Township of East Brunswick, NJ Article VIII Regulations for the O 1 Office, Professional and Apartment District

[Added 12-27-65 by Ord. No. 65-8-E]

§ 228-49 Applicability of provisions of Article.

The following regulations shall apply to all uses in all O-1 Districts.

§ 228-50 Permitted uses.

[Amended 12-22-86 by Ord. No. 86-815]

A. Churches and other places of worship, Sunday school buildings and parish houses.

B. Public or parochial schools, colleges, private schools and technical schools.

C. Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds.

D. Public libraries and museums.

E. Buildings used exclusively by the federal, state, county or local municipal government for public purposes, but not including workshops, warehouses or storage yards.

F. Professional occupations, including the office of a physician, surgeon, dentist, minister, architect, engineer, attorney, or other member of a recognized profession.

G. The studio of a photographer, teacher of music, dancing or art.

H. Banks, savings and loan, finance companies.

I. The office of an insurance agent, real estate broker, accountant or bookkeeper.

§ 228-50.1 Conditional uses.

[Added 12-22-86 by Ord. No. 86-815]

A. Nursery schools, subject to the following conditions:

1. Adequate lot area and yard spaces are provided.

2. Buildings and uses are appropriately located and designed.

3. The building in use meet a community need without adversely affecting the neighborhood.

B. Multiple dwelling groups or garden apartment developments, hereinafter referred to as "projects", subject to the following conditions:

1. The project shall be developed, maintained and operated on a parcel of land of not less than four acres and the total number of residential units shall not exceed nine (9) units per acre.

2. The area of the lot or parcel of land covered by buildings shall not exceed twenty (20%) percent.

3. No structure shall exceed two and one half stories in height.

4. A minimum of two off street parking spaces, including garages, shall be provided for every apartment with two or more bedrooms and a minimum of one and five-tenths (1.5) off street parking spaces, including garages, shall be provided for every one bedroom apartment.

5. All street lights and lighting along pedestrian walks and parking areas shall be shaded and installed on ornamental standards with underground wiring. They shall be of a style and design compatible with the nature and design of the project and shall be approved by the Planning Board and utility company.

6. All dwelling units within the project shall have not less than two exterior exposures, so as to provide through or cross ventilation.

7. Each dwelling unit within the project shall have at least one front and one rear entrance. All exterior stairways shall be of brick or equivalent masonry construction, but in no event shall an exterior stairway exceed four (4') feet in height.

8. Minimum setback for all structures from any street, public or private, or any common parking area shall be ten (10') feet. Minimum setback for all structures from any collector or arterial street, as defined elsewhere in this chapter, shall be fifty (50') feet.

9. In appropriate cases, project shall be screened from adjoining areas by a buffer zone or barrier approved by the Planning Board.

10. Adequate provisions shall be made for the storage and removal of garbage.

11. Adequate provisions shall be made for snow removal on all sidewalks, streets, roads, driveways and parking areas within the project.

12. Each dwelling unit within a project shall have a separate thermostat to control heat.

13. Each dwelling unit shall be air conditioned by an air conditioning system with separate thermostats in each unit or in the alternative at least two through the wall air conditioner units shall be installed in each dwelling unit, but they shall not project outward more than one (1") beyond the face of the wall of the building in which they are installed.

14. Provisions shall be made for a master television antenna and no individual antenna shall be permitted on the exterior of any building.

15. All buildings within the project shall be designed and constructed with a sound proofing barrier between adjoining units, both horizontally and vertically.

16. No building shall contain more than twenty-eight (28) dwelling units and no wing of any one building shall contain more than twelve (12) units.

17. The maximum length of any one building as measured from one end to the other shall not exceed two hundred eighty (280') feet, but wherever any one building wall exceeds one hundred twenty five (125') feet in length, there shall be at least one five (5') foot setback every 125 feet. Common walls between wings of a building shall not exceed ten (10') feet in length.

§ 228-51 Permitted accessory uses.

Accessory uses and buildings permitted shall be:

A. Private garages, subject to the following:

(1) Any new structure which provides garage space shall have the garage attached as a part of the main building, not to exceed space for six (6) automobiles or two automobiles and three commercial vehicles as defined in § 228-224C.

[Amended 3-10-80 by Ord. No. 80-222; 12-22-86 by Ord. No. 86-815]

(2) Any existing structure may provide garage space in an accessory building within the required rear yard space not to exceed six (6) automobiles or two automobiles and three commercial vehicles as defined in 228-224C.

[Amended 3-10-80 by Ord. No. 80-222; 12-22-86 by Ord. No. 86-815]

§ 228-52 Prohibited uses.

[Amended 10-27-97 by Ord. No. 97-22]

Prohibited uses in buildings shall be:

A. Any use not listed in § 228-50 and 228-51 above and specifically including the following:

(1) Single family dwellings.

(2) Uses primarily engaged in the sale of merchandise from the premises.

(3) Beauty parlors, barber shops, shoe repair shops and television or appliance repair shops.

(4) Parking of trucks or other commercial vehicles as restricted in § 228-224C.

[Amended 2-5-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-M; 2-26-68 by Ord. No. 68-8-N; 5-24-71 by Ord. No. 71-8-BB]

(5) Fast food restaurants.

[Added 5-22-78 by Ord. No. 78-29]

(6) Mechanical amusement devices and mechanical amusement facilities.

[Added 6-25-79 by Ord. No. 79-146]

(7) Sex clubs and massage parlors.

[Added 12-13-82 by Ord. No. 82-480]

(8) Limousine or livery service.

[Added 8-28-89 by Ord. No. 89-51]

(9) Storage yard for wreckers and damaged or disabled vehicles associated with a wrecker operation.

[Added 10-27-97 by Ord. No. 97-22]

§ 228-53 Height limitations.

Height limits shall be the same as required in the R-1 District.

§ 228-54 Area and bulk requirements.

[Amended 12-22-86 by Ord. No. 86-815]

A. Minimum lot area: fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

B. Minimum lot width: one hundred (100) feet.

C. Front yards:

1. Front yard setback for principal and accessory buildings: thirty five (35) feet from any streetline including both streets on a corner lot.

2. All front yards shall be provided with a landscaped surface over the whole yard space, except that one 24 foot or two 12 foot paved driveways may be permitted to cross this required yard space.

D. Side yards:

1. Side yard setback for principal building: one side 10 feet, other side fifteen (15) feet. Within the fifteen (15) foot side yard, a driveway may be constructed provided that it is no closer than five (5) feet to the side lot line.

2. Private garages and paved off street parking areas are permitted within a side yard except that they shall not be closer than five (5) feet to a side lot line.

E. Rear yards:

1. Rear yards for principal buildings: 20 feet except that where there is to be a private garage or paved off street parking area located within the rear yard, no principal building shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to the rear lot line.

2. Private garages and paved off street parking spaces may be permitted within this rear yard space provided that no private garage or paved off street parking space shall be closer than 10 feet to the rear lot line.

3. No other accessory uses shall be permitted within the rear yard space.

F. Maximum height: two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.

G. Off street parking requirements shall be as provided for in § 228-56.

§ 228-55 Off street parking.

[Amended 9-12-66 by Ord. No. 66-8-F]

Off street parking requirements shall be:

A. Two (2) spaces for each single family dwelling.

B. All other uses to be approved by the Planning Board as provided for in § 228-56.

C. Development requirements for off street parking space:

(1) All driveways and off street parking spaces under the requirements of this section shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or concrete material so as to be hard surfaced and dust free.

(2) All off street parking spaces shall be provided with curbing or the equivalent so that vehicles cannot drive onto required landscaped areas.

(3) Screen planting of a dense evergreen material not less than four feet nor more than six (6) feet in height shall be provided in any locations where lights from vehicles within the off street parking area may shine directly into windows of adjacent residence buildings.

(4) In lieu of screen planting, a wooden fence of woven lattice, louvre type or split cedar with a maximum of one inch spacing shall be provided not less than four feet nor more than six (6) feet in height.

§ 228-56 Deleted.

[4-20-09 by Ord. No. 09-11]