A.
Continuation. Any lawful use of a building or land
existing or authorized by a building permit at the effective date
of this chapter may be continued although such use does not conform
to the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Extension. A nonconforming use of a building or land
may not be extended or expanded.
C.
Changes. A nonconforming use of a building or land
may be changed to a nonconforming use of the same or a more restricted
classification. Whenever a nonconforming use of a building or land
has been changed to a use of a more restricted classification or to
a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a use
of a less restricted classification.
D.
Restoration. A nonconforming building wholly or partially
destroyed by a fire, explosion, flood or other phenomenon, or legally
condemned, may be reconstructed, repaired and used for the same nonconforming
use, provided that building reconstruction shall be commenced within
one year from the date the building was destroyed or condemned, and
shall be carried on without interruption.
E.
Abandonment. It shall be presumed that a nonconforming
use has been abandoned when there has been a cessation of the exercise
of such nonconforming use for the continuous period of one year. The
presumption of abandonment of such nonconforming use shall be conclusive
when the Township Zoning Administrator shall give written notice of
the abandonment to the owner of the property involved, personally
or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and no application
for a hearing before the Township Planning Board is filed by the owner
or other interested party within 60 days of the service of such notice.
The Planning Board shall hold a hearing on the question of abandonment
if an application is made therefor within 60 days after service of
such notice and, after hearing, shall grant or deny the application.
The applicant shall have the burden of producing evidence of lack
of abandonment at such hearing.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
A.
In residential districts, no principal building other than a farm building shall exceed 35 feet in height. For regulations affecting accessory structures see § 700-52 regulating accessory structures. In nonresidential districts the provisions of each zoning district governs.
B.
Mechanical equipment located on the roof of buildings
shall be shielded from view in a manner acceptable to the approving
agency.
A building may be erected on any lot held in
single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter
which is not of the required minimum area or width, when approved
by the Planning Board, provided that adequate sanitation provisions
shall be made.
No lot area shall be so reduced that the area
of the lot or the dimensions of the open spaces shall be smaller than
herein prescribed.
[Added 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
When two or more lots are under the same ownership
and one or more of these lots are undersized in area or dimension,
the land holdings shall be considered as one lot for the purpose of
planning.
The Planning Board may authorize as a conditional
use the conversion of any dwelling existing at the effective date
of this chapter on a designated lot into a dwelling for not more than
three families, subject to the following requirements:
A.
The lot area per family, yards and building area shall
not be reduced to less than the requirements for the district in which
such lot is situated.
B.
No structural alteration of the building exterior
shall be made, except as may be necessary for purposes of sanitation
or safety.
C.
Such conversion shall be authorized only for a large
building which has relatively little economic value or usefulness
as a single-family dwelling or other conforming use.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 21-2003]
This chapter shall not apply to existing property
or to buildings or structures used or to be used by public utilities
in furnishing service if, upon a petition of the public utility, the
Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall, after a hearing, of which
the Greenwich Township Council and any other municipal agency from
whom the appeal is taken and all parties primarily concerned shall
have notice, decide that the present or proposed situation of the
building or structure in question is reasonably necessary for the
service, convenience or welfare of the public.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
A.
An accessory structure shall not be located within
any front or side yard area.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 21-2003]
B.
Accessory structures shall be set back from the side
and rear property lines a distance of five feet.
C.
An accessory structure must be set back not less than
10 feet further from the street line than the rearmost portion of
the principal structure.
D.
An accessory structure may not exceed a height of
17 feet or one story, whichever is less.
E.
An accessory structure may not exceed more than 25%
of the rear yard area or accommodate more than 600 square feet, whichever
is less.
On any corner lot, no wall, fence or other structure
shall be erected or altered, and no hedge, tree, shrub or other growth
shall be maintained, which may cause danger to traffic on a street
or public road by obscuring the view.
A.
No building may be erected, altered or used and no
lot or premises may be used in or within 500 feet of a residence district
for any use which is noxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust,
vibration, illumination or noise or which constitutes a public hazard
whether by fire, explosion or otherwise.
B.
Outdoor theaters and amusement parlors or arcades
shall not be permitted in any district.
[Added 9-19-1983 by Ord. No. 13-1983]
C.
Class 5 cannabis retail establishments 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 are hereby prohibited from operating anywhere
in the Township of Greenwich. Furthermore, retail sales in cultivation
facilities, manufacturing facilities, wholesaling facilities, and
distribution facilities are expressly prohibited.
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 8-2021]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33.
D.
All cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery
services are hereby prohibited from operating within the Township
of Greenwich in any area other those zoned Business Park and Manufacturing
except for the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by
a delivery service.
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 8-2021]
A.
Not less than one off-street parking space, with proper
access from a street or alley, shall be provided on any lot on which
a main building is hereafter erected, and the following types of uses
shall provide off-street parking space as indicated, which parking
space shall have proper access from a street or alley and shall be
located on or near the lot on which such use is situated:
(1)
The required number of parking spaces shall be as
prescribed by the Schedule of Minimum Parking Requirements.
(a)
Where a particular development contains more
than one use, its minimum parking requirement shall be the sum of
the requirements of its component uses.
(b)
Where an applicant can demonstrate that fewer
parking spaces would be required, the approving authority may allow
a lesser number, provided that the applicant can show on the approved
site plan how the required additional spaces could be added, if necessary,
without violating the impervious coverage requirements of this chapter.
(2)
Schedule of Minimum Parking Requirements.
|
Use
|
Number of Parking Spaces
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assembly operations
|
1 per 800 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Auto sales
|
1 per 300 square feet of showroom area and sales
office
| ||
|
Bar
|
1 per 2 seats
| ||
|
Baseball, soccer, softball or football field
|
10 to 15 per field, to be determined at site
plan review
| ||
|
Bowling alley
|
4 per alley
| ||
|
Car wash
|
10 per washing lane
| ||
|
Cemetery
|
1 per 400 square foot of gross floor area for
office
| ||
|
Clubs
|
20, plus 5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area
| ||
|
Community center
|
Minimum of 20, plus spaces for office and plus
20 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Doctor's/dentist's office, in home
|
1 per 200 square feet of office
| ||
|
Farm
|
2
| ||
|
Fiduciary institutions
|
5.4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area,
or 8 per teller window
| ||
|
Funeral home
|
10, plus 20 per 1,000 square feet devoted to
public area
| ||
|
Golf course
|
4 per hole
| ||
|
Gymnasium
|
To be determined at site plan review
| ||
|
Home occupation
|
Minimum of 3, plus 1 per employee
| ||
|
Hospital
|
1.5 per bed
| ||
|
Industrial
|
1 per employee on any maximum shift, plus 10%
or 3.3 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Library
|
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Lumberyard
|
1 per 5,000 square feet of gross yard area
| ||
|
Manufacturing
|
1 per 800 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Medical center and medical professional office
|
1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area, minimum
10
| ||
|
Mortuary
|
10 per viewing room and chapel, minimum of 30
| ||
|
Motel/hotel
|
1 per room
| ||
|
Museum
|
1 per each 600 square feet
| ||
|
Neighborhood convenience center
|
Same as shopping center
| ||
|
Nightclub
|
1 per 3 seats
| ||
|
Nursing home
|
1 per 2 beds
| ||
|
Offices
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Park
|
As approved on site plan
| ||
|
Pool (community)
|
1 per 10 square feet of water surface area
| ||
|
Post office
|
3.4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Quarries
|
To be determined at site plan review
| ||
|
Receiving
|
1 per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Research
|
1 per employee on any maximum shift, or 4 per
1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Restaurant
|
1 per 3 seats, plus 1 per employee; 1 per 30
square feet of gross floor area in drive-through establishments
| ||
|
Retail store
|
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Residential uses:
| |||
|
Single-family detached
|
2 per unit
| ||
|
Duplex single-family and townhouses
|
2 per unit
| ||
|
Multifamily apartments
|
1.5 per unit up to 1 bedroom and den or 2 bedrooms;
each additional bedroom shall require an additional 1/2 parking space
| ||
|
School:
| |||
|
Elementary
|
2 per classroom, but not less than 1 per teacher
and staff plus 10%
| ||
|
Intermediate
|
1.5 per classroom, but not less than 1 per teacher
and staff
| ||
|
Secondary
|
10 per classroom, but not less than 2 per teacher
and staff
| ||
|
Skating rink
|
8 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Service station or public garage
|
4 per bay and work area
| ||
|
Shopping center
|
5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area*,
excluding theaters
| ||
|
Storage areas
|
1 per employee on any maximum shift, plus 10%
| ||
|
Tennis courts
|
1.5 per court
| ||
|
Theater
|
1 per 3 seats
| ||
|
Truck sales
|
1 per 300 square feet of showroom area and sales
office
| ||
|
Utilities
|
3 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
Veterinarian
|
6 per doctor
| ||
|
Warehouse
|
1 per employee on any maximum shift, plus 10%,
whichever is greater
| ||
|
YMCA
|
2 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| ||
|
* NOTE: A maximum of 20% of the gross floor
area can be office use without additional parking for the office use.
Office use above 20% shall require parking at the appropriate scale.
|
(3)
Where a particular function contains more than one
use, the minimum parking requirements shall be the sum of the component
parts. Where an applicant can demonstrate that fewer parking spaces
would be required, the approving authority may allow a lower number,
provided that the applicant shows on the approved site plan how the
required additional spaces could be added if necessary without violating
the impervious surface coverage requirements of this chapter.
(4)
Parking for handicapped.
(a)
Parking spaces for handicapped persons shall
be 12 feet by 18 feet and shall be provided at the following rate:
|
Total Number of Spaces
|
Number of Handicapped Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 50
|
1
| |
|
51 to 200
|
2
| |
|
More than 200
|
1% of total
|
(b)
The location of handicapped stalls shall be
in an area which is accessible to the building or buildings which
the facility serves.
(c)
Each handicapped space or group of spaces shall
be identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the international
symbol of access.
B.
Driveways, aisles and buffer areas. Location of parking
areas shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
No parking shall be permitted in designated fire lanes,
streets, driveways, aisles, sidewalks or turning areas.
(2)
No parking spaces shall be located in any required
buffer or screen areas.
(3)
Parking spaces for apartments/townhouses shall be
within 100 feet of the building being served. Commercial and industrial
parking shall be located on the lot, unless a cooperative arrangement
has been approved by the Planning Board.
C.
Off-street parking facilities existing at the effective
date of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced to an amount
less than that required under this chapter for a similar new building
or new use. Off-street parking facilities provided to comply with
the provisions of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below
the requirements of this chapter.
D.
Parking spaces provided to serve professional offices
and other accessory uses permitted in residence districts, and parking
spaces provided to serve nonconforming commercial or industrial uses
in residence districts, shall be located to the rear of the required
front yard. Such parking areas shall be appropriately landscaped for
the benefit of residential property owners adjoining and directly
opposite therefrom.
E.
In order to minimize traffic congestion and hazards,
all off-street parking areas for commercial, manufacturing and industrial
uses shall be physically separated from a street or sidewalk, except
for entrance and exit points, by a curb, planting strip, wall or other
suitable barrier not more than three feet in height. All parking areas
shall be designed in such a manner as to prohibit vehicles from backing
out onto a street. Parking stalls and traffic flow directions shall
be clearly marked and well maintained.
A.
Off-street loading and unloading space, with proper
access from a street or alley, shall be provided on any lot on which
a building for trade or business is hereafter erected or substantially
altered.
(1)
Adequate areas shall be provided in all commercial
and office districts for the loading and unloading of delivery trucks
and other vehicles; the servicing of shops by refuse collection, fuel,
fire and other service vehicles. Such areas shall be paved with a
hard surface acceptable to the Township Engineer.
(2)
The required number of loading areas shall be as prescribed
by the Schedule of Minimum Loading Requirements:
|
Schedule of Minimum Loading Requirements
|
|
Use
|
Minimum Number of Spaces*
|
Gross Floor Area at Which First Berth
is Required
(square feet)
|
Gross Floor Area at Which Second Berth
is Required
(square feet)
|
Number of Additional Square Feet for Additional
Berth
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Assembly operations
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Airport
|
0
|
None required
| |||
|
Auto sales
|
1
|
10,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Bar
|
1
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
| |
|
Bowling alley
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Car wash
|
0
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Fiduciary institutions
|
0
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Finishing operations
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Golf course
|
0
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Hospital
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Industrial
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Library
|
0
|
None required
| |||
|
Lumberyard
|
1
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
| |
|
Manufacturing
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Medical center
|
0
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Mortuary
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Museum
|
1
|
N.A.
|
N.A.
|
N.A.
| |
|
Neighborhood convenience center
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Nightclub
|
1
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
| |
|
Offices
|
0
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Park
|
0
|
None required
| |||
|
Pilot plants
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Pool
|
0
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Receiving
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Research
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Restaurant
|
1
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
20,000
| |
|
Retail store
|
1
|
10,000
|
20,000
|
20,000
| |
|
School
|
1
|
N.A.
|
N.A.
|
N.A.
| |
|
Service station
|
0
|
None required
| |||
|
Shipping
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Shopping center
|
1
|
10,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Storage area
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
Theater
|
0
|
None required
| |||
|
Truck sales
|
1
|
10,000
|
40,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Utilities
|
0
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Veterinarian hospital
|
1
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Warehouse
|
1
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
30,000
| |
|
* NOTE: The minimum number of spaces shall prevail
for uses that have not attained the gross floor area where the first
space is required. Uses not listed shall provide sufficient spaces
as determined by the approving authority using the schedule as a guide.
|
B.
Location of loading areas shall meet the following
requirements:
(1)
No loading area shall be located in any required buffer
or screen.
(2)
No off-street loading and maneuvering areas will be
located in any front yard or require any part of a street.
(3)
Loading spaces shall abut the building being served
and be located to directly serve the building for which the space
is being provided.
(4)
Loading spaces for shopping centers may be located
in any side or rear yard.
C.
Loading spaces shall be no smaller than 10 feet by
35 feet and shall have a minimum clearance of 14 feet.
A.
Nonresidential uses.
(1)
All exterior lighting fixtures shall be cutoff luminaries.
(2)
Light fixtures adjacent to residential uses and/or
districts shall be shielded to prevent glare.
(3)
Mounting heights for exterior lighting shall comply
with the following schedule:
|
Building Height
|
Fixture Mounting Height
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to 24 feet
|
16 feet
| |
|
25 to 34 feet
|
18 feet
| |
|
35 feet or greater
|
25 feet
|
(4)
The lighting intensity for a nonresidential use shall
not exceed 60 footcandles.
(5)
The lighting intensity at a property line adjacent
to a residential use and/or district shall not exceed 0.25 footcandle.
B.
Streetlights.
(1)
A lighting plan shall be provided with all major subdivision
application for review and approval of the Planning Board.
(2)
Residential streets.
(a)
Light standards shall not exceed a height of
16 feet on all residential streets.
(b)
Laminated wood poles shall be used for all streetlighting.
(c)
Streetlighting fixtures shall be the "Traditionaire"
or "Acorn" type fixtures.
(d)
Light standards shall be placed at a minimum
distance of 400 feet on centers with fifty-watt minimum high-pressure
sodium luminaries.
(e)
Lighting at residential street intersections
shall be two hundred-watt minimum high-pressure sodium luminaries.
(f)
"Cobrahead" fixtures shall be permitted on an
individual basis as determined by the Planning Board.
A temporary permit may be authorized by the
Township Council for a nonconforming structure or use, such as a fair,
carnival, street banners, use of a portable building as an office
during construction of a permanent building and similar temporary
uses which it deems beneficial to the public health or general welfare
or which it deems necessary to promote the proper development of the
community, provided that such nonconforming structure or use shall
be completely removed upon expiration of the permit without cost to
the Township. Such a permit shall be issued for a specified period
of time, not exceeding one year, and may be renewed annually for an
aggregate period of not more than three years, including the original
authorization.
[Amended 5-16-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2011]
The front yard of a proposed building in R-3
Residence Districts and in C-1 Commercial Districts may be decreased
in depth to the average alignment of existing buildings within 100
feet on each side of the proposed building and within the same block,
if such alignment of existing buildings is less than the front yard
requirement for the district.
When considering requests for conditional uses,
variances, amendments or changes in this chapter or the Zoning Map,
the governing body or Planning Board shall be guided by the following
standards:
A.
Consideration of the size, scope, nature, character
and extent of the use desired and assurance that the use is consistent
with the plan for future land use and the spirit, purpose and intent
of this chapter.
B.
Consideration of the suitability of the particular
property for the proposed use, the character of development of surrounding
properties and a determination that the proposed use shall be appropriate
in the area and will not substantially injure or detract from the
use of surrounding property or from the character of the neighborhood.
C.
A determination that the proposed use will promote
the harmonious and orderly development of the district in which it
is located and that it will serve the best interests of the Township,
the convenience of the community (where applicable) and the public
health, safety, morals and general welfare.
D.
Consideration of the suitability of the proposed location
of a use with respect to traffic and highways in the area and assurance
that adequate access and off-street parking arrangements are provided
in order to protect major streets from undue congestion and hazard.
Additional parking may be required by the Planning Board if analysis
of the proposed type of operation and numbers of employees and visitors
involved indicates the above ratio will not generate sufficient parking
spaces.
E.
Assurance that the proposed change is reasonable in
terms of the logical efficient and economical extension of public
services and facilities such as public water, sewers, police and fire
protection and public schools.
F.
Consideration, where appropriate, of the standards for site and building plan review included in Chapter 610 of the Code of the Township of Greenwich.
G.
Imposition of conditions, in addition to those required
to safeguard the general purpose and intent of the Master Plan and
this chapter and use of adjacent properties, which conditions may
relate to but not be limited to harmonious design of buildings, appearance,
plantings, sight or sound screens, landscaping, hours of operation,
lighting, numbers of persons involved, allied activities, ventilation,
noise, sanitation, safety, smoke and fume control and minimizing of
noxious, offensive or hazardous elements. Generally, the use will
serve the best interests of the Township.
H.
The architecture will be compatible with the neighborhood.
[Amended 10-15-1990 by Ord. No. 14-1990; 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
A.
No fence may be erected without obtaining a zoning
permit from the Zoning Officer.
B.
No fence shall exceed a height of six feet except
as provided below:
(1)
Tennis courts may be surrounded by a non-opaque fence
with a maximum of 12 feet in height. The fence shall be located within
the building setback requirements.
(2)
Licensed cannabis businesses in the BP Business Park District and
M-D Manufacturing District shall be enclosed by a security fence with
a height of eight feet.
[Added 7-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 8-2021]
C.
Fences may not be located within a required front
yard area unless they meet the following standards:
(1)
Fences located in a front yard must consist of a nonsolid
wood type construction, preferably split rail. (Chain-link fences
are prohibited in front yards.)
(2)
No fence may be located within a required site triangle
or be erected in a manner that would impede the visibility at street
and driveway intersections.
D.
The finished side of the fence must face towards the
adjacent property.
E.
No fence shall be topped with or contain barbed wire,
metal spikes or constructed in a manner that may be dangerous to a
person or animals except as provided below:
(1)
Farms are exempt from this regulation.
F.
No fence shall be permitted to alter or impede the
natural flow of water in any stream, creek, drainage swale or ditch.
H.
All fences shall be maintained in an adequate manner
so that broken elements are promptly replaced and elements requiring
paint are painted as necessary.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
Buffer areas shall be required as part of any
site plan or major subdivision and are required along all lot lines
and street lines in accordance with the following standards:
A.
District regulations.
(1)
A landscape buffer of 25 feet, where feasible, shall
be provided around the perimeter of all new major subdivisions.
(2)
A landscape buffer of 50 feet shall be provided between
any residential use or zone and a nonresidential use or zone.
(3)
A landscape buffer of 25 feet shall be provided along
any existing exterior public street in any zone. Berms shall be used
where appropriate in conjunction with the landscape buffer.
B.
General standards.
(1)
Buffer areas shall be developed in an aesthetic manner
for the primary purposes of screening views and reducing noise penetration
beyond the lot. Buffer widths shall be measured horizontally and perpendicularly
to lot and street lines. No structure, activity, storage of materials
or parking of vehicles shall be permitted in a buffer area. The standards
for the location and design of buffer areas are intended to provide
flexibility in order to provide effective buffers. The location and
design of buffers shall consider the use of the portion of the property
being screened; the distance between the use and the adjoining property
line; differences in elevations; the type of buffer such as dense
planting, existing woods, a wall or fence; buffer height; buffer width;
and other combinations of man-made and natural features. The buffer
shall be designed, planted, graded, landscaped and developed with
the general guideline that the closer a use or activity is to a property
line, or the more intense the use, the more effective the buffer area
must be in obscuring the light and vision and reducing noise beyond
the lot.
(2)
All buffer areas shall be planted and maintained with
either grass or ground cover, together with a screen of live shrubs
or scattered planting of live trees, shrubs or other plant material
meeting the following requirements:
(a)
The preservation of all natural wooded tracts
shall be an integral part of all site plans and may be calculated
as part of the required buffer area, provided the growth is of a density
and the area has sufficient width to serve the purpose of a buffer.
Where additional plantings are necessary to establish an appropriate
tone for an effective buffer, said plantings may be required.
(b)
Buffers shall consist of a mixture of trees
and shrubs which are predominately evergreen. The species used within
the landscape buffer is subject to the review and approval of the
reviewing agency and Township Planner. All materials shall be of a
species common to the area, of nursery stock and free of insect and
disease.
(c)
Landscape buffers shall consist of a minimum
of two staggered rows of evergreen trees each planted 15 feet apart.
Evergreen trees shall have a height of six to eight feet and should
be balled, burlapped and sheared.
(d)
Shrubs shall have a minimum height of three
feet when planted and be of such density as will obscure, throughout
the full course of the year, the glare of automobile headlights emitted
from the premises, or in the case of a residential development, onto
the premises.
(e)
Any plant material which does not live shall
be replaced within one year of one growing season.
(f)
Buffer and screen plantings and landscaping
shall be broken at points of vehicular and pedestrian access to assure
a clear sight triangle.
(3)
The following regulations are applicable in every
zoning district and shall be in addition to the specific landscape
and buffer standards contained herein:
(a)
All buffer and/or screen plantings along major
highways/arterials may require a berm as an integral part of the landscaping.
(b)
Buffers adjacent to any arterial street right-of-way
shall consist of a minimum of two staggered rows of evergreen trees,
15 feet on center, five feet to six feet in height. One deciduous
tree with a minimum 2 1/2 inch caliper shall be planted every
30 feet on center; and 2 1/2 inch caliper deciduous trees shall
be planted every 50 feet on center.
(c)
Basins shall not be included within the buffer
area.
C.
Tree protection, preservation and management.
(1)
Development should be designed to encourage the retention
of existing vegetation.
(2)
Trees greater than eight inches at breast height should
be maintained and incorporated into the final design of all subdivision
and site plans.
(4)
All clearing shall be centered where the proposed
site improvements are to be located.
(5)
Street tree requirements may be waived if, after construction,
existing woods remain along a majority of the road frontage.
(6)
Maximum effort should be made to save specimen trees
identified. No material or temporary soil deposits shall be placed
within four feet of shrubs or 10 feet of trees designated to be retained
on the preliminary and/or final plan/plat. Protective barriers or
tree wells shall be installed around each plant and/or group of plants
that are to remain on the site. Barriers shall not be supported by
the plants they are protecting, but shall be self-supporting. They
shall be a minimum of four feet high and constructed of durable material
that will last until construction is completed. Snow fences and silt
fences are examples of acceptable barriers.
[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 34-2000]
B.
Public open space. Any land offered to the municipality
shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
The minimum size of any parcel shall be three acres.
(2)
It shall be an integral part of the development and
shall be located to best suit the purpose for which it is intended.
(3)
Any lands offered shall be subject to review by the
Planning Board which shall be guided by the Master Plan, the ability
to assemble and relate such lands to an overall plan, the accessibility
and potential utility of such lands and such existing features as
topography, soils, wetlands and tree cover as these features may enhance
or detract from the intended use of the lands. The Planning Board
may request an opinion from other public agencies or individuals as
to the advisability of accepting any lands to be offered.
C.
Private open space. All land not dedicated to and
accepted by the Township shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
A homeowners' association shall be established to
maintain all private open space and improvements.
(2)
Membership in the homeowners' association shall be
mandatory for all residents of the neighborhood.
(3)
The homeowners' association shall be empowered to
ensure the payment of dues through deed restrictions on the property
of its members.
(4)
All homeowners' documents shall be reviewed by the
Planning Board Solicitor and approved by the Planning Board.
A.
All recreation areas and facilities shall be designed
in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
publication entitled "Administrative Guidelines: Barrier Free Design
Standards for Parks and Recreational Facilities," and the Township
construction standards.[1]
B.
For all residential development, the applicant shall
propose recreational facilities to serve the population of the development.
The developer's recreation plans shall be submitted to the Planning
Board for its review and approval. For the purposes of this section,
a single-family detached house shall be deemed to contain three persons;
a townhouse shall be deemed to contain two and five-tenths persons;
and a garden apartment shall be deemed to contain two persons. The
Planning Board shall evaluate the said plans in terms of the following
considerations:
(1)
District parks and preservation areas. A minimum standard
of 10 acres per 1,000 people is recommended. Large tracts of 50 acres
or more are preferable to scattered sites. Lands with mature vegetation,
high scenic qualities, historical significance or other unique characteristics
are especially recommended.
(2)
Neighborhood playgrounds. A minimum standard of two
acres per 1,000 people is recommended. Individual sites should be
three acres to five acres in size and within walking distance of the
people served. Separate play areas for the age groups one through
five, six through 10 and 11 through 15 should be included. Equipment
for these areas should be based on the recreation needs of each age
group. Infants through five-year-olds should have a sand area, small
swings, static play animals, a small sliding board, etc. A sitting
area for the parents should be provided in close proximity to the
play areas. Tricycle space and pavement should be a part of this area.
Children six through 10 are interested in movement, slides, seesaws,
balance beams, rope climbing areas, chin-up bars, etc. Children 11
through 15 are interested in two kinds of spaces: a general-use field
where a frisbee or football can be thrown and a space of identity
for the age group. Bicycle paths and hills, jumps, etc., are recommended
in this area. Landscaping should provide shade and separation for
each area.
(3)
Tennis courts. A recommended standard is one court
per 1,000 persons.
(4)
Baseball diamonds. A recommended standard is one diamond
for every 3,000 persons.
(5)
Softball diamonds. A recommended standard is one softball
diamond for every 1,500 people.
(6)
Basketball courts and court games. A recommended standard
is one hard-surface play area with basketball nets for every 2,000
persons.
(7)
Community pool. One Olympic pool for each 25,000 people
is a standard. A pool with 4,500 square feet of water surface serves
150 persons at one time. A private pool usually serves 300 families.
(8)
Picnic areas. One acre per 1,000 persons is recommended.
This use may be part of the district parks and recreation.
(10)
Bike trails. One mile of eight-foot-wide bituminous
trail for each 300 persons is a recommended standard. These should
link homes with local recreation and service opportunities.
(11)
Jogging and vita trails. One mile per 1,000
persons is recommended. These should be integrated into district parks.
(12)
Open space trails. One mile per 3,000 persons
is recommended for passive recreation.
(13)
Optional facilities.
(a)
One ice-skating rink 85 feet by 150 feet for
each 10,000 residents is suggested. Tennis courts may be flooded to
provide this facility.
(b)
Canoeing. One person per one-fourth mile of
stream; 1/2 mile of stream per canoe.
(c)
Fishing. One acre of public access to a lake;
one boat per dock per lake; one parking place per two fishermen.
A.
Architectural review and approval of building elevations
by the Planning Board or its designee shall include for historic areas:
(1)
The general compatibility of the exterior design,
arrangement and materials proposed to be used and any other factor,
including aesthetics, which it deems pertinent.
(2)
The historic or architectural significance of the
structure and its relationship to the historic value of the surrounding
area.
(3)
Period materials are required on historic structures,
and new construction adjacent to an historic structure shall provide:
B.
The applicant will submit architectural renderings
to the Planning Board for new construction outside of historic areas.
This provision does not apply to single-family detached dwellings.
A.
Intent and purpose. Site planning and subdivision
layouts, which use natural factors to their advantage, can reduce
energy demand by approximately 20%. These benefits accrue both to
the homeowner by reducing operating expenses and to all regional energy
users by reducing aggregate energy demand.
(1)
Structures oriented towards southern exposure where
possible.
(2)
Window openings on northern exposure should be limited
in size and number.
(3)
Windbreaks of evergreen material are recommended both
on northern exposures of residential structures and on the northern
property exposure.
(4)
Deciduous trees are recommended on western exposures
to intercept the summer's setting sun to allow energy of the winter
sun to pass through.
