[Amended 2-13-1979 by Ord. No. 79:1]
No building, structure or premises shall be
used and no building or structure shall be erected or structurally
altered, except for the following uses:
A.
Professional, clerical, data processing and insurance
offices.
B.
Educational and technical training institutions and
schools.
C.
Communications offices and studios.
D.
Medical and dental offices subject to the minimum parking spaces required as contained in § 430-276 for the subject site.
[Added 9-18-2007 by Ord. No. 2007:30]
E.
In the O-2 Zoning District only, off-premises signs as defined per § 430-279, subject to the following requirements:
[Added 5-20-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014:07]
(1)
Minimum
lot area. The minimum lot area shall be the same as that required
for a permitted use in the zone where the off-premises sign is to
be located.
(2)
Lot
frontage. Lots where off-premises signs are to be located must have
lot frontage along a freeway, or frontage on a public roadway right-of-way
that is adjacent to and contiguous with a freeway, as freeways are
classified in the Circulation Element of the Township Master Plan.
(3)
Principal
permitted use. Off-premises signs are deemed a principal permitted
use of a lot, and are permitted as a second principal permitted use
on a lot, provided said lot has frontage along a freeway, or frontage
on a public roadway right-of-way that is adjacent to and contiguous
with a freeway, as freeways are classified in the Circulation Element
of the Township Master Plan.
(4)
Number
of off-premises signs. No more than one off-premises sign shall be
located on a lot.
(5)
Minimum
and maximum yard setbacks. The minimum setback of the off-premises
sign from any property line, right-of-way line, or any structure or
building shall be 20 feet. The maximum setback of the off-premises
sign from the right-of-way line of a freeway shall be 60 feet.
(6)
Minimum
setback from residential lot line. Off-premises signs shall not be
closer than 100 feet from a residential lot line or residentially
zoned lot.
(7)
Maximum
sign face area. The maximum sign face area of an off-premises sign
shall be 672 square feet.
(8)
Maximum
height. The maximum permitted height of an off-premises sign shall
not exceed 45 feet.
(9)
Sign configuration. The configuration of the sign shall not contain any “pop outs” or digitally animated messages or any of the prohibitions noted in § 430-283.
(10)
Off-premises sign structure and buffering requirements. The base
and support structure of the off-premises sign shall be of a color
that is compatible with the immediate area to make the structure as
unobtrusive as possible. The sign shall be landscaped with evergreen
and deciduous plant material in order screen the base of the sign
and screen the proposed off-premises sign from adjacent properties.
(11)
Lighting. Lighting for the off-premises sign shall be designed to
minimize impacts to the surrounding area no greater than the minimum
lighting levels as published by the Illuminating Engineering Society
of North America (IESNA). Said lighting shall be shielded to the maximum
extent practical in order to shield glare from the proposed sign and
shall be top-mounted to reduce light pollution. Off-premises signs
shall not be internally illuminated.
(12)
Site plan review. In addition to the required site plan checklist
items, the applicant shall provide visual representations to the Board,
demonstrating the visual impacts of the proposed off-premises sign.
These may be in the form of sealed diagrams or computer-generated
simulations of the off-premises sign as proposed. These materials
shall illustrate sight lines, views, and buffering of the proposed
off-premises sign from all adjoining properties. The site plan shall
limit the visual impacts on any adjoining properties and the highway
corridor. Removal of existing vegetation shall be minimized to the
greatest extent practical and shall be delineated on the site plan
for approval.
[Amended 12-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89:72]
Permitted accessory uses shall be any accessory uses on the same lot customary and incidental to any use permitted in this district, including but not necessarily limited to child-care centers subject to the requirements of § 430-143.
The following conditional uses shall be permitted:
A.
Banks and drive-in banks, subject to the following
standards:
(1)
Recognizing the need for substantial vehicle storage
area and drive-in window lanes, in addition to normal parking and
driveway area associated with a business use, the maximum percent
building coverage shall be 20%.
(2)
No driveway shall be located closer than 50 feet to
the nearest street intersection, and further, no such driveway shall
connect to a street frontage where such street frontage is located
in a residential district.
(3)
Each drive-in window shall have a minimum stacking
area for five cars. Stacking areas shall be separated from parking
aisles and driveways.
Height, area and yard requirements shall be as specified in the schedule of regulations in Article VI.
A.
There shall be established along the line of any lot
that is contiguous to any residential district, unless the lot line
coincides with a state or federal highway, a buffer area as defined
and regulated in this chapter of at least 25 feet in width, plus five
additional feet of width for each ten-foot interval or fraction thereof
of the building height of the principal building. The buffer area
shall be landscaped, and fencing shall be provided as required to
provide appropriate screening of the lot adjoining the residential
districts.
[Amended 12-8-1987 by Ord. No. 87:55]
B.
Storage. All materials and equipment shall be stored
in the principal building(s) or shall otherwise be screened by walls,
fences and landscaping as may be determined by the Planning Board
to be adequate to appropriately screen such materials and equipment
from outside the boundaries of the lot.
C.
Landscaped green area. A minimum twenty-five foot
landscaped green area setback shall be provided along the street right-of-way
line where the lot fronts on Highway Route Nos. 10 and 46.
[Added 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:7]
A.
Off-street parking spaces, together with appropriate access, shall be provided on the same lot as the building it is intended to serve in accordance with the standards of Article XXXVII.
B.
Off-street parking spaces shall be located only in
the side and rear yards; provided, however, that no parking space
or associated aisle or driveway shall be located nearer than five
feet to any side or rear lot line, nor shall a parking area be nearer
than five feet to any building, and provided that complete building
perimeter parking is prohibited.
C.
No off-street parking or loading area shall be located
within any required buffer area or landscaped green area.
[Added 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:7]
Signs shall be permitted, subject to the sign regulations of Article XXXVIII.
