[Amended by Ord. No. 9-81]
[Amended by Ord. No. 8A-87; Ord. No. 14-87;
Ord. No. 15-87; Ord. No. 4-88]
Lot areas and height, setback, coverage and
other restrictions on the bulk of buildings shall apply according
to the accompanying Schedule I: Bulk Requirements, which is hereby
declared to be a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 8A-87; Ord. No. 16-87;
Ord. No. 3-90; Ord. No. 4-93; Ord. No. 10-96]
A.
Lakefront exceptions.
[Amended 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 15-09; 5-27-2014 by Ord. No. 05-14]
(1)
It is the intent of this subsection that the view of the lake afforded
existing houses or principal buildings on lakefront property shall
be maintained to the extent reasonably achievable, balancing the rights
of all parties. Where there is a neighboring house or principal building
on an adjacent property, the setback distance from the lake of any
proposed new house, addition or accessory structure shall be no less
than the setback of the neighboring house or principal building, or
25 feet, whichever is greater. Where there are neighboring houses
or principal buildings, on each side, on adjacent properties, the
new setback distance shall be no less than the setback of a line drawn
between the setbacks of the neighboring houses or principal buildings,
or 25 feet, whichever is greater. Where the adjacent property is Borough-owned
property, the next adjacent neighboring house or principal building
shall be used to establish the setback as described above. This provision
shall not apply to accessory structures five feet or less in height.
(2)
No structure shall be located within 25 feet of the shoreline of
a lake, of the bank of a watercourse or within delineated wetlands.
B.
Front yard exception. Where there are two or more
buildings preexisting in the block fronting on the same street, the
front setback line of any new proposed building shall be, instead
of the above specified distance for the appropriate zone, the average
of the setback observed by the adjacent building to the left and the
adjacent building to the right, or if the other buildings are all
to the left or all to the right, then the average of the setbacks
observed by the adjacent and the next adjacent buildings. If the adjacent
property is vacant on one or both sides of the new proposed building,
then the setback line shall be the average of the setback observed
by the two nearest buildings, whether both lie to the left, to the
right, or to either side, in both cases, exclusive of garages or any
other accessory use structures, except that in no event shall the
setback be less than the above specified distance for the appropriate
zone. A building erected in a residential zone on a corner lot shall
comply with the front setback requirement as to all streets abutting
such lot.
[Amended 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 15-09]
C.
Minimum building envelope.[1]
[Amended 5-8-2006 by Ord. No. 07-06]
(1)
Building envelope required. For the purpose of ensuring
that every lot to be used for single-family residential development
will have sufficient area to reasonably allow the construction of
the dwelling and associated improvements without encroachment on easements
that restrict development or environmentally sensitive features, there
shall be a minimum building envelope, rectangular in shape, free of
such features in the R-AA, R-A, R-1, R-2, RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Zones.
The proposed building envelope must be created within the prescribed
setback limits for the zone.
(2)
Building envelope minimum size. Every lot to be used
for single-family residential development shall have a minimum building
envelope, rectangular in shape, in accordance with the following schedule:
[1]
Note: Ordinance No. 15-98, adopted 11-9-1998,
provided that the minimum building envelope shall not apply to the
development and subdivision of Block 116, Lots 2 and 3.03, in the
OL-2/R-1 Zone.
E.
Variances for solar energy. The Planning Board or
Zoning Board of Adjustment, for the purpose of providing improved
passive solar energy orientation of buildings, may grant a variance
for minor adjustments of the setback requirements for a particular
lot.
F.
Oversized houses. In order to prevent a situation
where a house is disproportionately large for its lot, the tables
in Schedule I[2] for floor area ratio and improved lot coverage shall be
used.
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.
G.
Projections which extend over setback lines. The space
between any setback line and its lot line shall be open and unobstructed
except for:
(1)
The ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses,
cornices, leaders and other similar ornamental or structural features
which shall not project more than six inches.
(2)
Roof overhangs which shall not project more than three
feet.
(3)
Bay windows which shall not project more than three
feet and shall not have a support from grade to projection, provided
that they are less than 1/3 of the area of the wall from which
they project.
(4)
Balconies which shall not project more than three
feet and shall not have a support from grade to projection.
(5)
Entrance stairs of not more than six feet in width
along the wall of the building, nor projecting more than 10 feet from
the wall, and subject to a ruling by the reviewing board. See "setback
line" definition.
H.
Pervious
buffer. The first 2.5 feet from the rear and side property lines shall
consist of pervious natural landscape. The purpose of the pervious
buffer is to limit water runoff from driveways and other impervious
surfaces of adjacent properties.
[Added 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 15-09]
