141 Stirling Rd Watchung, NJ 07069-5904

Accessory Structures - Special Provisions in the R-R, R-A, and R-B Single-Family Residential Districts. a. There shall be no minimum separation requirement between a swimming pool and a single-family detached dwelling unit. b. Any accessory building or structure that is attached to the principal building or structure by any means other than an unenclosed structure shall be deemed part of the principal building or structure and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building or structure. c. Any accessory building or structure that is connected to the principal building or structure solely by an unenclosed structure shall be considered detached for the purposes of this chapter and subject to the requirements for accessory structures. 3. Accessory Structure Restrictions Pertaining to Parking Areas, Driveways and Stormwater Detention Facilities. Any parking area, driveway or stormwater detention facility serving a use shall be deemed to be an accessory structure, and no said parking area, driveway or stormwater detention facility that is accessory to a business or industrial use shall hereafter be established in any residential district. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter governing permitted uses and/or permitted accessory uses, driveway(s) and stormwater detention facilities serving a development containing low- and moderate-income housing units may be provided on a lot in a different zone adjoining R-M-L VI Zoning District subject to approval by the Board having jurisdiction and further provided that the area of any such lot designated for such use and adjoining the R-M-L VI Zoning District will not be included in the land area calculation for density purposes. 4. Residential Driveway Entrances. No person shall construct or alter any portion of a driveway entrance within the limits of any municipal or private street within the Borough, without first obtaining a street and right-of-way opening permit issued by the office of the Borough Engineer, whose duty it shall be to grant such permit only when all the requirements and specifications of this chapter have been fulfilled. For driveway entrances constructed within County or State roadway rights-of-way, permits must be obtained from the County or State as appropriate and filed with the office of the Borough Engineer. C. Professional Resident Home Offices.