It is the purpose of this district to permit development of
the institutional uses in accordance with approved standards and to
permit the continuation of standard development patterns now existing
throughout the Borough.
In any Institutional District, land, buildings or premises shall
be used by right for only one or more of the following:
A. Clubs and lodges and all associated functions.
B. Hospital (general, medical or surgical), sanatorium, medical or health
center, convalescent home, nursing home or similar health facility.
C. Church, chapel, convent or similar religious institution, including
rectory or parish house.
D. College, private or public elementary, secondary or nursery school
or other education institution for academic instruction, not to include
a business or trade school, dance studio or similar use.
E. Cemeteries, provided that all state laws are complied with.
G. Country club, swim club or similar use.
[Added 12-30-2021 by Ord. No. 10:18-21]
The following regulations shall apply in the Institutional District:
A. Lot size: 10,000 square feet minimum.
B. Lot width: 100 feet minimum.
C. Front yards shall be not less than 10 feet. In addition, in all areas
where a residential property is contiguous to an institutional property,
the institutional property shall have a front yard which is not less
than the adjoining residential property.
D. Side yard. No side yard is required except as follows:
(1) No building shall be closer than 10 feet to any residential building.
(2) In all areas where residential property adjoins institutional property,
the institutional property shall have a fifteen-foot side yard requirement
with regard to that area wherein the residential and institutional
property join.
E. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 10 feet.
F. Occupied area. The maximum area, including accessory buildings, shall
not exceed 50% of the lot area.
G. Height regulations. The maximum height of buildings shall not exceed
three stories or 35 feet.
H. Trash enclosures. All trash enclosures or similar structures shall
be set back five feet from all rear and side yard lines. No trash
enclosure or similar structure will be permitted in any front yard
area.
Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that are not
used for off-street parking shall be attractively planted with trees,
shrubs, plants and grass lawns. A landscape screen or screen fence
as required by the Planning Board shall be provided along the property
so that the parking lot and buildings are screened from the adjacent
residential properties.
The following regulations shall apply in the Institutional District:
A. Parking and loading spaces: see Article
XVI.
B. Building design and site plan review. All development in this district is subject to building design and site plan review. See Article
XXI.
C. Performance standards: see Article
XX.
E. Fences, hedges and walls: see Article
XVIII.