Any nonconforming use or structure existing
on September 5, 1988, may be continued upon the lot or in the structure
so occupied, and any such structure may be restored or repaired in
the event of partial destruction thereof.
A.
If a nonconforming use or structure ceases operations
for a continuous period of more than one year then this shall be deemed
to be an intent to abandon such use and any subsequent use shall conform
to the regulations of this section.
B.
If abandonment occurs involuntarily, the owner may
request that the discontinuance be continued beyond the one-year period,
provided that application for extension is made within the initial
one-year period.
A.
A nonconforming use of a portion of a building may
be extended throughout the building if no structural alterations are
made therein other than those necessary to assure the structural safety
of the building, provided such extension may include structural alterations
when authorized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment as a special exception.
B.
A nonconforming use of a building or land may be extended
up to 25% of the area occupied by such use on September 5, 1988, when
authorized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment as a special exception.
Any such extension or enlargements shall be immediately adjacent to
the existing nonconforming use, shall be located on the lot held in
the same ownership as of that date and shall conform to the area and
height regulations of the district in which it is situated.
A nonconforming use of a building or land may
be changed to a conforming use of the same or more restricted classification
when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Whenever a nonconforming use of a building or land has been changed
to a use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a use of less
restricted classification.
[Amended 3-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5; 12-13-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-15; 12-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-07]
Except as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35, a
building may be erected on any lot as shown on the Springfield Township
Tax Map as of December 13, 2006. The foregoing shall apply notwithstanding
that two or more contiguous lots are held in common ownership and
one or more of such lots do not conform to the minimum lot area requirement
of the zone in which the property is located. Both principal and accessory
structures on such lots must comply with all other bulk requirements
applicable in the zone.
A.
Maximum building coverage:
(1)
Lots up to and including one acre: 15%.
(2)
Lots over one acre up to and including two acres:
10%.
(3)
Lots over two acres up to and including three acres:
7.5%.
(4)
Lots over three acres up to and including four acres:
6%.
(5)
Lots over four acres up to and including five acres:
5.5%.
(6)
Lots over five acres up to and including six acres:
5%.
(7)
Lots over six acres up to and including seven acres:
4.5%.
(8)
Lots over seven acres up to and including eight acres:
4%.
(9)
Lots over eight acres up to and including nine acres:
3.75%.
(10)
Lots over nine acres: 3.5%.
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Editor's Note: Former § 215-105,
Inclusion in recorded plans, as amended, was repealed 12-12-2007 by
Ord. No. 2007-07.
No lot area shall be so reduced that the area
of the lot or the dimensions of the open spaces shall be smaller than
herein prescribed.
