Borough of River Edge, NJ
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2023-12-11
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 416 Zoning
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Article XI Buffer Zones
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 15 Beautification Committee
- Ch 17 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 21 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 25 Environmental Commission
- Ch 29 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 33 Fire Department
- Ch 41 Insurance Fund
- Ch 45 Interlocal Services
- Ch 49 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 50 Affordable Housing
- Ch 51 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 55 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Meetings
- Ch 63 Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse Committee
- Ch 65 Officers and Employees
- Ch 68 Payroll Procedures
- Ch 71 Police Department
- Ch 79 Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs
- Ch 85 Retirement
- Ch 88 Senior Citizens of River Edge (Score)
- Ch 91 Traffic and Safety Committee
- Ch 93 Workmen's Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 108 Alarm Systems
- Ch 114 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 118 Amusement Devices
- Ch 122 Animals
- Ch 128 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 134 Bicycles and Bike Paths
- Ch 136 Block Parties
- Ch 140 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 142 Building Materials
- Ch 144 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 152 Business Establishments
- Ch 156 (Reserved)
- Ch 162 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 168 Checks, Dishonored
- Ch 174 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 178 Condominium Conversions
- Ch 182 Construction Trailers, Refuse Containers, Temporary Storage Containers and Temporary Toilet Facilities
- Ch 186 Contractors
- Ch 189 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 192 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 198 Emergencies
- Ch 201 Escrow Deposits
- Ch 202 Farmer's Market
- Ch 206 Fees
- Ch 208 Filming
- Ch 210 Fire Prevention
- Ch 216 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 222 Games of Chance
- Ch 226 Garage Sales
- Ch 232 Handbills
- Ch 238 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 239 Historic Artifacts
- Ch 240 Historic Preservation
- Ch 242 Hotels and Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 246 Hunting and Firearms
- Ch 250 Ice Cream Vendors
- Ch 256 Junkyards
- Ch 262 Library Books
- Ch 268 Licensing
- Ch 272 Littering
- Ch 286 Multiple Dwellings, Registration of
- Ch 292 News Vending Machines
- Ch 296 Noise
- Ch 300 Obscene Materials
- Ch 305 Parades and Special Events
- Ch 308 Parks and Public Lands
- Ch 314 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 320 Pesticides
- Ch 326 Plumbing
- Ch 328 Privately Owned Salt Storage
- Ch 330 Property Maintenance
- Ch 333 Public Utility Poles or Underground Facilities
- Ch 336 Rent Leveling
- Ch 337 Rental Property
- Ch 338 Seasonal Outdoor Dining
- Ch 339 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 342 Sewers
- Ch 346 Shopping Carts
- Ch 348 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 350 Site Plan Review
- Ch 354 Soil Removal
- Ch 358 Solid Waste
- Ch 360 Stormwater Control
- Ch 362 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 366 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 370 (Reserved)
- Ch 376 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 380 Tobacco
- Ch 382 Towing
- Ch 384 Trees
- Ch 386 Trespassing
- Ch 392 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 400 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 404 Vehicles, Impounded
- Ch 410 Waterways
- Ch 416 Zoning
- Ch 416 Art XI Buffer Zones
- § 416-59 Buffer zone requirements.
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 429 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 435 Administration
- Ch 438 Child-Care Facilities
- Ch 441 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 442 Food Handler's Certification
- Ch 444 Heating
- Ch 445 Hot Water
- Ch 453 Public Health Nuisances
- Ch 459 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 465 Weed Control
- Appendix
- Ch A473 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A474 Fiber Optic Cable Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
B.
Within any zone where a nonresidential development
or use abuts a residential zone, or where off-street parking and loading
for 10 or more vehicles abuts a street, the following buffer zone
and landscaping requirements shall apply:
(1)
A strip of land 10% of the average width and depth
of the property, but not less than five feet, when a nonresidential
use abuts a residential zone on the side or rear shall be designated
as a buffer zone.
(2)
Buffer zone between parking and loading areas and
streets shall be at least five feet wide.
(3)
The area encompassed in the buffer zone may be utilized
for the purposes of computing lot coverage, yard setbacks and open
space requirements.
(4)
Buffer zones shall be maintained and kept clean of
all debris and rubbish.
(5)
Buffer zones shall be kept in their natural state, where wooded, and, when natural vegetation is sparse, a continuous screen of plant material at least six feet in height and/or a solid or tightly-woven fence may be required so as to provide a year-round visual screen by the approving authority. Said planting may be placed in suitable areas in the buffer area as shall be required by the approving authority and the Borough of River Edge Shade Tree Committee and Beautification Committee. Any screen planting shall be maintained permanently, and any plant material which does not live shall be replaced within 30 days after the season permits. Failure to maintain fencing or to replace dead or diseased landscaping or any refuse which may collect therein shall be considered a violation of this chapter, in accordance with § 416-73 herein.
[Amended 5-18-1998 by Ord. No. 1220]
(6)
Underground utility easements shall be permitted in
the buffer zone.
C.
The approving authority shall have the power to waive
any of the buffer zone requirements if they determine an adequate
buffer can be provided in less than five feet while maintaining the
purpose of this section. The approving authority shall review the
proposed development and the standards and purposes for buffers considering
the location of buildings, parking areas, outdoor illumination and
topographic features of the area and existing features of natural
vegetation; the efficiency, adequacy and safety of the proposed layout
of driveways, streets, sidewalks and pedestrian walkways; the adequacy
and location of existing green areas and buffer zones; the adequacy
and location of screening and parking areas; structures and uses;
and similar features.
