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 Jackson
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. General Legislation
 Chapter 244. Land Use and Development Regulations
 Article VI. Non-Pinelands Area Zoning District Regulations

  § 244-46. R-2, R-3 and R-5 Residential Zones.  

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  • A. 
    Permitted principal uses of buildings and structures are as follows:
    (1) 
    Community residences for the developmentally disabled.
    [Amended 3-10-2003 by Ord. No. 4-03]
    (2) 
    Community shelters for victims of domestic violence.
    [Amended 3-10-2003 by Ord. No. 4-03]
    (3) 
    Detached single-family dwelling units.
    (4) 
    All farm and agriculture activities, horses, livestock and poultry raising.
    (5) 
    Municipal parks, playgrounds and other such municipal buildings and uses as are deemed appropriate and necessary by the Township Committee.
    (6) 
    Federal, state, county and other public buildings and grounds, including parks, playgrounds or other public recreational uses or areas, excluding public schools.
    [Amended 3-16-2017 by Ord. No. 03-17]
    (7) 
    (Reserved)
    Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(7), regarding private or parochial schools not operated for profit, was repealed 3-16-2017 by Ord. No. 03-17.
    (8) 
    Essential services.
    B. 
    Permitted accessory uses of buildings and structures are as follows:
    (1) 
    Dog pens, provided that they are located behind the rear building line and not in the required side or rear yard setback for the respective zone.
    (2) 
    Farm buildings for the storage of farm animals, farm products or farm equipment or for the processing of farm products, and which are located on the same premises as the principal use or building.
    (3) 
    Farm markets for the sale of produce and farm products grown or raised on the premises.
    (4) 
    Fences and walls, subject to the provisions of § 244-190.
    (5) 
    Nurseries and greenhouses.
    (6) 
    Off-street parking and private garages.
    (7) 
    Private residential swimming pools, subject to the provisions of § 244-216.
    (8) 
    Satellite dish antennas, subject to the provisions of § 244-165.
    (9) 
    Sheds (garden, storage or tool).
    (10) 
    Signs, subject to the provisions of § 244-207.
    (11) 
    Other customary accessory uses, buildings and structures, which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
    (12) 
    Family day-care home.
    C. 
    Conditional uses, subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter, are as follows:
    (1) 
    Cemeteries and mausoleums (§ 244-113).
    (2) 
    Child-care centers, nursery schools and day-care centers (§ 244-114).
    (3) 
    Churches and place of worship (§ 244-115).
    Editor's Note: Original § 109-44C(4), Community residences for the developmentally disabled, and C(5), Community shelters for victims of domestic violence, of the 1972 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 3-10-2003 by Ord. No. 4-03.
    (4) 
    Farmers' markets (§ 244-119).
    (5) 
    Health care facilities (§ 244-120).
    (6) 
    Home occupations (§ 244-121).
    (7) 
    Home professional offices (§ 244-122).
    (8) 
    Hospitals, philanthropic or eleemosynary uses (§ 244-123).
    (9) 
    Life care facility or development (§ 244-125).
    (10) 
    Public utilities (§ 244-128).
    (11) 
    Quasi-public and private club recreation areas (§ 244-129).
    (12) 
    Veterinary clinics or hospitals or animal care facilities (§ 244-132).
    D. 
    Density, area, yard and building minimum requirements are as follows:
    District
    Requirements
    R-5
    R-3
    R-2
    Maximum density
    1 unit/5 acres
    1 unit/3 acres
    1 unit/2 acres
    Standard lots:
    Lot minimums:
    Area (square feet)
    215,000
    130,000
    87,000
    Width (feet)
    200
    200
    200
    Frontage (feet)
    100
    100
    100
    Depth (feet)
    400
    400
    400
    Principal building minimum:
    Front yard (feet)
    80
    80
    60
    Rear yard (feet)
    50
    50
    50
    Side yard (each) (feet)
    60
    50
    30
    Maximum height (feet)
    35
    35
    35
    Accessory building requirements:
    Barn, 3-sided lean-to with roof, etc.:
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    40
    20
    20
    Side setback (feet)
    40
    20
    20
    Maximum building height (feet)
    25
    25
    25
    Minimum distance from dwelling on adjacent lot (feet)
    100
    75
    75
    Greenhouses, nurseries:
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    50
    50
    50
    Side setback (feet)
    100
    50
    50
    Maximum building height (feet)
    25
    25
    25
    Private garage (detached):
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    100
    100
    50
    Side setback (feet)
    75
    50
    30
    Maximum building height (feet)
    25
    25
    25
    Private residential swimming pool:
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    50
    25
    25
    Side setback (feet)
    50
    50
    30
    Sheds (garden, storage or tool):
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    25
    25
    25
    Side setback (feet)
    40
    40
    25
    Maximum building height (feet)
    25
    25
    25
    Maximum building coverage (combined coverage of all principal and accessory buildings)
    10%
    15%
    15%
    Clustered lots* requirements for all zones:
    Lot minimums:
    Area (square feet)
    43,560
    Width (feet)
    150
    Frontage (feet)
    75 (125 for corner lots)
    Depth (feet)
    200
    Principal building minimum:
    Front yard (feet)
    40
    Rear yard (feet)
    50
    Side yard (each) (feet)
    20
    Maximum height (feet)
    35
    Accessory building requirements:
    Private garage (detached):
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    50
    Side setback (feet)
    20
    Maximum building height (feet)
    25
    Private residential swimming pool:
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    15
    Side setback (feet)
    20
    Shed (garden, storage or tool):
    Front yard setback (feet)
    Not permitted in front yard
    Rear yard setback (feet)
    15
    Side setback (feet)
    15
    Maximum building height (feet)
    25
    Maximum building coverage
    15%
    NOTES:
    *
    Minimum tract size for clustering shall be 10 acres; at least 50% of the tract area outside of lots shall be non-wetlands.
    E. 
    Any structure conforming as to use in Zone R-2, R-3 or R-5 that has received a certificate of occupancy or building permit or a structure conforming on a lot that has received preliminary subdivision approval as of the effective date of this chapter shall remain conforming under the regulations existing as of the date of such certificate of occupancy, building permit or approval.
Amended 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 36-01