Borough of Fort Lee, NJ Article XVI D-1 Redevelopment Overlay District

[Added 3-27-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-7]

§ 410-81 District criteria.

The zoning criteria for Block 6101, Lots 13, 14, 15 and 20 and Block 6102, Lots 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 as shown on the Fort Lee Tax Map shall be as follows:

A. Principal permitted uses:

(1) Offices.

(2) Retail sales and service.

(3) Restaurants, excluding take-out restaurants and/or restaurants with drive-through facilities.

(4) Day-care centers.

(5) Mixed use of any of the above.

B. Permitted accessory uses:

(1) Structured off-street parking, located within office buildings.

(2) Open lot off-street parking for any permitted use. Provision of such parking is permitted on any lot within the redevelopment area, including those which are not directly contiguous to, or separated by a street from, the lot(s) upon which the principal permitted use is proposed.

(3) Off-street loading and unloading.

(4) Accessory retail tales in office buildings, as per § 410-35A(6) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Fort Lee.

C. Bulk standards:

(1) Maximum building heights shall be as follows:

(a) One hundred feet for office buildings, for new construction or additions to existing buildings.

(b) Forty feet for all other uses.

(2) Rooftop mechanical equipment is permitted. All rooftop mechanical equipment must be properly screened.

(3) Maximum lot coverage, as defined in § 410-7 of the Borough of Fort Lee Zoning Ordinance, shall be 85% of the lot area.

(4) Minimum front yard requirements for new construction shall be in accordance with the following formula:

(a) The greater of 3/4 the building height less 1/2 the adjacent right-of-way width, or if the adjacent right-of-way is less than 60 feet in width, 1/2 the difference between the right-of-way width and 60 feet.

(5) Minimum side yard requirements for new construction shall be in accordance with the following:

(a) Fifteen feet or 1/4 the building height, whichever is greater.

(b) No side yard shall be required for a building that does not exceed 30 feet in height.

(6) Minimum rear yard requirements for new construction shall be in accordance with the following:

(a) Fifteen feet or 1/3 the building height, whichever is greater.

(7) Any parcel directly abutting Bridge Plaza North and its approach ramps shall not be required to maintain a side or rear yard on the side or sides abutting said plaza and its approach ramps.

(8) Renovation to existing buildings shall maintain existing setbacks from front and side lot lines.

(9) The bulk standards provided herein shall supersede all bulk, density, area and height provisions of the Borough of Fort Lee Zoning Ordinance.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 345, Site Plan Review.

D. Signage. Regulations pertaining to signs shall be pursuant Article XII of the Borough of Fort Lee Zoning Ordinance, as specifically provided for the C-3 Zone.

E. Parking and loading. Regulations pertaining to off-street parking and loading shall be pursuant to Article VI of the Borough of Fort Lee Site Plan Review Ordinance.