Township of Mansfield, NJ B-2 Business District

Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding 50 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractors, architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of construction beginning with the issuance of a building permit and concluding with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or one year, whichever is less, provided such trailers and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and set back at least 15 feet from street and lot lines.

Signs.

Minor solar or photovoltaic energy facilities or structures. Minor solar facilities shall be permitted to be ground mounted and mounted to principal and accessory structures and buildings; provided, however, that in the case of a roof-mounted system, the photovoltaic solar panels and all necessary equipment shall not extend more than 12 inches beyond the edge of the roofline or 12 inches above the highest point of the roof surface or structure. Flat roofs shall be exempt from the height requirement. However, panels on a flat roof shall not extend more than five feet above the roof line. Minor solar facilities shall have a setback requirement consistent with building regulations. In the case of a surface level or ground-mounted system, the system shall be situated more than 50 feet from the nearest property boundary line. Minor solar ground-mounted facilities serving residential uses shall consist of no more than 10 panels. Minor solar ground-mounted facilities located less than 50 feet from the nearest property line shall require minor site plan approval prior to obtaining a zoning permit and shall have setback requirements consistent with building regulations. Notwithstanding, these systems shall not exceed the maximum building height in the zoning district. Cadmium telluride solar panels shall not be permitted due to the highly carcinogenic nature of cadmium and the possible detrimental effects on children, wildlife, water supplies and the environment.

[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]

§ 363-45 Conditional uses.

The following shall be conditional uses in the B-2 District:

Public garages as defined in § 360-4 and as regulated in § 363-65.

Churches as regulated in § 363-68 herein.

Outdoor recreational facilities.

Wireless telecommunications towers and facilities on municipally owned property as regulated in §§ 363-73 and 363-80.

[Added 11-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-18]

Wireless telecommunications towers and supporting facilities on other than municipally owned property as regulated in §§ 363-73 and 363-80.

[Added 11-14-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-18]

Small wind energy system.

[Added 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]

Adult retirement communities, subject to the requirements of § 363-72.

[Added 8-8-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-16]

§ 363-46 Prohibited uses.

The following uses are prohibited in the B-2 District:

Animal hospitals or kennels housing more than three animals, and located within 100 feet of any residence zone.

A used car lot or used equipment sales lot except as an accessory use to the principal permitted use of new car or equipment sales or a public garage when regulated in accordance with § 363-65.

Junkyards, automobile wrecking and salvage yards, and disassembly plants.

Outdoor amusements such as trampolines, shooting galleries, amusement rides and the like, except in connection with carnivals upon the special permission for temporary operation by the Township Committee.

Any residential use.

Commercial incineration and rubbish, garbage or trash dumps.

Warehouses and storage buildings.

Light industrial and manufacturing uses.

All classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service.

[Added 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]

§ 363-47 Maximum building height.

No structure shall exceed a maximum of three stories or 40 feet in height, whichever is less.

§ 363-48 Area and yard requirements.

It is the intent of this section that minimum lot area requirements for the district will be established based upon the size of the proposed structure or structures, the parking required to serve the uses on the lot and the minimum lot dimensional and yard requirements set forth in Subsection B below in combination with the maximum building coverage and maximum site coverage requirements. In no case shall the lot area be less than one acre.

Lot frontage, width and side and rear yard requirements shall be proportional to the floor area of the structures on the lot as follows:

Floor Area of Structure		Minimum Lot Width and Frontage (feet)	Minimum Front Yard (feet)	Minimum Side Yard (feet)	Minimum Rear Yard (feet)
Minimum	Maximum
—	10,000	200	75	25	50
10,001	20,000	300	75	35	50
20,001	30,000	350	75	55	100
30,001	40,000	400	75	55	100
40,001	50,000	450	75	75	120
50,001	—	500	75	75	120

Accessory building minimum requirements shall be as follows:

(1)

Distance to street line: 75 feet.

(2)

Distance to side line: 25 feet.

(3)

Distance to rear line: 25 feet.

Building and site coverage; floor area ratio.

(1)

Maximum building coverage shall be 20%.

(2)

Maximum floor area ratio shall be 25%.

(3)

Maximum site coverage shall be 70%.

§ 363-49 General requirements.

[Added by Ord. No. 18-96]

One building may contain more than one use and one lot may contain more than one principal building, provided that the principal buildings are a minimum of 25 feet apart and all applicable setback requirements are met.

All buildings shall be compatibly designed whether constructed all at one time or in stages over a period of time.

Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that are not used for off-street parking shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs, plants and grass lawns.

Parking areas shall be no closer than 25 feet from all property lines.