91 Crane Rd Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046-1634

Residential Zones R-AA, R-A, R-1 and R-2. In the R-AA, R-A, R-1 and R-2 Zones, the following uses shall be permitted: A. Permitted principal uses. (1) Single-family detached dwellings. (2) Playgrounds and parks. (3) Any municipally owned or operated building, other structure, facility or use. B. Permitted accessory uses. (1) Accessory uses customarily incident to a permitted use or to an authorized conditional use. Such accessory uses shall include garages, carports, sheds, toolhouses, pergolas, gazebos, boathouses, boat racks, greenhouses, playhouses, private swimming pools, exterior air-conditioning units, exterior mechanical equipment and retaining walls. (2) Fences in accordance with § 245-89C . (3) Play equipment shall be permitted as an accessory use upon all improved residential lots located within residential zones, provided that play equipment shall not be located closer to any street right-of-way line than the residence located on the lot; play equipment shall be set back by no less than 10 feet from any side, rear or lake lot line; and play equipment shall not exceed 12 feet in height, measured vertically from highest point. (4) Those home occupations or professions that have no nonresident employees, no client visitors, show no visible external evidence of the occupation and have no other negative impact on the neighborhood. Such occupation shall be considered accessory uses subject to the following conditions: (a) The principal use of the property must be as a residence, with the amount of the property used for the home occupation limited to a maximum of 500 square feet or 1/3 of the square footage of all buildings on the property, whichever is smaller. (b) The principal professional of any accessory home occupation shall reside on the premises. (5) Family day-care homes as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5b. (6) Affordable accessory apartments in accordance with Article XVIII of this chapter. C. Conditional uses. (1) Home occupations that do not meet the defined requirements of an accessory use at Subsection B(4) above, subject to the provisions of § 245-100 . (2) Clubs, subject to the provisions of § 245-101 . (3) Public and private schools; places of worship; places of assembly; noncommercial recreation centers such as YMCAs; and philanthropic institutions, subject to the provisions of § 245-102 . (4) Child-care centers, subject to the provisions of § 245-103 .