TOWNSHIP OF CHESTERFIELD
ORDINANCE 2008-14 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CHESTERFIELD AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE “CHESTERFIELD LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (1998)”, AS SUBSEQUENT AMENDED, TO CLARIFY VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO OLD YORK VILLAGE WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF CHESTERFIELD’S RECEIVING ZONE 

            BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Township Committee of the Township of Chesterfield, County of Burlington and State of New Jersey as follows:

            Section 1.  Amended Sections.

            A.  Section 130-83 entitled, “Architectural and Site Design Standards and Guidelines Applicable with the Planned Village Districts”, is hereby amended by revising the following subparagraphs of same to now read as follows:

                        1.  §130-83D (8) (c) is hereby amended to add the following new subparagraph [4]:

                                    “[4]  The same color palette including similar hues

                                    of a color for siding, shutter trim and roof color.  Two units

                                    with substantially similar color palettes shall be separated

                                    by at least two units with differing color palettes.

                        2.  §130-83E (2) is hereby amended to add the following new subparagraph (j):

                                    “(j)  A minimum of sixty percent of units on a street

                                    block shall have shutters.

                        3.  §130-83E (3) (b) is hereby amended to read as follows:

                                    “(b)  Front porches shall be located on the façade facing

                                    the sidewalk and may be wrapped around the side wall

                                    of the dwelling.  The minimum porch shall be seven

                                    feet deep from the front wall of the dwelling and shall

                                    cover a minimum of sixty percent of the total width.” 

4.      §130-83E (7) (c) is hereby amended to now read as follows:

“(c)  Roofs shall be simply and symmetrically pitched

and only in the configuration of gables and hips.  There

shall be no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the

units on a street block with hipped roofs.  The pitch

of the roofs shall be between seven (7) to twelve (12) and

fourteen (14) to twelve (12).  The pitch of the roofs over

gables which face the front of residential buildings shall

be between nine (9) to twelve (12) and fourteen (14) to

twelve (12).”

                        5.  §130-20 entitled, “Area Yard and Bulk Requirements”, is hereby amended at the “Village District” chart, to amend the permitted height for single-family dwellings from thirty feet (30') to thirty-five feet (35').

            Section 2.  Repealer, Severability and Effective Date. 

A.     Repealer.  Any and all Ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such inconsistencies.

B.     Severability.  In the event that any clause, section, paragraph or sentence of this Ordinance is deemed to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then the Township Committee hereby declares its intent that the balance of the Ordinance not affected by said invalidity shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that it allows the Township to meet the goals of the Ordinance.

C.     Effective Date.  This Ordinance shall take effect upon proper passage in accordance with the law. 

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE 

Introduced:     June 11, 2008
Adopted:  July 24, 2008
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