[Ord. No. 1811, § 23; Ord.
No. 1859, 5-27-1980, § 6; Ord. No. 2042, 7-9-1984, § 4; Ord.
No. 3747, 2-25-2003, § 3; Ord. No. 3963, 9-5-2006, § 2; Ord.
No. 4037A, 11-20-2007; § 1; Ord. No. 4038A, 11-20-2007, § 1; Ord.
No. 4130, 6-23-2009, § 1]
(a)
Zoning districts. For purposes of this chapter, the Township is hereby
divided into zoning districts as follows:
R-S
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Residential Single-Family Detached
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R-M
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Residential Multifamily
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R-M2
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Residential - Multifamily 2 District
[Added by Ord. No. 46-2015, 12-15-2015] | |
R-M3
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Residential - Multifamily 3 District
[Added by Ord. No. 1-2016, 2-9-2016] | |
B-1
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Business - Retail
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B-2
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Business - Office
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B-R
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Special Business - Residential
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L-I
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Light Industry
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U
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University
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H
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Hospital
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RR-M
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Redevelopment Residential Multifamily
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RC-1
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Redevelopment Commercial - Office/Retail
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RC-2
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Redevelopment Commercial - Hotel/Motel
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RC-3
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Redevelopment Commercial - Hotel Accessory
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R-SCH
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Residential Senior Citizen Housing District
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R-TH
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Residential Townhouse District
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MX-1
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Mixed Use-1 District
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MX-2
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Mixed Use-2 District
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MH
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Medical and Health Facilities Overlay District
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Medical Office Residential Overlay District (MOR)
[Added by Ord. No. 4-2013, 4-23-2013] | ||
Medical Office Business Overlay District (MOB)
[Added by Ord. No. 4-2013, 4-23-2013] | ||
LI-2 Light Industry-2 District
[Added by Ord. No. 7-2014, 4-29-2014] | ||
R-AH Residential-Affordable Housing
[Added by Ord. No. 8-2014, 4-29-2014] | ||
R-MO3
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Residential - Multifamily 3 Overlay District
Added by Ord. No. 48-2015, 2-9-2016 | |
R-RO
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Residential - Rowhouse Overlay District
[Added by Ord. No. 14-2017, 7-6-2017] | |
R-SCII
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Residential - Senior Housing II District
[Added by Ord. No. 15-2017, 7-6-2017] | |
R-AHO
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Residential Affordable Housing Overlay Zone
[Added by Ord. No. 6-2019, 3-26-2019] |
(b)
Zoning Map. The boundaries of the zone districts are established
on the map entitled "Zoning Map," dated May 1979, revised May 1980,
which accompanies and is made part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of
the Township Clerk and is available for inspection during regular
business hours. A list of Zoning Map amendments is included at the
end of this chapter.
(c)
Interpretation of zone district boundaries.
(1)
Zone district boundary lines are intended to follow street center
lines, streams and lot or property lines unless otherwise indicated
by dimensions on the Zoning Map. Any dimensions shown shall be in
feet, measured horizontally and measured from the street right-of-way
line even if the center line of that street serves as a zone district
line. The location of any disputed zone district line shall be determined
by the Board of Adjustment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b. Zone
district lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
(2)
Where a street or public way serves as the zone district line
and it is lawfully vacated, the former center line shall be considered
the zone district line,
(3)
Where such boundaries are not fixed by dimensions and where
they approximately follow lot lines and where they do not scale more
than 25 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed
to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
(a)
Prohibited uses. All uses not expressly permitted in this chapter are prohibited, notwithstanding the enumeration of prohibited uses in Section 33-26 hereof.
(b)
Nonconforming uses, lots and structures.
(1)
Continuance. Except as otherwise provided herein, the lawful
use of land or buildings existing at the date of the adoption or amendment
of this chapter may be continued, although such use or building does
not conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the zone
in which such land or building is located; provided, however, that:
a.
Nonconforming lots shall not be further reduced.
b.
Nonconforming buildings shall not be enlarged, extended or increased,
but may be repaired, maintained or replaced, subject to the limitations
of Subsection (4)b herein.
c.
Nonconforming uses may not be expanded.
d.
Nonconforming two-family dwellings located within the R-S Single-Family
Residential Zone District shall be considered permitted principal
uses, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
1.
The property has been described on the Township tax records
as a two-family dwelling continuously from a date prior to January
1, 1977, through and including the present time.
2.
There are separate entrances to the dwelling units and no direct
access between the dwelling units.
3.
There are separate kitchens and at least one full bathroom for
each dwelling unit.
4.
There are separate water, gas for cooking and electric utilities
for each dwelling unit.
5.
Neither dwelling unit is a basement unit.
e.
Nonconforming structures may not be enlarged, extended, increased
or removed and replaced except as otherwise provided herein.
1.
Nonconforming structures located on property within the R-S
Zone District and which contain a single-family detached dwelling
may be removed and replaced, provided that all of the following conditions
are met:
[i]
Verification of the nonconformity must be either
through documentation of the existing structure on the most recent
tax assessment record card dated on or before December 31, 2006, or
by submission of a property survey, indicating the existing structure,
where such survey is dated on or before December 31, 2006, and the
nonconforming structure must exist on the property at the time of
application for removal and replacement.
[ii]
The size and location of the nonconforming structure
must be an exact replacement; except that the nonconforming structure
may be reduced in size, provided the resulting structure does not
further violate provisions of this chapter. No nonconforming structure,
if replaced at a reduced size, may then be changed back to the original
size which existed before the replacement.
[iii]
In the event of the destruction of a nonconforming
structure by reason of windstorm, fire, explosion or other act of
God or the public enemy, application to replace the structure must
be made within one year of the date of destruction. Verification of
the destruction of the nonconforming structure, in the form of a police
report, fire report, insurance claim or other document acceptable
to the Construction Official, must be submitted with the application
for removal and replacement.
[iv]
The nonconformity is a result of the existence,
location or size of one or more of the following structures:
[a]
Driveway.
[b]
Walkway.
[c]
Grade-level patio.
[d]
Air-conditioning condenser unit.
[e]
In-ground swimming pool.
[f]
Entry platform and steps.
[g]
Detached private garages.
[Added by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013]
[h]
Retaining walls.
[Added by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013]
[i]
Fences.
[Added by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013]
(2)
Reversion. No nonconforming use shall, if once changed into
a conforming use, be changed back to a nonconforming use.
(3)
Abandonment. A nonconforming use shall be adjudged abandoned
when there occurs a cessation of any such use or activity for a continuous
period of one year. Such use shall not thereafter be reinstated, and
the structure shall not be reoccupied except in conformance with this
chapter.
(4)
Restoration, replacement or reconstruction.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013; 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. 28-2016]
a.
Any lawful, preexisting nonconforming building may be restored
or repaired in the event of partial destruction.
b.
If any lawful, preexisting nonconforming building erected prior
to January 1, 2001, shall be destroyed by reason of windstorm, fire,
explosion or other act of God or the public enemy to the extent that
such destruction is deemed to be complete destruction, then such building
may be rebuilt, restored or repaired, provided that proof of the existence
and date of erection of such building shall be by location on a survey
dated prior to January 1, 2001, on records of the Township of Teaneck
or through the submission of an affidavit by the property owner and
at least one adjacent property owner stating that the building existed
prior to January 1, 2001, and that they owned their respective properties
prior to January 1, 2001.
c.
A lawful, preexisting one-family residential building which
is nonconforming by reason of minimum required lot size, minimum required
lot width or depth, coverage, height or yard setback regulations and
located within the R-S single-family residential zoning district may
be repaired or rebuilt in the event of either partial or total destruction
thereof, provided that such repair or rebuilding does not increase
the degree of nonconformity of such preexisting building immediately
prior to such partial or total destruction.
d.
A lawful, preexisting one-family residential building which
is nonconforming by reasons of minimum required lot size, minimum
required lot width or depth, coverage, height or yard setback regulations
and located within the R-S single-family residential zoning district,
may be altered or enlarged, provided that any such alteration or enlargement
shall itself fully comply with all applicable zoning regulations and
shall not increase the degree of nonconformity of the existing structure
with respect to height, coverage and/or yard setback regulations;
provided, however, that the nature of the use shall not be changed
from single-family residential use.
e.
If any other nonconforming building shall be destroyed by any
reason to the extent that such building is deemed to be substantially
totally destroyed, then such building may not be rebuilt, restored
or repaired, except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.
The Township Construction Official shall apply the laws of the State
of New Jersey, including relevant case law, in determining whether
such destruction is partial or complete.
(5)
Certain additions to nonconforming lots and structures. On a corner lot, an air-conditioner compressor or similar structure furnishing central air conditioning to a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling may be installed in the side yard abutting the intersecting street, if it cannot be installed at any other location without violating minimum side yard requirements, but only if it exhausts vertically. On an interior lot, an air-conditioner compressor as aforesaid may be installed in the front yard, subject to the foregoing provisions and further provision that it be screened in accordance with Section 33-15(s).
(6)
Building lots of record in R-S District. In cases where an owner
of a lot in the R-S District, approved as a building lot subdivision
under the Planning Act of 1953,[1] can utilize the lot for the uses permitted and comply
with all district requirements except area and frontage, and the merger
provisions hereinafter set forth do not apply, and nothing has been
done by the owner or predecessors in title to destroy the distinct
identity of the lot as a building site, the lot may be utilized without
obtaining a variance; provided, however, that no lot of less than
5,000 square feet in area or fifty-foot frontage shall be so used.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipal Planning Act of 1953 (N.J.S.A.
40:55-1.1) was repealed by Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1975. See now
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
(7)
Merger. In the case of any lot which is deficient in area or
width by the terms of this chapter, the rights acquired or existing
therein to use the lot as a building site shall terminate and become
nonexistent and void should the deficient lot merge in fee with any
adjoining vacant lot abutting on the same street. A merger shall be
deemed to have occurred if the same person or persons have equitable
or legal ownership of both lots.
(c)
Principal use; frontage upon an improved street. Not more than one
principal building shall be located on a lot, except those buildings
that comprise a planned development, as in the redevelopment districts.
No lot may be developed unless it fronts upon an improved public street,
except for lots in a planned development, as in the redevelopment
districts.
(d)
Enforcement; zoning permit; violations and penalties.
(1)
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to administer and
enforce the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, and no building permit
or zoning permit shall be issued unless the proposed structure, use,
awning, canopy, temporary activity or construction activity complies
with this chapter.
(2)
In case any building or structure is erected, altered, converted
or maintained or any building, structure or land is used in violation
of this chapter, the Township or an interested party, in addition
to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to prevent such
unlawful erection, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use; to
restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy
of said building, structure or land; and to prevent any illegal act,
conduct, business or use in or about such premises. Any person convicted
of such violations before a court of competent jurisdiction shall
be subject to a penalty not to exceed the maximum amount permitted
under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and as amended hereafter, and/or 90 days in
jail. Each day that a violation of this section continues shall be
deemed a separate and distinct violation.
(3)
Zoning permit.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013; 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 42-2015]
a.
A zoning permit shall be required as a condition precedent to
the commencement of a use, or change of use, or the erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a structure
or building, excluding fences and sheds. As used herein, "change of
use" shall be deemed to include any change in the utilization of a
building or lot or part thereof where the resulting use is subject
to bulk, dimensional, special or other zoning regulations which are
different than those impressed upon the prior use.
b.
A zoning permit shall be issued by the Zoning Officer when all requirements of Chapter 33, Development Regulations, Article V, Zoning, have been met. After a change of use has been made on a lot or in a building or structure, a zoning permit shall be required and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued without the required zoning permit.
c.
A written application for a zoning permit shall be filed with
the Zoning Officer by the owner or his agent. The application shall
include the following:
1.
The name and address of the owner or his agent.
2.
The location of the building, structure or lot.
3.
The existing or last prior and proposed uses of the building
or property.
4.
The number of occupants or employees, maximum number of parking
spaces available, number of tenants (if the building is to be multitenanted)
and the total square footage of the building or lot if there is no
building.
d.
When a building, structure or lot is entitled to a zoning permit, the Zoning Officer shall cause it to be issued within 10 days after written application therefor. A zoning permit shall certify the purpose for which the building, structure or lot may be used. It shall specify the permitted use category, the date of issuance and any special stipulations and conditions of the permit. The Zoning Officer shall affix his signature thereto and shall certify that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of Chapter 33, Development Regulations, Article V, Zoning, or any variance therefrom duly authorized by a municipal approving authority.
e.
Should the Zoning Officer be in doubt as to the propriety of
issuing any permit in the particular case, he shall refer the matter
to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for interpretation and decision.
f.
The Zoning Officer may revoke a zoning permit whenever a condition
of the permit has been violated.
g.
A zoning permit shall always be subject to the following conditions:
1.
That the use, building or structure to which it relates meets
the conditions of all building permits, approved drawings and any
prior approvals granted by the Township.
2.
That all required fees have been paid in full.
3.
That all necessary inspections have been completed and that the completed project meets the requirements of Chapter 33, Development Regulations.
4.
That all violations have been corrected and that any assessed
penalties have been paid.
h.
Except where otherwise required by state statute, regulation
or ordinance provision, a survey shall not be required as part of
the application for the issuance of a zoning permit for the repair
or improvement of an existing structure or improvement, including
sidewalks, patios, sheds, decks, driveways, and other structures,
located on single-family or two-family properties.
(e)
Issuance of permits; official map. For the purpose of preserving
the integrity of the Official Map, no permit shall be issued for any
building or structure in the bed of any street or public drainageway,
flood control basin or public area reserved pursuant to law as shown
on the Official Map, except as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34.
(f)
General rules for interpretation and application of dimensional requirements.
(1)
Street block. A street block shall be deemed to include both
sides of the street, from the center line of one street intersection
to the next nearest street intersection, except that:
a.
In the case of an entering street which does not continue through
the opposite side, the street block shall include both sides of the
street measured from the center line of the entering street to the
center line of the next street intersection.
b.
In the case of a lot located between two entering streets, the
street block shall include both sides of the street between the center
lines of the two entering streets.
c.
For the purposes of determining permissible deviation from lot
width standards, in the case of an entering street which does not
continue through the opposite side and in the event that the center
line of the entering street intersects a lot on the opposite side,
the lot shall be deemed included within the street block on both sides
of the center line of the entering street.
(2)
Corner lots.
a.
Yard width or setback requirements. Except in the redevelopment
districts which are subject to special criteria set forth in this
chapter, a principal building shall meet the minimum front yard setback
requirements of the district from both streets, and, if the lot is
in the R-S, B-2 or L-I District and the street block includes another
district with greater front setback requirements, the principal building
shall also comply with the greater setback requirement. The remaining
property lines shall be considered side yard lines and the building
shall comply with the minimum side yard requirements for the district
in which the lot is located with respect to those side yards.
b.
Establishing frontage and front yards. The following rules shall
pertain in the following districts:
1.
R-S District. The developer shall have the option of designating
which street line shall be the front line of the lot, at the time
application is made for a building permit. Failing said designation,
the Zoning Officer shall establish the front line.
2.
R-M District. If the street lines of the corner lot vary in
length, the lot shall be deemed to front upon the street line of greater
length. If the street lines are of equal length, the developer shall
have the option of designating which street line shall be the front
line of the lot, at the time application is made for a building permit.
Failing said designation, the Zoning Officer shall establish the front
line.
3.
B-1, B-2, B-R and L-I Districts. The front line shall be on
the street whereon over 50% of the lots on the street block are in
the same zoning district as the subject corner lot. If both streets
so comply, the front line shall be on the street designated on the
Official Map as a secondary arterial street, or failing same, as a
collector street. If both streets are so designated, the developer
shall have the option of designating which street line shall be the
front line of the lot, at the time application is made for a building
permit. Failing said designation, the Zoning Officer shall establish
the front line.
4.
U, H, RR-M, RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Districts. Not applicable.
(3)
Yard areas.
a.
No building other than a single-family detached dwelling shall
be constructed, altered or moved nearer than 40 feet to the center
line of any street or streets upon which its lot may abut or front.
b.
An open platform or a roofed-over but unenclosed projection
in the nature of an entry or portico, not more than eight feet wide
and extending not more than six feet out from the front wall of the
building and front entry steps leading from the front door down to
grade, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section when
the building otherwise complies with the regulations of this section.
In computing the average setback, the presence of such entries, porticos
and platforms shall be ignored. Chimneys extending not more than 18
inches into the existing side yard shall be exempt from the requirements
of this section.
c.
An open platform or a roofed-over but unenclosed projection
in the nature of an entry or portico, not more than four feet wide
and extending not more than four feet out from the side wall of the
building and side entry steps leading from the side door down to grade,
shall be exempt from the requirements of this section when the building
otherwise complies with the regulations of this section. The open
platform may be a maximum of 32 inches above the adjacent grade.
[Added by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013]
d.
Safety railings, surrounding basement emergency escape and rescue
bulkhead enclosures, basement garage retaining walls and basement
access stairs, as accessory structures to one-family and two-family
detached dwellings, in accordance with the following provisions, may
be placed within any yard area:
[Added by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013[2]]
1.
The safety railing may be a maximum of 36 inches high above
the upper adjacent grade.
2.
The safety railing must be made of metal and painted black,
dark brown or dark green.
3.
The balusters may be a maximum of one inch in width and a maximum
of four inches on center.
4.
The safety railing must contain an access gate that shall be
releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key,
tool, special knowledge or force greater than that which is required
for normal operation of the escape and rescue opening.
[2]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to this amendment, former Subsection
(f)(3)(c), Hackensack River buffer, was renumbered to Subsection (f)(3)(e).
e.
Hackensack River buffer.
1.
Definition. The Hackensack River buffer is defined as all that
land a distance of 50 feet from the mean high water line as determined
by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. In the event the mean
high water mark has not been determined by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers, then the mean high water mark elevation as shown
upon the Township Tax Assessment Maps shall be used.
2.
Buffer area. Said buffer shall consist of:
[i]
Natural plant materials;
[ii]
No disturbance of established vegetation, unless
disturbance is required to remove nonnative species and reestablish
native plant materials or to install;
[iii]
A pathway, benches, lighting and waste receptacles
in accordance with standards established by the governing body.
3.
Documentation. Sufficient information to permit a determination
as to the mean high water mark shall be provided by an applicant for
development on any lot adjacent to the Hackensack River.
f.
Bow
window or bay windows, including floor to ceiling enclosures therefor,
extending not more than 24 inches from the exterior wall of a single-family
dwelling within the R-S Residential Single-Family Detached District,
may be placed within any yard area without violating the yard setback
or coverage limitations.
[Added by 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. 30-2016]
(4)
Height.
a.
Residential dwellings except in the RR-M District. At least
51% of the length of the roof ridge must have at least a twenty-two-foot
height above the average ground level on three sides of the building.
Where the ridge height of a split-level dwelling is measured from
the ground level, the dwelling shall have a second floor ceiling with
a minimum height of seven feet six inches.
b.
Exceptions in all districts. The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to silos, church spires, belfries, cupolas, mechanical penthouses and domes not used for human occupancy; nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads, television antennas and, except as hereinafter limited, necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level. Such features, however, shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose they are to serve. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to prevent the erection of a parapet wall above the building height limit, provided that the same does not exceed 42 inches and is without windows. All appurtenances shall be screened in accordance with the standards and specifications of Section 33-15(s). Necessary mechanical appurtenances either in excess of 100 square feet on any side or greater than eight feet in height shall not be exempt from the height limitations of this chapter, except that elevator penthouses and stair bulkheads are exempt notwithstanding their size, and except for necessary mechanical appurtenances in the RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Districts.
(5)
Awnings and canopies. Awnings and canopies are permitted in
all districts as accessory structures, accessory to the building to
which they are affixed, in accordance with the following criteria:
a.
They shall be permitted only on building walls that front on
a public street.
b.
They shall be limited in size and placement as follows:
1.
Total area shall not exceed four square feet for each square
foot of front wall width.
2.
They shall not project more than three feet from the building
wall.
3.
They shall not project past the property line, except for nonresidential
uses in B-1, B-2 and BR Districts.
4.
The bottom of the awning and the bottom of the horizontal plane
of the canopy shall be not less than eight feet above grade, and the
top of the awning or canopy shall be no higher than 12 feet above
grade.
5.
They shall be mounted below any sign and above the storefront.
c.
They shall be constructed of weather-resistant, matte acrylic
material that will not readily tear and shall be securely affixed
so that they will not readily become detached from the structure to
which they are accessory.
d.
They shall not interfere with any window, fire escape or opening
designed to provide light and air or ingress to or egress from any
building.
e.
Awnings and canopies for each occupant in a single building
with multiple occupants shall be uniform in color, height and design.
f.
Awnings shall be retractable and must be retracted daily at
the close of business.
g.
The following solid colors are permitted: burgundy/maroon, dark
green, dark blue, dark brown and black.
h.
No sign may be drawn or otherwise inscribed upon awnings or
canopies.
(g)
Waiver or modification of accessory use and conditional use criteria;
distinction.
(1)
Accessory uses. A condition qualifying the location or operation
of a permitted accessory use may be waived or modified by variance.
This shall not be deemed to allow an accessory use in a district which
does not permit same.
(2)
Conditional uses. A condition qualifying the location or operation
of a permitted conditional use may be waived or modified by the Planning
Board, if permitted by law, based upon the following determination:
a.
The condition or conditions that cannot be adhered to can be
waived or modified without adverse effect to the surrounding neighborhood
and without substantial impairment or interference with the proposed
use; and
b.
The literal enforcement of one or more of the conditions is
impracticable or will impose undue hardship because of peculiar conditions
pertaining to the land in question.
The foregoing shall not be deemed to allow a conditional use
in a district which does not permit same.
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(h)
Handicapped ramps for wheelchair access.
(1)
Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter to the contrary,
in the event a property owner of a single-family or two-family dwelling
requires the addition of a handicap ramp for wheelchair access to
the property owner's dwelling for use by a person(s) residing therein,
such property owner is required to obtain a zoning permit and a building
permit, as applicable. It is acknowledged that not all such ramps
would violate the bulk requirements of a zone and, as such, not all
such ramps would require a variance. However, where such a proposed
ramp does violate a bulk requirement of the zone, in addition to the
requirement of a building permit, the applicant must also obtain a
handicapped ramp license from the Building Department and, in doing
so, may be exempt from having to obtain a variance if the following
is provided with the application for the building permit:
a.
A certification of a licensed physician that the person must
be in a wheelchair during ingress and egress from the dwelling; and
b.
A certification from a licensed architect that there are no
reasonable means of access to and from the dwelling without the use
of a handicap ramp. For purposes of this section, "reasonable means"
shall not be deemed to include the installation of an outdoor wheelchair
lift.
Upon approval of the plans and issuance of the building permit,
a handicapped ramp license for the ramp shall be issued, which license
shall expire one year from the date of issuance.
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(2)
Prior to the expiration of any handicapped ramp license, the
holder of the license may apply to the Building Department for a renewal
of same, which application for renewal shall include an updated certification
from a licensed physician that the person must be in a wheelchair
during ingress and egress from the dwelling. The license may be annually
renewed until the ramp is no longer required by the property owner.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary herein, upon
the change of occupancy of any building, a renewal license must be
sought by the new occupant regardless of any unexpired term of an
existing handicapped ramp license.
(4)
Upon the expiration of any handicap ramp license, the ramp shall
be removed.
(i)
Temporary toilet facility.
(1)
Permit required. No person, firm, partnership, corporation,
association or organization of any kind (hereinafter referred to as
"person") shall construct or install any temporary toilet facility
upon any property within the Township of Teaneck without first obtaining
a permit issued by the Zoning Officer, or his designee, as provided
herein.
(2)
Permit fees. All permit fees for temporary toilet facilities
shall be as set forth in Appendix III, Fees and Charges for Certain
Township Services, of this Code.
(3)
Application procedure.
a.
Before any temporary toilet facility shall be placed upon any
property within the Township of Teaneck, the person desiring to construct
or install the temporary toilet facility shall make application for
a permit, in writing, to the Building Department. The application
shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:
1.
The street address, block number and lot number of the subject
property.
2.
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
3.
The name, address and telephone number of the property owner,
if other than the applicant, together with a written consent of the
owner to the application.
4.
The name, address and telephone number of the company or firm
supplying the temporary toilet facility, the number of units to be
used on the property, the date of construction or installation, the
frequency of servicing of the units and the proposed date of removal
of the temporary toilet facilities.
5.
A site plan indicating the proposed location of each temporary
toilet facility on the subject property. The site plan shall indicate
all improvements current at the time of application and the dimensional
setback from each temporary toilet facility to property lines. In
the case of a construction project, the site plan shall indicate all
proposed improvements.
b.
The Zoning Official, or his designee, will review the application
for completeness and conformance with the terms of this subsection
and will either approve or deny the application within 10 business
days from the date of submission of the application.
(4)
Rules and regulations.
a.
Location on property. All temporary toilet facilities shall
be located on the property in accordance with the following provisions:
1.
Temporary toilet facilities, utilized within the R-S Zone District,
shall not be located within any required side yard area.
2.
Temporary toilet facilities, utilized within the R-S Zone District
and located within a required front yard area, shall have a minimum
setback of five feet from the front property line and a minimum setback
of 10 feet from the side property lines.
3.
Temporary toilet facilities, utilized within the R-S Zone District
and located within a required rear yard area, shall have a minimum
setback of 10 feet from the rear and side property lines.
4.
Temporary toilet facilities, utilized within all zone districts
other than the R-S Zone District, shall be located within the required
rear yard area and shall conform to the setback requirements for accessory
structures.
5.
The door of each temporary toilet facility shall face towards
the interior of the lot and shall be directed away from adjacent properties
and the public right-of-way.
b.
Security.
c.
Maintenance.
1.
Each temporary toilet facility shall be maintained in a sanitary
condition so as not to create foul odors, attract flies or other insects,
or otherwise create a public health nuisance.
2.
Installation, servicing and removal of temporary toilet facilities
shall only occur Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m.
(5)
Administration and enforcement; revocation of permit; violations
and penalties.
a.
The Building Department of the Township of Teaneck is authorized
to administer the provisions of this subsection.
b.
The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced by the Zoning
Officer, or his designee, the Health Officer, or his designee, or
the Police Department of the Township of Teaneck.
c.
Any permit issued pursuant to this subsection may be revoked
by the Zoning Officer, at any time, if the conditions under which
the permit was issued have been violated.
d.
Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Ord. No. 1811, § 24; Ord.
No. 1833, § 1; Ord. No. 1859, 5-27-1980, § 7; Ord. No. 1941, 2-2-1982, § 3; Ord. No. 2042, 7-9-1984, § 5; Ord.
No. 3268, 6-26-1990, § 1; Ord. No. 3363, 7-6-1993, § 2; Ord.
No. 3472, 10-8-1996, § 1; Ord. No. 3473, 10-8-1996, § 1; Ord.
No. 3654, 12-19-2000, §§ 3,
4, 5; Ord. No. 3673, 5-8-2001, § 1; Ord. No. 3728, 8-20-2002, § 2; Ord. No. 3859, 3-8-2005, § 1; Ord. No. 3930, 1-10-2006, § 1; Ord.
No. 3949, 6-5-2006, § 1; Ord. No. 4035; 10-9-2007, § 1; Ord. No. 4051, 2-4-2008, §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. No. 4062, 3-18-2008, §§ 5,
6, 7; Ord. No. 4071, 5-27-2008, § 1.]
[Ord. No. 1811, § 25; Ord.
No. 1821, § 1; Ord. No. 1859, 5-27-1980, § 8; Ord. No. 1941, 2-2-1982, § 3; Ord. No. 1968, 10-19-1982, § 3; Ord.
No. 2042, 7-9-1984, §§ 6,
7; Ord. No. 2044, 7-9-1984, §§ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10: Ord. No. 2056, 9-18-1984, § 1; Ord. No. 2081, 5-7-1985, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 3025, 1-21-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3059, 10-21-1986, § 1; Ord.
No. 3269, 6-26-1990, §§ 2,
3; Ord. No. 3346, 3-9-1993, § 2; Ord. No. 3373, 10-26-1993, § 1; Ord. No. 3387, 4-12-1994, § 1; Ord. No. 3438, 11-14-1995, § 2; Ord.
No. 3474, 10-8-1996, § 2; Ord. No. 3498, 5-13-1997, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; Ord. No. 3576, 12-15-1998, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 3590, 4-27-1999, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 3747, 2-25-2003, § 5; Ord. No. 3908, 10-6-2005, § 2; Ord. No. 3963, 9-5-2006, § 4; Ord. No. 4015, 8-21-2007, §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. No. 4037A, 11-20-2007,
§ 3; Ord. No. 4038A, 11-20-2007, § 3; Ord. No. 4039, 12-3-2007, § 1; Ord.
No. 4044, 11-20-2007, § 1; Ord. No. 4072, 5-27-2008, §§ 1, 2, 4; Ord. No. 4130, 6-23-2009, § 3; Ord. No. 4135, 6-23-2009, § 1; Ord. No. 4181, 4-27-2010, § 1.]
(a)
R-S Residential Single-Family Detached District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Home occupation, provided that no more than three business invitees
shall be on the premises at any one time, except in the case of a
day-care facility; that shipments and deliveries to and from the home
are limited to no more than two times per calendar week by vehicles
whose maximum cargo load shall not exceed 5,000 pounds (i.e., cube
vans or box vans); and that the business is restricted to one room
of the house in the principal living space.
b.
Home professional office, provided that the office shall employ
no more than two persons other than the resident professional.
c.
Swimming pool installed and used in accordance with Chapter 34 of the Township Code and all other health, safety and development ordinances which relate to water filtration, circulation and treatment; fencing; noise control; and lighting.
d.
Private garage, with space for not more than three motor vehicles.
e.
Boarders or roomers, in accordance with the following regulations:
1.
There shall be no display or advertising on the premises in
connection with such use.
2.
The dwelling shall be owner-occupied, and the use of the premises
by the boarders or roomers shall be of a permanent and domestic character,
not transient.
3.
No more than two boarders and/or roomers in any one dwelling.
4.
The accommodations for said boarders or roomers shall not include
food storage or food preparation facilities.
5.
The accommodations for said boarders or roomers shall not be
structurally separated from the living quarters of the owner-occupant
by a separate outside entranceway or by an internal partition, other
than a door separating the sleeping accommodations of the roomer or
boarder from the rest of the dwelling.
f.
Tennis courts, in accordance with the following regulations:
1.
They shall not be used for commercial purposes.
2.
They shall not be erected in the front yard.
3.
They shall be set back from side and rear property lines a minimum
of the height of backstops and sidestops, but not less than eight
feet. Said backstops and sidestops shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
g.
One storage shed and one storage bin, in accordance with the
following regulations:
h.
Satellite antennas, subject to the following conditions:
1.
The satellite antenna shall be used for receiving signals only;
transmission is prohibited. The installation shall be for the benefit
of the residents of the dwelling and not for the benefit of off-site
users.
2.
There shall be no more than one satellite antenna per lot, regardless
of the number of dwelling units on the lot.
3.
Installation may be either on the roof or on the ground. In
both cases, the installation shall be adequately screened to minimize
visibility from adjacent properties. If ground-mounted, the apparatus
shall not be located in any front yard or side yard and shall not
exceed the height of the principal building located on the lot. The
permit application shall be accompanied by a screening plan and, for
roof-mounted antennas, written certification from a structural professional
engineer that the installation will be resistant to a one-hundred-mile-per-hour
wind.
4.
The height of the apparatus (including antenna supports) shall
not exceed nine feet. The surface area of the reflective dish shall
not exceed 50 square feet, and the diameter of the reflective dish
shall not exceed eight feet.
i.
Other accessory uses customarily associated with single-family
dwellings, provided that such uses are subordinate to the principal
use, do not change the character of the principal use and serve only
the principal use.
k.
Basketball poles, hoops and backboards shall be permitted both
within the front yard and rear yard setbacks provided they do not
violate any setback requirements that may exist on any "filed maps"
or violate any "deed restrictions."
[Added by 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 41-2015]
l.
Temporary tents, subject to the requirements of Section 33-24(a)(4)e5
hereof.
[Added by Ord. No. 27-2017; amended by 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 16-2018]
(3)
Conditional uses. None.
a.
Home professional offices employing two persons but no more than six persons other than the resident professional, subject to the provisions of Section 33-25 of this chapter.
b.
Public and private nursery, elementary and secondary schools, but not trade or business schools, subject to the provisions of Section 33-25 of this chapter.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
[Amended by 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. 30-2016]
Type
|
Minimum Requirement
| |
---|---|---|
Lot area
|
7,500 square feet or the average of the areas of lots fronting
on both sides of the street to the nearest intersections, whichever
is greater
| |
Lot width
|
75 feet
| |
Front yard setback
|
25 feet, or with respect to new construction or new additions
which project into the existing front yard setback, 25 feet or the
average of existing setbacks along the same side of the street of
two lots to the left and two lots to the right of the property proposed
to be developed, whichever is greater
In the event that there are fewer than two lots to either side
of the lot to be developed, then a total of four lots shall be used
in the calculation of the average setback; in the event that there
are fewer than five lots along the street block, then all lots shall
be used in the calculation of the average setback
| |
Side yard setback
| ||
60-foot or greater in width
|
10 feet or 15% of lot width, whichever is greater
| |
Less than 60-foot in width
|
7 feet
| |
Side yard width, combined
|
30% of lot width
| |
Rear yard depth
|
25 feet, notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the second
story of any single-family residential building which otherwise complies
with the rear yard setback requirements may be cantilevered a maximum
of 24 inches into the rear yard without violating the rear yard setback
requirements
|
b.
Maximums.
[Amended by 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. 30-2016]
Type
|
Maximum Requirement
| |
---|---|---|
Building coverage
|
25% for lots 6,000 square feet or greater in size
27% for lots less than 6,000 square feet in size
Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the second story
of any single-family residential building which otherwise complies
with the building coverage requirements may be cantilevered a maximum
of 24 inches into the rear yard without violating the building coverage
requirements
| |
Lot coverage
|
40% for lots 6,000 square feet or greater in size
45% for lots less than 6,000 square feet in size
Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the second story
of any single-family residential building which otherwise complies
with the lot coverage requirements may be cantilevered a maximum of
24 inches into the rear yard without violating the lot coverage requirements
| |
Building height, principal building
|
35 feet
| |
Building height, accessory building
|
15 feet
|
c.
Permissible deviation from lot width standard. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a lot width of less than 75 feet shall be sufficient
for a single-family detached dwelling if:
1.
Two-thirds of the total building lots fronting on both sides
of the street on the street block in which the lot is located contain
lot widths not greater than the subject lot.
2.
Not more than one-third of the building lots fronting on both
sides of the street on the street block are vacant.
3.
The subject lot contains no less than a fifty-foot width and
a five-thousand-square-foot area.
4.
The subject lot is not a corner lot.
If the opposite side of the street contains a zone district
other than the R-S District, the lots to be considered in computing
the above percentages shall include only those in the R-S District.
|
d.
Permissible deviation from lot coverage standard. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a lot with less than a sixty-foot frontage and containing
a lot area not exceeding 6,000 square feet and where there exists
a detached garage located within the rear yard, the lot coverage of
the driveway area only shall be calculated as follows:
1.
The square foot area of the driveway located within the front
yard shall be multiplied by a factor of 100%.
2.
The square foot area of the driveway located within the side
yard and rear yard shall be multiplied by a factor of 50%.
3.
The total driveway area, for the purpose of calculating lot
coverage, shall be the sum of the above areas.
4.
This provision shall not apply if the subject lot is a corner
lot.
e.
Accessory structures.
1.
In general.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013]
[i]
Unless otherwise specified herein, an accessory
structure which is attached to a single-family dwelling shall comply
with the yard requirements for the principal dwelling. A detached
accessory structure shall be located behind the front building line
of the principal dwelling.
[ii]
If located in a side yard, it shall conform to
the side yard requirements for the principal dwelling. If located
in a rear yard, it shall be located no closer to the rear property
line than the height of the accessory structure or 12 feet, whichever
is less, except that storage sheds and detached garages may be located
no closer than three feet to the rear and side property line. All
accessory structures, other than in-ground swimming pools, shall occupy
no more than 20% of the rear property area. If located in a side yard
of a corner lot, storage sheds and detached garages shall be set back
a minimum of 50% of the lot depth from each respective street line
and may be located no closer than three feet to either side property
line.
2.
Swimming pools. A swimming pool shall be located no closer than eight
feet to a rear or side property line, measured from the nearest waterline
of the pool to the respective property line of the property. It shall
be located no closer than five feet to the principal dwelling or any
accessory structure.
3.
Generators within the side yard shall be set back a minimum
of five feet from the side property line. Routine testing of such
generators shall only be conducted between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m.
[Added by Ord. No. 14-2015, 3-24-2015]
4.
Air-conditioning units within the side yard shall be set back
a minimum of five feet from the side property line.
[Added by 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. 29-2016]
5.
Temporary tents shall be permitted within the front yard subject
to the following conditions:
[Added by Ord. No. 27-2017; amended by 6-19-2018 by Ord.
No. 16-2018]
[i]
Tents shall be permitted for a period not in excess
of seven days, starting from the time construction is first commenced
and ending at the time the tent is completely removed.
[ii]
Tents shall not exceed a height of 15 feet.
[iii]
Tents shall be set back a minimum of three feet
from any property line.
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
Open and extended storage of recreational vehicles. The storage
of a recreational vehicle out of doors and for more than 72 hours
in the R-S District is prohibited, unless:
1.
The recreational vehicle is owned by a person who resides in
the dwelling or is an invitee of a resident and is owned for pleasure
and not for sale or other commercial purposes.
2.
The recreational vehicle does not exceed 45 feet in length,
including hitching device.
3.
The vehicle is not stored within a sight triangle.
4.
A zoning permit is obtained in accordance with Section 33-23 hereof. Site plan approval shall not be required.
5.
In addition to Subsection (a)(5)c.1 through (a)(5)c.4 above,
for recreational vehicles which do not exceed 25 feet:
[i]
The recreational vehicle is screened from adjoining properties so as not to be visible from ground level, in accordance with the standards and specifications of Section 33-15(s).
[ii]
The recreational vehicle is located no closer than two feet
to any building or structure or to any property line and, if a corner
lot, is located no closer to the secondary street than the required
building setback line from said secondary street.
6.
In addition to Subsection (a)(5)c.1 though (a)(5)4 above, for recreational
vehicles which exceed 25 feet but are no greater than 45 feet:
[i]
In addition to any screening requirements of Section 33-15(c), a six-foot-high privacy fence is installed for the length of the vehicle.
[ii]
A two-inch-caliper deciduous tree is installed between the vehicle
and the property line for each 13 feet of vehicle length or portion
thereof. This requirement may be waived by the Zoning Officer if the
Zoning Officer determines that existing trees satisfy the requirements
of this section.
[iii]
The recreational vehicle is located not less than seven feet
from the side or rear property line.
[iv]
The recreational vehicle is not parked in the front yard.
d.
Front yard parking or placement prohibited. No permanent pool,
motor vehicle or recreational vehicle shall be permitted in a front
yard, except that, subject to the extended parking requirements of
Subsection (a)(5)c above, motor vehicles and recreational vehicles
which do not exceed 25 feet in length may be parked in a driveway.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to permit open parking or
placement of a motor vehicle or recreational vehicle which is in a
state of disrepair or partial construction.
e.
Commercial vehicles. As used herein, "commercial vehicle" shall
mean a motor vehicle designed for and adapted to commercial purposes,
regardless of the use of such vehicle at any particular time. A vehicle
bearing a commercial legend, name or other form of advertising on
its body and/or displaying commercial plates shall be deemed to be
a commercial vehicle. No commercial vehicle greater than 20 feet in
length or 6 1/2 feet in height shall be parked out of doors in
the R-S District at any time unless its operator is in the process
of rendering the commercial service and the vehicle is parked only
for the duration of such service. No more than one commercial vehicle
of less than 6,500 pounds gross vehicle weight in capacity may be
garaged on a lot in the R-S District. No commercial vehicle of 6,500
pounds gross vehicle weight in capacity or greater rated capacity
may be garaged in the R-S District. Commercial vehicles 20 feet in
length or less or 6 1/2 feet in height or less, if not garaged
or otherwise parked under cover or if not in the process of rendering
a commercial service and parked only for the duration of such service
may be parked out of doors in the R-S District, provided that all
commercial writing on the vehicle is covered by an opaque, closely
fitted screen, made of durable material, and further provided that
the vehicle is parked in the driveway.
f.
Limitations on side yard paving.
[Amended by Ord. No. 4281, 1-22-2013; 9-5-2017 by Ord. No. 26-2017]
1.
Improved surfaces, including, but not limited to, asphalt, concrete
and concrete pavers, are prohibited in any side yard, except as a
walkway or driveway. Any such permitted driveway shall be not less
than nine feet wide but no wider than 12 feet. Any such permitted
walkway shall be no wider than three feet. Only one such driveway
and one such walkway shall be permitted in a side yard. There shall
be a separation between any such driveway and walkway of two feet
of unimproved area or if placed adjacent to each other a height difference
of six inches. There shall be a minimum buffer of two feet of unimproved
area from the side property line and any such driveway or walkway
2.
Improved surfaces, including, but not limited to, asphalt, concrete
and concrete pavers, in excess of 12 feet in width may be located
within a side yard, provided all of the following conditions are met:
[i]
The improved surface must be used as a vehicle
maneuvering area and lead to an enclosed garage space within the principal
dwelling. The enclosed garage space must accommodate a minimum of
one vehicle and a maximum of three vehicles.
[ii]
The maneuvering area adjacent to the enclosed
garage space(s) may be a maximum of 24 feet in depth, measured perpendicular
to the garage door(s).
[iii]
The maneuvering area adjacent to the enclosed
garage space(s) may be a maximum of 12 feet in width for each garaged
vehicle space, for a maximum width of 36 feet.
[iv]
The driveway leading to the maneuvering area may
be a maximum of 12 feet in width.
[v]
All portions of the maneuvering area must be a
minimum of seven feet from any side property line.
[vi]
A six-foot-high, solid fence shall be installed
along the side property line for the full length of the maneuvering
area. A native deciduous tree of a type approved by the Township,
minimum two-inch caliper, shall be planted between the maneuvering
area and the side property line for each garaged vehicle space. Any
tree installed as a requirement of this section shall be maintained
by the property owner for as long as the maneuvering area remains
in place.
[vii]
Only one such maneuvering space may be located
on a single property.
3.
On corner lots only, improved surfaces, including, but not limited
to, asphalt, concrete and concrete pavers, may be located within a
side yard. Except for driveways and walkways, such improved surfaces
must be set back a minimum of 50% of the lot depth from each respective
street line.
g.
Circular driveways. Notwithstanding Section 33-24(a)(4)b and
d, and Section 3-28(b)(6)a and c, circular driveways in front yards
shall be permitted for single-family homes in the R-S Residential
Single-Family Detached District, but only under the following conditions:
[Added by Ord. No. 31-2015, 1-12-2016]
1.
The front yard upon which such circular driveways shall be permitted
shall be a primary or secondary arterial or collector street as set
forth in the Teaneck Master Plan.1 Corner
lots shall be deemed to have frontage on both intersecting streets;
2.
The frontage of the front yard upon which the circular driveway
is located shall not be less than 60 feet;
3.
There shall be no more than two driveways permitted, each of
which shall be no more than 12 feet wide, and separated from one another
on the lot by no less than 30 feet;
4.
The setback of the garage and the principal building to the
front lot line shall not be less than 30 feet;
5.
Not more than 75% of the front yard shall be paved.
Table 1
| |
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List of Streets Upon Which Circular Driveways May Be Permitted
| |
(Subject to the standards in Section 33-24(a)(5)g, Circular
driveways)
| |
Arterials
|
Teaneck Road (County Route 39)
|
Queen Anne Road
| |
Palisade Avenue (south of Tryon Avenue)
| |
Windsor Road (north of Sagamore Avenue)
| |
River Road (County Road)
| |
Fort Lee Road (west of Teaneck Road) (County Route 564)
| |
DeGraw Avenue (County Route 563)
| |
Cedar Lane (west of Teaneck Road) (County Route 60)
| |
Forest Avenue (east of Teaneck Road) (County Road)
| |
Tryon Avenue
| |
New Bridge Road (east of River Road) (County Route 493)
| |
Roemer Avenue (County Route 492)
| |
Liberty Road/Ivy Lane (County Route 493)
| |
Hargreaves Avenue
| |
Collectors
|
Glenwood Avenue
|
Van Cortland Terrace
| |
Windsor Road (south of Sagamore Avenue)
| |
Park Avenue
| |
American Legion Drive
| |
Garrison Avenue/Sussex Road
| |
Larch Avenue
| |
Lincoln Place (south of Beverly Road)
| |
Elm Avenue
| |
E. Lawn Drive
| |
Fort Lee Road (west of Teaneck Road)
| |
Fycke Lane
| |
Lindbergh Boulevard
| |
Cedar Lane (east of Teaneck Road)
| |
Beverly Road (east of Lincoln Place)
| |
Forest Avenue (east of Queen Anne Road, west of Teaneck Road)
| |
State Street
| |
Englewood Avenue
| |
West Englewood Avenue
| |
Ward Plaza
| |
Sagamore Avenue (east of Garrison Avenue)
| |
Grayson Place
|
(b)
R-M Residential Multifamily District.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. The same as specified in the R-S District,
except that there shall be no more than one satellite antenna per
residential multifamily building, and not per lot, regardless of the
number of buildings per lot.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
For all uses permitted in the R-S District, the requirements
shall be the same as that district.
b.
Single-family attached dwellings; townhouses/row houses.
1.
Minimums.
Lot area
|
2,000 square feet
| |
Lot width
|
20 feet
| |
Front yard setback
|
20 feet
| |
Side yard width, end unit
|
10 feet
| |
Rear yard depth
|
25 feet
|
2.
Maximums.
Dwelling units per acre
|
8
| |
Building coverage, per lot
|
40%
| |
Lot coverage
|
70%
| |
Building height, principal building
|
35 feet
| |
Building height, accessory building
|
15 feet
|
c.
Two-family
dwellings.
1.
Minimums.
Lot area
|
6,000 square feet per family
| |
Lot width, semidetached
|
50 feet per lot
| |
Lot width, duplex
|
100 feet
| |
Front yard setback
|
25 feet
| |
Side yard width
|
10 feet
| |
Side yard width, total
|
20% of lot width
| |
Rear yard depth
|
25 feet
|
2.
Maximums.
Building coverage
|
30%
| |
Lot coverage
|
50%
| |
Building height, principal building
|
35 feet
| |
Building height, accessory building
|
15 feet
|
d.
Multifamily dwellings.
1.
Minimums.
Lot area
|
1 1/2 acres
| |
Lot width
|
150 feet
| |
Front yard setback
|
30 feet
| |
Side and rear yard setback
|
30 feet
| |
Distance between buildings, end-to-end
|
30 feet
| |
Distance between buildings, all other
|
40 feet
|
2.
Maximums.
Dwelling units per acre
|
12
| |
Building coverage
|
20%
| |
Lot coverage
|
65%
| |
Building height, principal building
|
35 feet
| |
Building height, accessory building
|
15 feet
|
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
(c)
B-1 Business - Retail District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses.
a.
Retail sales of goods and services, except as specifically prohibited in Section 33-26 of this chapter.
b.
Offices, financial institutions and business schools; provided,
however, that offices and business schools shall not be permitted
on the first floor along Cedar Lane frontage between Elm Street and
the railroad.
c.
Restaurants, including fast-food restaurants, but such fast-food
restaurants shall be limited to the following areas:
1.
The B-1 District which fronts upon Cedar Lane, between Elm Avenue
and the railroad right-of-way only.
2.
The B-1 District in the West Englewood Plaza, in its entirety.
3.
The B-1 District which fronts upon Queen Anne Road and/or DeGraw
Avenue.
In all other portions of the B-1 District, fast-food restaurants
shall be conditional uses.
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d.
Funeral homes.
e.
Theaters, assembly halls and bowling alleys.
f.
Apartments over commercial uses.
g.
Single-family dwellings, detached or attached, with frontage
on Beverly Road.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. Uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses.
(3)
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
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None
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Lot width
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None
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Front yard setback
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The average of existing setbacks along the same side of the
street to the nearest intersections
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Side yard width
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None
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Rear yard depth
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20 feet
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b.
Maximums.
Building coverage
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25%, unless off-street parking is not required under Section
33-28(b)(1), in which case maximum building coverage shall be 80%
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Lot coverage
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80%, unless off-street parking is not required under Section
33-28(b)(1), in which case maximum lot coverage shall be 100%
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Building height, principal building
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35 feet
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Building height, accessory building
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15 feet
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
Frontage on Beverly Road. Within 100 feet of the street line of Beverly Road, between Garrison Avenue and Elm Avenue, the only nonresidential permitted use shall be off-street parking accessory to a building with frontage on Cedar Lane, and a buffer area and screening shall be provided in accordance with the standards and specifications of Section 33-15, Subsection (s).
(d)
B-2 Business - Office District.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. Uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses, including satellite antennas, subject to
the following conditions:
a.
Satellite antennas shall be used for receiving signals only;
transmission is prohibited. Reception may be for the benefit of off-site
users.
b.
There shall be no more than two satellite antennas per lot.
c.
Installation may be either on the roof or on the ground. In
both cases, the installation shall be adequately screened to minimize
visibility from adjacent properties. If ground-mounted, the apparatus
shall not be located in any front yard or side yard and shall not
exceed the height of the principal building located on the lot. The
permit application shall be accompanied by a screening plan and, for
roof-mounted antennas, written certification from a structural professional
engineer that the installation will be resistant to a one-hundred-forty-mile-per-hour
wind.
d.
The height of the apparatus (including antenna supports) shall
not exceed 20 feet. The surface area of the reflective dish shall
not exceed 200 square feet, and the diameter of the reflective dish
shall not exceed 16 feet.
(3)
Conditional uses.
b.
Residential multifamily and single-family attached dwellings,
subject to the limitations set forth in the R-M District.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
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15,000 square feet
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Lot width
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100 feet
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Front yard setback
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15 feet, except as hereinafter set forth
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Side yard width
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10 feet
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Rear yard depth
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20 feet, except as hereinafter set forth
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b.
Maximums.
Building coverage
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30%
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Lot coverage
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65%
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Building height, principal building
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44 feet
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Building height, accessory building
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15 feet
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
The minimum front yard setback for a building up to 35 feet
in height shall be 2/3 of the height of the building, to the nearest
foot. For a building greater than 35 feet in height, the minimum front
yard setback shall be 23 feet plus one foot for each foot or fraction
thereof of building height in excess of 35 feet. In no case, however,
shall the front building line be closer to the street line than the
average of existing front yard setbacks along the same side of the
street to the nearest intersections.
d.
The minimum rear yard depth shall also correlate to the height
of the building, in the same proportions as set forth above for front
yard setback.
e.
If the subject property abuts a residential district, a buffer and screening shall be required, in accordance with Section 33-15(s).
f.
A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be landscaped.
(e)
L-I Light Industry District.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. Uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses, including satellite antennas, subject to
the following conditions:
a.
Satellite antennas shall be used for receiving signals only;
transmission is prohibited. Reception may be for the benefit of off-site
users.
b.
There shall be no more than two satellite antennas per lot.
c.
Installation may be either on the roof or on the ground. In
both cases, the installation shall be adequately screened to minimize
visibility from adjacent properties. If ground-mounted, the apparatus
shall not be located in any front yard or side yard and shall not
exceed the height of the principal building located on the lot. The
permit application shall be accompanied by a screening plan and, for
roof-mounted antennas, written certification from a structural professional
engineer that the installation will be resistant to a one-hundred-mile-per-hour
wind.
d.
The height of the apparatus (including antenna supports) shall
not exceed 20 feet. The surface area of the reflective dish shall
not exceed 200 square feet, and the diameter of the reflective dish
shall not exceed 16 feet.
(3)
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
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15,000 square feet
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Lot width
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100 feet
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Front yard setback
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20 feet, except as hereinafter set forth
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Side yard width
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6 feet
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Side yard width, combined
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30 feet
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Rear yard depth
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20 feet
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b.
Maximums.
Building coverage
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30%
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Lot coverage
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70%
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Building height, principal building
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44 feet
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Building height, accessory building
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15 feet
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
All permitted commercial and industrial activities and processes shall take place within an enclosed building, except that receiving and shipping may be conducted from an unenclosed loading dock or platform. Incidental storage out-of-doors shall be buffered and screened from public streets and adjacent residential districts, if any, in accordance with the standards and specifications of Section 33-15(s).
d.
The minimum front yard setback for a building up to 35 feet
in height shall be 2/3 of the height of the building, to the nearest
foot. For a building greater than 35 feet in height, the minimum front
yard setback shall be 23 feet plus one foot for each foot or fraction
thereof of building height in excess of 35 feet. In no case, however,
shall the front building line be closer to the street line than the
average of existing front yard setbacks along the same side of the
street to the nearest intersections.
(f)
U University District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. Colleges, universities and other institutions
of higher learning giving regular instruction at least five days a
week for eight or more months of the year.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. Uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses, including dormitories, athletic fields and
libraries.
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
(g)
H Hospital District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. Hospitals.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. Hospital-related facilities, including
chapels, training schools for professional personnel and trainees,
but excluding institutions exclusively for mental patients or drug
addicts and excluding medical and dental offices or clinics which
are operated, in whole or in part, for profit by medical or dental
practitioners.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
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15 contiguous acres
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Distance between any building and any single-family dwelling
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100 feet
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Setback from any property line and any street line, from which
parking shall be excluded
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70 feet
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b.
Maximums.
Building coverage
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35%
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Lot coverage
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70%
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Building height
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95 feet from the elevation at the intersection of Teaneck Road
and Vandelinda Avenue, which is 33.67 feet above mean sea level based
on the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, or 44 feet from the
average level of the finished grade along the wall or walls of the
subject building, whichever is less
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
a.
Signs. Except as otherwise set forth herein, signs shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-18(c) of this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing restriction, the following signs shall be permitted, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter contained:
1.
Freestanding illuminated digital display ground signs, subject
to the following terms and conditions:
[i]
Maximum height of freestanding ground sign structure
above grade: 120 inches.
[ii]
Maximum length of freestanding ground sign structure:
180 inches.
[iii]
Maximum area of freestanding ground sign: 150
square feet.
[iv]
Maximum height of illuminated digital display
sign: 60 inches, per side, double-sided.
[v]
Maximum length of illuminated digital display sign:
108 inches per side, double-sided.
[vi]
Maximum area of illuminated digital display sign:
45 square feet, per side, double-sided.
[vii]
Maximum height of fixed lettering: 10 inches.
[viii]
No freestanding illuminated digital display
ground sign shall be located within 20 feet of the boundary line of
the property where it adjoins a public street or within 20 feet of
a public or private off-street parking area or interior driveway or
within 50 feet of the boundary of a residential district.
[ix]
No more than one freestanding illuminated digital
display ground sign shall be permitted on any premises.
[x]
A freestanding illuminated digital display ground
sign shall be used for the following purposes only:
[a]
To identify the premises, occupant or owner of
the premises.
[b]
To identify the trade, business, industry or profession
being conducted on the premises. Personal logos, not used to advertise
a product, are permissible.
[c]
To display services, programs and events offered
by the business on the premises and public service announcements.
Off-premises advertising is specifically prohibited.
[xi]
All messages shall be nonflashing except for an
emergency public service notification.
(h)
RR-M Redevelopment Residential Multifamily District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses: planned unit residential development.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Swimming pool or pools plus structures incidental to swimming
pool use for the use of the residents of the dwelling units and their
guests and not for commercial purposes.
b.
Off-street parking facilities and/or spaces for the use of residents,
their guests and employees.
c.
Off-street loading facilities serving the permitted use.
d.
Children's playgrounds, sauna and exercise rooms, boathouses,
landings and docks and recreational uses and structures, for the use
of the residents of the dwelling units and their guests and not for
commercial purposes.
f.
Open or enclosed pedestrian walkways and bikeways, parks, reflecting
pools, fountains and other landscape architecture.
g.
Exterior signs, in accordance with the following regulations:
1.
One nonilluminated residential nameplate sign for each dwelling
unit situated within the property lines, and not exceeding 72 square
inches in area on any one side and not posted higher than four feet
above finished grade.
2.
One sign for each accessory use displaying the name and function
thereof, not to exceed 10 square feet in area on any one side. The
area of the sign may be increased one square foot for every two feet
that the sign is set back from the street line, but in no case shall
the area of the sign exceed 50 square feet on any one side. Any sign
attached to a wall of a building shall be flat against the wall and
shall not project more than 12 inches from the wall nor project beyond
the end or above the roof of the building.
3.
Freestanding or building-mounted nonilluminated signs to control
the movement of traffic on the premises or to give directions to uses
in the RR-M, RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Districts. These signs shall provide
traffic directions only and shall not be used for advertising purposes.
They shall not exceed the height of four feet when building-mounted
or four feet above finished grade when freestanding. The area of the
sign shall not exceed four square feet on each of two sides.
4.
Any illuminated signs shall be shielded so as to prevent glare,
and no sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying
intensity, nor shall any sign be of any color light other than white.
No sign shall be moving or animated.
5.
In addition to the above, all signs shall be of a design, character
and placement approved by the Planning Board pursuant to a site plan
review.
h.
Common open space, provided that the maintenance of such common
open space shall be subject to such regulations as the Planning Board
may impose in connection with a site plan review.
i.
Satellite antennas, subject to the following conditions:
1.
The satellite antenna shall be used for receiving signals only;
transmission is prohibited. The installation shall be for the benefit
of on-site residents and not for the benefit of off-site users.
2.
There shall be no more than one satellite antenna per residential
structure, regardless of the number of dwelling units in the structure.
3.
Installation may be either on the roof or on the ground. In
both cases, the installation shall be adequately screened to minimize
visibility from adjacent properties. If ground-mounted, the apparatus
shall not be located in any front yard or side yard and shall not
exceed the height of the principal building located on the lot. The
permit application shall be accompanied by a screening plan and, for
roof-mounted antennas, written certification from a structural professional
engineer that the installation will be resistant to a one-hundred-mile-per-hour
wind.
4.
The height of the apparatus (including antenna supports) shall
not exceed nine feet. The surface area of the reflective dish shall
not exceed 50 square feet, and the diameter of the reflective dish
shall not exceed eight feet.
(3)
Conditional uses.
b.
Multifamily dwellings containing independent apartment units
and/or assisted living units as hereinafter defined, together with
accessory uses necessary for the operation of the facility or for
the benefit or the convenience of the residents and their guests,
including, but not limited to, kitchen and dining facilities, living
rooms, places of worship, indoor and outdoor recreational uses, retail
and banking facilities, beauty salons and barbershops, gift shops,
classrooms, exercise facilities, security facilities, conference rooms,
common areas, guests rooms, administration offices, medical offices,
clinics, therapy uses, bathing areas, postal center, pharmacy, maintenance
facilities, craft and music rooms, library and television rooms and
heating and cooling equipment structures, provided that any such accessory
uses are for the primary benefit of the residents of such development,
subject to the following conditions:
1.
Maximum building height: four stories and 60 feet above mean
sea level, measured from mean sea level to the eave line or, if the
roof is flat, to the roof line, or 45 feet above average grade from
the average grade along the perimeter of the entire building to the
eave line or, if the roof is flat, to the roof line, whichever is
less.
2.
Maximum gross density: 28 units per acre.
3.
Minimum number of parking spaces: .65 parking spaces per unit,
rounded to the next highest parking space.
4.
Minimum lot size: six acres.
5.
Maximum building coverage: 20% of lot area.
6.
Maximum zone district coverage: 50%.
7.
Minimum open space: 50%.
8.
Maximum floor area ratio (ratio of total floor area of all floors
of a building to total square footage of lot): 65%.
9.
Minimum living area: independent apartment units, 500 square
feet; assisted living units, 300 square feet.
10.
Minimum building setbacks from a public right-of-way, 25 feet;
from any premises zoned for single-family residential use, 50 feet,
from any property zoned for multifamily use, 20 feet; from any premises
used as park land, 20 feet.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Open space (hereinafter defined)
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40% of the RR-M District
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Off-street parking
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2 spaces for each dwelling unit, at least 1 of which shall be
a private garage
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Building setbacks
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50 feet, except as follows:
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1.
If the zone boundary abuts dedicated parklands, the minimum
distance between any structure and any boundary of the RR-M District
shall be 15 feet; or
2.
If the zone boundary abuts a dedicated street, the minimum distance
between any structure and any boundary of the RR-M District shall
be 25 feet; or
3.
If the Planning Board determines in connection with site plan
review that such distances are not required because of the buffer
to be provided or because the subject buildings have a functional
or aesthetic relationship which justifies the lack of adequate light
and air exposures.
b.
Maximums.
Zone district coverage (hereinafter defined)
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60% of the RR-M District
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Gross density (hereinafter defined)
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15 dwelling units per acre
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Building height
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55 feet above sea level and 3 1/2 stories, measured from
sea level to the eve line or, if the roof is flat, to the roofline.
Any space between the eve line and the ridge line shall be 1/2 story.
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
a.
As used herein, "open space" shall mean land not occupied by
structures, loading spaces, parking spaces, driveways and roadways.
Land occupied by sidewalks, open or enclosed walkways, fountains,
atriums, reflecting pools and landscaping shall be deemed to be "open
space."
As used herein, "zone district coverage" shall mean that percentage
of the district covered by structures, loading spaces, parking spaces,
driveways and streets.
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As used herein, "gross density" shall be computed by dividing
the total number of dwelling units in the zone district by the total
land area, in acres. Said land area shall include both open space
and land occupied by buildings, structures, loading and parking spaces,
walkways, driveways and roadways.
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As used herein, an "independent apartment unit" shall mean a
dwelling unit containing a living area, bedroom area(s), a kitchen
area and bathroom(s), including studio-style apartments, that provides
a residential living environment for persons over the age of 60 in
a manner in which they may live independently while receiving one
of more meals per day in a congregate setting. As used herein, an
"assisted-living unit" shall be a dwelling unit licensed by the New
Jersey Department of Health pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:36-1 et seq., that
provides a residential living environment accompanied by congregate
meals, housekeeping and personal services for persons aged 60 or older
who have temporary or periodic difficulties with one or more essential
activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, dressing or mobility.
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b.
Buildings shall be located with sufficient distances between
them or be designed so as to provide adequate light and air exposures.
c.
A residential building shall not contain more than 12 dwelling
units. Each dwelling unit shall have a separate entrance to the outside
or an entrance in common with not more than four other dwelling units.
d.
Exterior loading facilities shall be screened.
(i)
RC-1 Redevelopment Commercial-Office/Retail District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. Planned commercial development, limited
to the following:
b.
Personal, business, governmental and utility service establishments.
c.
Professional, business, governmental and utility offices.
d.
Banks and other financial institutions.
e.
Business schools.
f.
Theaters.
g.
Medical and dental clinics.
h.
Restaurants, including fast-food restaurants, and other places
serving food and drink.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Off-street parking facilities and/or spaces for the use of owners,
tenants, patrons and employees of a principal use.
b.
Off-street loading and unloading facilities serving a principal
use.
c.
Open or enclosed pedestrian walkways (including elevated walkways),
bikeways, parks, reflecting pools, fountains and other landscape architecture.
d.
Swimming pools, tennis courts and other recreational facilities
enclosed within or on a building.
e.
Exterior signs, in accordance with the following regulations:
1.
Signs must relate to the uses being conducted on the premises.
2.
One sign placed or inscribed upon any façade of a building
for each permitted use or activity which occurs therein. The sign
may be illuminated but shall not be of the flashing or animated type
and shall not project more than 12 inches in front of the façade
nor extend beyond the top or the end of the façade. The sign
shall not exceed an area of two square feet for each foot in width
of the front of the building or portion thereof devoted to such use
or activity.
3.
One nonilluminated, temporary sign pertaining to the lease or
sale of the same lot or building upon which it is placed, situated
within the property lines of the premises to which it relates and
not exceeding the area of the permanent sign permitted under Subsection
(i)(2)e2 hereinabove. This sign must be removed from the premises
within two days after the property is leased or sold.
4.
Freestanding or building-mounted illuminated signs to control
the movement of traffic on the premises or to give directions to uses
in the RR-M, RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Districts. These signs shall provide
traffic directions only and shall not be used for advertising purposes.
They shall not exceed the height of six feet when building-mounted
or six feet above finished grade when freestanding. The sign shall
not exceed an area of four square feet on each of two sides.
5.
Any illuminated signs shall be shielded so as to prevent glare,
and no sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying
intensity, nor shall any sign be of any color light other than red,
white or blue. No sign shall be moving or animated.
6.
In addition to the above, all signs shall be of a design, character
and placement approved by the Planning Board, pursuant to a site plan
review.
(3)
Conditional uses.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Type
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Minimum Requirement
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Open space (as defined in RR-M District Regulations)
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15% of the RC-1 District; provided, however, that so long as
the total open space in the RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Districts is 15% or
greater, then less than 15% shall be permitted in the RC-1 District
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Off-street parking
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3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of office
space or retail sales space, except that 1 space shall be provided
for each 5 seats in a theater
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Distances between buildings
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No portion of any building having a height in excess of 60 feet
above sea level shall be located closer than 60 feet to any other
building having a height in excess of 60 feet above sea level, and
the vertical center line of the face of any such building shall be
no less than 120 feet from the vertical face of any other such building
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Building setback
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300 feet from the northerly right-of-way line of DeGraw Avenue,
120 feet from the easterly boundary line of the RC-1 District and
200 feet from the northerly boundary line of the RC-1 District, except
that if a landscaped strip at least 15 feet wide is provided around
a parking structure and planted in a manner satisfactory to the approving
authority, a one-level accessory parking structure shall be located
no less than 50 feet from any residential zone, and each additional
level shall require an additional 25 feet of setback, except that
this setback shall not apply to elevator and stair cores. The foregoing
may be waived or modified by the approving authority if a satisfactory
natural or artificial screen of the parking structure can be created
or is existing
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Off-street loading
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1 space for each 100,000 square feet of gross floor area
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b.
Maximums.
Type
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Maximum Requirement
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Zone district coverage (as defined in RR-M district regulations)
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85% of the RC-1 District; provided, however, that so long as
the total zone district coverage in RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3 Districts
is less than 85%, then 85% may be exceeded in the RC-1 District
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Building height
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100 feet above sea level, except where buildings are connected
by an atrium serving as a covered mall and the following conditions
are met:
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1.
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The height shall be no greater than 100 feet above the lobby
floor;
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2.
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No building shall contain more than 6 stories above the lobby;
and
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3.
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The lobby floor elevation shall be no higher than 15 feet above
sea level
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Gross floor area
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510,000 square feet of gross floor area for office use, 60,000
square feet of gross floor area for retail sales use
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements. As used herein and as distinguished
from its general definition elsewhere in this chapter, "gross floor
area" shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floor
or several floors of an enclosed building, measured between the inside
face of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating
two buildings. Any equipment and mechanical areas, accessory building,
basement and cellar, atrium and other pedestrian walkways and garage
space is not to be included in computing gross floor area.
(j)
RC-2 Redevelopment Commercial - Hotel/Motel District.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
The same as specified in the RC-1 District as permitted principal
and accessory uses, except that sign regulations shall be as hereinafter
set forth, that satellite antennas may be used for transmitting as
well as receiving signals and that swimming pools, tennis courts and
other recreational facilities may be within, on or outside of a building
if accessory to a hotel or motel.
b.
Convention and conference facilities, meeting rooms and entertainment
facilities.
(3)
Conditional uses: the same as specified in the RC-1 District.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Type
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Minimum Requirement
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---|---|---|
Open space (as defined in RR-M District regulations)
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The same as specified in the RC-1 District
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Off-street parking
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0.7 space per bedroom, plus 150 spaces for accessory uses other
than retail sales space; 3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area (as defined in RC-1 District regulations) of retail sales
space
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Distances between buildings
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The same as specified in the RC-1 District
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Building setback
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150 feet from the northerly right-of-way line of DeGraw Avenue;
150 feet from the westerly right-of-way line of Glenwood Avenue, as
said street lines are laid out on the effective date of this chapter;
vertical circulation elements servicing elevated pedestrian walkways
(e.g., elevator and stair towers) that do not exceed 60 feet above
sea level in height shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any
street or property line; the above setback requirements shall not
apply to elevated pedestrian walkways or their supporting columns
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Off-street loading
|
3 spaces per 300 hotel/motel bedrooms; 1 space per 100 hotel/motel
bedrooms, or part thereof, in excess of the first 300 bedrooms
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b.
Maximums.
Type
|
Maximum Requirement
| |
---|---|---|
Zone district coverage
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The same as specified in the RC-1 District
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Building height
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160 feet above sea level
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Number of hotel/motel bedrooms
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350
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(5)
Other provisions and requirements. Exterior signs shall conform
to the following regulations:
a.
All signs, except directional signs controlled by Subsection
(j)(5)d hereof, must relate to the activity being conducted on the
premises.
b.
One sign on each of two façades of the hotel/motel as
an architectural feature of the building, having a height not greater
than 10% of the height of the building or 15 feet, whichever is greater.
Such signs shall contain only the name and/or logo of the hotel/motel,
may be illuminated but shall not be of the flashing or animated type
and shall not project more than 12 inches in front of the façade
nor extend beyond the top or end of the façade.
c.
One sign placed or inscribed upon any façade of a building
for each permitted or accessory use or activity which occurs therein.
The sign may be illuminated but shall not be of the flashing or animated
type and shall not project more than 12 inches in front of the façade
nor extend beyond the top or the end of the façade. The sign
shall not exceed an area of two square feet for each foot in width
of the front of the building or portion there of devoted to such use
or activity.
d.
Freestanding or building-mounted illuminated signs to control
traffic on the premises or to give directions to uses in the RR-M,
RC-1, RC-2 or RC-3 District. These signs shall provide traffic directions
only and shall not be used for advertising purposes. They shall not
exceed the height of six feet when building-mounted or six feet above
finished grade when freestanding. The area of the sign shall not exceed
four square feet on each of two sides.
e.
Any illuminated signs shall be shielded so as to prevent glare,
and no sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying
intensity, nor shall any sign be of any color light other than red,
white or blue. No sign shall be moving or animated.
f.
In addition to the above, all signs shall be of a design, character
and placement approved by the Planning Board pursuant to site plan
review.
(k)
RC-3 Redevelopment Commercial - Hotel Accessory District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses: the same principal uses and accessory
uses as specified in the RC-1 and RC-2 Districts as permitted principal
or accessory uses, excluding freestanding fast-food restaurants. The
air rights above a public street shall be limited to pedestrian circulation
(e.g., elevated pedestrian walkways).
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: not applicable.
(3)
Conditional uses: the same as specified in the RC-1 District.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Type
|
Minimum Requirement
| |
---|---|---|
Open space (as defined in RR-M District regulations)
|
The same as specified in the RC-1 District
| |
Off-street parking
|
3.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area (as defined
in the RC-1 District regulations) of retail sales space; all other
uses, as set forth in the RC-1 and RC-2 District regulations; with
the exception of garage openings, service access and mechanical areas,
parking areas located within the footprint of buildings shall be enclosed
and clad in a manner similar to the remainder of the building; landscaped
buffer areas shall be provided adjacent to outdoor parking areas
| |
Distances between buildings
|
The same as specified in the RC-1 District
| |
Building setbacks
|
20 feet from East Oakdene Avenue, 10 feet from Glenwood Avenue
and 15 feet from any other property line; the above setback requirements
shall not apply to elevated pedestrian walkways or their supporting
columns
| |
Off-street loading
|
The same as specified in the RC-1 District
| |
Height of an elevated pedestrian walkway above a public or private
street
|
In accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Department
of Transportation
|
b.
Maximums.
[Amended by Ord. No. 35-2014, 11-12-2014]
Type
|
Maximum Requirement
| |
---|---|---|
Zone district coverage
|
The same as specified in the RC-1 District
| |
Building height
|
160 feet above sea level
| |
Height of elevated pedestrian walkway
|
60 feet above sea level
|
(5)
Other provisions and requirements. Exterior signs shall conform
to the following requirements:
a.
Signs must relate to the activity being conducted in the RR-M,
RC-1, RC-2 or RC-3 District.
b.
One sign placed or inscribed upon any façade of a building
for each permitted use or activity which occurs therein. The sign
may be illuminated but shall not be of the flashing or animated type
and shall not project more than 12 inches in front of the façade
nor extend beyond the top or end of the façade. The sign shall
not exceed an area of two square feet for each foot in width of the
façade upon which it is mounted or portion thereof devoted
to such use or activity. A sign identifying the address of the building
upon which it is located shall not be considered a "sign" for the
purposes of this section.
c.
One exterior illuminated temporary sign pertaining to the lease
or sale of the redevelopment project or any part thereof situated
within the property lines of the RC-3 District and not exceeding 1,000
square feet in area on any one side. This sign must be removed from
the premises within 30 days after the property to which the sign pertains
is leased or sold.
d.
One exterior illuminated permanent sign pertaining to the activities
conducted in the redevelopment project or any part thereof situated
within the property lines of the RC-3 District and not exceeding 500
square feet in area on any one side. This sign can be erected only
when the temporary sign permitted by Subsection (k)(5)c has been removed.
e.
Freestanding or building-mounted illuminated signs to control
traffic on the premises or to give directions to uses in the RR-M,
RC-1, RC-2 or RC-3 District. These signs shall provide traffic direction
only and shall not be used for advertising purposes. They shall not
exceed the height of six feet when building-mounted or six feet above
finished grade when freestanding. The area of the sign shall not exceed
four square feet on each of two sides.
f.
Freestanding signs necessary to control the movement of traffic
on the premises may be erected. These signs shall provide traffic
directions only and shall not be used for any advertising purpose.
They shall not exceed a height of six feet nor an area of four square
feet on each of two sides.
g.
Any illuminated signs shall be shielded so as to prevent glare,
and no sign shall be illuminated by lighting of intermittent or varying
intensity nor shall any sign be of any color light other than red,
white or blue. No sign shall be moving or animated.
h.
In addition to the above, all signs shall be of a design, character
and placement approved by the approving authority pursuant to a site
plan review.
(l)
Mixed Use Commercial Zone District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. The same as specified in the B-1 District
and the B-2 District as permitted principal uses, and single-family
and multifamily residential uses above the ground floor story.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses. Uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses.
(3)
Conditional uses. The same as specified in the B-1 District
and the B-2 District, except that single-family and multifamily residential
uses above the ground floor story are permitted, not conditional,
uses.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
|
None
| |
Lot width
|
None
| |
Front yard setback
|
The average of existing setbacks along the same side of the
street to the nearest intersections
| |
Side yard width
|
None
| |
Rear yard depth
|
None, except as hereinafter set forth for properties abutting
residential districts
|
b.
Maximums.
Building coverage
|
None
| ||
Lot coverage
|
None
| ||
Building height:
| |||
Principal building
|
35 feet
| ||
Accessory building
|
15 feet
|
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
(m)
B-R Special Business -- Residential District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. The following principal uses shall
be permitted in the B-R Zoning District:
a.
Single-family dwellings, detached;
b.
Single-family dwellings, attached;
c.
Two-family dwellings;
e.
Offices and business schools; provided, however, that said uses
shall not be permitted on the first floor along the Teaneck Road frontage;
f.
Restaurants, with the exception of fast-food drive-through restaurants;
g.
Funeral homes;
h.
Theaters and assembly halls;
j.
Public and private schools serving grades K-12; child-care centers and nursery schools, subject to the conditional uses provided by Section 33-25 of this chapter;
k.
Financial institutions.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: uses customarily incidental to permitted
principal uses.
(3)
(4)
Prohibited uses as identified within Section 33-26 of this chapter as well as the following:
a.
Fast-food drive-through restaurants;
b.
Fortune-tellers and palm readers;
c.
Amusement centers and bowling alleys;
d.
Adult bookstores, tattoo parlors, massage parlors;
e.
Out-patient treatment and/or rehabilitation centers for alcoholics,
drug abusers, sex offenders, the mentally ill and parolees from federal,
state, county or municipal penal institutions or juvenile detention
centers and facilities;
f.
Bail bondsman, pawnshops;
g.
Businesses engaged in bill paying and/or check cashing as either
their principal or ancillary business;
h.
Car washes, tire distribution centers, auto body shops, and
commercial automobile service centers whose primary or ancillary business
is not the sale and refueling of gasoline for automotive use;
i.
Retail sale of alcoholic beverages under a plenary retail distribution
license;
j.
Bars, taverns, lounges, clubs operating for the sale of alcoholic
beverages where the preparation and consumption of food is not the
primary business;
k.
Wireless communication towers;
l.
Stand-alone public parking decks/garages; underground parking
garages;
m.
Motels and/or hotels; and
n.
Mixed-use development containing retail/office and residential
uses.
(5)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Single-family detached dwellings: as set forth in the R-S Residential
Single-Family Detached District.
b.
Single-family attached and two-family dwellings: as set forth
in the R-M Residential Multifamily District.
c.
Office/Business/Retail/Mixed Use:
Front yard setback (minimum)
|
The average of existing setbacks along the same side of the
street between the nearest intersections
| |
Building coverage (maximum)
|
25% unless off-street parking is not required under Section
33-28(b)1, in which case maximum building coverage shall be 80%
| |
Lot coverage (maximum)
|
80% unless off-street parking is not required under Section
33-28(b)1, in which case maximum lot coverage shall be 100%
| |
Building height, principal building (maximum)
|
24 feet and two stories;
| |
Building height, accessory building (maximum)
|
15 feet
| |
Lot area (minimum)
|
None
| |
Lot width (minimum)
|
None
| |
Side yard width (minimum)
|
None
| |
Rear yard depth (minimum)
|
20 feet
|
(6)
Other provisions and requirements.
(n)
P Public Land District.
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to restrict development
on public lands which are in use as schools, administrative facilities,
parking lots, libraries and other public buildings and structures.
(2)
Permitted principal uses.
a.
Public schools.
b.
Administrative facilities.
c.
Parking lots.
d.
Libraries.
e.
Recreational facilities.
f.
Wireless communications towers and antennas, subject to the provisions of Section 33-25 of this chapter, except on property used for private or public school purposes.
g.
Other public buildings and structures.
(3)
Permitted accessory uses: uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses.
(4)
Conditional uses: none.
(5)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions: none.
(6)
Other provisions and requirements: none.
(o)
Senior Citizen Housing District - R-SCH.
(1)
Zoning regulations,
a.
Minimum lot size, area and dimensions.
Minimum lot area
|
5 acres
| |
Minimum frontage
|
150 feet
| |
Minimum depth
|
200 feet
|
b.
Minimum yard depths.
Front
|
25 feet
| |
Side (one)
|
25 feet
| |
Side (both)
|
50 feet
| |
Rear
|
25 feet
|
c.
Maximum building and structure height.
Principal and attached accessory building
|
2 stories, 35 feet
| |
Detached accessory buildings
|
1 story, 10 feet
|
d.
Minimum height, principal building: 1 story, 17 feet.
e.
Maximum allowable lot coverage: 30%.
f.
Minimum gross floor area.
1 bedroom
|
500 square feet
| |
2 bedrooms
|
550 square feet
|
(2)
Permitted use: garden apartment housing especially designed
and constructed for the use of senior citizens, persons with disabilities
and their families. For the purposes hereof, this shall include families
in which the head of the household or his or her spouse is a senior
citizen or an individual with disabilities, as well as single senior
citizens and individuals with disabilities.
(3)
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory buildings and uses customarily
incidental to the permitted use, and necessary or appropriate for
the benefit and well-being of the residents, including recreational
and cultural facilities and community cooking facilities sufficient
in size and scope to adequately provide for residents and their guests.
(4)
Parking. Parking spaces shall be provided in a ratio of 0.4
space for the first bedroom and 0.4 space for each additional bedroom
of each dwelling unit, conveniently located with respect to dwelling
units.
(5)
Other provisions and requirements. All design and development
shall comply with applicable minimum standards as promulgated by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any
successor agency, as well as with the rules and regulations set by
any agency or agencies of the State of New Jersey having jurisdiction
thereof.
(6)
Dwelling requirements. At least 51% of the length of the roof
ridge must have at least a twenty-two-foot height above the average
ground level on three sides of the building, with a minimum height
of 17 feet above the average ground level.
(7)
Density requirements. The total number of dwelling units shall
not exceed 21 per acre.
(p)
R-TH Residential Townhouse District.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses:
a.
Open space and accessory recreational structures for the use
of residents and their guests only, meeting the same requirements
as those in the R-S Zone.
(3)
Conditional uses: none.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
b.
Maximums:
1.
Density: eight units per acre.
3.
Height: 35 feet or three stories, whichever is lesser, measured
from the lowest grade to the midpoint of any sloping roof with a pitch
of at least 6 on 12, or to the top of the roof in all other cases.
4.
Number of dwelling units per structure: six.
5.
No building shall exceed a length of 170 feet.
6.
No building shall contain more than two dwelling units in a
straight unbroken row, and the exterior wall of each such building
shall include a setback or break with a depth of not less than four
feet after every two dwelling units.
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
a.
Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the requirements of New Jersey's Residential Site
Improvement Standards.
b.
Inclusionary affordable housing and in-lieu contributions.
1.
For each eight market-rate units provided, one affordable housing
unit, as said term is defined under FHA and COAH rules, shall be provided
within the development and, from the exterior, shall be no different
in appearance than a market-rate unit.
2.
Such units shall meet the affordability requirements per COAH's
rules and policies, including, but not limited to, phasing, bedroom
distribution, controls on affordability, range of affordability, affirmative
marketing, and income qualification.
3.
Where the number of units provided within the development is
not equal to eight or a number divisible by eight, the following shall
apply:
[i]
When a project provides a minimum of five units
or, after dividing the total number of units by eight, leaves a remainder
of five or more units, an additional inclusionary affordable housing
unit shall be provided. In the case where the number of units is four
or less, or if the total number of units divided by eight leaves a
remainder of four or less, a pro-rata contribution in lieu of providing
such a unit shall be paid into the Township's Affordable Housing Trust
Fund, for the purposes of providing affordable housing either elsewhere
in Teaneck or for other affordable housing purposes.
(6)
Design guidelines. The design of all townhouse developments
in the R-TH District shall adhere to the residential design guidelines
as hereinbelow set forth:
a.
Entries.
1.
Elevation. The primary entry and first floor of living space
is encouraged to be elevated at least 24 inches above grade by use
of a base foundation, or a basement level.
2.
Articulation.
[i]
The primary entry to a dwelling should be emphasized
through stairs and a porch, crown, overhang, projecting bay, or other
element that provides shelter at the doorway. Unadorned entries that
are flush and "punched out" of the façade are discouraged.
Examples of methods to highlight an entry are:
[a]
Doorway in bay projecting at least three feet from
the primary façade plane with a prominent cross gable, usually
steeply pitched.
[b]
Doorway accentuated by a stoop with decorative
crown surrounded by pilasters, or extended forward and supported by
slender columns to form a modest entry porch.
[c]
Doorway accentuated by a wide front porch extending
at least halfway across the front façade width.
[ii]
Standalone full-height columns flanking an entry
are only appropriate in combination with symmetrical façade
design, vertically proportioned windows with shutters, and an entry
porch spanning the full height and/or the full width of the building.
Such columns should not be of brick.
3.
Pattern and glazing.
[i]
The number and spacing of columns, pilasters, fanlights,
or sidelights framing front doors should be symmetrical, placed evenly
on both sides of door.
[ii]
Front doors should be paneled, with or without
glazing.
[iii]
Front doors should be single. Double or French-door
style front doors are strongly discouraged.
b.
Windows.
1.
Proportions.
[i]
Each window should be rectangular and vertically
proportioned (height greater than width), and double-hung.
[ii]
Palladian windows, rounded top windows, or round-top
arches over windows are permitted only if the entire window is contained
within one story. Such windows may not project into the eave or cornice
line of the roof, or into the floors above.
[iii]
Horizontally proportioned windows are discouraged.
To create a wider expanse of windows, vertically proportioned windows
may be paired or tripled side-by-side, but only with a dividing structural
member between each window.
2.
Articulation.
[i]
If shutters are used, they should be of correct
width to cover the window if closed. Shutters should not be used for
paired or tripled window clusters.
[ii]
Windows with multipane glazing are encouraged,
but only with true divided panes with mullions and muntins that cast
a shadow on the glass. Panes may be either on both the top and bottom
half, or just on the top half of window.
[iii]
Single-pane or plate glass picture windows are
strongly discouraged.
3.
Placement and spacing.
[i]
The pattern of windows should be symmetrically
spaced on the front façade of the building and any street-facing
elevations, not randomly placed.
[ii]
Windows on upper and lower stories should be vertically
aligned atop each other and should not be staggered or randomly placed.
[iii]
Window placement may be more random on the interior
of the lot, that is, not facing the street or adjacent property, and
at rear of buildings.
[iv]
Windows should not project above the cornice line
of each story or into the gabled roof line. An extension of windows
into the floor above, mimicking a dormer window, is strongly discouraged
because this implies one tall loft-style floor rather than a separate
floor or attic space. Distinct dormer windows that suggest a separate
(typically third) floor are encouraged.
c.
Materials.
1.
Finished materials should extend around all sides of the relevant
element of a building. Applications such as a short return around
corners give the appearance of pasted-on veneer and shall be avoided.
For example, a brick veneer should not be pasted onto a building with
wood sides.
2.
A change in materials should be used to reflect or highlight
different massing elements; for example, a projection or a cross-gabled
bay may have a different material. Materials should not change between
floors without an intervening cornice, belt course, projecting eave,
or porch.
3.
Preferred primary building facing materials are dark red brick,
wood stick, and stucco.
4.
Stonework should only be used in limited quantities to highlight
building bases or entries, and should appear to be load-bearing.
5.
EIFS material is strongly discouraged.
6.
No more than two primary materials should be used per building.
7.
For brick façades, decorative or varied brickwork around
entries and windows is encouraged.
8.
Sheets or panels of brick or stone facing should have carefully
grooved seams to avoid obvious seams and a pasted-on appearance.
d.
Roof lines.
1.
Cross-gabled, center gable, and hipped roofs are encouraged.
2.
The slope of pitched portions of gabled, gambrel, or hipped
roofs should be between 5V:12H and 12V:12H.
3.
If street-facing building mass is more than 50 feet wide, the
roof line shall be broken up using cross gables, a hipped roof, and/or
dormer windows.
e.
Chimneys. No exterior chimneys should be located on the front
façade. Exterior chimneys must be in middle of the side façade,
or at the rear façade.
f.
Garages.
1.
The placement of a garage must be secondary to the building
entry, using one or both of the following two methods:
[i]
The garage entry and any building mass above it
shall be recessed at least three feet from the primary façade
plane of the residence and from primary entry; or
[ii]
The garage entry shall be flush with the primary
façade plane, but recessed at least halfway below grade (that
is, the garage floor shall be at least four feet below grade), with
a sloping driveway.
2.
Rear garages, whether separate or attached, driveway or alley-accessed,
are encouraged.
3.
Side-loading garages (which do not face the street) are also
encouraged, provided they meet the placement requirements described
above.
4.
Each garage bay shall not exceed 11 feet in width, and garage
doors may not exceed 10 feet in width.
5.
Each garage bay shall have its own door and doorway; double-wide
garage doors are strongly discouraged.
6.
Garage doors should be paneled, with or without glazing. Stable-style
side-hinged doors and glazing are encouraged.
(q)
MX-1 Mixed Use - 1 District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. The MX Zoning District is intended
to encourage retail sales and personal services and commercial offices,
including medical offices, oriented to pedestrian access and shopping
on the ground floor and residential uses on the upper floors. The
following principal uses shall be permitted in the MX-1 Zoning District:
[Amended by Ord. No. 30-2013, 10-22-2013]
a.
Retail sales of goods and services, except as specifically prohibited within this section as well as Section 33-26 of this chapter;
b.
Offices, including medical offices, financial institutions and
business schools;
c.
Restaurants, with the exception of fast-food, drive-through
restaurants;
d.
Theaters, assembly halls and bowling alleys;
e.
Apartments over commercial uses, provided said uses shall not
be located on the first floor along Cedar Lane frontage; and
f.
Off-street parking facilities; provided, however, that said
uses shall not be permitted to have frontage on Cedar Lane.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: uses customarily incidental to permitted
principal uses.
(5)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
b.
Maximums:
1.
Front yard setback: zero feet.
2.
Building coverage: 25% unless off-street parking is not required
under Section 33-28(b)1, in which case maximum building coverage shall
be 80%.
3.
Lot coverage: 80% unless off-street parking is not required
under Section 33-28(b)1, in which case maximum lot coverage shall
be 100%.
4.
Building height, principal building: 45 feet and three stories;
where a building or structure is immediately adjacent to a single-family
residential dwelling unit the maximum building height shall not exceed
35 feet and three stories.
5.
Building height, accessory building: 15 feet.
(6)
Other provisions and requirements.
(r)
MX-2 Mixed Use - 2 District.
(1)
Permitted principal uses. The MX Zoning District is intended
to encourage retail sales and personal services oriented to pedestrian
shopping on the ground floor, and other commercial activity and residential
uses on the upper floors. The following principal uses shall be permitted
in the MX - 2 Zoning District:
a.
Retail sales of goods and services except as specifically prohibited within this section as well as Section 33-26 of this chapter;
b.
Offices, financial institutions and business schools; provided,
however, that said uses shall not be permitted on the first floor
along the Queen Anne Road or DeGraw Avenue frontage;
c.
Restaurants, with the exception of fast-food drive-through restaurants;
d.
Theaters, assembly halls and bowling alleys; and
e.
Apartments over commercial uses, provided said uses shall not
be located on the first floor along the Queen Anne Road or DeGraw
Avenue frontage.
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: uses customarily incidental to permitted
principal uses.
(5)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
b.
Maximums:
1.
Front yard setback: zero feet.
2.
Building coverage: 25% unless off-street parking is not required
under Section 33-28(b)1, in which case maximum building coverage shall
be 80%.
3.
Lot coverage: 80% unless off-street parking is not required
under Section 33-28(b)1, in which case maximum lot coverage shall
be 100%.
4.
Building height, principal building: 35 feet and three stories.
5.
Building height, accessory building: 15 feet.
(6)
Other provisions and requirements.
(s)
(Reserved)
(t)
MH Medical
and Health Facilities Overlay Zoning District.
(1)
Permitted
principal uses. The following principal uses shall be permitted in
the MH Medical and Health Facilities Overlay Zoning District:
a.
Facilities
for out-patient treatment and care, including urgent medical care.
b.
Medical
support facilities, such as medical laboratories, clinics, surgical
facilities, diagnostic testing, physical therapy and pharmaceutical
facilities.
c.
Offices
for doctors, health care practitioners and administrative offices
related thereto.
d.
Indoor
lifestyle health facilities, health clubs and health and beauty spas.
(3)
Conditional
uses: none.
(4)
Dimensional,
density and other bulk restrictions. Except as otherwise provided
herein, principal and accessory uses permitted within the MH Medical
and Health Facilities Overlay Zoning District shall comply with the
requirements and regulations governing the underlying zoning district.
(u)
Medical Office Residential Overlay District (MOR).
[Added by Ord. No. 4-2013, 4-23-2013]
(1)
Permitted principal uses. The following principal uses shall
be permitted in the Medical Office Residential Overlay District (MOR),
in addition to those permitted in the underlying district:
a.
Medical offices, which may include diagnostic treatment and
medical procedure facilities for private physicians, other health
care professionals and their employees.
b.
Hospital-related uses, including:
1.
Patient rooms, for outpatient treatment and care.
2.
Support facilities, such as medical laboratories, medical clinics,
surgical facilities, diagnostic testing, physical therapy and pharmaceutical
facilities.
3.
Offices for hospital administration and hospital employees.
4.
Medical educational, training and conference facilities.
(3)
Conditional uses: none.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums:
1.
Lot area: 7,500 square feet.
2.
Lot width: 75 feet.
3.
Front yard setback: 25 feet, or the average of existing setbacks
along the same side of the street within the block of two lots to
the left and two lots to the right of the property proposed to be
developed, whichever is greater. In the event that there are fewer
than two lots to either side of the lot to be developed within the
street block, then a total of four lots along the street block shall
be used in the calculation of the average setback. In the event that
there are fewer than four lots along the street block, then all lots
along the street block shall be used in the calculation of the average
setback.
5.
Side yard width (combined): 30% of lot width.
6.
Rear yard depth: 15 feet.
c.
Other. In all other respects, the requirements for development
In the MOR Medical Office Residential Overlay Zone shall be the same
as those required for the R-S Residential Single-Family Detached District.
(v)
Medical Office Business Overlay District (MOB).
[Added by Ord. No. 4-2013, 4-23-2013]
(1)
Permitted principal uses. The principal uses permitted in this
district, in addition to those permitted in the underlying district,
shall be the same as those permitted in the Medical Office Residential
Overlay District (MOR).
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: the same as the accessory uses permitted
in the Medical Office Residential Overlay District.
(3)
Conditional uses: none.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
b.
c.
Other. In all other respects, the requirements for development
in the Medical Office Building Overlay District (MOB) shall be the
same as those required by the underlying business zone.
(w)
LI-2 Light Industry-2 District.
[Added by Ord. No. 7-2014, 4-29-2014]
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: uses customarily incidental to the
permitted principal uses, including satellite antennas, subject to
the following conditions:
a.
Satellite antennas shall be used for receiving signals only;
transmission is prohibited. Reception may be for the benefit of off-site
users.
b.
There shall be no more than two satellite antennas per lot.
c.
Installation may be either on the roof or on the ground. In
both cases, the installation shall be adequately screened to minimize
visibility from adjacent properties. If ground-mounted, the apparatus
shall not be located in any front yard or side yard and shall not
exceed the height of the principal building located on the lot. The
permit application shall be accompanied by a screening plan and, for
roof-mounted antennas, written certification from a structural professional
engineer that the installation will be resistant to a one-hundred-mile-per-hour
wind.
d.
The height of the apparatus (including antenna supports) shall
not exceed 20 feet. The surface area of the reflective dish shall
not exceed 200 square feet, and the diameter of the reflective dish
shall not exceed 16 feet.
(3)
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
b.
Maximums:
1.
Building coverage: 30%.
2.
Lot coverage: 70%.
3.
Building height, principal building: 44 feet.
4.
A maximum of 10% of the total building area on the site may
extend to a height of 80 feet, provided that any portion of the building
which exceeds 44 feet in height is set back a minimum distance of
125 feet from any adjoining lot line.
5.
Building height, accessory building: 15 feet.
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
All permitted commercial and industrial activities and processes shall take place within an enclosed building, except that receiving and shipping may be conducted from an unenclosed loading dock or platform. Incidental storage out-of-doors shall be buffered and screened from public streets and adjacent residential districts, if any, in accordance with the standards and specifications of Section 33-15(s).
d.
The minimum front yard setback for a building up to 35 feet
in height shall be 2/3 of the height of the building, to the nearest
foot. For a building greater than 35 feet in height, the minimum front
yard setback shall be 23 feet plus one foot for each foot or fraction
thereof of building height in excess of 35 feet. In no case, however,
shall the front building line be closer to the street line than the
average of existing front yard setbacks along the same side of the
street to the nearest intersections.
(x)
R-AH Residential-Affordable Housing District.
[Added by Ord. No. 8-2014, 4-29-2014]
(2)
Permitted accessory uses: accessory uses and structures customarily
incidental to the permitted use.
(3)
(4)
Other provisions and requirements:
a.
No less than 20% of the total units shall be set aside for low-
and moderate-income households, with the income and bedroom distribution
in accordance with the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (N.J.A.C.
5:80-26.1 et seq.).
b.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the
Residential Site Improvement Standards, except that the Planning Board
may grant a de minimis exception to such standards upon a showing
by the applicant that fewer off-street parking spaces are required
to meet the needs of residents of this development. Such off-street
parking may be provided at grade with residential units on the second,
third and fourth floors.
c.
One two-sided monument sign, no greater than six feet in height,
and with a sign face of no greater than 16 square feet, with the name
of the project and the street number displayed, shall be permitted,
provided such sign is set back at least five feet from the front property
line.
d.
A six-foot-high board-on-board fence of wood, simulated wood
or PVC shall be provided along all property lines bounded by residential
development. A four-foot-high board-on-board fence of the same material
and color as the aforementioned six-foot-high fence shall be provided
immediately adjacent to those off-street parking spaces which front
on Teaneck Road or Fort Lee Road.
e.
A double row of evergreen trees shall be planted within 15 feet
of the side yard opposite Fort Lee Road, and within 10 feet of the
side yard opposite Teaneck Road, to further screen the project from
the adjacent properties. Trees shall be a minimum of six feet in height
upon planting and shall be planted 15 feet on center. An outdoor play
area or patio area for sitting shall be provided on site with a minimum
area of 500 square feet. The remainder of the lot which is not covered
by impervious paving shall be attractively landscaped with lawn, shrubs
and trees, including the front yard.
(y)
R-M2 (Residential - Multifamily 2).
[Added by Ord. No. 46-2015, 12-15-2015]
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Off-street parking facilities.
b.
Swimming pool installed and used in accordance with Chapter 34 of the Township Code and all other health, safety and development ordinances which relate to water filtration, circulation and treatment; fencing; noise control; and lighting.
c.
Recreational amenities utilized by residents, including clubhouse,
sport courts, fitness centers and game rooms.
d.
Other accessory uses customarily associated with multifamily
residential developments, provided that such uses are subordinate
to the principal use, do not change the character of the principal
use and serve only the principal use.
(3)
Dimensional, density and other bulk regulations.
Type
|
Minimum Requirement
|
---|---|
Lot size
|
5 acres
|
Lot width
|
250 feet
|
Building setbacks
| |
Front
|
20 feet
|
One side
|
10 feet
|
Both sides
|
25 feet
|
Rear
|
35 feet
|
Driveway setbacks
| |
To property line
|
0 feet
|
To building
|
5 feet
|
Parking setbacks (surface)
| |
To property line
|
0 feet
|
To building
|
5 feet
|
Open space
| |
Surface
|
15% of lot area
|
Total (including roof gardens)
|
30% of lot area
|
Parking ratios (RSIS)
| |
1 bedroom
|
1.8 spaces per unit
|
2 bedroom
|
2 spaces per unit
|
3 bedroom
|
2.1 spaces per unit
|
MAXIMUM REQUIREMENTS
| |
Building coverage
|
50% of lot area
|
Impervious coverage
|
70% of lot area
|
Floor area ratio
|
1.5
|
Height
| |
Stories
|
5
|
Feet
|
70
|
Garage Height
| |
Feet
|
70
|
(4)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
Open and extended parking of recreational vehicles. The same
as specified in the R-S District.
d.
Commercial vehicles. The same as specified in the R-S District.
e.
Affordable housing. A minimum of 10% of the units will be designated
for low- and moderate-income families in accordance with Uniform Housing
Affordability Controls (UHAC). Alternatively, payment in lieu of providing
low- and moderate-income units may be provided, at the option of the
Township Council, in an amount to be determined by the Council, prior
to the developer obtaining final site plan approval, sufficient to
provide new, non-age-restricted affordable housing units elsewhere
in Teaneck.
(z)
R-MO3 Residential - Multifamily 3 Overlay District.
[Added by Ord. No. 48-2015, 2-9-2016; amended by Ord. No.
5-2019, 3-26-2019]
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Off-street parking facilities.
b.
Swimming pools installed and used in accordance with Chapter 34 of the Township Code and all other health, safety and development ordinances which relate to water filtration, circulation and treatment; fencing; noise control; and lighting.
c.
Recreational amenities utilized by residents, including sport
courts, fitness centers and game rooms.
d.
Convenience retail establishments as an accessory use to multifamily
dwellings, providing that no more than 10% of the total floor area
is devoted to such a use, and provided that such use is located on
the ground floor. No additional parking shall be required for such
uses to encourage their provision.
e.
Other accessory uses customarily associated with multifamily
residential developments, provided that such uses are subordinate
to the principal use, do not change the character of the principal
use and serve only the principal use.
(3)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
Type
|
Minimum Requirements
|
---|---|
Lot size
|
1 acre
|
Lot width at the street line
|
200 feet
|
Building setbacks*1
| |
Front
|
60 feet
|
One side
|
25 feet
|
Both sides
|
75 feet
|
Rear
|
25 feet
|
Driveway setbacks
| |
To property line
|
15 feet
|
To building
|
10 feet
|
Parking setbacks (surface)
| |
To property line
|
15 feet
|
To building
|
10 feet
|
Open space
| |
Surface
|
20% of lot area
|
Total (including roof gardens)
|
40% of lot area
|
Parking ratios:
| |
for residential use (RSIS)
| |
1 bedroom
|
1.8 spaces per unit
|
2 bedroom
|
2 spaces per unit
|
3 bedroom
|
2.1 spaces per unit
|
Hotels
|
[See Section 33-18(e)(3)b]
|
MAXIMUM REQUIREMENTS
| |
Building coverage
|
65% of lot area
|
Density
|
60 units/acre
|
Height (whichever is less)
| |
Stories
|
5 stories*2
|
Feet
|
70 feet
|
*2
|
Inclusive of floors above grade devoted to parking
|
(4)
Other provisions and requirements.
b.
Off-street parking. See Section 33-28 of this chapter, except as otherwise set forth above in this subsection or Section 33-18(e)(3) of this chapter.
c.
Open and extended parking of recreational vehicles. The same
as specified in the R-S District.
d.
Commercial vehicles. The same as specified in the R-S District.
e.
Affordable housing. A minimum of 15% of rental units and 20%
of for-sale units shall be designated for low- and moderate-income
families in accordance with Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
(UHAC).
(aa)
R-M3 (Residential - Multifamily 3).
[Added by Ord. No. 1-2016, 2-9-2016]
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Off-street parking facilities.
b.
Swimming pool installed and used in accordance with Chapter 34 of the Township Code and all other health, safety and development ordinances which relate to water filtration, circulation and treatment; fencing; noise control; and lighting.
c.
Recreational amenities utilized by residents, including clubhouse,
sport courts, fitness centers and game rooms.
d.
Other accessory uses customarily associated with multifamily
residential developments, provided that such uses are subordinate
to the principal use, do not change the character of the principal
use and serve only the principal use.
(3)
Dimensional, density and other bulk regulations.
R-M3 Zone
| |
---|---|
Standard
|
Minimum Requirement
|
Lot size
|
4 acres
|
Lot width
|
250 feet
|
Building setbacks
| |
Front
|
35 feet
|
Side
|
40 feet
|
Rear
|
70 feet
|
Setback to single-family property line
|
80 feet
|
Driveway setbacks
| |
To property line
|
2 feet
|
Parking setbacks (surface)
| |
To property line
|
10 feet
|
To building
|
10 feet
|
Open space
| |
Surface open space
|
25% of lot area
|
Total open space (including roof gardens)
|
35% of lot area
|
Parking ratios (RSIS)
| |
1 bedroom
|
1.8 spaces
|
2 bedroom
|
2.0 spaces
|
3 bedroom
|
2.1 spaces
|
Maximum Requirement
| |
Building coverage
|
40% of lot area
|
Impervious coverage
|
80% of lot area
|
Floor area ratio
|
1.25
|
Building height
| |
Stories (including parking level)
|
5 stories
|
Feet
|
66 feet
|
Density (units per acre)
|
55
|
(4)
Other provisions and requirements.
c.
Open and extended parking of recreational vehicles. The same
as specified in the R-S District.
d.
Commercial vehicles. The same as specified in the R-S District.
e.
Affordable housing. Ten percent of the units will be designated
for low- and moderate-income families in accordance with Uniform Housing
Affordability Controls (UHAC).
(bb)
Residential Rowhouse Overlay District (R-RO).
[Added by Ord. No. 14-2017, 7-6-2017]
(2)
Permitted accessary uses.
a.
Off-street parking facilities, including attached or enclosed
garages, detached garages or surface parking.
b.
Other customary and accessary uses associated with the permitted
principal uses, provided that they are subordinate to the principal
uses, do not change the character of the principal use, and serve
only the principal use.
(4)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
1.
Lot area: 20,000 square feet.
2.
Lot width: 175 feet.
3.
Lot depth: 100 feet.
4.
Front yard setback for buildings (from East Oakdene Avenue)
[i]
If parking and vehicular access are provided at
the rear of the building, the setback of buildings to East Oakdene
Avenue shall be at least 10 feet and no more than 30 feet.
[ii]
If parking and vehicular access are provided at
the front of the building, the front building setback shall not be
less than 40 feet and no more than 55 feet.
5.
Side yard setbacks for buildings:
6.
Rear yard setback for buildings: 30 feet.
7.
Front yard setbacks for parking or driveways: five feet.
8.
Side yard setbacks for parking or driveways: 10 feet.
9.
Rear yard setbacks for parking or driveways: 10 feet.
(5)
Other provisions and requirements.
a.
Affordable housing set-aside.
1.
All developments with the R-RO District shall provide dwelling
units which qualify for credit as low- and moderate-income housing
per the requirements of New Jersey's Fair Housing Act and which
meet the income, bedroom distribution and other requirements of the
Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (N.J.S.A. 5:80-26.1 et seq.),
in the following minimum percentages:
2.
Such dwelling units may be apartments, provided their external
appearance is no different than that of the market rate units, and
provided that no more than two units share access from the exterior.
b.
Individual unit parking. At least one parking space per unit
shall be provided in an interior, enclosed garage, except that some
or all of the parking for the affordable units may be provided in
a surface parking area. For all units, additional parking space(s)
beyond the first required space per unit may be located in: interior
attached or detached garages; in surface lots; or as tandem spaces
within driveway aprons in front of attached or detached garages. Parking
spaces within driveway aprons shall be a minimum of 20 feet deep by
eight feet in width. None of these individual unit parking spaces
may be designated, reserved or used specifically as visitor or guest
parking.
c.
Visitor guest parking. Visitor guest parking shall be provided
in surface lots or along shared-access driveways.
d.
Signage. One sign per development may be permitted which shall
either be a single wall sign with a sign face of no larger than 2 1/2
feet high and six feet wide, and located no higher than the first
floor of the building, or a one- or two-sided monument sign, with
a sign face also no larger than 2 1/2 feet high and six feet
wide, with the top of the sign no higher than four feet above grade
and located with a minimum setback of five feet from the property
line.
e.
In addition, development in the R-RO District shall comply with all other applicable requirements of Chapter 33, Development Regulations, of the Township of Teaneck; except that where such standards conflict with those enumerated herein, the standards of the R-RO District shall apply. All development in the R-RO District shall also comply with the site and building design guidelines set forth in Section 33-18(g).
(cc)
R-AHO Residential Affordable Overlay Zone.
[Added by Ord. No. 6-2019, 3-26-2019]
(1)
Intent. The intent of the overlay zone is to permit the development
of an inclusionary multifamily residential development in which a
certain proportion of the dwelling units are set aside for occupancy
by low- and moderate-income households.
(3)
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures which
are customary and incidental to the principal permitted uses on the
lot.
(5)
Townhouses and apartments. Where a combination of market rate
townhouses and affordable apartment units are provided, the bulk standards
set forth for townhouses in 4(a) above shall apply, except that the
maximum overall density permitted shall be 12 units per acre.
(6)
Affordable housing requirements.
a.
In the case of a for-sale project, 20% of the units shall be
set aside for low- and moderate-income households. In the case of
a rental project, 15% of the units shall be set aside for low- and
moderate-income households.
b.
The affordable units shall have a minimum thirty-year deed restriction.
c.
Any such affordable units shall comply with the Uniform Housing
Affordability Controls (UHAC), applicable COAH affordable housing
regulations, the Fair Housing Act, any applicable order of the Court,
and other applicable laws. The units shall meet the bedroom distribution
required by UHAC. The units shall meet the low/moderate income split
required by the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls and provide
at least 13% of the units as very-low-income units as mandated by
the Fair Housing Act.
(dd)
Residential - Senior Housing II District (R-SCII).
[Added by Ord. No. 15-2017, 7-6-2017]
(1)
(2)
Permitted accessory uses.
a.
Off-street parking facilities, including below-grade parking,
at-grade parking on the ground floor under a building, or in surface
parking lots.
b.
Other customary and accessory uses associated with the permitted
principal uses, provided that they are subordinate to the principal
use, do not change the character of the principal use and serve only
the principal use.
(4)
Prohibited uses. Prohibited uses as set forth in Section 33-26 of this chapter, and uses which are prohibited in the B-R Special Business - Residential District as set forth in Section 33-24(m) except that mixed-use developments comprising of age-restricted or senior housing with retail uses shall be permitted.
(5)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
1.
Lot area: 10,000 square feet.
2.
Lot width: 100 feet.
3.
Lot depth: 100 feet.
5.
Setbacks for parking and driveways.
[i]
Front setback for parking under a building screened
by a wall: zero feet.
[ii]
Front setback for surface parking: 15 feet.
[iii]
Side setback for parking under a building screened
by a wall: 10 feet.
[iv]
Side setback for surface parking: 10 feet.
[v]
Rear setback to parking under a building screened
by a wall: 30 feet.
[vi]
Rear setback for surface parking: 10 feet.
[vii]
Setback of driveways on Westervelt Place and
Beveridge Street from Teaneck Road: 30 feet.
[viii]
Setback of driveways from adjacent residential
uses: 10 feet.
(6)
Other provisions and requirements.
a.
Off-street parking.
1.
Retail uses: parking shall be provided in accordance with Section
33-28(b)(3), Minimum off-street parking requirements.
2.
Age-restricted or senior housing apartments: one off-street
parking space per dwelling unit.
3.
Mixed-use developments: The cumulative requirement of the combined
retail and apartment parking may be reduced by up to 25%, if credible
evidence is provided by a professional traffic engineer that the time-of-day
and day-of-the week usage patterns indicate that sufficient parking
can be provided on site at the coincidental peak parking demand of
the combined uses.
b.
Affordable housing set-aside. All developments with the R-SCII
District shall provide dwelling units which qualify for credit as
low- and moderate-income housing per the requirements of New Jersey's
Fair Housing Act and which meet the income, bedroom distribution and
other requirements of the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (N.J.S.A.
5:80-26.1 et seq.), in the following minimum percentages:
c.
In addition, development in the R-SCII District shall comply with all other applicable requirements of Chapter 33, Development Regulations, of the Township of Teaneck; except that where such standards conflict with those enumerated herein, the standards of the R-SCII District shall apply. All development in the R-SCII District shall also comply with the site and building guidelines set forth in Section 33-18(i).
[Ord. No. 1811, § 26; Ord.
No. 1821, §§ 2, 3, 4, 5; Ord. No. 1859, 5-27-1980, § 9; Ord.
No. 1904, 4-7-1981, § 1; Ord. No. 1941, 2-2-1982, § 3; Ord. No, 2019, 1-3-1984, § 1; Ord. No. 2042, 7-9-1984, § 8; Ord.
No. 3498, 5-13-1997, § 11; Ord. No. 3550, 4-7-1998, § 1; Ord.
No. 3623, 2-8-2000, § 2; Ord. No. 3908, 10-6-2005, § 3; Ord.
No. 3953, 7-25-2006, § 1; Ord. No. 4005, 5-8-2007, § 1; Ord.
No. 4015, 8-21-2007, §§ 4,
5]
(a)
Public utility installations. The following specifications and standards
shall apply to the development of a public utility installation in
a district which permits the same as a conditional use:
(1)
A "public utility" shall be those activities and operations
enumerated in N.J.S.A. 48:2-13, under privileges granted by the State
of New Jersey or by any political subdivision thereof. Said public
utilities include but are not necessarily limited to transportation
systems, such as railroad and bus, gas, electric, water and sewer
service, solid waste collection and/or disposal, telephone and telegraph
systems and radio and television transmitting and receiving stations.
(2)
Open storage yards in the L-I District shall be screened.
(3)
The approving authority shall determine that the proposed installation
is necessary and convenient for the efficiency of the public utility
system in the proposed location and that all other alternative locations
have been fully investigated and rejected.
(4)
Any adverse effects to the safety and aesthetics of the surrounding
neighborhood shall be effectively minimized by mechanical devices
and procedures and by sufficient fencing, landscaping and setbacks.
(b)
Child-care centers, public nursery schools and public and private
elementary and secondary schools. The following specifications and
standards shall apply to the development of child-care centers, public
nursery schools and public, parochial and private elementary and secondary
schools in a district which permits the same as a conditional use:
(1)
They shall be certified by the appropriate licensing authority
of the State of New Jersey.
(2)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
1/2 acre
| ||
Elementary schools
|
5 acres, plus 1 additional acre for each 100 pupils
| ||
Secondary schools
|
10 acres, plus 1 additional acre for each 100 pupils
| ||
Lot width
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
None
| ||
Elementary schools
|
150 feet
| ||
Secondary schools
|
400 feet
| ||
Front yard setback
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
25 feet or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever
is greater
| ||
Elementary schools and secondary schools
|
100 feet
| ||
Rear yard setback
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
25 feet or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever
is greater
| ||
Elementary schools
|
100 feet
| ||
Side yard width
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
15 feet or a distance equal to 1/2 the height of the building,
whichever is greater, for either side yard, for both side yards of
30 feet or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever
is greater
| ||
Elementary schools and secondary schools
|
100 feet for either side yard, and a combined width for both
side yards of 200 feet
|
b.
Maximums.
Building coverage:
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
30%
| ||
Elementary schools
|
35%
| ||
Lot coverage:
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
60%
| ||
Building height:
| |||
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
35 feet
|
(3)
On-tract parking shall be provided in the following ratios:
Child-care centers and public nursery schools
|
1 parking space per staff member or employee, plus 3 spaces,
but no less than a total of 5 parking spaces
| |
Elementary schools and junior high schools
|
1 parking space per staff member or employee, plus 1 parking
space for each 10 pupils
| |
High schools
|
1 parking space per staff member or employee, plus 1 parking
space for each 5 pupils
|
The foregoing requirements are deemed to be minimum requirements
and may be increased by the approving authority based upon the unavailability
of public transportation, the distances to be traveled by the student
population and, in the case of high school students, the percentage
of students driving their own motor vehicles.
|
(4)
On-site loading and unloading areas for buses and delivery vehicles
shall be provided no closer than one hundred fifty feet to any intersecting
public street.
(5)
No driveway shall open onto a public street within one hundred
fifty feet of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection
of the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(6)
Development shall be barred if any lot line of the proposed
development would be either within a one-thousand-foot linear zone
or within a two-hundred-fifty-foot perimeter zone, in which the lot
line of an existing child-care center, school, house of religious
worship, nonprofit recreational facility, public or private meeting
hall or other place of public assembly is also within said linear
zone or perimeter zone.
As used herein, "linear zone shall mean both sides of the street
on which the proposed development will front, and, if the street terminates
less than one thousand feet in either direction, then the linear zone
shall include the balance of one thousand feet along the same street
course as if it were extended. If the street right-of-way changes
course and/or becomes another named street, the linear zone shall
continue into the new course or new street for the balance of the
linear distance.
| |
As used herein, "perimeter zone" shall mean the area surrounding
the proposed development lot and parallel to the lot lines of the
proposed development.
|
(7)
For a child-care center, a landscaped buffer of not less than
25 feet in width from which parking is excluded shall be provided
along the rear boundary of the property, and a similar buffer of not
less than 15 feet in width, parking excluded, shall be provided along
the side yard boundaries.
(8)
Fences not exceeding six feet in height may be permitted within the required front yard, side yard and rear yard setbacks, provided same comply with the sight triangle requirements of Section 33-29(b)(1) required at each intersection of streets and streets and driveways, and provided same comply with the dimensional and other bulk restrictions as set forth in Paragraph (b) of Section 33-29 and with the other provisions and requirements set forth in Paragraph (c) of Section 33-29.
[Added by 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 10-2020]
(c)
Recreational facilities. The following specifications and standards
shall apply to the development of non-profit recreational facilities
in a district which permits same as a conditional use:
(1)
The term "non-profit recreational facilities" shall mean buildings
and/or vacant lands either owned or operated by a nonprofit membership
organization and used for recreational purposes, such as a swim club,
tennis club, golf club, playground or park.
(2)
No building, structure or active recreational use shall be located
within seventy-five feet of a residential lot line.
(4)
One on-tract parking space shall be provided for every two anticipated
family memberships or for every four anticipated members, whichever
is greater.
(5)
Any adverse effects to the safety and aesthetics of the surrounding
neighborhood shall be effectively mined by the appropriate use of
artificial or natural landscaping, screening and fencing.
(6)
Development shall be barred if any lot line of the proposed
development would be either within a on-thousand-foot linear zone
or within a two-hundred-fifty-foot perimeter zone, in which the lot
line of an existing child-care center, school, house of religious
worship, nonprofit recreational facility, public or private meeting
hall or other place of public assembly is also within said linear
zone or perimeter zone.
As used herein, "linear zone" shall mean both sides of the street
on which the proposed development will front, and, if the street terminates
less than one thousand feet in either direction, then the linear zone
shall include the balance of one thousand feet along the same street
course as if it were extended. If the street right-of-way changes
course and/or becomes another named street, the linear zone shall
continue into the new course or new street for the balance of the
linear distance.
| |
As used herein, "perimeter zone" shall mean the area surrounding
the proposed development lot and parallel to the lot lines of the
proposed development.
|
(7)
No driveway shall open onto a public street within 150 feet
of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of
the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(d)
Houses of religious worship. The following specifications and standards
shall apply to the development of houses of worship in a district
which permits same as a conditional use:
(1)
Fences not exceeding six feet in height may be permitted within the required front yard, side yard and rear yard setbacks, provided same comply with the sight triangle requirements of Section 33-29(b)(1) required at each intersection of streets and streets and driveways, and provided same comply with the dimensional and other bulk restrictions as set forth in Paragraph (b) of Section 33-29 and with the other provisions and requirements set forth in Paragraph (c) of Section 33-29.
[Amended by 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 10-2020]
(2)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
a.
Minimums.
Lot area
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1/2 acre
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Side yard width
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15 feet or a distance equal to 1/2 of the height of the building,
whichever is greater
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Side yard width, combined
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30 feet or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever
is greater
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Front yard setback
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25 feet or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever
is greater
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Rear yard setback
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25 feet or a distance equal to the height of the building, whichever
is greater
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b.
Maximums.
Building coverage
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30%
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Lot coverage
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60%
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Building height
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35 feet
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(3)
Off-street parking shall be provided as follows: One on-tract
parking space shall be provided for every 100 square feet of public
assembly area up to 3,000 square feet. In excess of 3,000 square feet
of public assembly area, 30 on-tract parking spaces shall be provided,
plus one on-tract parking space for every 200 square feet of public
assembly area in excess of 3,000 square feet of public assembly space.
(4)
No driveway shall open onto a public street within seventy-five
feet of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection
of the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(5)
A landscaped buffer of not less than twenty-five feet in width,
from which parking shall be excluded, shall be provided along the
rear boundary of the property, and a similar buffer of not less than
fifteen feet in width, parking excluded, shall be provided along the
side yard boundaries of the property.
(6)
The exterior design of any structure used in connection with
such facility shall conform to the general character of the area.
(e)
Group-care housing. The following specifications and standards shall
apply to the development of group-care housing in a district which
permits same as a conditional use:
(1)
No more than fifteen persons shall be housed in the dwelling,
excluding resident staff.
(2)
Development shall be barred if any lot line of the proposed
development is within 1,500 feet of any lot line of another group-care
housing facility.
(3)
With respect to residences for the developmentally disabled
(as defined in N.J.S.A. 30:11B-2) and mentally ill (as defined in
N.J.S.A. 30:4-23), a conditional use permit may be denied if the number
of developmentally disabled and mentally ill persons resident in existing
group care housing in the Township exceeds fifty persons or five-tenths
percent of the population of the Township, at the time of the application.
(4)
In the case of group-care housing for the elderly, such residence
shall be sponsored by a nonprofit private or public entity responsible
for the maintenance of the house and its inhabitants.
(5)
In the case of group-care housing for the mentally ill, such
residence shall have been approved for a purchase of service contract
or an affiliation agreement pursuant to such procedures as shall be
established by the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals of the
New Jersey Department of Human Services.
(6)
All such group care housing shall comply with the zoning requirements
in the district in which it is located and for the type of housing
that it is, either single-family detached or single-family attached.
(7)
If such housing is not limited to persons residing in the Township,
the applicant shall so state to the approving authority and furnish
proof that residency in the facility cannot be limited to such persons.
(8)
One on-site parking space shall be provided for each three beds,
plus one space for each staff member, whether or not a resident.
(9)
No driveway shall open onto a public street within 75 feet of
an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of the
tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(10)
Any adverse effects to the safety and aesthetics of the surrounding
neighborhood shall be effectively minimized by the appropriate use
of artificial or natural landscaping, screening and fencing.
(f)
Nursing homes. The following specifications and standards shall apply
to the development of a nursing home in a district which permits same
as a conditional use:
(1)
On-site parking shall be provided in a ratio of one space for
every three beds, plus one on-tract space for each staff member.
(2)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions. The provisions
in the R-M district for multifamily dwellings shall apply, except
as hereinafter set forth.
a.
Minimums.
Front yard setback Side yard setback and Rear yard setback
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As set forth in the R-M district, except that the yard shall
be increased 1 foot for each foot by which the building exceeds 35
feet in height
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b.
Maximums.
Building height principal building
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44 feet in the B-1 and B-2 districts, 35 feet in the R-M district
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(3)
A landscaped buffer of no less than 25 feet in width, from which
parking shall be excluded, shall be provided along all boundaries
of the property.
(4)
No driveway shall open onto a public street within 150 feet
of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of
the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(g)
Motor vehicle service stations and public garages. The following
specifications and standards shall apply to the development of motor
vehicle service stations and public garages in a district which permits
same as a conditional use:
(1)
Fuel pumps shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from
any street line or property line.
(2)
The entire area of the site traversed by motor vehicles shall
be hard-surfaced.
(3)
Driveways shall cross the sidewalk at right angles and shall
not be more than thirty feet wide. Driveways shall be no less than
ten feet from any side lot line and no less than fifty feet from intersecting
street lines. No more than two driveways shall be permitted for each
one hundred feet of street frontage.
(4)
Motor vehicle repairs shall be performed in a fully enclosed
building. No parts or partially dismantled motor vehicles shall be
stored out of doors.
(5)
If the proposed development abuts a residential use or district,
a landscaped buffer of not less than 25 feet in width, from which
parking shall be excluded, shall be provided along each boundary that
abuts a residential use or district.
(6)
The use of a motor vehicle service station or public garage
for overnight parking of vehicles, other than vehicles owned by the
proprietor or employees thereof, shall be permitted, subject to the
following requirements:
a.
No vehicle in excess of one ton manufacturer's rated capacity
may be parked overnight.
b.
Each space to be used for overnight parking shall be striped
and numbered.
c.
No interior building space of the service station shall be so
used, except to store customers' vehicles under repair.
d.
A zoning permit shall be obtained as provided in Section 33-23 hereof, except that the zoning permit shall expire every 12 months and shall be renewable annually. The Zoning Officer may decline to renew the zoning permit if he determines that a condition of the permit has been violated. Site plan approval shall not be required for the use of an existing motor vehicle service station or public garage for overnight parking of vehicles.
(7)
On-site parking shall be provided in a ratio of one space per
1,000 square feet of lot area.
(h)
Home professional office. The following specifications and standards
shall apply to the development of a home professional office which
employs more than two persons other than the resident professional,
but no more than six such employees. If no more than two persons other
than the resident professional are employed, the use is a permitted
accessory use in the R.S and R-M Districts, and these criteria do
not apply. If more than six persons other than the resident professional
are employed, the use is prohibited.
(1)
One on-tract parking space shall be provided for each nonresident
employee, plus three spaces for clients or patients of the professional.
In addition, on-site spaces for the dwelling unit shall be provided
as set forth in Section 33-28(b)(3). The approving authority may reduce
the required number of off-street parking spaces if on-street parking
is available and preferred to blacktopping the subject property or
municipal or other off-street parking is accessible in the immediate
area.
(2)
The office shall occupy no more than the equivalent of 1/2 of
the gross floor area of the building in which it is located.
(3)
Any adverse effects to the safety and aesthetics of the surrounding
neighborhood shall be effectively minimized by the appropriate use
of artificial or natural landscaping, screening and fencing.
(i)
Fast-food restaurant. The following specifications and standards
shall apply to the development of a fast-food restaurant in a district
which permits same as a conditional use:
(1)
No drive-in or drive-through facilities are permitted.
(2)
No driveway shall open upon a public street within 150 feet
of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of
the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(3)
No more than two driveways shall be permitted for each 100 feet
of street frontage.
(4)
One on-site parking space shall be provided for every two seats,
plus 10% of the required spaces for employee parking.
(5)
No lot line or portion thereof shall be within 1,500 feet of
the lot line or portion thereof of another fast-food restaurant, car
wash or tire distribution center.
(j)
Car wash. The following specifications and standards shall apply
to the development of a car wash in a district which permits same
as a conditional use:
(1)
No driveway shall open upon a public street within 150 feet
of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of
the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(2)
No more than two driveways shall be permitted for each 100 feet
of street frontage.
(3)
No lot line or portion thereof shall be within 1,500 feet of
the lot line or portion thereof of another car wash, fast-food restaurant
or tire distribution center.
(k)
Tire distribution center. The following specifications and standards
shall apply to the development of tire distribution centers in a district
which permits same as a conditional use:
(1)
No driveway shall open upon a public street within 150 feet
of an intersecting public street, measured from the intersection of
the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(2)
No more than two driveways shall be permitted for each 100 feet
of street frontage.
(3)
No lot line or portion thereof shall be within one thousand
five hundred feet of the lot line or portion thereof of another tire
distribution center, fast-food restaurant or car wash.
(l)
Retail alcoholic beverage distributor. The following specifications
and standards shall apply to premises used, in whole or in part, for
the retail sale of alcoholic beverages under a plenary retail distribution
license, in a district which permits same as a conditional use:
(1)
No lot line or portion thereof shall be within 1,500 feet of
the lot line or portion thereof of another retail liquor distributor.
(m)
Wireless communications towers and antennas.
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to establish general
guidelines for the siting of wireless communications towers and antennas.
The goals of this subsection are to protect residential areas and
land uses from potential adverse impacts of towers and antennas; encourage
the location of towers in nonresidential areas; minimize the total
number of towers throughout the community; strongly encourage the
joint use of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather
than construction of additional single-use towers; encourage users
of towers and antennas to locate them, to the extent possible, in
areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal; encourage
users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes
the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful
design, siting, landscape screening and innovative camouflaging techniques;
enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services
to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively and
efficiently; consider the public health and safety of communication
towers; and avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower
failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures.
In furtherance of these goals, the Township of Teaneck shall give
due consideration to the Township of Teaneck's Master Plan, Zoning
Map, existing land uses and environmentally sensitive areas in approving
sites for the location of towers and antennas.
(2)
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:
- ALTERNATIVE TOWER STRUCTURE
- Man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles and similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.
- ANTENNA
- Any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals. Antennas shall further be classified as whip-type, rectangular- or box-type, metal spine-type or dish-type.
- BACKHAUL NETWORK
- The lines that connect a provider's towers/cell sites to one or more cellular telephone switching offices and/or long distance providers or the public switched telephone network.
- FAA
- The Federal Aviation Administration.
- FCC
- The Federal Communications Commission.
- HEIGHT
- When referring to a tower, antenna or other structure, the distance measured from the finished grade of the parcel to the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the base pad and any antenna attached thereto.
- PREEXISTING TOWERS AND PREEXISTING ANTENNAS
- Any tower or antenna for which a building permit or zoning permit has been properly issued prior to the effective date of this subsection, including permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current and not expired.
- TOWER
- Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar communications purposes, including but not limited to self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers or monopole towers. The term also includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative tower structures and the like. The term includes the structure and any support thereto.
(3)
Applicability.
a.
New towers and antennas. All new towers or antennas in the Township
of Teaneck shall be subject to these regulations, except as provided
in Subsection (m)(3)b through d, inclusive.
b.
Amateur radio station operators. This subsection shall not govern
any tower, or the installation of any antenna, that is under 35 feet
in height and is owned and operated by a federally-licensed amateur
radio station operator.
c.
Preexisting towers or antennas. Preexisting towers and preexisting
antennas shall not be required to meet the requirements of this subsection,
other than the requirements of Subsection (m)(4)f and g.
d.
AM array. For purposes of implementing this subsection, an AM
array, consisting of one or more tower units and supporting ground
system which functions as one AM broadcasting antenna, shall be considered
one tower. Measurements for setbacks and separation distances shall
be measured from the outer perimeter of the towers included in the
AM array. Additional tower units may be added within the perimeter
of the AM array by right.
(4)
General requirements.
a.
Conditional use. Antennas and towers shall be considered conditional
uses in those zone districts which permit towers and antennas as conditional
uses. A different existing use of an existing structure on the same
lot shall not preclude the installation of an antenna or tower on
such lot.
b.
Lot size. For purposes of determining whether the installation
of a tower or antenna complies with district development regulations,
including but not limited to setback requirements, lot coverage requirements
and other such requirements, the dimensions of the entire lot shall
control, even though the antennas or towers may be located on leased
parcels within such lot.
c.
Aesthetics. Towers and antennas shall meet the following requirements:
1.
Towers and antennas shall be painted a neutral color so as to
reduce visual obtrusiveness, subject to any applicable standards of
the FAA.
2.
At a tower and/or antenna installation site, the design of the
buildings and related structures shall, to the extent possible, use
materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend
them into the natural setting and surrounding buildings.
3.
If an antenna is installed on a structure other than a tower,
the antenna and supporting electrical and mechanical equipment must
be of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible
with, the color of the supporting structure so as to make the antenna
and related equipment as visually unobtrusive as possible. In addition,
the antenna and supporting electrical and mechanical equipment must
be screened from view from adjacent properties. The height of such
screening must equal the height of the installed antenna.
4.
All towers erected within the P Public Land Zone District shall
be of the monopole-type design. Antennas mounted on these towers shall
be fully enclosed within the skin of the pole structure.
d.
Lighting. Towers and antennas shall not be artificially lighted,
unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority. If lighting
is required, the lighting alternatives and design chosen must cause
the least disturbance to the surrounding views.
e.
State or federal requirements. All towers must meet or exceed
current standards and regulations of the FAA, the FCC and any other
agency of the state or federal government with the authority to regulate
towers and antennas. If such standards and regulations are changed,
then the owners of the towers and antennas governed by this subsection
shall bring such towers and antennas into compliance with such revised
standards and regulations within six months of the effective date
of such standards and regulations, unless a different compliance schedule
is mandated by the controlling state or federal agency. Failure to
bring towers and antennas into compliance with such revised standards
and regulations shall constitute grounds for the removal of the tower
or antenna at the owner's expense.
f.
Building codes; safety standards. To ensure the structural integrity
of towers, the owner of a tower shall ensure that it is maintained
in compliance with standards contained in the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), the applicable standards for towers
that are published by the Electronic Industries Association, latest
edition, and the National Electrical Safety Code for clearance of
utility lines.
1.
All antennas used for the transmission of signals where the
height of the path of the transmission beam is less than 10 feet above
an adjacent walking surface shall be installed with a safety interruption
device capable of stopping the antenna transmissions if any object
comes within the signal path for longer than 0.20 seconds.
g.
Measurement. For purposes of measurement, tower setbacks and
separation distances shall be calculated and applied to facilities
located in the Township of Teaneck irrespective of municipal and county
jurisdictional boundaries.
h.
Not essential services. Towers and antennas shall be regulated
and permitted pursuant to this subsection and shall not be regulated
or permitted as essential services, public utilities or private utilities.
i.
Franchises. Owners and/or operators of towers or antennas shall
certify that all franchises required by law for the construction and/or
operation of a wireless communication system in the Township of Teaneck
have been obtained and shall file a copy of all required franchises
with the Construction Official.
j.
Signs. No signs shall be allowed on an antenna or tower.
k.
Buildings and support equipment. Buildings and support equipment
associated with antennas or towers shall comply with the requirements
of Subsection (m)(7). No building or support equipment shall be used
for human occupancy other than for routine maintenance of equipment
contained therein.
l.
Cable microcell networks. If a cable microcell network is proposed,
all cables, wires and equipment shall be located so that they do not
interfere with the municipal fire alarm equipment and cable system.
Applications for cable microcell network systems must be reviewed
and approved by the Fire Department and Engineering Department of
the Township of Teaneck as prior approvals before issuance of required
construction permits.
(5)
Where permitted.
a.
General. Wireless telecommunications towers, antennas and related
equipment may be located in the following areas only:
1.
Antennas located on towers. Antennas, for the reception and/or
transmission of signals, located on towers, the tower structures and
equipment cabinets and buildings may be located within the L-I Light
Industry Zone District and within the P Public Land Zone District,
except on property used for private or public school purposes.
2.
Antennas located on utility and light poles. Antennas, for the
reception and/or transmission of signals, mounted on utility and light
poles may be located on any existing utility or lighting pole within
the street right-of-way under the control of the Township of Teaneck
where such street right-of-way is within or adjacent to a nonresidential
zoning district. Whip-type or box-type antennas may be located on
utility and light poles. Dish-type antennas are not permitted to be
mounted on utility or light poles within the street right-of-way.
All equipment cabinets and buildings must be located outside the street
right-of-way and within a nonresidential zoning district, in accordance
with Subsection (m)(7) herein.
3.
Antennas located on buildings. Antennas, for the reception and/or
transmission of signals, mounted on buildings, may be located on any
nonresidential use building within the H Hospital District, L-I Light
Industrial District, U University District, RC-1 Redevelopment Commercial
- Office/Retail District, RC-2 Redevelopment Commercial - Hotel-Motel
District, RC-3 Redevelopment Commercial - Hotel Accessory District
and P Public Land District.
b.
Availability of suitable existing towers, other structures,
or alternative technology. No new tower shall be permitted unless
the applicant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the municipal
board having jurisdiction that no existing tower, structure or alternative
technology that does not require the use of towers or structures can
accommodate the applicant's proposed antenna. An applicant shall submit
information requested by the municipal board having jurisdiction related
to the availability of suitable existing towers, other structures
or alternative technology. Evidence submitted to demonstrate that
no existing tower, structure or alternative technology can accommodate
the applicant's proposed antenna may consist of any of the following:
1.
No existing towers or structures are located within the geographic
area which meet the applicant's engineering requirements.
2.
Existing towers or structures are not of sufficient height to
meet the applicant's engineering requirements.
3.
Existing towers or structures do not have sufficient structural
strength to support the applicant's proposed antenna and related equipment.
4.
The applicant's proposed antenna would cause electromagnetic
interference with the antenna on the existing towers or structures,
or the antenna on the existing towers or structures would cause interference
with the applicant's proposed antenna.
5.
The fees, costs or contractual provisions required by the owner
in order to share an existing tower or structure or to adapt an existing
tower or structure for sharing are unreasonable. Costs exceeding new
tower development are presumed to be unreasonable.
6.
The applicant demonstrates that there are other limiting factors
that render existing towers and structures unsuitable.
7.
The applicant demonstrates that an alternative technology that
does not require the use of towers or structures, such as a cable
microcell network using multiple low-powered transmitters/receivers
attached to a wireline system, is unsuitable. Costs of alternative
technology that exceed new tower or antenna development shall not
be presumed to render the technology unsuitable.
c.
Prohibited locations. No antennas, for the reception and/or
transmission of signals, tower structures and equipment cabinets and
buildings may be located within any of the following:
1.
Within any road, street or highway right-of-way under federal
or state jurisdiction.
2.
Upon any property used for rail transportation or services.
3.
Within any R-S Residential Single-Family District, R-M Residential
Multifamily District, B-1 Business - Retail District, B-2 Business
- Office District, B-R Special Business - Residential District and
RR-M Redevelopment Residential Multifamily District Zones.
4.
Upon any property used for private or public school purposes.
(6)
Dimensional and bulk requirements. All dimensional and bulk
requirements of the zone district in which the wireless communications
tower or antenna is located shall apply except as otherwise provided
in Subsections (m)(6)a through e, inclusive.
a.
Height. The maximum height of any tower erected within the Township
of Teaneck shall be 150 feet in all districts as allowable by law.
b.
Setbacks. The following setback requirements shall apply to
all towers.
1.
Towers located within the L-I Light Industry Zone District must
be set back a distance equal to at least 125% of the height of the
tower from any adjoining lot line.
2.
Towers located within the P Public Land Zone District must be
set back a minimum of 25 feet from any street line, a minimum of 15
feet from side and rear property lines and 90 feet from any lot within
the R-S Residential Single-Family Detached Zone District which contains
a single-family detached dwelling.
3.
Guys must satisfy the minimum zoning district setback requirements.
c.
Separation. The following separation requirements shall apply
to all towers and antennas located within the L-I Light Industry Zone
District:
1.
Separation from off-site uses/designated areas.
[i]
Tower separation shall be measured from the base
of the tower to the lot line of the off-site uses and/or designated
areas as specified in Table 1, except as otherwise provided in Table
1.
[ii]
Separation requirements for towers shall comply
with the minimum standards established in Table 1.
Table 1
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Off-site Use/Designated Area
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Separation Distance
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Residential zone districts
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200 feet or 300% of the height of the tower, whichever is greater
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Residential uses in non- residential zone districts
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100 feet or 125% of the height of the tower, whichever is greater
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2.
Separation distances between towers.
[i]
Minimum separation distances between towers located
within the L-I Light Industry Zone District shall be applicable for
and measured between the proposed tower and preexisting towers. The
separation distances shall be measured by drawing or following a straight
line between the base of the existing tower and the proposed base,
pursuant to a site plan, of the proposed tower. The minimum separation
distances (listed in linear feet) shall be as shown in Table 2.
Table 2
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Existing Towers - Types
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Lattice
(linear feet)
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Guyed
(linear feet)
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Monopole Less Than 70 Feet in Height
(linear feet)
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Lattice
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5,000
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5,000
|
1,000
|
Guyed
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
1,000
|
Monopole less than 70 feet in height
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
d.
Security fencing. Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing
not less than six feet in height and shall also be equipped with an
appropriate anti-climbing device; provided, however, that the municipal
board having jurisdiction may waive such requirements, as it deems
appropriate.
e.
Landscaping. The following requirements shall govern the landscaping
surrounding towers and support equipment.
1.
Existing mature tree growth and natural land forms on the site
shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
2.
A landscape buffer, in accordance with Section 33-15(s), shall be provided around all tower facilities. Required buffers within the L-I Light Industry Zone District shall not be less than 25 feet in width. Required buffers within the P Public Land Zone District shall not be less than 15 feet in width.
(7)
Buildings or other equipment storage.
a.
Antennas mounted on structures or rooftops. The equipment cabinet
or stricture used in association with antennas shall comply with the
following:
1.
The cabinet or structure shall not contain more than 120 square
feet of gross floor area or be more than eight feet in height. In
addition, the cabinet or structure shall not exceed the maximum allowable
height for principal buildings of the zone district in which the antenna
is located.
2.
If the equipment structure is located on the roof of a building,
the area of the equipment structure, other equipment and structures
and required screening of the antenna and equipment, whether associated
with the antennas or for other purposes, shall not occupy more than
50% of the roof area.
3.
All screening, equipment structures and antennas must be set
back from the face of the building a minimum of 10 feet or the height
of the screening, whichever is greater.
4.
Equipment storage buildings or cabinets shall comply with all
applicable construction codes.
5.
Access to all building-mounted antennas and supporting equipment
shall be secured from the general public. The applicant shall install
and maintain alarms or locks on access hatches and doors providing
access to the antennas, equipment storage buildings and cabinets,
as directed by the Construction Official.
b.
Antennas mounted on utility poles or light poles. The equipment
cabinet or structure used in association with antennas shall be located
in accordance with the following:
1.
The equipment cabinet or structure shall not be located within
any right-of-way under the control of the Township of Teaneck.
2.
The structure or cabinet shall not be located in any required
front yard setback.
3.
The equipment cabinet or structure shall be no greater than
eight feet in height or 120 square feet in gross floor area.
4.
The structure or cabinet shall be screened by an evergreen hedge
with an ultimate height of eight feet and a planted height of at least
five feet.
c.
Antennas located on towers. The equipment cabinet or structure
shall not contain more than 200 square feet of gross floor area or
be more than 10 feet in height. When located within the L-I Light
Industry Zone District, all equipment cabinets or structures shall
be located in accordance with the minimum yard requirements of the
zoning district in which located. When located within the P Public
Land Zone District, all equipment cabinets or structures shall be
located a minimum of 25 feet from any street line and 15 feet from
any side or rear property line.
(8)
Removal of abandoned antennas and towers. Any antenna or tower
that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall be
considered abandoned, and the owner of such antenna or tower shall
remove the same within 90 days of receipt of notice from the Township
of Teaneck notifying the owner of such abandonment. Failure to remove
an abandoned antenna or tower within said 90 days shall be grounds
to remove the tower or antenna at the owner's expense. If there are
two or more users of a single tower, then this provision shall not
become effective until all users cease using the tower.
(9)
Nonconforming uses.
a.
Not expansion of nonconforming use. Towers that are constructed
and antennas that are installed in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection shall not be deemed to constitute the expansion
of a nonconforming use or structure.
b.
Preexisting towers. Preexisting towers shall be allowed to continue
their usage as they presently exist. Routine maintenance (including
replacement with a new tower of construction and height) shall be
permitted on such preexisting towers. New construction other than
routine maintenance on a preexisting tower shall comply with the requirements
of this subsection.
c.
Rebuilding damaged or destroyed nonconforming towers or antennas.
If any nonconforming antenna or tower shall be destroyed by reason
of windstorm, fire, explosion or other act of God or the public enemy
or be altered through construction activities to an extent of more
than 75% of its value, then such destruction or alteration shall be
deemed complete and the structure may not be altered, rebuilt, restored
or repaired except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.
Construction permits to rebuild a facility shall comply with the then
applicable New Jersey State Uniform Construction Code (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119
et seq.) and shall be obtained within 180 days from the date the facility
is damaged, destroyed or altered. If no permit is obtained or if said
permit expires, the tower or antenna shall be deemed abandoned as
specified in Subsection (m)(8).
(n)
Assisted living facility. The following specifications and standards shall apply to the development of assisted living facilities which are allowed as a conditional use in all zone districts pursuant to this Subsection (n) except for the L-I Light Industry Zone and the RRM Redevelopment Residential Multifamily Zone:
(1)
All assisted-living facilities shall contain lot frontage upon
a secondary arterial street. Secondary arterial streets shall be defined
in the Township of Teaneck Master Plan.
(2)
Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions.
(3)
Off-street parking, loading and driveways.
a.
A minimum of 0.5 space shall be provided for each bed. All fractional
spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole space.
b.
A minimum of one twelve-foot-by-thirty-foot loading space shall
be provided per building.
c.
All parking, loading and driveway areas, when located within
any side yard or front yard, shall be no closer than 15 feet to a
property line. All parking, loading and driveway areas, when located
within any rear yard, shall be no closer than 25 feet to a property
line.
(4)
All driveways shall open onto the secondary arterial street.
No driveway shall open onto a public street within 100 feet of an
intersecting street, measured from the tangents of the adjacent curblines.
(5)
A landscape buffer of not less than 25 feet in width shall be
provided along the rear property line and, a similar buffer of not
less than 15 feet in width shall be provided along the side property
lines. All landscape buffers shall be installed in accordance with
the standards and specifications as set forth in Section 33-15(s)(2)
of this chapter.
(6)
The exterior design of any structure used in connection with
such a facility shall conform to the general character of the area.
All buildings shall be constructed with sloping roofs, whose roof
pitch shall be a minimum roof slope equal to five inch rise for each
one foot of run.
(a)
Prohibited uses generally. Any use of any building or premises in such a manner that the health, safety, morals or welfare of the community may be endangered is prohibited. The use of a recreational vehicle for human habitation is prohibited, except on the site of a residence rendered uninhabitable by fire or other casualty and for a limited duration of six months from the date of such casualty. In such event, the recreational vehicle shall be inhabited only by the persons displaced by the casualty, after a temporary zoning permit has been issued by the building department pursuant to Chapter 11 of this Code. Travel trailers may be used for construction purposes on construction sites, but no sooner than 30 days prior to commencement of construction and no later than seven days after completion of construction, as determined by the Zoning Officer. A temporary zoning permit shall also be required pursuant to Chapter 11 of this Code.
(b)
Commercial uses prohibited in all districts. The following uses are
prohibited:
(1)
Uses not conducted within an enclosed building, except walk-up
and drive-in bank facilities, motor vehicle service stations, commercial
parking lots, outdoor table service facilities accessory to a restaurant
and outdoor display areas accessory to an enclosed landscape -- garden
center.
(2)
Billboards, signboards, advertising signs and devices not related
to a business being conducted in the premises upon which it is displayed.
(3)
Auction markets.
(4)
Massage parlors.
(5)
Outdoor display of new or used motor vehicles, except as incidental
to a new car dealership.
(6)
Amusement rides and outdoor commercial recreational facilities,
such as miniature golf and golf driving ranges.
(7)
(Reserved)
(8)
Auto body shops.
(9)
Heavy commercial trucking depots or garages.
(10)
The sale of drug paraphernalia.
(11)
Except as otherwise provided herein, the use of any premises
within the Township of Teaneck for the planting, propagating, cultivating,
growing, harvesting, composting, manufacturing, compounding, converting,
producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging,
storing, vaporizing, wholesale sale, or retail sale of marijuana,
marijuana products, marijuana extracts or marijuana paraphernalia
by marijuana cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers.
[Added by 3-26-2019 by Ord. No. 20-2018]
(c)
Industrial uses prohibited in all districts. Any use which is noxious
or offensive by reason of odor, dust, noise, smoke, gas, fumes, radiation
or similar conditions, such as the following:
(1)
Slaughterhouses.
(2)
Acetylene gas manufacture.
(3)
Airport or heliport.
(4)
Ammonia, chlorine and bleaching powder manufacture.
(5)
Animal black, lampblack, stove blacking, carbon graphite and
bone-black manufacture.
(6)
Blast furnaces and boiler works.
(7)
Broadcast towers for radio and television.
(8)
Concrete and glass manufacture.
(9)
Extraction and processing of radioactive material.
(10)
Creosote treatment and manufacture.
(11)
Crematory.
(12)
Disinfectant, insecticide and poison manufacture.
(13)
Distillation of coal, petroleum, refuse, grain, wood and bone.
(14)
Dye manufacture.
(15)
Manufacture or storage of explosives, fireworks, matches and
similar products.
(16)
Fertilizer manufacture and potash refinishing.
(17)
Fish smoking and canning.
(18)
Glue and gelatin manufacture, where the process includes refining
and recovery of products from fish, animal, refuse or offal.
(19)
Grease, lard, fat and tallow rendering and refining.
(20)
Grain drying and feed manufacture from refuse, mash or grain.
(21)
Illuminating gas manufacture.
(22)
Incineration, reduction, storage and dumping of slaughterhouse
refuse, rancid fats, garbage, dead animals or offal.
(23)
Manufacture and storage of antipersonnel gases, such as tear
gas or poison gas.
(24)
Metal foundries,
(25)
Paint, oil, varnish, turpentine, shellac and enamel manufacture.
(26)
Printing ink manufacture.
(27)
Pyroxylin plastic manufacture or manufacture of articles therefrom.
(28)
Storage, coloring, cleaning, curing and tanning of raw or green
salted hides or skins.
(29)
Rubber manufacture or treatment.
(30)
Storage of volatile oils or liquids above ground in tanks of
greater than one-thousand-gallon capacity.
(31)
Yards for scrapped or junked motor vehicles, vehicle parts,
tires, metal, lumber, paper, rags and similar materials.
[Ord. No. 1811, § 27; Ord.
No. 2042, 7-9-1984, § 9.]
[Ord. No. 4049, 1-8-2008, § 3; Ord. No. 4176, 3-9-2010, § 2;
amended by Ord. No. 4-2015, 4-21-2015]
(a)
Signs respecting one- or two-family residential dwellings, not otherwise
requiring site plan review, shall be governed by the following provisions:
(1)
Residential nameplate. No more than one nameplate per dwelling
unit shall be permitted, which may be illuminated, must be situated
within the property lines and shall not exceed 72 square inches in
area on any one side.
(2)
"For sale," "for rent" and "open house" signs.
a.
In the case of "for sale" and "for rent" signs, the following
criteria shall apply:
1.
Not more than one nonilluminated temporary sign per lot may
be placed on the lot for sale or for rent and on no other place, and
such sign may contain the word "owner" and the telephone number or,
alternatively, it may identify by name and up to two telephone numbers
the New Jersey licensed real estate broker, if any, given the right
to sell or lease the property and/or use the word "broker."
2.
If relating to a residential lot or building, the sign shall
not exceed four square feet in area on any one side.
3.
The "for sale" or "for rent" sign shall be removed from the
premises within two days after a contract for sale or lease of the
premises has been executed, whether or not contingent upon the happening
of a future event such as a mortgage commitment or subdivision approval.
4.
No signs are permitted advertising the property as having been
sold or leased; provided, however, that signs advertising that the
property is under contract are permitted up to the date of closing.
b.
In the case of "open house" signs, the following criteria shall
apply:
1.
In addition to a "for sale" or "for rent" sign, not more than
four temporary "open house" real estate signs may be displayed on
the day of the open house from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
2.
"Open house" signs may be located within the public right-of-way,
but not upon or within the travel portion of any street or sidewalk,
within a required sight triangle as outlined and defined in Section
33-15(n)(1), (2) and (3) hereof, or on any pole, tree, fire hydrant,
traffic or parking sign, public waste receptacle, bus shelter or other
structure located within the public right-of-way.
3.
"Open house" signs must be of a sound construction such as metal
"A" frame design, or metal staked sign, with maximum face size of
two feet by two feet. The signs must identify the real estate broker
sponsoring the open house and include the broker's address and
telephone number.
4.
The real estate broker sponsoring the open house shall be responsible
for complying with the provisions of this subsection, particularly
the installation and removal of the sign at the designated times provided
for above.
5.
The real estate broker sponsoring the open house shall file
with the Township Clerk, prior to the placement of any "open house"
signs upon the public right-of-way, a certificate of insurance evidencing
that liability insurance is in effect in an amount of not less than
$1,000,000 and naming the Township as an additional insured, issued
by an insurance company authorized to do business within the State
of New Jersey. In addition, such broker shall sign and file with the
Clerk an indemnification and hold-harmless agreement, of a form acceptable
to the Township Attorney, agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless
the Township of Teaneck, its officers, elected officials, agents,
employees and assigns, from any and all claims, suits, or causes of
action for damages or injuries resulting from the placement of such
open house signs upon the public right-of-way.
(3)
Political signs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this or any other section of this Code, there shall not be any
restrictions on the use or placing of political signs on residential
property.
(4)
Home professional office signs. No more than one sign per dwelling
identifying the name and profession of the resident shall be permitted,
provided that any such sign shall be affixed to the building, may
only be externally illuminated, may not exceed one square foot in
area on any one side nor exceed 1 1/2 feet in length on any one
side. No other sign or display relating to a home occupation, which
is visible from the outside of the building, is permitted.
(b)
Billboards:
(1)
Billboards as defined in § 33-3 shall be permitted as a conditional use in the L-I Zoning District subject to the following conditions:
a.
The parcel containing the billboard shall have a minimum frontage
of 200 feet along New Jersey State Highway Route 4.
b.
No billboard sign shall be placed closer than 1,000 feet to
another billboard sign located on the same or opposite side of New
Jersey State Highway Route 4. This distance shall be measured along
a straight line between the two nearest parts of the sign structure.
c.
No static billboard sign shall be located within 300 feet of
a property utilized for single- or two-family residential use, for
educational purposes or a house of worship. No digital billboard shall
be located within 1,000 feet of a property utilized for single- or
two-family residential use, for educational purposes or a house of
worship.
d.
Billboards shall be designed and constructed for the advertising
surface to be viewed principally by motorists from New Jersey State
Highway Route 4, and to minimize their impacts upon the surrounding
area.
e.
The applicant shall comply with the Roadside Control and Outdoor
Advertising Act as contained in N.J.S.A. 27:5-5 et seq., as well as
other applicable statutes, laws and regulations related to billboards.
f.
Site plan approval shall be obtained from the Planning Board.
The items to be reviewed as part of such application shall include
traffic safety, lighting, visual impact, drainage and other pertinent
elements of site plan review. As part of its review, the Board shall
consider the impact of the proposal on surrounding properties.
g.
Billboards shall not contain any obscene material.
(2)
In addition to the conditional use standards enunciated in Subsection (1) above, billboards shall meet the following supplementary standards:
a.
No part of the billboard may extend more than 100 feet from
New Jersey State Highway Route 4.
b.
The minimum setback from the New Jersey State Highway Route
4 right-of-way shall be 10 feet and from all other property lines
shall be 25 feet.
c.
Any single-sided, double-sided or "V"-shaped double-sided billboard
with a single display per facing shall be permitted. Flashing, moving
and projecting signs shall be prohibited, but digital billboards,
as defined in Section 33-3 shall be permitted subject to the
following additional requirements:
1.
Animation effects and sequential display messages are prohibited.
2.
The message content may not be changed with a greater frequency
of once every 15 seconds, and no scrolling or fading upon message
changing shall be permitted.
3.
In addition to adhering to the lighting requirements for all
billboards as set forth herein, digital billboards shall be equipped
with automatic dimming to regulate brightness, intensity and glare.
4.
Digital billboards shall comply with all applicable electrical
codes.
d.
The maximum permitted sign area per face shall not exceed 672
square feet, nor shall any sign face exceed a vertical dimension of
14 feet nor a horizontal dimension of 48 feet.
e.
The maximum height measured from finished grade at the base
of the sign structure to the top of a billboard shall be 65 feet;
provided that when the grade adjacent to New Jersey State Highway
Route 4 is substantially below the grade of the road bed, the top
of the billboard may reach a height not to exceed 35 feet above the
grade of the road bed most proximate to the billboard sign.
f.
Lighting for any billboard shall be designed to restrict glare
and spillover to the immediate area of the sign.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 33-27, Signs, as amended,
was repealed by Ord. No. 3474, 10-8-1996, § 3.
[Ord. No. 1859, 5-27-1980, § 11; Ord. No. 1941, 2-2-1982, § 3; Ord.
No. 2052, 9-4-1984, § 2; Ord. No. 3059, 10-21-1986, § 2; Ord.
No. 3149, 5-17-1988, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 3171, 9-27-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3191, 1-24-1989, § 1; Ord. No. 3358, 5-25-1993, § 2; Ord. No. 3572, 10-13-1998; § 1; Ord.
No. 4037A, 11-20-2007, § 5; Ord. No. 4052, 2-4-2008, § 1; Ord.
No. 4062, 3-18-2008, § 8; Ord. No. 4169, 1-12-2010, § 1.]
(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to require off-street facilities
for parking motor vehicles and loading and unloading motor vehicles
in recognition of the fact that the primary function of the public
streets is to move vehicular traffic safely and conveniently, and
that parking, loading and delivery functions performed within the
public street are in conflict with that function. Therefore, this
section requires off-street parking and related facilities for new
development, changes in use and/or occupancy of existing buildings
and expansion of existing buildings, with certain enumerated exceptions
where existing development renders such requirements impractical,
and the close proximity of municipal parking obviates the need for
on-site facilities.
(b)
Minimum requirements for off-street parking and loading and unloading.
All off-street parking areas, including driveways, shall be paved
with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement and shall be adequately
drained. All off-street parking areas, including driveways, accessory
to a one-family or two-family detached dwelling, may be paved with
commercially available unit pavers and shall be adequately drained.
All parking areas, except when accessory to a one-family or two-family
detached dwelling, shall be clearly marked for parking spaces.
(1)
Excluded areas.
a.
Off-street parking and loading and unloading shall not be required
in the following portions of B-1, MX-1 and MX-2 Districts:
b.
In other portions of B-1, MX-1 and MX-2 Districts, the approving
authority shall consider the nearby location of public parking lots
or other parking facilities as a basis for waiving or reducing the
amount of parking to be provided.
(2)
Rules of construction.
a.
Multiple uses. Where a particular function contains more than
one use, the minimum parking and loading and unloading requirements
shall be the sum of the component parts.
b.
Expanded uses. Where an existing use is expanded, the minimum
parking and loading and unloading requirements shall be applied to
both the existing use and the expansion thereof.
c.
Fractional count. When the computation to determine the number
of off-street parking spaces or loading spaces results in a fractional
number, the fractional number shall be rounded upward to the next
whole number.
d.
Unspecified uses. Any use not specified in this section shall comply with the requirement which is applicable to the most similar use, except that the conditional use categories and their criteria, set forth in Section 33-25, contain the minimum requirements for off-street parking and loading and unloading.
e.
Handicap spaces. Spaces mandated by law for handicapped persons
shall not be considered in the computation to determine the number
of existing or proposed off-street spaces.
(3)
Minimum off-street parking requirements.
Use of Principal Building or Lot
|
Minimum Required Parking Spaces
| |
---|---|---|
Single-family detached or attached dwelling
| ||
Lot frontage of 60 feet or less
|
1 (on site)
| |
Lot frontage greater than 60 feet
|
2 (on site)
| |
Home occupation and professional office
| ||
(See special rules for conditional use category.)
|
1 for each nonresident employee, plus the number required for
the dwelling unit. (on site)
| |
Boarders, roomers and persons not related by blood, adoption
or marriage
| ||
Boarders and roomers
|
1 per boarder or roomer, plus the number required for the dwelling
unit (on site)
| |
Persons not related by blood, adoption, marriage and not roomers
or boarders
|
1 per person in excess of 3 such persons, plus the number required
for the dwelling unit (on site)
| |
Two-family dwelling
|
2 per dwelling unit (on site)
| |
Multifamily dwelling
| ||
Efficiency or one bedroom
|
2 per dwelling unit
| |
Two bedrooms or more
|
3 per dwelling unit
| |
University
| ||
The total of:
|
The total of (all on-site):
| |
Dormitory
|
1 per bedroom
| |
Administrative/office
|
1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Classroom space
|
1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Places of public assembly
| ||
Such as theater, community center, library, museum, bowling
alley, club, tavern, discotheque
|
1 for every 4 allowable occupants in the largest place of assembly. "Allowable occupants" shall mean the occupancy load established under the uniform construction code (Chapter 11 of this Code).
| |
Business-retail
| ||
Retail store or personal service establishment, except as more
specifically referenced herein
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area, less bulk storage
area
| |
Coin-operated dry-cleaning establishment
|
1 per 2 machines, plus 1 per full-time employee
| |
Coin-operated laundromat
|
1 per 2 machines, plus 1 per full-time employee
| |
Restaurant
|
1 per 4 seats, plus 10% of required spaces for employee parking
| |
Restaurant, fast-food
|
1 per 2 seats, plus 10% of required spaces for employee parking
| |
Business-office
| ||
General office use, without counter or similar facility designed
to service customers
|
1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
| |
General office use, with or without counter or similar facility
designed to service customers
|
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
| |
General office use, with counter or similar facility designed
to service customers
|
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Office or clinic of physician or dentist
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Financial institution
|
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Veterinary office or animal clinic
|
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Funeral home
|
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Hospital
|
5 per every 3 beds (on site)
| |
Business or trade school
|
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Light industrial
| ||
The total of:
|
The total of:
| |
Research activities
|
1 per 750 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Warehouse activities
|
1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Manufacturing activities
|
1 per 800 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Assembly activities
|
1 per 800 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Receiving and shipping
|
1 per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area
| |
Offices
|
1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
|
(4)
Minimum on-site loading and unloading requirements. The minimum
number of spaces set forth below shall prevail for uses that have
not attained the gross floor area required for the first space. Uses
not listed shall provide sufficient spaces, as determined by the approving
authority:
Use Category
|
Minimum Number of Spaces
|
GFA at Which First Berth Is Required
|
GFA at Which Second Berth Is Required
|
Number of Additional Square Feet for Each Additional Berth
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Motor vehicle sales
|
1
|
10,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
|
Financial institution
|
O
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
Hospital
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
Light industrial
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
|
Business, office
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
Business, retail
|
1
|
10,000
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
Restaurant
|
1
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
|
University
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
(5)
Off-tract parking facilities. In the B-1 District only, the
off-street parking requirements of this chapter may be satisfied by
providing the required number of parking spaces in an off-street facility
which is reasonably and conveniently located and not more than three
hundred linear feet from the entrance to the building or use to be
served. Off-street parking in all other districts shall be at least
on tract and may be required to be on site if so stated herein.
(6)
Prohibited parking and driveway locations.
[Amended by 9-5-2017 by Ord. No. 25-2017]
a.
Front yards and side yards.
1.
In the R-M District, no off-street parking shall be permitted
in a front yard or a side yard except in a paved driveway providing
ingress to and egress from an attached garage, detached garage or
parking space; provided, further, that no such paved driveway shall
be wider than 20 feet in the front yard and 12 feet in the side yards.
2.
In the R-S District no off-street parking shall be permitted
in a front yard or a side yard except in a paved driveway.
b.
Buffer areas. No off-street parking or loading and unloading
area spaces shall be permitted in a buffer area.
c.
Driveways.
1.
Except in the R-S Zoning District, not more than two driveways,
each of not more than 30 feet nor less than 20 feet in width, shall
be permitted for each 300 feet of frontage on a public street. No
driveway shall be located closer than 50 feet to a street intersection.
No public street shall be used to provide direct access to parking
spaces.
2.
In the R-S Zoning District, there shall be no restriction in
driveway width in the front yard subject only to impervious surface
coverage limitations. Curb cuts shall be limited to 20 feet in width.
[Ord. No. 1941, 2-2-1982, § 3; Ord. No. 2022, 2-7-1984, § 1; Ord.
No. 3168, 9-27-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 3654, 12-19-2000, § 2; Ord.
No. 3900, 9-6-2005, § 1; Ord. No. 4062, 3-18-2008, § 9.]
(a)
Locations of fences and retaining walls.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided for houses of religious worship, child-care centers, public nursery schools and public and private elementary and secondary schools, as conditional uses pursuant to Section 33-25 hereof, no fence or wall hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed in the R-S or R-M Zone District or on lots in any other zone districts on which buildings occupied for residential purposes are erected (except in the RR-M Zone) shall exceed four feet in height above ground level when located in any required front yard area, except as otherwise provided herein, or shall exceed six feet in height when located in any side or rear yard. Notwithstanding the foregoing, fences not exceeding six feet in height may be permitted on a corner lot within the required front yard setback from the street line not designated as the front street line pursuant to Section 33-23(f)(2)b, provided same comply with the sight triangle requirements of Section 33-29(b)(1) required at each intersection of streets and streets and driveways, and provided same comply with the dimensional and other bulk restrictions as set forth in Section 33-29(b) thereof and with the other provisions and requirements set forth in Section 33-29(c) thereof.
[Amended by 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 21-2018; 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 10-2020]
(2)
No fence hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed in the
L-I Zone District shall exceed a height of eight feet above ground
level.
(3)
No fence hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed in any
zone district other than these in Subsection (a)(1) or (2) above shall
exceed a height of six feet above ground level.
(4)
No retaining wall hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed
in any zone district shall exceed four feet in height for each 12
feet of horizontal distance from a front property line when located
within any required front yard area.
(5)
No retaining wail hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed
in any zone district shall exceed six feet in height for each 12 feet
of horizontal distance from a side or rear property line when located
within any required side or rear yard area.
(6)
The foregoing restrictions shall not be applied to prevent the
erection of a chain link fence not exceeding eight feet in height
above ground level anywhere within a public park or school playground.
(b)
Dimensional and other bulk restrictions.
(1)
No fence or retaining wall hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed
in any zoning district of the Township shall be located within 25
feet of the intersection of two street lines or within a required
sight triangle as outlined and defined in Section 33-15(n)(1), (2)
and (3).
(2)
The cumulative height of fences and retaining walls in any zone
district except the L-I Zone District may be a maximum of six feet
in height for each 12 feet of horizontal distance from a property
line. The cumulative height of fences and retaining walls in the L-I
Zone District may be a maximum of eight feet in height for each 12
feet of horizontal distance from a property line.
(3)
In all zone districts, fences erected in the front yard or a
side and/or rear yard shall have at least one finished side and shall
be erected so that the finished side is facing outward. Fences over
two feet in height located in any front yard area shall be at least
50% open.
(4)
The use of barbed wire or wire on which barbs or metal points
are strung or fastened is prohibited in all zone districts except
the L-I Zone.
(5)
No fence or wall existing or hereafter erected, altered or reconstructed
in any zoning district of the Township shall be electrified or capable
of giving an electric charge or shock such that it will cause harm,
damage or injury to a person, animal or property.
(6)
The use of canvas or cloth for fences is prohibited.
(7)
Support posts and any applied decorative post top treatments
may not exceed the permitted height of the fence by more than eight
inches.
(c)
Other provisions and requirements.
(2)
A guard or dense landscape buffer, a minimum of three feet in
height, shall be provided at the top of all retaining walls, or portions
of walls, which are in excess of four feet in height. The guard or
dense landscape buffer shall separate the top of the wall from any
sidewalk, driveway, path or lawn area which could be used for pedestrian
or vehicular traffic.
(3)
All fences must be erected within property lines unless the
owners of adjoining properties mutually agree that a fence may be
erected on their common property line and a maintenance easement agreement
has been filed with the Building Department. No fence shall encroach
on any public right-of-way without approval of such encroachment by
the Township Council.
(4)
All fences shall be maintained in a sound, safe and upright
condition. Fencing which violates this section shall be repaired or
removed within 15 days of written notification from the Construction
Official, which notice shall state the Construction Official's findings
and state the reasons for such a removal or repair order.
(5)
All retaining walls shall be maintained in a sound, safe and
upright condition. Retaining walls which violate this section shall
be repaired or removed within 30 days of written notification from
the Construction Official, which notice shall state the Construction
Official's findings and state the reasons for such a removal or repair
order.
(a)
Private organization to manage undedicated common open space. In the event that land is to be developed for multifamily housing, or existing multifamily housing is to be converted into condominium or cooperative ownership, resulting in a planned unit residential development or residential cluster which would generate common open space (as defined in Section 33-3), or which would generate common property incidental thereto (such as private streets, parking areas and recreational facilities), and such common open space and/or improvements will not be dedicated to the Township, the developer shall provide for an organization for the ownership and maintenance of such land for the benefit of owners of properties within the development.
(b)
Bar on disposition of common open space. The organization shall not
be dissolved and shall not dispose of any common open space or property
incidental thereto by sale or otherwise, except to an organization
conceived and established to own and maintain such common open space
and property for the benefit of such development. Therefore, such
organization shall not be dissolved or dispose of any of its common
open space or property without first offering to dedicate the same
to the Township of Teaneck.
(c)
Default in management of common open space.
(1)
Notice. In the event that such organization shall fall to maintain
the common open space and property in reasonable order and condition,
the Township Council may serve written notice upon such organization
or upon the owners of the development setting forth the manner in
which the organization has failed to maintain the common open space
and property in reasonable condition, and said notice shall include
a demand that such deficiencies of maintenance be cured within 35
days thereof, and shall state the date and place of a hearing thereon,
which shall be held within 15 days of the notice.
(2)
Hearing; municipal intervention. At such hearing, the Township
Council may modify the terms of the original notice as to deficiencies
and may give a reasonable extension of time not to exceed 65 days
within which the deficiencies shall be cured. If the deficiencies
set forth in the original notice or in the modification thereof shall
not be cured within 35 days or any permitted extension thereof, the
Township may enter upon and maintain such land in order to preserve
the common open space and properties and maintain the same for a period
of one year. Said entry and maintenance shall not vest in the public
any rights to use the common open space or property, except when the
same is voluntarily dedicated to the public by the owners.
(3)
Extension of Township maintenance. Before the expiration of
said year, the Township Council shall, upon its initiative or upon
the request of the organization theretofore responsible for the maintenance
of the common open space or property, call a public hearing upon 15
days' written notice to such organization and to the owners of the
development, to be held by the Township Council, at which hearing
such organization and the owners of the development shall show cause
why such maintenance by the Township shall not, at the election of
the Township, continue for a succeeding year. If the Township Council
shall determine that such organization is ready and able to maintain
said open space or property in reasonable order and condition, the
municipality shall cease to maintain said open space or property at
the end of said year. If the Township Council shall determine that
such organization is not ready and able to maintain said common open
space and property in a reasonable condition, the Township may, in
its discretion, continue to maintain said common open space during
the next succeeding year, subject to a similar hearing and determination,
in each year thereafter. The decision of the Township Council in any
such case shall constitute a final decision, subject to judicial review.
(d)
Assessing the cost of maintenance. The cost of such maintenance by
the Township shall be assessed pro rata against the properties within
the development that have a right of enjoyment of the common open
space, in accordance with assessed value at the time of imposition
of the lien, and shall become a lien and tax on said properties and
shall be added to and shall be a part of the taxes to be levied and
assessed thereon and shall be enforced and collected with interest
by the same officers and in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
(e)
Removal of brush, weeds, filth, etc., by Township when organization
fails to do so.
(1)
Applicability of Sections 19-16 and 19-17 of Township Code. The provisions of Sections 19-16 and 19-17 of the Township Code are hereby made applicable to the undedicated common open space, property and improvements managed, owned and maintained by the organization provided for by the developer as required by this chapter in Section 33-30(a) above.
[Ord. No. 1962, 9-21-1982, § 1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 33-31, Low- and moderate-income
housing, derived from Ord. No. 3170, § 1, was repealed 11-9-1999
by Ord. No. 3614.
[Ord. No. 3425, 6-13-1995, § 1; Ord. No. 3697, 11-27-2001, § 1; Ord.
No. 3938, 3-7-2006, § 1; Ord. No. 4009, 6-12-2007, § 1]
(a)
Purposes. The purposes of this section are to:
(1)
Promote economic growth and employment within the Cedar Lane
business district.
(2)
Foster and encourage self-help programs to enhance the local
business and investment climate.
(3)
Create a self-financing Special Improvement District to fund
an ongoing program of promotions, design, economic restructuring and
organization consistent with the New Jersey Main Street Program.
(4)
Designate the Teaneck Economic Development Corporation to act
as the district management corporation to administer the funds collected
for the Special Improvement District and implement the Main Street
Program.
(b)
Findings. The Township Council hereby makes the following findings:
(1)
The Cedar Lane area from Palisade Avenue to Catalpa Avenue (as
more particularly set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto and made
part hereof)[1] has become the most concentrated center of commercial
activity within Teaneck and is the heart of the central business district.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-2014, 5-20-2014]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is on file in the Township offices.
(2)
Revitalization of Cedar Lane is a primary goal of the Township
Council.
(3)
The retail area along Cedar Lane has certain special needs requiring
additional services not otherwise provided throughout the community,
such as daily litter patrol, the funding of façade improvements,
including signs and awnings, seasonal events attracting shoppers to
the area, holiday lighting and other business attraction activities.
(4)
In order to meet these special needs, a strong cooperative public
and private participation in redevelopment, rehabilitation and beautification
is required.
(5)
To these ends the Teaneck Economic Development Corporation has
recommended the establishment of a Special Improvement District to
assist in meeting the aforesaid needs, goals and objectives and to
be a benefit to the areas of the Township so designated and set forth
in Subsection (c) hereof,
(6)
The designation of a District Management Corporation, as set
forth in Subsection (d) hereof, will provide administrative and other
services to benefit the businesses, employees, residents, property
owners and consumers in the Special Improvement District.
(7)
The imposition and collection of special assessments on properties
within the Special Improvement District will help defray the cost
of providing needed additional municipal services not provided elsewhere
throughout the Township and will enable the District Management Corporation
to carry out its functions and duties.
(8)
The creation of a Special Improvement District and the designation
of a District Management Corporation will promote economic growth
and employment, foster and encourage self-help programs, enhance the
local business climate and otherwise be in the best interests of the
Township of Teaneck.
(c)
Establishment. There is hereby established and designated a Special
Improvement District within the Township, as more particularly described
in Schedule A annexed hereto and made part hereof, which schedule
lists and describes, by lot and block numbers, all properties in the
Special Improvement District.[2]
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-2014, 5-20-2014]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is on file in the Township offices.
(d)
Designation of District Management Corporation.
(1)
There is hereby established the Cedar Lane Management Group
(hereinafter referred to as the "Management Group"), which is hereby
designated as the district management corporation, as that term is
defined in N.J.S.A. 40:56-66, to receive funds collected from special
assessments and/or annual license fees and to assist in the management
of the Special Improvement District designated herein.
(2)
The Management Group shall consist of 11 members as follows:
[Amended by Ord. No. 4276, 10-30-2012]
a.
One member of the Township Council appointed by the Township
Council for a term of two years or until the expiration of such member's
term on the Teaneck Council, whichever first occurs.
b.
The Municipal Manager or his/her designee, to serve at the pleasure
of the Municipal Manager.
c.
Four representatives who either: (i) own a business located
within the Special Improvement District, or who are either officers,
directors or managing employees of a business within the Special Improvement
District; or (ii) own real estate in the Special Improvement District,
or who are officers, directors or managing employees of a holding
company which owns real estate in the Special Improvement District;
appointed by the Township Council for a term of two years; provided,
however, that terms of the initial appointments shall be staggered
so that two terms shall be for years and two terms shall be for three
years.
d.
Three residents of the Township of Teaneck, not otherwise eligible
in categories a through c above, appointed by the Township Council
for a term of two years; provided, however, that the initial appointments
shall be staggered so that one term shall be for one year, one term
shall be for two years and one term shall be for three years.
e.
Two ) representatives who either: (i) own a business located
within the Special Improvement District, or who are either officers,
directors or managing employees of a business within the Special Improvement
District; or (ii) own real estate in the Special Improvement District,
or who are either officers, directors or managing employees of a holding
company which owns real estate in the Special Improvement District;
appointed by the members of the Management Group for a term of two
years; provided, however, that terms of the initial appointments shall
be staggered so that one term shall be for two years and the other
term shall be for three years. Appointments by the Management Group
under this subsection shall take effect 30 days following receipt
of notification of their appointment by the Township Clerk unless,
within said thirty-day period, the Township Council votes to reject
such appointment.
f.
Vacancies within each category of members shall be filled for
the unexpired term by the appointing authority for such category.
g.
In the event any member shall no longer be eligible to serve
within the category to which appointed, the term of such member shall
automatically cease, and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist.
h.
Except as otherwise provided, all terms shall commence upon
appointment and shall expire on July 1 of the last year of the term
of the appointment, provided that members shall serve until the appointment
and qualification of their successors.
i.
Any member of the Management Group may be removed by the Township
Council for cause.
(3)
The District Management Corporation shall have the following
powers in addition to such other powers that may be provided by law:
a.
Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct
of its business and to prescribe rules, regulations and policies in
connection with the performance of its functions and duties, subject
to the approval thereof by the Township Council. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Township Council may adopt bylaws for the District
Management Corporation.
b.
Employ such persons as may be required and fix and pay their
compensation from funds available to the Corporation.
c.
Apply for, accept, administer and comply with the requirements
respecting an appropriation of funds or a gift, grant or donation
of property or money.
d.
Make and execute agreements with other persons, firms, corporations,
government agencies or other entities.
e.
Administer and manage its own funds.
f.
Borrow money from private lenders for periods of not more than
180 days and from governmental entities for that or longer periods
subject to the approval of the Township Council.
g.
Fund the improvement of exterior improvements of private properties
in the District through a grant or loan program.
h.
Fund the rehabilitation of private properties in the district
through a grant or loan program.
i.
Accept, purchase, rehabilitate, sell, lease or manage property
in the district.
j.
Enforce the conditions of any loan, grant, sale or lease made
by the Corporation.
k.
Provide security, sanitation and other services to the district
supplemental to those provided normally by the municipality.
l.
Undertake improvements designed to increase the safety or attractiveness
of the district to businesses which may wish to locate there or to
visitors to the district, including but not limited to litter cleanup
and control, landscaping, parking areas and facilities, recreational
and rest areas and facilities and those improvements generally permitted
for pedestrian malls under Section 2 of P.L. 1972, c. 134 (N.J.S.A.
40:56-66). pursuant to pertinent regulations of the governing body.
m.
Publicize the district and the businesses included within the
district boundaries.
n.
Recruit new businesses to fill vacancies in and to balance the
mix of the district.
o.
Organize special events in the district.
p.
Provide special parking arrangements in the district.
q.
Provide temporary decorative lighting in the district.
(e)
Exercise of police powers.
(1)
Notwithstanding the designation of the Special Improvement District
or the District Management Corporation, the Township of Teaneck shall
retain its powers and other rights and powers relating to the streets
or parts thereof included within the Special Improvement District.
(2)
Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted or construed to
be a vacating, in whole or in part, of any Township street or part
thereof.
(3)
The District Management Corporation shall not make or enter
into any improvements or maintenance services within the Special Improvement
District nor adopt any regulations pertaining to such district without
the approval of the Council of the Township of Teaneck.
(4)
The District Management Corporation shall comply with all applicable
ordinances of the Township of Teaneck.
(f)
Special assessments. The Council may, by separate ordinance or amendment
hereto, provide that the costs of improvements and facilities within
the Special Improvement District may be financed and specially assessed
or taxed to the properties specially benefitted thereby within the
Special Improvement District, as provided by law.
(g)
Annual report; budget; audit.
(1)
The Township Manager, with the assistance of the District Management
Corporation, shall, in January of each year, report to the Council
an estimate of the cost of operating and maintaining and annually
improving the Special Improvement District for the next fiscal year.
The projected budget for the initial year has been filed with the
Township Manager prior to introduction of this section.
(2)
In addition to the foregoing, for each year, the District Management
Corporation shall submit a budget for review to the Township Manager
in November of each year; and thereafter, as set forth in Subsection
(g)(1) above, the Township Manager shall forward such budget, together
with his own review and recommendations, to the Council, for the review
and approval of the Council.
(3)
The annual report and budget shall be reviewed, amended or approved
by the Council, in accordance with law.
(4)
Annual costs with respect to the Special Improvement District,
as approved in the report and budget, may be specially assessed or
taxed to benefitted properties or businesses within the Special Improvement
District, as provided by law.
(5)
The District Management Corporation shall, within 60 days after
the close of its fiscal year, make an annual report of its activities
for the preceding fiscal year to the Council.
(6)
The District Management Corporation shall cause an annual audit
of its books, accounts and financial transactions to be made and filed
with the governing body of the municipality within four months after
the close of the fiscal year of the corporation, and a duplicate of
the report shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs within
five days of the filing of the audit with the governing body of the
municipality.
(7)
The fiscal year shall commence on January 1 and end on December
31 of the same year.
(8)
Total administrative costs of all kinds shall not exceed 35%
of the total annual budget of the District Management Corporation
for any one fiscal year.
(h)
Annual assessments.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-2014, 5-20-2014]
(1)
In order to fund the operations of the Special Improvement District
not otherwise provided for by special assessments pursuant to Subsection
(f) hereof, there is hereby established an annual assessment for any
property (excluding residential Class 2 and 4C properties as shown
on the tax assessment records of the Township of Teaneck and properties
owned by the Township of Teaneck) within the Special Improvement District
at a rate per $100 of assessed valuation of all nonexcluded properties
within the Special Improvement District calculated by dividing the
annual Special Improvement District budget by the assessed valuation
of the nonexcluded properties within the Special Improvement District.
(2)
The aforesaid annual assessment shall be on a calendar-year
basis and shall be recalculated following a hearing on the annual
Special Improvement District budget and the adoption thereof by resolution
of the Township Council.
(i)
Delegation of work.
(1)
The Township of Teaneck may, by resolution of the Council, delegate
to the District Management Corporation the contracting of work to
be done on any street or streets or other City-owned property included
within the Special Improvement District.
(3)
The plans and specifications for the work to be contracted shall
be approved by the Township Manager and any other staff that the Manager
and Council deem necessary for approval prior to any action for the
awarding of any contract hereunder.
(j)
No limitation of powers.
(1)
Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Council at any time
subsequent to the adoption of this section, by ordinance, from abandoning
the operation of the Special Improvement District, changing the extent
of the Special Improvement District, supplementing or amending the
description of the Special Improvement District to be specifically
assessed or taxed for annual costs of the Special Improvement District,
changing or repealing any plan, rules, regulations or limitations
adopted for the operation of the Special Improvement District or rescinding
the designation of or redesignating a District Management Corporation.
(2)
Nothing contained herein shall preclude or prohibit the Township
of Teaneck from including the Special Improvement District within
the bounds of any area, district or zone, established pursuant to
law, which has as one of its purposes the encouragement or the concentration
of improvements or the rehabilitation of properties located within
those bounds or the inducement of private enterprise to locate within
those bounds.
[Ord. No. 3594, 5-11-1999, §§ 1, 2]
(a)
The purpose of this section is to promote economic growth and employment
within the business district and in particular the Special (Business)
Improvement District; foster and encourage self-help programs to enhance
the local business climate; and authorize, permit and facilitate the
Township of Teaneck's Special (Business) Improvement District and
the designated District Management Corporation of the district to
apply for and accept funds or loans from the State of New Jersey,
Department of Community Affairs, for the public improvements as contemplated
and defined by P.L. 1998, c. 115.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:56-71.1 et seq.
(b)
There is hereby created and designated within the Township of Teaneck
a Downtown Business Improvement Zone, which is within the bounds of
the Special (Business) Improvement District as more particularly described
in Schedule A annexed hereto and made part hereof, which schedule
lists and describes by lot and block numbers all properties in the
Downtown Business Improvement Zone.[2]
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-2014, 5-20-2014]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is on file in the Township offices.