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Borough of Merchantville, NJ
Camden County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Permitted principal uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Single-family dwellings with home occupations.
C. 
All other uses required by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A. 
See attached Schedule of District Regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
The minimum front yard setback shall be the same as the average front yards located within two hundred (200) feet on either side of the side lot lines of the applicant's premises; provided, however, that no front yard shall be less than thirty (30) feet in depth or shall be required to have a depth greater than forty-five (45) feet.
C. 
The minimum side yard may be reduced from nine (9) feet to the greater of ten percent (10%) of lot width or six (6) feet.
D. 
The minimum rear yard may be reduced from twenty-five (25) feet to the greater of twenty percent (20%) of lot depth or twenty (20) feet, but in any event, the minimum rear yard shall be two (2) feet for each three (3) feet in building height.
A. 
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
A single dog house, enclosed kennel or pen designed to contain and containing no more than two (2) dogs, provided that same shall not be placed nearer to a side or rear property line than six (6) feet nor exceed five (5) feet in height.
(2) 
A detached private garage, provided that same shall not be constructed to house more than two (2) private automobiles or have an overall area in excess of five hundred (500) square feet. Such a garage shall not be closer to the principal building than ten (10) feet and shall be set back from the side property lines a minimum of six (6) feet and from the rear property line a minimum of three (3) feet. The front yard setback for a detached private garage shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) times the minimum front yard setback requirement for the principal building.
(3) 
A stationary outdoor fireplace in a rear yard, provided that same shall not be placed nearer to a side or rear property line than six (6) feet nor exceed five (5) feet in height. In the case of a corner lot, a stationary outdoor fireplace meeting all other requirements herein may be placed in the side yard.
(4) 
A private swimming or wading pool; provided, however, that the inside wall of same shall not be erected, installed or maintained nearer than fifteen (15) feet to any side or rear property line or structure, and that the deck, equipment and any other structures associated with the pool shall be no nearer than six (6) feet to any side or rear property line. Such a swimming or wading pool shall only be located in the rear yard, or in the case of a corner lot, it shall be no closer to any street line than two (2) times the required front yard setback for the principal building. Such a swimming or wading pool shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rear yard area, or in the case of corner lots, it shall not occupy more than five percent (5%) of the total lot area.
(5) 
One accessory building in addition to a garage; provided, however, that such accessory building shall be subject to the same setback requirements as a detached private garage and shall contain no more than 100 square feet.
[Amended 9-23-1996]
B. 
The total area occupied by all accessory buildings and structures, including swimming and wading pools, shall not occupy more than seven percent (7%) of the total lot area.
Permitted conditional uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Professional offices in a single-family dwelling, provided that the following conditions are met:
(1) 
All lot and other bulk requirements of the R-1 District are followed.
(2) 
The office use of the building shall occupy no more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the floor area of the main building and shall be conducted within the main building only.
(3) 
The owner of the property shall be the resident of the property although it shall not be necessary for the resident to be the professional practitioner.
(4) 
There shall be no exterior display or exterior sign other than a professional nameplate affixed to the building not exceeding one and one-half (1 1/2) square feet and a freestanding sign noting the profession and practitioner located not closer than three (3) feet to the street line and not exceeding three (3) square feet in size. The latter sign may be illuminated but nonflashing.
(5) 
There shall be no activity producing any offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, electrical or radio interference.
(6) 
No more than four (4) resident or nonresident full-time persons, or the equivalent thereof, shall be employed in the operation of the professional office. This limitation shall apply to all professionals and supporting staff.
(7) 
One (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area devoted to the professional use, and two (2) additional parking spaces shall be provided for the residential portion of the dwelling.
(8) 
No off-street parking shall be located in the area lying between the principal building and the street but shall be located in the side or rear yard only. In reviewing the design and location of off-street parking areas, careful consideration shall be given to any potential adverse effects on adjoining or nearby residential properties related to stormwater runoff, headlight glare or other problems normally associated with parking areas. Adequate buffers or screening shall be provided between parking areas and adjoining single-family residential properties. Off-street parking areas, whether paved or finished with gravel, shall be counted as a part of total improvement coverage, and they shall occupy no more than fifty percent (50%) of the rear yard area.
(9) 
The application for the conditional use shall follow all the requirements of this chapter for site plan review in order to assure that such use will not adversely affect neighboring properties or the general welfare.
(10) 
A separate conditional use approval shall be obtained for each new professional office user of a property.
B. 
All conditional uses as required by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., subject to any and all conditions set forth therein.