Gloucester County Unincorporated

The area, yard, height and size requirements shall be as follows: ... (notes)

For new homes being built outside 'A' flood zones, as mapped on the FEMA flood insurance rate maps, finished floor elevations will be required to be at least 12 inches above the elevation of the crown of the adjacent roadway at the time of permitting.

Minimum side yard shall be 30 feet where a single side yard is used for zero lot line development.

All buildings in excess of 45 feet shall receive the written approval of the chief of the town fire department. Within 150 feet of any residential district no building shall exceed the maximum height requirements of that residential district.

On pre-existing nonconforming lots of record, the minimum side yard setback shall be ten percent of the width of the actual width of the lot, provided that the minimum yard setback shall be seven feet.

The minimum setback for permissible accessory buildings in rear and side yards shall be no less than ten feet.

Within a commercial C-1-A district, as shown on the zoning map of the town, the following shall apply: ...

Uses permitted: all C-1 uses. Special exception: all C-1 special exceptions.

Within a commercial C-2-A district, as shown on the zoning map of the town, the following use provisions shall apply: ...

Uses permitted: all C-2 uses. Special exception: all C-2 special exceptions.

Within a mixed use development district, the following provisions shall apply: ...

Density and intensity limited to FAR 0.60, impervious surface ratio 0.70, residential density no greater than 5 du/acre. Minimum lot size 0.5 acre. Setback may be relaxed. Buffering at C-1-A standards. Architectural design standards required.

Any combination of residential density and housing types is permitted for a mixed use development, as long as the overall gross density does not exceed the prescribed total number of dwelling units of the comprehensive plan land use classification.

In C-1, C-2, and I districts that abut U.S. 19/98-S.R.55 north of C.R. 40, and on the north side of C.R. 40 between Michigan Drive and Hammock Road shall have buildings located in such a way as to provide a streetscape that specifically is a progression from the highway right-of-way as follows:

In C-1, C-2, and I districts that abut U.S. 19/98-S.R.55 north of C.R. 40, and on the north side of C.R. 40 between Michigan Drive and Hammock Road shall have buildings located in such a way as to provide a streetscape that specifically is a progression from the highway right-of-way as follows: The first ten-foot depth... second 40-foot depth... third five-foot depth... fourth five-foot depth... Abutting the sidewalk shall be the front facade of the building.

Residential nonconforming uses may be expanded or enlarged to add no more than 50 percent of their assessed value... Nonconforming structures may only be enlarged or expanded to add no more than 50 percent of their assessed value...

The front yard setback requirements of this article for proposed dwellings shall not apply to any lot where the average setback on developed lots, located wholly or in part within 100 feet on each side of such lot and within the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same street as such lot, is less than the minimum required setback. In such cases, the setback on such lots may not be less than the average of the existing front yard setbacks on the adjoining developed lots.

The height limits of this article shall not apply to church spires, belfries, monuments, transmission towers, water towers, derricks, chimneys, cooling towers, fire towers and other structures not intended for human occupancy.

The height limits of this article shall not apply to church spires, belfries, monuments, transmission towers, water towers, derricks, chimneys, cooling towers, fire towers and other structures not intended for human occupancy.

In all districts no fence, wall, shrubbery, sign, marquee, or other obstruction to vision, except utility poles, shall be permitted within 20 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines of two streets or railroads, or of a street intersection with a railroad right-of-way line.