[Amended 6-24-1980 by Ord. No. 80-41; 7-29-1980 by Ord. No.
80-44; 9-20-1988 by Ord. No. 88-58; 7-11-1995 by Ord. No. 95-27; 5-26-1998 by Ord. No. 98-17; 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. O-014-09]
The following principal and conditional uses are permitted in
the N-C Neighborhood Commercial Zone:
A.
Mixed-use buildings that meet the following requirements:
[Amended 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-17]
(1)
Maximum
density of 28 units per acre.
(2)
Permitted
nonresidential uses, other than office uses, occupy the first floor
along all street-facing facades with a depth of at least 30 feet measured
from the building wall. A residential lobby may also occupy the first
floor frontage.
(3)
Any
curb cut for access lanes to parking shall not interrupt the street
frontage of the building.
(4)
All
parking shall be fully screened or enclosed so as not to be visible
from any public area.
B.
Retail stores.
C.
Personal service establishments.
D.
Restaurants, where the principal use is the sale and service of food.
If food is to be consumed on the premises, it must be within the building
where purchased or within the designated dining area, not including
the parking area. The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages
on the premises is permitted where sold and served only as an incident
to the principal use.
E.
Business and professional offices, medical offices and banks, except
that such uses shall not be permitted on the ground floor.
F.
Educational play centers.
I.
Municipal facilities, subject to Planning Board approval.
J.
Cannabis retailers licensed by the State of New Jersey and the Township
of Montclair, subject to the following conditions:
[Added 8-10-2021 by Ord.
No. O-21-18]
[Added 10-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-38]
The following accessory uses are permitted in
the N-C Neighborhood Commercial Zone:
A.
Residential garages as permitted in the R-4 Zone.
B.
Outdoor and indoor parking facilities appurtenant
to commercial uses, provided that a parking facility accessory to
one use may be used for parking accessory to other uses expressly
permitted in the N-C Zone. However, it may not be used to fulfill
a parking requirement for such other uses.
[Amended 1-17-1984 by Ord. No. 84-1]
A.
Lot size requirements shall be the same as in the
R-4 Zone, for uses permitted in that zone.
B.
For new commercial uses and mixed-use buildings, the
minimum lot width shall be 60 feet, with a minimum lot size of 6,000
square feet, except that existing isolated lots may be utilized, down
to a minimum width of 40 feet and a minimum lot size of 4,000 square
feet, or with no restriction where such lot is adjoined by continuous
business building frontage.
[Amended 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-17]
[Added 4-19-1988 by Ord. No. 88-16]
Impervious surfaces shall not exceed 80% of
the lot area.
A.
Maximum height and number of stories.
[Amended 9-20-1988 by Ord. No. 88-58; 10-4-1988 by Ord. No.
88-61; 11-1-1988 by Ord. No. 88-66; 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 06-17; 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-17]
(1)
The maximum building height shall be 36 feet for residential
buildings and for mixed-use buildings. For this provision, a residential
building must include at least one full story of a residential use.
The maximum building height shall be 24 feet for nonresidential buildings.
(2)
Maximum number of stories: three stories for residential
buildings and mixed-use buildings; two stories for nonresidential
buildings.
B.
Setbacks for new residential buildings shall be as
specified in the R-4 Zone.
C.
For new commercial and mixed-use buildings, the following
setback requirements shall apply:
[Amended 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-17]
(1)
Minimum front yard setbacks shall be 20 feet, except
that where an existing building is being replaced, the new setback
is not required to be larger, and where the lot is adjoined by a building
or buildings with a lesser setback, such lesser existing setback shall
apply.
(2)
A minimum side yard of eight feet is required where
adjoining a residential zone. No side yard is required otherwise,
except that, where provided, such side yard shall have a minimum width
of six feet.
(3)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet.
[Amended 9-20-1988 by Ord. No. 88-58]
Accessory structures shall comply with the height
and setback requirements for principal structures in the N-C Zone.
Parking areas and driveways shall be set back at least four feet from
side and rear property lines. No parking area shall be permitted between
any building and the front property line (or front property lines
in the case of corner lots) nor within 10 feet of a front property
line, with such interval to be appropriately landscaped.
