ORDINANCE NO. 2004-06

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #6-26-79 ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF ALLENHURST REGULATING AND LIMITING THE USES OF LAND AND THE USES AND LOCATIONS OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE HEIGHT AND BULK OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND DETERMINING THE AREA OF YARDS, RESTRICTING THE DENSITY OF POPULATION; DIVIDING THE BOROUGH OF ALLENHURST INTO DISTRICTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES; ADOPTING A MAP OF SAID BOROUGH SHOWING BOUNDARIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF SUCH DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES REGARDING THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND AND THE APPLICATIONS FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND PRESCRIBING THE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS”

Offered By: Comm. McLoughlin Seconded By: Mayor Coyne

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE BOROUGH OF ALLENHURST IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all the members thereof affirmatively concurring) as follows:

Section 1. The provisions of Section 200 of Ordinance #6-26-79 be and are hereby amended to include the following additional definition:

Structure shall mean a combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface of a parcel of land.

Section 2. Ordinance #6-26-79 be and is hereby amended to include the following additional section:

§ 513 Accessory Structures. No accessory structure shall be permitted in a front yard. No accessory structure other than the following shall exceed five (5) feet in height or forty (40) square feet in area. Accessory structures, except for the following, shall be at least 25 feet from the rear and side property lines.

1. Private garages, which shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of Section 403G.

2. Recreational equipment, including swing sets, playhouses, trampolines, etc., provided it is not constructed on a permanent foundation, except that swing sets, may have footings.

Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after the first publication thereof after final passage as provided by law.

VOTE: Comm. McLaughlin - AYE; Comm. McLoughlin - AYE; Mayor Coyne – AYE

INTRODUCED: April 12, 2005

ADOPTED: April 26, 2005