The following zoning provisions shall apply
within all zoning districts throughout Blairstown Township:
A.
When a lot is to be subdivided from a lot which already
is occupied by an existing building, any subdivision of the lot shall
not lessen any of the required minimum yard setbacks and/or other
minimum requirements of this chapter pertaining to the existing building.
B.
No open space provided around any principal building
for the purpose of complying with the front, side or rear yard requirements
of this chapter shall be considered as providing the yard requirements
for any other principal building. Moreover, no yard or other open
space on a lot shall be considered as providing a yard or other open
space on another lot or for any other building.
C.
Regarding accessory buildings and structures:
(1)
Any accessory building having a common wall, roof,
porch, deck, breezeway or foundation with a principal building shall
be considered a part of the principal building and shall comply with
the front, side and rear yard requirements of this chapter for the
principal building.
(2)
Any accessory building or structure which is connected
to the principal building by means of a heated porch, breezeway, deck
or other heated structure shall be considered a part of the principal
building and shall comply with the front, side and rear yard requirements
of this chapter for the principal building.
(3)
Any accessory building or structure which is connected
to the principal building by an unheated porch, deck, breezeway or
other such unheated structure shall be considered detached for the
purposes of this chapter.
(4)
All accessory decks within one foot of a principal
building shall comply with the front, side and rear yard requirements
of this chapter for the principal building.
D.
The construction of a permitted accessory building
or structure, other than the construction of permitted construction
trailers, storage sheds or farm accessory buildings, shall not proceed
faster than the construction of the principal building on the same
lot.
E.
All accessory buildings and structures on a corner
lot shall be set back from all street lines as required by this chapter
for the principal building on the lot.
F.
An accessory building or structure shall not be erected
in the required front yards, unless otherwise specifically permitted
by this chapter.
The following zoning provisions shall apply,
even if apparently contrary to other zoning provision of this chapter:
A.
Accessory structure minimums.
B.
Christmas tree sales. The annual sale of Christmas
trees and seasonal evergreen decorations is permitted in all zoning
districts between November 15 and December 25, inclusive, provided
that all cut trees and other perishables shall be removed and the
premises cleared no later than January 16, and provided further that
these time restrictions shall not apply to farms which shall be permitted
to sell Christmas trees throughout the year.
[Amended 4-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-04]
C.
Height limits.
(1)
Chimneys on a residential dwelling unit are not bound
by the height restrictions of this chapter.
(2)
Silos, barns and similar structures on farms are not
bound by the height restrictions of this chapter.
(3)
Noncommercial radio and television antennas are not
bound by the height restrictions of this chapter, provided that the
height is not increased by more than 20% more than the maximum height
otherwise permitted by this chapter, and provided further that no
antenna shall exceed 50 feet in height in any case.
(4)
On any nonresidential principal building, the following
appurtenances may be erected above the maximum height specified in
this chapter for the subject principal building, provided that the
height is not increased by more than 20% more than the maximum height
otherwise permitted by this chapter, and provided further that no
said appurtenance shall exceed 50 feet in any case:
(a)
Penthouses or other roof structures for the
housing of stairways, tanks, bulkheads, ventilating fans, air conditioning
equipment and similar equipment required to operate and maintain the
building;
(b)
Skylights, spires, cupolas, flagpoles, chimneys
and similar structures associated with the building; and
(c)
The parapets used to screen the roof-mounted
structures and equipment.
D.
Poultry and livestock shelters. No animal poultry
or livestock shelter, whether permanent or temporary, shall be located
closer than 100 feet to any property line or to any dwelling unit
on the same lot.
E.
Public election voting places. The temporary use of
any property as a voting place in connection with a municipal or other
public election is permitted throughout the Township of Blairstown.
F.
Public utility lines. Public utility lines for the
transportation, distribution or control of water, electricity, gas,
oil, steam, cable television and telephone or telegraph communications
are permitted throughout the Township of Blairstown and need not necessarily
be located on a lot.
G.
Public utility transformer and junction boxes. Public
utility transformer and junction boxes are permitted throughout the
Township of Blairstown and need not necessarily be located on a lot,
provided they are adequately screened with landscaping, fencing or
a combination of the two and do not exceed three feet in height.
H.
Yard setbacks for accessory buildings and structures.
If the height of an accessory building or structure exceeds the minimum
side and/or rear yard setback specified in this chapter for the accessory
building or structure, the side and/or rear yard setback(s) shall
be increased to at least equal the height of the accessory building
or structure.
[Amended 4-4-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-03]
A.
Vacant lots. Any vacant lot in the R-5 District between one acre and three acres in area, and any vacant lot in the R-5 District between three and five acres in area, which vacant lot existed on February 15, 2001, shall be permitted to be developed with a single-family dwelling, and with the permitted accessory uses noted in § 19-405B of this chapter, all in accordance with the following respective yard and coverage requirements which originally governed the development of such sized lots on the subject lands, provided that all other requirements in § 19-405C, E and F of this chapter for the R-5 District also shall apply, and provided, further, that all necessary permits and approvals for construction on the lot are secured in the usual manner:
[Amended 5-28-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-8; 8-18-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08
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Yard or Coverage Measurement
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Existing Lots Between 1 and 3 Acres in
Area
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Existing Lots Between 3 and 5 Acres in
Area
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Minimum lot width (feet)
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150
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200
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Minimum lot frontage (feet)[3]
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150
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200
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Minimum lot depth (feet)
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200
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300
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Minimum side yard (each) (feet)
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25
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50
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Minimum front yard (feet)
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50
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50
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Minimum rear yard (feet)
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50
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75
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Accessory building minimum distance to side
line (feet)
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15
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30
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Accessory building minimum distance to rear
line (feet)
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15
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30
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Accessory building minimum distance to other
building (feet)
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20
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20
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Maximum coverage of all buildings (percent)
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10%[1]
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8%[2]
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Maximum total lot coverage (percent)
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15%
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14%
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NOTES:
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[1]In any case, the
aggregate coverage of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed
40% or 900 square feet (whichever is greater) of the coverage of the
principal building on the lot.
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[2]In any case, the
aggregate coverage of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed
50% or 1,200 square feet (whichever is greater) of the coverage of
the principal building on the lot.
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[3]In the case of
an existing flag lot where the Township Zoning Officer determines
that no adjacent acreage is available to make the lot conforming with
the minimum lot frontage requirement, the minimum lot frontage shall
be 50 feet. For the purposes of this chapter, a flag lot shall be
considered a lot that meets the minimum lot area, lot width and lot
depth requirements, exclusive of its flag stem, of the zoning provisions
of this chapter, but whose configuration is one of reduced frontage
on an approved street, with the enlarged buildable portion of the
lot located at the end or the flag stem and where the required lot
width is met.
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NOTE: Any accessory building having a footprint area in excess
of 1,000 square feet shall be located in compliance with the minimum
required side and rear yard setback requirements for principal structures
in the zone district in which the accessory building is located.
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B.
Detached dwelling units. Any detached single-family dwelling on a lot in the R-5 District between one acre and three acres in area, and any detached single-family dwelling existing on a lot in the R-5 District between three and five acres in area, which detached dwelling existed on February 15, 2001, shall be governed by the respective yard and coverage requirements specified in § 19-403A hereinabove for the purposes of constructing additions to the detached dwelling unit and/or the construction of accessory buildings or structures and, additionally, all the accessory uses listed in § 19-405B of this chapter for the R-5 District shall be permitted.
A.
Lots.
(1)
For the purposes of the zoning provisions of the this chapter, and except as provided within § 19-403A of this chapter, whenever title to two or more contiguous lots is held by the same owner, regardless of whether or not each of the lots have been approved as part of a subdivision or acquired by separate conveyance or by other operation of law, and one or more of the individual lots should, by reason of exceptional shallowness, topographic conditions, substandard area or yard space or similar measurements, not conform with the minimum lot area and dimensional requirements for the zoning district in which it is located, the contiguous lots shall be considered to be a single lot.
(2)
Whenever the owner of an existing lot has dedicated
or conveyed land to the Township of Blairstown in order to meet the
minimum street width requirements of this chapter, the Construction
Official shall issue construction permits and certificates of occupancy
for the lot whose depth and/or area is rendered substandard only because
of such dedication, and where the owner has no other adjacent lands
to provide the minimum requirements.
(3)
Except as provided in Subsection 19-404A(1) of this section hereinabove, any existing building or structure located on an existing lot which does not meet the applicable minimum lot size requirement of this chapter, or any existing structure which violates any yard requirement of this chapter, shall be permitted to construct additions to the principal building and/or construct accessory buildings without an appeal for variance relief, provided:
(a)
The existing use(s) on the lot are conforming
to the permitted use(s) stipulated in this chapter for the lot in
question;
(b)
The total permitted building and lot coverages
and floor area ratio stipulated in this chapter for the permitted
use(s) are not exceeded;
(c)
The accessory building and/or addition to the
principal building does not further violate the deficient yard setback(s)
currently existing on the subject property; and
(d)
No additional yard setback requirement of this
chapter is violated and all other applicable requirements of this
chapter are met.
B.
Structures and uses.
(1)
Any existing nonconforming use or structure may be
continued upon the lot or in the structure so occupied, and any such
structure may be repaired in the event of partial destruction thereof.
(2)
Repairs and maintenance work required to keep a structure
in sound condition may be made to a nonconforming structure or to
a structure, whether conforming or nonconforming, containing a nonconforming
use; however, no repairs or maintenance work shall increase the nonconformity
in any manner.
(3)
No structure containing a nonconforming use shall
be enlarged, extended or structurally altered in any manner without
an appeal for variance relief. An addition of a second story, or part
thereof, or the addition or subtraction of lands associated with a
structure containing a nonconforming use shall require variance approval
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d.
(4)
A nonconforming use shall be considered abandoned
if such nonconforming use is terminated by the owner. If the owner
fails to use the structure for a period of 12 consecutive months or
if the owner fails to use the land for a period of 12 months, it shall
be presumed to be abandoned; thereafter, such building, structure
and/or land shall not be used in a nonconforming manner.
[Amended 8-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-06; 4-4-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-03]
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
(1)
Detached single-family dwelling units.
(2)
Farms, provided that the farm use itself shall have
a minimum lot size of five acres and provided further that a farm
may have a single-family detached dwelling situated thereon only if
the farm is at least six acres in size. Moreover, any single-family
dwelling situated on a farm shall be subject to the requirements specified
for detached dwellings within the R-5 Single-Family Residential Zoning
District, except that the minimum lot size requirement of five acres
shall not apply to detached dwellings situated on farms.
(3)
Conservation areas, open space, public parks, public
playgrounds and public purpose uses.
(4)
Community residences for persons with head injuries
and for the developmentally disabled and/or community shelters for
victims of domestic violence, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1,
subject to the standards and requirements for single-family dwelling
units located within the same district.
(5)
Golf courses.
(6)
Churches and similar places of worship within the R-5 District and in accordance with the definition of such use in § 19-203 of this chapter, except and explicitly provided that churches shall continue to be permitted on the approximately 117 acres of land in the R-5 District designated as Lots 8, 1.05 and 1.09 in Block 2101 on the Township Tax Maps in accordance with the August 6, 1999, consent judgment regarding the International Mahavir Jain Mission, Case No. 97-3331 (AET).
(7)
Fire and first aid company uses, provided that the
lot has frontage only on a county road or other collector road.
(8)
Single-family conservation clusters in accordance with the provisions specified in § 19-603 of this chapter.
(9)
Senior citizen housing where indicated on the Zoning Map in accordance with the provisions specified in § 19-603 of this chapter.
(10)
Quasi-public uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for definitions and standards.)
(11)
Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for definitions and standards.)
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Private residential swimming pools, bathhouses, cabanas
and/or other structures customarily incidental to a private swimming
pool on a property with a single-family dwelling, provided that the
pool is located in the rear yard and/or side yard only and occupies
no more than 75% of the rear yard area or the side yard area.
(2)
Private tennis courts and other usual recreational
facilities and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos,
customarily associated with residential dwelling units.
(3)
One residential tool shed for the storage of objects
owned by the residents of the single-family dwelling situated on the
property, not exceeding 400 square feet in area and 15 feet in height.
(4)
Structures incidental to a farm such as barns and
packing, grading and storage buildings for produce raised on the premises;
fences; buildings for the keeping of permitted poultry and livestock;
and garages for the keeping and maintaining of trucks and other equipment
used in farm operations are permitted when accessory to a permitted
farm use, provided that any building which is accessory to a farm
shall be set back from any property line at least twice the distance
of the height of the accessory building or 100 feet, whichever is
less.
(5)
Farm stands in accordance with the definition of "farm stand" in § 19-203 of this chapter, provided that there shall be only one stand per farm, provided that the stand is set back a minimum of 50 feet from any street line and property line, and provided that minor site plan approval is obtained from the Land Use Board.
[Amended 4-11-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-02]
(12)
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(13)
Housing for seasonal agricultural workers as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(14)
Residential apartments in single-family detached dwellings as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(15)
Cellular antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(16)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign
not exceeding 32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
C.
Maximum building height.
(1)
Except for fire stations, first aid stations and churches,
no principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height and 2.5 stories;
[Amended 5-28-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-7]
(2)
No accessory building shall exceed 25 feet in height
and two stories, unless a lesser height is specifically specified
by the chapter;
(3)
Fire stations and first aid buildings shall not exceed
40 feet in height;
(4)
Churches shall not exceed 50 feet in height and 2.5
stories; and
D.
Area and yard requirements for the R-5 District.
[Amended 5-28-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-8; 5-24-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-09; 8-18-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08]
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Detached Dwellings[1]
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Fire and First Aid Buildings
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Churches
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Golf Courses
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Principal Building Minimum
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Lot area
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5 acres[2,3]
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2 acres
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5 acres
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100 acres
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Lot frontage
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300 feet
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200 feet
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NA
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Lot width
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300 feet
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200 feet
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300 feet
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NA
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Lot depth
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500 feet
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300 feet
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500 feet
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NA
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Side yard (each)
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75 feet
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50 feet[4]
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100 feet
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100 feet
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Front yard
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75 feet
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100 feet
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100 feet
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100 feet
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Rear yard
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100 feet
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100 feet
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100 feet
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100 feet
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Accessory Building Minimum
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Distance to side line
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50 feet
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30 feet
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50 feet
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50 feet
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Distance to rear line
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50 feet
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30 feet
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50 feet
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100 feet
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Distance to other building
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20 feet
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20 feet
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30 feet
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50 feet
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Maximum
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Building coverage of principal building
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4%
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10%
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10%
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1%
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Building coverage of accessory building(s)[5]
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2%
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5%
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5%
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1%
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Total lot coverage
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10%
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25%
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25%
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10%
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FIVE FOOTNOTES TO § 19-405D:
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[1]For lots in the R-5 District between one acre and three acres in area, and for lots in the R-5 District between three and five acres in area, the grandfathering provisions of § 19-403 may apply.
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[2]Where a detention
or retention basin is part of a residential lot, the area devoted
to such stormwater management purposes shall not be included in the
calculation of the minimum lot area required for the residential lot.
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[3]For residential lots only, an area equivalent to at least one acre shall be contiguous noncritical areas acreage (See § 19-203 of this chapter for the definition of critical areas), which shall not include within it any surface stormwater management facility, and which must be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the detached single-family dwelling and its appurtenances, including the septic system and potable water well serving the lot.
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[4]Or not less than
100 feet where a fire station or first aid building is situated on
a lot which abuts an existing residential use or an approved residential
lot.
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[5]In any case, the aggregate coverage of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 100% or 1,600 square feet (whichever is greater) of the coverage of the principal building on the lot. Where the accessory buildings are deemed to be accessory structures directly ancillary to the operation of a farm, as defined in § 19-203, the accessory building coverage shall not apply.
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NOTE: Any accessory building having a footprint area in excess
of 1,000 square feet shall be located in compliance with the minimum
required side and rear yard setback requirements for principal structures
in the zone district in which the accessory building is located.
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E.
Off-street parking.
(1)
Detached single-family dwelling units shall provide
1.5 spaces per two-bedroom unit; two spaces per three-bedroom unit;
2.5 spaces per four-bedroom unit; and three spaces per five-or-more-bedroom
unit. Where the bedroom count per unit is not specified, 2.5 spaces
per dwelling unit shall be provided.
(2)
Churches shall provide one space per every three permanent
seats. One seat shall be considered 22 inches in calculating the capacity
of pews or benches.
(3)
All uses other than detached single-family dwelling
units and churches shall provide adequate on-site parking to accommodate
the permitted activities and shall be subject to review and approval
by the Board during site plan review.
(4)
No parking area or driveway for a single-family detached
dwelling unit shall be located within 10 feet of any property line,
and no parking area or driveway for any permitted use other than a
single-family detached dwelling unit shall be located within 25 feet
of any property line.
(5)
Parking of large vehicles on residential properties:
In addition to other smaller vehicles, including both commercial and
noncommercial vehicles, which are owned and/or used by a resident
on the premises and which may be parked outside on a residential property,
up to one large vehicle may be regularly parked outdoors on any residential
lot, except and in accordance with the following:
(a)
These provisions shall not be deemed to limit
the number or size of vehicles used on a farm or to limit construction
equipment which is used on a property for construction purposes;
(b)
These provisions shall not be deemed to limit
the number or size of vehicles owned and/or used by a resident on
the premises which are garaged on a residential property when not
in use;
(c)
For purposes of this chapter, the term "large
vehicle" shall mean any vehicle which has a gross weight more than
10,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds, and/or which is longer
than 25 feet;
(d)
A large vehicle may be parked in a side or rear
yard area only, provided it is set back at least 25 feet from any
property line; and
(e)
The visibility of each large vehicle parked
outside shall be screened from any street and from any property line
by a dense row of evergreen trees. Where such screening is not adequately
provided by existing evergreen trees on the property, a row of evergreen
trees at least six feet high at time of planting shall be planted
with the tree trunks spaced no more than eight feet apart. The evergreen
trees shall be planted so that, at maturity, their branches will be
no closer than three feet to any street or property line.
(6)
Parking of recreational vehicles: Travel trailers,
campers, motor homes, horse trailers, boat trailers, ATV and motorcycle
trailers may be parked or stored on any residential lot in accordance
with the following:
(a)
The vehicle shall be parked in a rear or side
yard area and is parked at least 25 feet from any property line;
(b)
The visibility of each vehicle parked outside
shall be screened from any street and from any property line by a
dense row of evergreen trees. Where such screening is not adequately
provided by existing evergreen trees on the property, a row of evergreen
trees at least six feet high at time of planting shall be planted
with the tree trunks spaced no more than eight feet apart. The evergreen
trees shall be planted so that, at maturity, their branches will be
no closer than three feet to any street or property line.
(c)
The dimensions of such vehicles and trailers
shall not be counted in determining building coverage and such vehicles
and trailers shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters
while situated on a lot; and
(d)
Such vehicles shall be annually licensed with
a valid registration and shall be capable of use on a public road;
no junked vehicles shall be permitted under this subsection.
F.
Signs.
(1)
Detached dwelling units are permitted information, direction and nameplate signs in accordance with § 19-516G of this chapter.
(2)
Churches shall be permitted one freestanding sign
and one attached sign in accordance with the following:
(a)
The freestanding sign shall not exceed 30 square
feet in area, 10 feet in height and shall be set back at least 25
feet from all street and property lines; and
(b)
The attached sign shall be attached to the front
facade of the building and shall not exceed an area equivalent to
5% of the front facade area or 25 square feet, whichever is smaller.
(3)
All other uses shall be permitted appropriate signage
in accordance with the review and approval of the Board during any
required site plan review.
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
(1)
Detached single-family dwelling units and two-family
dwelling units.
(3)
Farms, provided that the farm use itself shall have
a minimum lot size of five acre and provided further that a farm may
have a single-family detached dwelling situated thereon only if the
farm is at least six acres in size. Moreover, any single-family dwelling
situated on a farm shall be subject to the requirements specified
for detached dwellings within the VR Village Residential Zoning District,
except that the minimum lot size requirements specified for the VR
Zoning District shall not apply to detached dwellings situated on
farms.
(4)
Conservation areas, open space, public parks, public
playgrounds and public purpose uses.
(5)
Community residences for persons with head injuries
and for the developmentally disabled and/or community shelters for
victims of domestic violence, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1,
subject to the standards and requirements for single-family dwelling
units located in the same district.
(6)
Churches and similar places of worship.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Private residential swimming pools, bathhouses, cabanas
and/or other structures customarily incidental to a private swimming
pool on a property with a single-family dwelling, provided that the
pool is located in the rear yard and/or the side yard only and occupies
no more than 75% of the rear yard or the side yard area.
(2)
Private tennis courts and other usual recreational
facilities and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos,
customarily associated with residential dwelling units.
(3)
One residential tool shed for the storage of objects
owned by the residents of the single-family dwelling situated on the
property, not exceeding 200 square feet in area and 15 feet in height.
(4)
Structures incidental to a farm such as barns and
packing, grading and storage buildings for produce raised on the premises;
fences; buildings for the keeping of permitted poultry and livestock;
and garages for the keeping and maintaining of trucks and other equipment
used in farm operations are permitted when accessory to a permitted
farm use, provided that any building which is accessory to a farm
shall be set back from any property line at least twice the distance
of the height of the accessory building or 100 feet, whichever is
less.
(5)
Farm stands in accordance with the definition of "farm stand" in § 19-203 of this chapter, provided that there shall be only one stand per farm, provided that the stand is set back a minimum of 50 feet from any street line and property line, and provided that minor site plan approval is obtained from the Land Use Board.
[Amended 4-11-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-02]
(12)
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(13)
Housing for seasonal agricultural workers as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(14)
Residential apartments in single-family detached dwellings as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(15)
Cellular antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(16)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign
not exceeding 32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
C.
Maximum building height.
(1)
Except for churches, no principal building shall exceed
30 feet in height and 2.5 stories;
(2)
No accessory building shall exceed 25 feet in height
and two stories, unless a lesser height is specifically specified
by the chapter;
(3)
Churches shall not exceed 50 feet in height and 2.5
stories; and
D.
Area and yard requirements for the VR District.
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Detached and Two-Family Dwelling Units
and Churches
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Townhouses[2]
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Principal Building Minimum
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Lot area
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10,000 s.f.[1]
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1 ac.
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Lot frontage
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75'
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150'
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Lot width
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75'
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150'
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Lot depth
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100'
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200'
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Side yard (each)
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20'
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25'
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Front yard
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25'
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40'
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Rear yard
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50'
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50'
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Accessory Building Minimum
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Distance to side line
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10'
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15'
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Distance to rear line
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10'
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15'
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Distance to other building
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20'
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20'
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Maximum building coverage
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20%
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20%
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Lot coverage
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30%
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55%
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FOOTNOTES TO § 19-406D
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[1]For single-family detached and two-family residential lots only, at least 7,500 square feet of each lot shall be contiguous noncritical areas acreage (see § 19-203 of this chapter for the definition of "critical areas"), which shall not include within it any surface stormwater management facility, and which must be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the principal building and its appurtenances, including the septic system and potable water well serving the lot; otherwise, the minimum required lot area shall be five acres.
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[2]These provisions
shall apply to the overall tract upon which the townhouses are developed.
Additionally, in the instance where more than one building containing
townhouse dwelling units is located on one tract of land, the total
minimum separation between buildings shall be the sum of the two abutting
yard distances (i.e., side, front and/or rear yards). Therefore, no
portion of any building shall be closer to any portion of any other
building than the combined distances of the abutting yard setback
requirements for each building, provided that the corner of any building
off set more than a twenty-degree angle from a line drawn parallel
to another building shall be considered a side yard of the building.
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E.
Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide
parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where
a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with
different specific parking requirements, the total number of required
parking spaces shall be obtained by individually computing the parking
requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting
numbers together.
(1)
Detached single-family units, two-family dwelling
units and townhouse dwelling units shall provide 1.5 spaces per two-bedroom
unit; two spaces per three-bedroom unit; 2.5 spaces per four-bedroom
unit; and three spaces per five-or-more-bedroom unit. Where the bedroom
count per unit is not specified, 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit shall
be provided.
(2)
Churches shall provide one space per every three permanent
seats. One seat shall be considered 22 inches in calculating the capacity
of pews or benches.
(3)
All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking
to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Board during site plan review.
F.
Signs.
(1)
Detached dwelling units, two-family dwelling units and townhouse dwelling units are permitted information, direction and nameplate signs in accordance with § 19-516G of this chapter.
(2)
Churches shall be permitted one freestanding sign
and one attached sign in accordance with the following:
(a)
The freestanding sign shall not exceed 30 square
feet in area, 10 feet in height and shall be set back at least 25
feet from all street and property lines; and
(b)
The attached sign shall be attached to the front
facade of the building and shall not exceed an area equivalent to
5% of the front facade area or 25 square feet, whichever is smaller.
(3)
All other uses shall be permitted appropriate signage
in accordance with the review and approval of the Board during any
required site plan review.
G.
Special provisions for townhouses.
(1)
Townhouse developments shall not exceed a density
of six dwelling units per gross acre of land within the tract.
(2)
Each dwelling and combined complex of buildings shall
have an architectural theme with appropriate variations in design
to provide attractiveness to the development. Such variations in design
shall result from the use of landscaping and the orientation of buildings
to the natural features of the site and to other buildings, as well
as from varying unit widths, staggering unit setbacks, using different
exterior materials, changing rooflines and roof designs, varying building
heights and changing window types, shutters, doors, porches and exterior
colors. Architectural elevations shall be submitted to the Board for
review and approval.
(3)
All dwelling units shall be connected to approved
and functioning central water and sanitary sewer systems prior to
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(4)
All parking facilities shall be on the same site as
the building. Parking spaces shall be provided in areas designed specifically
for parking, and there shall be no parallel or diagonal designated
parking spaces along interior streets.
(5)
No townhouse dwelling unit shall be less than 20 feet
wide and no more than eight dwelling units shall be located within
any one building.
(6)
No outside area or equipment shall be provided for
the hanging of laundry or the outside airing of laundry in any manner.
Sufficient area and equipment shall be made available within each
building for the laundering and artificial drying of the laundry of
the occupants of each building.
(7)
For each apartment unit, in addition to any usual
storage area or clothes closets contained inside individual dwelling
units, there shall be provided for each dwelling unit 250 cubic feet
of storage area, either within the individual dwelling unit or in
a convenient, centrally located area in the cellar, basement or ground
floor of the building, where personal belongings and effects may be
stored without constituting a fire hazard and where said belongings
and effects may be kept locked and separated from the belongings of
other occupants.
(8)
Dwelling units shall have access to a master television
antenna system, and individual townhouse units may not erect individual
external television antennas.
(9)
Land area equal to at least 250 square feet per dwelling
unit shall be specified on the site plan and improved at the sole
expense of the developer as active recreation areas for use by the
residents of the development.
(10)
For a fee simple townhouse unit, no construction
permit shall be issued for any townhouse dwelling unit or accessory
structure or addition thereto unless the proposed construction is
in accordance with the approved site plan, and this condition shall
be recited as a notice in the homeowners' association bylaws. After
the initial approval of the site plan, no application for a construction
permit will be accepted for processing unless accompanied by a statement
from the homeowners' association that the proposed construction has
been approved by the homeowners' association.
H.
Special recycling provisions.
(1)
There shall be included in any new townhouse development
an indoor or outdoor recycling area for the collection and storage
of residentially-generated recyclable materials. The dimension of
the recycling area shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins
or containers which are of adequate size and number, and which are
consistent with anticipated usage and with current methods of collection
in the area in which the project is located. The dimensions of the
recycling area and the bins or containers shall be consistent with
the district recycling plan adopted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L.
1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13), as amended.
(2)
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for
the residential disposition of source separated recyclable materials
preferably near, but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.
(3)
The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be
safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles.
Collection vehicles shall be able to access the recycling area without
interference from parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures
shall be taken to protect the recycling area, and the bins or containers
placed therein, against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
(4)
The recycling area, and the bins or containers placed
therein, shall be designed so as to provide protection against adverse
environmental conditions which might render the collected materials
unmarketable. Any bins or containers which are used for the collection
of recyclable paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor
recycling area, shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered
so as to keep the paper or cardboard dry.
(5)
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the
materials accepted therein shall be posted adjacent to all points
of access to the recycling area. Individual bins or containers shall
be equipped with signs indicating the materials to be placed therein.
(6)
Landscaping and/or fencing, at least six feet in height,
shall be provided around any outdoor recycling area and shall be provided
in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
I.
Affordable housing requirements. Any development of
townhouses shall be considered an inclusionary development as defined
by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and shall be
in accordance with COAH's current Substantive Rules at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1
et seq.; more particularly, the primary applicable sections of COAH's
current Substantive Rules are as follows:
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
(1)
Detached single-family dwelling units and two-family
dwelling units.
(2)
Conservation areas, open space, public parks, public
playgrounds and public purpose uses.
(3)
Community residences for the developmentally disabled,
community shelters for victims of domestic violence, community residences
for persons with head traumas, and/or community residences for the
terminally ill, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1, subject to the
standards and requirements of single-family dwelling units located
within the same district.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(4)
Professional offices, including but not limited to,
the offices of a physician, surgeon, dentist, minister, architect,
accountant, engineer, attorney or other recognized profession.
(5)
Banks, including drive-in facilities.
(6)
Retail shops for the retail sales of books, crafts,
confections, drugs, dry goods, flowers, gifts, notions, stationery
and other similar small portable goods.
(7)
Personal service shops limited to beauty shops, barbershops,
shoe repair shops and tailor/seamstress shops.
(8)
Restaurants, excluding drive-through windows.
(9)
Quasi-public uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(10)
Child care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and as defined in § 19-203.
(11)
Residential flats, provided the following:
(a)
Residential flats shall be located within the
1 1/2 stories above permitted professional offices, retail shops
and/or personal service shops located on the first floor, except that
no residential flat or portion thereof shall be situated above any
use which utilizes either a condenser or compressor within its net
habitable floor area.
(b)
If the second floor of a building contains a
residential flat, no directly contiguous nonresidential use shall
be permitted on that floor.
(c)
Each residential flat shall have access provided
via an outside entrance or stairway, which may connect to a common
hallway providing direct access to individual residential flats.
(d)
Each residential flat shall contain either one
or two bedrooms. The minimum net habitable floor area of a one-bedroom
unit shall be 500 square feet, and the minimum net habitable floor
area of a two-bedroom unit shall be 600 square feet.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(1)
Private residential swimming pools, bathhouses, cabanas
and/or other structures customarily incidental to a private swimming
pool on a property with a single-family dwelling, provided that the
pool is located in the rear yard and/or the side yard only and occupies
no more than 75% of the rear yard or the side yard area.
(2)
Private tennis courts and other usual recreational
facilities and landscaping features, such as trellises and gazebos,
customarily associated with residential dwelling units.
(3)
One residential tool shed for the storage of objects
owned by the residents of the single-family dwelling situated on the
property, not exceeding 200 square feet in area and 15 feet in height.
(10)
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(11)
Child care centers, licensed by the New Jersey
Department of Human Services, and located within permitted nonresidential
uses.
(12)
Nonindividual (community) septic systems on
lands within the VN District and/or on lands within an adjacent R-5
District, provided that the septic systems serve uses in the VN District
only.
[Amended 4-4-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-03]
(13)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign
not exceeding 32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
C.
D.
Area and yard requirements for the VN District.
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Detached and Two- Family Dwelling Units
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Offices, Banks, Shops, Child Care Centers
and Restaurants
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Principal Building Minimum
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Lot area
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10,000 s.f.[1]
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10,000 s.f.
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Lot frontage
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75'
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100'
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Lot width
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75'
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100'
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Lot depth
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100'
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100'
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Side yard (each)
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15'
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15'
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Front yard
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20'
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25'
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Rear yard
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50'
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25'
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Accessory Building Minimum
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Distance to side line
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10'
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10'
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Distance to rear line
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10'
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10'
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Distance to other building
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20'
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15'
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Maximum
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Building coverage
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20%
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25%
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Lot coverage
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30%
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60%
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FOOTNOTE TO § 19-407D
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[1]For single-family detached and two-family residential lots only, at least 7,500 square feet of each lot shall be contiguous noncritical areas acreage (see § 19-203 of this chapter for the definition of "critical areas"), which shall not include within it any surface stormwater management facility, and which must be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the principal building and its appurtenances, including the septic system and potable water well serving the lot; otherwise, the minimum required lot area shall be five acres.
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E.
General requirements for nonresidential uses.
(1)
One building may contain not more than three principal
uses, provided that each use occupies a minimum gross floor area of
750 square feet and that the combined off-street parking requirements
for all uses are met.
(2)
No building shall exceed 5,000 square feet in gross
floor area.
(3)
Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board
as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment
or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside.
(4)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with grass, shrubs, ground cover, or trees and shall be
maintained in good condition.
(5)
For nonresidential uses, at least the first 20 feet adjacent to any street line and 10 feet adjacent to any other property line shall not be used for parking and shall be planted and/or maintained with landscaping. Moreover, at least the first 10 feet along the common boundary with a residential Zoning District line shall be utilized as buffer screening as defined in § 19-203 and described in § 19-507C of this chapter.
(6)
All buildings shall meet the following design requirements:
(a)
All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether
constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time;
(b)
All building walls shall be suitably finished
for aesthetic purposes and shall be compatible in design and scale
to the surrounding residential areas; and
(c)
All buildings shall have a gable, hip, gambrel
or mansard roof (or other dual pitched, single ridge roof); no flat
roofs are permitted.
(7)
There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup
location, including provisions for recyclable materials, provided
by each building. The location shall be separated from the parking
spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location
outside the building, which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed
container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by
a fence, wall, planting or combination of all three.
F.
Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide
parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where
a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with
different specific parking requirements, the total number of required
parking spaces shall be obtained by individually computing the parking
requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting
numbers together.
(1)
Detached single-family units and two-family dwelling
units shall provide 1.5 spaces per two-bedroom unit; two spaces per
three-bedroom unit; 2.5 spaces per four-bedroom unit; and three spaces
per five-or-more-bedroom unit. Where the bedroom count per unit is
not specified, 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided.
(2)
Professional offices, banks, retail shops and personal
service shops shall provide parking at the ratio of one parking space
per 250 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof. Additionally,
drive-in windows for banks shall provide room for at least 12 automobiles
per window for queuing purposes.
(3)
Residential flats shall provide parking at the ratio
of one parking space per dwelling unit, with the understanding that
there will be some shared parking between the residential flats and
the permitted nonresidential uses.
(4)
Restaurants shall provide one parking space for every
three seats but, in any case, a sufficient number of spaces to prevent
any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire
lanes and aisles.
(5)
Child care centers shall provide parking at the ratio
of one parking space per employee plus one additional parking space
for every eight children. Adequate spaces shall be provided for the
loading and unloading of children which shall take place on site and
not in the public right-of-way.
(6)
All other uses shall provide adequate on-site parking
to accommodate the permitted activities and shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Board during site plan review.
G.
Signs.
(1)
Detached dwelling units and two-family dwelling units are permitted information, direction and nameplate signs in accordance with § 19-516G of this chapter.
(2)
Buildings containing professional offices, banks,
retail shops, personal service shops, restaurants and child care centers
may have one major sign per building, either freestanding or attached,
plus additional signage in accordance with the following:
(a)
Any attached sign shall not exceed 5% of the
front facade of the principal building or 25 square feet, whichever
is smaller;
(b)
Any freestanding sign shall not exceed 25 square
feet in area and 10 feet in height and shall be set back at least
15 feet from all street and property lines; and
(c)
Where a principal use occupying at least 500
square feet of segregated area has direct access from the outside,
a sign not exceeding four square feet in area identifying the name
of the activity also shall be permitted.
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Such additional sign(s) shall be attached flat
against the building at the entrance to the activity.
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(3)
All other uses shall be permitted appropriate signage
in accordance with the review and approval of the Board during any
required site plan review.
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings
in the HC-1 Zoning District.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(1)
Retail sales of goods.
(2)
Retail sales of services.
(3)
Banks, including drive-in facilities.
(4)
Offices and office buildings.
(5)
Restaurants.
(6)
Child-care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and as defined in § 19-203.
(7)
Funeral homes.
(8)
Small animal hospitals, including outside facilities
and kennels.
(9)
Garden centers, lumberyards and equipment supply centers,
including the outside storage, sale and/or display of material if
screened from the street and neighboring properties by a fence, wall
and/or plantings. The outside storage, sale and/or display of material
shall not exceed four times the coverage of all buildings on the lot.
(10)
Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(11)
Cellular antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(12)
Conservation areas.
(13)
Open space.
(14)
Public parks, playgrounds. and public purpose
uses.
(15)
Farms.
(16)
Dry-cleaning establishments which do not permit
on-premises cleaning or use chemicals on site.
(17)
Shopping centers.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(4)
Storage buildings.
(6)
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(7)
Drive-through windows for restaurants as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(8)
Child care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department
of Human Services, and located within permitted nonresidential uses.
(9)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding
32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
D.
Area and yard requirements for the HC District.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
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Individual Uses
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Shopping Centers[1]
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Principal Building Minimum
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Lot area
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2 ac.
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8 ac.
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Lot frontage
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250'
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600'
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Lot width
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250'
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600'
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Lot depth
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250'
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400'
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Side yard (each)
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50'[2]
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100'
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Front yard
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75'
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100'
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Rear yard
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75'
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100'
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Accessory Building Minimum
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Distance to side line
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20'
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100'
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Distance to rear line
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20'
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100'
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Distance to other building
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20'
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20'
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Maximum
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Floor area ratio
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0.20
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0.20
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Lot coverage
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40%[3]
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40%[3]
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Building size
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25.000 sq. ft.[4]
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50,000 gross sq. ft.[5]
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[1]More than one
principal building shall be permitted for a shopping center, in accordance
with the following:
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All buildings shall be separated by a minimum
of 20 feet if such separation is to be used solely for pedestrian
circulation;
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[b]
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All buildings shall be separated by a minimum
of 50 feet where any part of such separation is to be used for parking
or vehicular circulation; and
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[c]
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The separation requirements should not be construed
to prohibit covered pedestrian walkways when the roof or covering
of such walkway extends between the buildings.
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[2]The minimum principal
building setback shall be 50 feet where a property line abuts a residential
district or use.
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[3]Except that an
additional 10% shall be permitted if impervious pavement in a form
acceptable to the Township Engineer is used for the additional coverage.
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[4]Multiple buildings
may be permitted on a lot in a village style of design.
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[5]For anchor store
use only with a maximum of three anchor stores for an aggregate of
150,000 square feet with all other of the uses within the shopping
center not exceeding 25,000 gross square feet in size.
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E.
General requirements.
(1)
One building may contain more than one principal use
of the same use category, provided that each use occupies a minimum
gross floor area of 500 square feet and that the combined off-street
parking requirements for all uses are met. However, within any building
not part of a shopping center, no more than three principal uses shall
be permitted.
(2)
Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board
as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment
or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside.
Where merchandise, products, equipment or similar material or objects
are approved by the Board to be displayed or stored outside, the materials
shall be suitably screened to be obscured from view from adjacent
residential uses and must be situated within the property lines of
the principal use.
(3)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with grass, shrubs, ground cover, or trees and shall be
maintained in good condition.
(4)
At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street line and 25 feet adjacent to any lot line shall not be used for parking, vehicular circulation and/or loading and shall be planted and maintained with landscaping. A minimum of 100 feet from any residential district or use shall be required for any principal building or any parking, circulation, loading, or other paving or improved areas, and at least a twenty-five-foot-wide buffer screening as defined in § 19-203 and described in § 19-507C of this chapter.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(5)
All buildings shall meet the following design requirements:
(a)
All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether
constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time; and
(b)
All building walls facing any street or residential
use and/or residential zoning district shall be suitably finished
for aesthetic purposes.
(c)
A low-intensity village atmosphere of smaller
buildings clustered in a pedestrian-oriented nonlinear layout shall
be encouraged with multiple detached principal buildings permitted
on the lot. Buildings shall be staggered, with varying building setbacks
and with the orientation of the fronts of the building situated at
angles to one another and/or otherwise designed to promote a nonlinear
appearance.
[Added 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
F.
Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide
parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where
a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with
different specific parking requirements, the total number of required
parking spaces shall be obtained by computing individually the parking
requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting
numbers together.
(1)
Retail sales of goods and/or services shall provide
parking at the ratio of one parking space per 200 square feet of gross
floor area or part thereof.
(2)
Banks and offices shall provide parking at the ratio
of one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or part
thereof. Additionally, drive-in windows for banks shall provide room
for at least 12 automobiles per window for queuing purposes.
(3)
Restaurants shall provide one parking space for every
three seats but, in any case, a sufficient number of spaces to prevent
any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire
lanes and aisles.
(4)
Child care centers shall provide parking at a ratio
of one parking space per employee plus one additional parking space
for every eight children. Adequate spaces shall be provided for the
loading and unloading of children which shall take place on-site and
not in the public right-of-way.
(5)
Shopping centers shall provide parking at the overall
ratio of 4.5 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(6)
All other uses shall provide off-street parking in
accordance with the following:
(a)
One space per 200 square feet of gross floor
area used for offices or sales; plus
(b)
One space per 500 square feet of gross floor
area used for research, assembly or animal surgery; plus
(c)
One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area used for storage; and
(d)
Any activity that does not fit any of the above
categories shall provide adequate off-street parking, as testified
to by the applicant and as approved by the Board during site plan
review.
(7)
Parking areas for individual uses shall be designed
to be interconnected with adjacent properties, whenever possible,
and shall utilize common entrance(s) and exit(s), where feasible,
in order to minimize access points to the street.
G.
Off-street loading.
(1)
Each principal building shall provide at least one
off-street loading space at the side or rear of the building or within
the building. Each loading space shall be at least 15 feet in width
by 40 feet in length, with adequate ingress and egress from a public
street and with adequate space for maneuvering. Additional spaces
may be necessary and required dependent upon the specific activity.
There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.
(2)
There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup
location, including provisions for recyclable materials, provided
by each building. The location shall be separated from the parking
spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location
outside the building which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed
container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by
a fence, wall, planting or combination of all three. If located within
the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage
functions and, if located outside the building, it may be located
adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided that the
container in no way interferes with or restricts the loading and unloading
functions.
H.
Signs.
[Amended 7-12-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-07]
(1)
Individual uses: Each principal commercial building
not part of a shopping center may have one major attached and one
freestanding sign in accordance with the following:
(a)
The aggregate area of both signs shall not exceed
75 square feet.
(b)
The attached sign shall not exceed an area equivalent
to 5% of the front facade of the principal building upon which the
sign is attached:
(c)
The freestanding sign shall be set back at least
25 feet from all street and property lines and shall not exceed 15
feet in height; and
(d)
Where a use in a multi-tenant building occupies
at least 500 square feet of segregated habitable floor area with direct
access from the outside, one additional sign for each use, not exceeding
eight square feet in area and identifying the name of the use only,
may be attached to a building at the entrance to the use.
(2)
Shopping centers: Each shopping center may have one
freestanding sign, plus attached signs identifying the names of individual
uses, provided and in accordance with the following:
(a)
The size of the one freestanding sign shall
not exceed 75 square feet in area;
(b)
The freestanding sign shall be set back at least
25 feet from all street and property lines and shall not exceed 15
feet in height;
(c)
Where an individual use occupies at least 750
square feet of segregated habitable floor area with direct access
from the outside, one additional sign for each use, identifying the
name of the use only, shall be permitted in accordance with the following:
[1]
The size of each such sign shall not exceed
1/2 square foot of sign area per one linear foot of building frontage
occupied by the individual use, but in no case shall the size of the
sign exceed 50 square feet in area;
[2]
Each such sign shall be either attached flat
against the building at the entrance to the activity or shall be suspended
perpendicular to the building from a roof over a common walkway. If
suspended, the sign shall be no closer than eight feet to the finished
grade below; and
[3]
All signs within a shopping center shall adhere
to a common set of architectural specifications regarding lettering
style, lighting and the colors of the signs, and such architectural
specifications must be specifically approved by the Land Use Board
prior to the issuance of a construction permit for any sign in the
shopping center.
[Amended 4-11-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-02]
(3)
Any sign illumination external to the sign shall be
designed, oriented and landscaped to prevent any sight of the lamp
from any street or neighboring properties.
I.
The HC-2 Zoning District shall include all of the
provisions contained in the HC-1 Zoning District except that there
shall not be permitted as a principal use, service stations as conditional
uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67.
[Added 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
[Amended 4-4-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-03; 10-19-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-16]
(1)
Farms, provided that the farm use itself shall have
a minimum lot size of five acres and provided further that a farm
may have a single-family detached dwelling situated thereon only if
the farm is at least six acres in size. Moreover, any single-family
dwelling situated on a farm shall be subject to the requirements specified
for detached dwellings within the R-5 Single-Family Residential Zoning
District, except that the minimum lot size requirement of five acres
shall not apply to detached dwellings situated on farms.
(2)
Banks with drive-through facilities.
(3)
Conservation areas, open space, public parks, playgrounds
and public purpose uses.
(4)
Offices and office buildings.
(5)
Child-care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department
of Human Services.
(6)
Research laboratories as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(7)
Cellular antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(4)
Storage buildings.
(6)
Employee cafeterias, provided the cafeteria is limited
to serving the employees and guests of the principal use designated
on the site plan as approved by the Board.
(7)
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(8)
Child care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department
of Human Services, and located within permitted nonresidential uses.
(9)
Structures incidental to a farm such as barns and
packing, grading and storage buildings for produce raised on the premises;
fences; buildings for the keeping of permitted poultry and livestock;
and garages for the keeping and maintaining of trucks and other equipment
used in farm operations are permitted when accessory to a permitted
farm use, provided that any building which is accessory to a farm
shall be set back from any property line at least twice the distance
of the height of the accessory building or 100 feet, whichever is
less.
(10)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign
not exceeding 32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
D.
Area and yard requirements for the PRO District.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
|
Principal Building Minimum
|
Individual Uses
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Lot area
|
2 ac.
| |
|
Lot frontage
|
250'
| |
|
Lot width
|
250'
| |
|
Lot depth
|
250'
| |
|
Side yard (each)
|
50'[1]
| |
|
Front yard
|
75'
| |
|
Rear yard
|
50'[1]
| |
|
Accessory Building Minimum
| ||
|
Distance to side line
|
20'
| |
|
Distance to rear line
|
20'
| |
|
Distance to other building
|
20'
| |
|
Maximum
| ||
|
Floor area ratio
|
0.2
| |
|
Lot coverage
|
40%[2]
|
|
TWO FOOTNOTES TO § 19-409D
| |
|---|---|
|
[1]The minimum principal
building setback shall be at least 200 feet and the minimum setback
from any parking, circulation, loading or other paved or improved
area shall be 100 feet where the property line abuts a residential
district or use.
| |
|
[2]An additional
10% shall be permitted if impervious pavement in a form acceptable
to the Township Engineer is used for the additional coverage.
|
E.
General requirements.
(1)
One building may contain more than one principal use
of the same use category, provided that each use occupies a minimum
gross floor area of 1,000 square feet and that the combined off-street
parking requirements for all uses are met. The maximum permitted size
of any principal building shall not exceed 30,000 square feet. However,
more than one principal building may be permitted on any lot, provided
that a nonlinear appearance is created with staggering setbacks and
angled orientations between buildings.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(2)
Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board
as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment
or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside.
Where merchandise, products, equipment or similar material or objects
are approved by the Board to be displayed or stored outside, the materials
shall be suitably screened to be obscured from view from adjacent
residential uses and must be situated within the property lines of
the principal use.
(3)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with grass, shrubs, ground cover, or trees and shall be
maintained in good condition.
(4)
At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street line or property line shall not be used for parking, vehicular circulation and/or loading and shall be planted and maintained with landscaping. Moreover, at least the first 25 feet along the common boundary with a residential zoning district line shall be utilized as buffer screening as defined in § 19-203 and described in § 19-507C of this chapter.
(5)
All buildings shall meet the following design requirements:
(a)
All buildings shall be compatibly designed,
whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of
time.
(b)
All building walls facing any street or residential
use and/or residential zoning district shall be suitably finished
for aesthetic purposes.
(c)
All buildings shall be consistent and in keeping
with the prevailing rural character of the Township. Buildings shall
have dual-pitched single-ridged roofs. Flat roofs shall be prohibited.
(d)
Buildings shall be suitably finished on all
sides for aesthetic purposes in a manner consistent with the surface
materials existing within the neighborhood and shall be compatible
in scale and design with the surrounding area.
F.
Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide
parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where
a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with
different specific parking requirements, the total number of required
parking spaces shall be obtained by computing individually the parking
requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting
numbers together.
(1)
Child care centers shall provide parking at a ratio
of one parking space per employee plus one additional parking space
for every eight children. Adequate spaces shall be provided for the
loading and unloading of children which shall take place on-site and
not in the public right-of-way.
(2)
All other uses shall provide off-street parking in
accordance with the following:
(a)
One space per 200 square feet of gross floor
area used for offices or sales; plus
(b)
One space per 500 square feet of gross floor
area used for research and manufacturing; plus
(c)
One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area used for storage; and
(d)
Any activity that does not fit any of the above
categories shall be provided adequate off-street parking, as testified
to by the applicant and as approved by the Board during site plan
review.
(3)
Parking areas for individual uses shall be designed
to be interconnected with adjacent properties, whenever possible,
and shall utilize common entrance(s) and exit(s), where feasible,
in order to minimize access points to the street.
G.
Off-street loading.
(1)
Each principal building shall provide at least one
off-street loading space at the side or rear of the building or within
the building. Each loading space shall be at least 15 feet in width
by 40 feet in length, with adequate ingress and egress from a public
street and with adequate space for maneuvering. Additional spaces
may be necessary and required dependent upon the specific activity.
There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.
(2)
There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup
location, including provisions for recyclable materials, provided
by each building. The location shall be separated from the parking
spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location
outside the building which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed
container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by
a fence, wall, planting or combination of all three. If located within
the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage
functions and, if located outside the building, it may be located
adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided that the
container in no way interferes with or restricts the loading and unloading
functions.
H.
Signs.
(1)
Each principal building may have one major sign, either
freestanding or attached, in accordance with the following:
(a)
The sign shall not exceed an area equivalent
to 5% of the front facade of the principal building or 75 square feet,
whichever is less; and
(b)
If freestanding, the sign shall be set back
at least 25 feet from all street and property lines and shall not
exceed 10 feet in height or the height of the principal building,
whichever is less.
(2)
Where a principal use occupying at least 1,000 square
feet of segregated area has direct access from the outside, an additional
sign identifying the name of the activity also shall be permitted
in accordance with the following:
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and in buildings.
[Amended 12-30-1998 by Ord. No. 98-18; 4-4-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-03; 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(1)
Farms, provided that the farm use itself shall have
a minimum lot size of five acres and provided further that a farm
may have a single-family detached dwelling situated thereon only if
the farm is at least six acres in size. Moreover, any single-family
dwelling situated on a farm shall be subject to the requirements specified
for detached dwellings within the R-5 Single-Family Residential Zoning
District, except that the minimum lot size requirement of five acres
shall not apply to detached dwellings situated on farms.
(2)
Agricultural support uses, including, but not limited
to, feed and supply stores. Slaughterhouses, feed lots, and similar
uses are specifically prohibited.
(3)
Conservation area, open space, public parks, playgrounds
and public purpose uses.
(4)
Construction and plumbing/electrical contractors'
facilities.
(5)
Offices and office buildings.
(6)
Research laboratories as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for other conditions and standards.)
(7)
Limited manufacturing as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for other conditions and standards.)
(8)
Warehouses and assembly and distribution centers as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for other conditions and standards.)
(9)
Indoor commercial and recreational facilities as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(10)
Repair shops for appliances, machines and engines as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(11)
Child care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and as defined in § 19-203.
(12)
Public utility uses as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:44D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(13)
Cellular antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:44D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(4)
Storage buildings.
(6)
Employee cafeterias, provided the cafeteria is limited
to serving the employees and guests of the principal use designated
on the site plan as approved by the Board.
(7)
Retail sales of the goods manufactured, warehoused,
assembled, distributed and/or repaired on the premises as part of
a permitted principal use, provided that the sales area shall not
be larger than 20% of the gross square footage of the first floor
of the principal building.
(8)
Satellite dish antennas as conditional uses under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67. (See § 19-601 for conditions and standards.)
(9)
Child care centers, licensed by the New Jersey Department
of Human Services, and located within permitted nonresidential uses.
(10)
Structures incidental to a farm such as barns
and packing, grading and storage buildings for produce raised on the
premises; fences; buildings for the keeping of permitted poultry and
livestock; and garages for the keeping and maintaining of trucks and
other equipment used in farm operations are permitted when accessory
to a permitted farm use, provided that any building which is accessory
to a farm shall be set back from any property line at least twice
the distance of the height of the accessory building or 100 feet,
whichever is less.
(11)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign
not exceeding 32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
D.
Area and yard requirements for the GCI District.
|
Principal Building Minimum
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Lot area
|
5 ac.
| |
|
Lot frontage
|
300'
| |
|
Lot width
|
300'
| |
|
Lot depth
|
400'
| |
|
Side yard (each)
|
60'
| |
|
Front yard
|
100'
| |
|
Rear yard
|
60'[1]
| |
|
Accessory Building Minimum
| ||
|
Distance to side line
|
30'[1]
| |
|
Distance to rear line
|
40'[1]
| |
|
Distance to other building
|
20'
| |
|
Maximum
| ||
|
Floor area ratio
|
0.25
| |
|
Lot coverage
|
40%[2]
|
|
TWO FOOTNOTES TO § 19-410D
| |
|---|---|
|
[1]A one-hundred-foot
setback shall be applicable for any parking, circulation, loading,
or other paved or improved area when abutting residential zones or
uses.
| |
|
[2]An additional
10% is permitted if impervious pavement in a form acceptable to the
Township Engineer is used for the additional coverage.
|
E.
General requirements.
(1)
One building may contain more than one principal use
of the same use category, provided that each use occupies a minimum
gross floor area of 1,000 square feet and that the combined off-street
parking requirements for all uses are met.
(2)
Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board
as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment
or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside.
Where merchandise, products, equipment or similar material or objects
are approved by the Board to be displayed or stored outside, the materials
shall be suitably screened to be obscured from view from adjacent
residential uses and must be situated within the property lines of
the principal use.
(3)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with grass, shrubs, ground cover, or trees and shall be
maintained in good condition.
(4)
At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street line or property line shall not be used for parking, vehicular circulation and/or loading and shall be planted and maintained with landscaping. Moreover, at least the first 25 feet along the common boundary with a residential zoning district line shall be utilized as buffer screening as defined in § 19-203 and described in § 19-507C of this chapter.
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(5)
All buildings shall meet the following design requirements:
[Amended 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
(a)
All buildings shall be compatibly designed,
whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of
time.
(b)
All building walls facing any street or residential
use and/or residential zoning district shall be suitably finished
for aesthetic purposes.
(c)
All HVAC and other mechanicals on or around
the building shall be screened.
(6)
No use shall cause or result in any of the following:
(a)
Dissemination of smoke, gas, dust, odor or any
other matter which pollutes the atmosphere;
(b)
Discharge of any waste material onto the ground;
(c)
Dissemination of glare, vibration, heat or electromagnetic
interference beyond the property line; or
(d)
Physical hazard from fire, explosions and/or
radiation.
F.
Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide
parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where
a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with
different specific parking requirements, the total number of required
parking spaces shall be obtained by computing individually the parking
requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting
numbers together.
(1)
Banks and offices shall provide parking at the ratio
of one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or part
thereof. Additionally, drive-in windows for banks shall provide room
for at least 12 automobiles per window for queuing purposes.
(2)
Child care centers shall provide parking at a ratio
of one parking space per employee plus one additional parking space
for every eight children. Adequate spaces shall be provided for the
loading and unloading of children which shall take place on-site and
not in the public right-of-way.
(3)
All other uses shall provide off-street parking in
accordance with the following:
(a)
One space per 250 square feet of gross floor
area used for offices or sales; plus
(b)
One space per 500 square feet of gross floor
area used for research and manufacturing; plus
(c)
One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area used for storage; and
(d)
Any activity that does not fit any of the above
categories shall be provided adequate off-street parking, as testified
to by the applicant and as approved by the Board during site plan
review.
(4)
Parking areas for individual uses shall be designed
to be interconnected with adjacent properties, whenever possible,
and shall utilize common entrance(s) and exit(s), where feasible,
in order to minimize access points to the street.
G.
Off-street loading.
(1)
Each principal building shall provide at least one
off-street loading space at the side or rear of the building or within
the building. Each loading space shall be at least 15 feet in width
by 40 feet in length, with adequate ingress and egress from a public
street and with adequate space for maneuvering. Additional spaces
may be necessary and required dependent upon the specific activity.
There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.
(2)
There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup
location, including provisions for recyclable materials, provided
by each building. The location shall be separated from the parking
spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location
outside the building which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed
container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by
a fence, wall, planting or combination of all three. If located within
the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage
functions and, if located outside the building, it may be located
adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided that the
container in no way interferes with or restricts the loading and unloading
functions.
H.
Signs.
(1)
Each principal commercial building may have one major
attached sign and one freestanding sign in accordance with the following:
(a)
The aggregate area of both signs shall not exceed
75 square feet;
(b)
The attached sign shall not exceed an area equivalent
to 5% of the front facade of the principal building upon which the
sign is attached; and
(c)
The freestanding sign shall be set back at least
25 feet from all street and property lines and shall not exceed 15
feet in height or the height of the principal building, whichever
is less.
(2)
Where a principal use occupying at least 1,000 square
feet of segregated area has direct access from the outside, an additional
sign identifying the name of the activity also shall be permitted
in accordance with the following:
[Added 10-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]
A.
Principal permitted uses on the land and buildings.
(1)
Retail sales of goods.
(2)
Retail sales of personal services, limited to beauty
shops, barbershops, shoe repair shops, tailor/seamstress shops, fitness
centers, and other similar small scale personal service uses.
(3)
Banks, including drive-in facilities.
(4)
Offices and office buildings, including professional
offices and real estate agencies and services.
(5)
Restaurants, excluding drive-through windows.
(6)
Child-care centers.
(7)
Funeral homes.
(8)
Conservation areas.
(9)
Open space.
(10)
Public parks, playgrounds, and public purpose
uses.
(11)
Small animal hospitals, excluding outside facilities
and kennels.
(12)
Repair shops for small appliances, engines,
and office machines, which are portable by hand.
B.
Accessory uses permitted.
(4)
Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding
32 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction beginning with the issuance of a construction permit
and concluding one month after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
provided said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where the construction
is taking place, are not on any existing or proposed street or easement,
and are set back at least 30 feet from all street and lot lines. There
shall be at least one working telephone in the trailer.
D.
Area and yard requirements for the CC District.
|
Principal Building
|
Individual Uses
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum
| ||
|
Lot area
|
1 ac.
| |
|
Lot frontage
|
150'
| |
|
Lot width
|
150'
| |
|
Lot depth
|
150'
| |
|
Side yard (each)
|
30'[1]
| |
|
Front yard
|
75'
| |
|
Rear yard
|
50'
|
|
Accessory Building
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum
| ||
|
Distance to side line
|
20'
| |
|
Distance to rear line
|
20'
| |
|
Distance to other building
|
20'
| |
|
Maximum
| ||
|
Floor area ratio
|
0.175
| |
|
Lot coverage
|
40%[2]
|
|
FOOTNOTES TO § 19-411D
| |
|---|---|
|
[1]The minimum principal
building setback shall be fifty feet where a property line abuts a
residential district or use, within which a twenty-foot-wide buffer
shall be required.
| |
|
[2]An additional
10% coverage is permitted if impervious pavement in a form acceptable
to the Township Engineer is used for the additional coverage.
|
E.
General requirements.
(1)
One building may contain more than one principal use
of the same use category, provided that each use occupies a minimum
gross floor area of 500 square feet and that the combined off-street
parking requirements for all uses are met. Maximum building size shall
be 15,000 square feet for any individual building.
(2)
Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board
as part of a site plan application, no merchandise, product, equipment
or similar material or objects shall be displayed or stored outside.
Where merchandise, products, equipment or similar material or objects
are approved by the Board to be displayed or stored outside, the materials
shall be suitably screened to be obscured from view from adjacent
residential uses and must be situated within the property lines of
the principal use.
(3)
All areas not utilized for buildings, parking, loading,
access aisles and driveways or pedestrian walkways shall be suitably
landscaped with grass, shrubs, ground cover, or trees and shall be
maintained in good condition.
(4)
At least the first 50 feet adjacent to any street line and 25 feet adjacent to any side or rear property line shall not be used for parking, vehicular circulation and/or loading and shall be planted and maintained with landscaping. Moreover, at least the first 20 feet along the common boundary with a residential zoning district line shall be utilized as buffer screening as defined in § 19-203 and described in § 19-507C of this chapter.
(5)
All buildings shall meet the following design requirements:
F.
Off-street parking. Each individual use shall provide
parking spaces according to the following minimum provisions. Where
a permitted use of land includes different specific activities with
different specific parking requirements, the total number of required
parking spaces shall be obtained by computing individually the parking
requirements for each different activity and adding the resulting
numbers together.
(1)
Retail sales of goods and/or services shall provide
parking at the ratio of one parking space per 200 square feet of gross
floor area or part thereof.
(2)
Banks and offices shall provide parking at the ratio
of one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area or part
thereof. Additionally, drive-in windows for banks shall provide room
for at least 12 automobiles per window for queuing purposes.
(3)
Restaurants shall provide one parking space for every
three seats but, in any case, a sufficient number of spaces to prevent
any parking along public rights-of-way or private driveways, fire
lanes and aisles.
(4)
Child-care centers shall provide parking at a ratio
of one parking space per employee, plus one additional parking space
for every eight children. Adequate spaces shall be provided for the
loading and unloading of children which shall take place on-site and
not in the public right-of-way.
(5)
All other uses shall provide off-street parking in
accordance with the following:
(a)
One space per 200 square feet of gross floor
area used for offices or sales; plus
(b)
One space per 500 square feet of gross floor
area used for research, assembly or animal surgery; plus
(c)
One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area used for storage; and
(d)
Any activity that does not fit any of the above
categories shall provide adequate off-street parking, as testified
to by the applicant and as approved by the Board during site plan
review.
(6)
Parking areas for individual uses shall be designed
to be interconnected with adjacent properties, whenever possible,
and shall utilize common entrance(s) and exits(s), where feasible,
in order to minimize access points to the street.
G.
Off-street loading.
(1)
Each principal building shall provide at least one
off-street loading space at the side or rear of the building or within
the building. Each loading space shall be at least 15 feet in width
by 40 feet in length, with adequate ingress and egress from a public
street and with adequate space for maneuvering. Additional spaces
may be necessary and required dependent upon the specific activity.
There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.
(2)
There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup
location, including provisions for recyclable materials, provided
by each building. The location shall be separated from the parking
spaces by either a location within the building or in a pickup location
outside the building which shall be a steel-like, totally enclosed
container located in a manner to be obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by
a fence, wall, planting or combination of all three. If located within
the building, the doorway may serve both the loading and trash/garbage
functions and, if located outside the building, it may be located
adjacent to or within the general loading area(s), provided that the
container in no way interferes with or restricts the loading and unloading
functions.
H.
Signs.
(1)
Individual uses: Each principal commercial building
not part of a shopping center may have one major attached and one
freestanding sign in accordance with the following:
(a)
The aggregate area of both signs shall not exceed
75 square feet.
(b)
The attached sign shall not exceed an area equivalent
to 5% of the front facade of the principal building upon which the
sign is attached.
(c)
The freestanding sign shall be set back at least
25 feet from all street and property lines and shall not exceed 15
feet in height.
(d)
Where a use in a multitenant building occupies
at least 500 square feet of segregated habitable floor area with direct
access from the outside, one additional sign for each use, not exceeding
eight square feet in area and identifying the name of the use only,
may be attached to a building at the entrance to the use.
(2)
Any sign illumination external to the sign shall be
designed, oriented and landscaped to prevent any sight of the lamp
from the street or neighboring properties.
