17 High St 31 New Providence, NJ 07974-1517

R3 Two-Family Residential District. Purpose. The R3 Two-Family Residential District permits the established pattern of development, which consists of a combination of single- and two-family homes surrounding the Borough's South Street corridor. The district acts as a transition area between the single-family districts and the commercial and mixed-use zones. Permitted principal uses. Single-family detached dwellings. Two-family dwellings. Essential services. Community residences/shelters housing persons with developmental disabilities, victims of domestic violence, the terminally ill, persons with head injuries, consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1. [Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)] Permitted accessory uses. Home offices/occupations. Family day care homes. Solar installations. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Other uses customary and incidental to the principal use. Conditional uses. Institutional and public uses. Places of worship. Small wind energy systems. Bulk standards. All restrictions as set forth in Schedule II of this chapter and as specifically detailed in the following table apply to the R3 Zoning District: R3 Two-Family Residential District Bulk Standards Two-Family Dwellings: Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet Minimum front yard setback 30 feet Minimum side yard setback One 8 feet; in no event shall any new building or addition be permitted to be closer to any side lot line than 60% of the building's or addition's height, measured pursuant to the definition of "yard, side." Both 20 feet Minimum rear yard setback Principal structure 40 feet Decks 40 feet Uses Other Than Two-Family Dwellings: Minimum lot area 8,000 square feet Minimum front yard setback 40 feet or the prevailing front yard setback line* of existing dwellings located within 200 feet of the perimeter of the subject lot and located on the same side of the street as the subject lot, whichever is less, but in no event less than 10 feet. Minimum side yard setback One For lots wider than 75 feet, the setback shall be 12 feet and for lots 75 feet wide or less, the setback shall be 8 feet; further, in no event shall any new building or addition be permitted to be closer to any side lot line than 60% of the building's or addition's height, measured pursuant to the definition of "yard, side." Both 30% of the lot width Minimum rear yard setback Principal structure 40 or 35% of lot depth;