sills and ornamental features may project not more
than one foot, and cornices and gutters not more than two feet, over
a required front yard. Handicap access ramps and landings may project
to allow for the minimum length and width as required by the Building
Code.[1]
[Amended 5-5-1998 by Ord.
No. 98-4]
A.
General requirements.
(1)
All permitted fences shall be situated on a lot in such a manner that the finished side of such fence shall face adjacent properties. All fences shall be of a permanent type and appropriate for the intended use. No fence of barbed wire, topped with metal spikes or constructed of any material or in any manner which may be dangerous to persons or animals shall be erected, except that barbed wire may be used as provided in Subsection C(2).
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5]
(2)
Fences shall be erected or constructed only after a permit for the
same has been obtained from the Zoning Officer, in any case, and also
from the Construction Code Official if the fence is six feet or more
in height.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5]
(3)
All fences and walls will be retained in a safe, sound, upright condition
and are subject to inspection by the Construction Code Official.
(4)
All fences must be erected not less than four inches within the property
line, and no fence shall be erected so as to encroach upon any legal
or future right-of-way.
C.
Fences, terraces and walls in commercial districts. Subject to § 450-48, the provisions regarding fencing in residential districts shall also apply in COS and H-C/I Districts, except that:
D.
Permit required. No fence or wall shall be erected until a permit
is issued by the Zoning Officer. Any person applying for such permit
shall supply the Zoning Office with any plans, drawings, specifications
and survey plot plans as may be required to verify the location and
construction of said fence or wall.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5]
Where there is an existing building on each of two lots adjacent
on either side of a lot on which a proposed building is to be erected,
where both such existing buildings have an alignment nearer to the
street than the required front depth elsewhere specified in this chapter,
and when both such existing buildings are within 100 feet of the proposed
building, the average of the existing front yard depths of such adjacent
lots shall be the minimum required front yard depth of the lot on
which the proposed building is to be erected.
[Amended 5-5-1998 by Ord.
No. 98-5]
Bays, balconies, chimneys, flues and fire escapes may project into a required side yard not more than 1/3 of its width and not more than four feet in any case. Ground story bays and porches not over half the length of the side wall may project into any side yard 3 1/2 feet, except as provided in § 450-26 as it applies to handicap access.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 200-31, Fences and terraces in side yards, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-5-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4. See now § 450-27B(2).
Required rear yards may be occupied by an accessory garage for
accessory garage use and other permitted accessory buildings, structures
or uses, provided that:
A.
Such accessory building, structure or use shall be situated not less
than half the distance required for side yards in the district in
which such building, structure or use is located and not less than
15 feet further back from the street line than the rearmost portion
of the principal building (note: or not less than four feet from rear
lot line); and
B.
Such accessory building, structure or use shall not exceed 15 feet
in height.
In the case of a triangular lot with no rear lot line, the distance between any point on the building and the corner of the lot farthest from the front lot line shall be at least twice the minimum depth specified in § 450-17.
The building spacing percent, as specified in § 450-17, is the minimum percent ratio of horizontal distance between facing walls of any two buildings on one lot, one of which is residential, and the height of the taller of the two buildings.
A.
The minimum horizontal distance between facing walls of any two buildings on one lot, one of which is a residential building, shall be at their closest point at least the greater of 25 feet or the distance which bears the minimum ratio specified in § 450-17, Table of Dimensional Requirements.
B.
Facing walls are defined as walls opposite to and parallel with one
another or wall lines or extensions of wall lines of opposite walls
which intersect at angles of less than 65°.
Height limits, specified in § 450-17, may be exceeded by one foot for each foot by which the width of the front, rear and side yards is increased beyond the minimum yard requirements, up to a maximum of 80 feet.
A.
The lot coverage is the maximum percent of the total land area which
may be covered by the ground floor area of any building or buildings.
