For the purpose of this chapter, the Township
is hereby divided into the following types of zones, differentiated
according to use and area regulations, to be known and designated
as:
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AR-200
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Agricultural-Residential Zone
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R-120
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Residential Zone
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R-80
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Residential Zone
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R-40
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Residential Zone
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R-10
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Residential Zone
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R-10-MH
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Residential Zone
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RM
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Mixed Residential Zone
[Added 2-20-1986 by Ord. No. 86-2] |
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B
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Business Zone
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O and LI
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Office and Light Industrial Zone
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LI
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Light Industrial Zone
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I
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Industrial Zone
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PSCD Overlay District
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Planned Senior Citizen Development Overlay District
Added 8-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-12] |
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PAAD Overlay District
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Planned Active Adult Development Overlay District
[Added 6-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08] |
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EOZ
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Environmental Opportunity Zone
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-09] |
A.
The boundaries of the several zones are hereby established as depicted
upon a map entitled "Zoning Map," Township of Oxford, Warren County,
New Jersey," originally adopted December 18, 1978, last revised April
2018; a copy of said map being attached to and specifically incorporated
by reference as a part of this chapter.[1]
[Amended 2-20-1986 by Ord. No. 86-2; 7-21-1988 by Ord. No. 88-5; 8-16-1990 by Ord. No. 90-6; 6-17-1993 by Ord. No. 93-8; 11-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-9; 6-19-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6; 6-18-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4; 5-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-09; 7-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-10]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of
the Township Clerk.
B.
Interpretation of zone boundaries. Where uncertainty
exists as to any of said boundaries as shown on said map, the following
rules shall apply:
(1)
Zone boundary lines are intended to follow the center
line of the streets, railroad rights-of-way, streams and lot or property
lines as they exist on plats of record at the time of the passage
of this chapter, unless such zone boundary lines are fixed by dimensions
as shown on the Zoning Map.
(2)
Where such boundaries are not fixed by dimensions
and where they approximately follow lot lines, and where they do not
scale more than 10 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be
construed to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
(3)
In unsubdivided land and where a zone boundary divides
a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated
by dimensions shown on the map, shall be determined by the use of
the scale appearing thereon.
A.
Use regulations. Except as herein provided, no building
or structure or part thereof and no lot or land or part thereof shall
hereafter be used or occupied except in conformity, as stated below,
with the uses specified as permitted principal uses, permitted accessory
uses or conditional uses in each of the various zones by article
(1)
Permitted principal uses are permitted by right upon proper application to the Zoning Officer for a zoning permit, provided that said use is a use in conformance with the requirements of this chapter in the zone district in which the lot is located and, for uses so requiring, subject to the review and approval of a site plan pursuant to Chapter 265, Site Plan Review.
(2)
Accessory uses are permitted upon proper application
to and approval by the Zoning Officer for a zoning permit. The Zoning
Officer shall rely upon the following rules for determining the right
of the applicant to establish the proposed accessory use:
(a)
The proposed accessory use shall be customarily
associated with or provided with the permitted primary use existing
on the lot.
(b)
The extent, size and intensity of such proposed
accessory use shall be in keeping with the scale, nature and characteristics
of the permitted primary use on the lot.
(c)
Furthermore, any proposed accessory use or structure
which is contrary to the intent of the zone district in which the
lot is located shall be prohibited.
(3)
Conditional uses. It is hereby recognized that innovations
and changes in the technology of residential land development can
be beneficial to the future well-being of the Township but that such
benefits are unlikely to be realized through the uniform treatment
of area, yard and building requirements on a lot-by-lot basis, and
it is also recognized that certain uses are necessary to serve the
needs and convenience of the Township but which uses may be or become
inimical to the public health, safety and general welfare by reason
of their inherent nature and/or operation and, therefore, require
special and proper consideration of existing and probable future conditions
and characteristics of the surrounding area. Such uses are hereby
declared to be "conditional uses" and may be permitted in the zones
where specified upon application to and approval by the Land Use Board
and subject to the special regulations of this chapter governing the
procedures for considering conditional uses, all other applicable
regulations of this chapter and such other conditions and requirements
as may be stipulated in the approval of the conditional use.
B.
Area regulations. Except as herein provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, and no existing building or structure shall be moved, structurally altered, enlarged or rebuilt, except in conformity with the requirements as set forth in Article V, Schedule of Area, Yard and Bulk Regulations, of this chapter and the requirements of all other applicable regulations of this chapter.
