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Township of Marlboro, NJ
Monmouth County
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A. 
The following conditional uses to the use limitations imposed by this chapter are permitted under the terms and specifications herein set forth. Whereas the necessity for certain specific uses is recognized and at the same time appreciating the fact that they or any one of them may be or become inimical to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community if located without due consideration to the existing conditions and surroundings, the following standards and procedures are hereby established.
B. 
These standards are intended to provide the approving agency with a guide for the purpose of reviewing applications for conditional uses as provided for by this chapter. In reviewing an application, the approving agency may act on site plans submitted to it or may suggest modifications and changes. In approving an application, the approving agency may require, in addition to features specified, such other features or design in keeping with the intent thereof that will further the purpose of these standards and regulations. Such features shall be provided and maintained as a condition of the establishment and maintenance of any use to which they are a condition of approval. The approving agency shall decide each application in accordance with the procedure provided for the issuance of conditional use permits in each section of this article. Each applicant is to submit plans in accordance with the site plan or subdivision regulations, as the case may be. In reviewing applications, the approving agency shall be guided by the following considerations:
(1) 
The use for which application is being made is specifically authorized as a conditional use for the zoning district in which it is located.
(2) 
The design, arrangement and nature of the particular use is such that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected and reasonable consideration is afforded to the:
(a) 
Character of the neighborhood and zone.
(b) 
Conservation of property values.
(c) 
Health and safety of residents or workers on adjacent properties and in the surrounding neighborhood.
(d) 
Potential congestion of vehicular traffic or creation of undue hazard.
(e) 
Principles and objectives of this chapter and the Master Plan of the Township of Marlboro.
(3) 
The use serves the general convenience of the neighborhood.
C. 
Each applicant is to submit plans in accordance with the site plan or subdivision regulations, as the case may be.
[Amended 5-25-1995 by Ord. No. 22-95]
Private and parochial schools, including private or public institutions of higher learning or private trade or vocational schools, may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
The curriculum of the proposed school shall be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education.
B. 
The minimum lot area for an elementary school shall be 10 acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. The minimum lot area for an intermediate school or trade or vocational school shall be 20 acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. The minimum area for a high school shall be 30 acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 pupils. The minimum area for an institution of higher learning shall be 50 acres, plus one additional acre for each 100 students. No more than 10% of the site shall be covered by buildings.
C. 
A front and rear yard, each with a depth of not less than 150 feet, and two side yards, each with a width of not less than 100 feet, shall be provided. No parking or play area shall be allowed within 75 feet of any street or property line.
D. 
Off-street parking shall be provided in the following ratio: Elementary and intermediate schools shall provide one parking space for each staff member or employee, plus two parking spaces for each classroom, plus adequate space for buses and delivery vehicles. High schools shall provide one parking space for each staff member or employee, plus five spaces for each classroom, plus adequate space for buses and delivery vehicles. Trade or vocational schools shall provide one parking space per 100 square feet of gross floor area. Institutions of higher learning shall provide one parking space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
E. 
A driveway shall not open onto a public street within 150 feet of an intersection of such street with another public street. In determining the suitability of proposed or existing driveways upon the site, the approving agency shall consider such factors as grade and site clearance; the number and pattern of driveways; the number, location of design of ingress and egress points; the volume of traffic which may be anticipated on the site and on adjoining roads; and the condition and width of pavement of adjoining roads.
F. 
Illumination for night athletic activities shall be shielded from view of adjoining streets and residential areas.
G. 
The application shall include a complete set of architectural plans and specifications of existing and proposed buildings and structures and a statement setting forth in general terms the proposed courses of instruction. This statement shall indicate the grade levels of the pupils to be housed in the building or buildings, the planned pupil capacity of such building or buildings and the contemplated eventual enrollment of the school.
[Amended 8-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
A. 
Churches and other places of worship or assembly for religious purposes may be permitted in specified zones only upon receipt of a conditional use permit. A conditional use permit shall be granted, provided that the following standards and specifications are met which apply in residential zoning districts except for Subsections A(2), (5), (6), (7) and (10) below, which apply to all zoning districts:
(1) 
The minimum lot area shall be 3.5 acres and a minimum frontage shall be 150 feet with a fifty-foot front yard setback, fifty-foot side yard and fifty-foot rear yard; the minimum width shall be 150 feet within residential zoning districts.
(2) 
All minimum required lot depth and building height shall conform to those established in the underlying zoning for the property.
(3) 
Maximum lot coverage shall be 28% in all residential zoning districts.
(4) 
No accessory building and/or structure, including parking lots, shall be located within the front, rear and side yards.
(5) 
The site shall have direct access to one of the following streets: State Route 18, State Route 9, State Route 34, State Route 79, County Route 520, Lloyd Road, Tennent Road (County Route 3), Dutch Lane Road (County Route 46), Texas Road, Wyncrest Road, Gordon's Corner Road (through street), Ryan Road, School Road West, Ticetown Road, Greenwood Road, Wooleytown Road, Spring Valley Road, Union Hill Road, Robertsville Road, Amboy Road, Crine Road, Harbor Road, Station Road, Nolan Road, Reids Hill Road, Pleasant Valley Road, Conover Road, Boundary Road, Vanderberg Road, Robertsville Road, Church Road, Schank Road, School Road East, Buckley Road and Topanemus Road.
(6) 
Driveways shall cross the sidewalk at right angles. Driveways shall be at least 10 feet from any side lot lines. Not more than two driveways shall be permitted for each 150 feet of street frontage.
(7) 
Parking in accordance with § 220-97 for churches, synagogues or other places of worship: one parking space for each three seats, or one parking space for each 72 inches of seating space when benches rather than seats are used. If there is another use on site other than that required for religious purposes, the parking requirement for the additional use will be added to the total required number of parking spaces. Where no pews or seats are provided in a house of worship, the parking requirement shall be one parking space for every 24 square feet of floor area.
(8) 
For all sites within a residential zoning district there shall be provided a thirty-five-foot landscaped buffer to any existing residential use or zone in accordance with the design standards of the Township of Marlboro.
(9) 
Fences are subject to the provisions of § 220-95 of this chapter.
(10) 
Signs are regulated as per § 220-99 of this chapter.
(11) 
All zoning requirements in the underlying zone of the property not specifically amended by this section shall be applicable to this conditional use.
(12) 
It is the intent of this section, when incorporating the requirements/standards of the underlying zone, to establish that any deviation from that requirement/standard would require a variance under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d).
B. 
The requirements set forth herein shall not apply to any church or other place of worship that, as of the effective date of this section, is in compliance with all applicable state and Township laws and requirements. Any subsequent expansion or other development of any church or other place of worship covered by this Subsection B shall conform to those requirements in place immediately prior to the effective date of this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any expansion or other development of any church or other place of worship covered by this Subsection B on any lot other than that lot or lots upon which said structure exists as of the effective date of this section shall conform to the requirements set forth in this amended § 220-105.
Public utility uses, which must be provided above ground, may be permitted in any zone district, provided that:
A. 
The proposed installation must be provided above ground in a specific location and is necessary and convenient for the efficiency of the public utility system or the satisfactory and convenient provision of service by the utility to the neighborhood or area in which the particular use is to be located.
B. 
The design of any building in connection with such facility conforms to the general character of the area and will not adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of property rights of the zone in which it is located.
C. 
Adequate and attractive fences, buffer areas and other safety devices will be provided.
D. 
Sufficient landscaping, including shrubs, trees and lawn, is provided and will be periodically maintained.
E. 
All of the area, yard and building coverage requirements of the respective zone will be met.
F. 
A minimum of one off-street parking space for each employee during the shift of largest employment shall be provided for those public utility structures that require personnel to be on duty either full- or part-time.
[Amended 5-25-1995 by Ord. No. 22-95]
Fraternal, social, civic, recreational, rehabilitative, philanthropic or eleemosynary uses, of a public or private nature, may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
A statement setting forth the full particulars on the building and/or use or operation is submitted with the development application.
B. 
The lot upon which the use is proposed shall conform to the following standards and requirements:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 10 acres in the Agriculture/Land Conservation District; five acres in all other districts.
(2) 
Minimum lot frontage: 300 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot width: 300 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 300 feet.
(5) 
Minimum front yard setback: 150 feet.
(6) 
Minimum side yard setback: 100 feet.
(7) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 150 feet.
(8) 
Maximum lot coverage for buildings only: 25%.
(9) 
Maximum percentage impervious lot coverage: 50%.
(10) 
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.30.
C. 
The building height may exceed that established for the zone in which the use is located, provided that the front, rear and side yards shall be increased by two feet for each foot by which such building exceeds the height limit herein established for the zone in which it is located, but in no case shall any building exceed a height of 50 feet.
D. 
Signs may be illuminated but nonflashing and limited in area to not more than 30 square feet on any one side. The number of signs shall be limited to one per street frontage.
E. 
Philanthropic and eleemosynary uses shall provide off-street parking spaces at the rate of one space per every 300 square feet of gross floor area.
F. 
Hospitals and health care facilities, excluding residential rehabilitation centers, shall provide off-street parking spaces at the rate of two spaces per bed or one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. Residential rehabilitation centers shall provide off-street parking spaces at the rate of one space for every three beds, plus one space for every employee or staff member on the maximum shift.
[Amended 2-27-1997 by Ord. No. 3-97; 11-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-32]
Motor vehicle service stations may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
The site plan shall also show the number and location of fuel tanks to be installed, the dimensions and capacity of each storage tank, the depth to which the tanks will be placed below the ground, the number and location of pumps to be installed, the type of structure and accessory buildings to be constructed and the number of automobiles which are to be garaged.
B. 
Motor vehicle service stations shall have a lot area of not less than 60,000 square feet with a minimum lot frontage of 300 feet. No building shall be located closer than 100 feet to any street line.
C. 
All paved areas other than driveways shall be located no closer than 40 feet to the street line.
D. 
Driveways shall be not more than 35 feet nor less than 25 feet wide at any point. Driveways must be at least 10 feet from any side lot line and 50 feet from the intersection of street lines. No more than one driveway shall be permitted for each 100 feet of street frontage.
E. 
No motor vehicle service station shall be located within 1,000 feet of any public entrance to a church, school, library, hospital, fire station, park, playground, charitable institution or place of public assemblage, or within 2,500 feet of any existing motor vehicle service station. The distance shall be measured in a straight line along the center line of streets forming the shortest route from a point opposite the nearest side boundary from said public entrance to a point opposite the nearest boundary of the service station or garage lot.
F. 
All fuel dispensers shall be located at least 50 feet from any street or property line.
G. 
No vehicle shall be permitted to be standing or parked on the premises of a motor vehicle service station other than those vehicles used by the employees in the indirect or direct operation of the establishment.
H. 
The entire area of the site traversed by motor vehicles shall be hard-surfaced.
I. 
No outdoor oil drainage pits or hydraulic lifts shall be permitted.
J. 
Overnight outdoor storage of more than three vehicles shall be prohibited.
K. 
Any repair of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No parts or partially dismantled motor vehicle may be stored out of doors.
L. 
Coin-operated service stations are not permitted.
M. 
No auto body work shall be permitted.
N. 
All motor vehicle service stations that sell gasoline at retail to consumers from gasoline pumps at their stations shall be required to have an alternate energy source, such as a generator connection/hookup, that is capable of providing electrical service during an interruption of the normal electrical supply sufficient to power up the gasoline pumps so that gasoline can be sold to the consumer. The alternate energy source shall be sufficient to operate all pumps during normal business hours of the service stations.
[Added 3-14-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-5]
O. 
The alternate energy source required by § 220-108N shall be required any time an existing motor vehicle service station undertakes a substantial renovation (e.g., tank replacement) as determined by, and in the sole discretion of, the Zoning Officer in consultation with the Construction Official.
[Added 3-14-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-5]
Drive-in restaurants may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
The minimum lot area shall be three acres.
B. 
The minimum lot frontage shall be 300 feet.
C. 
The minimum lot depth shall be 300 feet.
D. 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 10%.
E. 
The minimum open space shall be 30% of the lot area.
F. 
All minimum requirements of front, rear and side yards, setbacks and building height shall conform to those established for the zone, except that greater requirements may be established by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
G. 
The applicant shall submit plans showing the placement, type, intensity and direction of all lighting.
H. 
There shall be a buffer strip along the entire perimeter of the property, exclusive of the front yard, of at least 10 feet in width measured inward from the property line and suitably landscaped with grass and/or ground cover, shrubs and trees. The buffer screen shall be six feet in height and shall adhere to the standards set forth in § 220-100.
I. 
Driveways shall be not more than 35 feet nor less than 25 feet wide at any point. Driveways must be at least 10 feet from any side lot line and 50 feet from the intersection of street lines. No more than one driveway shall be permitted for each 100 feet of street frontage.
J. 
The applicant shall submit a detailed landscaping plan showing the location, type and size of all trees, shrubs, ground cover, paved area and other outdoor features.
K. 
The applicant shall demonstrate that trash will adequately be disposed of and that the drive-in use shall not become a public nuisance.
L. 
All paved areas other than driveways shall be located no closer than 40 feet to the right-of-way line.
New car sales, service and showrooms may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
The minimum lot area shall be five acres.
B. 
The minimum lot frontage shall be 300 feet.
C. 
The minimum lot depth shall be 300 feet.
D. 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 20%.
E. 
The minimum open space shall be 25% of the lot area.
F. 
All minimum requirements of front, rear and side yards, setbacks and building height shall conform to those established in the zone.
G. 
Used cars shall not be sold except as an accessory use to a new car dealer.
H. 
There shall be a building in conjunction with the use which shall contain no less than 15,000 square feet of usable floor area. At least 25% of said floor area shall be devoted to new car display purposes.
I. 
The area devoted to outside display of new and used cars shall not exceed the area of the building or 25% of the total lot area, whichever is less.
J. 
All outdoor display and service area, including driveways and parking facilities, shall be paved with a suitable asphalt or other similar material commonly used in driveway construction.
K. 
Display lighting shall be shielded and shall be so located and maintained as not to constitute a hazard or nuisance to the public using the highway or to neighbors. In particular, so-called "string lights" shall not be permitted.
L. 
Where the use is situated adjacent to residentially used property, adequate screening shall be provided along the property line as required by the Planning Board in individual cases and in accordance with the provisions of § 220-100.
Motels, which may include restaurants, cocktail lounges and swimming pools, may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
The site has a minimum of 350 feet of frontage.
B. 
All minimum requirements of lot area, lot depth, lot width, front, rear and side yards and building height conform to those established for the zone.
C. 
Not more than 25% of the land shall be covered by buildings.
D. 
Every building shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from all interior development roads, driveways and parking areas.
E. 
Interior roads and vehicular passageways in parking areas shall have a minimum width of 20 feet.
F. 
The minimum open space shall be 25% of the lot area.
G. 
All paved areas other than driveways shall be located no closer than 40 feet to the street line.
H. 
A ten-foot-wide buffer strip, suitably landscaped, shall be provided between curb cuts and along all other property lines. The buffer screen shall adhere to the standards set forth in § 220-100.
I. 
Each motel shall contain a minimum of 50 units of accommodations.
J. 
Any refuse disposal facilities shall be enclosed and removed from sight. Dumpster service may be requested by the Township at the owner's expense.
K. 
Only one central heating system shall be permitted for any building.
L. 
Where buildings are at right angles to one another, there shall be a minimum of 10 feet distance between them.
M. 
Where the buildings are parallel to one another, there shall be a minimum distance between them equal to the height of the taller building but in no event less than 25 feet.
N. 
Parking spaces shall be required for each motel unit, and additional parking shall be required for restaurant or cocktail lounges in accordance with § 220-97F of this chapter. No additional parking shall be required for swimming pools, provided that the pools are not open for use by the general public but are primarily for the use of guests at the motel.
[Amended 2-27-1997 by Ord. No. 3-97]
O. 
Swimming pools shall be subject to the provisions of § 220-96 of this chapter.
Quasi-public buildings and recreation areas and facilities, including clubhouses, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts and other such activities, operated by nonprofit membership organizations may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
It is ascertained by the approving agency that the proposed use is operated by a bona fide nonprofit organization solely for the recreation and enjoyment of the members of said organization.
[Amended 5-25-1995 by Ord. No. 22-95]
B. 
Any parcel upon which such use is proposed contains at least two acres of land; no structure will be erected nearer than 75 feet to any street line nor nearer than 30 feet to any property line; buildings will not occupy more than 25% of the lot area; all other requirements as set forth in this chapter for the zone in which it is to be located are observed; such use will in no way be detrimental to the surrounding property values; and the structure or use proposed will serve a useful purpose to the general welfare of the Township.
C. 
Front, rear and side yards shall be increased one foot for each foot by which such building exceeds the height limit herein established for the zone in which it is to be located, but in no case shall any building exceed a height greater than 50 feet.
D. 
Signs may be illuminated but nonflashing and limited in area to not more than 15 square feet on any one side. The number and location of signs shall be determined by the approving agency.
[Amended 5-25-1995 by Ord. No. 22-95]
E. 
A ten-foot-wide buffer strip, suitably landscaped, shall be provided along the side and rear property lines and shall adhere to the standards set forth in § 220-100.
Commercial swimming pools and swimming clubs may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
They shall adhere to the minimum standards specified in § 220-96 of this chapter.
B. 
The standards for health and safety as specified in the municipal ordinance regulating swimming pools and swimming clubs shall be met.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 265, Art. III, Marlboro Swim Club.
C. 
Signs for swimming clubs shall be limited to one nonflashing sign having an area not to exceed 30 square feet on any one side.
D. 
The minimum land area for swimming clubs shall be five acres with a minimum frontage and depth of 400 feet.
[Added 11-29-1990 by Ord. No. 56-90]
Pet shops located in the OPT-2 Zone shall meet the following requirements:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 60,000 square feet.
B. 
Sale of all animals legal to sell in pet shops, as regulated by State of New Jersey Department of Wildlife, Fish and Game.
C. 
No kennels are permitted as part of the operations.
D. 
Proper buffer to adjacent properties must be provided, including board-on-board fence when required by the approving agencies.
E. 
No maintenance work related to animals or cages shall be permitted outside the building.
F. 
The premises and storage of animals shall conform to all applicable state and county health laws or any other laws relating to the treatment and care of animals.
[Added 12-13-1990 by Ord. No. 63-90]
Whereas it has been determined that there is a public demand and need for nursing homes, convalescent homes and rehabilitation homes designed to meet the special needs of the aged, the ill and those persons in need of rehabilitation and whereas such homes may be detrimental to the surrounding area, may create traffic problems, may create undue burdens upon municipal services, such as fire, police, hospital, sanitation and other services, and must be peculiarly constructed to meet the needs of the community and for the best protection of the health, safety and welfare of the occupants thereof, it is hereby determined that it is essential that the Township safeguard the community at large and the residents of the homes in particular by permitting the erection of the homes as a conditional use only as hereinafter set forth.
A. 
The term "nursing home" is used in this section to designate a premises as defined in § 220-4.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
No nursing home shall be erected in the Township constructed and furnished so as to provide facilities, lodging and care for fewer than 50 nor more than 150 patients, and no nursing home shall be erected having more than 150 patient rooms nor fewer than 50 patient rooms. A "patient room" is defined to be a room housing one or more patients of the nursing home.
C. 
No nursing home shall be constructed or erected in the Township for the housing or care of the mentally ill, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or persons suffering from communicable diseases.
D. 
All nursing homes must be constructed in such manner as to meet the complete approval of the State of New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies and in full compliance with all of the Township regulations governing construction, health and sanitation of buildings.
E. 
No nursing home shall be permitted or constructed in the Township except in the RSCS Residential Senior Citizen Zone. In addition, no nursing home shall be situated on a site not serviced by water and sewer facilities maintained and operated by a public entity or the municipality.
F. 
No nursing home shall be constructed on any lot or tract of land in the RSCS Zone unless the lot or tract of land is under one and the same ownership as the nursing home and each lot or tract on which a nursing home is situated must meet all of the following site requirements:
(1) 
Minimum land area shall be three acres for a fifty-bed nursing home; for one-hundred-bed nursing homes, four acres; and for one-hundred-fifty-bed nursing homes, five acres.
(2) 
Front lot width: minimum 200 feet.
(3) 
Building setback: minimum 100 feet.
(4) 
Side yards: minimum 25 feet each side.
(5) 
Percent lot coverage by building: 15%.
(6) 
Off-street parking, 1/2 space per bed and one space per employee, including doctors, nurses, orderlies and management personnel and in no event less than 10 spaces for employees and management personnel.
(7) 
Rear yard: minimum 50 feet.
(8) 
Each site plan must show an adequate driveway for unobstructed ambulance entrance to an exit in the building and the driveway shall be such that the ambulance can enter and leave the premises without danger of being blocked by other traffic or parked vehicles with sufficient room provided at the exit for turnaround and loading and unloading of the ambulance. Each nursing home shall have a covered ambulance entrance with an awning or canopy sufficient to fully protect the patient from adverse weather conditions, such as rain or snow, erected in such manner as to permit loading and unloading of the patient without exposure of the patient or the ambulance crew to the elements.
(9) 
No nursing home shall be erected in the Township in excess of two stories in height exclusive of basement. The basement may be used for utilities, storage and service facilities, excepting kitchen, and the basement under no circumstances may be used for the housing of patients or for recreation area or in any other manner necessitating the keeping of patients therein. The basement, however, may house laboratories, X-rays or other facilities used merely for the purpose of examination of patients not requiring their being in the basement area for more than casual examination or testing.
G. 
No nursing home shall be permitted to operate as a business in the Township, unless merely for the purpose of examination of patients not requiring their being in the basement area for more than casual examination or testing.
H. 
Additional standards and regulations.
(1) 
A safe and convenient system of drives, walkways, access areas and parking facilities must be provided to meet the needs of the employees, doctors, management, visitors, ambulances, delivery vehicles and fire, police or other emergency vehicles.
(2) 
There shall be adequate lighting to ensure the safety of all persons at all times at the nursing homes.
(3) 
All nursing homes shall be built of fireproof construction. Such structures shall consist of walls, partitions, stairways, floors, ceilings, roofs and exitways constructed wholly of fireproof materials for fire resistance as specified in Table 5 of the BOCA Code. All such fireproof buildings shall be classified as Type 1A and 1B (as per BOCA Section 215.0 Type 1, Fireproof construction). Structures shall include all exterior and interior walls, floors, ceilings, beams, porches, stairs, doors, windows and main structural features of the building, as well as elevator shafts.
(4) 
Architectural plans showing a rendering in sufficient detail to indicate floor plan, exits in relation to sidewalk, driveways and service areas, overall dimensions of building or buildings, height, outward appearance, number of rooms, their location and size, elevator locations and fire escape locations shall be submitted with the application for special permit. However, detailed structural drawings and material lists shall be submitted to the Building Inspector after the special permit is granted and prior to any issuance of a building permit by the Building Inspector. At such time, the Building Inspector shall ascertain whether or not the building plans and specifications meet with all the requirements of this chapter as well as other applicable ordinances.
(5) 
The nursing homes design shall be functional and adequately provide for the health, welfare and safety of the patients, employees, visitors and general public.
(6) 
Landscaping should be such as may be easily maintained and contribute to the overall appearance and use of the site.
(7) 
In that kitchens constitute a hazardous area, they shall be isolated insofar as possible from other quarters. No residential or patient rooms shall be permitted from the second floor immediately over the kitchen area.
(8) 
Kitchen exhaust fans, hoods and metal ducts shall be equipped with Underwriters Laboratories Inc. approved automatic CO2 extinguishers.
(9) 
Elevators, dumbwaiters, laundry chutes and other service shafts shall be fireproof and all doors in such shafts shall be metal or equivalent as may be approved in writing by the Fire Inspector of the Township.
(10) 
All nursing homes shall be equipped with an Underwriters Laboratories Inc. approved smoke and fire detector alarm system.
(11) 
All fire escapes shall be as approved by the Fire Commissions as to location and shall be constructed wholly of steel.
(12) 
All two-story nursing homes shall have an elevator. The elevator shall be of sufficient size to accommodate a standard wheel-type patient stretcher, together with not fewer than two additional persons and shall be so located as to permit free and easy access to and from the elevator for stretcher borne patients.
(13) 
The exterior construction and finish of all two-story nursing homes shall be such as to conform to a residential appearance rather than factory or institutional appearance, so as to conform to the residential zone in which they are located. The site plan shall be accompanied by architectural renderings indicating the architectural appearances of the building.
(14) 
No patients shall be housed on the second floor of a two-story nursing home who are in such bedridden and helpless condition as to be unable to walk from their bed to the farthest fire exit on the floor. All such patients must be housed on the first floor only.
[Added 7-15-1993 by Ord. No. 9-93]
Amusement arcades may be permitted as conditional uses in the C-2, C-3, C-4, CIR and IOR Zone Districts, provided that:
A. 
The use shall comply with the licensing requirements of Chapter 88.
B. 
Amusement arcades shall be located within one building or attached buildings which are not less than 25,000 square feet in gross floor area.
C. 
Amusement arcade uses shall not exceed 25% of the overall building gross floor area.
D. 
Off-street parking shall be provided at a ratio of one parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to amusement arcade uses.
E. 
Hours of operation of any such facility shall be as set forth in § 88-8B of the Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 5-25-1995 by Ord. No. 22-95]
Corporate headquarters facilities and executive offices may be permitted, provided that:
A. 
The lot upon which the use is proposed shall conform to the following standards and requirements:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 50 acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot frontage: 500 feet.
(3) 
Minimum lot width: 500 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot depth: 500 feet.
(5) 
Minimum front yard setback: 150 feet.
(6) 
Minimum side yard setback: 100 feet.
(7) 
Minimum rear yard setback: 150 feet.
(8) 
Maximum lot coverage for buildings only: 25%.
(9) 
Maximum percentage impervious lot coverage: 50%.
(10) 
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR): 0.30.
(11) 
Maximum building height: 50 feet.
B. 
Parking shall be provided at the rate of 3.5 spaces per every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
C. 
Signs may be illuminated but nonflashing and are limited to the following:
(1) 
Wall signs. No more than two exterior wall signs shall be permitted for each use. The area of each such sign shall not exceed the lesser of 25 square feet or 2% of the area of the wall to which it is affixed.
(2) 
Ground signs. Ground signs shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any street line or lot line. No more than one identification ground sign is permitted per use. No ground sign shall exceed 10 feet in height or 30 square feet in area except that the area of a ground sign can be increased one additional square foot for each additional foot of setback exceeding 10 feet, provided that no sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area. Vehicular direction signs are permissible as long as such signs do not exceed two square feet in area, four feet in height and are located a minimum of five feet from any property line.