Wantage Township 2005 Ordinances

Ordinace # 2005-02

January 6, 2005

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER XII and XIII OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WANTAGE, BEING THE ZONING CHAPTER

BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the Township of Wantage that Chapter XII and XIII of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Wantage being the Zoning Chapter shall be and is amended as follows:

Section 1.
Section 13-5.5 “Schedule of Standards R-1 Residential District” shall be amended to read as follows:

1. Traditional Development Option:

Density: 1 housing unit per 5 acres.

a.   Minimum Lot Size = 5 acres.
b.   Lot Frontage = 250 feet.
c.   Front Yard Setback = 80 feet.
d. Side Yard Setback = 40 feet.
e. Rear Yard Setback = 80 feet.
f.   Minimum Lot Depth = 300 feet.
g. Impervious Coverage = 10% of lot area.
h. A minimum of 20,000 square feet of developable land within each lot as defined as contiguous
    non-constrained to allow the construction of the single-family dwelling within the building setbacks.
2. Environmental Preservation Constraints Option:

Density: Varies depending on the carrying capacity of the land based on the environmental constraints calculation as defined in 12-8.4.

a. Minimum Lot Size = 2 1/2 acres, with constraints calculation.
b. Lot Frontage = 225 feet.
c. Front Yard Setback = 75 feet.
d. Side Yard Setback = 40 feet.
e. Rear Yard Setback = 75 feet.
f. Minimum Lot Depth = 250 feet.
g. Impervious Coverage = 10% of lot area.
h. A minimum of 20,000 square feet of developable land within each lot as defined as contiguous
    non-constrained to allow the construction of the single-family dwelling within the building setbacks.

3. Open Space/Agricultural Preservation Option:

Density: 1 housing unit per 5 acres.
a. Minimum Lot Size = 1 1/2 acres and no greater than 2 1/2 acres with an overall average of 2 acres per lot.
b. Lot Frontage = 175 feet.
c. Front Yard Setback = 75 feet.
d. Side Yard Setback = 30 feet.
e. Rear Yard Setback = 75 feet.
f. Minimum Lot Depth = 250 feet.
g. Impervious Coverage = 15% of lot area.
h. A minimum of 45% of the tract shall be deed restricted as open space under a homeowner’s association or accepted by resolution of the Township Committee. Preserved farmland shall be placed on separate lots. Two dwelling units can be associated with the farm lot.
i. A minimum of 20,000 square feet of developable land within each lot as defined as contiguous non-constrained to allow the construction of the single-family dwelling within the building setbacks.

Section 2.
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such provision(s) shall be deemed severable and the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

Section 4.
The Township Clerk is directed to give notice at least ten days prior to the hearing on the adoption of this ordinance to the County Planning Board and to all others entitled pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-15. Upon the adoption of this ordinance, after public hearing, the Township Clerk is further directed to publish notice of the passage and to file a copy of this ordinance, as finally adopted, with the Sussex County Planning Board, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16.

Section 5.
This ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage according to law.

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Mayor

ATTEST:
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Municipal Clerk

NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE that the above entitled ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Township Committee of the Township of Wantage, County of Sussex, New Jersey, held on January 6, 2005, and will be considered for final passage after public hearing at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Township Committee to be held on February 10, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building, Route 23, Wantage, New Jersey. During the preceding week, copies of the ordinance will be made available at the Clerk's office in the Municipal Building to members of the general public.
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Municipal Clerk

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