[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Art. VI, AR-3 Agricultural Residential District, added 11-13-2001
by Ord. No. 2001-7, as amended.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in
buildings shall be as follows:
B.
Detached single-family homes.
C.
Public playgrounds, public conservation areas, public
parks, public and common open space and public purpose uses.
D.
Community residences for the developmentally disabled
and community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community
residences for the terminally ill and community residences for persons
with head injuries, subject to standards and requirements for single-family
dwelling units located within the AR-10 District.
Conditional uses and permitted accessory uses
shall be as follows:
A.
Private residential swimming pools; see § 215-134 for regulations. Private tennis courts and other usual recreational facilities customarily associated with residential dwelling units.
H.
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67; see § 215-132 for standards.
I.
Cellular antennas and other public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67; see § 215-132 for applicable standards.
J.
Accessory apartments as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67; see § 215-132 for standards. Accessory apartments and residential flats are included in the Township's fair share housing plan. Accessory apartments and residential flats are permitted as conditional uses to implement that plan. Upon the grant of approval by the Planning Board to the last accessory apartment or residential flat required to implement that plan, this subsection shall be repealed and of no further force or effect.
K.
Accessory apartments on permanently preserved farms
enrolled in the farmland preservation program prior to November 13,
2001.
M.
Temporary construction trailers and one temporary
sign not exceeding 32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor,
subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution and similar data
for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a construction
permit and concluding with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
or one year, whichever is less, provided that said trailer(s) and
sign are on the site where the construction is taking place, are not
on any existing proposed street or easement and are set back at least
30 feet from all street and lot lines. There shall be at least one
working telephone in the trailer.
A.
No principal building shall exceed 30 feet in height
and 2.5 stories as measured from the existing grade before construction
to the top of the building or highest peak of the roof.
B.
No accessory building shall exceed 20 feet in height
and 1.5 stories as measured from the existing grade before construction
to the top of the building or highest peak of the roof.
C.
Farm buildings are excluded from these height limits
(see definition of "farm Buildings").
A.
Area and yard requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
Detached dwelling units, minimums in feet.
(a)
Lot frontage: 300 feet.
(b)
Lot width: 300 feet.
(c)
Lot depth: 400 feet.
(d)
Side yards: 50 foot aggregate, minimum 20 feet.
(e)
Front yard: 50 feet.
(f)
Rear yard: 35 feet.
(g)
Lot area: 10 acres. At least three acres shall
be contiguous noncritical acreage, appropriately situated for the
location and construction of the detached single-family dwelling and
its appurtenances, including the well and septic system serving the
lot.
(3)
Maximum building coverage: 3.5%.
(4)
Maximum impervious coverage: 10%.
B.
Flag lots, as defined in Article IV of this chapter, are permitted, provided the lot meets the following conditions:
(1)
The lot is the site of an existing farmhouse, with
or without associated outbuildings, designated as a historic structure
by the governing body.
(2)
The minimum lot size shall be three acres, exclusive
of the access strip.
(3)
Lots with access easements in lieu of road frontage
must also comply with conditions for the protection of public health
and safety as determined by the Planning Board or the Board of Adjustment,
as the case may be.
Each individual use shall provide parking spaces
according to the minimum requirements of the New Jersey Residential
Site Improvement Standards (RSIS). No private parking area or driveway
shall be located within 10 feet of any property line.
See Article XX for regulations and standards.
B.
Requirements:
(1)
Such occupation may be pursued in the principal dwelling
unit or in one or more secondary buildings which are accessory to
such principal structure.
(2)
The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and
subordinate to the residential use and not more than 20% of the gross
floor area of all buildings shall be used in the conduct of the home
occupation.
(3)
No person other than members of the household residing
on the premises plus one outside employee or other assistant shall
be engaged in the occupation on the premises.
(4)
The residential character of the lot and the building
shall not be changed, no occupational sounds shall be audible outside
the building and no equipment shall be used which will cause interference
with radio or television reception in neighboring residences. No products
shall be stored or displayed outside. The outside storage of material
and equipment is prohibited.
[Amended 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-07]
(5)
The home occupation shall not include the breeding,
raising, care, boarding or maintenance of animals.
(6)
The home occupation shall not reduce the parking or
yard requirements of the dwelling.
[Amended 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-07]
(7)
The home occupation shall not create the need for
more than two parking spaces in addition to those required for the
passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks owned or used by the residents
of the home.
[Amended 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-07]
(8)
No
more than two commercial vehicles, excluding vehicles designed or
used to carry waste products, hazardous or combustible materials,
each with a manufactured gross vehicle weight under 14,000 pounds
in the AR-10 Zoning District and 12,000 pounds in the HMR-3 Zoning
District, with only one rear axle owned or used in connection with
the home occupation may be parked, stored or garaged on the premises.
Such vehicles may only be parked in the rear or side yards and may
be parked no nearer to side or rear lot lines than the minimum setback
for accessory buildings in the zone. These limitations on parking
and on the number of commercial vehicles do not apply to pick-up trucks
whether or not they are registered as commercial vehicles.
[Added 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-07]
(9)
Minor
repairs and routine maintenance, but no major repairs, to the commercial
vehicles and equipment owned or used in connection with the home occupation
may be made on the premises.
[Added 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-07]
B.
Requirements:
(1)
The office area shall not occupy more than 300 square
feet or 12.5% of the gross floor area of the detached dwelling, whichever
is greater, and excluding the area of garages, basements and attics
in the calculation of gross floor area.
(2)
The office area shall not have direct access to the
outside via a door, but shall be an existing room or area within the
detached dwelling unit which is integrated within the overall floor
plan of the dwelling.
(3)
The office area shall not contain any kitchen or bathroom
facilities which are separate from the remainder of the detached dwelling
unit.
(4)
No supplies or furnishings shall be permitted other
than typical office supplies and furnishings.
(5)
No evidence of the office area shall be visible from
the outside of the detached dwelling unit.
(6)
Clients and/or customers do not come to the home office.
Active and passive recreation areas shall be provided for residential subdivisions in accordance with the requirements in Article XIV.
A.
Location. The Zoning Map adopted by this chapter delineates
viewshed corridors within the AR-10 Zone on the east and west sides
of State Highway No. 206 and State Highway No. 68. Both viewshed corridors
are 500 feet deep on both sides of both highways.
B.
Purpose. Route Nos. 206 and 68 are the only state
highways that traverse Springfield Township. The purpose of the viewshed
corridor is to permit a viable economic use of the land abutting the
state highways without destroying the rural appearance that identifies
Springfield Township as a farming community.
C.
Special design criteria.
(2)
Flag lots are permitted, provided there is no reasonable
alternative.
(3)
Minimum lot depth.
(a)
All lots: 800 feet.
(b)
The 500 feet nearest the highway will be protected by a viewshed conservation easement in a form to be approved by the Planning Board. The developed portion of the lot, including any stormwater management or wastewater disposal system, shall be screened from view with a landscaped buffer. See Article XVI and Chapter 119-13, Landscaping, for standards. The viewshed conservation easement area may serve to satisfy either the minimum rear or front yard setback requirement.
(5)
Front yard setback, all lots: 50 feet.
(6)
Rear yard setback, all lots: 50 feet.
(7)
Side yard setback, all lots, both sides: 25 feet.
D.
Stormwater management facilities and wastewater disposal
systems may be located in the five-hundred-foot viewshed area but
not within the 100 feet nearest the right-of-way of the state highway.
E.
Developed lots. Buildings located within the five-hundred-foot
viewshed corridor, existing on the effective date of this article,
may be enlarged and/or renovated, provided the building addition is
located away from the highway, behind and within the extended sidelines
of the existing structure.
F.
Farm stands may be located in the viewshed if they are set back a
minimum of 40 feet from the right-of-way.
[Added 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-08]
