Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-9.2 Housing of Animals. a. In any residential district on a lot of two (2) acres or more, a building or enclosure for the housing of animals may be constructed or maintained only as an accessory to the main building on the same lot. No building or enclosure shall be used for the housing of more than three (3) domestic or farm animals and such building or enclosure shall not be within fifty (50) feet of any lot line. See Section 10-12 of Chapter X, Animals, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange for additional regulations for household pets and other animals. b. In any residential district, not more than three (3) household pets shall be permitted, provided, however, this shall not be construed to permit any business activity involving the breeding, boarding, care or sale of household pets. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.3B; Ord. No. 1754-01 § II) Comment [PG35]: removed due to inconsistency with other Township ordinances 25-9.3 Public Buildings. Federal, State, County or Township buildings shall be permitted, except that workshops, storage facilities and other uses similar to those normally permitted only in industrial districts shall be excluded from residential districts. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.3C) 25-9.4 Underground Utility Lines. Except where clearly demonstrated that it is physically impossible all utility lines shall be placed underground in all developments in all Zoning Districts. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.3D) 25-9.5 Garden Apartments. a. When the dwelling units in a garden apartment building are separated by party walls, no facade of such building shall be more than eighty (80) feet long. b. Contiguous lots occupied by a group of garden apartments or garden apartment buildings shall be considered as one (1) lot or tract of land. c. Not more than forty (40%) percent of the area used for residential living purposes in a half story above the second floor shall have a ceiling height of less than seven (7) feet six (6) inches, and no portion of such area shall have a ceiling height less than five (5) feet. d. Roofs of garden apartment buildings shall be of gambrel,

ight of less than seven (7) feet six (6) inches, and no portion of such area shall have a ceiling height less than five (5) feet. d. Roofs of garden apartment buildings shall be of gambrel, hip, gable, or mansard type construction. e. No space may be used for dwelling purposes below the first floor of a garden apartment building, except that in the basement provision may be made for living quarters for employees of the owner necessary to the maintenance of the building. Such living quarters, when provided, shall be included in the computation of minimum required lot area per familyunit. f. Garages shall conform in architectural design with the garden apartment building to which they are accessory. Each of the dwelling units shall be provided with one (1) fully enclosed garage of not less than two hundred (200) square feet clear area in addition to the exterior parking of one and one-half (1 1/2) parking space for each apartment. g. No parking space in a garage or parking area shall be rented or sublet to anyone other than a resident of the garden apartment buildings, and shall be located between such buildings and their detached accessory uses. h. Garden Apartment Room Schedule: 1. Efficiency apartments (consisting of living room/bedroom combination, kitchen, bath), not more than fifteen (15%) percent of total apartments in any one (1) project. 36