[Added 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 1512-90]
The intent of the Residential/Professional District
is to protect the traditional residential character of neighborhoods
in Moorestown which have historically developed in a residential fashion
but which have an orientation toward and access to arterial roadways,
and promote the retention of this traditional character while permitting
low-intensity professional office use compatible with existing residential
uses.
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in the buildings.
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by right:
(a)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(b)
Professional offices.
[1]
Doctors of medicine and osteopathy.
[2]
Dentists.
[3]
Home health-care services.
[4]
Legal services.
[5]
Engineering, architectural and
surveying services.
[6]
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping
services.
[7]
Management and public relations
services.
[8]
Manufacturer's representative without
inventory.
[9]
Computer programming, data processing
and other computer-related services.
[10]
Insurance agents and brokers.
[11]
Securities and commodities brokers
and dealers.
[12]
Investment advice.
B.
Street frontage and yard requirements shall be as
follows:
(1)
Single-family dwellings or conversions of existing
structures for professional office use:
(a)
Minimum lot width at building line: 100 feet.
(b)
Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(c)
Minimum front yard: 50 feet, provided that all
lot lines abutting a public street right-of-way shall be considered
front yards and shall meet this requirement.
(d)
Minimum side yards: There shall be two side
yards on every lot, with an aggregate width of not less than 40 feet;
provided, however, that neither side yard shall be less than 15 feet
in width.
(e)
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
(2)
New professional office development:
C.
Height: a maximum height of 35 feet, provided that
the building height may be increased by one foot for each foot of
front yard setback greater than 50 feet, to a maximum building height
of 45 feet.
E.
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
[Amended 10-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
A.
No solid fence shall be permitted within the front
yard.
B.
For single-family dwellings, no buffers are required.
C.
Conversions of existing structures to professional
office use:
(1)
All portions of the front yard area not required
for access walks and driveways shall be attractively landscaped with
a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, grass or similar
natural ground cover.
(2)
A landscaped buffer screen 10 feet in width
shall be provided adjacent to any side or rear property line. The
Planning Board may authorize a reduction in the width of the buffer
area and/or the provision of an opaque fence or similar visual screen
when it is demonstrated that the provision of a ten-foot wide buffer
would be impractical because of the location of an existing structure
or the need to provide required off-street parking.
D.
New professional office development.
(1)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 20 feet
in width shall be provided adjacent to any street line. Buffers may
be comprised of earth berms and landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient
quantity and size to effectively treat the structure. In addition,
shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer at the rate
of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(2)
A landscaped buffer of not less than 20 feet
in width shall be provided along any common property line in a side
or rear yard. Buffers may be comprised of earth berms, fences and
landscaping, which shall be of a sufficient quantity and size to screen
parked automobiles from view of those at grade or first floor level
in adjacent homes and to prevent the shining of automobile head lights
into the yards of adjacent property. In general, this buffer shall
provide a visual screen between the parking areas in the immediate
vicinity of the residentially zoned property at an elevation of no
less than seven feet above the finished grade of the parking areas.
In addition, shade or ornamental trees shall be provided in the buffer
at the rate of one per 1,000 square feet of buffer area.
(3)
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be provided
according to the requirements of § 180-73J(5).
[Amended 4-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1524-90]
One freestanding sign is permitted per premises,
no larger than 12 square feet with a maximum height of five feet.
Such sign shall not interfere with the vision of drivers so as to
obscure pedestrians or block the line of vision for vehicles exiting
the site.
A.
No outdoor storage is permitted, except for waste
in approved trash enclosures.
B.
All buildings shall be compatibly designed, whether
constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time. All
building walls facing any street or residential district line shall
be suitably finished for aesthetic purposes.
C.
All portions of the property not utilized by buildings
or paved surfaces shall be landscaped.
D.
The established grades on the site shall be planned
for both aesthetic and drainage purposes. The grading plan, drainage
facilities and landscaping shall be coordinated to prevent erosion
and silting as well as assuring that the capacity of any natural or
man-made drainage system is sufficient to handle the water generated
and anticipated both from the site and contributing upstream areas.
E.
Trash enclosures must be enclosed behind an opaque
fence or wall at least five feet in height, with an opaque self-closing
gate. The exterior finish material of the trash enclosure and gate
must be compatible with that of the exterior of the principal structure.
