[Amended 9-13-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-19]
All regulations which control development in
each of the districts designated in this chapter are set forth on
the attached Schedules IV-1 and VI-2 which are attached hereto and
made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedules IV-1 and IV-2 are
included at the end of this chapter.
A.
No building shall be erected, moved, altered, constructed,
reconstructed or enlarged except as specified in this chapter, nor
shall any land or building be used for any purpose or in any manner,
except in conformity with all the regulations, requirements and/or
restrictions specified in this chapter for the district in which such
building or land is located.
B.
In interpreting and applying this chapter, the requirements
contained herein are declared to be the minimum requirements for the
protection and promotion of the public health, safety, morals and
general welfare.
A.
Any use not specifically designated as a principal
permitted use, accessory use or conditional use is specifically prohibited
from any zone district in the Borough of Park Ridge.
B.
No yard or other open space provided about any building
for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall
be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building.
C.
The area or dimension of any lot, yard or other space
shall not be reduced to less than the minimum required by this chapter,
and if already existing at less than the minimum required by this
chapter, said area or dimension may be continued and shall not be
further reduced.
D.
All off-street parking and loading shall be located
on the lot on which the principal use is located.
E.
In cases of uncertainty or disagreement as to the
proper application of any of the requirements of this chapter, the
determination thereof shall lie with the Board of Adjustment.
F.
The sale or display of goods outside the confines
of a building or structure is prohibited, except for the following:
(1)
The sale of products for garden supply and building
material establishments.
(2)
The sale of gasoline and related automotive goods
at automobile service stations.
(3)
Sidewalk sales, subject to the issuance of the applicable
permit by the Borough.
(4)
Outdoor sales for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations,
subject to the issuance of any applicable permit by the Borough.
G.
Prohibition of sale of marijuana and related products in all zones.
[Added 10-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-017]
(1)
In every zoning district referred to in § 101-10 of this chapter, no land or building shall be used or allowed to be used for the sale of drug paraphernalia nor the distribution of marijuana, which includes retail and wholesale marijuana stores, retail and wholesale marijuana cultivation facilities, retail and wholesale marijuana products manufacturing facilities, and retail and wholesale marijuana testing facilities, and the operation of retail and wholesale marijuana social clubs, and all classes of cannabis establishments or cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services, nor drug paraphernalia as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16,[1] but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies
by a delivery service.
[Amended 4-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-007; 5-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-008
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
(2)
All activities related to the abovementioned retail and wholesale
uses such as, but not limited to, cultivation, possession, extraction,
manufacturing, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling,
transporting, delivering, dispensing, transferring and distributing
are expressly prohibited within the Borough. The foregoing shall not
be construed to limit any privileges or rights of a qualifying patient,
primary caregiver, registered or otherwise, or registered dispensary
pursuant to the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act,
N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1.
(3)
Fines and penalties. The maximum penalty for violation of any provision
of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be a fine not exceeding
$2,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days, at the discretion of the
Municipal Court Judge.
[Added 5-23-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-008]
As used in this chapter, "drug paraphernalia" means all equipment,
products and materials of any kind which are used or intended for
use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing,
compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing,
analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing,
ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body
a controlled dangerous substance, controlled substance analog or toxic
chemical, other than marijuana or hashish, in violation of this chapter.
It shall include, but not be limited to:
A.
Kits used or intended for use in planting, propagating, cultivating,
growing or harvesting of any species of plant, other than the plant
Cannabis sativa L., which is a controlled dangerous substance or from
which a controlled dangerous substance can be derived;
B.
Kits used or intended for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting,
producing, processing, or preparing controlled dangerous substances
or controlled substance analogs;
C.
Isomerization devices used or intended for use in increasing the
potency of any species of plant, other than the plant Cannabis sativa
L., which is a controlled dangerous substance;
D.
Testing equipment, other than fentanyl test strips, used or intended
for use identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or
purity of, controlled dangerous substances or controlled substance
analogs;
E.
Scales and balances used or intended for use in weighting or measuring
controlled dangerous substances or controlled substance analogs;
F.
Dilutants and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, mannitol,
mannite, dextrose and lactose, used or intended for use in cutting
controlled dangerous substances or controlled substance analogs;
G.
Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices used or intended
for use in compounding controlled dangerous substances or controlled
substance analogs;
H.
Capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers used or intended
for use in packaging small quantities of controlled dangerous substances
or controlled substance analogs;
I.
Containers and other objects used or intended for use in storing
or concealing controlled dangerous substances, controlled substance
analogs or toxic chemicals;
J.
Objects used or intended for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise
introducing cocaine, nitrous oxide or the fumes of a toxic chemical
into the human body, such as:
(1)
Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipes
with or without screens, permanent screens or punctured metal bowls;
(2)
Water pipes;
(3)
Carburetion tubes and devices;
(4)
Smoking and carburetion masks;
(5)
Roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning material that
has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;
(6)
Miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials;
(7)
Chamber pipes;
(8)
Carburetor pipes;
(9)
Electric pipes;
(10)
Air-driven pipes;
(11)
Chillums;
(12)
Bongs;
(13)
Ice pipes or chillers;
(14)
Compressed gas containers, such as tanks, cartridges or canisters,
that contain food-grade or pharmaceutical-grade nitrous oxide as a
principal ingredient;
(15)
Charges or charging bottles, meaning metal, ceramic or plastic
devices that contain an interior pin that may be used to expel compressed
gas from a cartridge or canister; and
(16)
Tubes, balloons, bags, fabrics, bottles or other containers
used to concentrate or hold in suspension a toxic chemical or the
fumes of a toxic chemical.
There shall be no more than one principal building
on each lot in any district, except as permitted for townhouses, garden
apartments and housing for the handicapped, as regulated herein.
[Amended 4-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-015]
There shall be no more than one principal use
on each lot in any residential district, ORL District and B-2 District.
Multiple uses shall be permitted on a lot in the B-1 District, provided
that offices within a mixed-use building shall be limited to the second
floor of the building.
Corner lots shall have two front yards for measurement
purposes.
Preexisting nonconforming owner-occupied two-family
dwellings shall be permitted to be enlarged or otherwise improved,
provided that no additional dwelling units result from the improvement
and that none of the applicable zone district's yard, coverage and
height restrictions are violated.