Borough of Glen Rock, NJ Article XVII OB-1 and OT Office Building Districts

§ 230-83 OT - Office Transitional District.

[Added 2-25-2004 by Ord. No. 1460[1]]

A. The purpose of the OT Office Transitional District is to provide appropriate areas wherein a limited number of acceptable transitional uses will be permitted which are of intermediate intensity between the uses permitted in two adjacent districts and that, without the transitional district, those uses in the adjoining districts would be considered incompatible to each other.

B. Permitted uses. This district shall permit offices for the following professional trades:

[Amended 1-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1633]

(1) Licensed professional persons and licensed professional activities limited to the following:

(a) Medical and dental practitioners involved in the mental, physical and dental care and treatment of humans, but not including medical laboratories or pharmaceutical dispensaries.

(b) Attorneys and accountants.

(c) Real estate and appraising.

(d) Insurance agencies.

(e) Engineering, but not including laboratories or other facilities involving mechanical, electrical or chemical development testing or treatment of products or instruments.

(f) Land surveyors, architects, professional planners and similar planning and design professions.

(g) All educational uses.

[Added 1-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1633]

(2) Other business and professional persons and activities limited to the following:

(a) Advertising agencies and consultants.

(b) Business and management consultants.

(c) Investment brokers and consultants.

(3) Such other professional and business services as the Board of Adjustments may determine are of a character similar to those uses listed in Subsection B(1) and (2) above.

C. Required conditions.

(1) Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is the lesser. In addition, not more than two floors of a building, including a basement floor, shall be devoted to office use.

(2) Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet.

(3) Side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yards shall have a width of less than six feet. In addition, the sum of the side yard width measured along any line parallel to the street line shall not be less than 25% of the lot width on that line.

(4) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet. A ground-level patio shall not be taken into account in determining the depth of a rear yard.

(5) Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area of 10,200 square feet shall be measured within 140 feet of the front street property line.

(6) Minimum floor area. There shall be a minimum floor area of 1,500 square feet. A two-story dwelling shall have a minimum floor area on the first floor of 960 square feet.

(7) Maximum building coverage. The total ground floor area of all buildings shall not exceed 25% of the area of the lot, measured within 140 feet of the front property line.

(8) Building design. Buildings shall be designated with a residential character, either as new construction or conversion of an existing structure. Buildings with flat roofs shall be prohibited.

(9) Off-street parking. Off-street parking facilities shall be required as provided in Article VI. No parking area shall be located within 10 feet of a street or residential district boundary not within five feet of a building or property line.

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered subsequent §§ 230-83 through 230-104 as §§ 230-84 through 230-105.

§ 230-84 OB-1 Office Building District.

Permitted uses. This district is intended for office buildings for the following professions, trades and businesses:

A. Licensed professional persons and licensed professional activities limited to the following:

(1) Medical and dental practitioners involved in the mental, physical and dental care and treatment of humans, but not including medical laboratories or pharmaceutical dispensaries.

(2) Attorneys and accountants.

(3) Real estate and appraising.

(4) Insurance agencies.

(5) Engineering, but not including laboratories or other facilities involving mechanical, electrical or chemical development testing or treatment of products or instruments.

(6) Land surveyors, architects and similar planning and design professions.

B. Other professional persons and activities limited to the following:

[Amended 1-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1633]

(1) Advertising agencies and consultants.

(2) Business and management consultants.

(3) Investment brokers and consultants.

(4) All educational uses.

C. Such other professional services as the Board of Adjustment may determine are of a character similar to those uses listed in Subsections A and B above.

[Amended 1-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1633]

§ 230-85 Prohibited uses.

Any use not listed in § 230-83 shall be prohibited. Moreover, none of the uses listed in § 230-83 shall include the sale of any products or merchandise nor the manufacture, treatment or conversion of any products. In addition, no such business or use shall involve any personal service of or treatment to the human body except for medical or dental care and treatment. New residential construction shall be prohibited, except that any existing residence may be expanded or enlarged subject to all of the required conditions of § 230-54. Such existing residence may also be converted to include the office of a physician, surgeon or dentist residing on the premises as provided in and regulated by § 230-49B.

§ 230-86 Required conditions.

A. Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height, whichever is the lesser. In addition, not more than two floors of a building, including a basement floor, shall be devoted to office use.

B. Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet. All front yards shall face on Lincoln Avenue. On a corner lot, the front yard requirement shall apply to both streets.

C. Side yard. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall be less than 10 feet.

D. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 50 feet. All rear yards shall lie opposite the front yard facing Lincoln Avenue.

E. Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area of 13,200 square feet shall be measured within 110 feet of the front street property line.

F. Minimum floor area. There shall be a minimum floor area of 1,500 square feet. Two-story buildings shall have a minimum floor area on the first floor of 960 square feet.

G. Maximum building coverage. The total ground floor area of all buildings shall not exceed 20% of the lot area.

H. Building design. Buildings shall be designed with a residential character, either as new construction or conversion of an existing structure. Buildings with flat roofs shall be prohibited.

I. Off-street parking. Off-street parking facilities shall be required as provided in Article VI, except that in no event shall there be less than one parking space for each 200 feet of floor area. No parking area shall be located within 10 feet of a street or residential district boundary nor within five feet of a building or property line.