The Planning Board shall have the authority to receive applications
for conditional uses and to approve such applications where the considerations
and conditions are met as hereinafter outlined in this article.
The following criteria shall be considered by the Planning Board
in processing applications for conditional uses:
A.
The type and location of the proposed use in relation to the needs
and growth pattern of the Township.
B.
The adequacy of the site area for the use proposed.
C.
The arrangement of buildings and structures, driveways, parking and
loading areas and other site plan features, with respect to compatibility
with adjoining present and prospective uses as permitted by this Part
3.
The approval of a conditional use may be subject to conditions,
which may include or relate to, but are not limited to, design of
buildings, aesthetics and appearance, plantings and their maintenance
as screens between dissimilar uses, other landscaping features, hours
of operation of the proposed use, lighting, density or extent of use,
nuisance factors and public health measures.
A.
Permitted as conditional use. Houses of worship, including churches,
and other buildings which are principally used for religious purposes
and which are owned and operated by fully incorporated, nonprofit,
religious corporations and/or associations holding tax-exempt status
are hereby determined to be conditional uses in all zones.
B.
Bulk requirements. Before any zoning permit, building permit or certificate of occupancy, as the case may be, may be issued for any conditional use, as specified in Subsection A, in any zoning district, a site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board. Any conditional use, as specified in Subsection A, shall meet or exceed the following standards:
(1)
Minimum lot frontage. There shall be a minimum lot frontage
of 200 feet.
(2)
Minimum lot area. There shall be a minimum lot area of 32,000
square feet.
(3)
Front yard. There shall be a minimum front yard of 60 feet.
(4)
Rear yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of 75 feet.
(5)
Side yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of both sides
combined of 50 feet, with a minimum side yard of 15 feet for any one
of such combined side yards.
(6)
Height. No building or structure shall exceed 2 1/2 stories
or 35 feet in height, whichever is less, except that steeples on houses
of worship may be up to 45 feet in height.
(7)
Open space. There shall be open space of at least 30% of the
total lot area.
(8)
Buffer required. There shall be a landscaped buffer area of
a minimum of five feet in width provided on the subject premises,
between the subject premises and adjacent residential properties and
zones.
(10)
Zone district regulations to control. Except as set forth herein,
all of the required conditions regulating the particular zone district
in which the property is situated shall apply.
