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Township of Springfield, NJ
Burlington County
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[Added 3-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5; amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-15]
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings shall be as follows:
A. 
Farms and farm buildings; see Article XVIII for regulations.
B. 
Detached single-family homes.
C. 
Public playgrounds, public conservation area, public parks, public open space and public purposes 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 HMR-3 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.
B. 
Sheds; see § 215-9 herein for definition.
C. 
Private garages, either attached or detached; see § 215-17 herein and § 215-79A for additional regulations.
D. 
Accessory buildings; see § 215-9 herein for definition and Article XXI for regulations.
E. 
Fences and walls. (See Article XVII.)
F. 
Home occupations; see § 215-19 herein for definition and regulations.
G. 
Home offices; see § 215-20 herein for definition and regulations.
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Board to the last accessory apartment or residential flat required to implement that plan, this subsection shall be repealed and of no further force or effect.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 the effective date of this chapter.
L. 
Roadside farmstands; see § 215-97 for regulations.
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: 200 feet.
(b) 
Lot width: 200 feet.
(c) 
Lot depth: 100 feet.
(d) 
Side yards: minimum 10 feet.
(e) 
Front yard: 10 feet.
(f) 
Rear yard: 35 feet.
(g) 
Lot area: three acres. At least one acre 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.
(h) 
For vacant, isolated, undersized lots, one acre or less, in addition to the usual well and septic system, a graywater system for clothes washers only, designed in accord with N.J.A.C. 7:9A-7.5, must also be provided.
(2) 
Accessory buildings, minimums in feet.
(a) 
Distance to side lot line: five feet.
(b) 
Distance to rear lot line: five feet.
(c) 
Distance to other building: 10 feet.
(d) 
No accessory building shall be permitted in the front yard.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 7.5%.
(4) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 20%.
B. 
Flag lots, as defined in Article IV herein, 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). Design/construction standards for parking and loading are contained in Chapter 164, Site Plan Review, § 164-25. No private parking area or driveway shall be located within five feet of any property line.
See Article XX for regulations and standards.